Johnston warns food chains on inflation sneak punch
Economic Stabilization Administrator Eric Johnston told the National Association of Food Chains delegates to guard against inflation that could wipe out the middle class. He urged rapid ceilings on food costs and warned against profiteers, black marketeers, and decontrolling efforts.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
National Association of Food Chains
America
Johnston
OPS
Office of Price Stabilization
AFL Considers Plans for 52 At Convention
SAN FRANCISCO The AFL discusses plans for the 1952 elections with delegates acting as a political league. The aim is to elect AFL friends to Congress while debates over party alignment continue among leaders including Dave Beck and Big Bill Hutcheson.
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San Francisco
AFL
Dave Beck
West Coast
Big Bill
Hutcheson
The
Carpenters
Camp Polk Action Due Defends Housing Area Status
Washington reports the Camp Polk region in Louisiana is to be recommended by the Army for certification as a critical defense housing area. The Defense Department official calls the Camp Polk situation high priority as one of the first cases for Army authorities. The 37th Infantry Division Ohio National Guard will train at Camp Polk after the new year and was alerted for federal service about two weeks ago.
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Washington
Camp Polk
Army
Defense Department
37Th Infantry Division
Ohio National Guard
Weather Turns Cool As Fall Ushers In
A mass of cool Canadian air surged into the Midwest marking the first day of fall. The Great Lakes region Central Mississippi Valley and surrounding areas were blanketed with typical fall weather. The Northeastern and Central Atlantic states also felt the cooler air.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic States
Five fugitives nabbed by Columbus police
Columbus police captured five fugitives from the bureau of juvenile research yesterday. One suspect is reported to be an expectant mother.
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Columbus
Bureau of Juvenile Research
King George VI Recovers Spirit After Major Lung Operation
London AP report says King George VI is in good spirits and confident of recovery after Sunday's lung surgery. Queen Elizabeth stays by his side as doctors and staff monitor his condition, with Buckingham Palace describing hopes cautiously optimistic.
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George VI
Palace
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mother Mary
Marlborough House
Duke of Windsor
George
Paris
Princess Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Canada
Mother Dies of Polio as Baby Is Saved in Caesarean
In Shreveport Louisiana a 23 year old expectant mother died of polio during a respirator fight. A post mortem caesarean delivered a six pound baby boy who survived. Dr George Wolfe of the Shreveport Polio Center called it an exceedingly rare outcome in medical history.
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Shreveport
George Wolfe
Police Probe Beer Death Of Infant In Dallas
Dallas police seek to determine if beer caused the death of a one year old after a teen allegedly fed the child half a bottle of beer. An 11 year old boy was jailed without charges after telling detectives he gave the infant beer and tried to revive it with orange soda while the infant was under the care of a 16 year old babysitter.
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Dallas
Tex
Will Fritz
CIO Transport Workers threaten Columbus transit strike
The CIO Transport Workers union with 600 members voted last night to strike next Sunday at midnight against Columbus Transit Co unless a new contract with wage increases is agreed. The vote signals potential disruption to city transportation lines.
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CIO Transport
Columbus Transportation Lines
Columbus Transit Co
Grand Jury Inquiry Will Be Sought In Mt. Vernon
Knox County prosecutor Creed J. Lester announced plans to seek a grand jury investigation into gambling in Mount Vernon and Knox County. After 28 arrests from raids on 21 gambling sites, Lester said he would reconvene the grand jury once the investigation is formally presented to Common Pleas Court.
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Salathiel Bumpus
McDevitt
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Harold A. Bishop
Louis Spake
Howard Snow
McCarthy foes administration in showdown over ouster vote
Senator McCarthy says administration forces lack the guts for a Senate showdown on ousting him. Benton counters with claims of forthcoming hearings as a Senate rules subcommittee weighs the Benton resolution for investigation. Chairman Gillette says a ruling on hearings may come at today's session.
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McCarthy
R-Wis
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Senate Rules
Benton
D-Conn
Wisconsin
Carthy
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Gillette
Iowa
West Seeks Power Sources Amid Northwest Drought
In Portland Oregon the Pacific Northwest faces power cuts after the Defense Electric Power Administration ordered a 10 percent reduction harming aluminum production. Mobilizer Charles E Wilson urged aluminum firms to prepare plans for possible relocation to areas with secured power as the region endures a severe drought and low Columbia River flow.
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Ore
Pacific Northwest
Defense Electric Power Administration
Charles E. Wilson
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30 Ton Sand Slide Kills Lawrence Woman
IRONTON a 46 year old woman Mrs Mary Perry was crushed to death by a 30 ton slide of sand while gathering loose coal at a strip mine near her home at Cannon Creek Lawrence County yesterday authorities said the accident occurred at the mine site creaking under the weight of the load and burying her.
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Ironton
Mary Perry
Cannon Creek
Lawrence County
Driver Refused To Speed For Patrolman’s Car
New York patrolman Patrick Dolan commandeered a car last night in a traffic chase but could not catch the motorist who tried to run him down. The driver refused to exceed 25 miles an hour, Dolan said.
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New York
Patrick Dolan
Dolan
Wallace Denies Asking Coalition of Chinese in 1944
Wallace says he did not recommend any political coalition between China’s warring nationalist and communist factions during World War II. The statement followed a Truman release of a letter and Wallace’s reports prepared for Roosevelt on his mission to China to deter Japanese aggression.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
China
Truman
Roosevelt
Britons Face Expulsion From Abadan Oil Refinery
Iran says 300 British technicians at the Abadan refinery will be expelled within a week to ten days unless they sign individual contracts to work for the nationalized Iranian Oil Co. Ali Shayegan of the oil board announced after a meeting with Premier Mossadegh.
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Iran
Abadan
Ali Shayegan
Parliamentary Oil Board
Mohammed Mossadegh
MacArthur Tops With American Children
New York boys and girls name General Douglas MacArthur as the top hero in a Boys Athletic League survey. They also pick Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson as favorite athletes, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Babe Ruth as near the top, and favor the navy as their military service. Their preferred dinner is steak with ice cream dessert.
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Douglas MacArthur
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Babe Ruth
Boys Athletic League
Joe DiMaggio
Jackie Robinson
Navy
Raft Crew Seeks New Orleans On Luxurious Mississippi Voyage
A raft crew of four bachelors and two women travels the Mississippi aboard the 52 foot yacht Buccaneer, docking 24 miles upriver in Memphis after a 73 mile run. Skipper Mary Ellen McCrady and crew member Geraldine Garcia, Don Brown, and Milton Borden are part of this noted 1860 mile expedition begun July 19 at New Kensington.
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Tenn
Mississippi
New Orleans
Ohio River
New Kensington
Mary Ellen McCrady
Ann Arbor
Mich
Geraldine Garcia
Boston
Don Brown
University of Michigan
Milton Borden
New Bedford
Mass
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Anker Hansen
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Withers
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Chamber of Commerce
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Kaesong unsuitable site for armistice talks Ridgway informs Reds
United Nations command told the Red forces Kaesong cannot host future Korean armistice negotiations. Reasons include proximity to the Red supply line, constant maneuver near the five mile neutral zone, and active partisan groups that could disrupt talks. Negotiations may resume only under safer conditions.
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Tokyo
United Nations Command
Kaesong
Red
Reds
Matthew B. Ridgway
Jutlandia
Ridgeway
Reds Lose 28,000 Men In Month
Gen James A Van Fleet said Eighth Army killed or wounded 58 000 communist soldiers in Korea from Aug 18 through Sept 22 across the 150 mile front About 80 percent of losses occurred in the Battle of the Hills in Eastern Korea The report also notes 2800 Reds captured and that UN losses were lighter despite a counterattack on Heartbreak Ridge as Americans held and repelled assaults on the East Central front
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James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Kaesong
United Nations
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South Korea
Heartbreak Ridge
Airmanship Keeps U S Ahead in Korea Air Duels
United States Air Force reports from February to September show 72 MIG-15s shot down by UN jets while UN aircraft destroyed 16. Separate defense release lists 305 new Korean War casualties including 25 dead, 265 wounded, five missing and 10 injured in battlezone incidents.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Air Force
Defense Department
Taft Cancels Speech to Rush Back to Washington
Cincinnati audience learns Senator Robert A Taft cancels a speaking engagement to return to Washington for talks on the pending tax increase bill. He was to address the Association of Stock Exchange Firms at a ten dollar dinner in his home city tonight.
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Robert A. Taft
Washington
Association of Stock Exchange
Italy Premier Arrives In Capital for Talks
Premier Alcide De Gasperi of Italy arrived in Washington for a three day visit to press changes in the Italian peace treaty. President Truman and family met him on his arrival as cabinet officers looked on, after a Detroit stop en route.
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Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Truman
Margaret
de Gasperi
Detroit
French Road Program Is Subject of Query
Rep. Reece says the United States plans to spend 500 million dollars on defense roads in France and that France would tax the outlay 20 percent. He released his letter to Secretary Lovett yesterday asking for confirmation.
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Washington
Reece
France
Defense
Lovett
Enrollment Exceeds Eight Thousand at Cincinnati University
More than 8000 students have enrolled for classes at the University of Cincinnati. The total will rise further today and tomorrow with registrations for the College of Liberal Arts and Home Economics Teachers College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
College of Liberal Arts and Home Economics
Teachers College
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Songwriter Jimmy McHugh Burned Near Pool Incident
In Los Angeles Jimmy McHugh was burned on his side yesterday when he touched a radio while climbing from a swimming pool. London reports Hollywood actor Sonny Tufty broke his left wrist yesterday while rapening a splay cricket.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy McHugh
London
Hollywood
Sonny Tufty
Ironton Police Question Man in Ambush Death Case
Police questioned William Bourne about the ambush slaying of Edward Sudderth 51, an elder in the Primitive Baptist Church. Sudderth, to have stood trial for Colyn Bourne’s May murder, was found shot near his home. no charges filed against Bourne. Sudderth’s wife Anna Lee, 42, is serving for Colyn Bourne’s murder.
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Ironton
Harold Haas
William Bourne
Edward Sudderth
Primitive Baptist Church
Sudderth
Colyn H. Bourne
Haas
Anna Lee
Marysville Reformatory
Yolyn Bourne
Colyn Bourne
Green Lantern Cafe
Hazardous Air Shows Banned Without Aviation Benefit
Washington reports a new Civil Aeronautics Administration policy prohibiting aerial acrobatics not under direct radio control delayed parachute jumps dog fighting intentional aircraft crashes and similar hazardous exhibitions unless they advance aviation and public confidence.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ohio AMVETS appoints Mansfield man as new commander
Fred Tom Macher, 36, of Mansfield, is named the new Ohio commander of the AMVETS. He will finish the unexpired term of John L. Smith of Barberton, who was recently elected national commander.
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Columbus
Fred Tommacher
Mansfield
Ohio
The
Amvets
John L. Smith
Barberton
UN pilots cite factors in Mig losses in Korea
Testimony from American pilots and officials attributes Mig losses to superior UN gunnery, veteran World War II experience among UN pilots, and stable UN unit deployment versus varied enemy tactics, while acknowledging the Mig as an excellent aircraft.
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Air Force
Korea
Colleges face enrollment drop of 250000 in New year
New York colleges confront financial strain with an enrollment loss of 250000 students this year. Institutions will house 2250000 students, a ten percent decline from last year, as reported by the New York Times. Benjamin Fine authored the piece.
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New York Times
Benjamin Fine
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