Tito Pardons Half of Yugoslav Cominformists in His Prisons
Belgrade Oct 4 Premier Marshal Tito freed half of the Yugoslav Cominformists held in jails. An amnesty for 713 persons signed Oct 1 cited "socially useful work in prison" and "favorable results." The release follows arrests for pro Cominform activity and prompts a telegram of support to Tito.
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Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Alexander Rankovic
Ministry of Information
Borba
Soviet Union
Truman sees Army Air Drop in war game at Fort Bragg
President Truman witnessed a mass air drop of 1 000 infantrymen and 105 mm howitzers at Fort Bragg during a war game with the 82nd Airborne Division. He urged that Navy and Air Force disputes be settled and noted Korea remains unresolved. The demonstration showed air delivery of moving, supplied ground forces for future warfare.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Truman
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
Washington
Officers’ Club
82Nd Airborne Division
Army
Korea
Margaret Truman Asked to Sing at New Orleans Exposition
Margaret Truman was offered a $5,000 guarantee plus expenses to perform at a trade fair in New Orleans next year. The offer came via James H. Davidson, her concert manager, from Frank Dane of New Orleans, president of the Mid-Century International Exposition. Dane said the appearance would be labeled Presidents Night and required a promise that she would not sing within 200 miles of New Orleans before the event.
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Washington
Margaret Truman
New Orleans
James H. Davidson
New York
Miss Truman
Frank Dane
Dane
Davidson
Noted Woman Veteran Of Red Cross Is Dead
Amarillo reports the death of Mrs. William E. Herring 71 a pioneer woman Red Cross worker. Her husband a leading panhandle cattleman died in 1944. She is survived by daughter Mrs. Arthur H. Ware of Amarillo.
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Red Cross
Amarillo
William E. Herring
Texas- Oklahoma Panhandles
Lost Texas Minister Found Ill Near River
The Rev. A. L. Burchell, Baptist minister of Maud, was found ill in the Sulphur River bottoms near Texarkana after becoming separated from a hunting party. He suffered shock and exposure, was located at 8:30 a.m., and taken to a Texarkana hospital.
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Texarkana
A. L. Burchell
Maud
Here
Zeke Henslee
Bowie County
Gardner elected to Taylor district soil panel
Gardner wins a seat on the Taylor district soil conservation panel amid a program on soil conservation. County officials outlined district law and the Lower Colorado River Authority discussed conservation activities as local farmers attended.
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Gardner
Taylor
Bers
Board of Supervisors
Elmo V. Cook
Travis County
Texas Soil Conservation District
L.N. Kirkpatrick
Barnet
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Conservation Department
Willie Voelker
Kimbro Community
Hill Country
Barnett Barnet
H. A. Barnett
Marble Falls
Hill Country Soil Conservation District
Barnett
Subdivision 1
Burnet County
Highway 29
Henry Mezger
Bill Murry
Edward Ebeling
Paraguay Declares State of Siege Amid Political Turmoil
Paraguay announced a nationwide state of siege to end political unrest. President Felipe Molas Lopez, aged 49, took power in February as Paraguay’s fifth government change in a year, with Federico Chaves succeeding him weeks earlier after resignations within the Colorado Party.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Paraguyan
Felipe Molas Lopaz
Colorado Party
Federico Chaves
Supreme Court
Molas Lopez
Sheriff Plans Charges In 2 Center Shootings
Williamson County Sheriff S Red Allen said charges would be filed in two Sunday and Monday shootings in the county. William Hodges of Bartlett was shot at his residence Sunday night, and Walter B Rhodes of Austin was shot in the stomach Monday afternoon at Frame Switch between Taylor and Round Rock. Rhodes was listed in fair condition at Seton Hospital, while Hodges remained in hospital.
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Georgetown
Spi
Williamson County
S. Red Allen
William Hodges
Bartlett
Walter B. Rhodes
Peacock Lane
Austin
Taylor
Round Rock
Rhodes
Seton Hospital
Hodges
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
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Ernest Kieschnick
Lee County
Burleson-Lee Soil Conservation District
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