Czechoslovakia Breaks with Yugoslavia Over Tito
Czechoslovakia denounces the Yugoslav friendship and alliance pacts, scraps the cultural treaty, and recalls the Yugoslav ambassador amid Cominform alignments. Prague also recognizes the Chinese Communist government and cuts ties with the Nationalists, signaling a widening Soviet-led diplomatic realignment.
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Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Peiping
Canton
Six Weeks Aloft: Yuma Fliers Aim to Top Endurance Mark
In Yuma Arizona Woody Jongeward and Bob Woodhouse chase the six week endurance record, having flown 1008 hours and about 750 miles daily average. They expect to land around Columbus Day October 12 after traveling 75,000 miles and refueling via car handoff. Their wives Betty and Bert travel with support, hoping for a welcome-home celebration as crowds await the City of Yuma landing.
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Yuma
Ariz
Woody Jonge
Woodhouse
Jongeward
Columbus Day
Navy
California
Arizona
Betty Jongeward
Bert Woodhouse
Berty
Jongewards
Centennial Fete At Austin College Draws Presbyterians
About 1,000 Texas and Oklahoma Presbyterians gathered at Sherman on Tuesday for the centennial of Austin College. The event marked the college anniversary and featured joint sessions of three synods of the Presbyterian Church USA with participation from Texas and Oklahoma congregations.
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Austin College
Sherman
Texas
Oklahoma
Presbyterian Church, US
Presbyterian USA Church
Forty eight Chinese challenge Refugee Removal Act in Australia
In Melbourne on October 4 a group of forty eight Chinese challenged the wartime Refugees Removal Act of 1949 in the High Court. They seek to block deportation arguing the act’s validity. The case could affect hundreds of refugees including Chinese Indonesians and Malays.
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Melbourne
Australia
Lufkin Man Named South's Man of the Year for 1949
Ernest L. Kurth of Lufkin was chosen as the South's Man of the Year for 1949 by Dixie Business of Atlanta. Kurth heads Southland Paper Mills and Angelina County Lumber Co. of Lufkin and had earlier been named a top 50 Southern business leader. Other Texans honored include John W. Carpenter of Dallas and Jesse Jones and Will Clayton of Houston.
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Ernest L. Kurth
Dixie Business
Atlanta, Ga
Lufkin Daily News
Kurth
Hubert E. Lee
Southland Paper Mills, Inc
Angelina County Lumber Company
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Jesse Jones
Will Clayton
Houston
Stone Age Figures Sketch Star Constellations in Caves
Archaeologists note early humans left rough depictions of star shapes on cave walls. Stone age communities used simple celestial sketches, hinting at early astronomy practices and symbolic sky lore.
Truman Blames Corporations In Fight Over Olds Reappointment
President Truman accused powerful corporations of opposing Leland B. Olds’s renomination to the Federal Power Commission. A Senate commerce subcommittee recommended against Olds, saying he lacks qualifications, prompting a possible battle in the full Senate.
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Truman
Olds
Washington
Leland B. Olds
Federal Power Commission
Senate
Senate Commerce
Federal Power
Barkley
Calvert Distillers Unveils Max Pla ke Blended Whiskey
Calvert Distillers Corp of New York City introduces Max Pla ke, a blended whiskey presented at 86.8 proof with 65 percent grain neutral spirits in the blend.
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Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
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