Florida Storm Ravages Coast Killing Dozens and Wreaking Tornadoes
A tropical hurricane battered Cuba and Florida coastal areas with 90 mph winds and multiple tornadoes. In Pompano Beach 13 homes wrecked and 18 people found in wreckage. two brothers reported among casualties as the storm veered offshore. Miami and Miami Beach saw limited wind damage but torrential rains threatened floods across Southeast Florida.
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Fort Myers
Jupiter
Titusville
Florida
West Palm Beach
Pompano
Fort Laudere
Fort Lauderdale
Florida Everglades
Havana
Cuba
Peruwide riots quelled as government clamps down
In Arequipa and Paramanga clashes with civilian bands tested troops but loyal forces repelled the attacks. President Bustamante Rivera outlawed the Arpa Party after the Callao seaborne revolt. Surrendered rebels and civilians were jailed in Lima. Dynamite found at SS offices foreshadowed further unrest.
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Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Paramanga
Jose Luis Bustamante Rivera
Arpa
Callao
Paramango
Government
la Prensa
Jose Mosto
Prominent Del Rio Man Killed in Plane Crash
Del Rio officials report the death of a well known local resident in a plane crash. The victim, identified by authorities, held prominence in the community and was involved in regional affairs. Investigators indicated weather may have contributed to the fatal accident.
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del Rio
Churchill Warns on Elbe Frontier in Croydon Rally
Winston Churchill told about 3000 at Croydon that the Asiatic front lies on the Elbe and urged air force recruitment to defend England from future robot bomb attacks. The speech followed Eden’s similar appeal in London and faced picketing by Communist demonstrators citing anti Yankee dollar sentiment.
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Croydon
England
Winston Churchill
Asia
Elbe
Air Force
Churchill
Anthony Eden
London
Mansion House
President Truman Opens East Campaign Tour
President Truman begins a four state swing into Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and Delaware with major speeches in Philadelphia Jersey City and Buffalo He will also make numerous brief talks from trains and towns along the route George M Harrison AFL leader joins the party as labor’s representative and the presidential train is provided by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. More than 60 press and newsreel representatives accompany him.
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Truman
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Buffalo
Wilmington
Del
Camden
N. J
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Bridgeport
Reading
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Elizabeth
Newark
Schenectady
Amsterdam
Little Falls
Utica
Boray
Oneida
Syracuse
Auburn
Seneca Falls
Geneva
Rochester
Batavia
N. Y
Truman Party
George M. Harrison
AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Barkley
Democratic National Committee
Harrison
White House
AFL
Matthew J. Connelly
Charles G. Ross
Clark Clifford
Wallace Graham
Ting
Charles W. Tillett
Catherine Salvey
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Senator proposes formal Western Union military alliance
Sen. Chan Gurney, chair of the armed services committee, urged Congress to approve a formal military alliance among Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to defend Western Europe against a potential Soviet attack. He backed a new lend-lease program and said the US should provide arms and supplies as much as possible, with plans for a detailed report after his Europe survey.
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Chan Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Europe
Russia
South Dakota Republican
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Senate
Britain
France
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Netherlands
Luxembourg
Germany
Trieste
Austria
Gurney
Madrid
Spain
Soviet Move to Boycott Berlin Debate at United Nations
Paris October 5 Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky announced the USSR will boycott the Berlin debate in the Security Council after the council voted 9 to 2 to hear full East West Berlin dispute details. He said he will not participate in deliberations and left the question of attendance unsettled as the council prepared to resume.
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Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
Vishinsky
Council
Dmitri Z. Manuilsky
Soviet
Ukraine
United States
Britain
France
China
Syria
Argentina
Colombia
Belgium
Canada
Council of Foreign Ministers
Security Council
Manuilsky
Philip C. Jessup
Andrei A. Gromyko
Truman Calls Marshall Back For Conference
President Truman summoned Secretary of State George Marshall back to Washington for an oral briefing on UN proceedings with no immediate crisis. Marshall will fly from Paris to meet in the White House after Truman cancels part of a Buffalo to New York and Pennsylvania campaign schedule.
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Truman
Secretary of State
Marshall
White House
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Independence
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Robert Landry
Presidential Airorce
Francis Williams
Johnson Ballot Status Clears for Texas Senate Run
Supreme Court upholds Justice Black ruling lifting a federal injunction that would have kept Lyndon B. Johnson off the Texas ballot. Johnson leads Coke Stevenson by 87 votes in the Aug 28 runoff. Stevenson seeks further court action as he alleges ballot fraud and asks for full court review.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Johnson
Coke Stevenson
Stevenson
Subcommittee On Elections
Black
Justice Black
High Court
Justice Murphy
Michigan
W. Lee O’daniel
Full Court
Retail Meats Fall as Hog Prices Decline Across Markets
After two days of steep hog price drops, Chicago area retailers cut advertised meat prices for this weekend. Kroger reports 50 plus items lowering five to 11 cents per pound with some cuts as deep as 20 cents. Hog values fell across Texas markets with San Antonio Fort Worth and Houston posting 1 to 2 dollar per hundred pound declines. Cattle and calves eased as well with Houston calves at 25 dollars top versus 27.50 previously.
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Associated Press
Chicago
W. C. Bell
Kroger Company
Chicago Union
Texas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Houston
Colleges Fight $60 Million Building Amendment
The Third Court of Civil Appeals heard opponents argue that the College Building Amendment fails to meet Texas higher education needs. Dallas attorney R Guy Carter claimed the plan mainly protects Texas Tech and 13 other colleges by capping state funds to 45 million dollars over 30 years. He noted UT has never received building funds from the legislature.
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Dallas
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Intermediate Court
Roy C. Archer
Carter
James W. McClendon
University of Texas
West Texas College
University of Texas Permanent Fund
Tech
University
A&m
First Woman In Office Has DA Plurality
Emma Jackson Long, 36, mother of two, secured a council nomination for the six month term of Homer Thornberry. She led with 2,169 votes, 224 more than Ed J. St. John, carrying 20 precincts. Cunningham 1,493 and Orr 442 trailed. Election results await Texas Supreme Court action before canvassing. Long UT Austin graduate, wife of Stuart Long, and resident at 3206 Gilbert Street.
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Homer Thornberry
Emma Jackson Long
Stuart Long
Austin
Aust American-Statesman
Norman R. Cunningham
Fred Orr
Cunningham
St. John
South Austin
Ward
Deep Eddy
Jeb
Jeff
Long
Gilbert Street
The
Amiere
Gouzenko Becomes Canadian Citizen
Igor Gouzenko, the former Soviet cipher clerk who exposed espionage in Canada, has been granted Canadian citizenship, a government announcement disclosed on Tuesday in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Igor Gouzenko
Canada
Secretary Unable To Certify Nominee For 85th District
The Secretary of State cannot certify either Mrs Lela Martin or A W Mourland as the Democratic nominee for the 85th Representative District. Assistant Secretary Kirk R Mallory said the nominating process split across counties with two certifying Mrs Martin and two certifying Mourland. Texas law allows party executives to nominate a replacement upon a candidate's death by filing with the secretary of state.
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Secretary of State
Lela Martin
A. W. Mourland
Kirk R. Mallory
John L. Lewis attacks Truman but withholds Dewey endorsement
At the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati on October 5, John L. Lewis assailed President Truman and his policies but stopped short of endorsing Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey. He accused Truman of elastic principles and dishonesty, branding him dangerous to the UMW and to the United States, while no clear party endorsement emerged.
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Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Convention
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Lewis
United States
United Mine Workers
United States of America
Washington
Tge
Democratic Entites Conntee
Soviet B29 Like Planes Reported Over Berlin
In Berlin on October 5 observers reported Soviet copies of the American B29 seen in Germany for the first time. Lieutenant Martin Von Rosenberg of New York identified Soviet four engine bombers flying high in formation with attack planes. Parachute troops were practicing from 2,500 feet in the Buckeberg Berlin corridor used by airlift crews.
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Berlin
Germany
Martin von Rosenberg
New York
Buckeberg-Berlin
George Ea Acee
Car Train Wreck Kills Corsicana Tractor Man
A Corsicana man identified as T. B. Kirkam was killed when his car was struck broadside by the Southern Pacific Sunbeam passenger train. His vehicle was hurled about 200 feet from the tracks. Kirkam ran a tractor and implement business in Corsicana.
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Corsicana
Southern Pacific
Sunbeam
T. B. Kirkam
Marble Falls selects high school football queen nominees
Marble Falls High School students pick queen nominees for 1950s homecoming. Senior candidate is Miss Bobbie Lai Hammons of Spicewood, junior Miss Nita Ruth Lyda of Fairland, sophomore Miss JoNelle Bible of Mormon Mills, and freshman Miss Grace Joy Hansen of Marble Falls. Coronation will occur at the last home football game.
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Marble Falls
Bobbie Lai Hammons
Spicewood
Nita Ruth Lyda
Fairland
JoNelle Bible
Mormon Mills
Grace Joy Hansen
US Still Cold Toward Spain
The State Department reaffirmed its cold shoulder policy toward Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain. Press Officer Michael J. McDermott said there was no change in the position, despite Sen. Gurney leading a delegation that urged renewed friendly relations after meeting Franco.
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Washington
State Department
Francisco Franco
Spain
Gurney
R-S.d
Michael J. McDermott
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Feller to face Sain in World Series opener at Braves Field
Cleveland Indians ace Bobby Feller and Boston Braves star Johnny Sain set to duel in the 1948 World Series opener at Braves Field with an anticipated 40 000 crowd. Eddie Stanky returns for Boston while Lou Boudreau leads Cleveland. lineups reveal Stanky and Rickert both in the plans as the series begins.
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Boston
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Johnny Sain
Boston Braves
Braves Field
Feller
Iowa Farm
Redhot
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Braves
Sam
Eddie Stanky
Lou Boudreau
Walt Judnich
Sain
Allie Clark
Waren Spahn
Southworth
Tommy Holmes
Mike McCormick
Marv Rickert
Rickert
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