Roe Shuts Out Yanks To Put Series One All
Elwin Roe pitched a 1-0 victory for the Dodgers over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium to tie the 1949 World Series at one game apiece. Jackie Robinson scored the lone run on Gil Hodges’s second inning single after doubling and advancing on a foul ball. Roe kept the Yankees from rallying, delivering a clutch performance in eight and nine to blank the Yanks, while Raschi took the loss in a tight pitching duel.
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Yanks
Yankee Stadium
New York
Elwin
Preacher) Roe
Arkansas
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
New
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Raschi
Gil Hodges
Jackie
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Don Newcombe
Preacher
Phil Rizzuto
Tommy Henrich
Hank Bauer
Joint Atom Panel Ends AEC Probe
The Senate House atomic committee voted 10 to 8 to refuse to reopen its inquiry into the Atomic Energy Commission amid charges of incredible mismanagement. A further session was ordered to hear Secretary Symington and two deputies on an unexplained subject as Senator Knowland indicated new information.
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Washington
Senate House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Air Force
Symington
McMahon
D-Conn
Knowland
R-Cal
Senate
Olds
Truman
William Boyle
Jury Convicts Prince in 50 Year Murder Sentence
Carthage reports L. T. Prince, 33, found guilty of murdering his 28 year old wife. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison after district attorney Emmett Wilburn urged the death penalty in closing arguments.
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Carthage
L.T. Prince
Emmett Wilburn
Naval Captain Crommelin Faces Morale Charge Fallout
Secretary of the Navy Matthews denies Navy morale collapse and moves to file charges against Captain John G. Crommelin who leaked papers. Crommelin awaits formal charges and possible court martial as Congress hearings reveal defense strategy debates led by Admiral Radford. President Truman backs Matthews amid calls for transparency.
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Washington
Matthews
Navy
John G. Crommelin
House Armed Services Committee
A. W. Radford
Pentagon
Radford
Pacific Fleet
Congress
United States
Crommelin
Admiral Radford
Vinson
D-Ga
Truman
Billy Mitchell
Senator Knowland
Calif
Senate
Air Corps
Navy Orders Mars Planes Kept at Bases
A Pacific Fleet spokesman confirmed that all Mars sea planes have been ordered not to fly. The Philippine Mars arrived safely in Honolulu on September 6 after one engine dropped into the sea en route from California.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Mars
Honolulu
California
Military Air Transport Service
Mats Public Information Office
Yankees to Start Byrne Versus Dodgers Trio Friday
Tommy Byrne will pitch for the New York Yankees in game three against Brooklyn in a Friday matchup with Ralph Branca or Rex Barney. The Texas Longhorns hold a Friday workout in Waco as the crippled Austin Maroons prepare to face San Jacinto before a 12 000 crowd and a road trip through Nov 11. Preacher Roe earned a World Series shutout with a finger drilled for blood in the fifth inning.
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New York Yankees
Tommy Byrne
Ralph Branca
Rex Barney
Brooklyn Dodgers
Texas Longhorns
Waco
Austin Maroons
San Jacinto
Preacher Roe
Still Effective Marriage License From 1929 Used by Alice Couple
Alice October 6 A local couple with five children used an unused 1929 marriage license after the husband requested a photo copy for legal purposes. County officials found no return on the license when issued, as no ceremony had occurred. The pair believed they were married when the license was issued and were officially recorded Thursday.
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Alice
US Treasury
Mies Uanita Hulsey
C H. Holmgreen
Justice of the Paper
Hearne Police Chief N L Miller killed during disturbance call
Hearne Texas Oct 6 a shotgun blast killed Police Chief N L Miller 83 as he approached a residence to investigate a disturbance. Lucille Wenck 20 was arrested and jailed. an inquest ruled death a gunshot wound by Wenck and a murder charge could be filed Friday.
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Hearne
N. L. Miller
Bob Reeves
Lucille Wenck
Franklin
Tidwell
Reeves
Anklin
Mooney
Miller
Opus
Truman Doubts Red Atom Plan Will Be Exciting
President Truman voiced doubt that Russia will offer an acceptable atomic bomb control plan at the United Nations, noting Moscow may push a new disarmament slant next Tuesday. He urged that the UN pursue effective bomb control and said many proposals could not be accepted.
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Truman
Washington
Russia
United Nations
United States
Europe
Democratic National Committee
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
White House
Matthews
Garage Apartment Damaged by Flames at Kampus Rove
A two story garage apartment at 304 West 19th Street was damaged by fire about 10 30 p m Thursday. Firemen reported the second floor units were unoccupied and the blaze confined to boxes and stored items on the lower floor. The property is owned by Mrs I Douglas.
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West 19Th Street
I. Douglas
United States Rebukes Russian Tactics in Eastern Germany
The State Department issued two strong notes condemning Soviet mistreatment of Americans in East Germany and denouncing Moscow for turning the region into an oppressive police state. The notes demand adherence to international law and punishment for officials responsible, with envoys summoned to London for strategy talks on Oct. 24.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
State Department
Moscow
Webb
The
Europe
Full Moon Eclipse Mistaken for Flying Saucers
The Weather Bureau says the recent moon eclipse was a natural event, not alien craft. It lasted about six hours with total darkness during peak, drawing over 300 calls including a sighting near Austin. A weather balloon at Bergstrom Air Force Base likely created the observed light. Friday will bring warmer temperatures after Thursday hit 90 degrees, with cooler weather ahead.
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Weather Bureau
Austin American
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Bergstrom
Hawaii Dock Strike Ends With 14 Cent Hourly Raise
Hawaii’s 159 day dock strike ends with a 14 cents an hour wage increase for 2000 ILWU stevedores. Agreement includes retroactive eight cents from last March 1 to June 28 and seven cents to be added March 1 next year, extending contract to June 15 1951. Return to work date undecided.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
CIO International Longshoremen's and
ILWU
Pacific Coast
NOT BUBBLES Lady Godiva Had a Horse
New Orleans police could not identify a nude woman described as about 20 who bathed in bubbles on Bourbon Street. Three witnesses said she walked a block with a towel, then hailed a cab and disappeared.
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New Orleans
Bourbon Street
Ten Years in Pen For Tokyo Rose Convicted Traitor
Toko Rose Iva Toguri of Los Angeles was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for treason related to wartime Tokyo Radio broadcasts. Judge Michael J. Roche denied motions for acquittal or new trial. defense plans an appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
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Tokyo Rose
San Francisco
Toko Rose
United States
Tokyo Radio
Iva Toguri
Tokyo
Pacific
Leyte
Collins
Twelve Murder Indictments Dismissed by Grand Jury
A 126th District Court grand jury recommended dropping 12 murder indictments stating witnesses were unavailable in most cases. The panel endorsed rehabilitation over punishment, praised law enforcement, and urged improved facilities and close county city cooperation for future cases. It also urged staff reorganizations and the establishment of an adult probation office.
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126Th District Court
Law Enforcement Commission
Rade
Murer
Arthur E. Giroux
E. L
Rosa Dickey
Marion Allen Walker
Pedro Guerra
James Elmer Laster
Salvador Isabel Gon
Grand Jury
Juvenile Commission
W. F. McNamara
Travis County
Peace conference call may end coal strike
John L. Lewis agreed to attend a Friday mediation conference in Washington with coal operators and Cyrus Ching as federal efforts to end the 18 day old coal strike move forward. About 380,000 coal diggers idle as a broader steel walkout also unfolds with 500,000 steelworkers off the job.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Washington
Cyrus Ching
Southern
UMW Pension and Welfare Fund
Truman
Lewis and Northern and Western
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ching
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hardware and Malleable Iron Works
Great Lakes
Austinite 28th Polio Victim in Travis Area
James Knowles 29 admitted to Brackenridge Hospital polio ward Thursday night as Travis County's 28th polio patient in 1949. His condition is listed as good and his address is 307 Alford Street. Six other patients in the ward are reported in good condition by hospital authorities.
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James Knowles
Brackenridge Hospital
Travis County
Knowles
Alford Street
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