Texas Oklahoma Renew Rivalry At Cotton Bowl In Dallas
The 43rd Texas Oklahoma game arrives Saturday with an expected Cotton Bowl crowd near 70 600. Texas brings an aerial threat led by Paul Campbell and receivers Ben Procter Peppy Blount and George McCall, while Oklahoma relies on its split T and a stronger rushing attack featuring Ray Borneman and George Thomas as Darrell Royal directs the Sooner passing game.
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Oklahoma University
Southwest
Texas
Sooners
Paul Campbell
Oklahoma
Campbell
Bobby Layne
Ben Procter
Peppy Blount
George McCall
Santa Clara
Texas A&m
Jack Mitchell
Charles Starratt
George Brew
Ray Borneman
Billy Pyle
Randall Clay
Borneman
Tom Landry
Mitchell
George Thomas
Darrell Royal
Leon
Bearden Delivers 2-0 World Series Win for Indians
Gene Bearden pitched a two hit shutout over Boston as the Indians take a 2-0 lead in the 1948 World Series. He walked none and struck out four while delivering the deciding run with a third inning double. Vern Bickford started for Boston and yielded both Cleveland runs before being relieved.
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Cleveland
Gene Bearden
Purple Heart
Boston Braves
Bearden
Boston
Johnny Sain
Indians
Bobby Feller
Braves
Voiselle
Red Barrett
Tribe
Detroit
Red Sox
Lewis Attacks Truman at UMW Convention and Seeks Election Day Action
The United Mine Workers meeting of 3,000 delegates denounced President Truman and Democratic chair J. Howard McGrath as pro injunctions against the union. A mine holiday on Election Day was urged to push their political action, with Lewis presenting himself as the union president and asserting loyalty to miners over party politics. He pledged continued opposition to James Boyd’s Bureau of Mines directorship and criticized the Krug administration involvement in prior mine operations.
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Truman
J. Howard McGrath
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Dewey
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Rind
House Labor Committee
Landis
Taft-Hartley
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Boyd
Interior
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Senate
Tokyo Rose case: Iva Toguri D Aquino indicted for treason
American born Iva Toguri D Aquino known as Tokyo Rose was indicted by a federal grand jury on eight counts of treason for broadcasting from Japan to U S troops. The 32 year old Nisei from Los Angeles faced potential death penalty. she was not present for the grand jury action and declared her innocence to attorney Wayne Collins. The indictment follows FBI testimony and asks for arraignment set for Monday before the Federal Judge.
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Iva Toguri D'Aquino
Tokyo
Two Navajo Seek Marriage License Amid Hurdles
In a county clerk office delay, two Navajo applicants obtained a marriage license after receiving a paper from clerks, then proceeded to the minister for ceremonies. The event reflects bureaucratic friction in the licensing process.
Russians claimed Pacific coast visits before 1750
TASS reported in review of Alexi Efimov's book Russian Expeditions in the Pacific that Russian sailors visited the Pacific coast of America in the first half of the 18th century before 1750.
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London
Pacific
America
TASS
Alexi Efimov
Reuther Suspect Bolton Awaits Arraignment
Carl Bolton a 39 year old ex convict and former UAW Local 400 official faced arraignment on charges of attempting to kill Walter P. Reuther CIO UAW president. Judge Stein signed a warrant with two unidentified co defendants. Bolton denies involvement while Reuther recovers from April 20 shooting at his home.
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Detroit
Carl Bolton
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Recorder
Christopher E. Stein
James N. McNally
McNally
Bolton
Reuther
Baltor
Uaw-Cio
Highland Park
Ford Motor Company
Indonesians, Reds Battle for Java Oil Center
Indonesian troops clashed with Communist forces Friday for control of Tjepoe in Java, the island’s sole oil center. Fire was reported in part of Tjepoe as the fighting continued.
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Batavia
Java
Tjepoe
Dewey Attacks GOP Record and Pushes Housing Aid Plan
In Buffalo and New York City appearances Governor Dewey blasts the Republican record as "so bad" on key issues. He urges housing aid only on a realistic basis and vows prosperity for all, criticizing privilege for a few while appealing to reform and peace efforts.
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Associated Press
Onan
Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Dewey
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Argentina's Bramuglia Holds Secret Parley With Vishinsky
Paris dispatch says Argentine Foreign Minister Bramuglia held a secret talk with Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky seeking a face-saving Berlin compromise. An Argentine source reports negotiations are progressing well.
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Bramuglia
Vishinsky
Paris
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Dmitri Z. Manuilsky
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Ukraine
Red Seeks UN Panel Parley on Atomic Control
Soviet delegate Malik urged the UN General Assembly to resume work by the Atomic Energy Commission on a basis calling for destruction of atomic weapons and global control. Vishinsky signaled willingness to twin agreements stopping weapon production with energy control. Bramuglia pressed neutral powers amid Berlin blockade tensions as talks continued.
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Russia
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Atomic Energy Commission
Jakob Malik
Assembly
Assembly of the 12-Nation Commission
Soviet Union
United States
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Ussr
Malik
Vishinsky
General Assembly
Commission
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Frederick H. Osborn
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
Bramuglia
Berlin
Fighting Hares In French Strike
Violent clashes erupt during a five day coal strike in France with one dead and 33 injured. In Micheville near Nancy 500 troops fought strikers for five hours at the steel mill as police drove workers from Chalons Sur Marne station. A Yugoslav worker was killed near Metz in clashes between strikers and authorities.
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Paris
France
Micheville
Nancy
Chalons-Sur-Marne
Metz
GE Convicted Of Anti-Trust Violations
A federal judge convicted General Electric and five co defendants of conspiring to monopolize hard metal compositions. The verdict names International General Electric and Carboloy of Detroit plus executives Walter Robbins Zay Jeffries and Walter Stearns. Fines may reach 25 000 each with potential five year terms. Krupp AG was named but out of jurisdiction.
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General Electric Company
John C. Knox
International General Electric Company of
Carboloy Company of
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Walter G. Robbins
CarBoyal
Zay Jeffries
Lard
Carboloy
Walter M. Stearns
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric
Sleepwalking man wanders shoeless in 38 degree cold
Lubbock reports a sleepwalking man found without pants at 6:30 a.m. He claimed to walk in his sleep and shivered in bed at his half brother’s residence. Police confirmed the incident and advised warmer clothing or a milder climate.
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Lubbock
Jerry Hoover
Steel
Soviet Warns of Air Maneuvers Over Berlin Corridor
Soviet notices warn Western pilots to expect gunnery and parachute jumps in air corridors near Berlin as bomber formations were claimed earlier. Western fliers doubt events and view postings as harassment for the airlift. Berlin voters set December 5 for municipal elections after October postponement. General Clay defers to Germans on election timing in the Western sectors.
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Berlin
British-American Airlines
Frank Howley
Alexander Kotikov
Lucius D. Clay
Transport Plane Shot Down by China Reds
A transport plane is reported shot down by Chinese Reds over Nanking as hostilities escalate with Mukden air operations. Details are sparse and casualty figures are not confirmed.
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China
Aussie Air Force Set For Outbreak of War
Air Marshal George Jones, Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force, said seven fighter squadrons, three bomber squadrons and one general reconnaissance squadron could be flown to meet a sudden attack. He warned no potential enemy could raid Australia in a Pearl Harbor surprise. Despite risk, the force is prepared for limited war.
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Melbourne
Australia
George Jones
Royal Australian Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Jones
RAAF
Americans’ Personal Income Hits Record August Peak
Personal income in August rose to an annual rate of 215 billion dollars, the government reports. The gains reflect broad wage and salary increases across industries, signaling sustained consumer spending and economic momentum for the year.
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Washington
Comroy Department Gente & Friy
Marshall to report on UN talks from Paris to Washington
Secretary of State George C. Marshall, in Paris, planned to return to Washington to brief President Truman and report on progress at United Nations sessions. He spoke to Western European labor leaders about Berlin as a peace threat and stressed freedoms of speech and assembly as vital to trade unions.
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Paris
United Nations Council
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
England
Sir Alexander Cadogan
Bramuglia
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Western
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Colombia
Belgium
Canada
China
Syria
Council
Ukraine
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Truman
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Austin
Truman plans sensational Berlin move rumors swirl in Washington
Rumors circulated Friday that President Truman planned a major shift in policy toward the Soviet Union and would announce it in a national radio speech. Reports said Chief Justice Vinson might join discussions and a Paris conference was sought, while White House officials offered no comment.
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Truman
Russia
White House
State Department
Fred M. Vinson
I Generalissimo
Paris
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