Truman Praises Peace Efforts as MacArthur Meet Looms
President Truman, in St Louis to honor his sister Mary Jane Truman, spoke at a closed Eastern Star ceremony after viewing her installation as worthy grand matron. He said a conference with General MacArthur on Korea and Far East policy could contribute to world peace and noted progress despite Far East conditions. He urged resistance to totalitarian governments and highlighted free nations.
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ST. Louis
Truman
General MacArthur
Pacific
Far East
Order of the Missouri Eastern Star
Mary Jane Truman
Kiel Auditorium
Charles G. Ross
Masonic
Ross
Gen. MacArthur
United States
Russia
Canada
Great Britain
White House
Wake Island
MR. Truman
Missouri Lodge
Lambert-St. Louis
Joseph M. Durst
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue
Tobin
Eastern Star
Independence
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington
Korea
Fairfield-Suisan
Calif
Hickam Field
Honolulu
Pan-American Airways
Asia
MacArthur
United Nations
Josef Stalin
Indochina
John Foster Dulles
Far Eastern Commission
Douglas MacArthur
Russia proposes Big Five talks on UN police force
Lake Success Oct 11. Russia urged a Big Five conference to devise a United Nations police force and joint peace measures. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky condemned the Western plan as weakening the Security Council. Western hope hinged on cooperation, with Pearson calling it promising if sincere. The Soviet proposals urge rapid measures to create an international police force and Big Five joint action until agreement is reached.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
Kremlin
General Assembly
Security Council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Lester B. Pearson
Piane
Guardsmen May Seek West Point Exams This Fall
Adjutant General K L Berry announced that Texas National Guardsmen may apply for competitive examinations for appointment to West Point. Applications must reach him by November 3 through military channels. High scorers advance to March 1951 entrance exams. designation tests occur November 15 at Fort Sam Houston Fort Bliss Fort Hood and Fort Sill.
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K. L. Berry
Texas National Guardsmen
West Point
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Bliss
Fort Hood
Fort Sill
Okla
Geezinlaw Brothers and mountain music in old wash tub
Excerpt notes the Geezinlaw Brothers wringing mountain music from simple tools while a Briton returns home noting continued American individualism. The San Marcos phone franchise issue moves toward settlement as City Commission tackles the problem.
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Geezinlaw Brothers
San Marcos
Stalin Extends Support to North Korea War Effort
Moscow radio reports Stalin sent a note to Kim Il Sung on the second anniversary of USSR North Korea ties. Kim replied with gratitude, praising Soviet aid in Korea’s unification and independence. U.S. Eighth Army advances into North Korea push toward Pyongyang amid fierce Red resistance.
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London
Moscow Radio
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Kim Il Sung
Ussr
North Korea
Kim
Korean People’s Democratic Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Eighth Army
Kumhwa
Chormon
Pyonggang
Republic
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Kumchon
Acheson Holds Firm On Rearmed Germany Plan
Secretary of State Dean Acheson reaffirmed the American plan to include a fully armed German force in the projected Western European Army. He said the idea remains sound despite French opposition who favor immediate Western European unification and deferment of the German question. French ministers Moch and Petsche will discuss with Acheson and Marshall, with financing talks for 15 divisions also on the agenda.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Acheson
North Atlantic Pact Council
New York
Germany
Jules Moch
Maurice Petsche
Defense
George C. Marshall
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Marshall
Snyder
United States
Harold E. Stassen
Realtors Forecast Hit to Austin Building Boom by Loan Rules
Real estate and mortgage officials warn new government loan limits will raise down payments and shrink Austin’s housing surge. Analysts predict a 30 to 50 percent drop in residential construction by year end, with conventional loans less affected. Down payments rise to five to 50 percent, targeting homes over 20 000 dollars, as veterans led the boom. The Chamber notes 5 000 construction jobs exist and some projects may offset declines. A rush to close non-government loans was seen before the curbs take effect.
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Defense Ou
Chamber of Commerce
Warm Days Extend in Central Texas Through Friday
Central Texas will enjoy extended Indian summer weather with sunny skies, warm daytime temperatures, and mild nights according to the Austin Weather Bureau. Forecasters say no frost is expected, aiding early Halloween pumpkin carving and jack o lantern preparations.
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Austin Weather Bureau
Steel and Rail Unions Seek Higher Wages Across Major Industries
Railroad firemen and enginemen demand 35 cents more per hour. Fifteen rail unions seek a 25 cent hourly raise for one million workers. In Pittsburgh US Steel to open wage talks with CIO United Steelworkers next Monday. Calls for a substantial fall wage increase. Leighty announced notices to major railroads for immediate negotiations by October 25. Also reports a Wright Aeronautical wildcat strike in Wood-Ridge New Jersey affecting aircraft engine production. Westinghouse meter division workers authorized a strike in Newark amid national talks with United Electric Workers.
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US Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Washington
George F. Leighty
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Leighty
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Wood-Ridge
N. J
United Auto Workers
Newark
Meter Division
Westinghouse Electric Company
United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
Three Die in Corpus Christi Car Collision
A head on crash eight miles south of Corpus Christi killed two navy nurses Ensign Lois Enfinger and Ensign Margaret Chapman and Mrs Mary F Landry. Also dead was Mary Landry's husband, while Lt J C Williams and Lt (jg) H P Sykes survived with injuries. Sykes was in critical condition with a dislocated hip and fractured jaw.
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Navy
Here
Lois Enfinger
USN
Owens
Texas
Margaret Chapman
Macon
Naval Air Base Station
Mary F., Landry
Steward L. L. Landry
Cabaniss Field
Burning ship sighted off Sasquell Island by lighthouse keeper
Unidentified vessel reported afire Wednesday night off Sasquell Island about 70 miles north of Vancouver. The fire was observed by the Sisters Island lighthouse keeper and two fishing boats were rushing to the scene. No type of vessel was immediately known.
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B. C
Sasquell Island
Here
Sisters Island
Jap Boxcar Crash Kills 3 and Hurts 5
An Air Force flying boxcar crashed and burned at a southern Japan base, killing three airmen and injuring five others. Among the injured were three news correspondents, including Harold Faber of the New York Times and John Jefferson of CBS. The aircraft was returning from a cargo flight to Korea and flipped after landing in bad weather, bursting into flames.
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Tokyo
Japan
Harold Faber
New York Times
John Jefferson
Columbia Broadcasting System
John M. Colless
Reuters
Korea
War casualties in Korea push total to 24163
Defense Department figures show 24163 casualties through Oct 6, with 3614 deaths 16289 non-fatally wounded and 4260 missing in action. Some have since returned or been reported captured. Army Marine Air Force Navy totals by service broken out.
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Department
United Nations
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Marine Corps
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Navy
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Chinese Communists Invade Tibet Across Eastern Border
A Statesman correspondent reports Chinese Communist forces invaded Tibet from its eastern border, pushing about 50 miles into Sikang Province near Chamdo. Tibetan defense led by Major Pokhang Rupon was said to be defeated, Karchung killed, raising the prospect of further thrusts on Chamdo as talks in Peking continued.
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Calcutta
India
Statesman
Tibet
New Bengal
Kalimpong
Himalaya
Peking
Chinese Communist Radio
New Delhi
Chamdo
Changtu
Sikang
Dongma Pass
New York
Rupon
Pokhang
Depon
Karchung
Lena
Prominent Llano Man Succumbs
Henry C. Buttery 67 longtime Llano merchant and civic leader died in an Austin hospital after several weeks illness. He headed Buttery Hardware Co and served as Llano Chamber of Commerce president. Funeral at Buttery Funeral Home Llano Thursday with burial in City Cemetery. Survived by widow and son Henry C. Buttery III, plus several siblings.
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Llano
ANC
Henry C. Buttery
Austin
Buttery Hardware Company
French Buckle Under Vietminh Drive in Indochina Front
Battered French forces on Indochina's northern frontier brace for fresh Vietminh assaults after the guerrilla army, now war equipped and aided by China, overran难 part of Thatkhe and widened control to over 200 miles of frontier. French builders rush brick fortifications north of Hanoi as the front tightens and fears rise of a Korea-like outcome.
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Saigon
Indochina
Thatche
Oe Nei
Ho Chi Minh
Vietminh
Mili
Atkhe
Langson
Thatkhe
North Indochina
Korea
China
Hanoi
Thai Ngu
Austin Youth Stabbed at Pan American Recreation Center
Jesse Perales a 15 year old from Austin was stabbed in the back Tuesday night at the Pan American Recreation Center. He was listed in fairly good condition at Brackenridge Hospital Wednesday night and police said no motive was found for the stabbing.
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Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
Perales
Pan American Recreation Center
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