US Tells UN Disarming Out
The United States declares disarmament impossible while the Soviet union refuses to cooperate Austin says the US backs a British blame resolution on Russia and seeks UN action on armament control The speech links state of fear to inability to disarm urging probative Soviet cooperation and continued security concerns
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Sembly
Assembly
Austin
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Security Council
Berlin
China
United Nations
Soviet Union
Canadian Proposal Endorsed for Atomic Energy Controls
A United Nations subcommittee approved a Canadian proposal backing a majority plan for atomic energy controls. Eight to two vote included the United States Britain France China Ecuador Sweden Brazil Canada in favor. Russia and the Soviet Ukraine opposed. India abstained. The subcommittee, appointed by the 58 nation political committee, will report later.
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Paris
United Nations
UN Atomic Energy Commission
United States
France
China
Ecuador
Sweden
Brazil
Canada
Russia
Ukraine
India
UN Assembly
Assembly
Atomic Energy Commission
Britain
Amber No Longer Obscene in Bay State
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upholds lower court ruling that Forever Amber is not obscene. Over a million copies have already sold in Massachusetts.
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Bay State
Boston
INS
Kathleen Winsor
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts
Reich Steel Makers Ask Boost in Output
In Dusseldorf on October 12 German steel makers urged the Anglo American military governors to raise permissible production from 10,700,000 tons to one billion tons a year General Lucius D Clay disclosed Tuesday.
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Reich Steel Makers
Duesseldorf
Lucius D. Clay
Eastern Union reported near Prague to counter Western bloc
Reliable sources say a federation of the Peoples Democracies will be formed soon. It would center on economic cooperation with a customs union and coordinated long-range plans, potentially including Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Bulgaria Romania and possibly Yugoslavia and the Austrian zone. The move reflects Soviet-backed regional alignment amid Tito and Cominform tensions.
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Czechoslovakia
Benelux
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Crimea
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Austria
Moscow
Georgi Dimitrov
Balkan
Cominform
Tito
Europe
Ussr
Hearing Set for Bolton in Reuther Assassination Case
Detroit Oct 2 Carl Bolton 39 a former CIO United Auto Workers official had arraigned on a charge of trying to kill Walter A Reuther president of the CIO United Auto Workers His examination was set for Oct 19 Bolton stood mute before Judge Christopher E Stein who remanded him to jail on 75000 bond The court entered a plea of innocent for him If convicted he faces a possible life term in prison
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Detroit
Carl Bolton
Walter A. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Bolton
Christopher E. Stein
Little Stinker Ends Invasion of Bedroom
Fort Worth report on October 12 notes a skunk nicknamed The Little Stinker invaded the Jennings home bedroom closet. The animal was found Sunday. the room was blocked with exits open. The skunk eventually disappeared. the couple remarked the room was too small for all three of them.
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Stinker
Fort Worth
Little Stinker
Ross Jennings
Jennings
France Limits Use of Power
Paris reports power cuts enacted across France to conserve coal as the Cominform is accused of financing and directing the strike wave. Interior Minister Jules Moch said strikes were aimed at wrecking the European Recovery Program. Rail stoppages eased with some workers returning to key lines while vote measures continued at several centers.
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Paris
France
Cominform
France Soir
Communist Information Bureau
Romania
Jules Moch
Socialist Party
Paris-Strasbourg
Mulhouse
Epernay
Chalons
Sur-Marne
UN Budget Approved for 1949 by Security Council and Military Staff
In Paris on October 12 the budgetary committee of the UN Assembly approved the 1949 Security Council budget of 645000 dollars. The UN military staff budget of 162200 dollars was also adopted unanimously.
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Paris
UN Assembly
Security Council
Anonymous GI Saves Lives In Dallas Highway Wreck
Four people injured in a collision near Coxsville on Monday night were aided by an anonymous Brooke General Hospital sergeant who pulled a victim from a burning car and provided first aid. Two men died, Joe Waldschmidt and Joe Pittsford, while four others remain in fair condition at Brackenridge Hospital. The serviceman, hailed by witnesses, left the scene before authorities learned his identity.
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Coxsville
Dallas
Joe Waldschmidt
Austin
Joe Pittsford
Brackenridge Hospital
Johnnie Bird, Jr
Cantrell Giles
Route Three
Eva Waldschmidt
Waldschmidts
Geesanows Highway
Waldschmidt
Kosler
Fiskville Road
Ssee Cae
Bably
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Pittsford
Kindness Backfires as Ham Is Stolen After Delivery
In Moultrie Georgia H A McAuley owner of a suburban food store says a good customer asked for a ham. The delivery driver bought a replacement with advance money. He then was ticketed for double parking and while en route an acquaintance caused another delay. The ham was stolen.
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Moultrie
Phooey
H. A. McAuley
McAuley
Air Force Plans Winterized Berlin Airlift
The US Air Force will winterize the Berlin airlift with reserve pilots trained in visual and instrument flight at Great Falls Montana. Douglas Global-Master transports will shuttle high priority cargo from Westover Massachusetts to Frankfurt to support the airlift. Major General William H. Tunner says operations can expand in winter and summer. Ground controlled approach and icing deice gear will improve landings and aircraft availability despite weather, aiming for 6000 tons daily.
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Mont
Atlantic
Westover Base
Massachusetts
Frankfurt
William H. Tunner
Burma
China
Army
Germany
Stevenson backs GOP Jack Porter in Senate race
Lyndon Stevenson urges Democratic support for Jack Porter while Lyndon Bell seeks higher Austin phone rates. South western Bell proposes rate increases to fund a $4.5 million expansion, adding 50 000 phones by year end and raising business and residential charges with new private line and two party services.
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Stevenson
Jack Porter
Senate
Lyndon
Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
I. W
Davis
State Chiefs Confer With Phone Union
A union official said governors from Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas and Texas agreed to discuss a contract dispute involving about 50000 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co employees. Missouri Governor Donnelly was not receptive and talks with Missouri is absent. A meeting with Governor Beaufort Jester in Austin was planned for Wednesday.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Frank P. Lonergan
Southwestern Division
Communications Workers of America
Phil M. Donnelly
Missouri
Lonergan
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Austin
Beauford
Bald Facts Mrs Wig's Thatch Ages in Cambridge
In Cambridge on October 12 an elderly woman bald since age six sought a new wig from the National Health Service. S. W. Davis, regional Pensions Ministry officer, said she may receive two wigs after visiting a hospital for the required health service certificate.
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Cambridge
England
National Health Service
S. W. Davis
Pensions Ministry
Davis
Stevenson backs Porter for U S senator in bid against Johnson
Former Texas Governor Coke Stevenson endorsed Republican Jack Porter for United States senator, declaring Lyndon Johnson is not the Democratic nominee. He accused fraudulent returns and said Johnson benefited from forged or altered ballots, urging voters to support Porter for clean government.
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Jack Porter
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Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Federal District Court
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Republican Party
Kimble County
UMW Parley Opens Campaign For Fourth Round Wage Hike
The United Mine Workers 40th convention in Cincinnati opens a drive for a fourth postwar wage increase in coal. They authorize a 60 member policy committee to draft demands on operators, seeking higher wages and improved benefits. John L. Lewis vows unity and criticizes critics of the union.
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UMW Parley
Cincinnati
Ohio
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Labor
Thomas E. Dewey
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Truman
Railroads Seek 13 Percent Freight Rate Increase
The railroads formally asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 13 percent rise in freight rates and authority to implement part of the increase immediately. They had previously filed for an 8 percent hike and revised the petition to seek the larger total, estimating an additional 1.05 billion dollars yearly in freight charges.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jim Wells Grand Jury Quizzes Vote Officials
Duval County grand jury questioned Jim Wells County election officials about irregularities. District Attorney Frank B. Lloyd said no grounds for action were found and more witnesses would be heard, with the inquiry expected to end Wednesday.
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San Diego
Jim Wells County
Duval County
Frank B. Lloyd
US Soldier Wounded In North Korean Raid
Seoul report says an American soldier was shot in the right arm and chest during a North Korean patrol raid into South Korea. The soldier’s name was not released and the incident occurred last Friday morning.
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Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Eastern business writers tour Austin on Katy Lines train
Nearly 100 Eastern financial and business writers and Texas newsmen rode a Missouri-Kansas-Texas special train for a five day tour of the state. The February itinerary included Fort Worth Wichita Falls Houston San Jacinto Battlefield rebuilt Texas City and a motor tour of Austin with stops at the Capitol and the University of Texas. Raymond J. Morfa chaired the breakfast at the start of the tour and Katy Lines executives joined the event with Beauford Jester Commerce officials.
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Austin
San Antonio
Raymond J. Morfa
Katy Lines
Commerce Vention and Publicity Bureau
Beauford Jester
Ab- Commerce
St. Louis
Denis
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Houston
San Jacinto
Texas City
Capitol
University of Texas
Morfa of
Katy Board
Tomato toss mars Dewey campaign stop in Mt Vernon
President Truman and Governor Thomas E. Dewey traded sharp exchanges as the campaign pressed toward the election. A ripe tomato hit Dewey as he spoke from the rear platform of his campaign train in Mt Vernon, splattering the governor and Life photographer Francis Miller. Police estimated a 10 000 crowd watched. Dewey's aides blamed youngsters. mayor Harry Bishop and Mrs. Dewey were also splattered. Dewey continued his Westward drive and assailed the Truman administration as weak and wobbling.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Mississippi Valley
Dewey
Mt. Vernon
Life
Francis Miller
Harry Bishop
Springfield
Ill
Senate
Kentucky
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