Norther fronts into Panhandle with record heat before
The Associated Press reports a strong early season cold front entering the Panhandle near midnight Friday. Dallas and Fort Worth set Oct 15 heat records, while statewide highs reached the 90s in several towns. The cold snap spreads over Texas by Saturday, with showers, cooler nights, and no major temperature drop expected until the weekend.
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Panhandle
US Weather Bureau
Dallas
South Plains
East Texas
Mercury
Fort Worth
Presido
South Texas
Mineral Wells
Bryan
Tyler
Wink
Crystal
Abilene
Lubbock
Austin
Fall of Chinhsien Reported by Defense Ministry
The Defense Ministry said Communist forces stormed Chinhsien in Manchuria, aided by Russians, Japanese, Koreans and Mongolians. Pictures of captured Russian arms were shown as the city fell, jeopardizing government plans to evacuate Changchun and Mukden via the Chinhsien corridor.
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Nanking
Defense Ministry
Chinhsien
Manchuria
Chinsein
Chinsien
Associated Press
Dunkerque
Changchun
Manchurian
Mukden
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Navy Repair Shop
A Quonset Naval Air Station repair shop suffered a blaze on Friday with Navy estimates put losses well over 1 million dollars and at least nine injuries. Fire fought for over two hours as flames reached 100 feet, a hangar wall collapsed, and officials awaited word on possible entrapment in the wreckage.
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Quonset, R. L
Quonset Naval Air Station
Navy
39th Austin Polio Case Enters Hospital
A two year old boy, Jack Rountree, was admitted Friday to Brackenridge Hospital as the 39th polio case this year. He is described in fair condition. Two African American boys, Arthur Lee Allen and Ralph Caldwell, were resting in iron lungs. The hospital now has 17 polio patients.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Jack Rountree
C. B. Rountree
Josephine Young Rountree
Arthur Lee Allen
Ralph Caldwell
Somoza Alleges Central American Plot by Cuba and Others
General Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua declared that Cuba, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Venezuela are conspiring to overthrow Nicaragua. He told newspapers he wished to denounce an evil plot against Central American peace and against El Salvador and Honduras as well.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Cuba
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Venezuela
Can. Somoza
Central
Honduras
Not Bad Boy Just a Cut Up
Amador Ramirez, 22, a cafe cook, was injured after a dishwasher stabbed him following a Thursday night dispute over picture postcards of hotels. Ramirez was hospitalized with cuts. the dishwasher went to jail.
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Mcallen
Amador Ramirez
Cook Ramirez
Ramirez
Longhorns Open SWC Schedule Against Razorbacks in Dallas
Texas meets Arkansas at Memorial Stadium in a pivotal SWC opener. Analysts foresee 45 000 fans as Arkansas relies on Clyde Scott Gordon Long and Ross Pritchard to counter Texas potent offense. A defeat could end Razorbacks title hopes while Texas seeks to rebound after losses to North Carolina and Oklahoma.
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Austin American
Texas
Memorial Stadium
Arkansas
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Longhorns
Parkers
John Barphill
Razorbacks
Orange
Clyde Scott
Gordon Long
Ross Pritchard
Scott
Leon Campbell
Barnhill
Tennessee
America
Arkansas Texas ticket sales remain for Saturday game
Business Manager Ed Olle announced Friday night that many tickets stay unsold for the Arkansas Texas game. Nearly 20,000 remained unsold when the UT athletic office closed Friday, with sale continuing at Gregory Gym through noon Saturday and stadium box office reopening there. East and west side seats are $3.60, end zone seats $2.50.
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Ed Olle
Arkansas-Texas
Gregory Gym
Stadium
Longhorns Ready for Arkansas Bid After Baylor Setback
Arkansas slipped past Baylor 23-7 last week. Texas, now healthier with Tommy Landry at full strength, prepares for a decisive final push to stay in the title hunt as the season nears its end.
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Ing
Arkansas
Baylor
Texas
Longhorns
Truman Barkley Club Set To Organize At County Courthouse
The Truman Barkley Club plans its organization meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the 53rd District Courtroom of the Travis County Courthouse. J M Patterson, county Democratic Executive Committee chairman, urged all precinct chairmen to attend.
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Travis County
Truman-Barkley Club
J. M. Patterson
Democratic Executive Committee
Stinky fog from sea unsettles San Francisco area
A nauseating petroleum like odor blew ashore from the Pacific, drifting over a 30 mile coastal stretch into Oakland and Richmond. The smell caused sickness and panic as residents and officials mulled possible sources from ships bilge dumps to underwater gas pockets.
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San Francisco
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Pacific
Oakland
Richmond
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Sunset District
Pacific Beach
Los Angeles
Fire and Health Department
Gas Company
Bay Area
Two New Uranium Plants Planned in US
The US Atomic Energy Commission announced two planned ore processing plants to be operated for the government by the Vanadium Corporation of America. One will be at Durango Colorado and the other in the White Canyon district of Southeast Utah. Both expected to start operation next year and aim to stimulate prospecting and mining in new uranium districts. A government owned vanadium mill at Durango will be rehabilitated at an estimated cost over $200,000.
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Washington
US Atomic Energy Commission
Durango
Colo
White Canyon
Utah
Vanadium Corporation of America
AEC
Arizona
Vanadium Corp
Navy's First Regular Women Officers Sworn In
The Navy sworn in eight women as regular officers under a new law granting equal status with men. They are the first cohort of 288 women who will become regular officers, described as a vital part of the military establishment.
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Washington
Navy
Truman Dewey clash over inflation and foreign policy
President Truman in Indiana mocked Republican firemen for ignoring inflation while Governor Dewey, speaking in Minnesota, accused the Truman administration of trading with aggressors. Hull refuted Dewey's claims on bi partisan foreign policy as he and other aides pressed campaign contrasts on social security and minimum wage issues amid midwestern tours.
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Associated Press
Truman
Dewey
Indiana
Minnesota
Indianapolis
Congress
Owatonna
Minn
Pres. Truman
Potsdam
Washington, D. C
Cordell Hull
Hull
Louisville
Politi
Senator Ball
R-Minn
Washington
Representative Halleck
Halleck
St. Paul
Hammond
Ind
Conoe Aaa
Silver Lining Bad Breaks Bring Luck
Corpus Christi reports a 36 year old man Ben L Herndon who suffered a 1938 oil field leg injury and a 1939 cast. After a Thursday collision with a Navy truck his leg pain eased as he could bend his knee for the first time in years. Doctors expect further recovery but delay final judgment.
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Corpus Christi
Oct
Ben L. Herndon
Herndon
Stassen Backs Porters Senate Bid At Texas Rally
Harold E. Stassen urged voters to back Jack Porter in Texas rallying for Republican candidates. He attacked Truman's policy and urged voting for the person over the party, while Stevenson promoted a GOP slate. Taft and Bricker were slated to join later in support.
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Amarillo
Harold E. Stassen
Coke Stevenson
White House
Congress
Jack Porter
Senate
Stassen
Israeli Blackout Follows Gaza Conflict Spreads Invasion News
Egyptian troops and planes strafed and hit convoy trucks in the Negev Friday as Israeli forces counterattacked. A first ever general blackout swept Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with UN observers worried the war was rekindled. Premier Ben-Gurion met advisors while civilians evacuated and prepared essential defense work around the country.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Negev Dese
United Nations
David Ben-Gurion
Army
United Nations Probes Vishinsky Move in Security Council
In Paris on October 15 Andrei Vishinsky interrupted neutrals seeking East West compromise, accusing them of maneuvering to trap the Soviet Union during a tense Berlin debate in the United Nations Security Council. The six neutral states pressed for a settlement while Vishinsky rejected their approach and slammed the negotiation effort.
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Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
Security Council
Berlin
Council
Vishinsky
Canada
Colombia
Syria
Belgium
Lowe
Bramuglia
Kremlin
Britain
France
Poland
Oscar Lange
Council of Foreign Ministers
Cut in ECA Aid Possible Soon
Hoffman forecasts a reduction in Marshall Plan spending due to gains in war-torn European economies but other officials doubt any overall cut in foreign aid. Budget outlook suggests 1950 foreign outlays could exceed 14 billion dollars if military aid is approved, with a peacetime budget near 45 billion.
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Budget Bureau
Treasury
Congress
Hoffman
ECA
Europe
State Department Denies Deportation Of 10 Soviet Spies
The State Department denied knowledge of the deportation of 10 Soviet spies and rejected claims by Representative Fuller that the Russians were expelled after an FBI probe. Fuller alleged the group worked as engineers in a Rome New York plant and were admitted with White House approval. The FBI declined to comment.
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Washington
State Department
Fuller
Rome
N. Y
FBI
United States
White House
Atom Driven Aircraft Seen 99 Percent Perfected
Oak Ridge engineer David M. Poole told the Baltimore Society of Automotive Engineers that the theory of an atom driven airplane is 99 percent perfected. He outlined a nuclear rocket engine using atomic heat, with designers to build the plane and safeguards for crew. Oak Ridge researchers and Fairchild Aircraft are involved as jet tech seeks longer flight without fuel limits.
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Baltimore
Oak Ridge
David M. Poole
Baltimore Society of Automotive Engineers
Poole
Fairchild Aircraft
Unified Airlift Command for Berlin Operation Formed
The United States and Britain merged airlift task forces under General William A. Tunner to supply Berlin. Major authority shifted to a Combined Airlift Task Force with Tunner as operational head, while British deputy J W F Meier will operate from Buckeberg.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
US Air Force
Wiesbaden
William A. Tunner
Curtis E. Lemay
Europe
Arthur P. M. Saunders
Germany
Tunner
J. W. F. Meier
Buckeberg
Lucius D. Clay
Gatow
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