Truman Denies Formosa Plans Aired at Wake
President Truman told reporters at a press conference that he and General MacArthur did not settle Formosa policy at Wake Island as policy had been decided weeks earlier. He defended neutrality toward Formosa and said MacArthur is loyal to the nation and commander-in-chief.
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Formosa
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
Pacific
MacArthur
Asia
Wake
White House
Congress
United States
Indochina
Red China
United Nations
Chiang Kai-shek
Escape Artist Case Argued on Appeal
Homer Cook a 27 year old Oklahoma escape artist appealed a four years two months sentence handed by a US High Commission Court in Munich. Defense argued he acted under love for German girlfriend Anna Sporrer and a string of accidents. prosecution called him a brutal actor. Judgment to be issued in November.
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Germany
Homer Cook
Oklahoma
United States High Court of Appeals
Cook
Muskogee
US High Commission
Munich
Occupied
Morton Lange
San Francisco
Anna Sporrer
Lange
Anna
Knox Lamb
School Board Reverses on Tax Rate Vote Plan
The City School Board voted to call a citywide election on a 7 cent tax basis if full property assessments are used, to occur after the Nov 6 bond vote. The board had earlier rejected the 7 cent rate and debated a rollback to 77 cents on a 100 percent evaluation.
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Citizens Advisory Council
W. I. Kocurek
Kocurek
Tom Miller
Walter Seaholm
W. S
San Marcos Prepares for Largest Homecoming Crowd
Ex-students arrive as Southwest Texas State Teachers College hosts a campus open house and events Friday through Saturday. The highlight is the Bobcat vs Stephen F. Austin football game at 2 30 p m and Gaillardian beauty queen dance at 9 p m.
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Southwest
Texas State Teachers College
Ronnie Locke
Ex-students Association
Stephen F. Austin
Exes
Oklahoma
Evans Field
Parades and college clash across Texas pages
Walter Blaney predicts with uncanny accuracy as San Marcos hosts the Hays County Fair from October 27 to 29 at Green Valley Livestock. Meanwhile UT Longhorns open Southwest Conference play against Arkansas Razorbacks on Dad's Day with ninety high school bands and drill teams invited, four bands winning special cups.
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Hays County
Green Valley Livestock and Commission Company
University of Texas Longhorns
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Betts Called In As Hearing Hurdles Labor Case
The Brown and Root Inc suit against Texas construction unions stalls over procedure and evidence. Judge Charles O Betts and Master E L Banknight tackle motions as union attorney disputes linger. Paul Sparks testifies on TSFL links to Stuart Long and a TSFL column. The case seeks a temporary injunction alleging a union conspiracy to hire only union workers.
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Texas
E. L. Banknight
98Th District Court
Charles O. Betts
Paul Sparks
Texas State Federation of Labor
Sparks
Stuart Long
Austin
TSFL
Betts
Banknight
Brown and Root
Everett Looney
Long
Nat Wells
Wells
Bauknight
Looney
Brown and
ROO
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Randolph B29 Crashes Kills Near Seguin
A Randolph Air Force Base B29 crashed about three miles east of Seguin just after noon killing all eight crew members. The bomber was in the B29 training program and exploded after impact, with debris scattered up to half a mile and a burned area of 100 by 50 yards in the pasture. Brigadier General Carl B McDaniel said the cause is unconfirmed, with a preliminary air explosion likely in the left wing.
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Seguin
AIR Force
Carl B McDaniel
Randolph
McDaniel
Texas Shrinks Crude Allowable For November
Texas Railroad Commission sets November crude oil allowable at 2,722,705 barrels per day, down 26,808 from October. The plan cuts 21 producing days statewide with 20 days in Fast Texas and Fullerton fields and 12 in Willamar, aiming at 3,044,702 barrels daily including natural gasoline output. East Texas reduces to 20 days amid field disputes on 21 vs 19 day allocations.
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Railroad Commission
Fullerton Field
West Texas
Willamar
Gulf Coast
Commission
Bureau of Mines
East Texas
Baby Boy in Houston City Polio Death Reported
Houston's 16th polio fatality of the year reported by the city health department. The victim is 8 month old Robert Strickland who died Thursday in Houston.
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Houston City
Houston
Robert Strickland
City Health Department
Gulf Storm Near Hurricane Status Moves East
A Gulf of Mexico storm strengthened toward hurricane proportions with winds up to 70 mph, drifting east toward Florida. Eyeing Texas coast warnings persist at port cities as rain aids Lake Austin wildlife and dry pastures, while cotton growers fear moisture. Memorial Stadium aims for a dry Texas Arkansas game as temps rise Friday 62 to 78.
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Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Austin
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Memorial Stadium
Texas Arkansas
Central
Red Notes Warn West German Army Intolerable
The Soviet Union warned via notes to the United States Britain and France that it will not tolerate a German army in Western Germany. It said Western police units are in fact military and allied moves could revive the German army contrary to Potsdam demilitarization.
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Britain
France
Germany
Moscow Radio
East German People's Police
People's Police
Allied Control Council For All
New York
Western Germany
Europe
Train Derailment Kills Two on North Star Express
Two crew members died and 14 people were injured when the New York Central North Star Express derailed after a steel freight car door blocked the tracks near Oneida New York. The Cleveland bound train was traveling at about 80 miles per hour. Six of the hospitalized passengers were discharged by mid morning. The others remained in fair condition.
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New York Central
New York
Oneida City Hospital
Almond to Command UN Forces in North Korea
General Edward M. Almond, commander of the US Tenth Corps, arrived at Wonsan to lead United Nations troops in northeast Korea and organize defenses against any northern attack as Pyongyang falls. UN planes strike retreating Reds while 6,022 have been captured in 24 hours lifting total to over 75,000.
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Korea
United Nations
Pyongyang
Eighth Army
NBC
Tokyo
US First Cavalry
Chung Il Kwan
Red
Edward M. Almond
10Th Corps
Wonsan
Taedong River
Kim I} Sung University
US First Cavalry Division
Manila
Pusan
Inchon
South Korea
Taedong
Old City
Government to buy alcohol for rubber plan defense
Washington plans to start purchasing alcohol from whiskey distillers in December to supply reactivated synthetic rubber plants. Representatives of 14 major distillers met with RFC rubber officials to discuss estimated alcohol needs, but no specific gallonage was set for defense.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Central Texas cotton men oppose quota cuts
About 150 cotton farmers from Williamson and Travis Counties met in Coupland to denounce the 1951 acreage quotas and looser export limits. They called on Secretary Brannon to reconsider and backed the 50-50 planting plan while urging direct letters to the Agriculture Department.
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Central Texas
Williamson
Travis
US Agriculture Department
Texas
J. Wittliff
Coupland Seed Improvement Association
Agriculture
Brannon
Agriculture Department
Mencken Weakens with Small Hope of Survival
H L Mencken, 70, critically ill after a severe heart attack at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Doctors said he deteriorated further despite treatment and has been in an oxygen tent for a week. Only one visitor, his brother August, has seen him as he remains at the family home.
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H. L. Mencken
Johns Hopkins Hopsital
Philip Wagley
Mencken
Wagley
August
Aggie Wild Oats Deface Longhorn Memorial Stadium
Texas A&M cadets sowed oat seeds to spell A M on Memorial Stadium turf, a stunt aimed at Texas Longhorns amid buildup to a Southwest Conference opener. H C Bully Gilstrap led efforts to remove or counter the growth, planning further pranks before Thanksgiving.
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