UN Security Council drafts Berlin peace plan neutrality push
Six neutral members of the United Nations Security Council proposed a new Berlin crisis formula. They urged Russia to lift the blockade within 48 hours after approval and called for a Foreign Ministers meeting after the blockade ends. Russia, already wary of UN jurisdiction, faced Western backing for atomic controls and Palestine debate.
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Paris
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Moscow
Security Council
Council of Foreign Ministers
General Assembly
Palestine
United
Tes
Social Committee
Reds Revolt in Korea as Army Battles Rebels in Southwest
In Korean unrest, loyal forces fight to regain control after a Communist led revolt in the Southwest. Yasu port and Sunchon saw clashes as rebels briefly seized the port and police station before retreating into hills. Namwon reports limited fighting with 2,500 soldiers stationed at Yasu blamed for the outbreak.
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Seoul
Korea
Yasu
Sunchon
South Korea
New Republic
Russia
North Korea
Kwangju
Cholla
Ulsan
Rhee
MacArthur
Tokyo
Soviet Officers Seek Safer Home After Flight to Austria
In Vienna two Russian officers fleeing the Soviet Union and a captive sergeant landed at a US base near Linz after a year of seeking asylum. The plane, badly damaged, returned to Soviet custody with the sergeant choosing to stay. the two officers refused repatriation and negotiations with General Geoffrey Keyes allowed them to decide in private.
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Vienna
Austria
Soviet Union
Linz
Ukraine
Geoffrey Keyes
Soviet Submarines Over 250 In Service Says Jane's
London dispatch reports Jane's Fighting Ships new edition tallies more than 250 Soviet submarines in service and about 100 more in hand. The publication adds that the Japanese fleet is said to be rising like a phoenix from its ashes.
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London
INS
Jane's Fighting Ships
Soviet Russia
Jane's
Italy's Oldest General Dies in Rome at 98
Rome reports General of the Army Gaetano i aged 98, Italy's oldest general, died in the capital. He earned recognition as a hero of the Italian stand after the Caporetto disaster in World War I.
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Italy
Rome
Gaetano i
Caporetto
Berlin purge installs Kremlin loyalists as top Communists
Berlin sees a purge replacing Hermann Matern and Karl Littke with Hans Jendretzky and Ernst Hoffmann, both Kremlin aligned. US officials warn Russia could form a People’s Republic in the Soviet zone, as three western zones may merge into a single state.
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Kremlin
United States
Russia
Soviet
Communist Party
Hans Jendretzky
Ernst Hoffman
Jendretzky
Communist Labor Confederation
Hoffmann
Hermann Matern
Karl Littke
People’s Republic
Riots and Strikes Roil France Over Marshall Plan Aid
Riots spread as 60 to 80 troop convoys rush into South Central France to quell clashes between 1,200 workers and police at St Etienne. Miners, their wives, and police were injured. 32 arrested. Rail traffic disrupted along the Riviera by a regional strike in sympathy with the 17 day miners’ stoppage. Communist leaders call for an unlimited general strike in Tarn before police and troops manage the unrest.
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Paris
France
Saintie
St. Etienne
Riviera
General Confederation of Labor
Tarn
Toulouse
Carmaux
Lacoste
Gaston Palewski
Charles de Gaulle
Cominform
US Buys Graham Flour For Export to France
The Agriculture Department announced the purchase of 20 million pounds of whole wheat graham flour for export to France. This quantity equals 333,333 bushels of wheat.
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France
Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas High Court OKs Sixty Million College Fund Amendment
The Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled the $60,000,000 college building amendment valid, completing a second court endorsement after a 126th District Court decision. Opponents may seek rehearing then Supreme Court review. The measure funds a 5 cent tax on $100 valuation for 30 years and authorizes UT and Texas A&M bonds paid from the permanent school fund.
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Associated Press
Texas
Third Court of Civil Appeals
126Th District Court
Supreme Court
University of Texas
Texas A. and M
Die in Crash At Scotland Port
A Royal Dutch Airlines Constellation bound for New York crashed near Prestwick Scotland killing 33 people, with seven passengers and ten crew surviving. Among the dead is noted Dutch aviator Parmentier and an American woman identified as Mrs Matilda Rohs of New York.
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Prestwick
Scotland
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
Here
Parmentier
Matilda Rohs
New
Israelites Stall On Cease-Fire
In Tel Aviv on October 20 fighting flared in Southern Palestine as Israel’s cabinet failed to act on a UN cease-fire order. Arabs and Jews clashed around El Walaja, Sharafat, Bethlehem, Beit Jala, and Beit Igmal with casualties at Beit Jala hospital. An Egyptian counterattack pressed near Jerusalem while Negev operations intensified as Israel sought military and bargaining gains.
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Israel
Palestine
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha
Arab League
Cairo
Foreign Office
Jerusalem
el Walaja
Sharafat
Bethlehem
Beit Jala
Beit Igmal
Negev
Hebron
Coke Asks Senate Rules Committee To Probe Election
A Republican House committee steps up its probe into Michigan campaign activity after finding evidence suggesting possible federal statute violations. Detroit hosts on-site checks as other investigations target Democratic campaigns in New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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Washington
House Committee
Michigan
Ross Rizley
Okla
Detroit
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Senate
Robert S. Kerr
Rizley
Kerr
Hugh Scott
Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Stevenson asks Senate panel to probe Texas run off fraud
Former Texas Gov Coke Stevenson formally asks the Senate rules committee to investigate alleged fraud in the Democratic run off for the U S Senate. He cites fraud claims in Duvall Jim Wells and Zapata counties and seeks immediate impounding of ballots. Stevenson says ballots can be destroyed after Oct 27 under Texas law and notes a federal court fight with Lyndon Johnson. An investigator is dispatched to Austin to conduct a preliminary probe. He provides transcripts from prior federal hearings and says more documents will be sent if desired.
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Washington
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Stevenson
Duvall
Jim Wells
Zapata
Sieetinn Teteteteestinet
Broosk Cote
Senate Rules Committee
Deranian
Jenner
R-Ind
Rep. Johnson
Supreme Court
Johnson
T. Whitfield Davidson
Fort Worth
Duval
Davidson
Food Prices Have Passed Peak Says Jewel Tea President
Franklin J. Landing, president of Jewel Tea Company in Chicago, told the National Association of Food Chains that food prices have their peak. He cited farm production as driving a downward trend despite higher business costs.
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Chicago
Franklin J. Landing
Jewel Tea Company
National Association of Food Chains
Legion Urges Ban on Communist Party and War Readiness
The American Legion asked Congress to outlaw the Communist Party and urged firmness toward Russia with preparation for possible war. Delegates at the 30th convention condemned the Soviet blockade of Berlin as aggression and called the party a subversive element under foreign dictatorship.
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Miami
Fla
American Legion
Congress
Communist Party
Russia
Legion
Berlin
Inebriates Fail to Finish Looted Wine Stash
Two Austin men burglarized the A A Drug Store at 420 East Sixth and stole a case of Italian wine. Police found them drunk on the remaining 23 pints after they intended to drink the evidence, one man suspected of being seen earlier.
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Austin
East Sixth
NLRB Denies Petition for Longhorn Sash and Door Austin
The NLRB ruled Longhorn Sash and Door Company of Austin is not engaged in interstate commerce and ordered an election among production and maintenance workers within 30 days to decide representation by United Brotherhood of Carpenters Joiners of America Local 1751. The firm makes mill work at its Austin plant. The board noted that material title timing arrangements do not remove interstate commerce connections.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Longhorn Sash and Door Company
Austin
Texas
National Labor Relations Act
United Brotherhood of Carpenters — Joiners of America
NLRB
Lost postcards mailed back to Cleveland sender
Post office workers in Cleveland recovered sixty post cards lodged behind a mail chute. One card bears a 1937-era note, suggesting letters were mailed decades ago and are now being returned to the senders.
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Cleveland
F. H. Cogan
Mystery Cloaks Blame For Texas City Blast
Ownership of a leaky pipeline triggering a butane gas explosion at the Stone Refinery remains undetermined as officials fault another company's line. The blast killed four and later a fifth, C. C. Gilliam of Houston, died in hospital. Names of injured and improving include John Barber and Janeal Richards while Henry A. McCauley and Sharon are noted as improving.
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Texas City
Oil Company
Stone
C. C. Gilliam
Houston
Danforth Memorial Hospital
Galveston
Stone Oil Co
Whese Pe
Soee
Messay
Highway 146
Stone Properties
Republic Refining Co
John Barber
Janeal Richards
Henry A. McCauley
Sharon
Taft Endorses Dewey and Porter in Texas Rally
Republican Senator Robert A. Taft urged Texans to vote for Thomas Dewey for president and Jack Porter for U S Senate at a Dallas rally. He highlighted Texas as aligning with Republican ideals and contrasted Truman and Johnson with the party. Harold Stassen previously urged similar support in Amarillo.
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Dallas
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Thomas Dewey
Jack Porter
Houston
Texas
Taft
State Fair Grounds
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dewey
California May Vote Demo Says Roosevelt Improves
The Roosevelt campaign asserts California voters are increasingly embracing the Democratic program of practical reforms. Officials push the nation toward stronger support as public sentiment shifts daily.
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California
Roosevelt
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