Toll in Dutch Airliner Crash Climbs to 39 of 40 Aboard
A Dutch KLM Lockheed Constellation crashed near Prestwick in fog killing 39 of 40 aboard. Nine victims were Americans. Diamonds worth $40,000 recovered from wreckage. ownership unclear due to cargo records loss. Surviving passenger was William Henrik Phillip of Sassenheim. The flight was Amsterdam to New York with Prestwick and Newfoundland stops.
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Ohio
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Royal Dutch Airlines
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London
Meline
Henrik Veenendaal
San Diego
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Germany
Kevin J. O’brien
Dublin
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Trans- Atlantic Ferry Command
Newfoundland
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Scotch
Moody denies memory of investigator visit amid Texas Senate inquiry
Former Governor Dan Moody, representing Coke Stevenson, said he briefly met an investigator linked to a Senate committee probe into Stevenson’s charges of election vote fraud in South Texas counties. Moody refused to identify the investigator’s destination or disclose further details. Stevenson was away at his ranch near Junction with aides absent from Austin.
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Coke Stevenson
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Junction
Austin
SQUIRREL TIPPLERS Nuttin' Nutty About Them
On the UCLA campus three sausage trees sprout gourdlike fruit the size of inches long. Native to Africa and pollinated by the botany department the fruit is inedible and marked experimental. The piece notes squirrels may ferment the fruit, creating a curious woodland scene at UCLA.
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Los Angeles
UCLA
Africa
Botany Department
Train derailment injures 24 in Kansas near Garden City
Eleven cars of the Santa Fe's California Limited derailed in a wheat field in the Arkansas River Valley near Garden City Kansas, injuring 24. A broken rail caused part of the two unit diesel locomotive and 11 cars to leave the rails, ripping a half mile of track. The train was en route from Los Angeles to Chicago and several passengers were treated at St Catherine's Hospital. One passenger reportedly lost an ear and others suffered deep lacerations or were in serious condition.
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St. Catherine's Hospital
Train wreck at Changchun amid Chinese Reds advance
Pro government dispatches report a derailment near Changchun as Communist forces move toward the city. A passenger train left the rails in a wheat field after a barricade by Cheng Tung-Kuo’s Changchun command. Ambulances from Garden City, Dodge City, and Cimarron aided victims. four coaches overturned and seven stayed upright.
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Peipi Times
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Dodge City
Cimarron
Kans
Hosp
City Council Approves Advertising Benches Proposal
The council voted 3 to 2 to allow a franchise for billboard benches on street corners with ads. Mayor Miller Batholomew and Mrs. Long supported the project while Johnson and Taylor opposed. The ordinance would require consent from adjacent property owners and some neighbors across the street. Bruce Bledsoe for Tanner Evans said benches would be maintained and a 10 percent gross receipts tax paid. Sandahl pledged to continue manufacturing 100 benches. The council also awarded 201226 for municipal construction including a 3 million gallon water clear well.
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Austin
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Eugene Batholomew
Stuart Long
Will T. Johnson
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Tanner Evans
Sandahl
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Zoning Board
Bruce Bledsoe
Jamie Odom
French Chief Urged To Use Martial Law
Paris dispatch reports some cabinet ministers urged Premier Henri Queuille to declare martial law in riot torn coal fields after clashes left over 170 police and soldiers injured. Ministers pressed for siege, more troops, and call up of reserves as events unfolded in Bethune where 5000 strikers surrounded a prison and freed seven prisoners while kidnapping the under prefect.
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Paris
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Bethune
France
Truman and Dewey clash over civil rights in campaign remarks
President Truman lauds the New Deal while Governor Dewey denounces social injustice in America. Dewey urges a single standard of equality and rights for minorities, addressing discrimination and bigotry. The campaign trail moves through New York and Pennsylvania as the election nears.
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New Deal
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
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Dewey
New York State
Theatregard Workers Ings
Mills of Industry
Beaumont Man Elected Chief of US Legion
S Perry Brown of Beaumont Texas was elected national commander of the American Legion at its 30th convention in Miami Florida Brown 55 was the favorite of the Old Guard in a three man race with James F Green of Omaha and George N Craigh of Brazil Indiana Brown received 2176 votes to 1262 for Green and 600 for Craigh Green urged unanimous support Brown called the organization the greatest veterans group and named regional vice commanders James A Lane James Annin Edward J Kelly Walter Alessan co and Leonard Moody also elected regional vice commanders National chaplain Rev Tom Grice a 68 year old World War I chaplain was chosen Grice born in England and a longtime California resident earlier resolutions to pension all World War I veterans and widows were discussed but not decided.
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American Legion
S. Perry Brown
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Beaumont
Texas
United States
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Brazil
Ind
James F. Green
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Green
Craig
Indiana
James A. Lane
Huntsville
Ala
James Annin
Columbus
Mont
Edward J. Kelly
Taftville
Simi Valley Community
Ventura County
Calif
Negro State U Adopts Million Dollar Budget
The university colors and brief details indicate Negro State University approves a budget of about one million dollars. The report notes an October action and highlights fiscal planning for campus programs and operations.
Berlin Airlift Expanded With 66 Additional Transport Planes
President Truman authorized General Lucius D. Clay to add up to 66 CM transport planes for the Berlin airlift. The planes will be supplied by the Air Forces as needed to keep Berlin supplied, with Clay free to request them. Clay met with Truman and Royal for a half hour, and a White House official named Eben Ayres said the planes may serve directly or in auxiliary duties.
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Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Berlin
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White House
Army Royal
Eben Ayres
Ayres
Ilse Koch
Buchenwald
Soviet Delegate Confers With Council's Bramuglia
Andrei Vishinsky met with Argentine delegate Juan Bramuglia at the Soviet Embassy amid Berlin crisis talks. He reportedly objections to a neutral six power plan, awaiting Moscow's word on the resolution guiding currency and blockade matters.
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Russia
Andrei,y. Vishinsky
Security Council
Berlin
Vishinsky
Moscow
Juan A. Bramuglia
Kremlin
Bramuglia
China
Argentina
Canada
Colombia
Syria
Belgium
Bunche Orders Israel Egypt Truce In Negev
UN mediator Dr. Ralph Bunche ordered a noon Friday cease fire in the Negev with Israel and Egypt to confirm orders. Egypt reportedly agreed to the Security Council halt while fighting continued in the desert.
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Paris
UN Palestine
Egypt
Israel
Negev
Greenwich
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
Security Council
Rebels Hold Two Cities in Korea Uprising
South Korean rebels still held two cities on October 21 as government forces planned to retake Yasu and Sunchon within days. Premier Lee Bum Suk cited Soviet backed flags at both towns and martial law remained in effect except in North and South Cholla Provinces amid a broader insurgent force of about 4,000.
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Seoul
Korea
Yasu
Sunchon
North
South Cholla
Lee Bum Suk
Bed Bonanza Stake Claim In Elevator
In Helena Montana gold was found again in Last Chance Gulch during elevator construction at the ee Hotel. Prospectors valued the find at about 1.75 dollars per cubic yard but concrete was poured to continue building. Hugh Gaw, hotel secretary treasurer, ordered the foundation poured.
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Helena
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Last Chance Gulch
Hugh Gaw
Jewish Units Take Beersheba After Seven Hours of Combat
Jewish forces swept into Beersheba and occupied the town after a seven hour battle, the spokesperson said. Israel awaited word on Egypt quitting the fighting as the five month invasion of Palestine faced increasing danger of collapse amid a determined Jewish defense.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Egypt
Palestine
Wallace Loses Ballot Fight in Illinois Election Law
The Supreme Court, by a 6 to 5 vote, upheld Illinois 1935 law requiring 200 names from at least 50 of 102 counties to place nominees on the November ballot, barring Henry A. Wallace and blocking full Progressive presence statewide. Dissents by Justices Douglas Black and Murphy.
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Supreme Court
Illinois
Henry A. Wallace
William C. Vines
High Court
Douglas, Black and Murphy
Progressive Party
Chicago
Cook County
Congress
Nee Oett
US Book Found In Thug Market
Pasadena dispatch reports a U S book found in a crime market probe in October. Authorities gave few details but confirmed the item was located among other contraband in a city operation.
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