Court To Review 11 US Reds Case
The Supreme Court agreed to review the conviction of 11 top US Communist leaders on charges of overthrowing the government. It will rule on the war time Smith Act's constitutionality, with oral arguments set for December 4.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
High Tribunal
Harold R. Medina
Robert G. Thompson
Thompson
Richardson
Federal
Communist Control Board
Cooler Weather Expected After Tuesday Warm Spell
Austin forecasts show a stable but cooling trend with Tuesday's high near 80 degrees and cool nights. A weather bureau spokesman says another drop arrives late Wednesday. Ten of the Red leaders remain free on bond pending appeal outcomes.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
FBI rounds up 86 alleged active alien Communists
FBI agents seized 20 persons late Sunday night in a countryside crackdown of 86 alleged active alien Communists. The Justice Department announced the roundup as the Internal Security Act enforcement began.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Department
Congress
Truman
Ralph A. Powe
Powe
F. Dickinson Letts
Communist Control Board
Seth W. Richardson
US Raises Cotton Export Quota in 2,146,000 Bales
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan boosted the eight month cotton export quota to 2,146,000 bales for the period ending March 31, citing tight domestic supplies after a small crop. The increase follows an October 10 restriction and a 2,000,000 bale preliminary quota, with the higher carryover and Census figures cited as context.
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Brannan
Truman
Census Bureau
SMU Rated No 1 in Nation Replacing Army
Southwest Conference keeps spotlight as unbeaten SMU named No 1 national team, overtaking Army. University of Texas sits seventh as coverage notes late season poll shifts and college football power. Lillie Elizabeth Drennan, identified in a separate feature, has 22 years of trucking experience.
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Southern Methodist University
Army
University of Texas
Lillie
Lillie Elizabeth Drennan
World marks United Nations Day anniversary
United Nations Day marks the fifth anniversary of the UN charter. President Truman delivers a keynote at the General Assembly in Flushing Meadow while a 10 ton Berlin freedom bell rings in West Berlin. Global leaders praise the UN with remarks from Chiang Kai Shek and India’s Rajendra Prasad.
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Austin
Bob Turner
Truman
United Nations General Assembly
West Berlin
United States
Europe
Washington
Queens County
N.Y
Flushing Meadow
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Crusade For Freedom
Clay
Germany
Ernst Reuter
Korea
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
John J. Muccio
Chong - Hyung
Korean Association For the United Nations
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Rajendra Prasad
India
City Council rejects ballot to lower tax rate ceiling
In a special session the Austin City Council rejected a proposal to write a lower tax ceiling into the City Charter as impractical and potentially harmful to the city’s credit. The panel endorsed a charter amendment to cap debt for city and school systems and discussed looming bond issuances and rate changes.
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Austin
Taylor Glass
Emma Long
W. S. Drake Jr
W. J. Johnson
Stuart MacCorkle
New York
J. D. Huffman
Trueman O Quinn
Texas
O'Quinn
Reservists to get five months notice before recall
Secretary of Defense Marshal Mon day orders that all services set a uniform policy to notify reservists at least five months before recall to active duty with at least 30 days between recall notice and reporting date. The plan aims to standardize calls, update rosters, remove nonavailable personnel, and cut involuntary active duty time.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
French Battalion Joins UN Forces in Korea
General Raoul Ver Nerey, aka Mon clar, leads a battalion of French troops dispatched through the United States to Korea to join United Nations forces.
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Korea
Raoul Vernerey
Monclar
United States
Nea-Acme
Negro School Staff Meets Chest Quota
The Blind Deaf and Orphan School for Colored in Texas reports 61 staff members contributing to the Austin Community Chest, achieving 100 percent participation. State agencies including Texas Teacher Retirement System and LCRA join, with LCRA reporting the largest sum from 273 employees in Travis County. The drive aims to reach a $182,863 goal by November 1.
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Lorraine Barnes
Blind, Deaf and Orphan School For Colored
Texas
Weachers
Austin Community Cuest
Price Daniel
Tom Miller
Daniel
J. D. Martin
Grover C. Colvin
Austin Community Chest
Blind, Deaf and Orphan School
Texas Teacher Retirement System
Interstate Compact Commission
Merit System Council
State Employes Retirement System
State Attorney's Office
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lower
Colorado River Authority
LCRA
State Department
Travis County
Oak Farms
Tom Miller Produce
Comny
C&s Sporting Goods
Becker Umber Company
National Life and Accident Insurance Company
Living Costs Rise Toward New High
The cost of living continued to move upward last month. The government's consumer price index for Sept. rose 0.5 percent from the previous month to 173.8, about 73.8 percent above the 1935-39 average and 2.5 percent higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Injunction Suit Ties Governor and Officials to Union Dispute
The Brown and Root case against Texas unions enters testimony linking Governor Allan Shivers Lieutenant Governor nominee Ben Ramsey and Rep Marshall Bell to a 1950 speech. Union attorney Nat Wells admitted drafting and presenting the remarks urging lawful methods to obtain wages and hours while challenging laws to achieve a closed shop.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
Brown and Root, Inc
Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Marshall Bell
Brown and Root
Nat Wells
Texas State Federation of Labor
Wells
Ang Rt
Ells
Hell
High Water
AFL
South Korean Division Tracks Prisoner Strands Near Manchuria
American advisers said the South Korean 6th Division found evidence that large groups of US prisoners were moved toward Huichon near the Manchurian border. They suggested the Reds may be herding captives toward Kanggye as UN forces close in on the frontier. Reports also note fading hopes for rescuing about 150 captives on a prison train north of Pyongyang amid rising prisoner surrenders across Korea.
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Tokyo
6Th Division
Manchurian
Chongchon
Huichon
Kanggye
Pyongyang
United Nations
Yalu
Manchuria
Korea
British Commonwealth
Sinanju
Peteee
RAP
Yongbyon
1St Shio oeaKurn
Vishinsky Warns Two Parties Can Trigger Atomic Bomb
In a two hour UN Assembly speech at Lake Success on October 23, Soviet foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky warned that the atomic bomb can be triggered by two parties, not just the United States. He condemned President Truman’s policy and urged absolute ban of the weapon, arguing any party could unleash it and innocents might pay the price.
Fire damages Greenwood Drug. one injured at 922 Congress
A blaze at the Greenwood Drug Company 922 Congress Ave injured delivery boy Willie B. Taylor 22 and gutted the rear of the store. Fire crews from ten trucks battled flames starting 4:30 pm, ventilating from a block away for two hours. Taylor suffered second degree burns while attempting to extinguish the fire.
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Greenwood Drug Company
Congress Avenue
Willie B. Taylor
Brackenridge Hospital
Wayne Dunlap
Taylor
2000 Corner
Greenwood S. Wooten
Wooten
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