Hungary hangs ex army chief for Titoist plot
Lieutenant General Gyorgi Palffy, once Hungarys top military officer, was hanged for treason in a Titoist plot. Other officers, including Bela Korondy and Deszo Nemeth, were also executed in the Budapest trial tied to alleged Yugoslav and American involvement.
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Budapest
Gyorgi Palffy
Hungary
Bela Korondy
Palffy
Korondy
Laszlo Rajk
Rajk
Deszo Nemeth
Moscow
Otto Horvath
Nemeth
Horvath
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Communist Movement of
Truman Urges Outlawing War At UN Ceremony
President Truman urged a workable plan to outlaw atomic warfare and backed the Baruch plan for international control while warning that no single nation can dictate to the UN. He emphasized negotiation and mutual adjustment and met with Russia's Vishinsky as the UN marks its fourth birthday with a cornerstone ceremony.
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New York
Truman
United States
Baruch
Russia
United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
Soviet Union
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Television Brain Implant Could Restore Sight to Blind
Northwestern University scientist Dr. Wendell Krieg described a plan to replace eyes with a television scanner linked to the brain to allow the blind to see. He said the system might also enable deaf people to hear and some paralyzed patients to move, though much work remains.
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Evanston, II
Northwestern University
Wendell J. 8. Krieg
Northwestern
Krieg
Jury Finds Boat Operator Guilty Of Maiming Girl
In Sacramento a federal jury convicted Phil Davis of negligence for a Lake Tahoe speedboat crash that maimed 14 year old Imogene Wittsche. Davis faces possible sentence on November 7 after a probation report.
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Sacramento
Calif
Oakland
Phil Davis
Lake Tahoe
Imogene Wittsche
George M. Anderson
Dal M. Lemmon
Davis
Miss Frances
Imogene
Armor versus fashion sparks campus caution at Skidmore
Union College men warned Skidmore College dates to curb hazardous looking undergarments and wired bras described as portable fortresses. The Concordiensis printing a letter deriding such outfits and urging simpler attire to avoid risking the male student body at proms and fraternity events.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Union College
Union
Skidmore College
Skidmore
Concordiensis
Dave Markson
Amtorg Officials Freed on Bail in U S Case
Five Amtorg officials including Aleksi Vasilievich and Vassili Rebrov were released in $15,000 cash bail each after a federal grand jury indicted them on failure to register as foreign agents. They face possible trials in Washington with penalties up to five years and a $10,000 fine per person.
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New York
Amtorg
Russia
Washington
Aleksi Vasilievich
Vassili Petrovich Rebrov
Sergei Andreevich Shevchenko
Aleksander Aleksandrovich Istchenko
Gennadi Nikolaicich Oglobin
Federal House of Detention
Isadore G. Needleman
Edward E. Rigney
Soviet Union
Berserk farmer guns down nine then kills self in Waterford
A 45 year old farmer identified as Joe Runyon opened fire Monday night in Stan's Tavern and the Waterford Hotel, wounding nine patrons before shooting himself in the abdomen. Two women are listed in critical condition. The incident followed a note found at his farm home suggesting depression.
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Waterford
Mich
Donald O. Menzies
Joe Runyon
Stan
Howard Stites
Stites
Stanley Zurawski
Zurawski
Runyon
Etta Ficher
UT Student Mary Barnes Struck by Polio in 1949 Case
Austin records the 25th 1949 polio case as Mary Elizabeth Barnes, 26, UT student from Buda, admitted with a good condition at Brackenridge Hospital after staying at Kirby Hall. Barnes brings Travis County polio total to 29 with six deaths. five other patients in the polio ward are listed in good condition.
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Austin
Mary Elizabeth Barnes
University of Texas
Buda
Barnes
E. F. Barnes
Kirby Hall
Travis County
Brackenridge Hospital
Drowned in San Antonio Floods Reported
Two people are believed to have drowned during San Antonio floods as Texas education leaders met in Austin. The Texas Association of Secondary Principals discussed student neglect rates, guidance needs, and proposed reforms while highlighting rising enrollments and future wartime birth-rate impacts.
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San Antonio
Texas
Austin
J. Dan Hull
US Office of Education
Texas Association of Secondary Principals
Driskill Hotel
Hull
Commission On Life Adjustment Education For
Commission
Association
Baylor Campaign To Begin Today For Stadium Drive
Baylor begins a Texas statewide push to raise 1.5 million dollars for a new stadium. Dr. W R White will speak on The Stadium and a Greater Baylor at a kickoff dinner in Austin with F L Kuykendall and Dr Carlyle Marney.
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Austin
Baylor
W. R. White
F. L. Kuykendall
Austin Area
Carlyle Marney
First Baptist Church
White
Baylor Stadium
Houston
San Antonio
Waco
Texas
Texas Home Economics Tea Room
San Jacinto Boulevard
Reward Offered For Missing Houston Plane
A $500 reward was posted Monday by Mrs. George H. Harrington for the discovery of a small plane that vanished Friday while carrying Houston geologist Orville A. Sweitzer Jr. and the pilot. Mrs. Harrington also offered $100 for any authentic information leading to discovery as bad weather hampered Civil Air Patrol efforts across Northeast Texas.
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Houston
Tulsa
George H. Harrington
Harrington
Orville A. Sweitzer Jr
Texas
Civil Air Patrol
Coach Cherry Sees Tough SMU Test After Rice Loss
Longhorns coach warns to close the books on the heart breaking Rice defeat ahead of Saturday’s SMU game. Scout Gray hails the Mustangs as a strong unit even without Walker while Beill Says Doaker will miss the big game and Payne will play with a broken finger.
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Cherry
Longhorns
SMU
Jack Gray
Mustangs
Walker
Matty Beill
Doaker
Frank Payne
Notre Dame
Williamson
Lindy Berry
TCU
Ubbock
Port Arthur
Newspoll
Pancho Gonzales
Jack Kramer
Texan killed in Mexico City bar may be war veteran
Richard Campbell Cowing a 35 year old property and supply supervisor for the Joint Mexico United States Aftosa Commission was shot three times and died in a Mexico City hotel bar. Police say they know the shooter but no arrests have been made. Cowing a former army major served in Africa Egypt Italy Switzerland France and England. He came from Houston to work for the commission.
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Mexico City
Richard Campbell Cowing
Cowing
Aftosa Commission
United States
Lowing
Imerial
Houston
Texas
Africa
Egypt
Italy
Switzerland
France
England
Helen Maxine Cowing
Imperial Hotel
Air Force and Guard Clash Over Control of Flying Branch
Air Force officials signaled a push toward federalization of the National Guard’s air arm amid a dispute sparked by Major General Ellard A. Walsh. He accused leaders including Air Secretary Symington and General Vandenberg of moving to replace the Guard with a pure air reserve. Major General Milton Beckford complained of funding lapses for armory buildings.
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Montgomery
Ala
Air Force
National Guard
Stuart
US National Guard Association
Association
Ellard A. Walsh
Minnesota
Guard
Air Guard
Stuart Symington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Elwood Quesada
Quesada
Joint
Defense Department
Walsh
Milton A. Beckford
Maryland
Congress
Creeks Waters Force Families To Quit Homes
Two San Antonians drowned in a swollen San Antonio creek after a homemade boat capsized. The flood forced evacuation of about 20 west-side families as streets flooded and bridges washed away. Weather warnings issued along the Trinity with high river stages and widespread rainfall across Texas.
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San Antonio
State Highway Patrol
Honda
Boerne
Air National Guard
William N. Hensley
E. T. Spain
Dallas
Gainesville
Trinity
Elm Fork
Weather Bureau
Ealy
Fort Worth
South Concho
San Angelo
Austin
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Paint Rock
Government Pulls Out of Strike Peace Talks
The government withdrew from weeklong peace talks with US Steel in New York. Cyrus S. Ching and aides returned to Washington, with no settlement in sight. CIO leader Philip Murray warned against Taft-Hartley injunctions and hinted at a giant strike fund as the 24 day steel strike and coal walkouts drag on.
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US Steel
Cyrus S. Ching
New York
Washington
Ching
Cleveland
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
Murray
Truman
Cyrus Ching
U. S. Steel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern
Bluefield
W. Va
Lewis
Northern
Western
UMW
USW
Thornberry to Give Rotary Club Report From Washington
Congressman Homer Thornberry of Austin will present his first report from Washington before the Austin Rotary Club on Tuesday at 12 15 p m at the Austin Hotel. Officials from federal state and local levels are invited to hear what he has done faced and learned as a freshman congressman.
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Homer Thornberry
Austin
Washington
Austin Rotary Club
Austin Hotel
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