Acheson Denounces Prague Spy Charges Against Diplomats
Secretary of State Acheson rejected Prague’s spy charges as trumped up and aimed to intimidate. He said the United States would remove two American Embassy staffers while a third, a non diplomat, is jailed. Patch Heyn and Meryn named. Penfield filed a protest.
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Washington
Acheson
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
State Department
Isaac Patch
John G. Heyn
Samuel Meryn
Patch
Heyn
Munich
Meryn
James K. Penfield
Convicts Escape With Arms From Delaware Prison
Eight inmates armed with guns escaped the New Castle County workhouse near Wilmington on Wednesday night. Police set road blocks as they split up, with two fleeing to the home of stationary store clerk J L Elliott who was forced into his car at gunpoint. Elliott described the abduction and his wife’s police call, noting the car as a black 1941 Chevrolet sedan with Delaware plate 28579.
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Wilmington
Del
New Castle County
Here
J. L. Elliott
Elliott
Utah youth with no legs earns Eagle Scout award
Don Lee, aged 18, who has have lost both legs, received the Eagle Scout badge after completing a 14 mile hike and swimming tests. Foster mother Anna Rosenkilde prepared and presented the award as he faced deer hunting plans before the ceremony. He began life with family support after an early accident and trained with his church community to master his artificial legs.
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Salt Lake City
Don Lee
Don
Anna Rosenkilde
Mamma Rose
Salt Lake City Hospital
Anna
L-D-S
Truman Strike Intervention Debated Amid Steel Coal Disputes
Conflicting reports from cabinet and White House officials on whether President Truman will intervene to end the steel and coal strikes. A cabinet officer said action could come by week’s end. another official denied any deadline. CIO President Murray demanded NLRB counsel Denham be fired over charges of bias against unions.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Cyrus Ching
Mediation Service
Cleveland
CIO
Philip Murray
Presient Truman
Robert N. Denham
National Bar Relations Board
Murray
Denham
NLRB
Crisp Fall Day Expected Here Thursday
The weather bureau forecast a crisp autumn day with fair skies and mild temperatures. The high should reach 75 while Wednesday morning's low was 46, similar to Thursday morning.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
UT to Host Two-Day Personnel Conference in Austin
About 400 Texans from business, industry, education and government will attend the two day Personnel and Management Conference at the University of Texas. Registration and headquarters are in the Texas Union with sessions in Hogg Auditorium and a Friday noon session at the Union. The program features more than 50 speakers in four panel series and four prominent out of state speakers in general sessions. Governor Allan Shivers will speak Thursday night on Running the State's Business. Dr. J. C. Dolley will welcome attendees and C. B. Smith will greet visitors for Austin area development sponsorship.
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University of Texas
Texas Union
Beonrat
Hogg Auditorium
The
Union
C. Read Granberry
Allan Shivers
J. C. Dolley
C. B. Smith
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
Austin
Smith
Farm in a Day Project May Reach Central Texas
A 1950 proposal for a farm in a day soil conservation show in Central Texas awaits approval. The Taylor and Hays Caldwell Travis Soil Conservation District boards must decide. Chamber of Commerce leaders and local agribusiness reps backed the plan at a dinner and will present to the Taylor district supervisors Thursday night.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American Central Texas
Boards of Supervisors
Taylor Soil Conservation District
Hays-Caldwell-Travis Soil Conservation
Jim Boswell
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
Hays -Caldwell-Travis
Soil Conservation Service
Production Marketing Administration
Extension Service
Lower Colorado River Authority
Joe Carrington
W. O
Bill) Harwell
Ernest Best Jr
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural
W. F. Lange
Rockdale
Jim Park
Seguin
Hays-Caldwell- Travis
Victor Kennedy
Temple
Walter Nelson
A. J. Maloney Company
Austin
Charles Lisle
San Antonio
International Harvester Company
Don Langford
Langford Machinery Company
Elmo V. Cook
Andrew Briscoe
Veeck Plans to Marry Model After Divorce
Chicago October report says Bill Veeck president of the Cleveland Indians will remarry after his divorce, if the woman agrees. He names Mary Frances Ackerman, a former model and public relations worker for Ice Capades, as the prospective bride.
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Chicago
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Veeck
Mary Frances Ackerman
Cleveland
Lovely Mary Frances
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Truman Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Pay
President Truman signed the Fair Labor Standards Act raising the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents per hour, with most increases not exceeding 15 cents. The measure, not effective for 90 days, expands child labor bans and gives the wage Hour administrator broader enforcement powers.
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Truman
Washington
Wage House
Burleson Suggests Elba Style Island for Traitors
Representative Omar Burleson of Texas urged creating an Elba type island to confine Americans convicted of subversive activities. In a letter to Attorney General McGrath he praised the Justice Department’s handling of the New York Communist trial and argued for exile of traitors, identifying Pacific sites as potential locations.
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Washington
Omar Burleson
Dtexas
United States
Burleson
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Justice Department
New York
Congress
Pacific
Heated re hash of 1948 Demo Convention at high court
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments over the validity and actions of the 1948 State Democratic Convention in Fort Worth. Judges weighed whether the convention could admit or bar members and whether district courts have jurisdiction in internal party disputes.
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Dave Cheavens
Associated Press
State Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Gillis Johnson
Neville Penrose
Bennett L. Smith
Tarrant County
Annecet
Johnson
Penrose
Smith
Jack Carter
J. W Douglas
Carter
Douglas
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Supreme Court
Calvert
Skelton
Executive Committee
Truman
George Sergeant
Dallas
Ernest May
Court of Oil Appeals
Eden Sharply Raps Cripps Ultimatum Unyielding economy call faced
Britain’s economic chief Sir Stafford Cripps urged rapid production and sale of goods to the United States or risk civilization’s decline. Prime factions opposed the plan as too little too late while a no confidence vote looms after two days of debate.
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London
Britain
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Galveston to Keep Engineering District Headquarters
Washington dispatch reports Rep. Clark Thompson of Galveston stated the Army Engineers have no plans to move their district headquarters from Galveston Texas. He said a rumor despite a Texas Water Conservation Association resolution urged transfer to a more central location.
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Army Engineers
Galveston
Tex
Clark Thompson
Thompson
Engineers
Austin
Texas Water Conservation Association
Corps of District Engineers
SMU Texas Set For Weekend Showdown
SMU star Doak Walker leaves hospital after flu illness. Texas drills on offense ahead of Saturday clash. Southwest region shows 29 percent rise in football attendance as Seguin and Lockhart prepare for a pivotal Centex game Friday night.
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University of Texas
SMU
Doak Walker
Southwest
Seguin
Lockhart
Selfish Soviet Policy Blamed In UN Report
At Lake Success on October 26 four of the Big Five powers and Canada accused the Soviet Union of blocking East West atomic energy control by prioritizing national sovereignty over world security. They noted Moscow refused to discuss the recent Soviet atomic test in secret talks, and insisted the six-power talks would continue without the USSR. A spokesman said Russia had nothing to say about the five power memorandum.
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Aene Western Power Group
Ussr
Price acquires San Marcos Telephone Company stake
H Y Price of Jackson Miss buys 300 of 337 shares of the San Marcos Telephone Company for 75000 dollars from Walter Donaldson of Dallas. Price pays 25000 down and will pay the remainder after an audit. He plans to move to San Marcos to supervise repairs and end a strike that began May 17.
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San Marcos Telephone Company
H. Y. Price
Jackson
Miss
E. M. Cape
Telephone Company
Price
Walter Donaldson
Dallas
Cape
Donaldson
Cape and
Herbert Eastwood
Submarine launched guided missiles demonstrate push button warfare
Two Navy submarines Cusk and Carbonero will fire seven ton guided missiles off Hawaii on November 7 to show atomic bomb delivery capability. The Loon missiles reach 100 to 200 miles and will be tested amid a 70 ship task force with carrier planes ready to shoot them down if needed.
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The
Navy
Hawaii
Point Mugu
San Diego
Great Britain
Cusk
Carbonero
Boxer
Valley Forge
Kaala Rock
General Mitchell
Orient
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