Truman Weighs Early Return For Congress
President Truman said he is considering calling Congress back before November 27 to handle rent control an excess profits tax and Alaska and Hawaii statehood. He said a decision would be announced when made and would depend on political timing.
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Nations urge immediate setup of supreme allied commander
North Atlantic defense chiefs pressed for an urgent appointment of a supreme commander to direct Western Europe’s defense. General Eisenhower may be asked to head the effort, with a nucleus force expected by January and a new arms standardization agency also planned.
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AS YOU LIKE IT AND THE WOMAN'S ROLE IN SOCIETY
A personality expert says emancipation has eroded wifely happiness and urges a nationwide program to teach women their role. The bond issue is expected to pass, with the City Council backing the 20 million dollar proposal. Central Texas farmers oppose unlimited cotton planting for 1951 in a voiced pro and con debate.
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AFL seeks high court mandamus to halt master testimony
Labor unions ask Supreme Court to grant a mandamus to force Judge Betts to hear the Brown and Root injunction case in person and end use of master in chancery Emmett Bauknight. Third Civil Appeals Court denied leave to file. unions plan appeal. Case concerns picketing and conspiracy allegations against unions and Brown and Root in Austin.
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Emmett L. Bauknight
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China accuses US raids in Manchuria as war fears rise
Peiping dispatch cites nine border intrusions by US planes into Manchuria with four aircraft entering 25 miles inside and strafing Kuantien wounding a boy and a cow. Chou En Lai petitions UN and cites ongoing aggression as cross-border strikes mount amid Korean war tensions.
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Liberation Army Reported in Tibet
Dispatched reports from Calcutta and other capitals claim the Chinese Liberation Army crossed the frontier into Tibet. A Peiping statement said invasion aims to free 3,000,000 Tibetans and strengthen western frontiers. Skepticism exists due to winter conditions, but Kalimpong reports place a vanguard near Nei wutsi and about 100 miles west of the Sikang Tibet border.
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North Koreans Stop Retreat and Launch Counterattack
Heavy fighting raged across Northwestern Korea as North Koreans halted their retreat and counterattacked on the left flank near the Manchurian border. US Eighth Army and British Commonwealth forces pressed along a highway north from Pakchon toward Chosan, amid reports of Chinese troops entering Korea and intensified air operations reducing sorties.
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US Bans Amusement Building as War Eduction Controls Grow
The National Production Authority bans 44 types of construction for amusement and recreation as of midnight Thursday. No new theatres night clubs race tracks or stadiums may start. The rule targets buildings not directly aiding defense and may curb nickel copper and aluminum use. Violators face fines or imprisonment.
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Harris Officer Testifies Vallone Shot by Mafia Orders
A Houston deputy sheriff testified in 98th District Court that Diego L. Carlino admitted killing Vincent Vallone on Mafia orders. Carlino allegedly fired buckshot at Vallone on a rural road near Houston and hid the shotgun in a bayou after the slaying in July 1949.
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Percy Foreman
Four year old boy dies after whiskey ingestion
Waterloo Iowa reports a 4 year old boy named Billy Wayne Brown died after drinking almost a quart of whiskey. Coroner William Chisholm stated the incident occurred on the back porch while the family was at breakfast.
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Hope for Guard Reserves as Army Demobilizes Next Summer
Secretary Pace announced demobilization plans starting next summer for mobilized National Guardsmen and reservists with a goal to complete the process by early 1952. The Air Force halted enlist ed reserve calls, and all services issued new recall and discharge procedures to ensure an orderly drawdown and updated reserve lists nationwide. The Army outlined a four month advance notice for enlisted reservists after November 10 and emphasized redeployment and potential Europe reinforcement.
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