Hurricane Jogs Southward Off Mexican Coast
A hurricane with winds up to 100 mph moved slowly southward in the lower Gulf of Mexico. The center was about 85 miles north of Vera Cruz at 10 pm, with precautions in Tampico and Vera Cruz as the storm drifts toward the Mexican coast. No damage reported in Texas as rains and cloudiness spread, and shipping cautions remained in effect.
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Gulf of Mexico
US Weather Bureau
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Tampico
New Orleans
Stevens
Luis Priego
Tuxpan
Soto la Marina
Texas
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Austin- San Antonio
West
Changing Wind Saves Virginia City From Fire
A wind shift on Sunday fended off a major blaze near Virginia City Nevada. Firefighters halted the threat at the town’s edge as flames reached within 50 feet of the Eagle Valley Home for Mentally Handicapped Children. The 1000 acre brush fire started north of Carson City Saturday and was controlled by noon.
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Carson City
Virginia City
Eagle Valley
Virginia City-Truckee
Hospital Staffs Fear More Cuts
Nearly 100 state officials and employees will meet in Austin to review personnel after the State Board for Hospitals and Special Schools dismissed about two thirds of the old eleemosynary division staff. Trepidation runs through superintendents and managers as the board plans to select headquarters personnel and set future staffing.
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State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
State School For the Blind
45Th
Lamar Boulevard
Austin State Hospital
Eleemosynary
State Board of Control
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Claud Gilmer
House
H. B. Zachry
San Antonio
W. W. Barnett
Mexia
Moyne Kelly
Board of Control
Eleemosynary Board
Autumn Temperatures Dip in Austin to Four Month Low
Sunday brought a cool down in Austin with a morning reading of 56 degrees, the lowest since May 13. The high reached 83 degrees as seasonal air appeared to settle in. The Weather Bureau noted the trend would continue along the bureau's forecast route.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Bargaining Log Jam Faces Critical Week in Industry
The log jam in major industries tightens this week as CIO unions press for pension and social insurance plans in steel and auto, warning of strikes if demands are not met. Ford set to pattern settlement. Chrysler workers vote 50 101 to 6612 backing similar action amid ongoing coal mine strike.
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United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
CIO
Steel and Automobile Industries
Pittsburgh
Hich
CIO United Steelworkers Union
James J. Thimmes
Terre Haute
Ind
Thimmes
United Mine Workers
CIO Auto
Ford Motor Company
Ford
UAW
Walter Reuter
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Michigan Labor Mediation Board
Dallas Woman and Real Estate Man Save Two Burned Children
Naomi Nail and W. W. Koonce rushed into a fence enclosure as a flash blaze trapped four year olds Thomas Roy Hollingsworth and Glenn Grubbs. They pulled Grubbs free then forced out the other boy, saving two lives as doctors labeled Hollingsworth critically burned.
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Dallas
Naomi Nail
Thomas Roy Hollingsworth
Glenn Grubbs
Nail
Early season shuffle as leaders split games
New York ceded sole first place after Boston Red Sox beat them 4-1. Cleveland overwhelmed Detroit 7-1. St Louis beat Chicago 6-1 to gain ground in the National League while Brooklyn fell 5-3 to Philadelphia. In football, the Chicago Bears shut out Green Bay 17-0.
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New York
Boston
Red Sox
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
Outlawing A Bomb Policy Sparks Congressional Debate
Soviet atomic progress prompts questions in Congress as the armed services bill faces cuts. Senators Maybank and Thomas push for restoring Air Force funding while others warn on long term defense needs. Atomic blast disclosures influence but do not derail spending plans.
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Maybank
D-Sc
House
Senate
Air Power
Thomas
Burney
GOP
Secretary of Defense
Congress
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Truman
Senator Long
D-La
Defense Johnson
Russia asserts long possession of atomic bomb and favors ban
Tass documents outline Moscow's position on outlawing the bomb and later controlling its production. Russia cites Molotov 1947 claims, notes no denial of explosion reports, and urges absolute prohibition with postban controls while US demand for verification remains.
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Moscow
Russia
Truman
Tass
V. M. Molotov
United States
Molotov
Soviet Union
Two Men Killed In Car Accident Near Gainesville
Virgil Floyd Souther 24 and Jimmy Ray Knight 22 died in a high speed crash on Highway 82 east of Gainesville near Cooke County. The auto sheared a guide post, rolled, and struck a tree, with the car’s top severely crushed. Wrecker removal followed the discovery by Herman Baker, Whitesboro garage owner.
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Gainesville
Virgil Floyd Souther
Jimmy Ray Knight
Whitesboro
Cooke County
Herman Baker
Small Nations Press for International Atomic Control
Worried nations in the UN urge quick curbs on the atomic bomb and backing of a world energy commission. Leaders from the 59 members push for international control as US and Soviet disclosures intensify East West tensions and a stalemate persists. The Soviet plan seeks a global atomic oversight without veto power, while Britain and the US argue for talks under existing six powers.
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New York
UN Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
Assembly
Ain
Ernest Bevin
Soviet Union
Tass
France
Britain
China
Canada
UN Atomic Energy Commission
Paris
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Paris Assembly
Bernard M. Baruch
New Uranium Mine Reported Opened Near Prague Under Russian Direction
Miners in the Prague area reported a new uranium mine at Mnisek about 25 miles south of Prague run by Russian engineers with Czech cooperation. The site would be the third on Czechoslovak soil producing atomic material for the Soviets, with miners earning 8000 to 10000 crowns monthly.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Diggins
Mnisek
Miisek
Joachimsthal
Sudetenland
Pribram
Obrana_ Lidu
Russia
Soviet Union
Obrana Lidu
Washington
Moscow
Choosy thief targets purse theft puzzles Riverside Courts
Riverside Courts resident Mrs Hank Walker reported a purse theft from her room on Sunday. The suspect reportedly dumped the contents on the bed before taking the purse. Police are investigating the unusual scene.
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Hank Walker
Riverside Courts
Once Rescued Lad Goes Back to Bed in Fatal Fire
In Nederland Colorado 11 year old Ronald Copple was saved from a burning home by his mother Virginia Copple then returned to bed and suffocated. Fire Chief Harry E Hedges said the blaze likely started from faulty wiring or an outdoor spark while the mother helped the younger child Michael.
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Nederland
Colo
Ronald Copple
Harry E. Hedges
Virginia Copple
Michael
Spanish reports claim new uranium source
In Madrid on September 25 diplomatic and mining officials report Franco’s experts found new uranium sources in the Pyrenees. Spain already holds the world’s fourth largest deposits. officials say uranium could influence Atlantic powers to reconsider attitudes toward Spain.
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Madrid
Spain
Solons Question Russia Motive On Atomic Bomb Claim
Congress members voiced skepticism about Russia's 1947 atomic bomb claim and questioned Moscow's motives for urging a global outlawing of the weapon. Senators Mundt and McMahon doubted Tass's working bomb and urged prompt U N energy control efforts.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
United States
Mundt
R-Sd
Chicago
Onle
United Nations
Senator McMahon
D-Conn
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Tass
McMahon
International
Velde Links Red Tactics to Delayed Atomic Bomb Effort
Rep. Velde argues American lax security let Soviet spies delay bomb development by 3 to 5 years and urges Congress to probe the entire security setup. He cites 150 Reds and agents tied to Soviet secrets and warns of continued active espionage and data leakage. Senator O'Conor calls for stricter laws against Reds entering the U S.
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Rep
Velde
Ill
Russia
White House
FBI
House un-American Activities Committee
Congress
O’conor
Fifth Column
United States
America
Truman
Pearl Harbor
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