Wright Will Take Stand In Murder Trial
Youthful Charles Wright is set to testify in his own defense in Mercer county court at Princeton. The 20 year old South Charleston insulator worker faces murder charges in the gun battle that killed Deputy W. Calvin Dotson on August 17.
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John R. Morris
Associated Press
Charles Wright
Mercer County
Princeton
Wright
W. Calvin Dotson
South Charleston
Dotson
Jack Crotty
Crotty
Roy Martin
Clements
Martin
R. I. Boone
Pickets clash with police as Bell operators keep working
In Philadelphia a mass of over 250 CIO Communications Workers of America pickets surrounded a Bell Telephone exchange, blocking entry for about 80 non striking operators. Police cleared lanes, injuries were avoided, and four detainees faced $400 bail as a nationwide 44 state strike escalated with wage demands and contract talks.
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Philadelphia
Bell
CIO
Bell Company
CIO Communications Workers of America
Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Company
Thomas Diehl
Cio-Communications Workers Union
West Philadelphia
Washington
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Western Electric Company
Pennsylvania
UN Political Group Delays Formosa Action Indefinitely
Lake Success November 15 The U N Political committee postponed indefinitely consideration of Formosa to avoid risking wider war in the Far East. The 53 to 0 vote shelved the Formosan issue amid Dulles and Malik’s debate over Peiping regime actions and possible next steps.
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Formosa
Jacob A. Malik
China
Soviet Union
Chiang Kai-Shek
Far East
U.N
South Africa
el Salvador
Tibet
Security Council
Florida tragedy ends in cabin double murder
In Palatka Florida county officials report Jacksonville City Commissioner R D Sutton and his married mistress were killed by her husband in a secluded cabin. The killer waited in hiding, then shot them after entering the room. He later collapsed and died of a heart attack. The woman Mrs J P McRae 33 and Sutton were found slain with a shotgun blast. details indicate a second shot to confirm death. The estranged husband was captured after the incident and later released on recognizance due to health. A coroner's jury will study the evidence for about a week. The couple had been involved with community groups including PTA and Patrolboys Mothers' association. the woman leaves a 16 year old son Joel.
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Reeneene Rae
Jacksonville
Sutton
McRae
Palatka
C. S. Green
Revels
Auto Dealers Urge End To Credit Curbs At Convention
Richmond Virginia November 15 auto dealers at their annual convention urged rescission of Federal Reserve Board credit restrictions on motor vehicles. The resolution asked Virginia’s congressional representatives to press for removal and to apply controls to manufacturers rather than retail dealers.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Board
Virginia
Congress
Russell calls Britain US satellite in wartime remark
British philosopher and 1950 Nobel laureate Bert Rand Russell, 78, said Britain depends on the United States for funds and protection and that the West should unleash the atom bomb immediately if Russia begins a war. He spoke at Columbia University amid a lecture tour.
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New York
Bertrand Russell
Great Britain
United States
Russell
Columbia University
Russia
Weather Mild Now But Cold Is On Way
Mild weather prevailed over the eastern half of the country today as colder air surged east from the Rockies. Temperatures dropped to 10 degrees below zero in Butte Montana and the cold mass was expected to reach northwestern Indiana by tomorrow night. A wide band of showers and thunderstorms stretched from the Great Lakes to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.
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Chicago
Rockies
Butte
Mont
Indiana
Great Lakes
Ohio
Tennessee
Hunter Turns Thief But Gives Up To Cops
In South Bend Indiana a man in hunting clothes attempted to jack a bartender for two dollars but failed and then two hours later robbed the same bar of two hundred dollars. He later called police saying to come and get him and was arrested. Detective Sergeant John Crawford identified him as John L Noyer thirty of South Bend. He turned over one hundred five dollars.
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South Bend
Ind
John Crawford
John L. Noyer
Noyer
Snyder Urges 75 Per Cent Tax On Profits
Washington November 15 The house ways and means committee rushed a decision on excess profits taxation after Secretary Snyder urged a 75 percent levy. He proposed using 1946 to 1949 as the base period and suggested an invested capital credit as an alternative.
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Snyder
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Truman
Reds Drive Wedge In UN Lines At Korea Front
Communist counterattacks slowed UN progress as Reds hit the northeast and northwest fronts with 8000 troops and a marine battalion. U N forces reported tougher going near the Manchurian border while B 29s struck bases just south of Manchuria and a MiG-15 was shot down during a bridge attack. Temperatures fell as fighting continued along the Taedong river near Tokchon, northeast of Pyongyang.
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Seoul
Korea
Republic of Korea
Siberian
Roks
U. S. Tenth Corps
United Nations
U. N
U. S
Tenth Corps
Kaplan
Manchuria
North Korea
Taedong River
Tokchon
Pyongyang
Puerto Rican Nationalist Plots Fire At Bronx Post Office
A self styled Puerto Rican Nationalist tried to start a blaze in a Bronx post office. Joe Rivera Colon, 27, of New York City, admitted the act claiming to protest conditions in Puerto Rico. He sparked gasoline soaked papers under a lobby radiator but fled as staff acted to stamp out the fire.
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New York
Bronx
Truman
Joe Rivera Colon
New York City
Puertoco
Colon
Brer 'Coon Break Expected as Coats Vanish on Campus
Washington reports a rise in raccoon populations due to fashion trends and excise tax on fur trim. Wildlife officials say increased raccoon numbers threaten birds eggs and may alter future fur use. They suggest college students revert to cooler skin coats as a possible fix.
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Washington
Wildlife Service
South
Nudist Queen Fails To Keep Stage Date
Nadine, a known nudist queen, did not appear at the Newark variety theater as scheduled. The manager cancelled sun-bathing after a note from the license commissioner warning that Nadine's stage appearance could revoke the theater's license. The venue was showing the films Nine Girls in Hell and Rama described as The Life of a Cannibal.
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Newark
N. J
Nadine
Variety Theater
Variety
Hell
Polio Cases Rise in Virginia Total 1121
Two new polio cases reported from Clarke and Roanoke counties push Virginia’s 1950 total to 1121. Previously reported cases from Henrico Prince Edward Roanoke Lunenburg and the city of Richmond are listed in the health department tally.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Clarke
Roanoke
Henrico
Prince Amelia
Lunenburg Edward Counties
Way Open To Peace In Korea
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States is ready to explore every possibility for a peaceful settlement with Communist China over Korea. Assistant Secretary Dean Rusk noted uncertainty about Chinese aims and stressed finding negotiable limits while avoiding actions that could trigger a broader crisis.
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Washington
Acheson
China
Korea
U. N
Dean Rusk
Army Braces for Winter Cold On Front Lines
U S troops in North Korea battle freezing winds as winter grips the front. Infantr y units without full cold weather gear endure frigid conditions in open trenches and tents while some are housed in local Korean homes with ancient central heating. Supplies are rushed by air to outfit frontline troops.
End Of Week Should See Men Equipped In Korea Front
U S troops on the North Korean front are to have winter gear within days as supply trains push clothing upward. Col. Albert Stebbins said most line soldiers already have winter clothes, with Knowland noting shortages but active efforts to meet needs. The Pentagon and MacArthur HQ report UN forces are now fully equipped for current cold, though some units still await heavy outfits due to logistics and damaged transport. Stebbins noted delivery aimed by Nov 14 but liability delayed. he listed required gear for five-above-zero conditions including caps, gloves, layers, windbreakers, jackets, and a mountain sleeping bag.
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U. S
Eighth Army
Korea
Albert K. K. Stebbin
Westfield
N. J
Chongchon River
William S. Knowland
Rcalif
Washington
Pentagon
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
United Nations
10Th Corps
Marine
U. S. Eighth Army
Chongchon
Stebbins
Pickets Leave Line To Attend AT&T Stockholders Meeting
Telegraph strikers around the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. HQ abandoned their line in New York to attend an inside stockholders meeting. Several pickets were also stockholders seeking access to the gathering.
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New York
Telephone
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Unwed Mother Reunited With Child In Court
Sydney Perkins sobbed in a Los Angeles superior court as she briefly reunited with her six year old daughter Jane born out of wedlock. Judge McKay heard the abandonment petition by Clifford and Peggy Hakes with guardian Mona Tate Kramer watching. Perkins testified she faced financial and medical hardship and had paid support previously, while the Hakes argued she had made no contributions since 1948.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Sydney Perkins
Miss Perkins
Tane
Seveen
Jane
Hakes
McKay
Mrs. Kramer
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Robert Clements, Jr
Robert Clements
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Boone
Washington Clash
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Dulles
Peiping
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Indochina
Florida
Hunter
Manchurian
Puerto Rico
Brer ‘Coon
Coats
Yalu
Rusk
State Department
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