UN Security Council Delays Berlin Pact Vote
At the United Nations in Paris the Security Council gave Russia another chance to accept Western proposals ending the Berlin crisis. Western representatives urged a four power foreign ministers conference in return for lifting the blockade, while British and American delegates pressed for Russia to commit to control of atomic energy before dismantling the bomb. Vishinsky attended late, then read a French Socialist paper as the debate paused for a possible next week resumption.
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United Nations Security Council
Russia
Berlin
Andrei Vishinsky
Juan Bramuglia
Argentina
Bramuglia
Vishinsky
Council
Vassily Taresenko
Ake
Philip Jessup
French Socialis
Jessup
Marshal
United States
Britain
U.N
Hector McNeil
Judge Scott Dies of Heart Attack
SIOUX CITY AP George C Scott former federal judge for the northern district of Iowa died Wednesday of a heart attack. Born 1864 on a New York farm he moved to Iowa at 16 and studied law at Adel. Admitted to the Iowa bar in 1887 he rose to district judge in 1890 and served in Congress from 1912 to 1919. He returned to private practice and later joined a Sioux City law firm before 1922 when Harding appointed him to the federal bench. He retired March 30 1944.
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George C. Scott
Iowa
Scott
Monroe County
New York
Adel
le Mars
Congress
William Milchrist
Harry W. Pitkin
Sioux ‘City
Harding
Reed
Oscar
M." Hartzell
Drake
Flames Rout Warren and His Family on Private Car
AP reports Flames swept the rear car of Earl Warren's private train near Maysville Kentucky routing the Warren family from bed. The blaze began in a journal box and damaged an axle forcing uncoupling and redirection to Cincinnati for repairs. Warren and family moved to another car awaiting Chicago travel.
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Truman Attacks Dewey With Housing Slogan Jibe
President Truman denounces the Republican housing plan with the Dewey slogan two families in every garage. He campaigns through Wilmington and Philadelphia, plans NBC broadcast at 8:30 CST, and previews Taft Hartley and atomic energy topics during a three day tour across New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
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Harry
Thomas E. Dewey
Wilmington
Del
Herbert Hoover
80Th Congress
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Charles G. Ross
Philadelphia
Ross
New Price Cut on Wholesale Foods
New York AP reports the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index fell to 6.51 on Oct. 5, the lowest since July 22, 1947, marking a 6.3 percent drop in three weeks. Meats and livestock drove the decline as corn, oats, barley, beef, hams, lard, cheese, sugar, potatoes, and other items fell, while flour, wheat, rye, butter, cocoa, and raisins rose.
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New York
Truman defends Garner against Lewis attack on train
AP reports aboard Truman’s train president says Lewis said Garner was a great man after previously calling Garner an evil old man. The exchange centers on John L. Lewis's remarks about former Vice President Garner and their impact on public perception.
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Truman
Harry S. Truman
John L. Lewis
John Garner
Garner
United Mine Workers
Prowler Alarms Hungarian Staff At Washington
A Hungarian diplomat said a prowler entered the legation in Washington Sunday night, fired one shot, and fled. The incident was reported to the State Department. Mrs Pozsgai, wife of the Hungarian messenger, screamed after the shot as the intruder, described as a middle aged, strong man, fled into the darkness.
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John G. Florian
State Department
Legations
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Odon Pozsgai
Dulles Says Truman Aids Soviet Propaganda
Albany reports John Foster Dulles told Tom Dewey that Soviet bloc spokesmen in Paris claim the US is in a low mood. Dulles says Dewey’s unity speeches counter the rumor campaign, but Truman’s warnings of GOP victory causing depression play into Soviet hands.
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John Foster Dulles
Tom Dewey
Paris
United States
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Dewey
Harry S. Truman
G.O.P
Mountaineer Found Dead After Rescue Attempt
In Quilcene Washington AP reports mountain climbers who reached Brothers Peak in the Olympic range discovered 17 year old Robert Thorson Bremerton dead in his sleeping bag after suffering head injuries from a 40 foot fall 24 hours earlier during a rescue attempt of a wounded high school student.
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Injured Plane Crash Victim Survives 20 Days in Wilds
Montana rancher James Alvey, 37, recounts surviving 20 days after a Sept. 16 crash in rugged Wyoming mountains 20 miles southwest of Casper. He lived on 24 candy bars, dragged injured pilot Martin Mitzkus’s body, and used fabric bits to signal for help, while freezing nights and exposure tested his will to live.
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Wyo
Montana
Wyoming
Lonesy
James Alvey
Martin Mitzkus
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Mitzkus
Nationalist Force Quits Changchun
Pro government reports say Nationalist troops abandoned Changchun the Manchurian capital and fled toward Mukden. The starving garrison reportedly broke through Red lines, with reports of 200 or more dying daily in Changchun about 400 miles from the Siberian border.
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Mukden
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Widow To Finish Bushfield's Term
Mrs Harlan Bushfield was appointed by Gov George T Mickelson to fill out her late husband's unexpired Senate term in Pierre South Dakota. The move establishes she will complete the term left by Harlan Bushfield, who passed away earlier.
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George T. Mickelson
Senate
Local historian Albert Amon mixed up with Canada letter
New Glasgow Nova Scotia report notes Albert Amon, a local plumber and amateur historian, is familiar to postal authorities. A recent letter from England was delivered to him addressed simply to Mr Albert Amon, Canada.
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England
Albert Almon
Canada
Iranian quake kills 200 injures many near Meshed
An eastern Iran earthquake Tuesday night left about 200 dead and thousands injured. The damaging tremor collapsed parts of the famous Gowharshad mosque in Meshed, capital of Khorasan province, a holy city northeast of Tehran housing the Imam Reza mausoleum and a regional trade hub.
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Bowles claims meat prices manipulated to sway election
Former OPA chief Chester Bowles accuses meat prices of being manipulated to bamboozle the public on election day. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate warned prices would rise after November 2 if the meat trust halts a temporary rollback. He cites a past tactic of creating an artificial shortage.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Meat Trust
Mine Union Report Attacks Republicans In Congress
Cincinnati report from the United Mine Workers convention blasts the 80th Congress as harmful to labor. It names Republicans to defeat in coal districts and questions Dewey candidacy hints. Lewis urges doubling dues to 48 dollars yearly and doubling initiation fees to 50 dollars for new members while phasing out local burial funds as the welfare fund expands survivor benefits.
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Dewey
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UMW
Hog Market Turns Higher in Sudden Reversal
CHICAGO AP reports the hog market reversed its steep fall on Wednesday as retailers began cutting pork prices, signaling a shift in demand and momentum.
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Cedar Rapids Hog Prices Rise 75 Cents Wednesday
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market advanced 75 cents on Wednesday, indicating a lifting trend in the market. Trade figures show buyers and sellers adjusting to operative demand, with volume moderate and pricing firming across lots.
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Cedar Rapids
Prices Rise Over Week in Cotton Market News
Prices moved higher by 25 to 75 cents per hundred pounds as the Wednesday lap reached 2475 dollars, up from 2450 on Tuesday. The all time record stood at 31.85 dollars on September 19, highlighting steady gains in the market.
Clear and Cooler Weather Forecast for Iowa
A rainy windy day blanketed Iowa Wednesday with showers up to a quarter inch in Cherokee and smaller amounts in Cedar Rapids. Forecasters expect clearing and cooler readings by Thursday with temperatures dipping to the forties after a high of 66 Tuesday.
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Beder Rapids
Chambers
Clemency Considered for Dachau War Criminals
The army reports its two judge commission recommended limited clemency in a subset of unexecuted death sentences from Dachau trials. It urged Gen. Lucius Clay to establish a permanent clemency program and forwarded findings for action, excluding cases like Frau Ilse Koch.
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Army
Gordon Simpson
Texas Supreme Court
Rovall
Edward van Roden
Pennsylvania
Af Dachau
Dachau
Europe
Lucius Clay
Clay
Frau Ilse Koch
Anamosa Man Dies Of Crash Injuries
Gilbert Gilbert, 72, of Anamosa, died at 5:05 a.m. Wednesday in St. Luke's hospital from injuries after an automobile crash near Springville. He was pinned when the car rolled several times after veering to avoid an oncoming vehicle. Surviving are his wife Mae a brother William of Viroqua Wis and a son. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Anamosa
Springville
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Carl Bock
Canada
Cedar Rapids
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William of
Sain Takes Mound Duel With Feller
In Boston, Johnny Sain pitched a four-hit 1-0 win over Cleveland’s Bob Feller to open the 1948 World Series. Tommy Holmes delivered the decisive eighth inning single after Bill Salkeld and Eddie Stanky set the stage, as Feller’s wildness cost him the game. It marked the 10th two-hitter in Series history and the Braves’ first game win in this fall classic.
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