Truman appeals coal miners in Scranton rally
On a special train trip to Pennsylvania Truman urged voters to oppose GOP moves to crush organized labor. He praised John Mitchell and labor’s gains, warned the Taft-Hartley act as a first step against unions, and urged miners to back Harry O Neill for Congress and a Democratic victory on November 2 in Wilkes Barre and Scranton.
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Truman Train
Harry S. Truman
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
G.O.P
Lewis
Scranton
United Mine
Truman
Pittsburgh
Washington
Mitchell
John Mitchell
Harry O'Neill
Congress
National Unity
Wilkes-Barre
Dream of Reunion Ends in Tragedy in Wisconsin
Mike Kornish, a 35 year dreamer who hoped to reunite with his wife from Yugoslavia, was found dead in the basement of a Green Bay home Friday after apparently falling down a flight of stairs. His wife’s voyage had been delayed previously due to quarantine.
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Green Bay
Wis
Mike Kornish
Kornish
Yugoslavia
Twelve Communist Leaders to Face Trial in New York
Twelve top Communists accused of conspiring to overthrow the government by violence will stand trial November 1. A federal judge Friday denied motions to dismiss their indictments.
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New York
Weather Forecast Shows Mild Weekend Temps
Fair tonight and Sunday with a slight cooling tonight and warmer Sunday. Lows 25 to 30 tonight. Highs 60 to 65 Sunday.
Dewey Battles Cold in Final Campaign Push
Thomas E. Dewey, nursing a head cold and bursitis, mapped the windup of his presidential bid. Delayed by a broken water pipe on a New York–bound train, he planned major speeches in Chicago on October 26, Cleveland on October 27, and Boston on October 30 while urging peace and unity. He warned supporters of Democratic attacks and urged Republicans to stay above bitterness.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
New York City
Hudson
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Finnish Reds Battle Police at Helsinki Factory
In Helsinki on Saturday 600 to 800 Communist demonstrators outside the Arabu china factory clashed with police. Two officers were injured as 12 arrests were made while officers dispersed the mob with clubs and mounted patrols. The factory, crippled by a two-week unauthorized strike, faces ongoing wildcat actions amid a Communist demand to fire Interior Minister Simoen and Helsinki Police Chief Garvielsson.
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Helsinki
Arabua China
Finland
Finnish Trade Union Congress
Finnish Communist Party
Simoen
Garvielsson
Clancy Proposed In Lieu Of Stalin’s Lake Change
Washington reports a proposed renaming to Clancy for Stalin Lake in Michigan. The Michigan Geographic Board, Mason County Supervisors, and the U S Forest Service suggest 27 name changes for Manistee National Forest. Clancy, an early Michigan settler, is not the Irish form of Stalin.
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Stalin
Clancy
Federal Bureau of Geographic Names
Stalin Lake
Michigan
Manistee National Forest
Michigan Geographic Board
Mason County Board of Supervisors
United States Forest Service
Wolverine
Not a Kidnaping Baby Looked Lonesome in Stroller
SOMERVILLE Mass AP Six year old Linda Woods lifted eight month old Stephen Basteri for a ride after believing he looked lonesome sitting outside a store. His mother raised an alarm when the infant vanished. An hour later, police found them a half mile away in a cruiser, Linda saying he was cute and she wanted to show him to her mommy.
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Somerville
Mass
Linda Woods
Stephen Basteri
Stephen
Linda
Union and Three Men Convicted of Racket Violation
A federal jury convicted an AFL union two officials and a third man of Hobbs anti racketeering violations for conspiring to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion at Philadelphia Dock Street wholesale fruit and produce market. Two associations were acquitted. Convicted individuals include Harry Daniels Abraham Goldberg and Fred Schlein. Maximum penalties: 20 years, $10,000 fines per person and $10,000 for the union. Government said the case tests the Hobbs act’s ban on union coercion of business firms.
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Philadelphia
AFL
Sdock Street
Harry
Turk" Daniels
AFL Produce, Poultry, Fish and Oystermen
Abraham Goldberg
Fred Schlein
Perishable Fruit and
Dock Street
Tenant Seeks Marriage to Avoid Rent in Chicago
John Bardo, 78, landlord of a Chicago apartment, testified that tenant Pecia Strane, 68, widow, wants to marry him to dodge rent. Strane refused to pay until wed. Bardo called it embarrassing and noted marriage would not guarantee payment. Municipal Judge John T. Zuris dismissed the dis orderly conduct complaint and suggested the marriage proposal be considered.
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Chicago
John Bardo
John T. Zuris
Bardo
Pecia Strane
Safe Crackers Steal Cash and Money Orders at Local Drug Store
Cedar Rapids police report a burglary at B and M drug store on Sixth Avenue SW. Approximately $268 in cash and 29 postal money order forms were taken after entry through the back door using a skeleton key. The safe was rolled and opened, with $125 to the store, $9.38 in postal notes, $54 for a post office money order, and $80.04 from stamps. Partners J LaVere R Buroker and William F Miller operated the store. Buroker closed Friday night and opened Saturday morning.
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Cedar Rapids
B and M
Sixth Avenue SW
John Hanna
J.lavere R. Buroker
Buroker
U.S
Lilienthal Warning to Electrical Union Over Communist Ties
Washington AP government blasts CIO United Electrical Workers over alleged Communist links. AEC chairman Lilienthal says UE must disavow communism or face prompt ouster from atomic energy plants. UE invited to submit non Communist pledges within two weeks. In St Louis District 8 re elects Joseph O Pogue amid claims of Sentner backing and anti Communist sentiment.
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Washington
CIO
United Electrical Workers
David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Aecs
Lilienthal
ST. Louis
Joseph O Pogue
William Sentner
Sentner
Pogue
James W . Click
Evansville
Ind
Albert Eberhard
Charles Fridy
Maurice S. Young
Davenport
Father Hunts Boy Whose Name Nobody Remembers in Chicago
Seattle father Henry Edelson travels to Chicago chasing clues to his son Danny, missing for two years since age sixteen. Former classmates report seeing a youth in an army uniform using an assumed name. Evidence ties to Fort Bragg 1946, Korea voyage, MP unit in Seoul, and a Battle Creek hospital stay in 1948, but the boy’s true name remains unknown. Edelson plans to stay in Chicago until the son is found.
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Seattle
Henry Edelson
Danny
Edelson
Fort Bragg
M. C
Korea
Seoul
31St Field Artillery
States
Percy Jones
Battle Creek
Mich
Switzer Lashes at Iowa Campus Political Ban
Carroll O Switzer Democrat for governor challenged the University of Iowa ban on campus political talks after Cain of Washington spoke for Dewey. Switzer accused the policy of favoring the ruling party and cited a Mt Pleasant talk he was barred from the university radio WSUI. Cain defended Dewey Warren and said he would discuss Is Communism a red herring while noting he is not a candidate.
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Harlan
Carroll O.switzer
Cain
Washington
University of Iowa
State Board of Eduction
Switzer
Tom Dewey
Mt. Pleasant
University of Town
WSUI
Shelby County
Democrats
Cain Sp .c
Macbride Audiforma
Hal Dane
Johnson County
G.O.P
Dewey
Warren
Truman
Rep. Rayburn
Texas
U. S
House of Representatives
Iowa City
Iowa
Russia Rejects Six Nation Berlin Peace Plan
Paris AP reports an authoritative source said Russia vetoed the six nation plan for settling the Berlin crisis in the United Nations Security Council on Saturday.
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Paris
Russia
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
Last Minute Vote Registration Rush In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids voters packed the City Clerk Maude Krebs office Friday as registration deadline neared at 8 pm Saturday. The total since June rose above 8,426 with 1,022 registering or updating names and addresses on Friday, the year's high, narrowing the gap to 1944's pace. The final chance to register for the November 2 election was 8 o'clock tonight.
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Cedar Rapids
Maude Krebs
Thursnas
Senegalese Infantry to Coal Region Clash Sparks Siege in St Etienne
Senegalese infantry rushed into central France to reinforce 7,000 French troops as miners barricade coal pits in St Etienne. Communists and union leaders warned of heavy fighting, while Moroccans and security guards moved at Alouette mine. The strike, linked to Cominform orders, halted furnaces, railways, and ports, risking a setback to Marshall Plan recovery.
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Paris
Africa
France
St Etienne
Coal Miners’ Union
Courtiot
St. Etienne
Alouette
Monceau-les-Mines
General Confederation of Labor
World Federation of Trade Unions
United States
Great Britain
Cominform
Brussels
Clear Weather Continues Into Weekend in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids forecast shows continuing clear fall weather with temperatures from 24 at night to 65 by tomorrow. Cedar Rapids records note 60 F Friday afternoon and 34 F at 7 am with 56 F by 2:30 pm. Voters reminded to ensure registration for the Iowa bonus question on Nov 2 alongside other contests. Seventeen firemen and three workers were recovering after gas fumes trapped them in a downtown building basement.
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Dar Rapids
Towa
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chicago
Wholesale Price Index Dips for Sixth Straight Week
NEW YORK AP reports the wholesale price index fell for the sixth consecutive week on Friday. The index stood at 180.89, down from 181.39 last week and 200.01 a year ago. Base year 1926 equals 100.
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New York
Associated Press
Pope Urges International Guardians for Holy Sites
Pope Pius XII proposed internationalization of Jerusalem and surrounding holy places in an encyclical made public Saturday. He said international guarantees could ensure free access to holy sites throughout Palestine.
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Pius XII
Jerusalem
Holy
Palestine
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