Soviets Reject Berlin Air Safety Pact
The Soviet News Bureau said the air corridor safety accord was never confirmed by higher Allied authorities and is invalid. Moscow demanded complete flight schedules to the Soviet zone, threatening Allied responsibility for any accidents if refused. Also, Maj. Gen. Walter Schreiber reportedly escaped to Western Berlin, and Moscow complained that the counter blockade caused hardships in the Russian zone.
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SNE
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Germany
Walter Schreiber
United States
Britain
Torchlight Cavalcade and Safety Roundtable on KCRG Tonight
Radio listings note Torchlight Cavalcade a musical montage of campaign songs on KCRG tonight at 8 30. Safety Roundtable at 6 30 features Cedar Rapids officials and safety topics with Q and A. School Spotlight on Envelopes Interviews airs at 7 15 on KCRG KCRK. Music Album features Artie Shaw Ellington and Martin with a weekly schedule.
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U. S. Grant
KCRG
KCRK
Buzz Hassett
Cedar Rapids
Bill Remington
Ken Davis
The
Red Cross
Clarence Day
Highway Patrol
Remington
National Safety Congress
Artie Shaw
Duke Ellington
Freddy Martin
Navy Airlift Expands Berlin Supply With 24 C-54 Planes
The United States dispatched 24 four-engine C-54 transport planes to Berlin as part of a broader airlift to relieve the Soviet blockades. This marks the first time navy aircraft were assigned directly to the Berlin operation, with 66 more C-54s authorized by President Truman.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
Germany
Pacific
Truman
Arsonist Sentenced to Insane Ward at Anamosa
Jay B. White, 25, sought to kill a neighbor couple and burned their house in Creston Iowa. He was committed to the Anamosa insane ward by Judge George A. Johnston after examination by three doctors. White had pleaded innocent to assault with intent to murder and insanity. He eluded a posse for 20 hours following threats and shootings at officers.
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Creston
Iowa
Jay B. White
Anamosa Men’s Reformatory
George A. Johnston
Union County District Court
White
Johnston
Afton
Radiolog Gazette Story Curtain Time Supper Club News
A compact notice from the Gazette highlights the Story Curtain Time events at the Supper Club. Veterans and sportsmen are mentioned in a period voice, with brief notes on local entertainment and club gatherings.
Radio Schedule From KCRK Wer and MBS Listings
A fragmented radio programming list shows KCRK Wer with FM 96.9 and Channel 0 EFC entries and MBS segments including Joe Martin Hy Gardner Gabe Meatter and various musical acts. Highlights include hour by hour times like 6 38 6 55 9 00 10 18 and 11 15 with a mix of NEWS and dance orchestras and family shows.
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Hy Gardner
Gabriel Meatter
Bos Mutual Newsreel
Dance Orchestra
Meeller
Union Sues U S Atomic Commission Over Belligerent Recognition
The CIO United Electrical Workers and General Electric face a $1 million suit in U S district court in Washington. They challenge Chairman Lilienthal and the Atomic Energy Commission for denying union recognition at the Knolls Schenectady plant and for forcing Taft Hartley oaths. The suit seeks damages and a court order preserving the contract as exclusive bargaining agent for GE workers. It accuses the commission of threatening constitutional rights and due process while citing the lockout of union officials unless they renounce Communist ties.
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Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric Company
U.S. District Court
David E. Lilienthal
Commission
General Electric
Schenectady
Lilienthal
New Knolls
Communist Party
Knolls
Albert J. Fitzgerald
United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America
Leo Jandreau
Thenion
Board of
Local 301
National Labor Relations Board
Knoll 2
Theunion
Indianola Boy Fatally Hurt by Hit Run Car
Five year old Emmett Small died from injuries after being struck by an automobile near his home in Indianola. His mother Pauline Small found him unconscious around 12 30 p m after hearing screeching brakes. the driver did not stop. Emmett had been returning home from kindergarten and may have been playing near the street edge.
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Indianola
Emmett Small
Pauline Small
Small
Emmett
Grand Jury To Hear Thomas After Election
Washington AP reports a federal grand jury deferred questioning Rep. J Par nell Thomas of New Jersey until after the election. The inquiry concerns alleged irregularities in his office payroll. Thomas, head of the House un American Activities Committee, sought to testify in person after the polls but agreed to delay until November 4.
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Washington
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
R.N.J
Thomas
House UN American Activities Committee
Clark
Justice Department
Grand Jury
George Morris Fay
Butter Prices at 17-Months Low on CME
Butter prices slumped on the Chicago mercantile exchange to levels not seen since May 22 1947 as Atlan tic & Pacific chain cut retail 92 score butter to 68 cents per pound and 93 score to 60 1 2 cents. Other grades fell 1 4 to 2 cents while futures plunged 30 to 65 points before steadying. November closed at 59.7 cents.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Atlantic & Pacific Food Store
Exchange
Illinois Women Give Dewey Bouquet of Wood Violets
Illinois women Republicans planned to present Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey with the state flower, wood violets, during a campaign rally with New York Governor Dewey. The flowers were flown from New York as none were in season in Illinois.
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Chicago
Illinois
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Davenport Youth Dies After Climbing Rope
A Davenport high school student, Pat Fulton, 16, collapsed in a physical education class and died at St. Luke's hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville C. Fulton. The instructor Jim Fox said Fulton had just completed a rope-climbing stunt when he collapsed. Police were notified and, despite treatment, he did not respond. Death was believed to be due to a heart ailment.
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Davenport
Pat Fulton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Orville C. Fulton
Jim Fox
Fulton
400 Pound Woman Ends Life Over Weight
In Muncie Indiana police report Mrs John Moore a 33 year old 400 pound housewife killed herself with a shotgun Tuesday saying I am too fat and nobody loves me. Patrolman Norman Talbert said the woman and wife of a laborer spoke to him before dying.
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Muncie
Ind
John Moore
Norman Talbert
Shipments Up Earnings Down at U S Steel
U S Steel reports peacetime shipments set a nine month record, yet nine month earnings fall below 1947. The board declares regular 1.25 dollar quarterly dividend payable December 10 to holders of record November 5. Third quarter profit 34,599,132 or 3.25 a share vs 28,735,082 or 2.58 prior year. Nine months earnings 88,042,150 or 7.94 a share vs 97,306,461 or 9.01 a share.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
Puzzle Solved by Ordeal of Reading
In Philadelphia an amnesia victim identified his brother after reading a telephone book aloud. James McMenamin, 50, of Bristol, Pa., regained recognition when Margaret Kane read him the name John J. McMenamin. Kane, with experience in amnesia cases, aided police in confirming the identity.
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Philadelphia
James McMenamin
Bristol
John J. McMenamin
Margaret Kane
Miss Kane
Army nurse reads phone book to find brother in law
World War I army nurse volunteered to read the phone book and spent hours Sunday sifting pages. She finally reached the surname McMenamin, triggering memory when a man exclaimed that the name was his brother.
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McMenamin
Halifax to fortify East Coast with long range radar guns
The Halifax Mail reports Canada will strengthen its East Coast defenses with long range radar equipped coast artillery guns soon. The plan includes radar guidance and coastal defense upgrades for Nova Scotia and adjacent Atlantic fronts.
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Halifax
N. S
Canada
Halifax Mail
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