U S Protest Demands Halt of Soviet Air Harassment
U S officials filed a vigorous protest with Soviet authorities after Russian Yak fighters repeatedly buzzed two American C 54 transports near Berlin during the supply run. The four engined planes came within about 100 feet as they neared Berlin, with at least five Yaks involved. The incident violated Four Power air safety pacts and prompted calls for immediate measures to stop such tactics.
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Berlin
United States
W. H. Gookin
Ber
Truman Warns GOP Threatens U S Security At Oklahoma Rally
President Truman assailed Republican led probes of communism as damaging to the FBI and national security. He charged the party with obstructing atomic research and confessed that communists back the Progressive party to defeat him. He defended the Truman Doctrine and aid to foreign democracies as countering Communist expansion worldwide.
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Oklahoma City
Truman
FBI
America
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
Mr. Truman
Communist Party
Republican Party
Food costs dip to six month low in wholesale index
The Dun and Bradstreet weekly food index shows wholesale food prices at 6.70 on Tuesday, the lowest since March 9, down 12 cents from the prior week and 25 cents over two weeks. Jewel Tea Company president Franklin Landing says a peak may be past as prices trend downward.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Franklin Landing
Chicago
Jewel Tea Company
Truman To Swing into New York Next Week
President Truman will make a four day campaign swing into New York, Dewey state, along with Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as part of an intensive nationwide effort.
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Truman
New York
Dewey
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
All F-84 Jets Grounded Pending Accident Inquiry
Washington AP reports all F-84 fighter jets are grounded temporarily pending investigation of recent accidents. The move affects the entire fleet as officials seek causes and safety measures.
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Washington
Extra dividend declared by Link-Belt Company
Link-Belt Company in Chicago announced an extra dividend of $1.00 a share on common stock in addition to the regular quarterly $1.00 payout. Both dividends are payable December 1 to stockholders of record November 3.
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Link-Belt Company
Chicago
Linn County Eyes Anticipatory Certificates To Finish Road Program
Linn county faces a shortfall of 75 000 to complete 25 miles of unpaved road work and is examining anticipatory certificates to secure funds ahead of tax collections. Board chair Clare Petty Elmer Seevell push to finish the three year program before new projects are considered, with legal opinion sought on exceeding budget. Time extensions were also granted to Lanning Lime Company for road surfacing delays.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
William Behrens
Clare Petty
Springville
Elmer Seevell
Marion
Clarence Beeson
Donald Smith
Petty
Seevell
Linn
Board of Supervisors
Lanning Lime Company
Unions Barred at Atomic Plants Over Communist Ties
Washington officials barred recognition of two CIO unions at atomic plants for refusing to file non Communist affidavits. The move follows Taft Hartley requirements and a probe into Communist links. Oak Ridge remains freer, while Emspak and Matles faced subcommittee grilling.
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Washington
Moscow
Atomic Energy Commission
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Oak Ridge
NLRB
CIO United Electrical Workers
CIO United Public Workers
Commission
United States
House
Julius Emspak
James J. Matles
Yugoslavia Backs Russia in UN General Assembly
Yugoslav Foreign Minister Kardelj stated in the United Nations that global woes stem from Western anti Soviet policies and that Yugoslavia stands with the “people's democracies.” He noted differences between Russia and the West as Tito and his aides faced Cominform denunciation for diverging from Moscow.
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Paris
Yugoslavia
Russia
Edvard Kardelj
U.N. General Assembly
Tito
Cominform
Moscow
Kardelj
Dewey Gesture Praised By Widow At Hollywood Bowl
Mrs. Anna F. Jones, 65, died of a heart attack as she neared the Hollywood Bowl to hear Governor Dewey speak. At her funeral, a large bouquet bore a card with the candidate and his wife names. Frank Jones called the gesture wonderful.
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Los Angeles
Anna F. Jones
Hollywood Bowl
Dewey
Frank Jones
President Criticizes G O P Attitude Toward Farmers
President Truman charged Republican leaders with a to hell with the farmer attitude. He quoted Taber of New York saying to hell with the farmers out west and called him one of the worst old mossbacks in Congress.
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Shawnee, Okla
Truman
Taber
R-N.y
West
Congress
Justice Dept retorts to House over prosecutions
The Justice Department rejected the House Un American Activities Committee demands to prosecute four individuals for tampering with atomic secrets. It accused the committee of political gymnastics and said it needs legal proof rather than hearsay before any prosecutions. The department will study the committee’s hearings transcript once received. It emphasized prosecutions come through grand juries, not publicity-focused congressional panels.
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Truman
House
UN American Activities Committee
FBI
Washington
Justice Department
House UN- American Activities Committee
Department
Department of Justice
Mitchum Denies Narcotics Indictment Language Issue
Hollywood scene: actor Robert Mitchum and co defendants Lila Leeds and Robin Ford plead innocent to marijuana charges. Mitchum challenges the indictment as not in English and requests dismissal. judge Ada expects trial on November 22 with Oct 7 hearing for Vickie Evans.
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Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Robin Ford
Vickie Evans
Jerry Giesler
Thomas L. Ambrose
Giesler
Ambrose
Ford
Miss Leeds
Miss Evans
Japanese end hunger strike over Soviet detentions ends
Several hundred Japanese protesters ended a 72 hour hunger strike in Tokyo after Premier Hitoshi Ashida promised government action to secure an early return of Japanese prisoners held by the Soviet Union.
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Tokyo
INS
Hitoshi Ashida
Munich Pact and Allied Reactions Mark WWII Prelude
In 1938 Britain France and Italy sign the Munich pact yielding Czechoslovakia to Hitler. In 1948 Britain France and the United States oppose appeasement and threaten UN action over the German crisis as a prelude to World War III.
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CIA (Ap
Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Dewey vows no compromise on principles over Berlin crisis
In Missoula and Spokane Dewey warns free nations against yielding to Russia. He praises the Eightieth Congress and rebukes Democratic appeals while urging unity with UN efforts for a peaceful Berlin settlement. He emphasizes American unity and rejects any compromise of core ideals.
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Missoula
Mont
Thomas E. Dewey
Free Nations
Berlin
Russia
Paris
United Nations
Dewey
Spokane
Wash
America
War Peril Case Goes To Council
The United States Britain and France formally accuse Russia of Berlin threats and appeal to the United Nations Security Council to act at the earliest opportunity. They deliver identical letters charging Russia with violating UN Charter Article II and creating a peace threat under Chapter VII. The move signals weeks of debate and a possible Soviet veto or walkout.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
U.N
Trygve Lie
Lie
United Nations
Security Council
Scattered Showers Expected Tonight in Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa faced scattered showers with cooler air and a potential freeze ahead. Temperatures slipped from 70 Tuesday to 52 by early Wednesday morning, while 35 was the chilly low in Spencer and traces of rain were seen in Davenport and Burlington.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Great Lakes
Canada
Spencer
Mercury
Davenport
Burlington
L.A. Times Increases Home Delivery Rate to $2
The Los Angeles Times will raise its home delivery subscription to two dollars per month for both daily and Sunday editions, effective October 1. The current rate is one dollar and seventy five cents.
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L.A
Los Angeles
The
Los Angeles Times
Note to UN on Berlin dispute reflects three powers
The United States France and the United Kingdom submit a joint note to the UN secretary general condemning Soviet imposed transport and communications restrictions in the Western zones and Berlin. The text asserts violations of sovereignty and UN Charter obligations and warns of threats to international peace.
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United Nations
Berlin
Warren R. Austin
U. N
United States of America
French Republic
United Kingdom
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Germany
France
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