UN and Chinese clash as front shifts near Kumsong
In Korea, a fresh Chinese division was pushed toward Kumsong while UN troops repelled three Chinese attempts to retake a hill mass southeast of Kumsong. UN planes targeted supply convoys, destroying hundreds of trucks and boxcars as front lines and hill operations continued along the 70 mile front.
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Korea
Kumsong
United Nations
Jqunsonp
Jin
Panmun- Jom
Rumbled Kurksong
Jeh Parallel
Manchuria
North Korea
6Th Army
Yonchon
Duinehbrwl
Kumsnng
8Th Army Communiaue
Hayward Field Sought Missing Light Plane Mystery
Hayward airport was the site as Civil Aeronautics officials pursued clues in the disappearance of Alfred B Neavner 36 of Whilfs operator M4A linker company after his light plane failed to return from a business trip to Oakland. The craft was last heard from after landing at Hayward at 2 30 am Friday. Avidta tint complaint was filed against Neavner for risky takeoff from a runway instead of the illuminated approach. CAPs and Civil Air Patrol units led a wide search from Hayward to Willits with 39 planes joining from San Mateo and Santa Rosa, while helicopters scanned the south day and weekend without result. A separate note mentions Dionne quintuplets in North Bay Ontario.
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Haywariy - Rely
Whesind
Tun
Hayrward
Sincr
Civil Aeronautics Board
Alfred B. Neavner
Whlifs
M4a Linker Company
Oakland
Heavner
Waward
Aluilant Garl Robertson
Froz Taplin
Haver
Naps Rowly
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Civil Air Pietral
Berkeley
Ceup Tagkatt
Hayward Cairport
Air Fore
CAPS
Acnt
Fourth Air Rescue Service
Mamilanttield
Two Men Boy and Dog Rescued After Bay Hunt Mishap
Bay area incidents report two hunters stranded in blinds by a low tide while duck shooting. Leslie Runyon and Wallace Glass were found ashore after wading mud with gear but no ducks. Boy Gary Puckett and Kenneth Unk were rescued when a deputy boat responded to a drifting craft.
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Waren
Marlotte ML. Runyon
William Street
Castro Valley
Nelda M. Glass
Eale Street
Hayward
Sheriff's Office
Russell Point
Depus Thies
Leslie A. Runyon
Wallace H. Glass
West 82Nd Avenue
Bam
Puckett
Kenneth Unk
Aurora Avenue
Buchanan
Naincidenen
Gene Mingham
Glen Harvey
Suchanan
Godiva Ride Draws Sacramento Crowd As Sensation
In Sacramento a thousand onlookers watched Mrs Thelma Coburn ride a white horse named Angel with minimal attire in a modern Lady Godiva tribute. Deputies kept order while Coburn claimed no political motive and urged taxpayers to watch government spending.
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Gudiva
Thelma
Susan) Coburn
Angel
Godiva
Sacramento County
Lady Godiva
Woman Convict Reveals Revenge Testimony in April Trial
WETUMPKA Ale April. Edith Springer a one-year-old woman convict testified at a Tulwiler state prison for Women that she justified against Smith to seek revenge on another man. George F. Lawden received life imprisonment while Francis G. Smith faced the electric chair for murder of a Greenwich yacht club watchman.
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Wetumpka
Ale
Edith Springer
Connecticut
Francis G. Smith
Tulwiler
Sith
George F. Lawden
Smith
Briht
Greenwich, Conn
Springer
Armed men take $65 in Hayward robbery
Sheriff's report recounts two assailants beating Charles Ridge at 944 Cherry Wan and stealing his wallet and money after forcing him from a car near Gwen Ranch on 1384 Winton Avenue. Ridge said the attackers demanded money and left him injured.
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Hayward
Charles Ridge
Cherry Wan
Gwen Ranch
Winton Avenue
Ridge
Iwcomen
Harvard Bee
Mimi
Churchill Plans Complete New Conservative Cabinet
London reports Churchill to finalize his new Conservative cabinet within hours. He aims to appoint remaining ministers before Parliament reconvenes to elect a speaker. The Liberal Party, which lost seats, refused a coalition but pledged to back measures in the country’s interest.
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London
Winstian Churchill
Commuang
Churchil
Liberal Bark
Churchill
First Break in NY Strike Amid Pier Blockade
Police faced angry pickets as 150 longshoremen passed through the Queen Elizabeth pier amid New York City’s first major strike wave in the era. Gov. Dewey ordered mediation as 200 officers cleared a path for dockers to unload the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. The Conte Biancamanni docked with 1,566 passengers, while pickets guarded waterfront entrances and nearby Brooklyn base facilities.
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New York
UPI
Haven
Doenph
Prench Line
Lnay Ile de France
Europe
Ryans
Elrike
Bam
Poline Strangementa
Conte Biancamann
Aan
Talian Line
Brooklyn Army Base
Atomic blast tests in Nevada signal compact battlefield bomb
Las Vegas reports describe the second atomic detonation at Frenchman’s Flat by the Atomic Energy Commission. A compact aerial bomb said to support battlefield use produced a 30,000 foot purple cloud. Observers noted it was smaller than Bikini tests yet stronger than earlier desert blasts, with daylight visibility and minimal shock effects at 30 miles. Officials planned another test, amid troop and observer presence, amid ongoing nuclear weapons maneuvers.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Desert
Atom
Atonie Energy Commission
Frenchman's Flat Proving Grounds
Bikini Mall
South Pacific
Dlast
Desent Proving Ground
Lis Venas
AEC
Knowland to Hear Bay Area School Steel Needs
Bay area representatives including Paul Ehret A B Castro Valley district and Jack MacAtk meet Senator William Knowland in Oakland to press for increased steel allocations for urgent school construction. The group seeks white house and NDA action, with Castro Valley board authorizing talks and possible foreign steel inquiries.
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Knowland
NDA
Koowland
Eastbay
Mae
John Strelman
Weather Brief: Fair and Cooler Into Tuesday
A brief weather update notes fair conditions this afternoon and tonight with cooler temperatures into Tuesday. Fog is expected during the morning hour, with a slight drop in daytime highs and no major precipitation anticipated.
Pedestrian Killed Near Home in Hayward
Mrs. Kale Russo, 67, of 838 Grand Street, was struck by a car while walking near her home on a night in Hayward. Witnesses say there were no sidewalks on Grand Street and the driver, Frank Fires, 51, said he did not see her until after impact. She died at Fairmont Hospital. funeral arrangements listed on page 2.
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Hayward
Kale
Russo
Grand
Hunt Foods Nolive
Frank Fires
Dixon Street
Tasso
Fairmont Hospital
Crash victims in Bay Area injuries listed from Sunday incidents
Oakland woman La iron hospitalized in poor condition after being struck on Niles road while waiting along Valley Vista. injuries include fractures skull and jaw, crushed chest, multiple fractures. Another pedestrian auto collision near MacArthur boulevard injured Louis Angeles with minor injuries. Driver Jay Z O'Brien faces charges. two youth drivers slightly injured when vehicle hit guard rail on Valle Vista avenue.
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Hayward
Oakland
Lairon Hospital
Lamphere
Wareiruck
Ye Ovat
Niles Road
New Valle Viste Road
Fallimont Hospital
Valley Vista Road
Clarand
Prisvilla Ann Guerra
Ciel
San Larenco
MacArthur Boulevard
Lewis Avenue
Fairmont Hospital
Louis Angeles
Macarthey
Agu Avenue
San Leandro
Molyin B. Gary
Pasew
San Lorenan
Mieirexe
Valle Vita Avenue
Randall Lee Steele
Folsom Avenue
Clarence R. Bushey
Red Feather Drive Campaign Keeps Up East Bay Chest Drive
Enthusiastic Red Feather volunteers completed a five week effort for the East Bay Federation of Community Chests Appeal totaling 2,038,048 dollars. They anticipate the federation’s fourth report due noon November 7 at Lake Merritt hotel. Campaigners from Oakland Alameda Albany Berkeley Emeryville Kensington Piedmont San Leandro and San Lorenzo will join to push the East Bay over the goal.
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Hayward
Red Feather
East Bay
Federated Appeal
Lake Merritt Hotel
Oakland
Alameda
Albany
Berkeley
Emoryville
Kensington
Piedmont
San Leandro
San Loree
Eastbay
Final Stocks Move Sharp Rise After Narrow Decline
Stocks surged today after a small decline, led by gains in technical factors and broad interest. Railway issues rose first, followed by industrials while utilities lagged slightly. late buying focused on chemicals and metals with notable strength in special issues.
Seven Killed 22 Injured in Bay Bridge Bus Crash
Seven people died and 22 were hurt when a Greyhound bus struck a dislodged concrete piece near the Oakland approach to the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The bus smashed through guard rails, rolled, and plunged down a ramp. Witnesses and emergency crews, including eleven ambulances, ferried victims to four East Bay hospitals as a priest conducted rites for the dead. Driver Varnan Sommers, 21, Nashville, and several identified passengers were listed among the injured or deceased.
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Edward DE Vere
Oakland
Greyhound
Oakland l
San Francisco Bay Bridge
Vane Edward Elshire
Sacramento
Serne
Easthay
Jackx
Price
Ville Russell
Richmond
la Vada
Japan
Bryant
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Margaret le Young
Silver Glty
Agnes Méps Main
Bishop
Calif
E. M. Greenastel
Vax Theodore Savva
San Leandra
Weekend Toll: Twenty Die in Northern California Accidents
Civil and military reports show a weekend tragedy with 18 traffic deaths, one airplane crash fatality, and one drowning in northern California. A Greyhound bus collision on the San Francisco Bay Bridge is labeled the worst wreck in history by traffic authorities, while a plane crash near Selving airport claimed a local victim.
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San Francisco
California
Pecenlions
San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Worl Impest
Williams
Selving
Stephen F. Williams
Ad Funsaths
Trunk Finds Nude Woman Body in Los Angeles
A decomposed nude woman’s body was found folded in a small trunk in the Bandini area and autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death. Police noted possible head blows but no decisive marks yet. A pathologist inglewood and detective statements link to a Black Dahlia–style case with no identity available.
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Los Angeles
Ray Parkinson
Wistar D. Keegty
Inglewood
Calif
Keesey
Wees
Bandini
Helen Kingster
Alsi
Deyulies
Elizabeth Short
Mayor Bee to push Hayward traffic safety drive
Hayward mayor Caring Bee plans a city council agenda item to curb highway deaths. After returning from a Sacramento traffic conference, Bee cites grim crashes including a Castro Valley toll tragedy that killed 20 year old Donn Williams. He seeks police and state highway patrol aid, higher fines, and stricter license enforcement.
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Hayward
Caring Bee
Bee
Sacramento
Warren
Castro Valley
Donn G. Williams
Berea
Williams
Ala-lmeda
Jeter
Ber
Cornel
State Highway Patrol
Mayas Bee
Fatal Crash in Leandro Enshrouds City in Tragedy
In San Leandro an Alameda man Benjamin D. Parkes Jr. died when his car struck a Western Pacific train at the Davis and Martines streets crossing. His wife Catherine Parker, 47, suffered critical injuries and was later released after treatment for shock and lacerations. The collision occurred about 10 pm as the couple returned from a christening, the car allegedly traveling at speed before hitting the freight train. Engineer Joseph Blackmora of Stockton was reported to have blown the locomotive whistle.
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San Leandro
Alameda
Western Pacific
Davis and
Martines Streets
Benjamin d. Parkes Fig
Catherine Parker
Fairmont Hospital
Parker
Morellc
Oakland
Uion
Pacific Avenue
San Lean
Deo
Scourte
Sturk
Arker
Joseph Blackmora
Stockton
Warne Jin
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Brive
Bay Bridge
Mayor Bee
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Nystrom Furniture CO
Pricea Reteys
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