Dewey Ends Upstate Campaign Tough Housecleaning Promised
Governor Thomas F. Dewey wrapped an eight day campaign sweep covering 4590 miles with more than 50 appearances in 10 states. He campaigned in Buffalo Rochester Syracuse and Schenectady urging centralization of welfare services under a new federal Department of Social Progress and pledged the nation a government with a head and a heart. Dewey skipped Utica to avoid overlapping with a war dead procession and planned events in Albany and New York City including a Herald Tribune Forum speech and a Smith memorial dinner.
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Dewey
Thomas F. Dewey
Upstate
New York
Buffalo
Department of Social Progress
Albany
Washington
Owosgo
Mich
Mother Dewey
Owosso
Ontario
Rochester
Syracuse
Schenectady
Utica
New York City
Herald-Tribune
Alfred E. ‘Smith
Tained
Four Die In Army Transport Plane Crash Near Clinton
An Army C 82 transport crash landed in a ravine near Clinton Louisiana killing four of 33 aboard. The flight from Biggs Field Texas to Eglin Florida included 29 artillery officers from Fort Bliss and Fort Sill and an air force crew. Survivors reported the craft lost altitude in clouds at about 5 000 feet and attempted to bail out.
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Clinton, la
Here
Biggs Field
el Paso
Tex
Eglin Field
Fla
Fort Bliss
Fort Sill
Oklo
Frank Duda
Marine Hospital
New Orleans
Air Force
Baton Rouge
C. H. Hart
Start of Winter Hits Deep South With Cold Snap
The Deep South felt the first glimpse of winter as a mass of cold air from Canada moved in. Georgia Alabama and Tennessee reported freezing and sub freezing temperatures with light scattered snow flurries in the mountains of Virginia. Windy chilling rains stretched from Georgia north along the Eastern Seaboard. Temperatures dipped to record lows in Atlanta 35 and other cities including Memphis 30 Decatur 31 Birmingham 33 Nashville 29 and Minneapolis 35 as lake shore snow scattered across South Bend and Cleveland.
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Canada
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Virginia
Gulf
Texas
Atlanta
Memphis
Decatur
Ala
Blue’ Ridge
North Georgia
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Roanoke
Richmond
New Orleans
Mercury
Atlantic Coast
Nashville
Tenn
Plains
Minneapolis
Minns
Bismarck
N. C
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
South Bend
Ind
Cleveland
Mobile Schools Close as Cold Weather Hits
An unexpected cold snap forced Mobile public schools to close. The official low was 39 degrees, a record for Oct 18, with rain and repairs affecting heating plants in several buildings. About 2,500 students were sent home from three large elementary schools.
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Mobile
Gulf Coast
French schoolteacher to marry Virginian won by mail
Olga Colin, a French schoolteacher, will wed Richmond merchant Damiani within two weeks. She met him at the airport after a trans Atlantic mail courtship begun during war aid, praising his kindness to children. She faced visa quota hurdles before contact and appeals to officials.
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Virginian
Richmond
Damiani
Olga Colin
Bane
da- Bini
Ste
Daemiani
Colin Sais
Relef
Miss Colin
Darmianis
United States
Biss Colin
Alears
Truman
Special Festival Meeting Called For Dothan Jaycees
A special Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 PM at the Recreation Center to finalize peanut festival details under General Chairman Alto Lee. Dr C H Poitevint urges all Jaycees to attend as ticket sales progress and festival plans move toward the grand opening.
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Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce
C. H. Poitevint
Alto Lee
Poitevint
Walter Morris
Chamber of Commerce
Selden Bailey
Commerce Chamber
Andalusia
Wiregrass
Rather
Dothan Recreation Center
Bert Davis
Dothan
Senator Wagner Recovers From Temporary Amnesia
Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, aged 71, was found after a weekend missing episode and a 14 state search. He recovered at home with doctors reporting he is in fine shape and suffering only temporary amnesia.
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Islip
Robert F. Wagner
D-Ny
New York
Philp Murray
National Cio Commenity Services Committee
U.S. pushes UN to hand atom talks to Big Five
The United States demands the UN pass the atomic problem to the five great powers and Canada for direct talks. Warren Austin notes the UN will not advance controls without Soviet participation. Berlin dispute looms in the Security Council with a neutral plan under discussion.
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Paris
United States
United Nations
Canada
U.S
Warren R. Austin
Soviet Union
Berlin
Security Council
U. N
Council
Russia
France
Britain
Juan A. Bramuglia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Bramuglia
West
Council of Foreign Ministers
Marshall At Work On Vast Plan To Bar Russian Advance
Secretary of State George C. Marshall leads a broad strategy to halt Soviet expansion in Europe and coordinate non Communist states. The plan, backed in principle by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, seeks rapid congressional action in January to authorize a broad peacetime lend lease for Western Europe and a sustained Berlin airlift while pressing unity among Western nations.
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Paris
George
Marshall
Russia
Thomas E. Dewey
Europe
Congress
United Nations General Assembly
Berlin
United Nations
Wester Germany
Western
Death Rate In 1947 Second U.S. Lowest Death Rate In 1947
The Federal Security Agency reported that 1,445,370 Americans died in 1987, up 49,753 from 1986, but still the second lowest death rate on record at 10.1 deaths per 1000 people. The state-by-state table of deaths is included.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency
National Office of Vital Statistics
Airlift C-54 Shaken by Ground Explosion Near Berlin
A U.S. Air Force C-54 over the Berlin airlift corridor was shaken by a ground explosion in the Soviet zone. Pilot Lt Raymond Miller reported no anti aircraft fire. The incident occurred after takeoff from Gatow and landing at Fassburg. A full report will be sent to Berlin authorities.
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Berlin
Germany
Raymond Miller
Miller
Gatow
Fassburg
Vincent Gookin
U. S
Air Safety Center
Woman 95 Feared Victim Of Murder In Mine Shaft
Canton Georgia 95 year old woman is feared murdered. Search focuses on water filled abandoned gold mine shaft as drag line to probe depths. Daughter and two others are detained on murder suspicion. Sheriff extended inquiry after quick pursuit and questioning at nearby towns.
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Canton
W. C. McLemore
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Satay
Elizabeth Rabin
Cherokee County
Lee Spears
Israel juggles peace talks while expanding Palestine front
Israel accepted a UN offer for talks with Egypt on Negev fighting but rejected a cease fire as Arab artillery hit towns northeast of Tel Aviv. Israeli forces claimed Negev gains and said they cut an east West supply road between Majdal and El Faluja, threatening broader war spread.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations
Egypt
Negev
Foreign Office
Palestine
Gaza
Majdal
el Faluja
Bunche Threatens To Call Israel To Security Council
In Paris the United Nations Security Council was urged to meet for a special session. Ralph Bunche threatened to bring Israel before the council if it refused his cease fire demand in Palestine. Egypt backs an armistice if Israel agrees. Shertok relayed the demand to Tel Aviv as Negev fighting prompts emergency action talk.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Council
James E. Roper
Ralph J. Bunche
Israel
U. N. Security Council
Negev
Egypt
Security Council
Bunche
Moshe Shertok
U. N. General Assembly
Shertok
Tel Aviv
Suneche
U. N
Atlanta Student Killed in School Accident
A Georgia city student was fatally injured in a school related accident. Bystanders and teachers described a sudden, tragic event at the campus with peers and staff reacting to the loss. Local authorities investigated to determine cause and circumstances.
Truman urges Vinson mission to ease Soviet tensions
President Truman told the American Legion that sending Chief Justice Vinson to Moscow aimed to dispel the poisonous atmosphere around Soviet talks. He urged the Soviet Union to show long-range peaceful aims while affirming a firm policy toward Russia until peaceful assurances are given.
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John L. Cutter
Miami
Fla
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
Moscow
Soviet Union
Vinson
Russia
The
American Legion
United Nations
Kremlin
United States
Council of Foreign Ministers
Washington
Margaret
Raleigh, N. C
Mr. Truman
Legionnaires
Inferior Quality Pecans Reported Across Georgia Belt
Pathologist John Cole reports inferior quality pecans across Georgia's pecan belt. Dougherty County Agent J D Davis confirms similar reports. The USDA refused a price support program for pecans as farmers expected a record crop of over 44 million pounds. Davis urges farmers to avoid marketing the inferior nuts and instead feed them to hogs or plow them under.
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Albany, Ga
Georgia
John Cole
U.S. Pecan Culture and Disease Laboratories
Dougherty County
J- D. Davis
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Davis
Legion Initiates 30th Convention in Miami
At Convention Hall in Miami Truman opened the 20th annual American Legion convention with a call for Russia to show peace signals. A coalition of four candidates withdrew to back James F. Green of Omaha amid intra party tensions over leadership and growth within the Legion.
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Legion
James F. Green
Omaha
Neb
Green
S. Perry Brown
Beaumont
Tex
Old Guard
George Craig
Indiana
Bill Hilliard
Colorado
Robert Colfield
Des Moines
James F. Daniels
Greenville
S. C
Bascom Jones
Nashville
Cominform Blamed For Polk's Murder
Greece named three others charged with complicity in the George Polk killing a five month probe ends. Adam Mouzenides, central committee member of the Greek Communist party, allegedly shot Polk in the back of the head in Salonika Bay on May 8. Evangelos Vasvanas remains at large as Gregory Staktopoulos and his mother Anna are in custody.
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Salonika
Greece
George Polk
Columbia Broadcasting System
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Polk
Adam Mouzenides
Communist Party
Polk Ly
Salonika Bay
Evangelos Vasvanas
Gregory Staktopoulos
Anna
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