Supplies Dwindle As Strikes Go On
Strikes stretch on as supplies dwindle, rail service declines and 800 trains operate at limited capacity. ICC orders curtailment of rail movement strain urban transit, with 23 days or less of fuel and supply disruptions affecting homes and jobs. President Truman avoids direct intervention while talks continue among unions, steel, and coal interests.
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Inderstata
Commerce
ICC
Jan Wenter
Atria
Jahn
Te Lewis
Ithcinis
Korth
Rem and
Fersterly
Velatm
Philip Murray
United Shet Workers
Atec
Cyrus S Ching
Meriber
Truman
Irving S. Olde
Enah
United States Steel Corp
Penrion
Murray Snowg
Olds
Whitin A. Colvin
Crucible Steel Company of America
Acheson Says Czechs Trumped Up Charges
Secretary of State Acheson says Czechoslovakia lodged trumped up charges against U S embassy staff in Prague. He notes the United States has acceded to the request to withdraw envoy diplomats and seeks to see a third American representative freed from alleged diplomatic status.
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Acheson
Washington
Caccito
Tve
Creche
Juba G. Heyn
Tana Peteh
Mjn
Nelson de Sarmud Meryn
Petsy
Folsom Attacks Navy At Guard Conference Speech
Governor James E Folsom denounced Navy influence on state guards and urged strengthening the National Guard under local control. He warned against federalized militia units and proposed citizen soldiers under regular armed forces training instead.
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Montgomery
James E Folsom
Eniete
Folsom
Hie Tls
Nations Guard Association
Secretary of Defense
Navy
United States
Newport
Washington
Capitels
Acals
Tate
National Guard
Fulsom
Trial Opens In Flogging Probe Indictments
State begins trial of 18 men indicted over white robed and hooded mobs in Alabama. First defendant Cole ang S Brownig Lowlar faces charges as jury selection starts before Judge Jorge Rober Wheeler amid secrecy and court crowding. Some jurors report Klan pasts as proceedings reveal fear of masked violence and penalties of up to four years in prison.
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Birmingstam
Af Coleang S
Brownig
Maxred
Ginewit
Jorge Rober J. Wheeler
Ingl Daly
Bu Kix
Kier Hinady
Hugh Mares
Div
Hwy Anbe
Pred Cockeren
Lnieflen
Alabama
Loliar
Sore Garsee
General Dies While Attending Conference
Brig. Gen. Louis I Bockwell, a wing commander, died during a conference in Montgomery while on assignment with the Massachusetts Air National Guard. The incident occurred on the opening day, and officials report no further details at this time.
Jobless Payments Down In Alabama
In Alabama unemployment compensation payments fell 3 percent to 1,052,575 in September, with registered job seekers dropping about 10,006 to 66,596. Layoffs from failing steel brakes this month totaled roughly 44,000, largely in Birmingham and Gededen, potentially offsetting employment gains.
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Montgomery
Alabamoa
Fleetwood Carnley
Carnley
Layotts
Pailing Steel Brikes
Birrmingham
Gededen
Dixie Senators Ready Filibuster On Rights Issue
Southern Democrats prepare filibuster tactics to block civil rights bills as President Truman presses for action. Senator Myers of Pennsylvania notes a likely filibuster on anti poll tax anti lynching and anti job discrimination measures. Olin D Johnston and Long pledge prolonged talk to block passage while Truman seeks broader backing in a UN speech.
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BELL
Washington
Senate
Dts
Teuman
Myers
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Dixie
Fay
Moust
Olin D. Johnston
D-50
Long
Dea
Ururman
New York City
Congress
Truman
United Nations
Russia orders Tito to recall Yugoslav minister to Moscow
The Associated Press report says the Soviet Union demands Yugoslavia recall Ambassador Kardlo Mrazovic over alleged anti Soviet spying tied to Rajk era treason trials. Mrazovic left Moscow last August. Yugoslavia may send a charged affairs representative instead. Other Soviet satellites have already expelled diplomats, signaling broader diplomatic breaks.
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Russia
Tito
Moscow
Associated Press
Yugo- Alging
Ter
Katlo Menzevic
Budapest
Laszlo Raj
Mrnzovic
Ve Ana Rajk
Rajk
Mrazovic
Boen
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Poland
Aitri
Hiroshima report on survival chances from blast center
An Army medical official warns of survival odds varying with distance from a nuclear blast. Maj. Albert J. Bauer says at four miles out the escape chance is nearly perfect, while within four miles the odds drop to about 50-50 and inside the half mile radius expect near total destruction.
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Mexico City
Albert J. Bauer
U. S. Army
Peanut Growers Face Drop In Cash Income
Washington AP reports the government expects about 820 million dollars in two years to support farm prices and absorb surpluses through 1951. The plan covers 1949 and 1950 crops, with losses itemized by commodity including corn, cotton, peanuts, tobacco, wheat, potatoes, eggs, flaxseed, and naval stores.
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Yup A. Martin
Washington
Credy Carporglion
Agriculture Department
Prion
President Truman signs new wage bill boosting minimum to 75 cents
President Truman signed legislation raising the federal minimum wage from 70 to 75 cents an hour for interstate commerce workers, effective in 90 days. The raise could affect up to 1.5 million workers earning under 75 cents and lift employer payrolls by about 300 million dollars annually. The bill narrows coverage, excluding a larger share of workers than the House proposal, with final figures still unresolved.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Truman
Congress
William OR. Metomb
Touman
Bil Ib
House
Senate
Coal Truck Ambushed In Cullman County
Cullman County Sheriff SB Hyatt said Norman Lay and Baw com Abbott, both of near Jasper, reported an ambush on their coal truck yesterday on the Jasper Cullman road. They fired on the vehicle but no one was hit. about a dozen pistol shots were fired into the truck after it passed Cullman. The men fled into the woods and sought help in Cullman.
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Cullman (Ap
Culiman County
Hyatt
Norman Lay
Bawcom Abbott
Jasper
Iby
Jasper-Cullman
Tay
Wal Iker
Cullman
Cullman County
Wan
Lay
Tie Men
Abbott
Hale Educator Enters Superintendent Race in Alabama
W J Ferry Hale County school superintendent announced he would run for State Superintendent of Education. Ferry, a University of Alabama graduate, has led Hale County since 1943 after beginning teaching in 1916 in Abisney Choctaw County and holding roles in Perry Elmore Cullman and Morgan counties.
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W. J. Ferry
Hale County
of “Education
Terry
University of Alabama
Ab Isney
Choctaw County
Perry
Elmore
Culiniun
Morgan
UN Report Charges USSR With Failure Of Atomic Talks
A five-nation group led by the United States says secret discussions with the USSR failed as Russia placed sovereign interests above world security. The report, issued in Lake Success, cited Moscow's refusal to discuss atomic explosion disclosures and reaffirmed support for the majority plan approved by the UN General Assembly.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
United States
Honeors
U. S
France
Britain
China
Canada
Soviet Union
MI. N. Assembly
Paris
14 Injured in Dallas Apartment Blast
Four five persons were injured, three seriously, when an explosion ripped through a five block stucco apartment building at the Cedar Springs housing project in north Dallas. Debris and smashed furniture filled the scene as residents fled in shock. Fire Chief J. Owens said the blast’s cause was unknown and responders found multiple injuries across the building.
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Dallas
Tex
Acca
Cedar’Springs
Owens
Admirals Fate Resting With Truman Says Report
Washington dispatch says the Navy leadership crisis may reach President Truman after Defense Secretary Johnson and Navy Secretary Matthews sent recommendations. Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman could replace Admiral Louis Denfeld as Chief of Naval Operations pending White House action. Rep Edward Hebert urged protection for Denfeld against reprisals for unification testimony as Joint Chiefs met in a harmonious briefing.
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Forrest P. Sherman
Wold
Louis EB. Denfeld
Sherman
Washington, D.C
INEA
Dayton Moore Washington
Navy
Teunan
Defense
Louis Johnson
Francis P. Matthews
Mediterranean
Louis E Denfeld
Joint Cadets of Staff
Qian Ig
Edward Hebert
House Armed Services Committee
Denfeld
Carl Vinson
Gangsbe
Joint Chiefs
Truman To Speak To Nation Sunday
President Truman will address the nation by radio next Sunday night for three to five minutes on a program sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. The speech titled Religion Is American is part of the broadcast plan announced in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Federal Council of Churches of Curist
America
Brannan To Set Control Program Cutting Acreage
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan expected to announce a 1950 peanut control plan reducing plantings about 20 percent using marketing quotas. The move aims to curb surpluses as the 1950 national allotment targets around 2.1 million acres, with state cuts varying by production levels and law ensuring penalties for overplanting.
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Vincent J. Burke
Washington
Agriculture Officals
Wey
Agricultuce
Charles F. Brannan
Georgia
Gimivers
Brannan
U.S
United States
Paia
Ike Welfare Plan Snubbed By Congress
A scrambled 1940s style summary notes Ike's welfare plan facing Congress with mixed reaction. The piece hints at political battles over federal welfare funding, civil rights, and party strategy, mentioning President Eisenhower and party Republicans.
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Ike
Congress
QUARTER A CUP Coffee Shop Opens For Gold Searchers
Fort Yior Wrapper Geinnett, wife of a Fort Yukon resident, starts a small coffee shop in a tent with Yukon stove and limited provisions. She offers coffee, doughnuts, and sandwiches at low prices as gold seekers congregate near the camp. The rough setup reflects frontier trading needs and rough hospitality among prospectors.
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Geinnett
Yukon
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