Alabama write-in plan in protest flops at ballot
In Anniston Alabama an attempt to place Truman electors on the general ballot as independent write-ins failed. Eleven candidates were named including Carmichael Faulkner Roberts Malone Langan and others with only Langan indicating a potential service. Governor Folsom criticized the plan calling it a protest and legal action seen as the remedy for Alabama’s ballot issue.
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Anniston
Ala
Truman
Alabama
Pusa Mave Pew
Calhoun
Joseph Langan
Mobile
James E. Folsom
Lan Oo
Thurmond-Wright States’ Rights
United States
Neal Davis
Auburn
DeWitt Carmichael
Democratic Executive Committee
Lucille Loflin Patterson
Coffee County
Evelyn Hicks
Birmingham
Albert A. Carmichael
Joe Langan
James Faulkner
Baldwin County
E. L. Roberts
Etoweh
W. W. Malone
Limestone County
William Mitch
Bart Cowart
Winston County
Carmichael
Faulkner
Roberts
Malone
National Democrats Recognize Truman Supporters In S C
The Democratic National Committee recognizes a group of Truman Barkley supporters as South Carolina’s official Democratic party. A telegram to Ashton Williams declares the group the regular state committee, severing ties with States Rights Democrats and Thurmond’s faction.
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Columbia
S. C
National Democratic Party
Truman- Barkley
Democratic Party
South Carolina
Democratic National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
J. Strom Thurmond
McGrath
Ashton H. Williams
National Democratic
J. Richard Allison
New National Committeewom
Tarn Te No
Babson predicts new low mood and possible war
Wellesley economist Roger Babson, who warned of the 1929 crash, says another economic low mood is inevitable and a world government could avert war. He cites need for spiritual awakening and prepares atom bomb havens in Eureka Kansas and New Boston New Hampshire.
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Joseph Levine Wellesley
Mass
New York
Roger Babson
Babson
Prohibition Party
Boston
Eureka
Kans
New Boston
N. H
United States
Europe
New Tunes May Be Recorded Soon As Petrillo Ban Ends
New phonograph disks may hit store shelves soon after an end to James C. Petrillo ban on new recordings. The AFL Federation of Musicians and major record makers announced an agreement aiming to release new tunes as soon as possible, pending a Justice Department ruling on legality.
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New York
James C. Petrillo
Department of Justice
Petrillo
AFL Federation of Musicians
Washington
Mischief Gives Way To Mercy For Mentor Halloween
Mentor Ohio youngsters celebrate Halloween with doorbell ringing but replace treats with items for Suolahti Finland. Children collect thread needles buttons and other useful articles to aid displaced persons as the Mentor Civic Club leads a community campaign to foster Finnish ties. A parade concert football game and Thanksgiving dance are planned to support Suolahti.
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Mentor
Campaiem
Suolahti
Finland
Mentor Civic Club
Lake County
Fairport
Hogs Entered For Wiregrass Fat Hog Show In Dothan
A total of 96 hogs have been entered for the first Wiregrass Fat Hog Show to be held in Dothan November 16. Sponsored by the Dothan Chamber of Commerce, the event aims to improve local hog production with prizes totaling 416 dollars for 4 H FFA and FHA participants and a premium sale for entrants.
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Dothan
Henry County
Houston
Geneva County
Dale County
Ramsey and Son
FFA
FHA
The
Chamber of Commerce
Jesse Forrester
Richard Ramsey
Ling
Bill Womack
Horace Hall
Beaty Whiddon
Truman Stumps New York Sidewalks in Civil Rights Push
President Truman spent the day canvassing New York neighborhoods urging Congress to enact civil rights measures from his postwar reform program. He accepted a Roosevelt award and reiterated his pledge that democracy must guarantee equal rights and opportunity for all citizens.
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John N. Cutter
New York
Truman
Franklin DB
Mr. Truman
America
Civil Rights Committee
Harry S. Truman
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woman Kills Hawk In Hand To Hand Fight In Alabama
In Grove Hill Alabama Mrs John Gunter fought a large hawk that attacked a prize chicken. She grabbed a wing the hawk struck with its beak and talons. She slammed the bird to the ground and finally crushed its head with a flat tren. The hawk measured 42 inches from tip to tail.
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Grove Hill
Ala
John Gunter
Republicans Say Victory Is Theirs
AP report on Thomas Dewey and Republican leaders predicting victory in the next election with a GOP controlled Congress. Dewey urged expanding Social Security, raising the minimum wage, and protecting veterans rights, citing enthusiastic support from a future Republican Congress. He spoke in Boston and Rhode Island ahead of Senate races, framing a broadened welfare program as essential.
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Jack Bell
Dewey
Congress
Thomas
Senate
Boston
Rhode Island
Providence
Westerly
Thomas P. Hazard
Truman
Richard J. Cushing
Rainy Election Day Seen By Weatherman
The Weather Bureau forecast a rainy election day for much of the eastern United States. Most regions east of the Rockies are expected to have rain with scattered showers, except Georgia, North and South Carolina, Southwest Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Temperatures above normal with heavy rain in the extreme northwest and light or none in the extreme southeast.
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Washington
Upi
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Texas
Massouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Rocky Mountain
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Throuhout
Midwest
Bareau
North Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
Massassippa
Truman Intervention Delays U N Action On Palestine
Diplomatic sources say a last minute White House intervention blocked U N action on a British Chinese proposal to pressure Israel and Egypt over Negev fighting. The council delayed a vote until Tuesday at the earliest, with U S delay attributed to President Truman.
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Truman
U.N
Palestine
Paris
Robert J. Manning Bank Dean
Pressi Runian
United Nations
Qeeran Eee
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Negev
United States
Rgy .S
Security Council
Great Britain
China
Alexander Cadogan
Egypt
Stalin blast prompts fear of widening East West rift
Paris AP dispatch reports United Nations sources say Stalin’s Berlin attack stemmed from fear world opinion turning against the Soviet Union. Western powers deny any Berlin agreement was reached and insist all three nations acted in accord at the U N General Assembly. No. 7 on page 2.
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Paris
United Nations
Stalin
Berlin
United States
France
London
U. S
Britain
Pravda
Communist Party
Cear
U.N. General Assembly
U. N
Thompson Allocates 250000 To Protect University Standing
Gov. M. E. Thompson reserves emergency 250000 to support the University System of Georgia after Chancellor Raymond R. Paty reports funds per student fall short of Southern Association standards. The move diverts money from highway appropriations to ensure university operations until January General Assembly session.
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Atlanta
M. E. Thompson
University System of Georgia
University System
Raymond R. Paty
Athens
Southern Association of Colleges
Thompson
State Highway Department
Jierman Talmady¢e
Highway Department
Pasty Aureed
General Assembly
Wainwright Calls Soviet Issue Grave in Speech
Gen Jonathan Wainwright, now national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, arrived in Memphis for engagements promoting aid to the physically handicapped. He warned that the Russian problem is grave and urged U S focus on the spread of communism in Northeast Asia.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
Wainwright
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Asia
U S Denies Russian Demand for MacArthur Report
The United States rejects Russia’s call for an official report on Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Tokyo conferences with American commanders. The State Department says talks were routine and for U S authorities only. It also denies Yokosuka naval yard modernization as a Far East base plan.
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John Hightower
Washington
United States
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Tech State Department
MacArthur
Department
Yokosuka
Far East
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Far Eastern Commission
State Department
Misses Suitcase Gone Since 1923
Chicago AP report says Peter Pala, a carpenter's helper, asked police to locate his missing suitcase containing business administration books. He said it disappeared September 10, 1922, just before he moved from his room. police filed the complaint and will search for it.
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Chicago
Peter Pala
Central Police
Pala
Hostilities Break Anew In Palestine
United Nations reports fresh fighting on the central front in Palestine with lively warfare near Jenin. Jewish sources say Arab irregulars shelled two settlements. Brig. Gen. Riley accuses Israel of a truce violation by crossing the Harmuk River into an Arab refugee camp. Arab gains centered in the Manara triangle on the Lebanon border.
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Tel Aviv
United Nations
Palestine
U. N
Haifa
Jenin
William E. Riley
Israel
Harmuk
Haveeen
Manara
Lebanon
Three Southern Cities Stand Free Of Traffic Deaths In September
Memphis Tennessee Jacksonville Florida and Pensacola Florida were among 3597 cities with no traffic fatalities in September the National Safety Council reported. Pensacola posted no fatalities for the first nine months of 1942 while the national nine month total fell slightly from 23 010 to 22 420 compared with last year. The council cautioned about the danger period ahead as shorter days and bad weather increase risk. The eight month death rate per 100 million vehicle miles was 7.4 the lowest on record despite higher travel.
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Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Fla
Ned
Iearborn
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G. W. Hendricks
W. A. Watson
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Thomas E. Dewey
Cleveland
N.Y
Harlem
CBEST
Hawk
Soviet Union
Ukraine
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Jacob Malik
Malik Agid
Ralph J. Bunche
Francis Carpenter
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