White House police foil Puerto Rican assassination bid
A would be assassin was killed and another wounded during a gunfight near the White House as two Puerto Rican revolutionaries sought to strike during a presidential visit. Private Leslie Coffelt of New York died from chest wounds. the other attacker was killed instantly. Authorities cited no Communist links amid Puerto Rico independence tensions and said the incident caused shock across the island movement with more than 30 killed in related uprisings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
White House
Gee
Jonal Arty
Puerto Rico
U. S
Tae Een Berry
Oes
Dok
Tnt
William Z. Foster
Leslie Coffelt
Oscar Collazo
Collazo
Blair House
Hanley Suffering From Exhaustion in Hospital
Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley, 74, a Republican candidate for the U S Senate, was hospitalized in Hudson New York with complete exhaustion. Doctors say he will need a few days rest as a senate sub committee investigates a letter he wrote in September to Rep. Kingsland amid pay-off allegations. Hanley hopes to meet investigators within 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
N. Y
Joe R. Hanley
U. S. Senate
Hanley
New Lenger
W. Kingsland
Senate
Columbia County Memorial Hospital
Nationalist and Communist Leaders Detained in Puerto Rico Siege
In San Juan police sealed streets and moved to arrest about 600 Nationalists and Communists after a siege began Monday. Albizu Campos and other leaders were taken to police headquarters for questioning as authorities planned mass roundups in the metropolitan area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Nes
Albizu Campos
Emmunist Party
Ese U Isles Lhmunist Party
Santos Rivera
Twe-ay
Steel Stocks Drive Market In Early Trading
The New York market opened with steel stocks leading the rise as gains reached about $1 a share for major steels while other sectors moved slower. U.S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel and several others saw higher prices with limited activity elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vba
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Jones & Laughlin
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear
International Harvester
Emerson
Phelps Dodge
DuPont
International Paper
Chesapeake & Ohio
U.S. Gypsum
Summer Chill Returns as Cool Front Drops Temps
The midwest ends a week of summer heat as a cool air mass from the Central Rockies sweeps east reaching the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Temperatures fall 20 to 40 degrees with some snow and freezing conditions reported in the cool belt. Chicago drops almost 40 degrees from 81 to near 40. St Louis ties the current record. New York hits 85 amid scattered rain in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Rockies
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Chicago
Mercury
St. Louis
New York
Montana
Heat Marks Soar In The Carolinas
Unseasonal mid autumn heat wave shatters records across the Carolinas with highs reaching 88 in Raleigh and Columbia and 84 in Winston-Salem. Cooler air from the northwest expected next, normal temperatures by tomorrow. Farmers benefited from the warm spell allowing harvests to proceed after October rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Carolinas
Mercury
Raleigh
Columba Y Forest
Greensboro
Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Cherry Point
New Bern
Wilmington
Lumberton
Florence
Winston-Salem
Canadian Northwest
Mitchell
North Carolina
Elizabeth
Wilington
South Carolina- Columbia
Greenville
Anderson
Myrtle Beach
Truman Walks Unperturbed Through Capital Streets Amid Security
President Truman walked for about thirty minutes from the White House toward the Washington Monument. He wore a blue suit and gray hat, swung a cane, and spoke briefly to agents and reporters while not commenting on yesterday’s assassination attempt. He greeted Henry Griffin of the Press and hinted at a trip to St. Louis for a political speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestant Truman
Truman
Washton Monument
Mr. Truman
Secret Service
Henry L. Griffin
Griffin
St. Louis
Piri
Humphrey Urges Immediate Price and Wage Controls
Senator Humphrey proposes an immediate temporary price stop and wage controls to curb inflation. He calls for a broad program including wage stabilization, industry committees, tighter commercial credit, review of consumer credit, and talks on regulating import prices. The plan aims to buy time until indirect controls take full effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphrey
D.-Minn
Proper Cooking Will Kill Fever Virus In Poultry
A Texas health official told the American Public Health Association that evidence exists turkeys may harbor parrot fever germs transmissible to humans. He warned proper cooking destroys all germs in poultry and emphasized danger to handlers of raw turkey meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Texas
J. W. Irons
Texas State Department of Health
American Public Heal Association
Shaw No Atheist, Says Dr Henderson
New York report quotes biographer of George Bernard Shaw asserting Shaw was not an atheist. Henderson, professor from Chapel Hill, describes Shaw as a believer in a greater force guiding humanity toward higher aspirations despite claims to the contrary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Dr. Henderson
New York
George Bernard Shaw
Henderson
Chapel Hill
N. C
Bernard Shaw
Voltaire
European Ministers Open Talks on Unified Army Plan
European Council ministers from 13 nations meet in Rome to discuss a Western defense command with a unified army to deter Soviet aggression. The debate centers on including troops and forming a 50 division force, a plan inspired by Churchill and debated after South Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
European Council
Rome
Council of Europe
Washington
Britain
Winston Churchill
Ean Council
Strasbourg
Government asks farmers to raise more corn in ’51
Washington reports the government urges farmers to increase corn planting next year to ensure abundant cattle and meat production. Secretary Branaman says no voluntary acreage. allotments will be larger but final amounts to be set later. Farmers may exceed allotments if price support is needed or desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brannan
Chinese Reds Fight Beside Revived Koreans Near Unsan
Allied forces hold a critical position four miles southwest of Unsan as Chinese Red troops join North Korean units in a major assault. The First Cavalry Division faces encirclement with several regiments decimated and escape routes cut off. A rescue mission met heavy fire while WW II–era conditions and radio silence continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Unsan
Lambert
First Cavalry Division
Yongsong
U. S. First Army Corps
Northwes
U. S
Seoul
Shaw Dies At Advanced Age
George Bernard Shaw, famed playwright, died at 4:59 a.m. after a relapse following a leg fracture and bladder illness. He passed peacefully at home with a private cremation planned and his friends noting his genius enriched the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Luton
Alice Laden
Bernard
Puneres
Northwest
Broadway Pays Its Tribute to Shaw
Broadway dimmed its lights in tribute to playwright George Bernard Shaw who died in England at age 94. The New York theater district shut off the bright signage shortly after the death was announced, honoring the man who helped make Times Square a global theatrical hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
George Bernard Shaw
England
Shaw
Great White Way
Times Square
Heavy vote predicted in next Tuesdays elections
CIO Political Action Committee director Jack Kroll predicted 45,000,000 votes in Tuesday elections, a non presidential-year record. He said Democrats could gain three or four Senate seats and 15 to 20 House seats, signaling a historic party strength shift off year. He cited terrific campaign interest and vicious state races. Democratic Senate secretary Leslie L. Biffle countered that voters are apathetic, foreseeing only one or two Senate pickups and local contest outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jack Kroll
CIO Political Action Committee
Kroll
Washington
Senate
House
Leslie L. Biffle
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Biffle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dees
I Aee Rae
U. S. Cavalry
Coffelt
James J. Metcalfe
Stober
Paterprincs, Inc
The
Capital
Korea
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!