MacArthur keeps stance as China threat looms in Korea
U S officials weigh Chinese intervention in Korea with caution as General MacArthur studies options. Reports say Chinese troops may have cut off two U S Marine battalions in northeast Korea. State and Defense leaders seek clarity on scope and duration of any Soviet style intervention before directing a UN response.
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MacArthur
North Korea
United Nations
Korea
State Department
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Little Rock
Ark
U. S
Tokyo
Weather Turns Colder Across Nation With Isolated Warmth
A broad Canadian air mass cools most of the country on November 4. Frigid conditions hit the north central and parts of the Midwest, with snow in lower Michigan and northern Indiana. Temperature drops contrast with 90s in California coastal cities despite a brief Mojave breeze.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio
Tennessee
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Mojave
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Weather Bureau
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Long Beach
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Pasadena
Burbank
San Diego
Surprises Expected As North Carolina Votes Draw Near
State GOP Leader J M Baley predicted Tuesday's election results will be surprising and may draw national attention as North Carolina voters choose two U S senators twelve congressmen statewide officials and legislators while approving five constitutional amendments.
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Raleigh
J. M. Baley
North Carolina
U. S
Supreme Court
Clyde R. Hoey
Halavitt
Lis Smith
India Offers Asylum to Boy Ruler of Tibet in Emergency
New Delhi reports India would grant asylum to the Dalai Lama if he fled Lhasa to avoid capture by Chinese Communists. Officials noted hearsay of his flight from Kilimpong and said a refuge offer would be considered if he sought India.
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Tibet
New Delhi
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
Foreign Ministry
Kilimpong
S. Sinha
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Ees
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Timate
Rae
UN Expected To Lift Ban Against Spain Today
The United Nations is expected to revoke its four year ban on sending ambassadors to Franco Spain. Spain may gain rights to join UN affiliated organizations, while not joining the UN itself. President Truman indicated the U.S. will not immediately send an ambassador to Madrid.
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New York
United Nations
U. S
U.N
Spain
Two Chinese Divisions Reported In Korea Frontier
U S Seventh Army officers in Korea say Chinese Communist units in convoy near the Manchurian border are in the general vicinity of two divisions. Western front observers note battalion strength in the Unsan and Anju sectors with possible larger forces yet unconfirmed. The debate over Red China’s wider intervention continues amid warnings of a broader war.
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Lem Erickson
U. S
Redina
Eighth Army
Korea
Red China
Washington
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Unsan
Anju
China
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Manchuria
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Fairbanks Alaska Schools Closed After Polio Deaths
Fairbanks schools and theaters shut down as poliomyelitis fear prompts a city health order by Dr. Robert P. Gorman. The closure follows hospitalization of 15 year old William Eagan and illness among Rivers, David, and Osborne, with Osborne having died recently.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Robert P. Gorman
William Eagan
Basketball Rivers
David Oe
Osborne
Aries Ae
President Truman Guards Tighten Amid Threats
President Truman faced heightened security after an assassination risk during his Blair House stay. Secret Service prepared as he planned a 2 p.m. departure for Scott Air Force Base and an 8 p.m. Kiel Auditorium address, following the 1948 campaign finale that featured a spontaneous speech.
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Washington
St. Louis
Secret Service
N. Missourie Coffelt
Blair House
Scott Air Force Base
Illinois
Baby Rescued From Scrap Metal Truck
A five week old baby Janet Lee Mann was found in the trailer end of a scrap metal truck about to be burned. A nine year old girl took the infant from its carriage during noon recess and hid it to play after school with help from her teacher and Patrolman Diehl located the trailer at a junk yard miles away. The mother Mrs Eleanor Mann placed Janet outside their home and reported her missing. The baby was safe and the incident prompted a broader police search.
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Philadelphia
Janet Lee Mann
Eleanor Mann
Janet
Mann
Small Craft Warnings Raised Along Atlantic Coast
Small craft warnings were in effect from east of St Marks to Clearwater Florida and south of Hatteras North Carolina to Brunswick Georgia. The weather bureau ordered stronger winds in the Florida area with southwest winds expected last night and northwest winds likely today.
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Filia
St. Marks
Clearwater
Fla
Hatteras
N. C
Brunswick
Weather Bureau
Florida
Inds
Exestesien
Widow Torresola on Hunger Strike in Federal Jail
Dolores Torresola, 21, widow of the assailant in President Truman’s assassination attempt, is said to be on a hunger strike in a federal detention cell after arraignment. Secret service tracked her down Thursday night and she remains held in default of $50,000 bond. The case stems from the Blair House attack in which Griselio Torresola was killed and Oscar Collazo was involved.
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New York
Truman
Carmen Dolores Torresola
Secret Service
Federal House of Detention
U. S
Atoe
Maple al Metpene
Griselio Torresola
Oscar Collazo
Blair House
Marines Struggle Along Koreas Northeast Front
Allied forces held a firm line against Chinese and Korean Communist counteroffensives, with U S Marines in trouble on the northeast front near Hamhung and Wonsan. Reports say Red forces may exceed 300000 troops along the Korea Manchurian border and threaten the ROK Sixth division on the eastern area.
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Korea
Serch
United Sea
Ara
Ham
Star Protesta
Stanley Tretick
Associated Press
Seoul
U. S
Eighth Army
United Nations
Wholesale Prices Edge Up Slightly in Week Ended Oct 31
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports wholesale prices rose marginally in the week ending October 31. The index stood at 169.4 percent of the 1926 average, near the all time high set in August 1948, and slightly above the 1949 level. Overall, prices were 0.4 percent below four weeks prior. Non farm, non food commodities gained about 0.5 percent, remaining above pre Korea levels.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Elections Seen Shaping Up This Year
James Marlow surveys the national races as about 42 million voters are expected to cast ballots in a non presidential election. Democrats and Republicans have each spent about 1 million. Senate stands 54 to 42 in favor of Democrats, House partisan balance favors Republicans needing 49 seats to win control. Governors total 33 states, Maine already has a governor and three House members. California and Ohio feature tight battles including Nixon vs Gaahaganlas for Senate and Taft facing Ferguson in Ohio. Endorsing predictions vary, but enthusiasm runs high across the nation.
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James Marlow
Tueday
Maine
House
Senate
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Ohio
California
Helen Gahaganlas
Richard M. Nixon
Robert A. Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
St. Louis
Socrats
Congress
France Shrinks Indochina Front as Hanoi Forts Fall Back
French retreat continues in Indochina with defenses pulled back to a 100 mile line from Moncay to the gulf of Tonkin. Vietminh forces mass near Laokay and Red River delta defenses, while French spokesmen estimate 20 000 regulars and up to 50 000 guerrillas in the north.
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Indochina
Hanoi
Red River
Frontier
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Chi Minh
Vestasete Bages
Mduong
Laokay
Red China
Moncay
Gulf of Tonkin
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Soviet Parley Proposal Faces Quick Rejection
A Moscow note proposing a four power foreign ministers meeting to discuss a Communist plan for unified German government was handed to U S ambassador Alan G Kirk in Washington. The plan would form an all German constitutional council, ban rearmament and demand troop withdrawal. Western powers viewed the invitation as propaganda and predicted bounce back.
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France
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
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Kirk
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