Truman Sees Vote As Trend to Fair Deal
President Truman cites Democratic wins in New York as signaling a favorable trend for the Fair Deal in the 1950 elections. Analysts note Lehman’s victory over Dulles reshapes party dynamics, with Dewey’s gubernatorial plans questioned. New Jersey and Philadelphia also tilt toward Democrats as Battle and Johnson clinch races.
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Truman
New York
Mr. Truman
House of Representatives
Senate
H. Lehman
John Poster Dulles
Robert F. Wagner
Dewey
Dulles
Lehman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York City
O'Dwyer
Upstate
Syracuse
Binghamton
Rome
Port Jervis
Glens Falls
Lockport
Ogdensburg
Buffalo
Driscoll
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
Frank Hague
Hague
Boston
James M. Curley
John B. Hynes
Philadelphia
Virginia
John S. Battle
Walter Johnson
Atomic blasts claimed to redirect Siberian rivers in peace plan
Berlin based Nacht Express claims Russia used atomic energy to reverse the Ob and Yenissei rivers as part of a land reclamation project. The piece asserts the project demonstrates peaceful use of atomic energy and was detected by western observers. It contrasts with a supposed A-Bomb test and notes the Urals and Caucasus as blast sites. University of California researchers propose a method to estimate casualties in amphibious landings using wave data from Makin maneuvers in Hawaii.
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Berlin
Russia
Siberian
Nacht Express
Yenissei
Urals
Caucasian Mountains
University of California
Hawaii
J. W. Johnson
Red Square parade frames Soviet postwar peace claims
Moscow marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1917 Revolution with a massive parade showing Soviet troops and workers while Malenkov and Vasilevsky attack Western powers as imperialist aggressors. In Berlin, Chiu kov remains head of the Russian control commission and Rokossovsky is named Polish defense minister, highlighting Soviet strategy in Eastern Europe.
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OSCOW
Red Square
Lenin
Vassily Stalin
Vasilevsky
Malenkov
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Stalin
Lavrenti P. Beria
Russia
Beria
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Germany
Vassily Chiukov
Berlin
Russian Control Commission
Control Commission
Chiukov
Gregory Pushkin
Pushkin
Hungary
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Poland
Rokossovsky
Tito
Trans Atlantic tourist fares split major air carriers debate
Delegates from 68 leading air carriers in Mexico weigh a plan to set air coach fares at 225 dollars to London. CAB opposes advancing dates while ECA backs lower rates to boost American tourism, though concerns rise about airline finances and first class service impacts.
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Mexico
International Air Transport Association
London
Washington
ECA
CAB
Civil Aerobauics Board
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
Pan American Airways
Trans World Airline
National News Briefs: Trials Visits Conventions and Weddings
Dates set for events across the nation include Harry Bridges naturalization trial opening in San Francisco on Monday November 14 and the Shah of Iran visiting the United States on Wednesday November 16. National Grange gathers in Sacramento while Young Democratic Clubs meet in Chattanooga. The 75th anniversary of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union is noted. Vice President Barkley to wed Mrs Hadley in St Louis on Friday November 18.
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Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Shah of Iran
National Grange
Sacramento
Calif
National Convention of Young Democratic Clubs
Chattanooga
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Alben W. Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
St. Louis
Rank warns six to ten films next six months in Britain
J Arthur Rank, leading British film figure, reports a net loss of 2.09 million dollars for the year ending June 25 and threatens to stop producing films if the 40 percent cinema tax remains. Rank Group runs Queen Theater Ltd with 556 theaters and sold two studios to BBC for television use.
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J. Arthur Rank
Britain
Yorkshire
Rank Group
British Broadcasting Corp
Rank
Queen Theater, Ltd
Hollywood
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Quotes on family, finances and politics from public figures
Fred Schoville of Soldiers Grove discusses his 20th child with a saying about older siblings and divine money. Morey Amsterdam jokes about charging for advice. President Truman comments on a rising female vote share and a feminine government if trends continue.
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Fred Schoville
Soldiers Grove
Wis
Truman
Age and health studies link digestion to arterial hardening
Research from Michael Reese Hospital shows older adults digest fats poorly, keeping blood fat high for 12 to 24 hours after meals, suggesting a link to arteriosclerosis. Ohio State data on 503 subjects find health status shapes aging traits. seniors in good health stay sociable, while poor health correlates with irritability. Syracuse University work places old age between 60 and 75, with gender differences on prime years and middle age.
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Medical Research Institute
Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago
American Society For the Study of
Gerontological Society
Ohio State University
Albert R. Chandler
Ohio State
Plenary Divorces Warned by Pope and Court Fines for UMW
Pope Pius XI cautions Catholic judges worldwide to avoid divorces that would break holy matrimony. Supreme Court fines totaling 1.42 million dollars are imposed on John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers Union for 1948 actions. Captain Crommelin is restored to active duty after a rebuke over confidential Navy letters. Senator Clyde Reed dies at 71 after a house fall. Navy agrees to allow 25 percent of Annapolis graduates to the Air Force starting next year.
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Pope Pius XI
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
John Crommelin
Clyde M. Reed
Navy
Air Force
Annapolis
Pact Set For Japan
U S State Department experts near completion of an American drafted peace treaty for Japan. The plan anticipates a mid next year conference with Britain and Allies and a non punitive framework to rebuild Japan. A parallel military pact would grant U S bases in Japan for five to ten years to deter mainland aggression. . The accord would end Allied occupation and transfer control to Japan within six months while denying capacity to wage war and deciding reparations. Japan would seek UN membership and postwar trade treaties with Allies.
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U S. State Department
Japan
Washington
U.S
Nippon
State Department
Douglas MacArthur
Cairo
United Nations
Family of Nations
Thanksgiving turkey outlook bright this year agriculture says
The Department of Agriculture reports turkeys for Thanksgiving will be more plentiful and cheaper than last year. The report signals relief for shoppers as supply and prices improve nationwide.
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Department of Agriculture
Ku Klux Klan
Samuel Green
Marion
Cheshire
Eng
Fritalux
Benelux
Begium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Italy
Belgium
Britain weighs Caribbean federation plan for West Indies
A two year study by a West Indian closer association committee proposes a federation of Barbados Jamaica Trinidad and the Leeward and Windward Islands with near full self government and a common currency. British Guiana Bermuda and the Bahamas opt out citing geographic and political reasons. American bases and 99 year leases from 1940 would remain unaffected.
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Barbados
British Honduras
Jamaica
Leeward Islands
Trinidad
Winward Islands
Canada
British Guiana
Bermuda
Bahamas
Caribbean
West Indies
Western Sea
Panama Canal
Britain
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Christian Science Monitor
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CIO
Philip Murray
Walter P. Reuther
Cleveland
U.N
Morey Amsterdam
Chandler
Syracuse University
New Caribbean Federation
West Indian Federation
Caribbean Sea
North
South America
Arthur Creech Jones
Venezuela
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