Killer Held Under Heavy Guard in Bank Robbery Case
Five-foot Louis Difrain a 27 year old Providence man who killed a Pawtucket officer and wounded another after robbing Industrial Trust Co branch was captured after a gun battle. He was a hospital patient with a serious mental disorder held with two policemen guard awaiting murder charges. One officer was killed and another wounded as Difrain fled through Pawtucket into a home using a hostage to evade capture.
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Providence
R. L
Arment
Louis Difrain
Rhode Island State Hospital
Industrial Trust Co
Pawtucket
John R. Regan
Difrain
Carol Maynard
Charles Patenaude
James Cavanaugh
Joseph Downey
Robert Laprade
Macy Sand- Neam
Mrs. Laprade
Rs. Laprade
Royal
Yoshida Wins Big in Japan's First Free Elections
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and nine supporters including three cabinet ministers won Diet seats in Japan's first free postwar election. The Liberal Party secured 55 of 80 decided seats with Ichiro Hatoyama winning seats as a rival contender. Communists failed to win any seat.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Yoshida
Liberal Party
Ichiro Hatoyama
Western Union Sees 47000 Dollar Rate Increase Hoped
Western Union officials predicted a 47000 dollar annual intrastate rate increase after no opposition appeared at a State Utilities Commission hearing.
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Raleigh
Western Union
State Utilities Commission
Smith Political Storm Fades After Campaign Flurry
Washington reports a political storm over Gen. Walter Bedell Smith eased into a squall as the GOP decided not to turn his claim that Communists infiltrate federal security agencies into a campaign issue. Smith disclosed calls to Eisenhower and Stevenson and said he would consult the National Security Council if needed. The House Un-American Activities Committee moved to subpoena Smith for testimony in Philadelphia on October 13.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Republican High Command
Smith
GOP National Committee
GOP
Central Intelligence Agency
U. S
Russia
D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
National Security Council
Truman
Arts. Depite
DemocraticPresidential
Eisenhower
CIA
House Un-American Activities Committee
Subpena Smith
Philadelphia
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican
Blicans
Ten Critical Housing Areas Designated Across Nation
The government designated 10 cities as critical defense housing areas, including Columbus and Canton Massillon in Ohio. This preserves federal rent controls and enables special mortgage benefits and relaxed credit restrictions to spur home construction amid defense activity and housing shortages. Full control dates will follow.
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Washington
Ohio
Columbus
Canton-Massillon
Roger L. Putnam
Defense Areas Committee
Monmouth Area
U.S. Sees Russians in Korea Behind Front Lines
Washington reports from Defense Department officials that Russians are believed to serve in rear area anti aircraft units and advisory posts in North Korea and alongside Korean and Chinese Communist forces. Estimates claim 7,000 to 12,000 Russians in Korea, with limited frontline presence and some piloting of MiG-15 jets. No Russians are reported captured or found dead on battlefields.
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Washington
North Korea
Defense Department
Red
Korea
U.S
Seoul
Kremlin
Red Air Fields
Guards Kill 45 Chinese Prisoners in Cheju Island Riot
Chinese prisoners on Cheju Island rioted to celebrate the third anniversary of the Chinese Communist Republic. U S guards moved to quell the disturbance, entering Compound No 7 with two platoons, firing reportedly with bullets as 45 prisoners were killed and 120 wounded while two American guards were slightly hurt. The clash occurred amid a broader Korean coast tension and a recent naval blockade order by Gen. Mark W Clark.
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Cheju Island
Korea
Richard Boeren
Pittsburg
Calif
Cheju
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Koje Islands
U. N
Prisoner of War Command
Pusan
Thomas W. Herren
Sema Zone Command
Cadwell
U. S
Eisenhower Campaign Westward On 28-State Tour
Ike starts a 28 state campaign run carrying his Eisenhower Special train through Michigan and other states. He arrives in Columbia South Carolina where Gov Byrnes introduces him and urges voters to elect Ike to end government mess and avoid world war. He criticizes Truman and Stevenson while signaling readiness to fight subversives in government.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michigan
Columbia
S. C
Ike
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
South Carolina State House
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Washington
Bedell Smith
Superbee Po
Smith
James Hagerty
CIA
Hagerty
Stevenson
Ines
South Carolina
Korea
United States
Eisen
Istra
Nory
Eisenhower Faces Security Dilemma Echoing Dewey Crisis
United Press report notes Ike confronted a security choice akin to Dewey in 1944 after Gen. Walter Bedell Smith hinted at Communist infiltration of CIA. Smith sought to shield CIA from politics while Ike pledged not to threaten national security, framing a tense path between transparency and secrecy.
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John L. Steele
United Press
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
George C. Marshall
Army
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Seleret Central Intelligence Agency
Warrants issued for 28 parents over school refusal
Warrants expected to be served today on 28 parents who refused to send children to other schools after Old Richmond High School closed. Complaints by County school attendance officer Josephine Shaffner allege violation of the state compulsory school law. Warrants turned over to Sheriff Ernie Shore and returnable to Municipal Court. Cherry Point Marine base reports the death of World War II veteran Captain William Cook in a fighter plane crash. Cook, of St. Regis Indian Reservation near Massena New York, was killed while attempting to land his F7F Tigercat night fighter. Survivors include his widow and four children.
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Winston-Salema
Old Richmond High School
Josephine Shaffner
Ernie Shore
Bly
Cherry Point
Thews
William Cook
St. Regis
Massena
N. Y
Cook
Dartmouth College
Escapees Fractured Search for Prison Camp Fugitives
Hillsboro police pressed a manhunt for seven of ten convicts who fled from the Orange County prison camp. The escapees fled into wooded hills near a Colleg ae area. Roy Boothe of Draper 24 and William Snow of Winston-Salem 23 are named among those sought for sentences of 8 to 10 years and other charges. Howard W. Long 29 surrendered at the camp Monday.
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Hillsboro
Orange County
Sunak An Bing
Agnet Hills
Roy “Boothe
Draper
Heehee
Wiliam Snow
Winston-Salem
Howard W. Long
Judge rules on jurisdiction in AFL contract case
Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes considers his authority to hear a labor contract violation complaint filed against Marshall and Co. by the bi county AFL United Steel Workers of America. He planned to hear evidence before a decision at a special rule day term.
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Greensboro
Johnson J. Hayes
Marshall —— and Co
AFL United Sxaile Workers of America
Hayes
Textiles unions clash in Durham plant election
A staged showdown among Erwin Mills workers in Durham and nearby plants ended with votes from over 5200 employees on union representation. The contest pitted the AFL affiliated United Textile Workers against the CIO affiliated Textile Workers Union of America as the National Labor Relations Act supervised the process.
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Durham
Erwin Mills
Erwin
Eemee
AFL
National Labor Relations Act
United Textile Workers Afl
Textile Workers Union of America Cio
Allies Admit UN Shell In Neutral Zone
In Panmunjom, UN officials said shell fragments found inside the neutral zone originated from an Allied gun. Col. McCarthy argued the shells ricocheted from nearby land mass and fell into the area accidentally, with steps taken to prevent recurrence. Chinese frontline troops briefly held three American enlisted men who had parked outside the zone before their release.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Panmu
Charles W. McCarthy
U.N
Chang Chun An
Chang
McCarthy
R Ted
Stevenson rally mobilizes volunteers in Illinois
In Springfield Stevenson mounts a broad push against GOP criticisms of communism in government. He and his staff push for independent and other voters while 200 volunteers from 37 states gather for a major rally at the gubernatorial mansion. George Ball will disclose campaign plans as the nationwide effort expands to 11 states not yet represented. National co-chairs Hermon Dunlap Smith and Mrs. Edison Dick of Chicago lead the volunteers.
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Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
GOP
Stevenson
McKeever
North
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Kansas
Maine
Mississippi
Arkansas
West Virnia
Vermont
Rhode Island
Ontana
Hermon Dunlap Smith
Edison Dick
Chi
Cago
Contributions To Nixons Are Returned
Washington reports thousands in small cash and check gifts to the Nixon family were returned as they arrived. Campaign staff said the Nixons do not need personal funds and suggested contributors support the Republican campaign instead. A few offers of help beyond money were declined, including a $20,000 mortgage payoff offer and a $50,000 life policy proposal.
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Washington
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower-Nixon Campai Committee
W Ngton
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Com
Los Angeles
Ees Ee Sens
Truman accuses Eisenhower of opposing dam projects on tour
President Truman attacking Dwight D. Eisenhower as siding with private power interests during a coast to coast campaign. He cited the Hungry Horse Dam dedication in Kalispell Montana and claimed the GOP nominee echoed an anti public power line, labeling it creeping socialism and a threat to government projects.
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Truman
President Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia Falls
Mont
Kalispell
Boise
Idaho
US ships and planes tested to carry atomic bombs locally
Navy spokesman Dan Kimball said the United States has ships and Navy planes capable of carrying atom bombs and a guided missile ship already in being. He noted no A bombs aboard and predicted atomic power could soon aid surface ships and aircraft carriers, boosting fuel efficiency and combat effectiveness. He added the guided missile ship is intended for anti aircraft use and discussed limited use of guided aids in recent sea bombardment.
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Paris
U. S
Dan Kimball
American Club of
Europe
Kimball
Kimbal
Weather report with temperatures and sun cycle
Tonight's low 58 degrees and tomorrow's high 42 degrees. Today's high 86 and low 55. Sunset at 6 04 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 16 a m.
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