UN urged to empower action to curb small wars
At Lake Success on October 9 U S diplomat John Foster Dulles urged a seven nation program to empower the UN with quick emergency sessions peace observers and U N army units for collective action to prevent small wars from becoming big ones Britain France Canada Philippines Turkey and Uruguay backed a uniting for peace resolution while Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky questioned parts of the plan. The Korean War example was cited as a model though successes depended on U S troop duties and security council dynamics.
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U. N
Britain
France
Canada
Philippines
Turkey
Uruguay
U. S
Dullees
United States
Dulles
Russia
Security Council
U. N. Commission
Korea
Japan
Steel Firms Ready for Immediate Wage Talks in Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers report 35 firms agreed to immediate wage talks on a demand for a substantial raise. USW directors arrange sessions. 41 of 1400 companies replied to reopen wage provisions before November 1. Two large producers United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel have not replied.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
Babcock and Wilcox Tube Company
Beaver Falls
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Admiral Halsey Speech Triggers Nosebleed and Hospital Stay
Admiral William Halsey spoke at the National En Campment of the Jewish War Veterans in Asbury Park New Jersey then was taken to Fort Monmouth station hospital for a severe nose bleed. He urged an uncompromising stance against the alleged Soviet threat and commented on unification of the armed forces amid debate over a resolution praising Louis Johnson.
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Asbury Park
N. J
William (Bull) Halsey
Fort Monmouth Station
Halsey
Veterans Organization
Louis Johnson
Greater University Inaugural Week Opens With Speakers
In Chapel Hill and Greensboro ceremonies Gordon Gray prepares to assume leadership of the Greater University of North Carolina. Dr. Lee Alvin Dubridge Dr. George Dinsmore Stoddard and Dr. James I. Morrill address prominent educators. Gray to be installed tomorrow at Raleigh.
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Chapel Hill
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Lee Alvin Dubridge
California Institute of Technology
George Dinsmore Stoddard
University of
James I. Morrill
University of Minnesota
Gray
State College Coliseum
Raleigh
Woman's College of the University
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Frank P. Graham
Greater University
Graham
North Carolina
Congress
Harold W. Tribble
Wake Forest College
Arthur Holly Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
Helen Maude Camn
Harvard University
Toymakers Ready for Christmas Sales Boom
New York toy makers forecast record holiday demand likely to reach or exceed last year’s 300 million dollar industry total. They cite catalog expansion, TV influence, and broader ranges from toy architects and urban planning sets to automotive garages and miniature kitchens for the coming season.
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New York
Santa Claus
Santa
Arthur M. Raphael
Toy Manufacturers of the U. S. A., Inc
Legion Proposes Use of Atomic Bomb Against Russia
The 32nd annual American Legion convention executive committee urged use of the atomic bomb against Soviet Russia if aggression continues. They called for UN retaliation, Korea occupation under MacArthur, nonrecognition of Red China, Formosa defense, aid to the Philippine govt, and a Japan peace treaty under UN guidance. They criticized the State Department and urged a new secretary of state. Universal military training and an air academy were also urged, with Johnson praised for defense work. Delegates number 3277. convention cost $267,000. attendees and families may spend over $10 million in Los Angeles. Selection of the 1951 host city will occur in Indianapolis.
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Los Angeles
The
American Legion
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Russia
Korea
General MacArthur
United States
Red China
Formosa
Philippine
China
Japan
MacArthur
State Department
Dean Acheson
Erle Cooke, Jr
Georgia
National Security Commission
U. S
Louis Johnson
Johnson
American Legion Convention Corp
Philadelphia
Legion
Miami
Fla
Fuller Warren
Florida
Indianapolis
Unknown Korean War dead may exceed current missing count
The defense department says unidentified American war dead exist in Korea awaiting thorough graves registration to determine counts. The backlog includes 1,211 names released last night with 255 dead, 822 wounded, 73 missing in action, part of 280,574 total WWII and Korea casualties.
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Elton C Fay
Washington
Defense Department
Korea
United States
Red Army
Ing
Arlington Tomb
Congress
Europe
Pacific
Burma
Yale Psychiatrist Slain. Suspect Identified as Trent-Lyon
New Haven police identify Theodore A. Trent-Lyon of New Haven as the 24 year old Yale graduate who fatally shot Dr. Lewis Thorne a Yale psychiatry professor and seriously wounded Mrs Thorne at their North Haven home. Springfield police found a .22 pistol and bullets on the suspect who is held on a coroner's warrant.
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New Haven Conn
Yale
Lewis Thorne
Thorne
Leo F. Carrol
Theodore A. Trent-Lyon
New Haven
Springfield
Mass
Trent-Lyon
Carroll
Trent Lyon
Tornado Strikes Columbus County Damaging Homes and Farm
A tornado ripping through the old dock area of lower Columbus county around 4 0 a.m. injured a score of people and caused about 100000 in damage. Three members of the Form yduvall family were treated at Columbus hospital with arm and shoulder injuries. The storm destroyed their home and tobacco barn, tossing a car 200 yards and scattering furniture over 30 acres. Nearby, Moss Etheridge and Talmadge Farmer suffered more extensive property losses. Power lines and Rural Electrification Authority facilities also suffered severe damage.
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Whiteville
Columbus County
Columbus Hospital
Burris Firmyduvall
Ada
Audrey
Formyduvall
Moss Etheridge
Talmadge
Rural Electrification Authority
Realtors Hear Business Talks at NC Real Estate Meet
Pinehurst hosts the 29th annual North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards convention opening with speeches by Hubert A. Nelson of the National Association and other leaders. Courtney Hogan and Snyder address topics on national real estate policy and legislative fronts of 1951. Golf, bridge, and canasta highlighted the afternoon lineup.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards
Hubert A. Nelson
National Association
Paul B. Courtney
Chicago
National Tax Equality Association
Hunter A. Hogan
Norfolk
Calvin K. Snyder
Washington
Churchill Arrives in Copenhagen for Three Day Visit
Winston Churchill arrived in Copenhagen for a three day visit to receive an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen University. He will be a guest of King Frederik and Queen Ingrid.
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Copenhagen
Winston Churchill
Copenhagen University
Frederik
Ingrid
Judge Hayes Expected to Rule on UNC Law School Case
Four African American students sued to gain admission to the University of North Carolina law school arguing inferior facilities at the separate Negro college law school violated the equal protection clause. Judge Johnson J. Hayes said he planned to file a decision in middle district court today.
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Hayes
Greensboro
Oct. S
University of North Carolina Law School
Middle District
Johnson J. Hayes
Durham
U.N.C. Law School
North Carolina College For Negroes Law School
University
U.S
U S Hesitates to Grant Free Aid for Britain Rearmament
The United States rejects a British demand for blanket "free" dollars to Britain, offering aid only to buy raw materials and equipment needed to boost military output. Hugh Gaitskell arrives for talks as Washington backs an interim plan among Atlantic pact nations while seeking strict accounting and avoiding blanket spending authority.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Hugh Gaitskell
Treasury
Snyder
State Department
Gaitskell
New York
Britain
Congress
Red Forces Press On In Wonsan and Seoul Push
North Korea fights stubbornly as ROK and American units push toward Wonsan and toward Pyongyang from Seoul. U S first cavalry division crosses parallel 38, facing mountain defenses and Red mine threats. Prisoners report Reds resisting surrender as battles rage near the port and along the Seoul-Pyongyang corridor.
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Tokyo
Wonsan
Communist
Korea
Seoul
MacArthur
Sea of Japan
Red
Pyongyang
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Kim Il Sung
William Jordan
William’ J. Waugh
U. S First Cavalry
Kalsong
Waugh
Seoul-Pyongyang
William Walton
Newton
Kas
Broder
Early Quaker Effort Aimed at Peace With France
The piece recalls Dr. George Logan a Philadelphia Quaker who in 1798 sought peace with France at his own expense. Logan’s mission prompted Federalist anger while Jefferson era Republicans favored peace talks. The Logan Act extends from 1799 to ban U S citizens from contacting foreign governments to influence disputes.
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Joe Stalin
France
State Department
Logan
George Logan
Congress
John Adams
George Washington
Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia
Paris
U. S
Lehigh Grants PhD To Greek Graduate Topradsogiou
Dean Harvey A. Neville of Lehigh University announces Anthony Topradsogiou of Athens Greece as the new PhD at the 72nd founder’s day exercises. Neville later confesses he would have preferred using the nickname Toprack.
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Behelehem
Harvey A. Neville
Lehigh . University
Anastasios Anthony Topradsogiou
Topradsogiou
Athens
Greece
Lehigh
Neville
Toprack
North Carolina Weekend Violence Claims 13 Dead
At least 13 people died in North Carolina over the weekend, most in traffic crashes. deaths occurred in Asheboro near Spartanburg families, Fayetteville student, Morganton shooting, Wilmington accidents, Rockingham wreck, and Durham child struck on a highway.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Asheboro
Spartanburg
S. C
Everett B. Martin
Robert T. Bell
Bailey Martin
James Walter King
Bine
Warrenville
Fayetteville
Jack Goddard
University of North Carolina
Dunn
Jim Edmondson
Morganton
Fred Whiteside
Duke Drye
Mt. Pleasant
Wilmington
Ray Wade Lewis
Will Morrison
Statesville
William Howard Simmons
Hamstead
Irene Dukes
Lancaster
Shallotte
Marion Phillip Thomas
Rockingham
Larry Wayne Robinson
Lovi Robinson
Rt. 3
Durham
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