United States Ready To Join UN In Defense Of Greece
Paris dispatch reports the United States stated it would join any United Nations defense of Greece if its security is endangered. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery said the U S delegation would act under UN safeguards to protect Greece from attack, as Greece presses for border adjustments with Bulgaria at the postwar conference.
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Paris
United States
United Nations
Greece
U. S
France
Jefferson Caffery
Bulgaria
Semcee
United Nafions
Caffery
Constantin Tsaldaris
Tsaldaris
Boris
Bogdan Philov
Stephan Wierblowski
Aegean Sea
North Aegean
Panhandle
Wierblowski
Commission
Transport plane crash kills nurses in Rio de Janeiro
A U S military transport plane carrying American nurses crashed today in the Tijuca area of Rio de Janeiro. Early reports indicated eight fatalities.
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Rio DE Janerio
United States
Tijuca
Weather outlook for Carolinas cooler and showery
Partly cloudy today expect showers tonight in the extreme west with cooler conditions. Saturday brings clearing and mild weather end of week, with cooler days ahead. Extended forecast shows much cooler days in the Carolinas through Wednesday with near normal temps midweek and light showers in western areas Friday night into Saturday. Temperature rainfall readings list multiple U S stations with varied highs and lows, including Atlanta 64 40, New York 62 58, Miami 83 76, Spartanburg 72 41, Mobile 85 66.
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North Carolina
Pornun
Carolinas
Warner
Bureau Reco
Weath
Atlanta
Gt. P
Mobile
JOO Sl
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Loweston
San Fran
Spartanburg
Ssowro Point
Tampa
General Stilwell Resting Comfortably. Condition Critical
Gen Joseph W Stilwell 63 sixth army commander rests comfortably at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco while his condition remains critical. He fought for life since doctors said his condition was critical Wednesday night after an October 3 operation for a liver ailment believed contracted in Burma jungles.
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San Francisco
Joseph W. Stilwell
Letterman General Hospital
Burma
China
Cordell Hull Shows Gradual Improvement After Stroke
Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, age 75, is reported to be out of immediate danger and showing gradual improvement at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke on September 30. A 9 a.m. update confirms he remains under careful medical care and faces a continued recovery.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Hull
America To Back Turkey In Dardanelles Dispute
The United States vows support for Turkey against Russia in control of the Dardanelles. A State Department note, delivered in Moscow by Ambassador Bedell Smith, rejects Russia’s push for a direct share in defending the Black Sea gateway and seeks no squeeze on Turkey’s voice in the strategic waterway.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Dardanelles
Moscow
State Department
Black Sea
Walter Bedell Smith
Ceiling price on newsprint up ten dollars a ton
OPA raised manufacturers ceiling prices for newsprint by ten dollars per ton effective immediately. The agency refused a decontrol request by newspaper publishers, stating the move aims to assure maximum shipments of newsprint to U S publishers. New ceilings apply to all newsprint used in the United States including imports.
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Washington
OPA
United States
Archbishop Stepinac Convicted of Aiding Axis in Yugoslavia
Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac of Yugoslavia was convicted on all main counts of aiding the axis and sentenced to 16 years in prison with hard labor. Two co defendants were sentenced to death, ten others received prison terms, and three Franciscan monks were acquitted by the three judge court.
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Zagrab
Yugoslavia
Alojzije Stepinac
Axis
People's Court
Stepinac
Ante Pavelic
Ustashi
World Series Fifth Game at Fenway Park 1946
At Fenway Park Boston on October 11 1946 the World Series game featured St Louis Pollet Brazile and Garagiola against Dobson and Partee in a tense matchup shaping the Fall classic stakes.
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Fenway Park
Veterans Must Report Earnings For 3 Months
Winston Salem reports that veterans in institutional and on the job training must report wages for August, September, and October. EE C Hemingway, regional administration chief, notes subsistence checks accompany notices requesting wage reports for those periods.
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Winston-Salem
EE. C
Hemingway
AFL Bidding For Foreign Workers
The AFL announced a bid to woo foreign workers groups after rejecting a merger with the world federation. A 15 man delegation of South American union officials was invited to speak as the AFL seeks Latin American ties and enhanced prestige south of the border.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
World Federation of Trade Unions
AFL
CIO
Bomb Picture Causes Trip To Be Taken
Three men faced charges for attempting to sell a photo of the atomic bomb to the Baltimore News-Post. The arraignment, delayed from 11 a.m. to an unknown time, saw George Wallace Comer Miles Daubenheyer and James Barnes Rike taken into FBI custody. An official in Washington announced charges shortly after filing with a federal commissioner. Comer is a 23 year old former Army Air Forces private first class from Bel Air Maryland discharged in 1945. Daubenheyer is a 26 year old former Navy ensign from Bel Air who left service in 1946. Rike is a Chattanooga Tennessee native and Army captain who entered service in 1941 and was commissioned in 1944. The case remains pending as the three were held by federal agents.
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Baltimore
Orne Nearing
United States
Ernest Volkart
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Itimore News-Post
FBI
Washington
Justice Department
Fred Hallford
George Wallace Comer
Belair
Army Air Forces
Miles Frederick Daubenheyer
Bel Air
U. S. Navy
James Barnes Rike
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rike
Hallford
Portugal Reports Bloodless Revolt As Salazar Seeks Calm
In Lisbon a short lived northern soldier revolt prompted Salazar to alert troops and suspend communications. More than 900 travelers said arrests occurred in Lisbon with quiet returning. an officer and cadets surrendered after a march toward the capital. Government forces moved troops to barracks and ordered police and allied groups to remain stationary.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Salazar
Madrid
Libson
Calvary
Monte Predralva
Oporto
Coimbra
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Cities Crippled By Labor Fights
Nationwide labor strife keeps thousands idle and curtails business as top strikes lag. Ship operators withdraw from talks delaying coast tieup settlement of 11 days affecting 600 ships. In Pittsburgh 3200 Duquesne Light workers strike 18 days impacting conventions and city hotels. Other wage protests disrupt industries and transport.
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Maritime Commission and Labor Department
Pittsburgh
General Business
Duquesne Light Company
Music Meeting Opens in Twin City
The Piedmont district meeting of the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs opened in Charlotte with Mrs. C. M. Hassell, president of the state federation, addressing attendees. She urged clubs nationwide to include at least 50 percent American composers, noting a decade of rising American output.
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Winston-Salem
Piedmont
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
C. M. Hassell
Charlotte
Mms. Hassell
Bodies of Man Woman Found Near Goldsboro
The bodies of Shirley Moore and Otha H. Ray were found on a county road near Goldsboro. Moore, a 29 year old waitress, was shot through heart and side. Ray, 48, a clothing store manager, was shot through the heart. Deputy Ray Percise said it appeared murder and possible suicide, with other theories under investigation. Moore taken to Mount Olive. Ray survived by wife and two children.
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Goldsboro
Shirley Moore
Otha H. Ray
Ray
Ray Percise
Percise
Miss Moore
Mount Olive
Head of Bar Criticizes State Unit In Charlotte Case
CHARLOTTE October 11 4 ER L Cannon executive secretary of the state bar said in an interview that the investigation of an alleged divorce mill racket in Charlotte was jeopardized when SBI Agent W S Gatling was pulled off the case by orders from Raleigh. He claimed Gatling was directed to work on a lottery probe instead and was told to stay away from Frank N Littlejohns office.
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Charlotte
ER. L. Cannon
The
State Bar
SBI
W. S. Gatling
Raleigh
Cannon
Gatling
Walter F. Anderson
Frank N.littlejohn
LaGuardia targets Slaughter in UNRRA rail diversion row
In a congressional probe, Fiorello LaGuardia attacks CPA head John D. Small and Rep Slaughter over UNRRA rail shipments to Yugoslavia for China. Slaughter and Small defend proceedings as the debate centers on diverted rails and audit approvals amid casualties over Yugoslavia.
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Washington
UNRRA
House Committee
LaGuardia
Slaughter
D-Mo
John D. Small
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Small
Yugoslavia
China
Ale
Truman weighs decision on meat shortage after cabinet talks
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said President Truman is considering a decision after a long cabinet session failed to resolve the meat shortage. He noted views of the entire administration, with a possible statement later. Taft urged immediate removal of all meat price controls and earlier end for all price controls. Anderson expects a recommendation tonight and may act tomorrow.
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Clinton P. Anderson
Argentina
Oscar Ivanissevich
Washington
U. S
Umh
Anderson
Truman
White House
Taft
Ohio
OPA
OPA Beef Advisory Committee
Canada
Congress
Rep. Celler
D-Ny
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H. M. Jeffers
Lick Observatory
Mt. Hamilton
Calif
Bulletin
Gen. Stilwell
America
Boston
St. Louis
Pollet
Garagiola
Associated Press
Twin City
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