Army Accelerates Draft to Near Million as Korea War Revival Looms
The Army issued a December draft call for 40 000 inductees, lifting total calls since defense expansion to 210 000. When combined with National Guard federalization reservists and active duty shifts the force could exceed 970 000, with an objective of 1 300 000 to 1 500 000 under the 3 000 000 man plan. The buildup relies on training to form effective units as only ten regular combat divisions exist today.
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Washington
Truman
National Guard
Pentagon
To Give Soviets One More Chance On Austrian Pact
Washington October 11 The western powers plan a further chance for Russia to negotiate before submitting the Austrian treaty stalemate to the United Nations. Austria’s foreign minister Carl Gruber warned Moscow may force appeal to the UN for real liberation from intruder Russia. Officials expect any UN move to wait until after a renewed effort by the Big Four in December.
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Washington
Russia
United Nations
Arl Gruber
Austria
U. N
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Allies and U S Push Veto Overriding Measure at UN
United States and allies press a plan to give the United Nations General Assembly military power to act when the Security Council is deadlocked by the Soviet veto. John Foster Dulles argues for readiness to repel aggression, while Andrei Vishinsky defends the veto as the Security Council’s foundation and opposes ceding control to the General Assembly.
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Security Council
United Nations
U. N
Vishinsky
U. S
Britain
France
Canada
Uruguay
Philippines
Turkey
Legion to Vote on Demand for Acheson’s Replacement
Los Angeles dispatch notes the 32nd American Legion convention will consider a demand to dismiss Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The resolution, among 800 proposed, cites loss of public confidence and follows the parade and resumed sessions. Also on the agenda are anti subversion measures and a plan for fathers’ financial responsibility across state lines.
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Los Angeles
Truman
Dean Acheson
National American Legion
National Executive Committee
Acheson
George N. Craig
State Department
U S Reinforcements Arriving In Germany
Lieut. Gen. Manton S. Eddy announced that American reinforcements are arriving in Germany as replacements rather than new units. He said Berlin garrison likely to see first strength increase and he smiled when asked about plans to evacuate U S soldiers from Berlin in case of an attack.
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Berlin
Manton S. Eddy
Germany
U. S
Europe
U.S
Eddy
Tidal Wave Destroys Two Indonesian Villages
Radio Amboina reported a tsunami from Sunday’s quake swept away Galala and Hutumuri near Amboina, Indonesia. Estimated damage reached 1 million dollars with no casualty totals provided. Galala housed about 1,000 people and Hutumuri about 2,000.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Radio
Galala
Hutumuri
Home Financing Controls Tighten Mortgages Tomorrow
The government will require higher down payments and 20 year mortgage terms for non veterans with 5 to 50 percent down depending on price and 25 years for very low value homes. Veterans face 5 to 45 percent down. The changes aim to curb inflation and may lower house prices by reducing buyers and easing builder costs. Raymond Foley of CHHFA says pressure mounts for terms and prices.
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Washington
Truman
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation
New
Raymond E. Foley
Housing and Home Finance Agency
CHHFA
New Use For Acth Reported
In Phoenix Ariz two doctors report remarkable results using acth in severe burn treatment. Adequate prolonged acth therapy reportedly stops shock prevents scar tissue stimulates new skin growth lowers fever and avoids blistering. They note the rising number of severe burns in the Korean war.
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Chicago
Ehcenit
Ariz
Tony
James Whitelaw
Thomas W. Woodman
Phoenix
Portable Blood Processor Demonstrated For National Blood Program
A 32 foot refrigerated truck shown at the National Academy of Sciences meeting in Schenectady processes donor blood at home with five new centrifuges. Red cells white cells platelets and plasma fractions are separated enabling new medical products and research.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Schenectady
WN. Y
National Academy of Sciences
General Electric Company
Internal Revenue Department
Harvard
Edwin J. Cohn
Harvard University Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
United States
National Institute of Health
Office of Naval Research
United States Public Health Service
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Mobile Blood Processing Laboratory
Ford Widow Leaves 4 Million for Edison Institute
Detroit reports Mrs. Henry Ford left about 4 million dollars to the Edison Institute for education. The rest goes to relatives and long-time Ford household staff. Executors are three grandsons. Tax estimates cited exceed 6 million on a 100 thousand estate.
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Mrs. Ford
Educational Institute
Detroit
Henry Ford
Edison Institute
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Fords
Edsel Ford
Walter Buhl Ford II
William Clay Ford
Nettie M. Scott
Highland Park
Mich
Martha Bernice Pardee
Champlain Drive
Syracuse
New York
John H. Williams
Rosa Buhler
John D. Thompson
Alphonse de Caluwe
Robert Rankin
Flying saucer photos reported by Great Falls manager
Air Force authorities in Dayton say color film confiscated from Nick Mariana, Great Falls manager, was too dark to identify any objects. Mariana photographed two daytime objects over a baseball park on August 15 and says an Air Force intelligence officer later retrieved the film and warned him not to discuss it.
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Dayton
Great Falls
Mont
Air Force
Nick Mariana
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Mariana
Pleasant Autumn Weather Prevails Across the Nation
Pleasant autumn weather continued across much of the country with rain in New England and New York and showers in the upper Mississippi valley. Elsewhere, fair skies prevailed as temperatures again topped 100 in parts of the far southwest with 102 in Phoenix and Yuma. Cooler air moved into the northern plains.
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Chicago
New England
New York
Mississippi Valley
Phoenix
Yuma
Ariz
Gulf States
Plains
Rail Unions Seek 25 Cents Hourly Wage Increase
Heads of 15 railroad unions with about a million members agreed to demand a 25 cent per hour raise. The plan targets non operating workers and calls for negotiations starting October 25. The current average weekly wage is $60.15, with the raise adding roughly $10 weekly.
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Washington
George E. Leighty
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Leighty
French Army Builds Forts in Indochina to Secure New Territory
In a 12 day push north of Hanoi, about 4200 French troops swept 500 square miles of rice country as Vietminh guerrillas disrupted roads. Construction starts on 30 brick fortresses with anchor at Thai Nguyen while locals assist and endure nightly slit trenches.
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Kenneth
Hanoi
Indochina
Caohang
Thatkhe
Thai Nguyen
Stock Market Indecision Caps Broad Session
New York trading opened with uncertain sentiment and a mixed pattern as prices moved only small amounts. Higher movers included U S Steel U S Rubber Boeing Schenley Kennecott Du Pont Westinghouse Electric Balt Ohio and Anaconda Copper, while losers included Chrysler Goodyear Montgomery Ward J I Case Philco Western Union Homestake Dow Chemical Union Pacific Sinclair Oil Johns Manville and U S Gypsum.
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New York
U. S. Steel
U. S. Rubber
Boeing
Schenley
Kennecott Copper
du Pont
Westinghouse Electric
Baltimore & Ohio
Anaconda
Chrysler
Goodyear
Montgomery ‘Ward
J. L Case
Philco
Western Union
Homestake Mining
Dow Chemical
Union Pacific
Sinclair Oil
Johns Manville
U. S. Gypsum
Powdered Eggs From Red China Stirs U S Trade Debate
A Seattle waterfront warehouse held 700 tons of powdered eggs from Communist China bound for New York and eastern bakeries. Rep. Mitchell D. wf Washington urged White House and Agriculture Department inquiry amid Trump era parity price policy concerns. The AFL Packinghouse union called shipments a blow to American labor as officials cite U S government egg purchases and export pricing dynamics.
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Seattle
New York
Mitchell D.wash
Truman
Department of Agriculture
United States
Packinghouse, Poultry and Egg Workers Union
AFL
Agriculture Department
Washington State
The
Post-Intelligencer
U. S
Alex M. Bryce, Jr
W. J. Byrnes & Co
Customs House
Reds onslaught nears Pyongyang as Koreans resist
Frontline dispatch from Tokyo reports Maj. Gen. Hobart Gay stating Red forces are doomed as 4 South Korean divisions and First Cavalry push toward Pyongyang. Kim Il Sung declares North Korea facing a grave crisis while urging workers to deliver arms and materiel.
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Belman Morin
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Hobart R. Gay
Red Korea
Red
Kim Il Sung
North Korea
Kim
MacArthur
Truman
Washington
Pacific
Hawaii
Korea
ROK
Wonsan
Kumhwa
Soviet Union
South Korea
United States
United Nations
Seoul
Chang Kyung Keun
Twin Babies Die Of Malnutrition In Hospital Inquest
A coroner's jury in Rockingham ruled that four month old twins died from malnutrition linked to carelessness and neglect by not naming any party. Sheriff Holland called the family background one of ignorance. Dr. W D James testified the babies were filthy and full of sores when admitted to the Hamiet hospital. Malnutrition listed as the cause of death.
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Rockingham
Oct
Hamiet Hospital
Herbert Lewis
Cordoba
Carl Holland
Richmond County
W. D. James
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38Th Parallel
Vernon Hedrick
London
First Cavalry Division
Kaesong
Reds
Hedrick
Casmir Zeleski
Stevens Point
Wis
Sgt
John Friel
Philadelphia
Stanley Johnson
General Assembly
Edith Nourse Rogers
R.‘Mass
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
National Organization of World War Nurses
Legion
Indo-China
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