Hurricane Heads Toward Florida Coast Amid Rising Storm Warning
Storm warnings cover South Florida from Palm Beach to Marathon as a hurricane moves north from Jamaica toward the Florida coast. Okeechobee and coastal zones brace, with high winds and possible damage expected, while Cuba reports heavy rains and disrupted transport.
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Miami
Fla
South Florida
Siready
Beach
Maratho Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
Palmaville
St. Marks
Big Ry Okeechobee
Key Largo
Florida Keys
Cuba
Camaguey
Havana
Rts
Palm Beach
Marathon
Florida da
Lake Okeechobee
Kingston
Jamaica
Pan American Airways
National Air Lines
Would Boost Parcel Rates 25 Per Cent
Postmaster General Donaldson asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a 25 percent average hike in parcel post rates for fourth class matter. He says the increase could yield about 105 million dollars annually and make parcel post self sustaining, noting Congress and the Senate have not yet agreed on a broad postage revision.
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Washington
Donaldson
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congress
House
Senate
Newsprint Price Hike At Abitibi Company
Abitibi Power and Paper Company LTD raises newsprint price by ten dollars per ton effective November one. The announcement came from Toronto.
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Toronto
Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Ltd
Longer Hours And Higher Taxes For Nation Predicted
Washington reports the mobilization chief says Americans should expect longer work hours higher taxes and sacrifices as the rearmament drive advances. An agriculture official notes no current need for farm price controls though extreme mobilization could change that.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
Agriculture Department
Leathernecks Adopt Korean Orphan Peanuts as Marine
On Korea's front lines Marine unit adopts a five year old orphan nicknamed Peanuts. Enlistment bonus, care by the unit and plans to send Christmas gifts each Sept 15 mark a Beatles-like bond as the boy grows with the Marines. The story follows his early days in a foxhole and the men’s vow to support him.
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Stan Swinton
U. S. First Marine Division
Korea
Peanuts
United States Marine
Marine Corps
Lake Charles
Tresdair
Emil M. Shutack
Pittsees
White House
Fagan
Peanut
Outfit
Stocks Advance Up To $2 Share
Lively demand lifted stock prices a few cents to around $2 a share on Oct. 17 in New York. The rise followed a late rally the day before as radio television issues boosted the market. General Motors Chrysler Studebaker Goodyear U S Rubber U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Admiral Emerson Radio Corp Zenith Motorola Missouri Pacific preferred Chesapeake & Ohio N Y Central International Paper American Can Du Pont Kennecott Copper and Douglas Aircraft gained.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Goodyear
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Admiral
Emerson
Radio. Corp
Zenith
Motorola
Missouri Pacific Preferred
Chesapeake & Ohio
N. Y. Central
International Paper
American Can
du Pont
Kennecott Cooper
Douglas Aircraft
Truman To Deliver Major Foreign Policy Address Tonight
President Truman speaks to the nation in a major foreign policy address at Sper Wilten Memorial Opera House, opening a UN era talk. He will discuss the Korea situation and Wake Island meeting with the UN command, while aides stress a non partisan backdrop and avoid California campaign entanglements.
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Truman
Ernest B. Vaccaro
San Francisco
Pacific
Wage
Sper Wilten
United Nations
R. Truman
Wake Island
California
Fairmont
Independence
Honolulu
Yemeeey
Favors Carolina Natural Gas in South Carolina decision
The South Carolina Public Service Commission selects Carolina Natural Gas Corporation as the preferred company to serve the state with natural gas. It argues Carolina Natural best meets Columbia and other major city needs, offers a uniform rate, and commits to wholesale sales, unlike the other three bidders Public Service Company of North Carolina Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc.
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Columbia
D. C
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Carolina Natural Gas Corporation
Federal Power Commission
State Commission
Carolina Natural
Conte
Public Servicempany of North Carolina, Inc
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc
Wake Island talks to bolster U S forces in Far East
Informants report President Truman and General MacArthur agreed on stronger American presence in Asia after Wake Island discussions. Eighth Army and naval air forces would stay at higher strength, with some divisions possibly kept in the Orient and Korea troops to be withdrawn to avoid aggravating Koreans. Formosa and Indochina discussed with no policy changes shown.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Far East
Truman
MacArthur
Wake Island
U. S. Eighth Army
Japan
Asia
United States
Orient
Korea
Europe
Indochina
Formosa
28 Killed In London Air Crash
A twin engined airliner from British European Airways crashed into a London suburb at Mill Hill shortly after takeoff for Glasgow. Of 29 aboard, 28 were killed and one adult survivor was hospitalized. The Dakota burned completely. eyewitnesses describe the aircraft striking a house and garden.
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London
British European Airways
Glasgow
Edgware General Hospital
Mill Hill
More Summer Weather Today In Many Areas
Chicago reports mid October warmth spreading from the southern Great Lakes to the middle Mississippi valley. Readings climbed to or near records in many places while the Pacific Northwest and New England were cooler. Temperatures topped 100 in Phoenix and 105 at Yuma with highs in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri ranging from the 80s to near 90.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Acific
New England States
Gulf States
Arizona
California
Phoenix
Arix
Yuma
Ariz
Central States
Iowa City
St. Louis
Kansas
Wichita
Kans
Dubuque
Indianapolis
Woman Encounters 8-Foot Boa In Oakland Yard
Mrs Maude Lindsay 70 sprinted from her yard after spotting an 8 foot boa constrictor in Oakland California on October 17 A neighbor struck the reptile with a shovel and police said it had likely died hours earlier possibly from starvation or cold officials noted the snake may have come ashore from a Banana boat
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Oakland
Calif
Maude Lindsay
Rhee Demands Korean Sovereignty Against UN Plan
President Syngman Rhee stated he will follow UN directives but opposes UN Commission on Korea plans that would restrict his power to South Korea awaiting a nationwide election. He warned a UN supervised regime would be a puppet state and urged elections for North Korea after defeating the Communists.
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Seoul
Gnge Rhee
United Nations
United Nations Commission On Korea
UNCOK
Rhee
South Korea
Gman Bee- Gee Oe
Pon
Cho
Lake Success
N. Y
ROK
Republic of Korea
U. N
North Korea
Spoat
Unism
Hanley Letter Rocks N Y
New York Governor Thomas E Dewey denies discussing Lt Governor Joe R Hanleys debts with him Democrats cite a Hanley letter claiming he could clear finance in 90 days if he accepted the US Senate nomination The spectrum of calls for a grand jury investigation follows amid political corruption allegations Hanley denies the charges.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Hanley
Mr. Hanley
Albany
N. Y
Democrats Today
U. S
United States Senate
Enape
Apers
Long A Saale Repu Ean
Reynolds Jr. Dies From Auto Accident Injuries
Asheville report confirms Robert R. Reynolds Jr. died in a Tenn. hospital from crash injuries after his station wagon ran off U S highway 23 near Erwin. He was 37 and a tax attorney for the U S Department of Justice in Washington. He lived in Arlington Virginia.
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Asheville
Robert R. Reynolds, Jr
Robert R. Reynolds
Erwin
Tenn
Reynolds
McElroy Gasque
Young Reynolds
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington
Arlington
Eisenhower Seen as 1952 Presidential Possibility
Washington oct 17 Gen Dwight D Eisenhower again viewed as a presidential possibility for 1952 by political experts despite his stated intent to stay out of politics. Dewey's push to back Eisenhower complicates choices for Republicans and could affect Truman's Europe plan and any future call to serve.
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Douglas B. A
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
York
Eisenhower
Ike
Dewey
Truman
Europe
Columbia University
Allied Europe
Mrs Henderson Pleads Innocent in Buncombe Murder Trial
Asheville reports Mrs Susan Russell Henderson pleads not guilty as trial opens in Buncombe Superior Court for the July 9 shooting death of her husband W Bowen Henderson. She was wounded and free on a $5000 bond. Acting Solicitor Don C Young seeks conviction for second degree murder or manslaughter before Judge J A Rousseau. Jury selection begins with 11 white men and one Negro.
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Asheville
Susan Russell Henderson
Buncombe Superior Court
W. Bowen Hen
Don C. Young
J. A. Rousseau
Speculation on Move to Fill State Supreme Court Seat
Reports from Capitol Square Tuesday recount debate over who should fill the Seawell vacancy. Governor Scott may appoint to serve until election returns are certified, or wait for executive committees to nominate a candidate for a full term. Rumors say Scott has named possible choices as discussions continue.
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Lynn Nisbet
Seawell
State Supreme Court
Capitol Square
Scott
UN Troops Close In On Pyongyang In Inchon Aftermath
AP reporting from the Korean front describes UN forces advancing toward Pyongyang within reach of allied air and ground units. American and ROK divisions push from Sohung toward Sariwon and Hamhung while linking up and driving through the countryside.
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Pyongyang
Inchon
United Nations
U. S
Halle
Ee Boyle
Crnmie
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Sohung
Sariwon
Hwangju
ROK First Corps
Korea
Hamhung
Hungnam
Red
France dispatches top experts to Indo China crisis
Saigon reports two French officials Jean Le Tourneau and Gen Alphonse Juin arrived from Paris to assess strategy amid Viet Minh advances and French setbacks along the northern frontier. They confront the fate of frontier garrisons facing Communist China backed forces and the loss of posts Dongkhe Coabang That khe Nacham.
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Saigon
France
Paris
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh
Indo China
Jean Letourneau
Alphonse Juin
Communist
China
Dongkhe
Coabang
Thatkhe
Nacham
Survivors Report 21 Drowned in Ta Hua Sinking
Twenty one crew members aboard the 150 ton motorboat Ta Hua were drowned when the vessel sank off the northwest Formosa coast. Survivors reported the disaster on October 17.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tthe
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Symington
National Security Resources Board
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National Production Authority
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Tary
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Carolina Gas
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Hanley Letter Rocks
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