Florida hurricane roars through citrus belt
A major Florida hurricane, with 125 mph winds and a tornado, caused one death and at least 5 million dollars in damage across four Broward, Palm Beach, Miami Dade, and Palm Beach counties. Homes destroyed, 200 homeless, 25 damaged, 25 injured in West Hollywood, and widespread property loss reported as guards protect against looting.
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Florida
South Florida
Gold Coast
West Hollywood
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Florida National Guardsmen
Davie
West Hallandale
Amos Hall
Broward County
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Fort Lauderdale
Moston
Iin
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Miami Daily News
Grady Norton
Lake Okeechobee
Lower Peninsula
South Koreans Reach Pyongyang Ahead Of U S Cavalry
South Korean First Division units fought their way into Pyongyang after a rapid eight day march from the Pusan beachhead. American tanks opened a path for ROK forces as they crossed the Taedong River and overran the city outskirts amid heavy Communist resistance. Hamhung and Jungnam fell along the east coast as allied forces pressure the capital in a race with United States cavalry units to reach Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
Red Capital
Pusan
South Korea
Republic of Korea
ROK
Taedong
Red Capit
Pusan Radio
United Nations
Roks
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Ros
Taegu
Korea
Hamhung
Jungnam
Manchuria
Ang
Hobart R. Gay
U. S. First Cavalry
Paik Sun Yup
World Medical Association condemns euthanasia at meeting
The World Medical Association adopted a resolution opposing euthanasia calling it contrary to public interest medical principles and civil rights. Delegates from 41 countries heard doctors cite cases of speeding death and warned the policy could lead to abuses in patient care.
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New York
World Medical Association
WMA
General Assembly
S. G. Senofa
E. A. Gregg
Britain
Marcel Poumailloux
France
E. E. Irons
U. S
American Medical Association
Taft Warns of Labor Socialist Government Threat
Senator Taft accuses a Labor-Socialist government push in Ohio aided by CIO PAC targeting his reelection. He criticizes Democratic inactivity and calls out alleged labor union influence while New York politics over Hanley and Dewey trigger calls for investigations and withdrawals.
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Associated Press
New York
Taft
Ohio
Democratic Party
CIO
Aboue Waaiapion
Stooges
Joe R. Hanley
Senate
Hanley
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Walter A. Lynch
Lynch
Cherokee Indian Wins 700 Dollar Farm Display Prize
The North Carolina State Fair opened with Roy Blankenship of Cove Mountain winning 700 dollars for the best individual farm display. Second place went to Jack Jackson of Whittier and third to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Crawford of Statesville.
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Raleigh
N. C
Roy Blankenship
Cove Mountain
Blankenship
Jack Jackson
Whittier
Jackson County
William H. Crawford
Statesville
Crawford
France abandons Dong Dang frontier post in Indochina
Saigon reports Dong Dang garrison pulled back toward Lang Son as France relinquishes a second frontier post along the northern invasion route from China. Moscow Ridged: Red Star says American arms cannot alter Indochina war outcome and Vietminh will drive French defeat.
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Saigon
Indochina
France
Dong Dang
China
Langson
Ho Chi Minh
Rrillas
Moscow
Red Star
Vietnam
Will US rationing curb or spark another eating spree
Washington weighs whether tighter credit and installment controls will curb food demand or lift it by shifting income to buying bigger appliances. Agriculture officials consider if restrictions could raise meat and produce needs, or force cuts in food purchases to meet debt limits. They note defense spending boosts income while consumer food buying remains above prewar levels.
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Washington
Aues
Nfl Ganennerae
Agriculture Department
Rites Today For Mine Car Victims
Funeral services were held for Cox Hussey age 44 foreman and Eugene B. Purvis age 32 assistant at Standard Mineral Company shaft near Robbins. They were crushed when a loaded steel car overturned in a 300 foot shaft during lifting operations. Coroner Hugh P. Kelly said an inquest was unnecessary.
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Hugh P. Kelly
Moore County
Soviet Armed Forces Backed by Millions in Men Under Arms
AP Military Affairs Reporter Elton C Fay reports President Truman overestimated Soviet strength by citing about 7 million ground air and sea forces across Soviet Union European satellites and Communist Asia. Estimates include 2.5 million Soviet regular army plus NKVS security forces and seasonal 1 million in service.
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Truman
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Communist Asia
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Orient
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Russia
Red China
United Nations
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Red Army
Truman Sets Stage For Allied Counter Off ensive
President Truman lands at Andrews after fog delays and prepares a major foreign policy address. He outlines a counter offensive against Soviet peace propaganda and asserts US resolve to counter aggression in Asia and the Far East.
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San Francisco
All Asia
Rtment
Voice of America
Far East
Russia
United States
Sion
Washington
War Memorial Opera House
United Nations
Interna
Genera Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
Aew
Senate probes flow of strategic materials to Red China
A Senate subcommittee vows a swift inquiry into government actions since the Korean war to halt shipments of strategic materials to Communist China. Senator O'Connor says officials from state and commerce will be questioned, and the probe will broaden from a single ship case to all deliveries to China via Japan and other routes.
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Washington
Senate
China
O'Connor
Korea
Ishisen Line
Red China
Japan
Election Set For Court Vacancy In North Carolina
Raleigh Oct 18 The state supreme court advised Governor Scott that an election must be held on November 7 to fill the vacancy created by Justice A A F Seawell's death. Nominees from Democratic and Republican committees will be chosen, and 1.5 million ballots printed for the precincts. Governor may appoint a temporary successor until the election.
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Raleigh
Sn Court
A. A. F. Seawell
State Supreme Court
Scott
M. W. Barnhill
Harry McMullan
Barnhill
France to receive six billion in U S military aid
U S officials say France will likely obtain up to six billion dollars in military aid over three years with an initial allocation of about two point four billion from existing funds. The goal is to help France field at least twenty divisions by 1952 to bolster Western Europe against communism.
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Washington
U. S
France
America
Truman
Acheson
Ps Congress
North Atlantic
Stock Market Hits Near 20 Year High On Heavy Buying
Lively buying pushed the market to a near 20 year high in New York with gains of a few cents to around $1. American Broadcasting rose about $1 and traded above $12 at times. Gillette Safety Razor jumped about $2 after a two for one split proposal. Nickel Plate gained but faded, while General Motors Chrysler and other big names joined the rise including U S Steel and U S Rubber.
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New York
American Broadcasting
Gillette Safety Razor
Nickel Plate Railway
General Motors
Chrysler
Willys-Overland
Studebaker
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
N. Y. Central
Chesapeake and Oa Lackawanna
U. S. Rubber
J. I. Case
Kennecott Cooper
Allied Chemical, Texas Co
U.S. Gypsum
Price and Wage Control Agency Comes Into Being
Washington reports the economic stabilization agency or ESA formally exists as Alan Valentine becomes administrator. Cyrus S. Ching joins as Wage Stabilization Board chairman with a small initial staff. Valentine aims for voluntary stabilization and warns of a grave crisis affecting Americans’ pocketbooks and pantry shelves.
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Price and Wage Control Agency
Washington
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Alan Valentine
Valentine
Cyrus S. Ching
New Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Ching
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