French Blow Bridges To Check Reds
French navy commandos blew up two bridges on the coastal highway below Thanh Hoa to isolate Vietminh forces facing a French offensive between Cap Road and the Red River delta. Gen. Henri Navarre directed from Arromanches as 25,000 Vietminh troops reportedly hold Thanh Hoa and Phu Nho Quan. the drive aims to destroy rebel depots and force a showdown within 72 hours.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Thanhf Hao
Cap Road
Red River
Henri Navarre
Arromanches
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf
No. 304
Thanh Hao
Phu Nho Quan
Hopalong Cassidy Applies for Birth Certificate
St Clairsville Ohio October 17 Hopalong Cassidy the two fisted hero admitted he was not born near the Wild West He applied for a certificate to confirm his birth at Hendrysburg Ohio as William L Boyd on June 5 1895 He sought official records to verify his birthplace and date amid publicity around his heritage.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong
Hendrysburg
William L. Boyd
NLRB Cancels Local 214 Bargaining Rights Over False FBI Statement
The National Labor Relations Board voided the bargaining rights of Local 214 of the Fur and Leatherworkers Union in Cincinnati after officer Tevis Bruce Schooler admitted making false statements to the FBI about Communist ties. The action follows his 1950 Taft Hartley oath violation and a guilty plea in federal court. The NLRB noted this as the first instance of canceling rights due to an officer's false FBI statements. The agency is reviewing affidavits from more than 500 union officers amid several indictments.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
FBI
Fur and Leatherworkers Union
CIO
Am-O-Krome Co
Cincinnati
Tevis Bruce Schooler
Am-O-Krome
Schooler
Local 214
Ohio
Communist Party
Justice Department
Navy Jet Sets World Speed Record With Skyray Flight
Douglas Aircraft announced the F4D Skyray flew an average 728.110 mph to set a new closed-course world speed record at 100 kilometers near Edwards Air Force Base California. Navy Lt Cmdr James Verdin earlier set an overall record at 753.4 mph.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Muroc
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Company
Fleet Navy
Bob Rahn
Douglas
Neville Duke
Dunsfold
Surrey
England
Cmdr
James B. Verdin
Rahn
Mojave
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
New Times Presses Cold Water on Western Security Hopes
Moscow reports that the Soviet foreign policy magazine New Times questions Western security guarantees and East European border finality. The piece signals Kremlin caution toward talks on German and Austrian issues and notes US politicians denying inviolable borders, naming William F. Knowland. Literary Gazette harshly critiques the Oct 12 Greek American accord as eroding Greek independence.
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Moscow
New Times
East Europe
Washington
Kremlin
Europe
U. S. Senate
William F. Knowland
California
Literary Gazette
Demos Hoping To Control Wisconsin
Wisconsin Democrats optimistic after Lester Johnsons victory in a special congressional race. Leaders including William Proxmire and James Doyle cite Johnsons win in a Republican district as energizing party activity and a surge in registration for the state convention, with plans to push liberal farm policy and legislative gains.
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Arthur Bystrom
Winsin Rapids
Wis
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Proxmire
James Doyle
Madison
Wisconsin Democratic Organizing Committee
Lester Johnson
Padrutt
Johnson
Gaylord Nelson
Wagner Renewed Charge Over Parole Bid in Fay Case
In New York on October 17, Democratic mayoral candidate Robert F. Wagner Jr. renewed a charge that a high national figure sought parole for convicted labor extortionist Joseph S. Fay. Gov. Dewey denied the claim, prompting Wagner to demand a full list of names who interceded with the State Parole Board.
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New York
Joseph S. Fay
Robert F. Wagner Jr
Thomas E. Dewey
Lee
Dewey
State Parole Board
Wagner
Fay
McCarthy Promises Citation For Contempt Over Rosenberg Remark
Senator McCarthy says his Senate subcommittee will seek a contempt citation against a witness who replied There but for the grace of God go I after learning Julius Rosenberg was to be executed. He warns of further action if the witness refuses to confirm possible Rosenberg ring ties at Ft Monmouth and questions security lapses in radar secrecy. The panel questions alleged espionage links and notes Army denial of evidence of microfilmed data reaching Germany.
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New York
Grace of
Julius Rosenberg
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Rosenberg
Atom
Ft. Mouth
N. J
Senate
Robert L. Jones
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Subcommittee
Soviet Union
Rainville
Washington
Ft. Monmouth
Germany
East Street Description Noted in Grenada Record
In Grenada Mississippi a United Press report records that East Street is two blocks west of the business district and runs north and south.
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Grenada
Miss
East Street
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Nlrb Oosts
U.S. Navy
Red Magazine
Demos
Truman
Harold Eeville
Everett M. Dirksen Crem
Optometrist
Washington and
Main Streets
Grace Flower Shop
Velour
Ben
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Advance
Fine Entertainment
NBC Networks
General Motors
Nbc-Tv
N. Main ST
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