Formosa policy rift tops Korea talks at Wake Island
Tokyo reports say Chinese and Russian forces unlikely to aid Korea as of Oct 19. Soviet air power remains the only potential external aid, but signs point to Moscow abandoning North Korea. MacArthur and Truman reportedly differ on Formosa and aim for a permanent neutral solution within the UN framework.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Inchon
MacArthur Jis
Truman
Wake Island
Red Army
Pusan
Inchon-Seoul
Far East
Manchuria
North Korea
U. N
United States
Formosa
United Nations
MacArthur
Florida Hurricane Damage Reaches Twelve Million
Florida estimates of hurricane damage climbed to about 12 million dollars as the storm moved through central Georgia and back toward the Gulf. Three Floridians died and property losses in Miami alone were about 38 million. total regional damage placed at 12 million, with roads and docks washed out and seawalls sandbagged by Navy and civilian crews.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Georgia
Columbus
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Miami
Stone
Brunswick
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Navy
Indian River
Titusville
Cocoa
South Florida
Dade
Broward
Palm Beach
Grady Norton
Grade Crossing Crash Claims Two Men at Coxs Crossing
Raleigh dispatch reports two men died when a slow moving car leaving the state fair grounds was struck by an eastbound Southern Railway passenger train at Coxs Crossing. Five from Colerain involved. two escaped. one seriously injured. Names: Harlan O. White 48 and M. L. Perry 50. Another passenger Manley H. White in serious condition. Dispatch notes patrolman injuries and a prior fatal crossing incident on Oct 22, 1948.
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Raleigh
State Fair Grounds
Southern Railway
Colerain
Highway Patrol
Harlan O. White
M. L. Perry
Manley H
W. O. Dean
G. T. Davis Jr
Lewiston
Davis
E. L. Stokes
J. A. Jenkins
Allied Church League Seeks Liquor Referendum and Supervisor
The Allied Church League announced plans to ask the 1951 General Assembly to fund an alcohol education supervisor in public schools. Francis O. Clarkson said a law permits alcohol education, but no one carries it out. The group also seeks a state wide liquor referendum, bans on beverage ads in media, and abolition of the gallon law. Dr Clyde A Erwin says he requested funds for the supervisor in his budget and notes advisory commission members received supportive letters.
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Winston-Salem
Allied Church League
General Assembly
Francis O. Clarkson
Charlotte
League
Home Moravian Church
Clarkson
Clyde A. Erwin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Erwin
Alcohol Education
Advisory Budget Commission
Alcohol Education Fund
Dr. Erwin
State League
Opening Stock Rally Bogs Down As Gains Fade
New York stock market opened with a brief rise to a 20 year high, then gains faded amid profit taking. Douglas Aircraft plunged after a prior $1.75 advance to 85.75, while Pullman led with a $1.50 gain to 47.50 on news of a $2 extra dividend. other advancers included Santa Fe, Central of N Y, Chesapeake and Ohio, U S Steel, Caterpillar Tractor, Boeing, Radio Corp, Dow Chemical, General Electric, United Airlines and Eastern Air Lines.
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New York
Douglas Aircraft
Pullman
Santa Fe
N. ¥. Central
Chesapeake & Ohio U. S. Steel
Caterpillar Tractor
Boeing, Radio Corp
Dow Chemical
General Electric
United Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Surgeon Dr. Roger Doughty Dies in Columbia
Dr. Roger Gamble Doughty 55 a renowned Columbia surgeon died at his home after years of ill health. He served as chief of staff at Columbia Richland County Hospital and was a member of its board of trustees, leaving a major medical leadership vacancy in the community.
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Columbia
S. C
Roger Gamble Doughty
Columbia Richland County Hospital
Du Pont Backs Kinston Nylon Plant Site
Du Pont de Nemours and Company bought a 656.76 acre farm near Kinston for a large nylon plant. The $126,606 deed covers property including railroad and highway rights of way. Transfer of deed from Henry Canady completed. The plant, planned to take about 18 months to construct, will employ 14,200 people.
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Kinston
E. I
Dupont de Nemours and Company
Henry Canady
Government weighs emergency ban on amusement construction
Washington reports the government eyed an emergency ban on building race tracks, dance halls, bowling alleys, and other amusements to reserve materials for munitions. Officials signaled possible limits on private credit and a new Federal Reserve move, while industry groups urged conservation and tighter public building curbs.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Federal Reserve
Dewey Recalls Raskob Underwrote FDR's Debts
The Associated Press reports Gov. Thomas E. Dewey invoked the claim that John J. Raskob underwrote 200000 in FDR debts to run for New York governor, while Democrat Walter Lynch attacked Dewey for Hanley’s actions. Eisenhower dismissed political ambitions, and Maryland senator Millard Tydings vows to defend himself against Mutual Network accusations amid FCC discussions.
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Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Hanley
New York
Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Senate
Newburgh
N. Y
John J. Raskob
Walter A. Lynch
GOP
Lynch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Eisenhower
Maryland
Millard Tydings
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mutual
Tydings
Federal Communications Commission
Lewis
FCC
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
John T. McManus
American Labor Party
Gil Jette
Iowa
France Irritated By Losses In Indochina
Paris reports heavy political backlash as Premier Pleven's government faces criticism over defeats in Indochina. Deputies push for an immediate end to the war while rightists urge stronger action and accuse the regime of weakness amid censorship complicating foreign reporting from Saigon.
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Paris
Rene Pleven
Indochina
Pierre Juge
National Assembly
Edmond Michelet
Charles de Gaulle
Ho Chi Minh
Michelet
Caobang
Pleven
Council of the French Union
Edouard Frederic-DuPont
U. S
Andre Maroselli
Air
Frederic-DuPont
Africa
Maroselli
Saigon
Nine Koreans send sympathy and funds to slain American's daughters
In Collingdale Pennsylvania nine Korean evacuees presented a letter and 30 dollars to Mrs. John J. McCormick for her daughters Rose Marie six and Jeannie three, honoring their father Private First Class McCormick who was killed in action last August. The group praised his idealism, noted they regret Korean wrongdoing, and cited world brotherhood as motive for supporting the girls’ education. Mrs. McCormick declined resentment toward Koreans, reserving it for Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingdale
Jeannie
Rose Marie
John J. McCormick
McCormick
Tokyo
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Pyongyang Falls as Allied Forces Break North Korean Capital
Allied spearheads seized most of Pyongyang and drove Red forces northward. U N troops and South Korean divisions smashed into the city’s eastern industrial area, with thousands of Reds surrendering or fleeing. Generals Paik Sun Yup and Frank A. Allen Jr. met and praised the rapid advance.
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Pyongyang
Manchuria
U. S. First Cavalry
Manila
Tokyo
Don Whitehead
Whitehead
William J. Waugh
Tom Lambert
Jack MacBeth
Taedong
Hukkyo
U. N
Pusan
Korea
Frank A. Allen
Cleveland O
Allen
Paik Sun Yup
70Th
Hakkyo
Fifth Cavalry Regiment
Patton
Two College Students Die In Accident Near Morganton
A 1949 Chevrolet struck the rear of a tractor trailer on U S Highway 70 near Morganton at 6:45 am. William Setzer and Jack Lefevers died at Grace Hospital Morganton. Joe White and Billy Fox injured. Melvin Buff unharmed. Truck driver Harrison Long of Thomasville employed by Gray Concrete Pipe Company. The crash opened the car’s side.
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Hickory
Lenoir Rhyne College Day
Morganton
J. R. Chandler
William Paul Setzer
Hogan Street
Grace Hospital
Moreganton
Jack Lefevers
Gray Concrete Pipe Company
Thomasville
Man Sought on Reported Incident and Serious Case
CALERA AL Oct 19 A large posse hunted a Black man after a reported rape and assault on a mother and her four year old son. The boy Cal Holley was struck on the head and the mother Kathleen Holley was beaten and left in dense woods. She was hospitalized and reported improving.
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Calera
Ala
Cal Holley
Kathleen Holley
Birmingham Hospital
Hoover to speak on foreign policy on coast to coast broadcast
Former President Herbert Hoover will discuss the nation's foreign policy at 10 30 p m EST tonight on a CBS coast to coast program titled One Nation Indivisible The speech will last about half an hour and air on Columbia Broadcasting System stations.
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New York
Herbert Hoove
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hoover
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Raskob
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France
Seoul
Red Korea
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Folsom
Roy Dickerson
James E. Folsom
Dickerson
Navco
Mbile
Herbert Hoover
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