Two Prisoners Shot Down In Daring Break
Five inmates escaped from the Maricopa county jail in Phoenix on the fifth floor from the downtown court building. Two prisoners were killed by the night watchman Thomas H. Stowe who was wounded. two surrendered. a federal prisoner escaped via a window. Deaths include Edward Corcoran and Charles McEwen. Jack L. Tatum fled. Dinzel McDonald and John Bridges faced forgery and robbery charges.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Maricopa County Court
Thomas H. Stowe
Stowe
Atty
Warren McCarthy
Alford
Edward Carcoran
Charles Edward McEwen
Corcoran
Wickenburg
Here
McEwen
Charles T. Shoop
College
Long Island
N. Y
Shoop
Dinzel McDonald
Andohn Bridges
McDonald
Bridges
Jack L. Tatum
President Truman Slips Away From Newsmen On Yacht Cruise
White House reporters chased President Truman as he cruised aboard the Williamsburg near Solomons Island Maryland. The yacht sailed out 12 miles into Chesapeake Bay and returned to Blakiston Island. Truman planned to speak in New York Monday at the UN cornerstone ceremony.
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Solomons Island
White House
Truman
Williamsburg
Chesapeake Bay
Patuxent Naval Air Station
Blakiston Island
Potomac River
Washington
New York
United Nations
Coble Re-elected Dairy Foundation Head in Raleigh
George S. Coble of Lexington was unanimously reelected president of the North Carolina Dairy Foundation during the fifth annual meeting at N C State College. The gathering announced the George S. Coble endowed professorship in animal disease research funded by a $25,000 gift from Coble Dairy Products, Inc.
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Raleigh
George S. Coble
Lexington
North Carolina Ciry Foundation, Inc
N. C. State College
Coble Dairy Products, Inc
Judge Williams Dismisses Road Contractor Suit
RALEIGH Oct 22 AP A road contractor Teer sued the State highway commission but Judge Clawson L Williams dismissed the case for lack of merit. The ruling finds the rural road bond act need not require all funds be spent for paving and allows stabilization and use of bond fines for machinery. An appeal was set and the case could be heard by the state supreme court with priority or next spring.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Clawson L. Williams
Williams
Wake Superior Court
The
Highway Commission
Commission
State Supreme Court
Attornees
Nelle L. Teer
Durham
Supreme Court
Wake County
Teer
Scott Speaks At CIO Meet in Winston-Salem
Governor W Kerr Scott told about 140 attendees at the state CIO political action committee convention that North Carolina has been one sided politically and urged careful voter choice. He criticized rural telephone services and urged franchises serve public needs.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
W. Kerr Scott
State Cio
Senate
CIO
The
Grange
Wherry Attacks Statism Trend In North Carolina Rally
Senator Kennet S. Wherry urged North Carolina Republicans that the nation is moving toward socialistic spendthrift policies. He derided the Truman Democrats and fair deal, claiming many bills snuff out freedoms and hide true costs behind terms like abundant life and security. He spoke to a crowd of young Republicans in Lenoir.
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Lenoir
Sen
Kennet S. Wherry
Neb
Congress
Truman Democrats
Fair Deal
Wherry
North Carolina
Elizabeth Warns Britishers Not To Forsake God
Plymouth England October 22 Princess Elizabeth 22 told Britons God will not be us if we forsake Him. She spoke after unveiling a tablet marking the start of restoring the St Andrews church blasted in a German blitz. The towered church symbolized survival and faith in the city and nation.
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Plymouth
Eng
Elizabeth
St. Andrews
Unemployment Walkouts Push Totals Toward Four Million
One near death and five seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at Buncy Road and Old Brickyard Road near here. The gravely hurt includes Howard MacDowell and Helen Hensley among others as state patrol investigates.
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Buncy
Park Street
Clark Brewer
Fligh Point
Helen Hensley
East Street
Ane Casper Lee Davis
Fala Street
E. D. You
Hensley
Brewer
A Davis
Mike Hensley
Davis
Raleigh
Morris
Bundy
Young
Trinity
High Point
MacDowell
Boulevard Unit Hospital
United Nations Eyes Rulers of Soviet Satellites
The UN General Assembly voted 47 to 5 to seek an international court ruling on whether Bulgaria Romania and Hungary must honor human rights guarantees in peace treaties. Western powers accuse these satellites of political suppression while Czechoslovakia cracks down with church raids and a purge drive.
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Associated Press
United Nations Assembly
Russia
International Court
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
United States
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
U. N
Czechoslovakia
Launy
Prague
Foreign Ministry
Maj Jaromir Nechansky
Edens installs as Duke president amid anti Communist speech
Dr. Hollis Edens was inaugurated as Duke University's third president in Durham, as he condemned Communism as a foreign power and urged academic freedom tempered by moral responsibility. The ceremony drew about 600 robed educators and notable attendees including Doris Duke. Edens, former Emory dean, urged bold action to improve southern education.
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University
Hollis Edens
Kerr Scott
Dr. Edens
Duke University
Durham
Communist Party
Doris Duke
James D. Duke
Trinity College
Edens
General Education Board of New York
South
Emory University
Atlanta
Livingston, Tenn
Cold Wave Moves East Slashing Temperatures
A cold front moved eastward across the Appalachians threatening Atlantic coast towns with a drop in temperatures. Chicago saw a 34 degree fall in 16 hours from a 71 degree high to 37. Below freezing weather was forecast for the Chicago area by Sunday night. The rest of the nation reported seasonal temperatures with little rain and scattered snow in the Lake Superior region. A Texas tornado near Abilene killed one and injured four others.
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Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic
Midwest
Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Appalachians
Texas
Lake Superior
Rocky Mountain
Abilene
Admiral Denfeld May Lose Post as Top Naval Officer
The Pentagon hints Denfeld may be removed from his role as chief of naval operations amid a clash over war strategy. Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman could be named his replacement as calls for unified command gain traction, while Denfeld’s stance on unification remains central to the dispute.
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Admiral Denfield
Washington
Louis E. Denfeld
Pentagon
Denfeld
Naval Opera
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Forrest Sherman
Sixth Task Fleet
Mediterranean
Sherman
House Armed Services Committee
Football scores from various colleges and teams
Football scores show multiple matches with teams such as North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, Maryland, N C State, Richmond, Davidson, Southern Methodist, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia, VMI, Georgia Tech, Florida, Lenoir Rhyne, Guilford, Elon, Catawba. Results include 55 7 Duke, 55 7 Wake Forest, 28 14 Maryland, 28 6 N C State, 28 7 Richmond, 20 7 Kentucky, 14 14 Michigan, 86 0 Tennessee, 33 14 Georgia Tech, 20 89 Guilford, 20 14 Elon, 14 14 WOTC.
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Wake Forest
W&m
Maryland
N. C State
Richmond
Davidson
Southern Methodist
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Tennessee
Lech
Virginia
VMI
Georgia Tech
Florida
WOTC
Lenoir-Rhyne
Guilford
ACC
Elon
Catawba
Allen Seen as Yugoslav Ambassador Pick by Truman
Washington reports President Truman may appoint George Venable Allen as ambassador to Yugoslavia replacing Cavendish Cannon. Allen, 45, formerly ambassador to Iran, is to join a London conference of U S envoys amid Cold War tensions with the Soviet bloc.
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Joseph C. Goodwin
Associated Press
Middle East
Washington
Truman
George Venable Allen
Yugoslavia
Allen
Cavendish Cannon
Acheson
Iran
London
Durham North
Carolina
Tehran
Ivan V. Sadchikov
Sadchikov
Sadchikovy
Federal Court Picketing Could Be Banned by Law
A proposed federal bill would outlaw picketing parading or causing noises to obstruct justice. It would impose a fine up to 1000 dollars or six months in jail, or both, and has passed the House but awaits action in the Senate in January.
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Washington
New York
Congress
Administration of Justice
Rep. Boggs
D-La
House
Senate
Boggs
Federal
Harold R. Medinia
Foley Square
Industrial Cutbacks Swell National Idle Figures
A 48 state AP survey shows nearly 4 million idle due to coal and steel shortages with most not jobless but on unemployment or unemployables. Industries from rail to auto plan big next month cutbacks as steel plants near the end of production, with Sawyer warning a protracted steel strike could idle up to 5 million and damage the economy.
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Associated Press
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sawyer
St. Louis
Most Tobacco Grades Lower On Old Belt
Raleigh reports show most grade averages down this week on the Old Belt flue-cured tobacco markets with losses from $1 to $5 on leaf tobacco and $1 to $6 on lugs, cutters steady while quality improves and deliveries to the Stabilization Corporation remain around 12 percent of sales.
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Raleigh
Departments of Agriculture
Stabilization Corporation
Steel Workers Sign Contracts Ending Brighton Strike
PITTSBURGH October 22 1947 signing of a free pension contract between the CIO United Steelworkers and Townsend Company ends a strike at the Townsend steel plant in Brighton Pennsylvania. The agreement is one of 17 new steel fabricating contracts announced by the union. 4100 workers are employed at Townsend and 48250 in all fabricating plants.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Townsend Company
New Brighton
Townsend
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DUKE
Willis Smith
Duke University Board of Trustees
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King
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Steel Fabricator
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