Red Koreans Camping In Manchuria
Two U S marine pilots said they were fired on by Red China guns from across the Manchuria border while on a reconnaissance flight near Manpojin in Korea. No planes were damaged as 40 rounds of heavy anti aircraft shells hit the aircraft radar controlled ack ack. South Korean troops were reported within 33 miles of Manchuria as UN led forces edge toward final drive to destroy Red remnants.
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Wonsan
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Yalu River
Kanggye
Kim Ii Sung
South Korea
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10Th Corps
Manchu
Eighth Army
Huichon
State Grange Opens Meet in Lumberton
The North Carolina State Grange opened its annual convention in Lumberton with a morning session. State Grange Master Harry B. Caldwell of Greensboro was slated to give his annual address after a second business session. Stanley Andrews of the U S Department of Agriculture was to speak tonight, following a fellowship banquet where Claude R. Wickard urged federal aid to aid those who cannot help themselves, stressing government support to farmers and the nation.
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Lumberton
North Carolina State Grange
Harry B. Caldwell
Greensboro
Stanley Andrews
Office of Foreign Agriculture Relations
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Federal Rural Electrification Administration
Grange
Al Jolson Dies Sudden At 64 In San Francisco
Al Jolson veteran jazz singer and USO favorite dies at 64 in the St Francis hotel following a gin game with friends. He had just returned from Korea where he performed for troops and had met MacArthur in Tokyo. Jolson’s death follows a storied career beginning in 1899 highlighted by wartime USO tours and later tributes.
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U. S
Truman
MacArthur
Mammy Singer
St. Francis Hotel
Jolson
Korea
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Wake Island
Harry Akst
Martin Fried
California
Bing Crosby
Akst
Erle Galbraith
Encino
Calif
Europe
Africa
India
Pacific
USO
Common Defense Imperative urged by Bradley to NATO leaders
Gen Omar Bradley told the North Atlantic Treaty military committee that mutual defense forces must be created now or they may be improvised in case of attack. He urged urgent action as the three day defense ministers session looms, noting past progress on strategic concepts and balanced forces within the alliance.
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Omar Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Ministers
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Hague
United States
Netherlands
Britain
Weather Continues Mild In Most Areas
The nation’s weather stayed near normal with moderate seasonal temperatures. Early freezing readings appeared in northern New England and the northern Rockies while skies were cloudy from the central Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast. Rain fell in Virginia and North Carolina with showers in the Lake Superior region and parts of California and Nevada and widespread cloudiness in the far west.
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Two Gas Tanks Explode At Raleigh Oil Plant
Two 20,000 gallon tanks at the American Oil Company distribution plant exploded and caught fire in Raleigh. Truck driver Aubrey Stephenson suffered second degree burns and was hospitalized. Fire crews contained the blaze after about 45 minutes. cause was not immediately known. Rex Hospital reported his condition as good.
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American Oil Company
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Rex Hospital
Stephenson
G Is May Be Out of Korea By Christmas
Informants in Tokyo report most American troops could depart Korea by Christmas with the Eighth Army moving to Japan by Thanksgiving. Allied withdrawals depend on fast Red Korean elimination. MacArthur and Truman favor withdrawal to let Koreans govern themselves. No date yet set for UN orderly elections. MacArthur cited end of hostilities around Thanksgiving.
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Pusan
Pyongyang
Wonder Medicine From Trypsin Shown To Fight Infections
A crystallized cow pancreas enzyme trypsin was tested in Boston and praised by surgeons for dissolving dead tissue in empyema and infected wounds without harming living tissue. Armour Laboratories plans broader use including war wounds. Potential uses include chronic sinusitis ulcers bone healing peritonitis and allergies.
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Associated Press
Science Reporter
Boston
American Colege
Howard Reiser
L. C. Roettig
George M. Curtis
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Clark County
Rocky Glenn
Columbus
Armour Laboratories
Chicago
Armour
Reds and Affiliates Ignore New Internal Security Act
Washington, Oct. 24. An executive committee member of the Communist party was taken into custody in a department sweep of alleged alien leaders. At least six more arrests followed as the roundup targeted 86 foreigners deemed active Communist instructors and propagandists. Jose Estrada Castillo, 51, a Mexican citizen in the U.S. since 1919, was seized in Dallas and identified as a party executive committee member. The act allows detention in jail or Ellis Island pending deportation. A large group opposed the act sought to enjoin enforcement of its many provisions including Communist registration.
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Communist Party
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United States
Jose Estrada Castillo
Dallas
Tex
Communist Party Executive Committee
Ellis Island
Communist Party Defies Security Act Across Nation
Washington reports the Communist party and affiliates ignore the internal security act as registration deadlines lapse. The Justice Department widens a nationwide roundup of alleged top alien Communists aimed at deportation or forcing their departure amid claims of open defiance and imminent enforcement steps.
Stocks Drift Into Minus Column in Tepid Session
New York stocks eased into losses as selling pressure remained modest and buyers stayed scarce. Most declines were under a dollar. many issues held Monday’s levels while Truman prepared to address the United Nations. Dow components Beth lehem Steel Chrysler and others fell slightly while the market revisited a high earlier in the month.
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Truman
United Nations General Assembly
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Admiral
Philco
Dow Chemical
American Woolen
International Paper
Pennsylvania R. A
Chesapeake & Ohio
Standard Oil
Johns-Manville
U. S. Gypsum
U N Day Celebrated Globally and United Nations Birthday
U N Day marked worldwide as the United Nations observes its fifth anniversary. In New York President Truman spoke at the General Assembly while bells rang and ceremonies were held from Berlin to Seoul. U N troops pressed the drive toward the Manchurian border as Korea notes U N leadership.
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Truman
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General Assembly
United States
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Crusade For Freedom
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Germany
Berlin
Europe
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Syngman Rhee
John J. Muccio
Chong Tl Hyung
Korean Association For the United Nations
U. N
Waynick to Seek Permanent Nicaraguan Post Return
Capus Waynick of High Point United States ambassador to Nicaragua disclosed he has asked President Truman to relieve him as acting administrator of the point four program and appoint a permanent successor. He spoke at the North Carolina League of Municipalities conference in Asheville and said he will return to Nicaragua to resume his post after a temporary recall. He described point four as based on a simple idea to help people help themselves.
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High Point
U. S
Nicaragga
Truman
Waynick
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Flo
Nicaragua
United Nation
Marshall Lays Down Definite Plan for Calling Reservists
Secretary of Defense Marshall issues a uniform directive for all services to recall reservists. It requires six month manpower forecasts, at least four months notice for recalls, 30 days to settle affairs, removal of nonavailable reservists, and active duty duration tied to meeting requirements or volunteer drafts.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Airforce
Fool Proof Plan Urged By President
President Truman urged an unanimous agreement on a fool proof disarmament plan to curb aggression and wage a world wide war on want. He pressed for international inspection to ensure compliance covering atomic energy and reduction of armaments and forces. He warned free nations must maintain armed strength until unanimity is reached and left room for talks in the United Nations and beyond.
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Ne Truman
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United Nations
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Freedom Bell in Berlin Heats Cold War Hope
Berlin marks United Nations Day with a 10 ton Freedom Bell dedication by Gen. Lucius Clay at City Hall. Nearly a million Berliners attend as Communist protesters clash with demonstrators. The bell, heard on 2000 radio stations, signals a pledge for a world of free men and nations.
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