Repulse Two Thrusts As UN Troops Attack Hills
Allied forces repulsed two Chinese Communist thrusts at Sniper Ridge and Triangle Hill in central Korea. Front reports say fighting remains severe with heavy casualties as UN forces prepare for further assaults while air power strikes targets north of the Yalu and near Sinmak.
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John Randolph
United Nations
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Manchurian
Fifth Air Force
Manchuria
Sinmak
Randolph
Rndolph
U. S. Eighth Army
Straw vote planned after Duke rally on campus
Duke University students will hold a straw vote Monday night after a mock political rally. The event, sponsored by the Bench and Ballery, aims to heighten campus interest and poll student opinion on the Eisenhower Stevenson race.
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William Dalton
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Davidson Dedicates New College Union Building
Davidson College dedicated its David Ovens College Union in ceremonies led by President John R. Cunningham. David Ovens of Charlotte, the top donor, gave a brief talk during the event on October 25 in Davidson, North Carolina.
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Davidson College
David Ovens College Union
David Ovens
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John R. Cunningham
Hurricane slams Nassau as Cuban storm blazes inland
Fringes of a tropical hurricane injured more than 100 in Cuba and struck Nassau late today with undetermined force. The Miami weather bureau said the center was near Nassau and winds reached 165 mph in Cuba, with the storm moving northeast at 15 to 17 mph and weakening slightly near the Bahamas capital.
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Miami Weather Bureau
Andros Island
Russia Defeated In Bid To Seat Chinese at U N
At United Nations General Assembly Russia lost a vote to seat Chinese Communists instead of Nationalist China. The body postponed Chinese representation and then voted that China’s seats remain with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s government on Formosa.
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China
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Soviet Union
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Acheson
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Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Security Council
U.S. May Set Off Hydrogen Bomb in Autumn Tests
United States officials acknowledge a hydrogen bomb test may have occurred or could occur at Eniwetok in the Pacific. The AEC planned autumn explosions with a forecast of a blast possibly surpassing all prior detonations and raising global tensions. Weather conditions at the atoll could delay or alter test plans.
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AEC
Adlai Attacks Old Guard in Foreign Policy Speeches
In Boston, Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson accuses Old Guard Republicans in Congress of voting the straight party line against administration measures to curb communism. He cites aid to Greece and Turkey, the Marshall Plan, NATO, Korea aid, and the Point Four program as examples of opposition.
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America
Eisenhower Warns Stevenson Policy Could Widen War
Dwight D. Eisenhower charged that Adlai Stevenson advocates a policy of implied appeasement toward Russia that could spark a broader war than Korea. He attacked Stevenson at a Harlem rally, citing a May San Francisco speech and urging a stern stance against Soviet communism.
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Youthful Highwayman Arrested By FBI Agents
A 15 year old delinquent was seized by the FBI in Atlanta as one of three highwaymen who robbed 20 people across three states. He claims fellow bandits forced him to participate with an empty gun. Police seek leader James Francis Hill and member Charles Hopkins as the search widens across Georgia and Alabama.
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Charles Hopkins
Herschel Myers
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Roger L. Smith
Lamont Vaden
William R. Burrow
Florida
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Jasper
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Oklahoma City shooting attempt linked to underworld gang
Police say the shotgun attack on bootlegger Orville Chambless is tied to an international holdup case involving Cuban counter-revolutionaries. Officers say Chambless may know too much about the Ft Worth robbery while investigators cleared a suspect he named.
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Champbless
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Turner
Batista
Wage Board to Rule on Lewis Wage Boost Petition
John L. Lewis and Harry M. Moses petition Roger Putnam to overrule the Wage Stabilization Board and restore a $1.90 daily wage increase for 375,000 striking soft coal miners. They argue fringe benefits should convert to direct wages, claim coal mining requires unique demands, and note the industry’s critical national role.
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Washington
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John L. Lewis
Putnam
Wage Stabilization Board
WSR
Harry M. Moses
Moses
U. S. Steel
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Lewis
United States
WSB
Truman’s Final Tour To Include 40 Speeches In Seven States
President Truman announced a final whistle-stop tour for Stevenson covering Ohio Indiana Illinois Minnesota Iowa Michigan and Missouri with at least 40 speeches across seven states. He will end with a St. Louis address then return to Independence Missouri to vote election day.
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Federal budget Outpaces Last Year Across Departments
The U S Chamber of Commerce reports all federal departments spend faster this fiscal year with non defense outlays totaling 4 2033 million for July to September up 7 1 2 percent from a year earlier Labor and Agriculture spend up about 60 percent State Department up 60 percent Justice Department lowest change while FBI and legislative spending rise 36 5 percent.
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Parents Fined for School Attendance Violations
Eleven parents from Old Richmond School were fined 25 dollars each and given 30 day suspended sentences for violations of the attendance law tied to a two month strike. They appeared before the judge two weeks earlier with eleven others, who faced similar open cases to allow child enrollment. About half had complied with the law up to now.
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