Inquiry Into Film Activity Resumes Hollywood Communist Probe
Washington October 29 The House Committee on Un American Activities resumes its inquiry into Hollywood communism with Chairman Thomas pledging to expose all communists. Screenwriter Sam Ornitz will be first witness as 19 writers and workers represented by Robert W. Kenny face questions on their affiliations amid contempt citations. Ornitz worked on It Can Happen to You.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
Hollywood
Thomas
R&nj
Sam Ornitz
Ornitz
Robert W. Kenny
Los Angeles
GOP Senator Sees Need In Aid Program
Washington October 29 Republican Senator Buck urged a limited restoration of wartime rationing to aid the economy. Buck, on the banking committee, opposed full price controls and said Truman would present a plan at the upcoming special session. The Delaware lawmaker weighed rationing and related measures as Congress considers changes.
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Washington
Buck
Delaware
Banking Committee
House
Truman
Gress
Europe
Delaware Republican
Chester Bowlé
OPA
Congressional Committee
Ch Luckman
Hospital set up changes reflect move toward High Point
The medical care commission met in Raleigh to redraw hospital areas, separating Greensboro and High Point to boost High Point Memorial Hospital’s bid for a new memorial. Officials say the split could raise the beds per capita and priority for state and federal funding.
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Medical Care Commission
Raleigh
High Point
Arate Hospital
Guilford County
Memorial Hospital
W. R. Peters
High Point Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
Peters
One dollar note carries message about $10,000
Philadelphia officials report a pencil message on a one dollar bill reading This is the last of $10,000 wine, Women and races. The note ties to a broader plea or boast amid local concerns.
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Philadelphia
Weather Oath Carolina: Clear to partly cloudy and mild
Weather report for October 29 from Charlotte and other cities shows temperatures around the mid 60s to mid 70s with light rainfall in some locations. The note records official readings from the Weather Bureau for several cities including Boston Chicago New York and Atlanta.
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Sun Oaeeer
Smarlotte
Weather Bureau
Boston
Charleston
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Chicago
Columbia
Denver
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Memphis
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Miami
Minn
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Af Spartanburg
Tampa
Roy
Contempt Cited for Two Hollywood Figures in Reds-in-Hollywood Probe
Washington reports two more screen figures cited for contempt by the House Un American Activities Subcommittee during the Reds in Hollywood inquiry. Samuel Ornitz a writer and Herbert Biberman a producer and director refused to answer questions, repeating that the committee had no right to inquire into affiliations or beliefs.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities
Samuel Ornitz
Herbert Biberman
Soviet Press Highlights U.S. Civilian Freedom Debate
Soviet papers publish two-column spreads on civilian freedom in the United States. Tass dispatches from New York cover a two-day conference on freedoms and note a resolution backing 19 Hollywood actors and writers accused of communism by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
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Moscow
United States
House
American Activities Committee
Tass
New York
U.S.A
House Committee On unAmerican
Weed Markets To Reopen After Government Buy Plan
Agriculture department officials announced flue cured tobacco auction markets will reopen Monday after a weeklong closure caused by Britain's announcement to halt purchases of American tobacco. The government plans to buy about 25 million dollars worth to stabilize prices and will act promptly once markets reopen, with decision on the reopening date to be made by Fred Peers Henderson, NC.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fred Peers
Henderson
N. C
Pineville Girl Sought By Officers
Charlotte police announce warrants for Bette Jean Bower 20 of Pineville for forging her mother's signature on a $200 check and for larceny of luggage. She was intercepted on a flight to Seattle while allegedly planning to marry Navy seaman Robert W. Smith 23.
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Betty Jean Baker
Pineville
N. C
Cleveland, Co
Betty
Seattle
Washington
Navy
Robert Smith
Charlotte
Stanhope Lineberry
Mecklenburg County Police
Cleveland
Bette Jean Bower
Lineberry
Bette
Alleged Draft Dodger Placed In Jail In Maryland
U S Commissioner Lewis C Merryman ordered Columbus Christopher jailed in lieu of 3000 bond. He was arrested in Cambridge Maryland on a warrant for failing to report for induction in 1943. He will be removed to federal court in western South Carolina for trial.
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Salisbury
U. S
Lewis C. Merryman
Columbus Christopher
South Carolina
Christopher
Cambridge
Cargo Plane Discovered In Mountains Near Jackson County
A private cargo plane missing for almost two weeks was found wrecked in Caney Creek mountains, 19 miles west of Sylva. All three occupants, Massachusetts men, perished. Plane believed DC-3 from Strato Freight Inc. carrying baby chicks to Gainesville, Georgia.
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Caney Creek
Jackson County
Here
Sheridan Philips
Charles Lindsey
Asheville
Swannanoa
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Charlotte
Strato Freight, Inc
Massachusetts
Gainesville
Pittsfield
Mass
Saul E. Kornish
Otis
Robert Piper
Osawatomie
Kan
Dwight Coulter
Greenville
S. C. Army Air Base
Polish Premier Says Anti-Red Mikolajczyk Fled Poland
Premier Josef Czyankiewicz told parliament Mikolajczyk fled amid fears for his life after hopes of foreign intervention vanished. Frontier guards blocked 35,000 from leaving. Mikolajczyk reportedly sighted nowhere, with unconfirmed reports placing him in Britain or Sweden.
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Warsaw
Poland
Josef Czyankiewicz
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
Britain
Sweden
Czyankiewicz
Civil Rights Committee Says Segregation Is Inadequate
The president's committee on civil rights rejects separate but equal as a myth and calls for ending segregation. It argues segregation creates caste status and fails by three key measures, insisting no adequate defense exists for segregation.
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Dixie
Civil Rights Committee
Washington
Government Officials May Increase Force In Greece
Washington officials indicate a larger American military mission to Greece, now 40 personnel, could help the Greek army prepare for a winter offensive against communist guerrillas. No American troops would be sent to fight, and the goal is to boost morale and speed up equipment use under the Truman Doctrine.
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Washington
Greece
United States
Rain Ends Fire Threat as Maine Firefighters Get Wet
Rainfall ends the drought menace in Maine aiding battle against forest fires that have destroyed villages and caused major property losses. Navy scientists plan rainmaking efforts with dry ice to further suppress fires while light showers spread across parched woods through tomorrow.
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Mother Nature
Maine
New England
Weather Bureau
Calais
Navy
Thirty Five Families to Be Given Apartment House Ride
New York report says 35 families in a four story apartment building will be moved several days to a new location across Van Wyck boulevard using over 1,000 steel rollers. City official Robert Moses approves the move. one basement family will not ride.
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New York
van Wyck Boulevard
Robert Moses
Treasury Secretary Sees Budget Balance as Aid Debate Rages
The secretary said the United States should maintain a balanced budget and avoid new aid costs under the Marshall plan. He favored revenues to cover aid and sufficient margin to apply toward reducing the national debt until Congress sets how aid under the European recovery plan may be provided.
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Washington
Her
United 8
Snyder
Treasury
Congress
Marshall
Reds Stand Against Korea at United Nations Debate
In Lake Success the United States rejected a Soviet demand to invite elected Korean representatives to UN discussions on independence. The US called the move unnecessary and aimed to delay or block action at the current General Assembly session. A.Gromyko pressed for troop withdrawals and a UN order for both sides to pull out by January 1, while the US urged a five month plan to supervise elections and form a government.
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Korea
Marshall
United States
Paris Street Clash Leaves Wide Injury Count
Paris reports unofficial counts place the injuries from last night's violent clash between communists and police from 40 to 300. The brawl erupted after Premier Paul Ramadier opened a special session in the national assembly to confront France's political and economic crises.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
National Assembly
France
L’humanite
Palace D'Etoile
Gustave Guatherot
Naval Task Force Steams Toward Galveston Bay
A naval task force moved toward Galveston Bay to rendezvous and receive orders for a mock amphibious assault at Blue Beach on the Florida coast. Task Force Choctaw includes 20 ships, with units from the 41st armored infantry 66th tank battalions and 14th field artillery aboard. The U S S Taconic led Rear Admiral Ralph O Davis as the fleet prepared to sail into the Gulf of Mexico for the exercise scheduled to begin with a 9 am order on Thursday.
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Tex
Galveston Bay
West Florida
Boliver Roads
U. S
7Th Armored Field Artillery
2Nd Armored Division
San Jacinto Ordnance Depot
U.S.S. Taconic
Ralph O. Davis
41St Armored Infantry
66Th
14Th Field Artillery
Blue Beach
Panama City
Fla
U.S.S. Cambria
Davis
Point Bolivar
Galveston Island
Gulf of Mexico
Live Lizard In Soft Drink Triggers Lawsuit
Four people claim a live lizard emerged from a Moscow Mule ginger beer bottle on September 10 while drinking with ginger vodka and lime juice. The Horsmans and Whites seek 12000 damages from Cock n Bull Production Inc and Arrowhead Beverage, bottlers and distributors of the ginger beer, citing injuries and ongoing distress.
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Moscow
George Horsman
Marvin White
Cock 'N Bull Produc Inc
Arrowhead Beverage
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