Arrests of 18 Communist Party Leaders Across U S
Justice Department arrests 18 Midwest and West Coast Communist Party leaders in St. Louis Rock Island Charleston Seattle Detroit Los Angeles Portland Eugene Chicago Minneapolis on charges of conspiring to overthrow the government. Helen Mary Winter, 44, Detroit arrest, noted as Michigan organizational secretary. All charged under the Smith Act for advocating violent overthrow.
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Washington (P
Justice Department
Communist Party
McGranery
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Missouri
Washington State
Michigan
St. Louis
Rock Island
Charleston
Seattle
Detroit
Los Angeles
Portland
Eugene
Ore
Chicago
Minneapolis
Editors See Stevenson Winning State in Polls
The paper reports reader polls across counties show Stevenson favored in Wayne and Cabarrus, with Eisenhower leading in Halifax and Onslow, but overall majorities predicted for Stevenson. Editors note strong Democratic support and concern over price supports and civil rights affecting voting.
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Eisenhower
Vance
Stevenson
Vante
Robeson County
Halifax
Onslow
Wayne
Cabarrus
Hertford
Truman
McGrath Denies Blocking Probe In Missouri Tax Case
Grand jury found no foundation for charges and the interim report said the investigation continued. McGrath explained the case moved from Moore to Ford and Caudie to Slack, who allegedly offered to drop the matter in exchange for clearing Finnegan. He denied any improper interest in the St. Louis tax case and defended Missouri as home state to national leaders.
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McGrath
Moore
Peyton Ford
Caudie
Ford
Slack
St. Louis
Finnegan
Grand Jury
Justice Department
Missouri
President Truman
Secretary of
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Bus Hearing Held Today on Token Discontinuation
The State Utilities Commission held a hearing today on requests from Duke Power Company Safety Transit Company of Rocky Mount and Safe Bus Inc. to discontinue token use and keep basic fare at 10 cents with no school passenger rate change. Token pricing would rise five cents per three rides. Firms say tokens are unaffordable. Duke would stop tokens in Charlotte Durham Greensboro Winston-Salem and High Point.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Duke Power Company
Safety Transit Company
Rocky Mount
Safe Bus Inc
Winston-Salem
Utilities Commission
Duke
Charlotte
Durham
Greensboro
Pee
Crow Saves Man as Fire Breaks Out in Home
Ivan Kirov credited his pet crow Rimley with saving his life when a second floor fire erupted in his home. Rimley screeched and flapped, alerting Kirov, who escaped unharmed.
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Los Angeles
Ivan Kirov
Kirov
Rimley
Owl Kills Vehicle Clashing With Hearse in Memphis
An owl was killed in Memphis when it flew head on into the windshield of a hearse. Local authorities reported the collision occurred on a city street, causing damage to the vehicle and ending the owl's life.
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Memphis
Tenn
Stock list snapshot shows varied percentage holdings across firms
A crowded list of stocks and percentages appears, naming Adams Express through Zenith Radio and many major corporations like General Electric, Chrysler, United States Steel, and Standard Oil. Percentages range broadly, with several entries near 40 percent and others lower. The note ends with a late afternoon market summary citing 620,000 shares traded and a 40 percent figure.
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New York
Adams Express
SL Admiral Corporation
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Alaska Juneau
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Alleghany Corporation
Allied Chemical & Dye
Allis Chalmers Mig
American Cam
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American Power & Lt
American Rad & St
American Smelt & Ref
American Tel
American Tobacco
Armour
Atlantic Refinery
Ly Atlas Powder
Avco Manufacturing
Baldwin-Lima
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem
Celanese Corp
Essees Champion Paper & File
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Corporation
Columbia Gas & Elec
Consolidated Edison
Eastern Airlines
Eastman Kodak
Electric Auto
Emerson R & P Accuces Firestone Rubber
Freeport Sulphur
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Glidden
Seeee Goodrich Rubber
Goodyear Rubber
Great Northern
Rylf Hudson Motor
Illinois Central
International Harvest Int Nickel Can
S. Int
Tel & Tel Eeeer
Johns Manville
Aes Kennecott Copper
Kroger Company
Libby Owen Ford
Liggett & Myers
Lockheed Aircraft
Loews Theaters
Lorillard & Company
Louisville & Nashville
Mack Trucks
Eeeeteeeeneeee
Magnavox Radio
Missouri
Kansas Texas
Montgomery Ward
Motorola Radio
Nash Kelvinator
National Dairy Produ
National Distillers Eee National Lead
Inns
New York Central
North American Avia
North American
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil Company
Otis Elevator
Pacific Gas & Elec
Packard Motor
Paramount Pictures
Penney J. C. Co
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Scr & B
Pullman Company
Pure Oil Co
Radio Corporation
Radio Keith Orpheum
Remington Rand Republic Steel
Reynolds Tob
Seaboard al RR
Sears Roebuck
Eeereeneere Socony
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
Sperry Corp
Standard Brands — Standard
Calif Standard
Ind
Standard Oil
N. J. Stevens
J. P. Co
Aes Warner Tudebaker Corp
Swift & Company Sylvania Elec
Texas Company
Tex Gulf Products
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Textron Corporation
Timken Detox Trans & Western Air
Trans America Union Carbide
United Airlines
United Aircraft
United Corporatio
United Fruit
United Gas Imp
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelting
United States Steel
Vanadium Corporation
Virginia Caro Cd
Warner Pictures
West Maryland
Western Union Western Electric Wilson Pack
Woolworth & Co
Youngstown 8
Zenith Radio
Leading Jet Ace Extends Korea War Tally to Eight
Maj. Frederick C. Blesse of Richmond Virginia claimed his eighth MIG 15 in a dogfight near Sakchu as UN air forces pressed to upstage enemy activity in September. The Sabres totaled 46 MIGs this month with three more probably destroyed and 38 damaged.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Frederick C. Blesse
Richmond
John Morifield
Karl K. Dittmer
el Reno
Okla
Seage
Rowan
Sarinon
Yalu River
Sariwon
Tito takes 25 year old as third wife
Belgrade report claims Marshal Tito married a university student about 25 to become his third wife. The civil ceremony occurred in Belgrade with the union kept secret until Tito’s public reception.
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Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Anthony Eden
Marshal Josip Broz Tito
Jovanka Broz
Brioni
Thas
Dalmatia
Croatia
Russia
Zarko
Herta
White Palace
Manpower Pool Shrinks Prompting Draft Options
Selective Service Director Hershey warned the draft-age pool will fall next year and action is needed by fall. He proposed tapping 4-Fs, students delayed for college, and draft-age fathers, while not seeking to change the law. He expects 500,000 in the pool next July with monthly drafts 50,000 to 60,000.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services
Hershey
Congress
Newark Governor Weighs Garbage Import Ban Amid Secaucus Smell
Gov Alfred Driscoll said the 1953 legislature may ban importing garbage from New York restaurants due to complaints from Secaucus residents about a vile pig farm odor. officials attribute the stench to garbage fed to pigs.
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Newark
N.J
Alfred Driscoll
New York
Secaucus
Thieves Probe in Buckeye Pipeline Steel Theft
Police investigate husky suspects after 7,500 pounds of steel plating vanish from the Buckeye Pipeline in Lima Ohio. The theft case prompts a routine inquiry by local authorities and awaiting suspect identification.
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Lima, O
Husky
Buckeye
Maryland Man Seeks Annulment Over Fear During Marriage
Francis Shea petitions for annulment alleging he was under the numbing influence of fear and terror due to his wife. He charges she coerced him into marriage by duress and fraud.
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Baltimore
Francis Shea
Peterson's Ointment Gains Wide Popularity
A Buffalo druggist created an ointment forty years ago to ease itching and burning piles. The product provided quick cooling relief and became a national favorite, with Peterson's Ointment sold in boxes and applicator tubes.
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Buffalo
Peterson
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