Haifa police HQ bomb kills nine as Irgun claims retaliation
A Haifa district police headquarters explosion kills nine people, including three British constables, four Arab policemen, a 16 year old Arab girl, and a coffee vendor. About 50 others are wounded, many civilians on an intercity bus. Irgun Zvai Leumi says the blast is retaliation for Jewish refugee shipments to Hamburg and Cyprus.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Hamburg
Cyprus
Palestine
Irgun
Rhode Island Man Faces Opposition to National Chairman Bid
Democratic national committeemen largely backed Rhode Island Senator J Howard McGrath for party chairmanship despite opposition from supporters of Philadelphia Judge James J McGranery who seeks the post. The dispute centers on presidential prerogative to pick the chair and committee ratification.
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Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Hannegan
Washington
U. S
James J. McGranery
Philadelphia
Robert E. Hannean
McGranery
John Cahill
Massachuetts
Cahill
McGrath
Natoinal
Tran
Senate
Negan
Showers Forecast for World Series Opener in New York
The weather forecast for New York and vicinity calls for scattered showers and considerable cloudiness tomorrow, the opening day of the 1947 World Series, with conditions expected to affect the game atmosphere and attendance.
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New York
New York City
Weather summary for North Carolina and national temperatures
North Carolina expects fair conditions then partly cloudy skies or today with a warm day and no major rain. Temperatures ranged across cities with highs near 83 in Galveston and 79 in Miami, lows around 41 in Meridian and 38 in Mt. Mitchell, with a broad national spread reflecting a cool to mild pattern.
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North Carolina
Antonia
Rainfaly
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
OS Branaville
Galveston
of High Point
Jacksonville
Parlandure
Campa
Washington
Senator Maybank predicts tax cuts and aid measures
Florida Rock September 29. Senator Burnet Maybank of South Carolina forecasts a tax reduction focus with community property law, higher personal exemptions, and nuisance tax cuts rather than an income tax cut. He also expects federal education aid, more GI bill support, no socialized medicine, and limited universal military training next session. He cites cautious foreign aid with U.S. supervision.
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Flat Rock
South Carolina
Burnet R. Maybank
Europe
Congress
Hife
United States
McCarthy Named Boston Boss as Cronin Becomes GM
Joe Cronin, manager of the Boston Red Sox, announced that Joe McCarthy, former New York Yankees manager, signed a two year contract to direct the Red Sox. Cronin becomes general manager while Eddie Collins remains in advisory role and as vice president.
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New York
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Boston
Cronin
McCarthy
Yankees
Eddie Collins
Red Sox
Greece says Soviet satellites aggression threatens Balkan peace
Greece’s Deputy Premier Constantine Tsaldaris told the UN general assembly that three Soviet satellites Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia are committing acts of aggression against Greece as the UN seeks a Balkan solution. France urged the US to drop demands to find the satellites guilty and called for cooperative peaceful settlement.
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Lake Success
Greece
Constantine Tsaldaris
United Nations
Balkan
Tsaldaris
General Assembly
France
United States
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Yvonne Delbos
Soviet Union
Delbos
Assembly
Nation
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Curb May Be Placed Upon Foreign Writers in U S
Washington reports officials discuss a new policy to restrict foreign correspondents admitted to report UN sessions for Communist publications. The plan would apply broadly as in the case of Pierre Courtade of the Paris Communist Daily in Humanite who arrived in New York.
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U. S
Washington
State and Justice Department
United Nations Assembly
Pierre Courtade
Paris
Humanite
Courtade
New York
US Demands Russia Disavow Soviet Writer Article
The United States demanded that Russia disavow a Soviet writer Boris Gorbatov article in Literary Gazette No 39 that compared President Truman to Adolf Hitler. Moscow rejected the protest in a bitter note, criticizing the American press. Ambassador Walter B. Smith delivered the protest describing the piece as libelous.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Truman
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
State Department
Molotov
Soviet Union
Walter B. Smith
Boris Gorbatov
Courtade pledge echoes UN press visa debate
The article notes Courtade’s visa pledge restricting travel to Atlantic ports New York City and Long Island meeting sites of the United Nations and barring subversive activity until UN sessions end. It compares his restrictions with earlier Soviet bloc correspondents admitted without similar guarantees and discusses extending pledges to all visitors.
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United States
New York City
Long Island
United Nations
Courtade
Five Polio Cases Reported Across South Carolina
South Carolina health officials reported at least five poliomyelitis cases active last week with possible sixth. Dr. G E McDaniel noted the rise is not unusual for fall and reflects a normal seasonal upswing. Confirmed infantile paralysis in Greenville, Georgetown, Dillon, and Lancaster counties. a suspected case in Pickens county.
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Columbia,&.c
South Carolina
State Health Department
G. E. McDaniel
Greenville
Georgetown
Dillon
Lancaster
Pickens County
Egypt Battling Cholera Epidemic Strikes Cairo
Cairo reports 140 suspected cholera cases with eleven deaths as fear of spread grows. Britain, the United States rush vaccine and supplies while Iraq Iran Palestine Syria and Lebanon halt Egyptian visa access and impose five day quarantine for arrivals.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Palestine
Syria
Lebanon
Europe
Asia
Truman Sees Need To Hold Special Meet
President Truman told congressional leaders there is no way to fund European aid with a fall special session. Sen Scott Lucas said leaders agreed, while Rep Halleck contradicted that, citing an exchange of views. The White House later said Truman would hold a special news meeting with leaders on European aid.
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Washington
Scott Lucas
D-Ill
Truman
Europe
Congress
Lucas
White House
Meeene House
Rep. Halleck
R-Ind
House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Charles G. Ross
Marshall
Agriculture Anderson
Commerce Harriman
John R. Steelman
Clark Clifford
Anderson
Harriman
Cabinet Food Committee
United States
Martin
Mass
Taft
Republican Policy Committee
Portland
McClellan
D-Ark
Russell
D-Ga
Connally
Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Congressional
Agriculture Department
President's Food Committee of Citizens
One Killed Seven Hurt As Destroyer Struck Mine
The U S destroyer Douglas H Fox was hit by a mine 18 miles off Trieste at 620 a m EST killing one and injuring seven. The Fox with six five inch guns and ten torpedo tubes flooded after the blast as it steamed from Venice to Trieste. The James C Owens and two tugs went to aid while the mine blamed on Adriatic area remains uncleared. The Foxs skipper is Commander Charles W Travis and three men died in the incident while another was critically injured.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Douglas H. Fox
Trieste
Navy Department
James C. Owens
Fox
Adriatic
Venice
Italy
Mediterranean
Norfolk
Charles W. Travis
Anapolis
Halsey Challenged by Methodists Over Liquor Stand
The Methodist board of temperance denounces Admiral William F. Halsey for saying that a fighting man should not be trusted if he drinks or smokes. They argue alcohol weakens discipline and cite his Pacific carrier command as an alleged breach. Halsey declined comment when questioned in San Francisco.
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Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance
William F. (Bull
Halsey
Saturday Evening Post
San Francisco
Clipsheet
Robert E. Lee
Jeb Stuart
Stonewall Jackson
Alvin York
Jimmy Doolittle
Comdr. J. Bryan II
One Pound Baby Born In Minnesota
Premature girl born in Owaton na hospital to 33 year old Mrs. Warren Gray weighed about one pound. She remained alive after 55 hours in an incubator with feeding by breast milk donor. Doctor Lyle Berghs, a relative, said the infant near a pound and three months premature.
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Owatonna
Minn
Owatonna Hospital
Warren Gray
Waseca
Sara Dane
Lyle V. Berghs
Gray
Arabs Oppose Partitioning Of Palestine
Jamal Husseini deputy chairman of the Arab higher committee for Palestine is to speak before the UN special committee today to oppose partition plans. He will deny the workability of separate Arab and Jewish states and warn against efforts to divide Palestine. An Arab spokesman notes support for British withdrawal but cautions about future developments.
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Lake Success
Jamal Husseini
Arab Higher Committee For
Palestine
United Nations Special Committee On
Husseini
United Nations
Great Britain
Holy Land
Seaboard Air Line seeks equipment trust certificates
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 4.5 million dollars in equipment trust certificates. Proceeds would fund the purchase of more than 6 million dollars in new railroad equipment.
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Washington
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tsaldaris accuses Balkan states of arming Greek rebellion
Greek Premier Tsaldaris alleged Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia are arming bands seeking to destroy Greece's independence. He accused Soviet bloc denials of aiding Greek guerrillas as evasive. Tsaldaris met with Secretary of State Marshall who backs a UN inquiry into the crisis. Greece says U.S. and Britain aid is at Athens request and does not threaten independence.
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Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Tsaldaris
Greece
Marshall Tsaldaris
Marshall
Balkan
United States
Britain
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Overell Case Summarized By State
The state began summarizing its 19 weeks long trial of Louise Overell an 18 year old heiress and her lover George Gollum 21 on murder charges. Deputy attorney general Henry Dietz outlined witness statements and autopsy findings by Drs Montanus and Mathes showing head wounds before a dynamite explosion sank The Mary J in Newport harbor. Prosecutors say the couple plotted to murder their parents to gain a 550000 estate and to justify a concealed illicit sex relation.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Henry Dietz
John J. Montanus
Larry J. Mathes
Walter YE. Overell
Newport Harbor
Overells
Flintridge
Pasadena
Gollum
Louise
Eugene D. Williams
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Robert M. Williams
Fort Pierce
Fla
Catherine Sleap
Sen. Maybank
S.C
U.S
British Admiralty
Methodists
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