Churchill Truman to Meet in Washington in January
Prime Minister Churchill plans to visit Washington in January after sending a cable to President Truman. The two leaders, longtime allies since Potsdam, may discuss global tensions with Stalin in view. Churchill previously warned free nations to stay united as events unfold.
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Churchill
Truman
Washington
Short
Rene Pleven
Thould
Ton
Potsdam
Stalin
Westminster College
Fulton
Ey West
Armistice celebration and a call for a new Armistice
The article recalls Webster’s definition of Armistice as a brief cessation of hostilities and celebrates the end of World War I in 1918. It notes the idea of a national holiday and then contemplates creating another Armistice, with a continuation referenced on Page 12.
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Websters
Armistice Day 1951 Observances Amid Korea War
Armistice Day 1951 saw memorial services across cities as arms production grows and Korea war persists. In Philadelphia 3000 soldiers of the 28th Infantry parade before embarks for Europe, while Emma Holland honors war dead in Chicago. Oakland wreaths drift on Lake Merritt and Knowland and John Wayne headline ceremonies in California.
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United Press
Korea
Philadelphia
28Th Infantry
Europe
Chicago
Emma Holland
San Francisco
Oakland
Lake Merritt
William F. Knowland
Calif
Los Angeles
John Wayne
Two Burglaries Net Large Losses in Long Beach
A burglary at a Long Beach home during church time netted 10000 in insurance plus 2000 in bonds and 700 in cash among other valuables. A second break in at Model Cleaners on American Avenue saw 1022.64 stolen from a cabinet while owners Grogan and Grogan reported the theft.
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Long Beach
Louis H. Santee
Qist St
Las Vegas
Model Cleaners
American Ave
John G. Grogan
Thelma
W. Ocean
Judy Garland Collapses During Palace Theater Show
New York November 11 Judy Garland a Broadway vaudeville star collapsed with nervous exhaustion while singing at the Palace Theater. She was carried on a stretcher to a hospital ambulance after breaking down in mid performance. The theater said she had a heavy schedule and the show featured two 55 minute appearances.
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New York
Judy Garland
Palace Theater
Miss Garland
Palace
Missing Prof Pontecorvo Sparks International Mystery
Reports claim Prof Bruno Pontecorvo vanished 16 months ago after traveling from England to Italy then across Stockholm to Finland and toward the Soviet Union. British officials say the tale is intriguing but unconfirmed while Rome and Hamburg papers attribute notices to refugee sources. Harwell and Klaus Fuchs are referenced in the context of atomic secrets.
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Bruno Pontecorvo
England
Italy
Stockholm
Finland
Soviet Union
Germany
Pontecorvo
Bourtes
Scandinavia
Foreign Office
Pontecorve
Ministry of Supply
Rome
11 ‘Empo
Wonn
General
ATOM
Britain
Harwell
Klaus Fuchs
Reme
Helsinki
Sco
Man Held for Questioning Over Bay Area Spy Photos
Otto F. Maynard of 42 lived in a shack under the Oakland San Francisco Bay bridge and was held by FBI and Army Intelligence after police found hundreds of photos and clippings on atomic and civil defense topics. Police noted a $110 camera sparked attention and said Maynard may be charged with vagrancy if no other crimes are found.
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Oakland
Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge
FBI
Army
Otto F. Maynard
Bay Bridge
University of California
Maynard
Oakland Police
Navy
San Francisco- Oakland Bay Area
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