U S Military Chiefs Arrive In Germany
U S joint chiefs of staff arrive in Frankfurt to discuss Atlantic Pact defense with Western European leaders. Adm Denfeld Gen Bradley and Gen Vandenberg to meet leaders in Frankfurt London Paris and Vienna during a 10 day European visit.
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United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Europe
U. S
Rhein-Main
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Adm
Louis Denfeld
Omar Bradley
U. S. Army
Hoyt Vandenberg
Denfield
London
Paris
Vienna
Denfeld
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Taylor Leaves Progressive Party After Election Setback
Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho says the November results show voters do not want a splinter party and announces his withdrawal from Henry Wallace's Progressive ticket. He stated the move last night.
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Washington
WUP
Glen H. Taylor
Ida
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Wallace
Wisconsin cools after summer heat wave ends
A mass of cold air moved across Wisconsin ending a mid-summer heat spell. Sunny, fair conditions are forecast for the weekend with highs near 80 and lows in the 60s. Prairie du Chien reached 89 yesterday while Land o Lakes saw 40 last night and Kenosha reported 64 at noon.
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Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien
Land O’ Lakes
Kenosha
Attlee assails Churchill in Wolverhampton campaign speech
British Prime Minister Attlee accused Winston Churchill of irresponsibility and party spite in a political rally at Wolverhampton. He defended Labour’s four years in government and nationalization while labeling Churchill’s Tory policy as window dressing amid looming economic and security challenges.
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Attlee
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Aég Élan
Wolver
Saince
Wolverhampton
Labor
Shuffle Board Ruled Skill Game in Wisconsin ruling
Wisconsin Attorney General Thomas E. Fairchild ruled shuffle board a game of skill and not chance. Prizes in taverns and amusement spots do not violate the anti gambling law. In a second opinion he said a teacher hiring contract made by a defeated county superintendent is binding for the successor to honor.
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Wis
U.P
Thomas £. Fairchild
Beverage and Cigaret
Prichard
Fairchild
Foreign Money Aid Snarled in Senate Tangle
The Senate appropriations committee clung to amendments delaying a large foreign aid bill. They kept riders requiring 1.8 billion dollars of surplus U S farm products purchases and 50 million dollars for Spain loans, arguing they were lawful despite administration pressure. Vice President Barkley urged stripping the amendments for separate votes.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Economic Cooperation Administration
Army
Spain
Barkley
Husband Told to Attend Four Sundays in Church
A Dallas man guilty of slapping his wife and beating his children while intoxicated was sentenced by Justice of the Peace W. E. Richburg to attend church with his wife for four Sundays. The wife was instructed to report on his compliance.
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Tex
Justice of the Peace
W. E. Richburg
Gary Housewives Claim Victory in Two Day Picketing
Gary Indiana. Women of the Women s Citizens Committee ended a two day picketing of brothels and handbooks in the steel town claiming success and vowing more action against vice. Mayor Eugene Swartz condemned the double standard and urged focus on gambling and lewdness at Gary s well known Country Club.
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Vice
Ind
Carrie Nations
Women's Citizens Committee
Indianapolis
John Sullivan
Eugene Swartz
WCC
Cooling Breezes Bring Relief From Historic Heat Wave
US weather officials reported cool Canadian air moving eastward, ending a week of extreme heat in the midwest but leaving the eastern states sweltering with temperatures near or above 90. Deaths from heat rose to 75, with multiple states reporting prostrations and business closures as thundershowers were forecast for relief in Pennsylvania and New England.
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Federal Weather Bureau
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Central Plains
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Great Lakes
Mercury
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New York City
Philadelphia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Pennsylvania
New England
Canada
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Massachusetts
Maine
Virginia
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Rhode Island
South Carolina
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Freight Derailed in Wisconsin Train Wreck at Depot
A 26 car Green Bay and Western freight derailed last night in a Waupaca county town in front of the depot. Conductor James Dean of Green Bay suffered a bruised head. Securement damaged a water tank and several cars spilled produce coal steel and paper as wreckers from Stevens Point and Green Bay prepared to clear the tracks over two days.
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Scandinavia
Wis
Green Bay & Western
Waupaca County
James Dean
Green Bay
L. J. van Dreese
Wisconsin Rapids
Airliner Crashes Near Fort Dix Killing 14
A Eastern Air Lines DC-3 crashed northeast of Fort Dix New Jersey after a collision with a military craft. Reports say all 14 aboard were killed with the line indicating no survivors.
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Fort Dix
N. J
Eastern Air Lines
New York
Still Undecided On State Rents
Madison Governor Rennebohm said he has not decided on the rent control bill. He favors protecting tenants from gouging while ensuring fair returns for landlords. The bill would allow 15 percent rent increases, 30 percent in some cases, and lift controls next June 1 with existing lease protections. Rennebohm sought longer controls, but legislators rejected it. Wisconsin has operated under federal regulations since May 15 after state law expired.
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Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Consumer Credit Sets Record in June
The Federal Reserve said consumer credit reached a record high in June with more Americans using credit for purchases. Installment credit for autos rose by 121 million dollars, contributing to the overall 16 billion dollar total.
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Consumer Credit
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Editorial on Undesirable Aliens in Europe Tour
The London Daily Worker published an editorial titled Undesirable Aliens about the European tour of the United States joint chiefs of staff. The piece reflects the paper's stance on American military presence in Europe and immigration tensions.
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London
London Daily Worker
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kenoshan Dies Of Injuries in Highway Mishap
John F. Pospyhala a 56 year old Nash plant steward died at Kenosha hospital after being struck by a car on Highway 50 near Highway 31. The accident occurred around 11 p.m. as he left a tavern witnesses say the driver Joseph Pecoraro told deputies he did not see him in time. This was the county's thirteenth traffic fatality of the year bringing the city county total to 17 for 1949. Coroner Glerum will call witnesses for statements rather than holding an inquest. The dead man's birthplace was Spring Valley Illinois and he was 56. He had 24 years service at the Nash plant.
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Kenosha Hospital
Pospyhala
Nash
Jay B. Glerum
Joseph Pecoraro
Rt. 1
Bristol
Pecoraro
Floyd Hughes
Chet Molinaro
Glerum
Earl C. Bauknecht
Racine
Robert Wallace
Roger Morin
Highway 42
Bauknecht
Consulate Staffes Remain in Building Amid Warning
Acheson warns that thirteen consulate staff members remain inside the building as security concerns persist. Officials say the group is under protective shelter while authorities assess risks and coordinate evacuation plans if needed.
Shanghai Consulate Siege by Former Navy Employees
About 150 former U S navy staffers demanding back pay and severance surrounded the Shanghai consulate, keeping officials inside. The group, mainly Chinese with some Indians and white Russians, demanded two weeks extra notice pay and three months severance, while a settlement offer stalled.
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United States
U. S. Navy
Walter McConaughy
Cmdr
Morgan Slayton
Reuben Thomas
State Department
Washington
Thomas
Foreign Affairs Bureau
Navy
State Departments
Plane Lands on Shore Runs Over Sunbather
Dino Alfani of Rome was sunbathing on a beach when a small tourist plane landed on the shore and ran over him. His injuries are not serious.
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Dino Alfani
Dino
Woman Slain Husband Held in Los Angeles
Bennett Rickard, 35, is held on suspicion of murdering his wife Donna Vergene Rickard, 29, as they rode down a busy street. Sheriff Lt. Vic England says Donna was stabbed 12 times and found in the front seat after the car crashed into a parked truck. Rickard claimed he was taking her home when he blacks out. He admitted owning the knife.
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Bennett Rickard
Vic England
Donna Vergene Rickard
Rickard
England
Delegates to Form Anti-Communist Labor Federation in London
Delegates representing 50,000,000 trade unionists will meet in London on November 28 to form the Anti-Communist Free World Labor Federation, an organizing committee announced today.
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London
Free World Labor Federation
New York Man Seized Over $75 Weekly Phone Swindle
Nathan Resnick 39 of New York was arrested in New Bedford Mass after posing as an old customer to swindle gas stations across Indiana Massachusetts Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin out of small sums via long distance telegraph money orders. A New Bedford garage operator uncovered the ruse. Police booked him on grand larceny charges.
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Wisconsin
Alton E. Sowle
Union Street
Joe Rossi
Joyce Street
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Arthur Eppler
South Broadway
Mount Clems
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