Phillies-Yankees Tie In World Series Classic At Shibe Park
The Phillies and Yankees battled to a 1-1 tie in the second World Series game at Shibe Park. Mike Goliat and Ed Waitkus produced the Phils lone run on a pair of first half rallies and Richie Ashburn added a deep fly as Goliat scored on a fielder’s misplay. New York matched with a second inning run on a bases loaded sequence and neither team could push ahead through the later frames. The game featured sharp defense, key plays by Coleman Waitkus and DiMaggio and a near scoreless stretch before the fifth inning breakthrough.
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Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Whiz Kids
New York Yankees
Mike Goliat
Ed Waitkus
Richie Ashburn
Yanks
Phils
Goliat
Gerry Coleman
Robin Roberts
Allee Reynolds
Waitkus
Ashburn
Gene Woodling
Yankees
Woodling
Seminick
Rizzuto
Berra
DiMaggio
Mike
Roberts
Brown
Jones
Bauer
Coleman
Reynolds
Hamner
He Ie
Ruzzuto
Phillies
Hammer
DiMaggo
Robert
Sisler
Gangland Big Shots In Hiding As Crime Probe Opens
U S senate crime investigators summon Chicago figures and Capone era remnants for secret sessions. Witnesses include Mayor Martin Kennelly State's Attorney John Boyle Police Commissioner Prendergast and Jacob Arvey as subpoenas reach gamblers lawyers and politicians.
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Chicago
U. S. Senate
Capone
Mexico
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
George Robinson
Cuba
Canada
Robinson
Gary
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Martin Kennelly
U. S
John S. Boyle
John Prendergast
Jacob M. Arvey
Cook County
Democratic Central Committee
Ralph Capone
Mercer
Wis
Charley Fischetti
Phil D'Andrea
Virginia Hill
Benjamin
Busey) Siegel
Los Angeles
Kefauver
William Drury
Stassen Seeks Peace Conference With Stalin
Harold E. Stassen proposes a face to face meeting with Joseph Stalin to push for peace with the Soviet Union. The plan drew mixed reactions at home and no Moscow response amid a cautious State Department stance and propaganda use by Voice of America.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Russia
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Stassen
GOP
Stalin
State Department
University of Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Voice of America
Minnesota
Fast Passenger Train Crashes Into Derailed Car in Erie
A New York Central flyer slammed into a derailed oil tank car in midtown Erie, sparking a blaze but with no deaths. About 40 to 50 people were injured, many treated on scene as fire crews and doctors rushed to the wreck, safeguarding the remaining fourteen cars of the streamliner.
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Erie
New York Central Railroad
Move To Come When Needed Mac Reports
Toky o report on Korean War front actions describes the South Korean third division seizing Changjon, 60 air miles north of the 38th parallel, after an all day fight. U S eighth army headquarters notes Red infantry and marines making a stand three miles south of the town.
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North Korea
Changjon
38Th Parallel
U. S. Eighth Army
William Joreden
Hit
Kaorea
Hwangpo
United Nations
Korea
Northland
Republic
Hwacheon
Haeju
Sea of Japan
MacArthur
South Korea
Lake Success
Russia
Red
Seoul-Inchon West Coast
Uijongbu
Seoul
Red Border
Tonchon
Wonsan
Alberta oil pipe line opens to new eastern markets
Canada's first major crude oil pipe line began operation as Premier E. C. Manning spun a valve to send Alberta oil toward eastern Canada. The line started Wednesday with the initial leg from Alberta toward its new markets, signaling a historic step for Canadian oil distribution.
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Canada
Alberta
E. C. Manning
Ae Ton
Ase Es Ae Co
Mine Blast Kills 32 in Chile Coal Mine Disaster
Thirty two coal miners died and five were injured in an explosion at the Pique Gran mine in Lota Concepcion province. Authorities investigated the blast and searched for causes and survivors at the site in Chile.
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Santiago
Chile
Lota
Concepcion
New Tavern Division Formed to Support Red Feather Drive
Robert G. Culp leads a new Tavern Division of the La Crosse County Tavern league for the Red Feather Community Chest appeal. The group will solicit tavern operators and employees in the La Crosse area with leaders including George Roellig Nick Monarch Bernie Servais and others. A Friday report meeting at the YMCA will post results on a large scoreboard with luncheon details provided by the Anna Cronon circle.
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Robert G. Culp
la Crosse
Russel Lackmaster
Frank Leonard
George Davis
George Markus
Leo Johnston
William Pitt
Marcella Roubik
Red Featheries
YMCA
Anna Cronon
The
Presbyterian Church
Hazel E. DeWitt
Sean
Rejected Draft Rates Rise in August Under Selective Service
The Army rejected 100,413 of 207,038 men examined in August, a 48.5 percent rate. This compares with 52.2 percent in July. Twenty point one percent failed the physical, 17.6 percent failed the intelligence test, while other categories fell or held steady.
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Washington
Surgeon General
Burglars Take $700 From Union Bus Depot Safe
Thieves hid in the Union bus depot restroom and pried open the office safe on Market Square early Thursday. They escaped with more than $700 in cash, Wednesday receipts, and 400 Rexall shares valued at $6 each, along with three cash drawers and two cash boxes. The break was discovered at 6:25 am.
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Union
Market Square
Rexall
Pakistan says Afghan forces pushed back at border clash
Pakistan reports Afghan tribesmen and regular troops crossed into Dobandi 450 miles north of Karachi and seized Bogra Pass. Pakistani defense officials say their forces with civil support and air power repelled the advance and are pursuing the invaders to expel them from Pakistan.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Defense Ministry
Dobandi
Bogra
Quetta-Chaman
Khojak
Egypt offers million man army to UN force
Egypt reportedly offered to contribute an army of 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 personnel to a permanent international force if the United States and other UN members provide arms and equipment. The offer is believed to hinge on British troops withdrawing from Egyptian soil.
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Lake Success
Egypt
United States
United Nations
Gas Strike Collapses as London Walkout Ends
London workers in a 21 day wildcat gas strike suspend action after government pressure. A group of alleged leaders faced a month in prison, and 1,400 strikers vote to return to work on Monday following a mass meeting.
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London
Water mains flushed in La Crosse south of La Crosse Street
The board of public works announced flushing of water mains in the area south of La Crosse Street. Operations run during daylight hours daily except Sundays, with officials noting the goal to clear rusty water and urging residents to test for it.
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la Crosse Street
Board of Public Works
Teachers Tour Plants In La Crosse In Business Education Day
La Crosse city and county teachers tour 27 local plants in an unprecedented Southwestern Wisconsin event. At 1 p.m. 522 teachers gathered at the Vocational School for briefings before plant visits including Allis-Chalmers Inland Printing and more. Electric Auto Lite declines afternoon participation due to a strike. a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Avalon ballroom caps the day with firm hosts and snacks for attendees. Regional observers from Minneapolis and Milwaukee attend to study the program for potential adoption elsewhere.
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la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
E. R. Barron Company
N. P. Benson Optical Co
Burlington Railroad
Avalon Ballroom
National Association of Manufacturers
Jack Moss
Minneapolis
Clinton O'Sullivan
Milwaukee
Polio Cases Decline for First Time in Weeks
Public health officials said polio declined last week for the first time since the week ending May 20. They reported 1,994 new cases, down eight percent from the prior week, compared with 1,852 new cases in the same week a year earlier.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Withrow Wins Endorsement at Third District Meeting
In La Crosse, a 24 delegate vote at the Citizen's Non-Partisan conference endorsed Rep. Gardner Withrow for re election on the Republican ticket. The meeting also backed Ray C. Rice and Harry Schilling for local assembleman positions and supported U S senator Thomas E. Fairchild and other Democratic statewide candidates in line with a Milwaukee action.
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Gardner R. Withrow
Labor Temple
George W. Hall
la Crosse
AFL and Auxiliary
CIO and Auxiliary
Railroad Brotherhoods and Auxiliary
REA
Wisconsin Association of Cooperatives
Townsend Clubs
Prairie du Chien
Sparta
Tomah
Baraboo
Richland Center
Westby
Oakdale
Raymond C. Rice
William Lyons
Harry Schilling
Bill Erin
Harry Leslie
Milwaukee
Thomas E. Fairchild
U. S
Carl Thompson
Eugene Clifford
Henry Reuss
Withrow
Lucey
Rice
Lyons
Schilling
Erin
Leslie
Mauricé, Weinberg
American Federation of Labor
AFL
U. S. Senate
Wisconsin
Sen
Alexander Wiley
Thompson
Naval Reservists From La Crosse Leave For Active Duty
Forty enlisted naval reservists from La Crosse will depart for active duty on November 4 reporting to the Minneapolis naval recruiting station. The group follows a September 6 recall of 47 reservists. The local training center provided the list including Richard E. Galstad, Byrnes, Noel Violette, John Williams and 33 others with ratings such as FN SN BMG3 QMGSN ETN RMNSN and MEW1.
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City
Minneapolis, Minn
R. K. Catt
Naval Reserve Training Center
Richard E. Galstad
Byrnes
Noel Violette
John Williams
BMG3
Robert Eet
Roger Kamp Oimes
QSN
Er Kampschroer
SKGSN
Mannstedt
Ogy
oSe Bean
Peterson
QMQSN
Delmer Secord
John van Tassel
Halsey Praises MacArthur At American Life Convention
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr praised General Douglas MacArthur as one of history's greatest leaders. He called the Inchon landing in Korea the most masterly and audacious strategic stroke ever. He spoke at an American Life convention.
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MacArthur
Chicago
William F. Halsey, Jr
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Inchon
Korea
Halsely
La Crosse Weather Mostly Cloudy Warmer Friday
The forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for mostly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. Low tonight around 44 degrees with Friday reaching about 70 degrees.
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