Campaign curtain calls for Truman and Dewey mark election eve
President Truman and Gov. Dewey end campaigns with home state speeches before the election. Truman tours Missouri and plans a Key West vacation while Dewey addresses Madison Square Garden and promotes unity, peace, and stronger congressional control.
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Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Key West
Fla
Dewey
Madison Square Garden
Campaign issues at stake in pivotal election week
WASHINGTON data shows the race narrows as Dewey and Truman close in on decisive Tuesday ballots. Truman campaigns in Missouri while Dewey emphasizes unity and competence to curb inflation, with Wallace and Thurmond also active in a crowded field.
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Washington
Oliver
Harry S. Truman
St. Louis
Missouri
South
White House
Truman
80Th Congress
Dewey
Guard Movements in Loudon Tennessee Amid Mob Threat
Tennessee governor orders national guard units to Loudon to quell a threatened mob after a fatal traffic crash involving Ray Brewster. Four infantry companies and six planes from the 10th Fighter Squadron mobilized, with mob dispersal equipment reported. Adjutant General Hilton Butler relayed the orders as sheriff and mayor warned of an out of control situation.
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Loudon
Tenn
Tennessee National Guard
Tennessee
Jim McCord
St Down
McCord
Nashville
Ray Brewster
Hilton Butler
London
Man Dies From Truck Trailer Crash Injuries
Theron Knutson, 37, of 317 South Third Street, died Saturday morning at a local hospital from injuries suffered in an accident last Monday. He was crushed between a trailer and a truck cab at 11:40 a.m. as he and others were en route to the Standard Freight Lines station at 115 Mt. Vernon Street.
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Theron Knutson
South Third Street
Knutson
Standard Freight Lines
Mt. Vernon Street
Russians Begin Dismantling Factories in Eastern Germany
American intelligence reports Russians dismantling German owned factories and plants held by the Soviets in eastern Germany. The move suggests a planned withdrawal of occupation forces by mid 1949, with 205 factories listed to be dismantled by June 1 1949 and 162 titled to Russians. Informants cited evidence from the Soviet list and quarters in Washington.
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Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Mpecesees
Rusad Sona
Dena
Theussian
Candy Barrage Foils Attempted Holdup
In Philadelphia four men attempted to rob a North Philadelphia shop but were repelled by the shopkeeper Mrs. Mary Tucker 45 as she hurled chocolate bars at the robbers and fired one candy bar at a time. The men fled.
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Philadelphia
Mary Tucker
Four Die In South Side Apartment Fire
Four known dead and nine injured after an early morning blaze destroys a four story brick apartment building on Chicago's south side. Police estimate about 100 residents may have been affected by the fire.
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Chicago
Hunters lose partridge season after four year wait
Wiscon sin conservation officials and Gov Rennebohm ordered an absolute ban on hunting in the states 16 million acres of forest due to extreme fire hazard. The closure, effective immediately, ends a four year gap for partridge hunters in northern counties until snowfall or rain alleviates danger. Drought and dry streams affect trout seasons and fishing prospects statewide.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conservation Commission
Rennebohm
301 Wounded In Red Led French Strikes
Paris interior ministry reports 301 French police and soldiers wounded in clashes with Communist led strikers in coal fields as government forces push pickets from 20 pits. Three strikers killed and many demonstrators hurt. Bruay held under control as two more pits are seized. Non Communist leaders urge return to work amid claims 150,000 of 335,000 miners back on the job.
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Paris
Interior Ministry
Bruay
France
John L. Lewis
United Mine Orders of America
Heavy Fire Roars Across Galilee Fronts
Reports say heavy fighting erupted in the Galilee hill country as Israeli troops pressed operations against forces attributed to the Liberation army. UN officials reported serious proportions and urged a cease fire by noon, with both sides demanding adherence before stopping.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Manara
Upper Galilee
Fawzi al Kaukji
Liberation
United Nations
Galilee
Haifa
Ashland Man Elected State Group Head
Ashland manager James Snow became chairman of the state water works convention. The afternoon session elected officers for 1949 including vice chair T M McGuire and secretary treasurer L A Smith. Trustees named were Frank Quimby and Verne Sommers with Sommers noted as immediate past.
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Stoddard
Milwaukee
James Snow
Ashland
Miami
Fla
Jack Martin
Wkbh Entertainment Group
C. A. Beranek
John Barth
J. P. Murphy
Carl Wahlstrom
T. M. McGuire
Plymouth
L. A. Smith
Madison Water Department
Frank Quimby
Racine Water Utility
Verne Sommers
Stevens Point
Sommers
Two Killed Four Injured In Collision
Two people died and four teenage Illinois youths were seriously injured in a collision six miles west of Kenosha at the highways 41 and 50 intersection. The dead include Jacob Kramer a 28 year old truck driver and Daniel Holdane. Kramer was trapped in the burning truck after the crash with an automobile carrying the Illinois youths. The accident occurred Saturday near the city.
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Kenosha
Wis
Illinois
Here
Jacob Kramer
Daniel Holdane
Kramer
Trains Collide in Newbury. Three Die in Crash
A Vermont rail accident near Newbury claims three lives as trains collide on a rural line. Emergency crews work amid wreckage and investigations begin into the cause and any contributing factors.
Lead Mentioned In Eau Claire Teen Slaying Case
Authorities pursued a promising lead in the week old Eau Claire murder case of a 17 year old girl and a boy. Investigators questioned two AWOL sailors and two other youths as autopsy details emerged and film from a camera found near the river offered new clues.
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William R. Davis
Chicago
James Cellan
Billings
Mont
Streator
Eau Claire
Gil Gilbertson
Davis
Cellan
Wis
Charles Wilson
State Crime Laboratory
Raymond
Eau Claire Country Club
Smith
Asst. Atty
William E. Platz
Gilbertson
Granite City
Bartenders Offer Baby Sits in Decatur Election Day
About 100 Decatur union bartenders will offer babysitting services next Tuesday election day. Mothers needing a sitter should contact DePeepee or the local union, as bartenders are idle due to saloon closures during polls hours.
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Decatur
Ill
Deee Pee
R. K. Young
Illinois
Prisoner seeks extra six months to study Bible in prison
Arthur Martin Hiller, serving a two to four year sentence for auto mobile theft at Stateville, asked Warden Joseph E. Ragen to allow him to stay six more months for Bible and theology study. The warden refused, and Hiller will be released on Thursday when his sentence ends.
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Ragen
Hiller
Stateville
Holy Cross Contestants Win Saturday's Second Quizdown
Holy Cross of La Crosse defeated St. Charles Genoa by 800 to 500 points in the La Crosse TOW KTY 26 week program. Contestants from fourth to sixth grades represented both schools, with Holy Cross earning the win after a half hour quiz session watched by a large audience of local students.
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la Crosse
Tristate
St. Charles of
la Crescent
Tri-State
Guisdown
The
St. Charles School of
Genoa
David Pedretti
Kenneth Beck
David Roller
Judith Griesgraber
Terry Layton
Duane Venner
Holy Cross
Patrick McMenamy
David Bagneski
Barbara Montgomery
Michael Hardiman
Mary Williams
James
John Han
Reds Seize Mukden City in Manchuria War
Communist troops wrested Mukden from Chiang Kai-shek forces with reports of complete Red control. Garrison commander Wei Li-huang was missing, 150,000 Nationalist troops possibly unable to escape, as heavy fighting and large scale desertions stretch the northern front near Chinhsien and Tsiwan.
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Nanking
Mukden
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Wei Li-huang
Yingkow
Hulutao
Gulf of Chili
Red
Chinhsien
Peiping
Tsiwan
Chefoo
Changchun
Polls Favor Dewey Heavily In Presidential Race
National polls show Gov. Thomas E. Dewey ahead, with Democratic leaders criticizing survey methods. President Truman dismissed Gallup findings, while McGrath urged adjustments to reflect past error percentages. Gallup warned the public against premature conclusions as poll results shift across states.
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Associated Presidential
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
New York City
J. Howard McGrath
George Gallup
Mr. Truman
Dewey
Gallup
McGrath
Archibald Crossley
Crossley
Fortune Magazine
Elmo Roper
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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