Polish opposition leader Mikolajczyk appears in Britain
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, leader of Poland's Peasant Party and former wartime exile premier, surfaced in England after fleeing Poland to avoid a promised military trial and death sentence. A Royal Air Force plane brought him from Germany. He arrived in Kenton with his wife and said relatives would be kept safe under British protection.
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Royal Air Force
Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
Beulah
Germany
Poland
Warsaw
Kenton
Middlesex
Foreign Office
Mikolajceyk
Prisoner Escapes From U S Barracks In Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kan Nov 3 Sheriff Leonard Turner and Leavenworth police were notified a prisoner escaped from the WA disciplinary barracks. The man was identified as Jack W Taylor 23 Huntington Beach Calif He reportedly went over the walls about 1 30 am
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Leavenworth
Kan
Leonard
Turner
Jack W. Taylor
Muntington Beach
Calif
Fifth grader nets confession in brutal Lonnie Fellick slaying
Authorities said a signed statement by Howard Lang, 12, led to solving the Lonnie Fellick murder. Lang described stabbing Lonnie Fellick and dropping a concrete slab on his head after an argument over theft, with a 17 year old girl aiding disposal of clothes.
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Chicago
Howard Lang
Lonnie Follick
Thatcher’ Woods
Associated Press
Ihicago
Tonnie Fel- Heke
Phatcher Woods
Lonnie
A. L. Brodie
Young
Lang
Brodie
Slere
Fellick
Thatcher
Woods
Iday
Kirling
Howard
Alma Lang
S Yearold
Howards
Bradle
Forest Rangers
Tocwy
Justice Department Probe Again Urged
Senator James P. Kem of Missouri urged a new federal inquiry into the Justice Department for its handling of vote fraud in the 1946 Kansas City primary. He noted evidence was provided in 1946 but a federal investigation began only in May 1947 after a state grand jury started examining the election.
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Kansas
Whan
James P. Kem
R.-Mo
Congress
Department of Justice
Kansas City
Department
Kern
Soviet Palestine plan proposes independent Jewish Arab states
The Soviet Union proposed to end the British mandate and form two independent states in Palestine under UN Security Council supervision. Its 10 point plan called for British withdrawal, a transition period, international supervision, and elections for provisional governments to create a joint Arab and Jewish state framework by 1948. The move faced Arab opposition and US objections.
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U. N. General Assembly
Palestine
Semyon
Britain
Aline Idebt
Mandate
VY. N. Security
Uate
Security Council
Ommington
Oneh
Sounell
UN. Commission
Pureatine
Partition
United States
Armed Youths Free Two in Tel Aviv Raid
UPI reports two alleged Irgun Zvai Leumi members arrested for defacing street signs were released after armed Jewish youths stormed a Tel Aviv police station. The raid occurred as a noise bomb exploded before offices of Hagera, a self styled Jewish defense group implicated in the arrests.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Tel Aviv
Irgun Zyai Leumi
Hagera
Jewish Defense Army
B 29s Simulate Attack on Fleet off Bermuda
A large force of B 29 Superfortress aircraft from MacDill Field conducted a simulated attack on a U S fleet in the Bermuda area. The two day reconnaissance tracked an enemy task force comprising at least one aircraft carrier, three cruisers, nine destroyers and other ships.
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Tampa
Fila
MacDill Field
Atlantic
U. S
Bermuda
MacDill
Relief Rushed to Stricken Areas of Peru Quake
Planes bearing nurses medicine and food were dispatched to stricken areas in Peru after a major earthquake. San Ramon La Merced towns were reported destroyed with heavy losses at Satipo where at least 40 killed. Communications were poor and multiple towns suffered damage.
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Lima
Peru
Novi 3
Andes
Zanes
San Ramon
la Merced
Gach
Satipo
Damarre
Huancayo
Husncavellea
Jouja
Price Rule Influences Costs in Wholesale Markets
Prices in wholesale food markets showed little upward pressure as costs rose. Grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade eased with December wheat near 2.91 dollars, corn down 1 to 2 cents, oats fractionally lower, and hog markets active with prices steady to 75 cents higher, top hog price at 26 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Germany Pact Urged by Vandenberg at Michigan Convocation
Senator Vandenberg urged a separate peace with Germany and said restoration to viable autonomy is key to Europe’s rehabilitation. He criticized World Communist attitudes, called for a veto in the UN Charter limited to armed force, and pressed for a stronger American defense as the Council of Foreign Ministers remains deadlocked through winter. He blamed Russia for blocking economic unity in Germany and urged adjournment sine die if the deadlock persists.
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NN Arbor
Mich
Sen. Vandenberg
R.- - Mith
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Grimting
Senate
Europe
Vandenberg
University of Michigan
Michigan
Vunilenberg
United Nations
America
Russia
Judge in Thaw Case Succumbs
Former State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morehauser aged 84 died at his home after a lengthy illness. In his 26 years on the bench he presided over many high profile cases including parts of the Harry K Thaw affair drawing national attention.
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Ruughkeepsie, N
State Supreme Court
Joseph Morehauser
Harry K. Thaw
Maine Towns Threatened by Ongoing Forest Fires
In Whitneyville and Machias towns in Maine remained at risk as forest fires burned through heavy timber away from villages. With no significant rain, Maine's worst economic disaster persisted, having claimed 16 lives and about 30 million dollars in property damage over several weeks.
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Portland
Maine
Whitneyvile
Machias
Navy Criticizes U S Admin of Former Japanese Mandates
John Collier of the Institute of Ethnic Affairs accused the Navy of imposing a harsh economy on Marshall Caroline and Marianna island residents. He cited a $150000 survey ignored, with 50 000 displaced persons facing low wages and high prices for basic goods under Navy rule. The Navy offered no immediate comment.
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Washington
Navy
John Collier
Institute of Ethnic Affairs
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Marshall
Caroline
Marianas Islands
Collier
Yap Hit by 100 Mile Per Hour Typhoon
A typhoon with 100 mile per hour winds struck Yap in the western Carolines causing heavy damage to U S naval housing warehouses dispensaries and other buildings with sea walls battered by high tides no casualties were reported in Navy messages Yap requested tents quonset huts tarpaulins and supplies for naval personnel and dependents two PRY plants will leave Guam tomorrow with 8000 pounds of supplies and the U S S Grainger will depart Thursday with more aid.
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Guam
Yap
Carolines
U. S. Naval
Navy
PRY
U. S. S. Grainger
Guar
Billion tax cut bill to go to Congress November seventeenth
Rep Knutson announces a four billion dollar tax slashing bill to be ready at high noon on November 17 when Congress meets in special session called by President Truman. The plan uses nationwide community property rules and bracket cuts to reduce tax bills while deferring Europe aid and inflation controls.
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Washington
Trumain
Canonise Council
Europe
Knutson
R.minn
Congress
Truman
Knutsori
House
Ways and Means Committee
Economic Council
United States
First Wheat Loaded for European Aid
Philadelphia November 3 UP Stevedores begin unloading 2,009 bushels of wheat aboard the S. Julian Poyiras as the first shipment to Europe under President Truman's emergency food program. The Presidential Food Conservation Committee led by Charles Luckman will oversee loading, with the ship set to sail for Germany late Friday or Saturday.
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Philadbelfhia
Rising Sun Flag Flown Over Tokyo Palace Milestone
The Rising Sun flag was raised over the Imperial Palace in Tokyo today marking a historic step since occupation began. General MacArthur had said the flag could be displayed last May, and the ceremony coincides with Emperor Hirohito’s birthday and the first anniversary of Japan’s new constitution.
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Japan
Imperial Palace
MacArthur
Emperor Maiji
World Biggest Plane Flies in Taxi Test
Long Beach saw aviation history as Howard Hughes tested the 200-ton Hughes flying boat on waters of the harbor. The eight engine craft reached 95 mph on its first self powered taxi, then lifted briefly for about a mile before returning to the sea.
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Howard Hughes
Long Beach Harbor
Associated Press
Long Beach
Hughes
Plara
Hughea
Dave Grant
Las
AD Feles
Boy Alarm Sparks Hospital Birth Tale
In Philadelphia on November 3 William Cooper rushed to Jefferson Hospital after his wife gave birth to their second child. While lighting a hot water heater in the basement the device exploded hours later, as Cooper forgot to turn it off and the pressure reed burst.
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Philadelphia
William Cooper
Jefferson Hospital
Cooper
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