Taft Attacks Truman War as Needless in Chicago Speech
Sen. Robert A. Taft denounced the Truman administration for a “Truman war” in Korea, calling it unnecessary and the result of bungled policy. He urged a compromise GOP campaign, warned against extreme positions, and spoke at a $100 dinner broadcast by Mutual. Taft said the 1952 election would decide between progress and socialism.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Ohio Republican
International Amphitheater
Mutual Broadcasting System
Pary
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Nee Eee
Man Perishes in Torrance Blaze
Vincent R. Gorman, 54, died in a 1 a.m. fire at his cottage 20614 W 235th St. Neighbors Clifton Cul lum and C J Powelson attempted to save him but found the front door locked and flames blocking escape. Gorman, a machinist and landlord, was pronounced dead. his wife was away and he left a son. The body was sent to Stone & Myers Mortuary.
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Torrance
Vincent R. Gorman
J. J. Benner
Gorman
Clifton
C. Cullum
C. J. Powelson
Powelson
Harbor City
Meteor Flash Seen in Five States Across Southwest
A giant meteor flashed across the western sky last night lighting five southwestern states with a brilliant glow. Sheriff J Perry Francis and airline pilots reported a slow reddish blue flash seen from Arizona Nevada Utah New Mexico and California with a long trailing fire and a sky brightening brighter than day.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
J. Perry Francis
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
San Bernardino
Calif
Ted Weaver
Transiworld Airlines
Here
Las Vegas
Nev
Cecil Hefner
American Airlines
California
Markle Sparks
Los Angeles
Carroll ‘Tyler
Atomic Energy Commission
Fiat Proving Grounds
Cecil Richardson
Sheriff's Office
Mt. Wilson
Tucson
Aziz
Long Beach
Ike asserts no politics on trip from Paris
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, returning from Paris, says he never had political aspirations and will meet President Truman next week on military matters only. He declines to reveal any political leanings while on a duty mission, noting weather delays and a stopover at Mitchel Air Force Base before continuing to Fort Knox to see his son.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
Truman
Eisenhower
Fort Knox
Mitchel Air Force Base
Long Island
Film Fire Kills 25 in Japanese Bus Crash
In Matsuyama near Shikoku a bus caught fire from sparks igniting ten reels of film. The blaze killed 25 and injured 23, Asahi reported. The film was being carried by a passenger when the fire started.
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Tokyo
Matsuyama
Asahi
Shikoku
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Fragment lists sections such as Churches ads obituaries radio shipping sports theaters and listings with page references including A6 B4 A4 B2 B3 and A5 for nearby titles. The text resembles a catalog of content without a cohesive event or person.
Winter storm grips nation with snow from Dixie to New York
A record cold wave whips the nation as snow falls in Dixie and 17 below in Colorado. Nashville hits 13 degrees, 132 degrees below prior Nov 3 record. Snow disrupts travel, postpones games, and closes airports from Buffalo to Chicago. Fort Collins reports 17 below.
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United Press
Florida
mid-Tennessee
Nashville
Vanderbilt University
University of Chattanooga
Upstate New York
Buffalo
New York
Chicago
Mercury
Minnesota
Duluth
Minneapolis
Fort Collins
Colo
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Dixie
Bomb blast hits printing plant in Buenos Aires during campaign
A blast in downtown Buenos Aires damaged the Casa Peuser printing plant that published Eva Peron's book The Reason for My Life. No immediate casualty report. The explosion occurred amid election campaigning for Juan Peron.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Eva Peron
Rawest recruit in history joins U S Army in San Antonio
Peter Grainger a 26-year-old New Mexico prospector's son with a mountain life background swore in after officials deemed his tale credible. He had never ridden in a car or seen the draft, and his case was labeled one in a million. He traveled by mule then walked to town before arriving at the recruitment station.
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San Antonio
Texas
Peter Grainger
New Mexico
Grainger
Ridgway Says Most U.S. Soldiers In Korea To Return By Month’s End
General Ridgway announced that nearly all enlisted men in infantry divisions in Korea on Jan 1 would be out of the lines and home by the end of November, with only a few critical specialists staying. Rear-area personnel and divisional officers await qualified replacements before homeward transfers.
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Tokyo
U. S
United Nations Command
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Korea
Japan
Pacific Coast
Negotiators Seek Neutral Kaesong in Korean Truce Talks
In Panmunjon on November 3 the United Nations proposed making Kaesong a neutral city to break the deadlock in Korean armistice talks. The Communists said they want Kaesong under their control, while the U N spokesman Brig Gen William Nuckols noted the Reds did not categorically reject the plan. A joint subcommittee meeting set for 11 a m tomorrow will discuss the idea as one of the most dramatic sessions since talks resumed October 25.
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Panmunjon
Korea
United Nations
Kaesong
U. N
William Nuckols
Long Beach
Nuckols
WU. S
Henry J. Hodes
Holles
Reds
Seoul
Hades
U. S
Arleigh A. Burke
38Th Parallel
Reds Down Two U N Air Fighters
U N forces repelled several Communist attacks on Korea western and central fronts. U N aircraft claimed two planes shot down by Red guns while Allied jets suffered losses including an F-84 and a Mustang. Ground action included MIG engagements and renewed U N positions at dawn after night assaults.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Sinanju
Yonchon
U. N
Eighth Army
Weather Outlook Warm Tomorrow With Light Winds
Warm tomorrow afternoon with clear skies and southwest to west winds 10 to 15 miles per hour. Cool nights follow and no fog is expected.
General Couldn’t Help Private Ties Up Insightful Moment
San Diego reports a Marine recruit, Billie D. Shelley of Connersville Indiana, asked Gen Clifton B. Cates to tie his necktie during an inspection tour. Brig Gen Clayton C. Jerome tied the knot while Maj Gen William T. Clement noted the moment as a Marine Corps classic and Shelley voiced pride in the request.
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Billie Shelley
Frank Dressel
Shelley
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps
San Diego
Billie D. Shelley
Connersville
Ind
Washington
Cates
Clayton C. Jerome
Joseph F. Dressel
Baltimore
William T. Clement
United States Marine Corps
Collision Sinks Freight Boat in Sacramento River
The 200 foot San Joaquin loaded with 8000 bags of rice sank after a head on collision with the tug Solano near the Sacramento mouth. All 10 aboard were rescued, no injuries reported, cargo valued at about 68000 dollars.
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Oakland
San Joaquin
Sacramento River
River Lines
Solano
Sonoma
Sacramento
Grove St. Pier
Mike Brungard
Visalia
van Sickle Island
Ray Combs
San Leandro
Cook
Julius Grace
Combs
Colusa
Grace
U S Admits Mrs Knauff Amid Controversy Over Spy Allegations
Ellen Knauff, once barred as a Czech spy, arrived in New York for permanent residence days after the Board of Immigration Appeals reversed a prior deportation ruling. She said she wants to contact her husband Kurt Knau tz, find a job, and pursue citizenship as she aims to become American. Her husband, a former American soldier, is in Hana, Germany, working as a US Army civilian employee.
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New York
Ellen Knauff
United States
Ellis Island
U. S
J. Howard McGrath
Washington
Anmange
Board of Immigration Appeals
Manhattan
Kurt
Kurt W. Knautz
Hana
Germany
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