Revolt Plots Spread Behind Iron Curtain
Associated Press reports unrest behind the Iron Curtain as six Czechoslovakian officials were executed for plotting a revolt. East Germany reported Soviet army resistance growing, while Albania purges and Belgrade rumors of arrests underscored regional tensions.
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Iron Curtain
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Albania
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Josef Charvat
Prague
Jaroslav Brokovec
Emanuel Cancik
Vratisslav Polesny
Kvetoslav Prokes
Vratislav Handa
Vlot
Berlin
Telegraf
Social Democrat
Social Democrats
Ministry of Communications
Milic Petrovic
Petrovic
Ane Rukaina
Denver Police Chief O'Donnell Shoots Self
Denver Police Chief John F. O'Donnell, 48, who was to retire in 10 days, shot himself with his service revolver. Doctor Angelo Lapi, medical examiner, said death was by self-inflicted action. Two notes to relatives were found mentioning attempts to involve him in something but not specified.
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Denver
John F. O'Donnell
Angelo Lapi
O'Donnell
Typhoon torn Isles Call for World Aid
The Philippine Red Cross urged international help as typhoon casualties rose to 644 dead or missing in central islands. Kabankalan on Negros reported heavy losses as rivers overflowed, and nationwide impact stretched to at least 105 cities and 8 islands. About 450,000 people were left destitute.
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Philippine Red Cross
Ooraeseres
Philippines
Manuel Lim
Red Cross
Geneva
International Red Cross
49 Horses Destroyed in Bay City Fire
Fire swept through a San Francisco riding school and stables near Stanvan Street by Golden Gate Park destroying forty nine pleasure horses. One horse was saved and four had to be shot. A fireman received minor injuries and was treated at Park Emergency hospital. The privately owned stables catered to park and beach riding with about 25 rental horses and others boarded for owners.
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San Francisco
Stanvan
Golden Gate Park
Park
Bert Millisich
Park Emergency Hospital
California Second Most Populous State in Union
The Census Bureau officially estimates California as the second most populous state, narrowly ahead of Pennsylvania. California’s population is about 10,605,000 with Pennsylvania at 9,633,000. California has gained 3,758,000 since 1949 while Pennsylvania rose 733,000. If current apportionment continues, California’s House seats could rise from 23 to about 33, effective after next year’s official census.
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Census Bureau
California
Union
Pennsylvania
Pen
Ince
Illinois
Ohio
House
Bureau
Chiefs Probe Left Wing Unions By CIO Board
The CIO executive board in Cleveland named three committees to investigate left wing activities in ten unions and nine national officers. Reports due in three months will decide if unions and officers stay in the CIO. Investigations target American Communications Association and nine other unions with charges against officers Bridges Bryson Clark Durkin Flaxer Henderson Jurich Pizer Selly.
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Cleveland
Ohio
C. I
American Communications Association
Food and Tobacco Workers
International Fishermen's Union
Fur and Leather Workers
MilLand Smelter
United Public Workers
Harry, Bridges
Hugh Bryson
John Clark
James Durkin
Abram’ Flaxer
Donald Henderson
J. F. Jurich
Morris Pizer
Joseph P. Selly
Mehru to Visit With Einstein in Princeton
New York reports that Jawaharlal Nehru prime minister of India and philosopher will visit Princeton New Jersey for a talk with Albert Einstein. He will also lunch with J Robert Oppenheimer head of the Institute for Advanced Study. Nehru ends his U S Canada tour and will handle personal and social visits over the weekend.
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New York
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Princeton
N. J
Albert Einstein
J.robert Oppenheimer
Institute For Advanced Study
Einstein
Nehru
United States
Canada
Steel strike settlement offers amid looming Truman aid
United Steel and Jones & Laughlin announced settlement offers while industry sources say President Truman may be forced to act to end the mine walkout. Workers returning to mills could total 45,000 under the Republic plan, with Timken and Northwestern casting wider impacts. Talks continued as Ching and Lewis met in Washington to press for a quick settlement.
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United Fresh
Truman
Republic Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Pittsburgh
I. O
United Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Republic
Bethlehem
Bethleheim Steel Co
Union
Inland Steel Co
East Chicago
Ind
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Timken
Timken Roller Bearling Co
Lukens Steel
Coatesville
Northwestern Steel and Wire Co
Sterling, Il
Ching
Lewis Ching
Lewis
Washington
de Samn
Dodge
Chrysler
General Motors
Cleveland
Hudson
Ford Motor
Fire starts by child. three babies die in Brooklyn blaze
New York police and fire officials say a toddler playing with matches started a fire on the third floor of a Brooklyn apartment. The blaze trapped three infants left alone, burning them to death: Henry Moses age two, Florence Moses four months, and Ernestine Jackson, one.
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New York
HE Firermen
Brooklyn
Henry Moses
Florence Moses
Ernestine Jacksom
Officers Find Dog Causing Mysterious Calls in Hawthorne
A telephone operator heard gasps and barking from an open line and alerted police in Hawthorne New Jersey. Officers traced the noise to a home where a dog had pulled the phone from the hook and was pressing it to imitate a call.
Higher Humidity Less Heat Likely Tonight Sunday
Long Beach weather outlook shows increasing fog patches and not quite so warm conditions this weekend. Temperatures yesterday rose to the mid nineties in several cities, with a dry, hot airmass from a high pressure system offshore and over Utah driving scorch, while humidity remained low.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Eron & Grocery Store
Wat 10Th SY
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Henry Kratz
Utah
Mexico
California
Pacific
Los Angeles
India
Santa Barbara
Santa Ana
Pasadena
el Centro
San Bernardino
Burbank
Chutes Save Four as Bomber Crashes
Wellington bomber crashes on a farm in East Yorkshire after disintegrating at 13,000 feet. The four-man crew parachuted safely to the ground despite the craft catching fire in the incident reported from London dated November 5.
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London
East
Yorkshire
El Monte Rowdies Assault Two Seafield Youths After Game
About 30 El Monte High students attacked two local youths after a football game at Stephens Field. The mob dragged the boys from a car, pursued them by three autos, trampled Emery Ball, father of John Ball, and ransacked a residence seeking the teens. One youth was left with a chipped tooth. Ball’s car keys were stolen.
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Polytechnic High School
el Monte High School
John Ball
Cherry Ave
John K. Sloman
Second St
Seal Beach
Stephens Field
Wilson High School
Seventh St
Ximena Ave
Ball
Sloman
Cary
el Montes
Emery Ball
John
Fire Crews Press On To Contain Wild Forest Blaze
Exhausted firefighters strive to control a wide forest fire four days into burning in Angeles National Forest north of Newhall. Gusty winds drive flames across firebreaks as 230 volunteers join 100 fresh recruits from San Diego. A wind shift saved a County Charities camp at Warm Springs Canyon where 244 inmates and 36 employees prepared to evac.
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Newhall
Angeles National Forest
Here
San Diego
Sawmill Mountain
Man in Black abducts infant in Utica suburb
In Utica area, six week old Stephen Komorek was kidnapped from a Clayville home by a man in a black coat and hat. Police and state troopers searched woods, while the mother questioned a motive tied to money. the baby's father works as a paper mill machine tender.
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Utica
N. Y
Stephen Komorek
Henry Komorek
Clayville
Komorek
Flash Flood in Venezuela Kills 50, Displaces Thousands
A flash flood in Petare, 200 miles southwest of Caracas, killed 50 people and left 15,000 homeless. The Guaira River overflowed after heavy rains, washing away bridges and rail lines and flooding homes. Damage was placed at 52,000,000 with the national race track submerged and over 10 valuable horses drowned. More than 1,000 police and firefighters, aided by troops and guardsmen, rushed to assist.
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Caragas
Venezuela
Petare
Caracas
Guaira
News High Lights Off The Teletype
Short items and notices from the day's paper include a red shadow over Asia, a British navy seizure of Ching Nationalists warning, and updates on prebuilt homes officials. Classifieds, books, churches, and pages for financials, radio, sports, theaters, and temperatures are listed by page.
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Asia
Harvard Princeton Pre-Game Riots Clash in Cambridge
Harvard and Princeton students clashed in a pre-game demonstration in Harvard Square. 16 undergraduates were arraigned along with 4 drunkenness and 12 disturbance charges. Police trooped in, 2000 spectators milled about, and a bottle was thrown near a policeman.
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Mass
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Princeton
Harvard Square
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