Ships in mothballs more than double active force
The Navy reports 1 727 major combat vessels in reserve across Atlantic and Pacific fleets, with only 271 in active service as of last July. By next July 1 total active ships are projected to fall to 237, while the mothball fleet rises to 751, as Adm. Forrest Sherman seeks to keep a large afloat force and protect naval aviation amid cuts.
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Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Sherman
Louis Denfeld
Congress
Lynde Dupuy McCormick
Naval Operations
McCormick
John D. Price
Naval Air Pensacola
Fla
Naval Aviation
Matthews
Defense Department
Joseph T. McNarney
Dor Carriera
Bostot
Ius Cone
Reserva
Philas
Os St Philadelphia
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Lowo
Threay Owen York Area
Heaton
Twigo
Mothhalix
New York Area
Ihich
Bayonne
N. J. Ugbranches
New Londes
Com
Diersey
Binerists
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Bremerton
San Francisco
Mate Island
Califogo
Imethbala
Pots
Bremestes
Long Beach Cail
Geo
Mare
Genie Preder
Eks
Bsa Diogo
New York Senate Race Tops in Elections
In the 1950 congressional preview voters across the nation pick one Senator two House members and governors with labor and parties at stake. Lehman backed by AFL CIO in NY seeks to fill Wagner's term while Dukes attacks Truman program in a tossup NY mayoral and Jersey contests volatile.
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Associated Press
Congress
House
Senate
New York
C. I
Herbert H. Lehman
Sen
Wagner
DN Y
John Foster Dukes
Gavn
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Dulles
Lehman
New Jersey
Isbor
Pomortats
Statte
Elmer H. Wene
Alfred E. Driscoll
C. TO
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Frank Hague
Jersey City
Driscoll
New York City
O'Dwyer
U S Plans Long Term Troop Stay in Japan
Washington reports a policy to keep U S troops in Japan for many years after Allied occupation ends. Officials say a Japan peace terms draft aims for full independence while preserving protection against Soviet influence. State Department planners have advanced in treaty shaping and will consult Britain and others, with Acheson ready to brief Bevin in Paris soon.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Insia
State Department
Britain
U. S
Acheson
Minster Bevin
Paris
Grounded Chelesin to Be Refloated at Vancouver Harbor
The 1134 ton passenger liner Chelesin ran aground near the fog shrouded Vancouver harbor entrance. It was to be refloated at the next tide after all 41 passengers and most of the crew were safely removed. The ship was operated by Union Steamship Co. and had just arrived to dock in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Vancouver Harbor
Union Steamship Co
Miners Die in Explosion at Soviet Zone Uranium Mine
A Western zone Berlin paper reports 76 East German miners were killed when the powder supply at a Soviet zone uranium mine exploded yesterday. The blast underscores wartime dangers and the harsh realities of mining operations in the region.
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Berlin
E. U
Israel Foreign Ministry
Tel Aviv
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Zanotnoky
Stalin
Vaclav Nosek
Kladno
Bohemia
Otto Grotewohl
Russia
Constantin K. Rokossovsky
Poland
Rokossovsky
Council of State 7
Warsaw
Camera Set at Cash Box Traps Suspect in Thefts
In Mattydale, 19 year old Robert C. Thurlow was caught on a homemade camera device at a local 5 and 10 store. He admitted eight thefts and faced third degree burglary charges. Sheriff’s deputies recovered the film and arrested him at his home. In Washington, 11 year old Johnnie Arnold was rescued from a vault after friends locked him inside a vault room. firemen cut a hole and freed him after about an hour.
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Robert C. Thurlow
Mattydale
Sheriff's Deputies
Thurlow
Sheriff's Office
Sam Martin
Martin
Washington
Johnnie Arnold
Johnnie
Congressional Bill Aids Dan Cupid
Toshie Okutorai a 22 year old from Tokyo and Orren Sutch a 22 year old on a nearby farm wed after a U S Congress passed a special immigration bill for their romance. Orren an occupation forces member brought Toshie to Mora Minnesota where they married in a Lutheran church and will reside on the Lucht farm.
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Toshie Okutami
Tokyo
Japan
Mora
Minn
Way
Dan Cupid
Toshie Okutorai
Orren Sutch
Here
Toshie
Orren
U.S
U. S
Congress
Boiler Valve Pop Scares Citizens
A safety valve at Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co plant popped causing alarms across the riverfront with police, newspapers, and radio stations receiving reports of explosions. A head engineer said a valve overloaded with steam triggered the blast but there were no damages or injuries.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Electric Department
Carl Meador
Can't Get Away Its Always Illegal
In Rochford South Dakota on November 7 Charles Reed admitted riding a horse across the western Black Hills to Wyoming, claiming the owner was Mrs. John Hayes of Wasta. After arrest he complained that life is getting tougher, noting a prior theft involving an airplane in Ohio.
Girl Slept While Her Foot Was Freed
GRAND RAPIDS Mich Nov 7 WU Tiny Susan Culp slept through the frantic effort to free her wedged foot in a cellar drain Her parents three police officers and a doctor worked to knock a hole in the cement floor and remove the drain pipe Susan slept through all the pounding and remained asleep as she was carried to safety.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Susan Culp
Roy Culp
Susan
Swears at Sheriff Leads to Disorderly Conduct Charge
In Albuquerque on November 7 Joseph Markel, 24, was arrested for disorderly conduct after directing derogatory language at a county sheriff, John Flaska, who was the fellow motorist involved in the incident.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Joseph Markel
Bernalilin County
John A Flaska
Youth’s Long Bike Ride Was in Vain
Cedar Rapids Iowa Nov 7 Harold Knight 15 rode 120 miles from Des Moines to visit his sister but found she had left hours earlier for Des Moines. He returned home tired and disappointed.
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Cedar Rapids
Town
Harold Knight
Is Des Moines
Here
Res Moines
Student Editors at Emory Wheel Resign Over Workload
The Emory University student newspaper editors Reese Cleghorn and Richard Hodges resigned saying professors give too many assignments leaving little time for extracurriculars. They urged balance between classwork and outside activities.
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Atlanta
Emory University
Emory Wheel
Reese Cleghorn
Richard Hodges
No More Speed Attempts Reynolds
Reynolds plans no further speed attempts after his failed global speed record bid by commercial planes. The 30 hour lead was lost when his Pan American aircraft turned back to Guam due to delays at Guam and Midway, forcing the abort.
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Honolulu
Brad Ton Reynolds
San Francisco
Reynolds
Guam
Midway
Blarney Stone Disappears From Bay City Festival
In San Francisco a one pound lime stone billed as a real Blarney Stone vanished after a St Marys church festival. Cops and officials suspect theft amid chatter about authenticity. Custodian James Cummins defends its genuineness while health director Geiger warns against kissing crowds.
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J. C. Geiger
San Francisco
Ireland
Don Lynch
United Irish Societies
George Reilly
State Board of Equalization
Associated Press Wiephota
St. Mary’s
James Cummins
United Irish Society
the Stone
London Daily Mail
New York
Cummins
John Lally
Sunny South Is Nation's Coldest Area
The Sunny South faced the nation’s coldest weather with frost feared nationwide. Temperatures dipped to 32 in Vicksburg Mississippi and 34 in Meridian, Mississippi, 35 in Birmingham Alabama and Memphis Tennessee, while Atlanta logged 42 and Jacksonville Florida 46. Northern regions stayed near normal with some light snow flurries in New England and New York mountains.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Meridian
Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Pacific Coast
North Atlantic States
New England
New York
Roosevelt Targets Arizona Water Plan At Convention
National Democratic Committeeman James Roosevelt accused Arizona of misrepresenting the Truman stance in the Colorado River dispute. He urged delegates to oppose the plan, arguing California’s 10 million residents would be sacrificed for Arizona’s 650 thousand.
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Los Angeles
Arizona
Colorado
National Democratic
World Communists Mark Soviet Union Anniversary Amid Parades
Global communist leaders and governments marked the Soviet Union's 32nd anniversary with celebrations in Moscow's Red Square and salutes from allies. Yugoslavia sent greetings while Argentina police dispersed a Communist party gathering in Buenos Aires.
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Russia
Moscow
Red Square
Lenin
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Bulgaria
Vladimir Poptamov
Sed
Sofia
Traicho Kostow
Marshal Tito
United States
Great Britain
Poptomov
Avaiha Rostovists
Tito
Poptomoav
UGOS
Kremlin
Belgrade
Yugoslav National Assembly Executive Committee
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Jerusalem
Israel Supreme Court
Holy Ferry
Burmese Army Recaptures Yan Doon Rebel Stronghold
The Burma army reports a Sunday combined land sea and air assault recaptured Yan Doon, a Karen rebel stronghold and river port 40 miles west of Rangoon in the Irrawaddy delta. Street fighting produced heavy Karen casualties with naval gunfire and air support included in the attack.
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Rangoon
Burma
Yandoon
Irrawaddy
Tide and Surf Report From Long Beach Lifeguards
Sunrise and moon events listed with tides labeled high and low. Water temperature 58 degrees. Surf calm with conditions noted by the LU Coast and Geodetic Survey and Long Beach lifeguards.
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LU. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
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