Beware nerve gas attack Britons told
London AP reports the Home Office warns Britons a liquid nerve gas may be used in future war, penetrating clothing and skin and causing rapid convulsions and death. The manual for civil defense notes gas hazards, delayed fatal effects, and methods of delivery by aircraft or spray, with mentions of blister and choking gases from World War I and new undisclosed gases.
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Ondon
Home Office
Britain
New Permanent Civil Defense Corps
Manal Bai
Czechoslovakia frees U.S. diplomat spy case
Samuel Meryn, a clerk at the U S embassy in Prague, is released after more than two weeks in jail on spying charges. The move follows talks between Communist leader Gottwald and U S ambassador Ellis Briggs as Briggs presented credentials. The United States protests the arrests and recalls of two Czechoslovaks from the U S.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Samuel Meryn
U. S
Kiement Gottwald
Ellis O. Briggs
Briggs
Meryn
Aoto
Slaviéa
Czech Foreign Ministry
U. S. State Department
United States
Edwin Monk
New York
Jan Horwrath
Washington
Drizzle Dampens Californias Special Election Day
Californians voted under light rain as polling places opened for the special election with Proposition No. 2 the central issue. Turnout was expected to be around 3 million but damp conditions may reduce participation. Governors and city issues appear across the state with bonds for San Francisco airport water projects and local elections in Marin Sacramento and Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
George H. Mclain
McLain-barked
War- Ren
Los Angeles
Assembly
Marin County
Cherry Valley
Hetch Hetchy
Sacramento
Belle Conlidge
Richard J. Welch
John F. Shelley
State Federation of Labor
Lloyd J. Cosgrave
Charles P. Garry
Congressman Kennedy Works Out With Medford High Team
In Medford Massachusetts Congressman John F Kennedy visited Medford High School and joined a practice. Kennedy aged 32 looked younger and joined in passes runs and tackling drills with players including halfback Freddy Greenleaf and coach Johnny Prior noting he needs work.
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Medford
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Freddy Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Johnny Prior
Halfback
Freddy
Easing Winds and Mist Contain Forest Fire Near Angeles NF
De creasing winds and mist slowed a six day fire in the Sawmill and Liebre Mountains of Angeles National Forest. The Three Points settlement, 16 miles west of Lake Hughes, was declared out of danger as containment advanced.
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Newhall
Liebre
Angeles National Forest
Three Points
Lake Hughes
Nehru Tours Britain Aboard Truman Plane Indirectly
London reports Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrived from New York aboard President Truman's private plane Independence for a five day visit as a guest of the British government. He will meet Prime Minister Clement Attlee and plan to depart by air for India on Sunday.
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London
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
New York
Truman
Sotpea
Clement Attlee
Handless, Legless Lad Loses License After Valley Chase
Gerald V. Gordon, 17, pleaded guilty to leading police on a 16 mile per hour zigzag chase through San Fernando Valley towns. He lost his driver's license yesterday in Van Nuys California.
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van Nuys
Gerald V. Gordon
San Fernando Valley
L A Man Booked in Gluskoter Slaying
Los Angeles authorities booked 40 year old pool hall operator Nicholas Meyers on murder and kidnapping charges in the cold case of 6 year old Rochelle Gluskoter who disappeared Feb 15 1946 and whose body was found in Orange County in 1947. Detectives tied Meyers to the crime by a car match under seat evidence and a dented grill and fenders later repaired. Capt Garner Brown and Inspector Gordon Bowers announced the arrest following a three month investigation.
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Nicholas Meyers
Los Angeles
Rochelle Gluskoter
Associated Press
OS Angeles
Sheriff's Deputies
Travas
Rochette
Meyers
Jung
Hhairs
Rochele
Garner Brown
Sheriff's Homicide Bureau
Gordon Bowers
Gluskoter
Chi
Abe Gluskoter
Orange County
Santa Ana Canyon Road
New York Senate Race Seen as Truman Fair Deal Test
A heavy New York Senate vote today is a national test of Truman’s Fair Deal with Lehman facing Dulles. Indications point to nearly 3.5 million ballots, while other races across the country receive less attention. The result could signal political winds for the 1930 general elections as Tobin lends backing to Boston’s John B. Hynes.
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New York Senate
Truman
Herbert H. Lehman
John Foster Dulles
Boston
Maurice Tobin
Tobin
Massachusetts
John B. Hynes
Hynes
Dulles
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Associated Press
Iranians Die in SevenHour Skirmish With Russians
TEHRAN Nov. 3 A high government source says two Iranian soldiers were killed in a seven hour clash with Russian troops on Saturday inside Iran near Baghchen Sara north of Astara on the Caspian coast. Russian forces withdrew after reinforcement actions on both sides.
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Tehran
Iran
UPA
Baghchen Sara
Caspian Sea
Astara
Republic and J. L. Sign Pension Pact Ending Steel Strikes
The Republic Steel Corp and Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp signed pension and insurance agreements, ending strikes by about 120,000 workers. The settlements align with Bethlehem’s deal, leaving United States Steel as the lone major holdout. The pact raises operating capacity to about 30 percent, with enhanced employee pensions and a shared insurance cost structure.
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Ittsburgh
C. I
United Steelworkers
Republic Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
United States Steel
Anteco Het Ee
Republic
Steel
U. S Steel
Fis
I. Anni L. Hng
New Republic
Bethelhem
Trean He
Long Beach Voters Cast Sixteen Percent by Noon
A brief tally shows sixteen percent of Long Beach voters had already cast ballots by noon. The notice lists sections across the paper, including teletypes and various pages, guiding readers to sports, finance, and entertainment coverage as well as local briefs and columns.
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Long Beach
Rain Falls Here and Forecasts Highlight Wet Southland
The first measurable rain of the 1948-49 season fell last night in Long Beach .05 inch, with scattered showers expected tonight and tomorrow across Southern California. Oceanside reported the heaviest rainfall at .09 inch while other areas logged .05 to .03 inch. Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood saw only traces. A motorcycle officer was injured in a wet skid on Ocean Boulevard. Fire crews doused a palm-tree blaze at Ninth Street and Cedar Avenue. Temperatures ranged to a high of 71 and a low of 56 with cooler conditions forecast.
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Long Beach
U. S. Weather Bureau
Press-Telegram
California
Oceanside
San Diego
Los Angeles
Paso Robles
Catalina Island
Newport
Santa Barbara
San Bernardino
van Nuys
Hollywood
Weather Bureau
Southland
Bland W. Watkins
Ocean Blvd
Magnolia Ave
Ninth .St
Cedar Ave
Chile Clash Leaves 23 Hurt As Reds Rally
In Santiago on November 7 a demonstration marking the Soviet revolution anniversary turned violent. Police clashed with celebrants, firing back after the crowd attacked with bottles and stones. 23 people were injured according to police and a government report cited.
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Chile
Reds
Santiago
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