FBI Probing Klan Attack on Man, Sons
In Conway South Carolina the FBI and other officers investigate a Ku Klux Klan assault on Rufus Lee a white farmer and his two sons. The intruders bound and beat them damaged the home disturbed the family and warned drink too much. A planned Klan demonstration is slated for Saturday in Horry County. Sheriff Sasser noted no local officials will attend and one Klansman may be arrested by federal or state authorities.
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S. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rufus Lee
W Hinson
Hinson
C. E
Sasser
Lees
Lee
FBI
State Constabulary
Horry
Thomas L. Hamilton
Grand Carolinas Klan
Myrtle Beach
James Johnston
Johnston
Small Craft Warnings Ordered in North Bay Coast
SAN FRANCISCO November 9 The Weather Bureau ordered small craft storm warnings at 7 am from Crescent City to Point Sur including San Francisco and Suisun Bays. Forecasts call north to east winds 5 to 35 miles an hour for the next 24 hours.
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San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Crescent City
Point Sur
Suisun Bays
Texan pays 6.89 for surplus gear, nets 63000
Senate defense panel revealed an east Texas farmer bought 168 air craft computers for 6.89 and resold them to the government for 63000. Wright Field and Navy authorities confirmed the repurchase, praising the incident as a warning to agencies disposing of defense equipment.
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Ashington
East Texas
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Sen, Lynoon
Sonupenne
Texas
Johnson
San Antonio
Texan
Wright Field
Blizzard Blasts Southward Amid Cold Fall Front
Associated Press reports the coldest fall weather brings blizzard conditions from the Rockies to Indiana with central Texas and Arkansas feeling the chill. Snow depths reach seven inches in Denver and Lander while Cheyenne and Devils Lake report five and six inches. Winds up to 50 mph whip the Red River Valley as Great Lakes warnings go out and travel disruptions rise. Colder air advances east tonight with Gulf and southwestern regions remaining mild.
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Rockies
Indiana
Texas
Arkansas
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
Denver
Lander
Wyo
Cheyenne
Devils Lake
N. D
International Falls
Minn
Red River Valley
Central States
Gulf States
Far Southwest
Desk Pilot Saves Life on Impossible Run
A deskbound sergeant, 7TSgt Wayne H. Kerr of Cleveland, volunteers for a hazardous night flight to reach a wounded Marine near Majon, 16 miles west of Wonsan, North Korea. He lands on a 700 foot mountain strip lit by convoy headlights, evacuates the casualty, and returns to Wonsan, jeopardizing a night operation. He is recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Wonsan
North East Korea
Majon
Wayne H. Kerr
Cleveland
Ohio
Kerr
Mason Strip
Marine First Air Wing
Maj
Frank Smyth
Santa Ana
Calif
Notable city highlights and election coverage mixed in paper
Helena and Toledo are feted for high lights while election results are analyzed across pages C-9 A-10 11. The paper lists where to find various sections including Beach Combing on B-1 Boyle on A-17 Bridg on A-17 and a full slate of features from Classifieds to Obituaries and Sports on B-2 B-3.
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Helena
Toledo
Boyle
Alves Shipping Table
Tie-up Begins as Mediation of Wage Fails
New York November 9 Six a.m. nationwide telephone walkout involves about 34 000 striking workers and 15 000 crossing the lines in 32 states including Western Electric installers and Michigan Bell employees in separate wage disputes. Long distance calls restricted to emergency only in Washington Pittsburgh and Indianapolis as service disruptions occur. Union leaders say the walkout follows prolonged talks with federal mediators that failed to yield an agreement.
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New York
Western Electric Co
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Washington
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Communications Workers of America
Western Electric
Michigan Bell
Wisconsin
C. W
Idaho
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Delaware
Montana
PHONES ALIVE Strike Has No Local Effect
Long Beach locals and Associated Telephone Company officials stated no strike action will affect local service. Ray D. Milamore of Local 1, Division 7, pledged respect for Western Electric picket fines but warned no picket lines would be set. Co. E. Scott, district manager, did not expect any service interruptions.
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Long Beach
Associated Telephone Company
Ray D. Milamore
Communication Workers of America
Western Electric
Willamore
Weather outlook with fog and sun ahead
Night and morning low clouds of fog yield to sunny afternoon. Friday brings warmer temperatures. Light variable winds shift to west southwest at 10 to 15 mph tomorrow afternoon.
Lull in Korea Fight as Diplomats Spar
U N forces face 60,000 Chinese and 60,000 North Korean troops along the Manchurian border. Commanders slow the pace awaiting major diplomacy as Peiping weighs pressures and world delegates urge cautious steps to prevent a wider war. Navy Panther jets parry Soviet jets as fronts remain tense and negotiations continue with the Security Council seeking China’s withdrawal.
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Gs MacArthur
Tokyo
U.N
North Korea
Manchurian
China
Security Council
Wo Menane
Uniten Suttes
MacArthur
Peiping
Eldest of Quadruplets Dies in Australia
Melbourne reports the death of Gerhard Raymond, the eldest of five day old Ogle quads. Burdened by worry over the remaining three siblings, parents Mr and Mrs Gordon Ogle face an anxious outlook as the family contends with the fragile state of the other newborns.
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Australia
Melbourne
Gerhard Raymond
Ogle
Gordon Ogle
Money First Picket Line Crossed to Get Pay Checks
Washington dispatch reports telephone operators faced a dilemma as pay checks arrived. Some crossed picket lines while others refused, then returned to the street after receiving wages. The incident highlights tensions between labor action and continued pay.
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Washington
Truman postpones decision on Congress call aboard yacht
President Truman contemplates delaying a Congress recall until he returns to Washington. On the Chesapeake Bay press yacht, officials said the decision would come only after his vacation ends in a few days. Meanwhile, Truman continues to sign letters of thanks to well wishers and sent a sympathy message to California Governor Earl Warren.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Mr. Truman
Earl Warren
California
Nina
Girl Electrocuted by Washing Machine Incident in Philadelphia
A five year old girl, Essie Sanders, was electrocuted when a washing machine wringer pulled her fingers into a live socket. Her mother, Mrs. Jane Sanders, 22, was washing laundry when the accident occurred in their kitchen. The mother fainted while attempting to rescue her child.
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Philadelphia
Essie Sanders
Jane Sanders
Victory Sets Vote Record for California
California voters gave Governor Warren a record victory margin in a historic third term, with Warren at 18 2 million plus to Roosevelt 10 1 million. Nixon narrowly led Douglas for the U S Senate, while Brown defeated Shattuck for state attorney general. Ballot measures No 6 and No 1 failed, No 10 housing measure closer. Republicans gained one House seat, Democrats held 10, and the Legislature remained GOP-leaning.
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San Francisco
Warren
James Roosevelt
California
Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Whittier
U. S. Senate
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Los Angeles
Nixon
Douglas
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Edward S. Shatttuck
Pasadena
Brown
Shattuck
Congress
Cecil White
Fresno
Clyde Doyle
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Arizona Voters Elect GOP Governor in Arizona
Arizona, a Democratic stronghold, elected Republican Howard Pyle as governor as returns from 456 of 481 precincts showed Pyle leading with 96,143 votes to 93,041 for Democrat Mrs. Ann Frohmiller. Pyle campaigned across 26,400 miles and 226 speeches, hosting a daily radio program. Frohmiller had defeated five contenders in the primary.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Mra
Ann Frohmiller
Frohmiller
New Jersey Congressman-Elect Sieminski Relates War Night Arrival
Alfred D. Sieminski, elected from New Jersey's 13th District, arrived in Korea to a tense reception. He spent his first night on a cement floor with a rifle beside him as Maj. Gen. Almond's staff noted possible guerrilla action. He called the election wonderful but will not return home until a replacement is found.
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Manens
North Korea
Alfred D. Sieminski
New Jersey
Crete
Sieminski
Edward Almond
Wonsan
Slominski
Jersey City
Eleet
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Associated Press
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Dicker
Walter J. Reid
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Morrie Landsberg
Ana Frohmiller
Yankin Korea
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