Truman links civil rights to US faith and unity
President Truman urged Congress to approve a civil rights program citing the Constitution and national faith. He condemned efforts to use religion as state control and warned of global violations of human rights as he spoke at a National Conference of Christians and Jews on Armistice Day.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Arlington National Cemetery
Russia
Teday
Steadfast dog waits a year for lost master at hospital
A black and white collie at Long Beach Naval Hospital has waited over a year for a master believed dead. Guards and hospital staff tried to help the dog gain trust. the ranch owner near the hospital seeks to adopt him. The dog watches patients’ entrance and hospital lights, with little hope of identification but lasting loyalty.
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U. S. Naval Hospital
Phoia
Long Beach Naval Hospital
G. W. Searight
Gate 2
Humane Society
Searight
Typhoon Nears Visayan Islands Strikes Philippines
A tropical storm with winds of 710 miles an hour approached the central Philippines. The center lay 30 miles southeast of Surigao as it moved northwest at 16 miles an hour. It was expected to hit the Visayan region tonight and pass south of Manila tomorrow, with 832 dead or missing and 400,000 left homeless from a storm ten days earlier.
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Manila
Philippines
Surigao
Visayan
Knowland Opens Asia Tour in Tokyo Visit
Senator William F. Knowland of California arrived in Tokyo for a month long fact finding tour of Asia. He planned visits to Korea Okinawa Formosa China and the Philippines to study regional needs and how American financial aid programs might support them.
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William F. Knowland
Asia
Korea
Okinawa
Formosa
China
Philippines
Angeleno Arrested in Marijuana Probe
CAMP CAMPBELL Ky Nov a Los Angeles man was arrested in a probe into a marijuana ring among Airborne Division troops. George Vasquez, 9, charged with selling marijuana cigarettes to troopers. 217 grams worth $6500 seized by Army CID agent Ralph C. Cox.
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Uir
Los Angeles
With Airborne Division
Ralph C. Cox
Army Criminal Investigation Divison
Pfe
George Vasquez
Cox
Earthquake Felt Again in San Diego Area
SAN DIEGO, Nov 11. A very light earthquake was recorded at 5 54 2 by seismologist Fred Robinson. He said its intensity was no greater than 1 on a 12 scale, compared with last Friday's heavy jolt, the strongest ever felt by locals. Today's motion lasted only a few seconds.
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San Diego
Fred Robinson
Armistice Day Parade Honors Ex-Soldiers in America
Thousands line streets as veterans march on Armistice Day with a war plane overhead and a minute of silence at City Hall. Grand Marshal Ivan L. Foster and honorary grand marshal John Brissey lead divisions along a route from Cedar Ave to Broadway and Pine, with crowds cheering and reflections on sacrifice.
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America
Stower
Cedar Ave
Broadway
Ocean Bly
American Ave
American
Sixth St
Sixth
Pine Ave
Pine
City Hall
Prig
Ivan L. Foster
John Brissey
United Span
Razing Fire Prompts New Home for Carrier in Virginia
In Burke Virginia on November 11 Frank Pearson an 82 year old newspaper carrier had his two room home destroyed by fire. White friends arranged to build him a new home with lumber from a local saw mill and a collection underway to buy remaining building materials.
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Burke
White Friends
Frank Pearson
Pearson
Nine Die as Truckload of Cotton Pickers Upsets
A truck carrying 36 tons of cotton pickers overturned near Gila Bend about 17 miles west of town, killing nine men and injuring 12. The deceased ranged from instant deaths to a hospital death in Phoenix. Driver Charley Davis, a Los Angeles Negro, was held as a material witness. The victims, recruited from Los Angeles, were en route to Tucson, Arizona.
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Gila Bend
Arla
Here
Phoenix
Charley Davis
Los Angeles
Fatterman Aad Rogers
Norman Cole
Davis
Hulk Harris
Angleton
Texas
Buckeye
Ariz
Rjo
Tucson
No Body Slay Confessor Freed After Lacking Corpse
In Pasadena the slaying confession of Edward H. Evans led to a dismissed murder charge when no body was found. Superior Judge Joseph A. Sprankle Jr. lamented that the corpus delicti is required by law, noting a conviction might occur otherwise. Evans was alleged to have killed Captain Frederick Moore, a U S marshal, in 1947.
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Pasadena
Edward H. Evans
Evans
Joseph A. Sprankle Jr
Frederick Moore
U. S
District Attorney's Office
Steel strike nears settlement amid mass layoffs
The nations costliest steel strike nears a settlement but 42 days of walkouts keep thousands idle. Auto and electrical appliance sectors face layoffs as steel stocks run low. UMW and CIO United Steelworkers, led by Philip Murray, pursue talks with U. S. Steel in Pittsburgh. John L. Lewis signals possible mediation renewal with Cyrus Ching next week.
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United Steelworkers
UU. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Co. 7. O. United Steelworkers
Pitsburgh
Lnited States Steel Corp
U. S. Steel Corp
Murray
U. S. Steel
New York
John L. Lewis
Cyrus
Ritz- Carleton
Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Lewis
Washington
Big Steel
B-29 Falls Burns Near Indianapolis
An Air Force B29 crashed and burned about 10 miles west of Indianapolis during a long-range mission from Roswell New Mexico. Lt Ernest Nation Roswell NM reported seven or eight of about a dozen aboard parachuted. It was unclear if anyone was killed.
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Indianapolis
Navy
Ernest Nation
Roswell
N. M
Scion of Ringling Plans Marriage in Montana
GREAT FALLS Mont Nov 11 VP Mable E Ringling 22 year old granddaughter of Ringling Brothers cofounder will wed Russell A Anderson of Great Falls on Saturday The bride to be is granddaughter of the late Alfred T Ringling and daughter of the late Richard T Ringling of White Sulphur Springs Mont She will be given in marriage by her stepfather James A Haley of Sarasota Fla
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Great Falls
Mont
Mable E. Ringling
Ringling Brothers Circus
Russell A. Anderson
Alfred T. Ringling
Richard T. Ringling
White, Sulphur Springs
James A. Haley
Sarasota
Fla
Ministry to provide 7703 wigs under health program
London November 11 Minister H A Marquand announced the Ministry of Health has supplied 7703 wigs as part of the national health program. The move aims to support individuals in need and extends government aid for health and welfare services.
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London
Minister of Pensions
H. A. Marquand
Ministry of Health
Man and wife recover $931 left in phone booth
Philadelphia report details Mrs Virginia K Spina and her husband Achilles recovering 931 dollars after leaving cash in a telephone booth. Nan Pinoin found 8412, turned it in at the Spinas address, and John Wiechee placed the hatbox with the money outside their door where the couple found it.
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Philadelphia
Virginia K. Spina
Dallas Man Lands Plane and Shoots Self
In Denison Texas on November 11 Rudolph F. Wiedemann a 52 year old Dallas insurance man landed a light plane in a field near the city then shot himself. An inquest verdict returned by Justice of the Peace Charles McKeny cited personal safety related wounds. Wiedemann was found inside the plane with the cabin doors locked a pistol in his lap the bullet entering his mouth and exiting the top of his head.
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Denison
Texas
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
Charles McKeny
Rudolph F. E. Wierlemann
Wiedemann
Krug Resigns and Chapman Named Interior Chief
President Truman accepted the resignation of Julius Krug as Secretary of the Interior and selected Undersecretary Oscar L. Chapman to succeed him. The move takes effect December 1, with letters between the President and Krug to be released later. Chapman, 53, Denver native, is a longtime government official and a Denver colleague of Brannan, and is seen as a strong western choice for the cabinet.
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Washington
Truman
Interior
Julius Krug
Oscar L. Chapman
Charles G. Ross
Krug
Ross
Krug Wold
Chapman
Bill Boyle
Brannan
Denver
Capitol
Edwin ©. Johnson
D.cale
Wild Ape Attacks Kill One in Japan Area
FP reports in Miyazaki, southern Japan, one person killed and more than ten injured in ape attacks. Farmers are terror stricken and unable to work, with authorities unsure of the animal's movements as residents seek safety.
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Tokyo
Japan
Miyazaki
News High Lights Bay 2 Only Survivor as Automath Kills Relatives
Plans drafted to move capital in event of attack in west war. Boyle noted on Page A-1. Bridge covered on Page A-12. Classified Ads on Pages B-8 to B-11. Tomics on Page 6. Crossword on Page A-12. Editorials on Pages A-10 and A-11. Old Skipper on Page B-7. Radio and Television on Page A-12. Sports on Pages A-15 to A-17. Theaters on Page 8-4. Tides and temperatures on Fooge A-2. Woman's activities on Pages B-3 and B-5.
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Boyle
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