Giants win pennant with Thomson home run in ninth
New York Giants rally from two game deficit to beat Brooklyn 5 4 in a ninth inning pennant playoff. Bobby Thomson hits a three run homer off Ralph Branca in the bottom of the ninth at the Polo Grounds, sending the Giants to the World Series against the Yankees.
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GOP Will Fight Bowles Nomination for India Ambassador
Senate Republicans agreed to oppose President Truman's pick Chester Bowles as ambassador to India. Sen Taft said the move targets a lame duck governor and would be a party policy issue. The Foreign Relations Committee had advanced Bowles, a former Connecticut governor and OPA head, last week.
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Tax chief orders broad audit of Internal Revenue staff
Internal Revenue Commissioner John B Dunlap announced an audit of income tax returns for all bureau employees over the past three years covering every employee from the commissioner down. He testified before a House subcommittee that President Truman and Secretary Snyder gave him a free hand to restore integrity, while resisting mandatory net worth questionnaires for now. He cited outside business ties of some collectors, noted a clean report from St Louis, and warned public confidence is shaken by these concerns.
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St. Louis
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American Litherald, Inc
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Dallas
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Korea
Barrage Pounds on Front as Reds Push Supplies Up
U N artillery roared along the western front as Red supply efforts intensified amid air strikes. Red probing attacks followed yesterday’s stalemate while F 80 Shooting Stars clashed with MiG 15s over North Korea during a period of increased censorship and a partial blackout of front news.
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Four Missing in Desert Hop Four Missing in Desert Hop
Los Angeles sought two couples missing after a wedding flight to Las Vegas. Pilot Van Sternberger, 44, restaurant owner, and his wife Betty Jane, 26, along with Rosemary Rice, 23, and Herbert Phillips, 23, were aboard. The plane departed at noon and failed to land or reach the hotel reservations.
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Rosemary Rice
Herbert Phillips
Hackley
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Air force and coast guard deny baseless crash report
In Santa Rosa on October 3 a four-engined transport was said to be aflame over Marin County. Officials called the four hour search off before 11 am after Hamilton AFB rescue officers ruled the initial Sonoma County deputy sheriff report a misrepresentation caused by vapor trails and sunrise. The final statement announced no aircraft in the area and no one missing.
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Anti Truman Talk Stirs Texans Council Of War Planned
Texas Democrats loyal to Roosevelt Truman lines call a council of war for October 13 in Austin. The move challenges Gov. Allan Shivers and Attorney General Price Daniel as they push anti Truman stances. San Antonio reader Woodville J. Rogers says the gathering aims to keep the party in Texas from Dixiecrats and Texas regulars, not backing one candidate. The group hints at possible races against Texas Senator in 1952.
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Truman
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San Antonio
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Dixecrats
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Love at First Dance in Paris Night Club Tale
Dallas man arrives in Paris with sister Patricia and attends the Lido on the Champs Elysees. He sends champagne to a table, meets a woman, and invites his sister and himself to join her party. They learn she also stays at the Claridge. At the hotel, around 6 am, he proposes.
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Texan to wed Egyptian dancer turns Moslem
PARIS AP reports wealthy Houston native Shephard King TI, 26, will become a Moslem to marry Egyptian belly dancer and actress Samia Gamal, proposing after a brief acquaintance. He plans a Cairo Moslem ceremony in December followed by a Texas marriage. King describes the conversion as simple and ritual. his Episcopalian upbringing contrasts with his family’s strong reaction.
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Local Newspaper Index and Page References
A row listing where to find sections in the issue, including Beach Combing, Classified Ads, Cosmics, Croysword, Editorial, Financial, Radio and Television, Obituaries, Sports, Shipping Table, Theaters, Tidles, Temperatures, and Activities with page identifiers such as A-11 B 10 to 13 B-7 8-9 B 9.
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Red Mob Battles in Berlin
Five thousand East German Communists stormed West Berlin calling for talks on national education. A wild hour long battle followed as West Berlin police, aided by fire hoses, dispersed rioters and pushed invaders back across the Soviet sector. Injuries occurred, ringleaders were arrested, and a policeman was hurt.
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Soviet Control Commission
Berlin
Pierre Carolet
Wiileh
West Berlin
West
Gen Hugh Drum Dies at His Desk in New York
Gen Hugh A Drum chief of staff to Gen John J Pershing in World War II died at his desk in the Empire State Building New York at 10 10 a m He was 72 years old The cause given was a heart ailment Drum served as president of the Empire State Inc
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John J. Pershing
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Ermpire State, Inc
White House confirms Soviet atomic test explosion
The White House announced that Russia has exploded another atomic bomb, with Presidential Secretary Joseph Short noting the event. He said further details cannot be released due to national security, while stressing the need for international control of atomic energy.
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White House
Russia
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Soviet Union
Short
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United Nations
Jessup Denies McCarthy Charges Against Him
Ambassador Philip Jessup testified before a Senate subcommittee on his nomination as a United Nations delegate, calling McCarthy's claim that he is aligned with six Communist fronts false. He pledged to submit evidence to prove he has not followed the Communist line and criticized McCarthy for misrepresentations and distortions.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
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Dean Acheson
Washington
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Wisconsin
Sen. McCarthy
Six Navy Men Killed in Cuban Gunnery Drill
In Guan tanamo Bay Cuba six Navy men died and fifteen were injured during an antiaircraft firing drill aboard the destroyer Gatling a shell from one gun struck the barrel of another causing shell fragments to cause the casualties The accident occurred Monday according to the Navy as it released details last night
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Gatling
Nixon cites Boyle aid at RFC. inquiry ordered
Senate hearings reveal William M Boyle employed a $10,300 yearly RFC worker in 1949 and charges of personal accounting services. Janet Boone testifies she prepared monthly statements for Boyle from Lithofold ledgers after he left the firm. The committee shifts focus to RFC ties with GOP chairman Gabrielson as hearings continue.
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American Lithofold Corp
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
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William Boyle
Washington
Sen. Nixon
R.-Calif
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Weather Brief Slightly cool with light variable winds
A clear night followed by a mostly sunny day with little temperature change. Light variable winds will increase to 10 to 15 miles per hour by tomorrow afternoon.
Free Fuel Leak Drilled Tap In Dallas Office Block
Firemen tapped a gasoline leak outside the Rio Grande National Life Building in downtown Dallas. About 20 gallons daily flowed into the sub-basement for three weeks from an unknown source. Fire officials drilled an 8 inch casing outside and planned to form a 20 foot pocket to pump the fuel away. Building staff had drained 300 gallons already.
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