Republicans Push to Keep Five Percenter Inquiry Open
Three Republican Senators urged that the five percenter inquiry remain open to question three more witnesses and pursue all leads. Senator Hoey signaled possible resumption later, while Hunt Bennett and Helis’ health kept them from testifying this year, with plans to revisit the matter in early 1950 if needed.
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Ashington
Heey
North Carolina
Hoey
Hunt
Helis
Bennett
Senate
James
Washington
David Bennett
Albert Ver Jey Co
Chicago
William G. Helis
New York
Balkan peace moves dominate U N talks in Lake Success
At Lake Success on October 5 a special peace group led by Romulo met secretly with representatives of Russia the United States and Britain to pursue a Greece Balkan truce. Other participants include Trygve Lie Lester Pearson and Selim Serper. Proposals were discussed with Romulo and key diplomats. Greece accuses the Athens government of oppression as reports arise of child returns from Czechoslovakia and possible Bulgarian follow ups.
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Yesterve Romulo
Ben Cohen
Roosevelt
State Department
Hecetor McNeii
Alexander S Panyushkin
United States
Panyushkin
Romulo
Andi
Greece
Athens
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Reds Tighten Hold in Kukeng Battle Near Canton
Reds push into Kukeng as Nationalist communications risk to Gen Pai Chung-hsi's forces grows. City besieged with all schools closed and residents fleeing. North in Hunan reinforcements around Jucheng estimated at 5000.
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Canton
Kukeng
Pai Chung-hsi
Hunan
Kiangsi Provice
Kukong
Jucheng
Tenney Honored for Battle Against Reds
A testimonial banquet in Los Angeles honored State Sen. Jack B. Tenney for his anti subversive fight as former chairman of the Legislature's un American activities committee. Representatives from religious, industrial and patriotic groups praised Tenney and attacked public indifference to communism. Speakers included Rupert Hughes, Justice Thomas P. White, Rabbi Benjamin Schultz, Roy Brewer, Mrs. J. Henry Orme.
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Los Angeles
Jack B. Tenney
Rupert Hughes
Thomas P. White
District Court of Appeals
Benjamin Schultz
American Jewish League Against
Roy Brewer
Hollywood
Land Women's Patriotic Societies
J. Henry Orme
East German Satellite Plan Ignites Communist Drive
Eastern Berlin plots a new Soviet aligned republic with Berlin as capital to rival West Germany. No elections are planned. administration to rise from the German People’s Council and minority ministries promised to noncommunists. Soviet occupation authorities reportedly back ministerial picks. In Washington, NATO members plan defense groups to utilize the $1 billion arms aid approved by Congress, organizing eight or more space to arm teams.
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United, States
Britain
France
Berlin
German People’s Council
United States
Washington
Congress
Informer Feared Slain by Backers of Slot Machines
Los Angeles reports say Louis B. Harrison a 41 year old past commander of the Huntington Park DAV chapter may have been murdered by a gambling syndicate seeking to install slot machines in DAV chapters. Harrison has been missing eight days and his wife Debra suspects involvement by the ring after his warnings to government agents.
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Los Angeles
Louis B. Harrison
Harrison
Huntington Park
Debra
Secret Service
Jeader
Ison
Wallet Stolen From Home During Absence
Shirley J. Miller of 1431 Cedar Ave reports a midday intrusion yesterday while away briefly. A thief entered her residence and stole her wallet containing cash and cards. Police are investigating the theft and reviewing nearby evidence.
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Shirley J. Miller
Cedar Ave
700-Pound Turtle Dies On Bear Borough Beach
An old dying 700 pound sea turtle crawled ashore and died on a Bear borough beach. Police and street department planned to remove the carcass using a tractor and block and tackle. In a separate court case Mallitt pleaded guilty to contempt of court and was fined $100 with three additional months suspended.
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Nid
Moulatt
Georgeff
Mallitt
Ferguson
No Inhalator for Poor Canary
Boston on October 5 firemen revived two German shepherd dogs with the inhalator but a canary in the same apartment died after the department had no inhalator suitable for the bird. The dogs Major and Sissy recovered at the hands of the fire crew, while the canary perished.
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Boston
Major
Sissy
Dino Pagliamo
Curfew Proposed for CADLULAC Youths After Sleepy Classrooms
In October 5 report the CADLULAC PTA urged city leaders to enforce a 115 p.m. curfew for those under 17. Teachers say pupils are falling asleep in class, prompting the request.
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Cadlulac
Mid
Parent-Teacher Association
Two Card Cheaters Are Fined $19,300
In Williamson West Virginia on December 5 two men named Junior Mullitt and Oliver Newsome were convicted of cheating at cards and each sentenced to one year in jail. Circuit Judge C W Ferguson imposed a total fine of 19300 the largest in Mingo circuit court. They were accused of swindling Khyl Georgeff of 3860 in a May poker game in Williamson.
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West Virginia
Heavy Rainfall Follows Blow Across Eastern States
Heavy rain swept the eastern half of the nation after a tropical hurricane struck Texas coastal areas. Louisiana and eastern Texas reported six to eight inches, with lighter falls in Georgia and along the Ohio River toward New York. Cool air reached parts of the Great Lakes, with near freezing readings in Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Chicago
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Georgia
Ohio River
New York
Ilinois
Upper Great Lakes
Land O'Lakes
Wis
Pellston
Mich
Lost Boy With Don't Feed Sign Sparks Police Stop
Three year old Billy McConnell was found after wandering the Dudley Street area and brought to the police station. A printed note pinned to his jacket read please do not feed thank you from Billys mother, who explained neighbors fed him candy. The sergeant urged rechecking the boy to avoid misread signs.
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Busdon
Billy McConnell
Billy
Dudley St
William T. McConnell
Calf Lost Rancher Hunts Kills Bear Near Ra ton
North of Ra ton New Mexico rancher Tom Talbot chased barking dogs to a canyon near Figgly Wig gly. He fired five times at two glowing eyes in a tree with a 12 gauge shotgun and found two brown bears near his door the next morning. the calf returned unharmed.
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Haton
N. M
Tom Talbot
Figgly Wiggly Canyon
Raton
Eager Beaver Drops Tree Limb on Car in Wyoming
Paul Taylor found his car dented under a tree after a beaver cut through the trunk. The incident occurred near Pine Dale, Wyoming, as he returned from an engineering project to discover the limb crashing onto his vehicle.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Paul Taylor
Taylor
Pinedale
Everything Done Fast in Court
New York October report shows John Quickly, 35, appearing before Magistrate Eugene R. Camacho for driving too quickly. After pleading guilty, Quickly was fined five dollars, paid, and the court proceedings concluded promptly.
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New York
Oct
John Quickly
Eugene R. Camacho
Mr. Quickly
Quicky
Guiddy
Better Language in Barber Shops in Pennsylvania
Lawrence N. Shilling, president of the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of Pennsylvania, says cursing and ungentlemanly talk are fading from barber shops. He hopes shops become welcoming spaces where women can get haircuts without feeling out of place, as the convention in Philadelphia proceeds.
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Philadelphia
Lawrence N. Shilling
Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of Pennsylvania
Shilling
Plan to Drop Europe Trade Barriers Told
ST PAUL Minn Oct 5 AP Paul G Hoffman said Great Britain France and Italy have agreed to sweeping removal of trade barriers with other Marshall Plan nations lifting import restrictions on as much as 55 percent of total purchases from the 13 participating countries. He called it an historic step aiding European recovery and world peace. The actions aim to lower costs and raise living standards for Western European workers.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Paul G. Hoffman
Great Britain
France
Italy
Western Europe
Hoffman
Europe
State Peace Officers Open 4 Day Conclave
The California Peace Officers Association opened a four day meeting in Sacramento with 350 law enforcement officers in attendance. President Raymond T. Wallace of Fresno moderated sessions on crime detection and prevention. Principal speakers included Gov. Earl Warren Attorney General Fred N. Howser Highway Patrol Commissioner Cliff Peterson Los Angeles County Sheriff E. W. Biscalluz and F H McIntire of the FBI.
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Sacramento
Ceh
California Peace Officers Association
Raymond T. Wallace
Fresno
Earl Warren
Fred N. Howser
Cliff Peter
Los Angeles County
E. W. Biscalluz
F. H. McIntire
FBL
U S Explorer Clark jailed in Canton slayings case
Leonard Francis Clark a 42 year old American, once cited as having found a peak in western China, is charged with manslaughter for the Sept. 8 gunshot deaths of Willard Freeman and Harold Harris during a drunken spree in Freeman’s Canton home. He denies the killings and says he was beaten before losing consciousness.
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Jacque Mercer
Phoenix
Ariz
Atlantic City
East
Associated Press
Anton
Leonard Francis Clark
China
Harold Harris
Chungking
Freeman
Freemans
Clark
Maya Freeman
Maya
Harris
Bill
New Bedford Police Shoot 84-Year-Old Man in Attic
In New Bedford Massachusetts on October 5 an 84 year old man Charles Y Wilcox was shot to death by police after neighbors reported he fired several shots at passers by. Police pursuing the berserk man into his attic found him firing at them. two bullets killed him as he turned on gas jets.
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New Bedford
Mass
Charles Y. Wilcox
Wilcox
Duration Flight Record Smashing in Yuma Tonight
YUMA Ariz Oct 5 A new world duration flight record appears assured as Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward near 1008 hours The pair, Navy veterans, plan to pass the mark at 7 15 p m barring delays They may extend to Oct 12 Columbus Day a seven week endurance flight in four hour shifts living in a small four by six by four and a half foot space Crowds watch as the plane refuels each evening The town promises a street party monument and names on two streets in a new subdivision The duo, both Yuma businessmen, aim to claim the title once set by Bill Barris and Nick Riedel of Fullerton Calif.
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Yuma
Ariz
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeward
California
Phoenix
Tucson
Arizona
Jongeward
Woodhouse
Bill Barris
Ick Riedel
Fullerton
Calif
Murderer's Fifth Execution Date Set
LOS ANGELES Oct. 5 The latest execution date for Admiral Dewey Adamson 49 is Dee his fifth in five years. Superior Judge Charles W Fricke who sentenced him in November 1944 fixed the new date. Adamson underwent three trials and three appeals since the strangulation slaying of Mrs Stella Blauvelt. Judge Fricke set the new date after the state supreme court final review.
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Los Angeles
Dewey Adamson
Dee. S
Charles W. Fricke
Adamson
Stella Blauvelt
Fricke
State Supreme Iourt
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