Heartbreak Ridge Battles and Ridgefront Losses Continue
United Nations forces fought heavy battles on Heartbreak Ridge as American and Allied troops pressed the Korean front. Despite air and ground offensives, Communist counterattacks slowed progress on the western sector. Reports indicate fierce fighting, renewed Soviet and Chinese supplies, and intensified bombardment as frontline positions shifted.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Overheart
Lb. N
U.S
Heartbreak Ridge
Yangeuith
Five Injured Fifty Escape Raging Blaze
A fast moving fire swept a downtown Bakersfield wooden hotel, killing three men and injuring five others. Forty three rooms housed transient workers. 30 to 100 were thought asleep. Firefighters held spread to nearby buildings. cause unknown. Survivors recalled chaos as they fled. Welfare agencies offered housing and meals.
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Bakersfield
James Ho Itel
Claude Miller
Oklahoma
John Sherd
Uuilding
Vernon Johnson
Lockman Homers With Two On In Fifth, Giants Lead
Whitey Lockman slugged a three run homer as the New York Giants opened a five run fifth inning to pull ahead 6 0 over the Yankees in Game three at the Polo Grounds. Errors by Phil Rizzuto and Yogi Berra aided the rally as Raschi was chased.
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New York
Whitey Lockman
Vic Raschi
New York Giants
Hardim Heat
Polo Grounds
Phil Rizzuto
Yuri Berra
Rizzuto
Eddie Stanky
Caughn
Berra
Bobby Brown
AL Dark
Ure
Lockman
Hanks Champion
Monte Trvin
Rashi
Robby Hoge
Cami
Leu
Shay Maver
Tesh
Ha Fife
Carl McDousi
Helly Gothi
Thompson
Stalin Concedes Soviet A Bomb Test Plans
Stalin disclosed in Pravda that the Soviet Union has exploded an atomic bomb in a test and plans further tests of atomic bombs of various calibers. The announcement, relayed by telephone to U S officials, urged calm and stated Soviet weapons posed no threat to America.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin
Pravda
Russian Communist Party
U. S
Alan Kirk
United States
Ussr
Proud Reds Snap Up A Bomb Story
In Moscow Ort six of the Russian people learned for the first time that their country had exploded an atom bomb and reacted with considerable pride. They shuffled about the news in loud voices and formed long lines at newsstands to snap up papers.
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Moscow
Ort
Stalin Says Soviet Tests Defend Against Aggression
In a Vista California press briefing Gordon Dear of the U S Atomic Energy Commission noted Stalin’s claim that Russian atomic bomb tests are for defense against Anglo American aggression. Stalin said future tests would continue as part of defense. President Truman had announced Russia’s second atomic explosion, a development he had foreshadowed two years earlier.
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Soviet Union
United States
Stalin
Vista
Calif
Gordon Dear
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Avalanche Kills 26 On Moving Train In Colombia
An avalanche crushed a passenger car of a moving train near Montenegro in Caldas department between Persia and Armenia, killing 26 and injuring 26 others. Other cars were damaged and passengers shaken by the disaster.
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Bogota
Colombia
Montenegro
Caldas
Persia
Armenia
Overtime Dispute Over Governor's Chauffeur Seeks 17000
In Sacramento court, former California Highway Patrolman Jack Jarvis asks for 17000 in back overtime from 1935 to 1939 while serving the governor Frank Merriam. Deputy AG Wilmer Morse argues no overtime law when he worked. Judge Peek notes chauffeurs wait for the governor after a speech. Court takes case under submission.
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Sacramento
Jack Jarvis
California Highway
Jarvis
State Board of Control
Paul Peek
Morse
Highway Patrol
Mojave Desert
Peek
E.court
Childless Husbands to Replace Army Reserves
Washington reports that all recalled Army enlisted men will be civilians by Christmas as childless married draftees will replace them. Selective Service will reclassify about 500,000 childless married men for possible induction, while older married men age 25 and up start processing first.
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Washington
Army
Alt Defense
Anna M. Rosergerg
George J. Mahon
Texas
Rosenberg
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Jotal Craft Boards
Hershey
Flosenberg
Air Force
Navy
Arge
Bus Men Strike Paralyzes Oklahoma City Transit
Oklahoma City drivers and mechanics walked out after an expired contract left negotiations broken. About 230,000 people faced transport disruption as taxis saw higher demand, cabs filled the streets, and some residents formed car pools or walked. Police prepared for traffic jams amid a citywide commuting crunch.
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Oklahoma City
Ion
British Chief Stain by Malay Reds
SINGAPORE Oct 6 British high commissioner for Malaya Sir Henry Gurney was killed by Communist guerrillas on a jungle road on the third anniversary of his arrival to fight them. His wife Lady Gurney escaped unharmed. private secretary D J Staples was wounded. Attorney general Michael Hogan took temporary government leadership as emergency measures were adopted.
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Singapore
Sir Henry Gurney
Sir Henry
Federation of Malaya
Lady Gurney
Gurney
D. J. Staples
Kuala Liumpur
Bischauffeur
Federation
Michael Hogan
M. V. del Tufo
Desolat
Jungle
Where to Find It Classifieds and Pages Referenced
A listing directs readers to specific pages for sections including Classified Ads on pages 8-3 to 8, Comics on page A-8, Financier on A-4, Nearby Cities, Obituaries on page 3-5, Radio and Television on B-4, Shipping on A-, Sports on B-2 and B-3, and Theaters on A-2 plus notes for pages A-6, A-7 and A-5-4.
Diaries Back China Story corroborated by diaries says Stassen
Washington October 6 AP Harold E Stassen testified that the diaries of the late Senator Vandenberg and the late Defense Secretary James Forrestal corroborate his 1949 White House conference on China. The internal security subcommittee voted to subpoena the Vandenberg diary and seek other papers on the subject.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Son. Vandenberg
Mich
James Forrestal
White House
China Air
PMA Taed Tabi
Ad Ngan Rae
Ferguson RoMigh
Internal Security Subcommittee
Vandenberg
Stassen
Forrestal
State Department
China
Arthur Vandenberg Jr
Sen. Vandenberg
Subcommittee
Stessen
State Acheson
Philip C. Jessup
U. S
Truman
Jessup
Acheson
Gambling Raid Nabs Tat VFW Post Members
A Los Angeles sheriff vice squad raided a Firestone VFW post early today. Seven persons cited for playing and others fined for liquor after hours. A guest was jailed on a gambling charge. Post Commander Bowen faced a permitting charge. About 125 patrons were present at 3 a.m. when raids busted a craps table, poker game, and slots.
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Los Angeles
Gel
Firestone Vfw
Claude Human
Lillian Gibson
Compton
George N. Seat
James A. Flynt
Bell
Dewey R. Schaffer
Floyd Clark
Ae Tter
J Ralph W
Bowen
Melvin Kane
South Los Angeles
Weather outlook clear through tomorrow with heat near 94
Weather summary notes clear skies through tomorrow with a hot high near 94 degrees. Winds start light and variable then shift to southwest 16 to 18 mph Sunday afternoon.
Record heat hits Long Beach as records fall
Indian summer heat surged in Long Beach with a 13 degree reading before noon, marking the hottest day since April and the all time October high. Forecasters predicted 94 degrees for tomorrow as desert winds carried dust through the area. The U S Weather Bureau warned of high fire danger amid low humidity and dry conditions. Other Southland readings included Los Angeles 86 and San Diego 81.
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Long Beach
California
Mercury
Union offers 25c-a-pound bargain for tuna
Fishermen at Fisherman's Wharf turned their union hall into a temporary retail market offering tuna at 25 cents a pound, 2 to 40 cents below current retail prices. They blame Japanese imports by Pacific Coast canners and urge a 15 percent tariff, arguing the oil and gas costs erase profits.
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San Francisco
Japan
Fishermen's Union
Harry Bridges’ Warehouse
Longshare Union
Fisherman's Wharf
Ade
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U.N
Howard A. Partuschs
Louisville
George E Glaser Sr
AP Whrachat
Ruth Strand
Otsego
Western Michigan College
Oliver
Lorrie
Homer
Raschi
Hogue
By Jack Hand
Wiens
Brown
Banky
Laney
Leekman
Thomson
Verona
Winz
Tamatt
Bauer
Dictator
Red Boss
Eddy Gilmore
Merriam
Leo
UNION
Nippon
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