Czech Police Round Up Draft Throng for Uranium Mines
Czech Police seize thousands in a week-long roundup through streets of Prague and other centers. Targeting businessmen and suspected anti-Western sympathizers, the purge is framed as a fight against fascism and bourgeois nationalism. Officials warn religious and racial agitators face punishment as hunts continue.
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Yugoslavs Hint Russ Plan Blow Over Albania
Belgrade reports Borba editorial says Albania could trigger a more active Russian-led campaign against Marshal Tito. Mentions Albania as only Communist state not renouncing mutual aid treaty and hints at using guerrilla forces across the border to pressure Yugoslavia.
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Mellons' Patriarch Dies at 81 in Pittsburgh
W. R. Mellon, 81, last of the elder Mellon banking clan and former Gulf Oil head, died today in Pittsburgh. The longtime financier and executive helped shape the family legacy in banking and energy.
Fontana Milk Truck Collision Sends Read Flying
Richard Read of Fontana was tossed about 40 feet when his milk truck collided with a Pacific Electric mail train at a crossing. Debris scattered up to 850 feet along the tracks, but Read escaped with minor injuries.
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Educators Fight Use of Word Communist in Schools
A group of 20 educators led by Dwight D. Eisenhower and James B. Conant denounce the careless use of Red and Communist in education and oppose special teacher oaths. They urge schools to resist heightened tensions and protect academic freedom against Feinberg laws and similar state measures.
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Argentina Leads Atomic Armistice Campaign in U.N.
Washington oct 8 AP backers of a bigger Air Force expect House support to fund a larger armada than Senate limits. Rep Mahon predicts the House will insist on a 58 group force, arguing the air force is the strongest peace stabilizer and best insurance. Conferees remain deadlocked over overall defense funds and a 279 million stockpiling item.
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Atomic arms talks divide United Nations debate
Argentina leads a push in the United Nations for an immediate atomic armistice between the United States and the Soviet Union as India seeks a global ban on atomic weapons. Indian delegate Sir Benegal Rama Rau urges support for a treaty to outlaw the bomb, while major powers remain cool and demand broader agreement before any control measures.
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Defenses Before Canton Crumble in Communist Push
North of Canton defenses were melting away as the Communist advance pressed. Nationalists withdrew from Hengyang toward Canton while Pai Pai shifted the command to Kweilin, 200 miles southwest. Lin Piao pursued, with Chen Keng to mount a slower frontal drive. Canton’s fate loomed as the government eyed Chungking within a fortnight. Kunming was also seen as a threatened wartime capital in the upheaval.
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Border Station Chief Suspended Over Dispute
Border Station Chief in charge at San Ysidro, UB David maid, suspended after a dispute with a Navy shore patrolman. Charges alleged drunkenness and conduct. details released by U S Customs Collector DeGraff Austin. President Truman weather bets and Monticello visit noted in broader dispatch.
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Side Issues Block Hawaii Dock Work
Honolulu reports a stalemate on dock strike side issues. Union sources say settlement hurdles remain before the 161 day walkout ends. Ten Matson Line freighters prepare to move 500000 tons of sugar piled up since May 7.
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Dog Named Foxty Rescues Pair Flies to U S
New York on Oct 7 reports a 3 pound mongrel credited with saving two people from Gestapo in Belgium received a reward today a home in America. The dog arrived at New York International Airport aboard a Sabena plane and is said to have caused a fuss during a raid that let the husband escape across the roof. The couple, displaced after the war, now live in Brooklyn Martles and found work as a tailor.
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Missouri Pacific Parley to End Railroad Walkout
UF Direct negotiations begin Monday to end the Missouri Pacific strike now in its fifth week. Trustee Guy A. Thompson and leaders of the four striking brotherhoods will discuss 282 issues. The talks follow a governors conference aimed at restoring service by week’s end.
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Badman With Guns of Soap Fails in Fight
Louisville journal reports Earl Bircham, a 42 year old former Tennessee prisoner, used soap guns in an escape attempt from Jefferson County jail. Guard John Clifford knocked Bircham to the floor after a brief struggle. officers then overpowered him and returned him to a cell. Bircham faces trial on murder and other charges.
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British say U S favors election in Britain
A London informant said American diplomatic quarters favor a quick general election if Prime Minister Attlee seeks a fresh mandate. The informant noted long term policies were agreed at a Washington scholars conference and uncertainty surrounds Attlee’s tenure. Americans reportedly have not intervened or urged changes. The Labor government’s present term ends next July.
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Army reveals rugged atomic bomb radiation detector device
The Army announced a compact radiation detecting unit for military and civil defense use after an atomic blast. The NSA R Board urged state civil defense planning, with federal agencies offering guidance. The device, a portable ionization chamber, is designed to withstand shock and operate in fallout zones, weighing about ten pounds and measuring roughly ten inches.
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Whan Brestry
Stomiead Gamma
Bay Vice Bust Hits Large San Francisco Operation
San Francisco police arrested five women and two men in a major vice squad raid. Detectives from the special service squad described the operation as one of the biggest callhouse setups in years, seizing an extensive clientele list and coded telephone records linking cab drivers to the scheme. Officers Kiernan and Jutivan conducted the raid on an Eddy Street hotel after eavesdropping on conversations through a keyhole at a Leavenworth Street headquarters.
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Henry Kiernan
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William Juftivan
Eddy Street
Leavenshworth Street
Likely successor named for late Idaho senator
Gov AL Robins, a Republican, said he would name a successor to Idaho Democrat Bert H Miller as soon as possible. Miller died in Washington this spring, but Miller’s term does not expire until 1955. The appointee will serve until the November 1950 election, when Idaho also votes for two senators.
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ALF L Blacklist Adds Four Democratic Solons
The AFL announces a 1950 election blacklist targeting four Democratic Senators and plans to spend millions in campaigns to oppose Republican leaders including Robert A Taft and others. The move aims to mobilize union action across planned political fronts.
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A.fll
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Boy 11 Kills Younger Brother In Mishap
In Portland Oregon an 11 year old boy fatally shot his 8 year old brother during a mock sword and gun duel in their bedroom. Police said the 38 caliber pistol fired from two toy guns was not loaded according to the youths. Donald Ray Young Jr admitted pulling the trigger as the other boy thrust a two foot long German toy weapon.
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Californian to Swim Calais Dover Route Today
Pierre Dilon an 18 month old Californian is set to swim the Calais to Dover English Channel, a 21 mile solo voyage starting at 9 a.m. under National Broadcasting Company guidance. His handlers Jeash and Bes will guide him with herring and a phonograph tune onboard, Kennedy as trainer.
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