Atom Powered Plane Nears Design Stage Says Oak Ridge Scientist
Oak Ridge engineer David M. Poole reports atomic powered aircraft concept has cleared theory stage and will enter design boards. He notes uranium fuel could vastly cut weight versus gasoline, enabling global distances with minimal refueling. A CCNY professor and Poole outline a nuclear rocket propulsion path and shield needs for crew safety.
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City College of New York
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Fairchild
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Baltimore Society Corp
Hagerstown
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Poole
Truman Heads for Capital After Indianapolis Rally
President Truman, aboard the campaign train, heads toward Washington to close a six day midwestern swing covering 3500 miles. He has delivered 216 pre election speeches and plans more stops including Chicago Cleveland Boston New York Brooklyn and St. Louis with further talks en route. He advocates prosperity, federal education aid, expanded social security and a national health bill.
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Brooklyn
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War Memorial
Cross Burned on Lakewood Lawn Reported Incident
Mrs. Sidney Smith reports a woold cross about three by two feet burned on her Lakewood lawn at 6 9. m. to midnight Friday. The Smiths have resided at 4520 Warwood Ave about a month. she works for a local oil company and her husband is employed in Los Angeles. The incident ties to a broader strike controversy but the employer named is not involved.
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Lakewood
Sheriff's
Prisoner Wins Freedom Faces Deportation After Parole Chance
Sam Bovi, 45, freed from nine years in a Detroit drug case after a judge voided consecutive terms, learns deportation awaits. An immigration officer cites unpaid narcotics taxes from 1939 as grounds, stating he must accompany authorities despite impending parole.
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Sam Bovi
Sam
Springfield
Detroit
Morary
Theodore Levin
Marshal's Office
Italy
Dewey Heads for Old Home to Spend Week End
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, suffering bursitis, heads to his mother's Owosso home for a weekend rest after a midwest campaign tour that ends with a St. Paul farm policy speech. He planned a final stop in Rennselaer, Indiana, amid rain and a modest crowd. He urged a realistic foreign policy, praised farm prosperity, and defended past war-era decisions while stressing unity.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Owosso
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Midwest
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Rennsaeler
Ind
Hame
Charles 4. Halleck
Boilermakers Strike Settlement Reached in West
SAN FRANCISCO October 16 A tentative agreement ends an 18 day strike by A F L boilermakers against 160 construction projects across seven western states. Federal Conciliator Wayne Kenaston said the parties reached a deal last night and will take the recommendation to their memberships for acceptance.
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Wayne Kenaston
Kenaston
War Resumed Israel Defies U N Mediator in Negev
Israel rejected a United Nations cease-fire order amid heavy fighting with Egyptian forces in the Negev. U N Security Council planned an emergency session to salvage the Palestine truce as Jerusalem reported renewed hostilities and Haifa noted the Israeli stance.
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Navy to rewrite uniform rules after wartime changes
The Navy will scrap two wartime uniform regulations and return to standard dress. Gray clothing from Adm. Ernest King era will be retired after a year, with officers allowed to use current gear only on sea duty and reserves for short training periods. Rank gold stripes will wrap fully around sleeves.
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Navy
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Ernest King
Reds seize Chinhsien key city in Manchuria drive
Nanking October 16 government reports confirm Chinese Reds captured Chinhsien a major supply base for Mukden and Changchun. The fall follows Tsinan earlier in the month and marks another government base taken by Communists with alleged help from Russians Koreans Japanese and Mongolians.
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Chinhsien
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Shantung Province
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Ship With Five Crew Feared Lost Off Alaska
Coast Guard reports a 105 foot self propelled barge Starstone with five crew aboard SOSed that it was sinking 25 miles east of Cape St. Elias Alaska. Contact was lost within minutes of the distress at 22 06 last night. The vessel reported taking water faster than pumps could handle and radio systems were to be short circuited. No further word heard. No Coast Guard vessels were in the area but two ocean going tugs at Yakutat were being dispatched. The Starstone’s crew list home port and destination were not learned but it was believed to be bound for Cordova.
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Cordova
Marshall Flies to Check Greeks in Athens Visit
Paris report says Secretary of State George C. Marshall travels to Athens to appraise the Greek military situation and determine if more U S aid is needed. He will inspect the army on the ground and confer with American and Greek officials to decide whether to seek increased funding from Congress for Greece's defense against guerrilla forces.
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Elevator Falls Six Stories After Calm Operator Saves Nine
In Philadelphia a Belcher Building elevator plunged six stories. Operator Thomas Potter, 55, guided eight shirt factory workers on the eighth floor to kneel as it dropped. A safety device slowed the car near the basement and it rebounded before stopping. Firemen freed all aboard, with no serious injuries.
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Belcher
Thomas Potter
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Truman orders expanded Navy and Marine reserves
President Truman directed the Defense Department to organize all military reserve units needed for national security. He tasked Forrestal to appoint a high ranking officer to lead reserve training in each service and report progress within 60 days. He praised Navy and Marine reserves while noting slower progress in the Army and Air Force.
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Trusman
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Claise G. Ross
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National Defense Establishment
Washington
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Marine Corps Reserve
National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Quonset Fire at Navy Station Causes Millions in Damage
At Quonset Naval Air Station a blaze in the engine repair hangar caused losses reported over 2 000 000. Investigators hinted at the cause while crews treated 21 injured, two seriously, as the fire threatened several people during the high flames and smoke.
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Associated Press
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R. 1
Navy
Quonset Naval Air Station
Soviets Warn of Maneuvers Near Berlin Air Corridors
Oct. 16 Berlin dispatch reports Soviet warplanes will continue maneuvers near the Anglo American airlift routes to Berlin with fighters shooting at towed targets and at ground sites near Hasselburg in the Buckeburg corridor. Western authorities protested to a Russian officer.
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U.P
Russia
Berlin
Hasselburg
Buckeburg
Ernest Heizelmann
Waldemar ‘Schmidt
Schmidt
Heinzelmann
Ruhr
Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
Population of 5.5 Million Seen for L A County
A U S Department of Commerce official predicts Los Angeles County will reach 5.5 million residents by 1960. Western area development representative W P Stanbery warns unforeseen events could slow growth while Ronald M Ketchum of the LA Chamber cautions the rise may come too soon and notes water and industrial fuel shortages could limit housing and jobs.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
W. P. Stanbery
Western Area
Ronald M. Ketchum
Washington
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