Poultryless Thursday Debate As Meat Prices Fall
Washington divisive poultryless Thursday policy under review as Citizens Food Committee eyes option to drop the ban. Meanwhile Los Angeles meat prices drop on 19 cuts, beef rib steak 59, rump roast 63, sirloin tip 69. New York veal lamb also ease while bread and shoe costs rise.
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Truman
Europe
Washington
Citizens Food Committee
Charles Luckman
Los Angeles
New York
International Shoe Co
St. Louis
Chicago Board of Trade
Des Moines
Philadelphia
Sea Crash Inquiry Ordered
The Senate commerce subcommittee on aviation began an inquiry into the forced landing at sea of American International Airways Sky Queen. Chairman Owen Brewster ordered Carl Dolan to investigate immediately and report soon. The Sky Queen with 69 aboard was forced down while flying from Poole England to Baltimore. all were rescued.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Subcommittee On Aviation
American International Airways
Sky Queen
Owen Brewster
Mid
Atlantic
Maine Republican
Carl Dolan
New York
Poole
England
Baltimore
Brewster
French Plane Crash Claims Most of 44 On Board
Paris based International Air Transport Company reported 42 French and Algerian passengers and crew were presumed lost after a Marseille to Oran flight plunged into the Mediterranean near Cartagena Spain. Two survivors Remy and a passenger named Hughes were rescued. eight children among the dead.
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Paris
U.P
Mediterranean
Cartagena
Spain
International Air Transport Company of Paris
Remy
Huughes
Marseille
Oran
Marignane
Petrillo Bans Recordings as Musicians Refuse Transcriptions
Chicago reports say James C. Petrillo president of the American Federation of Musicians announced the union will stop all recordings after December 3. The ban, approved by the executive board, covers all transcription work as contracts expire and aims to avoid antitrust issues. The AFM represents about 225,000 musicians in the United States and Canada.
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Chicago
U.P
American Federation of Musicians, A. F. L
James C. Petrillo
Petrillo
Petrilig
United States
Canada
Hayride Truck Crash Killes Student After Football Win
A hayride truck carrying about 306 Woodrow Wilson High School students overturned near Orona Del Mar after a 6 to 0 win over Manuel Arts High. One 16 year old, Norman Chester Stokes, was killed. 10 injured, none in critical condition. Driver Raymond E Forrest, 19, was not charged. Several riders cut by broken soda bottles during the crash.
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Orona del Mar
A.P
Los Angeles
Norman Chester Stokes
Orange County Hospital
Los Angeles General Hospital
Newport Beach Emergency Hospital
Woodrow Wilson High School
Manuel Arts High School
Raymond E. Forrest
Katheryn Lemartino
Forest
Corona del Mar Beach
Hurricane Heads for Open Water East of Bahamas
A full grown hurricane with winds 95 to 100 mph curved northwestward into open Atlantic waters east of the Bahamas. Chief Forecaster Grady Norton said no threat to Florida or the Gulf Coast for now and noted the turn reduces danger to the Bahamas pending more data.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Bahamas
Grady Norton
Florida
Gulf Coast
Red Threat Complicates Paris Tie-up
In Paris a Communist leader warned of a general strike as the cabinet met in emergency session over a six-day subway and bus walkout. Socialist Premier Rama dier planned a national address on the eve of municipal elections. Labor leader Henaff indicated decisions would be taken to win wage increases for Paris workers. About 36,000 French seamen and shore workers planned to return to work after a three day port shutdown, with a 15 percent wage rise granted.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
France
Eugene Henaff
Paris Federation of Labor Unions
Izvestia Claims Russ Invented Electric Light
Izvestia marks the 100th anniversary of Lodygin by asserting he invented the incandescent electric light well before Edison. The government paper notes Edison was shown a model by a Russian sailor earlier, but concedes Edison did extensive work on the subject.
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Moscow
Lodygin
Thomas A. Edison
Izvestia
Edison
Popov
Marconi
Fez Snatchers Strike Shriners in Denver
Three Shriners visiting Denver for a central states ceremonial reported their red fezzes snatched by youths who fled into downtown crowds. The victims were H. A. Franead of Lincoln Nebraska and A. L. Kinney and R. S. Huston of Wichita Kansas.
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Denver
Central States
H. A. Franstead
Lincoln
Neb
A. L. Kinney
R. S. Huston
Wichita
Kan
Army Deserter Surrenders After Escape From Hospital
New York reports 23 year old Army deserter Frank Russell Wallrath who escaped from Letterman General Hospital San Francisco with four other prisoners last April 28 has turned himself in to the FBI. He faces arraignment on charges of stealing government property.
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New York
Frank Russell Wallrath
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
FBI
Edward Scheidt
Wallrath
Russian blasts Byrnes at UN on Germany troops
In Lake Success on October 18, Russia attacked former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow denounced his push for the forceful removal of Russian troops from Germany and for increased production measures.
Brazil Ready to Cut Relations with Russia
Rio de Janeiro Oct 18 A Foreign Office spokesman said Brazil prepared to break diplomatic relations with Russia and would announce the move Monday. Passport delivery to the Soviet charg d affaires Georgi Sakalov was arranged and, aside from formalities, ties between the two nations were virtually severed.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Foreign Office
Brazil
Russia
Georgi Sakalov
Soviet denunciation of US policy over Byrnes memoirs
For eign Minister Dmitri Manuilski of the Ukraine led a fierce Soviet rebuke to Byrnes' peace proposals. He told United Nations delegates that Russia had noted Byrnes' recently published memoir Speaking Frankly and warned of stronger atomic demands from the Soviet side as a response to the East West stalemate over the German peace treaty.
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United States
Dmitri Manuilski
Ukraine
Byrnes
Manuilski
United Nations
Russia
United States Wins First Test of Little U N Assembly Plan
The United States secured a victory in the United Nations General Assembly today as the 57 nation political and security committee overrode Russia to approve the principle of the Little U N Assembly proposal.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
U. N. Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Typhoon Alice Near Marcus Island and Northern Marianas
U.S. Army weather forecasters warned that Typhoon Alice was moving toward Marcus Island, the northern Marianas and Iwo Jima. A 24 hour warning was issued for Marcus Island, with the Marianas and Iwo Jima told the storm could reach within 48 hours.
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Tokyo
U.S. Army
Marcus Island
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Egypt Replacing Frontier Garrison on Palestine Border
Cairo Egypt October 18 a Defense Ministry spokesman said a battalion of Egyptian troops is being sent to Elarische on the Palestine frontier to relieve the garrison already there.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ministry of Defense
Elarische
Palestine
Siamese Prince Singha, 42nd Son, Dies in Bangkok
Prince Singha, 42nd son of the late King Chulalongkorn and uncle of the present Siamese king Phumiphon Adulet, died in Bangkok today. Chulalongkorn had 180 wives, 24 recognized families and more than 800 children.
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Bangkok
Siam
Prince Singha
Chulalongkorn
Phumiphon Adulet
Pilot faces life ban over dangerous flight error
Washington, Oct. 18. UP A veteran American Airlines pilot Capt. C. R. Sisto with 10,350 hours may be grounded for life after pushing the wrong button with 53 aboard. Regional Civil Aeronautics Authority officers in Fort Worth investigate whether his certificate should be revoked and referred to the Civil Aeronautics Board for hearings. The CAB report blamed the upsight down flight over Mount Riley, Texas, on the incident.
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Mount Riley
Texas
Envoy to Russia Talks With Truman
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, U. S. ambassador to Russia, conferred for 45 minutes with President Truman and said he would return to Moscow by plane Monday.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
U. S
Russia
Truman
Moscow
Army's Worst Prison Train Seizes Seven Escapes
Salt Lake City reports a reinforced guard over roughly 150 inmates on a military prison train en route from Greenhaven New York to Camp Cooke California. Seven escapes in three states left six recaptured, one critically wounded, and Kansas police still hunting James Anders 21 of Jamestown New York. The train carries handcuffed prisoners serving life terms for murder or desertion. At Camp Carson Colorado Lt Col H F Ames called the group the worst the Army will pursue. Three German POWs in life terms accompanied the Americans.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
California
Kansas
Army
James Anders
Jamestown
N. Y
Greenhaven
Camp Cooke
Calif
Camp Carson
Colo
Members urge swift U S aid after European tour
Nine members of a Congressional joint armed services-appropriations committee returned from Europe saying immediate United States aid is needed to avert a complete downfall of Europe. They described a sick and saddened world and urged action on long range Marshall plan for European economic rehabilitation.
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Washington
Europe
United States
House
Congress
Premature Baby Fights for Life at Seaside Hospital
Three day old William Eugene Whalen, weight about 24 ounces at birth, born three months early, remains on life support at Seaside Hospital. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Whalen of 5329 Cedar Ave. attended delivery by Dr. Cornelia Locker Schopf. chances of survival described as slim but improving with each moment.
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William Eugene Whalen
Seaside Hospital
Eldon Whalen
Cedar Ave
Cornelia Locker Schopf
Fire Victims Relief Hurried to San Diego
SAN DIEGO October 18 A privately chartered ex Army C 64 ambulance plane flew to Lone Pine to retrieve two San Diego County residents severely burned in an explosion at a deer hunting camp. Mrs Alice Blanc and George Brechiel of Julian were airlifted to Mt Whitney Hospital and will be moved for further treatment.
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San Diego
Lone Pine
San Diego County
Alice Blanc
George Brechiel
Julian
Mt. Whitney Hospital
Overseas Airlines resumes transatlantic service after pilot strike
American Overseas Airlines restored its transatlantic runs from New York on October 18 after a 173-pilot strike that began September 30. The flagship London flight departed LaGuardia at 10 37 a m with nine crew and no passengers. A London service with 15 passengers was set for later. Company officials and Air Lines Pilots Association leaders resumed talks with the national mediation board to settle the dispute.
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New York
American Overseas Airlines
London
la Guardia Field
Berlin
Amsterdam
Frankfort
Air Lines Pilots Association
National Mediation Board
Mount Gedeh Erupts for Second Time in West Java
Batavia dispatch reports Mount Gedeh in West Java erupting again after a month. The 9700 foot cone sent ash over broad areas including Soekaboemi but caused no casualties as residents had been moved after the Sept. 27 eruption, the newspaper Kengpo said.
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Batavia
Java
Gedeh
West Java
Soekaboemi
Kengpo
Banner Blasted in Holy Land Exhortation From Irgun
A small package of explosives tied to a banner on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem exploded with no casualties. The banner urged Jews to fight partition and save the future and bore Irgun Zvai Leumi’s motto.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
Holy City
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Flags Dipped for War Dead in Los Angeles
Los Angeles observes a day of mourning with flags at half staff. Unidentified servicemen from Mira Loma will lie in state at Los Angeles City Hall rotunda from 2 p.m. today to 2 p.m. Sunday, with services at the state guard armory and city hall under Fletcher Bowron.
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California
City Hall
Fletcher Bowron
Mira Loma
State Guard
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