King Leopold Breaks Silence on Belgian Surrender 1940
King Leopold I speaks for the first time about Belgium’s surrender to Germany in 1940. He recalls British and French withdrawal, a nine mile front breach, and his own decisions, including a cease-fire proposal rejected by Allied missions. The memoir outlines military maneuvers and exile after the war.
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Leopela
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United Press
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Ston Churchill
Pew Reynaud
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Dunkerque
B.E. F
Champon
Koeltz
Truck Drivers Hurt in Strike Violence at The Dalles
Portland dispatch reports two San Jose drivers Raymond Curto aged 42 and Clarence Rosales aged 36 were injured in a strike clash at The Dalles. They claimed injuries from longshoremen pickets protesting the unloading of hot pineapple from Honolulu.
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Dalles
Raymond Curto
Clarence Rosales
San Jose
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Honolulu
Red Guerrilla War Against Yugos Talked
Washington reports indicate the United States still gains Behind the Iron Curtain despite Soviet efforts to curb leaks. Official dispatches confirm mass deportations in South Russia and discuss possible Yugoslav help in estimating Russian divisions. The piece notes officials consider sources from Athens and Belgrade, with caution on origins of the atomic explosion claim.
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United States
State Department
Caucasus
Russia
House
Truman
Henry W. Grady
Athens
Black Sea
Kazakhstan
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Cavendish Cannon
Belgrade
Hitler
War Department
Red Army
France
Paris
Iran
Toy Bear Returns Restore Family's Sleepful Night
Robert W Wolfe family in Michigan celebrates as six year old Judy hugs her lost teddy Jimmie after an auto club search traced the bear to Denver where it rested with another child The reunion ends weeks of wakeful nights and sobbing that followed the bear’s disappearance.
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Judy Wolfe
Rockies
Jimmie
Curo
Judy
Detroit
Associated Press
Torror
Robert W. Wolfe
West
Automobile Club of Michigan
Auto Club
Wolfes
Denver
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Wolfe
Popular Mailman's Promotion Protested
Boston story about Benjamin P. Packer a 52 year old mail carrier serving 1506 families on Devon Street Grove Hall Roxbury for 23 years. Officials moved him to a 700 family route but locals protest keeping him on the old route citing his helpful nature and versatility plus candy for the children.
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Boston
Benjamin P. Packer
Ben
Devon Street
Grove Hall
Roxbury
Only One Pupil Costly to Taxpayers in Canada Border Town
In Trout River New Brunswick a one room school has only six year old Carolyn as the sole pupil. The town has 50 taxpayers paying about $2400 yearly for the school. Teacher's salary is $2000 and books and supplies $460. The other 12 pupils from last year moved away or transferred. Carolyn, dubbed the teacher's pet, says she misses someone to sit with at recess.
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Trout River
Carolyn
James Dibble
Logs Hauled Away to Build Cabin in Oklahoma
Jackson Wyoming reports H G Greendyke of Enid Oklahoma hauled 300 house logs and 1000 poles from Jackson Valley using two semitrailer trucks to build his own log house in Oklahoma. The move reflects his attachment to local log cabins.
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Jackson
Wyo
Oklahoma
H. G. Greendyke
Enid
Okla
Jackson Valley
Soviet Union Communists woo West Berlin parties
In Berlin Oct 18 Communist leaders from the Soviet zones sought to unite Socialists and Nationalists against Western powers. East Berlin proposed an all city economic committee with the East, promising trade, jobs, and protection for West Berliners while the West faced talks on normal city life and looming industrial transfers.
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Germany
Berlin
Friederich Ebert
Allcity
West Berlin
Decisive Blow at Tuberculosis Peril Expected
United States General Leonard A. Scheele told state health officers in Atlanta that within ten years tuberculosis would cease to be a dangerous disease. He cited current methods of detection and treatment as nearly eradicating the threat and predicted tuberculosis would no longer be a menace by 1959 even without new techniques.
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Atlanta
United States
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
Mercy Bullet Ends Boy's Suffering in Accidental Shooting
Los Angeles reports autopsy finds 10 year old Robert Eliott died from first shot which destroyed brain function. Richard Eliott, 15, says he fired a second shot to end his brother's agony after an accidental discharge during a home viewing of a western. Police hold Richard on murder charges as inquest begins. revolver bought for $6 from a schoolmate.
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Los Angeles
UPA Croner
Frederick Newharr
Robert James Eliott
Richard Manning Eliott
Richard
Robert
Harold M. Elliott
C of C Official Calls for Fight of Survival
Seattle report shows C of C president N. Blanton urged chamber executives to rally for a fight of survival by all Americans as he warned the world peace is menaced by Russia. The remarks came during a Seattle appearance on October 18.
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Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
N. Blanton
National group rails at Soviet actions during convention
National Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries delegates rose in applause as a speaker branded the Soviet Union the first enemy of individual liberty. He charged Russia with taking more countries by default than by war, claiming global oppression under communist rule.
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National Association of Commercial Organization
Soviet Union
Russia
Historic wedding today for Sarah Churchill in Georgia
English actress Sarah Churchill wed British photographer Antony Beauchamp at Old Fort Frederica, Se Island, Georgia. The ceremony followed a week long secret engagement amid wartime lineage and artistic families, with both sides approving. Churchill plans a west coast tour for The Philadelphia Story while Beauchamp debuts a New York portrait show next month.
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Sarah Churchill
Deughtec
Britain
Anthony Beauchamp
London
Fort Frederica
Sea Island
St. Simon's Island
Associated Press
EA Island
Antony Beauchamp
Winston Churchill
Beauchamp
Aeuluesesey Puese
England
Old Fort Frederica
America
Parriage Church
New York
Scions. OF Artists
Fine in Aircraft Deal Highlights Defense Contract Scheme
Federal Judge Delbert E. Metzger fined Morris P. Wooley 10000 for acting as middleman in a conspiracy to defraud the government by illegally acquiring surplus Hughes Aircraft Company planes. Wooley allegedly aided veterans priorities to buy six surplus C-47 aircraft for 140009. Two co defendants were fined earlier. Hughes Tool Company faces a pending conspiracy trial.
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Honolulu
Delbert E. Metzger
Morris
Wooley
Jegally
Hughes Aircraft Company
Culver City
Cable
Wootey
Hughes Tool Comapzn
Houston
Girl 14 Relates How Speedboat Severed Her Legs
In Federal Court a 14 year old girl testified that a speedboat operated by Phil Davis severed her legs on Lake Tahoe last summer. Her companion Jan et Lutz pulled her to the surface as the boat passed nearby. Davis’s lawyer plans for him to testify in his own defense. The case concerns reckless operation with up to one year in prison as the maximum penalty.
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Sacramento
Abey
Imogene Wittsche
Phil Davis
Lake Tahoe
Janet Lutz
Fred Wittsche
Thane
Oma
Leo Sullivan
Davis
Civil Control Planned for Pacific Trust Territory
Deputy high commissioner Bon S. Fiske said the Pacific trust territory will come under full civilian administration. The Navy and Interior plan to appoint two civilian overseers in July 1950 to replace the current naval government, in line with United Nations trusteeship recommendations. The territory includes over 1,400 felons and 53,000 inhabitants.
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Bon S. Fiske
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Eiylan
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Navy
Interior Departments
Naval ‘Administration
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Pacific Trust
United Nations Trusteeship
Hereford Elects New President at Annual Meeting
The Hereford group elected a new president last night at its annual gathering, with Mick and Romeo among the noted attendees. The event highlighted leadership changes as the organization plans its upcoming initiatives in Kansas City.
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Kereford
Kansas City
Romeo
Mick
Hereford
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