Giant 360 Pound Ex Con Admits Role in 31 Deaths
ATLANTA Oct. 25. John Richard Fat Hardie a 360 pound ex convict with an extensive FBI record admitted he distributed illicit wine poison that killed 31 people and sent over 200 to hospitals. He promised to name the manufacturer as authorities pursue the case for murder.
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Atlanta
FBI
John Richard
Fat
Louis House
Paul Webb
Tis
Webb
Hardie
Labor Strikes Hammer U S Ports and Milk Dealers
New York reports defense shipping back on track after a wildcat longshore strike crippled port operations for 40 days. Most of the harbor remains idle with 137 strikebound piers and hundreds of millions in cargo stranded. Milk deliveries face settlement hopes as drivers and producers negotiate. In St Louis, Anheuser-Busch brewery resumes after a 24 day shutdown, with picket lines cleared at smaller breweries.
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New York
Customs Service
Boston
Defense
Joseph L. Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
i _ Ryan
David Kaplan
AFL Teamsters Union
New York City
New Jersey
Connecticut
ST. Louis
UPA
National Brewing
Anheuser-Busch
AFL Teamsters
Falstaff
Hyde Park
Griesedieck Brothers
Worl
Ambush near Manila Claims Two American Lives
A roadside ambush in the Philippines killed two American men, John Grant and Harold Alden, as U.S. forces joined the search for assailants. A third person, Grant’s wife, and Grant’s son survived, and a Philippine guard was wounded. The attack occurred near Seipat on the Bataan Peninsula, about 80 miles southwest of Manila.
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Olongspo
U.S
Teporteda
Pee Rine
Teporte Ad
Bataan
Piehnes News Service
Seipat
Manila
Subic
Bay
Morale Of Marines Low Amid Economic Pressure
Washington report notes living costs rose 0.6 percent to a record high for Aug 15 to Sept 15. Government index up 3.6 percent since June 1950, apparel leads rise. food prices up 1.9 percent since June 1950. Wool costs climb. television sets and soap show lower prices.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
General Electric Corp
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Wichita
Kan
Portland
Apd
Morale concerns sv at Pendleton El Toro and bases
A Senate armed services subcommittee found low morale and dissatisfaction among Marines, especially recalled reservists, at El Toro, Camp Pendleton, and Camp Lejeune. The report criticized costly inefficiencies across six centers while praising food, gear, housing, and training. It cites a staff sergeant stationed at El Toro as an example of wasteful manpower use.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
el Toro
Camp Pendleton
California
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Navy
Marine Corps
New London
Conn
Lyndon Johnson
D.-Texas
Korea
P. K. Smith
William J. Wallace
Marine Pacific Fleet Air Force
Heavy British Turnout Spurs Labor Hopes
London reports a record popular vote as Labor leaders claim victory while Conservatives led by Winston Churchill face scaled down majority predictions. Election officials note turnout more than 20 percent higher than the 1950 voting period, with Labour concerns over missed ballots and wartime memory shaping choices.
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London
Britain
Socialist Party
Winston Churchil
House of Commons
Labor
Pary
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Weather washes out a war test at Desert Rock
Las Vegas reports launch of Exercise Desert Rock rehearsals affected by rain from northwest. About 1000 troops参与 including forecast units from Camp Roberts Calif and Fort Wash. The dawn bomb run by B29s marked a conventional staging in the atomic battlefield test, delaying planned activities.
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Las Vegas
Desert Rock
Army Atomic Energy Commisson
Roberts
Calif
Allied fliers hit North Korean rail system in major raid
Allied war planes pounded the North Korean rail system in one of the war's most concentrated attacks. Wave after wave of fighter bombers hit rolling stock out in the open. Nine locomotives and 99 rail cars were destroyed. Nineteen locomotives and 123 cars were damaged. Three jet battles were recorded. One MiG-15 was damaged. No Allied losses reported. North Korea claimed 12 American jets captured in its Pyongyang broadcast.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Korean East East
Beach Combing in Rae A L
A brief note lists Rae A L as a location for beach combing activities with mention of accessible shoreline and local guides. No dates or organizations specified.
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Beach Combing
Rae A l
United Nations proposes 200 square mile armistice buffer
Panmunjon Korea October 26 United Nations truce negotiators proposed a 2 1 2 mile buffer that would swap 200 square miles of U N held territory in eastern North Korea for an equal area in the west The Reds reportedly showed readiness to begin new talks and seek a clean slate while awaiting the subcommittee's decision today on whether a cease fire can be reached soon or a new round of fighting will follow Continuous coverage on Page A7 Col 4
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Korean Peninsula
United Nations
North Korea
Yosong River
West Korea
Kosong
Panmunjon
Korea
Reds
U.N
Bloody Ridge
Heartbreak Ridge
William P. Nuckols
Weather Brief: Patchy clouds and mild winds
The report notes partly cloudy skies and light winds with temperatures near current levels. Slight warming is forecast for tomorrow as conditions shift and temperatures rise modestly across the region.
Taft Urges Study on Military Needs for Peace
Senator Robert A Taft urged at a Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce luncheon that a joint military civilian commission assess needed funding to assure U S peace and security He cited rising military expenditures and warned of the Soviet threat as justification for a careful study and potential spending increase.*
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Pittsburgh
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
United States
At & Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
America
Soviet Russia
Che
Rail Car Prisoner Rescued After Week Enclosed
SANDPOINT Idaho October 25 UP a 47 year old prospector trapped in a railroad freight car for more than a week was dragged out alive and listed in satisfactory condition. Sheriff Robert Huersick said the man, Tred Howerton of Platte Kansas, appeared about 70 with a three inch beard and weak speech. He had nothing to eat. Howerton bored through inner boards in a vain escape attempt and was freed when a railroad worker heard sounds and opened the car. Howerton was taken to Priest River hospital and was reported in good condition with plans to release him soon.
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Srs
Diguress
Robert Huersick
Howerton
Platte
Kan
Bowerton
Priest River
Howerto
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Reman Morin
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