Attlee Resigns as Churchill Wins Narrow Majority
London reports that Winston Churchill and the Conservatives defeated Labour in a hard fought election, delivering Attlee’s resignation. With 617 of 625 districts in, Conservatives held 317 seats, Labour 293, Liberals 95, others 2, shaping a slim majority and a return to power. Churchill congratulated workers at Conservative HQ and pledged to restore Britain’s fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Tories
House of Commons
Attlee
Buckingham Palace
Churchill
Clement R. Attlee
Leper
Labor Party
Labor
Liberal Party
Conservaives
Liberals
Tes
Woodford
Hey
Stocks Off Again as Five Dollar Drops Hit Leaders
New York stock market fell on October 26 amid disappointing profits and British election results. Active stocks declined up to five dollars a share, many leaders slipping one to three dollars. Steels led the weakness, Bethlehem Steel among the prominent fallers, while trading remained orderly with no heavy selling. Wall Street had hoped for a larger Conservative victory in Britain, Churchill’s slim margin lifting sentiment but not causing the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Wall Street
Great Britain
Winston Churchil
U N Rejects Red Terms for Truce in Korea
In Panmunjom, U N forces rejected a Communist demand to withdraw from Heartbreak Ridge Punchbowl and the Iron Triangle proposing up to 15 miles. The Reds also suggested keeping Kaesong and withdrawing from Ongjin Peninsula while avoiding a formal cease-fire line. Brig Gen William Nuckols warned against large scale bargaining as talks resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
U. N
Heartbreak Ridge
Punchbowl
Iron Triangle
United [Nations
Henry S. Hodes
Red
Panmunjom
Kaesong
38Th
Ongsin Peninsula
Long Beach
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
Weather cancels atomic drop test near Las Vegas
In Las Vegas on October 26, weather halted a planned atomic bomb drop. The AEC said storm conditions over the test range northwest of the area did not improve as expected. A B29 was seen heading east after restrictions on civilian flying were lifted. The second test in the series had been scheduled after rainfall and winds subsided. No troops were to be involved in today’s test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
VPI
AEC
Kirtland Air Base
N. M
President Urged to End East Coast Longshore Strike
New York Oct 26. President Truman was asked to declare a national emergency and invoke federal law to end the 12 day longshoremen strike. The New York Board of Trade pressed for armed protection for piers and cargo handling amid failed mediation. Attorney General McGrath said the strike was raised in a cabinet discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
New York Board of Trade
Washington
McGrath
Boston
Information Control Organization Created by Defense Board
Washington October 26 defense news security board formed a four man committee to decide what public can be told about defense production. Manly Fleischmann heads both DPA and NPA announced the new group and said security information must be guarded while preserving public right to nonsecurity information. The committee is led by former newspaperman James F. King and will centralize security oversight, replacing separate DPA and NPA bureaus, per President Truman’s classification order. Fleischmann urged press and outside groups to complain if information handling seems improper, and stressed safeguarding sensitive details about DPA and NPA activities unless disclosure serves national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fourman Security Committee
Manly Fleischmann
Defense Production Administration
National Production Authority
Fleischmann
James F. King
DPA
NPA
Ling
Truman
NEA
Leischmann
Reds Shore Batteries Hit U S Ships Off Korea
Tokyo reports a U S sailor was killed and six wounded when Red shore batteries struck the heavy cruiser Helena and escort destroyer Moore off Korea's east coast. The Moore was hit and the Helena struck once on Oct. 2. Both ships kept firing and remained on the battle line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.S
U. S
Helena
Alvert M. Moore
Korea
Far East Naval
Moore
Hungnam
Helene
Architect of Victory Back Resurgence of Churchill in Britain
London reports Winston Churchill, at 77, resumes control of Britain’s destiny after six bleak years. He returns to 10 Downing Street to once more shape policy and energize a world seeking renewed British leadership. The comeback is seen as a dramatic reassertion of his wartime authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Eden
Britain
Conservative
Churchill
Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
Germany
Downing Street
Mr. I Churchill
Fragmented listing OCR summary
Public notice style OCR fragment lists sections and page references across the newspaper. It mentions Beath Combing Bridge Boyle Cormies Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio Shipping Theaters Tides Temperatures Women’s Activities and various page numbers. No coherent event or person is described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beath
Boyle
Cormies
Churchill Truman Conference Likely After Victory
Washington reports Winston Churchill, back in power, will seek an early meeting with President Truman and push for a Western leaders conference with Stalin next year if he agrees to come to Washington. American officials see few changes in Britain’s policy aside from diplomacy at the top and expect Iran oil issues to be addressed under Iran’s nationalization law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winston Churchill
Britain
Truman
Stalin
Q Churchill
Churchill
Britiss
Iran
Six Saved in Plane Crash Near London
A charter plane enroute from Tripoli to London crashed and burned at Bovingdon Airport, but all six aboard escaped uninjured. A spokesman for William Dempster Ltd said all six were crew and unharmed. The airport lies 25 miles north of London. The undercarriage collapsed suddenly as witnesses said the aircraft overshot the runway, went ground loop and burst into flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tripoli
Bovingdon
William, Dempster, Ltd
Chula Is Sentenced to Jail for Contempt in Santa Ana
Defense counsel George H. Chula received a five day jail term for willful contempt of court from Superior Judge Robert Gardner in Santa Ana during the Henry Ford McCracken case. Associate James C. Monroe was purged from contempt, and Chula was granted a ten day stay of execution. Judge Gardner cited persistent leading questions and deliberate heckling as the basis for the contempt finding while noting no hostility toward Chula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Chula
Henry Ford McCracken
Robert Gardner
Santa Ana
Gardner
James C. Monroe
Chula
McCracken
W. Musselt
Clla
Truman Urges Armistice Day Prayer for Peace
President Truman called on Americans to observe Armistice Day on November 11 with renewed prayer for permanent peace. He signed a proclamation marking the armistice signing that ended World War I and warned that aggression returned in World War II and again in Korea. He urged dedication to ending international lawlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Korea
United States
Two Ministers Killed Four Hurt in Wreck Near Clinton
An automobile carrying six Adventists from a Boston Massachusetts meeting overturned on Route 28 near Clinton New Jersey. Two ministers died Rev Rolly Chambers 46 of Charleston West Virginia and Rev Brinford Balser 40 of Charleston. Four others were injured in the crash reported October 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
N. J
Boston
Mass
Here
Rolly Chambers
Charleston
W. Va
Brinford Balser
Weather outlook with mountains above 3000 feet
Partly cloudy today with a clear Saturday. Frost in mountain valleys above 3000 feet. Warmer Saturday across other areas.
U S Army Updates Enemy Casualty Totals in Beet War
The U S Army estimates enemy casualties through October 19 at 1 414 635, up 41 406 since October 10. Battle losses total 1 021 197 and non battle losses 226 507, with 156 931 prisoners of war. U N casualties list 92 087 for American forces in Korea through October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Army
U. N
U.S
Korea
Allied jets clash over Korea in sixth day of dogfights
Eighth Army reports two MIGs shot down and three damaged in aerial battles as 68 Allied planes engaged 121 MiGs. Ground combat saw U N infantry advance in hand to hand fighting northwest of Yonchon and southeast of Kumsong. Twenty eight F 86 Sabres faced 80 MiGs in a long engagement above Sinanju with one MIG downed by Lt. Douglas K Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Army
Korea
Pyongyang
United Masans
Yonchon
Kumsong
Sinanju
Douglas K. Evans
Washington, D. C
Court Refuses New Trial In 10-Year-Old Slaying Case
Henry Ford McCracken was sentenced to death by Orange County Superior Judge Robert Gardner for the murder of 10-year-old Patty Jean Hull in Santa Ana. The judge rejected defense motions for a new trial and a delay to determine if McCracken is a sex psychopath, noting overwhelming evidence of guilt. The defense had claimed media coverage and trial conduct tainted the proceedings, but the judge denied the motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford McCracken
Santa Ana
Patty Jean Hull
Orange County
Robert Gardner
Sen
McCracken
Denfense
James Monroey
Manne
Gardner
Warren Mum on Drive for Eisenhower Yet Unpledged in California
Governor Warren, the 1948 Republican VP nominee, remained noncommittal on General Eisenhower and Taft’s candidacy while asked about a Volunteers for Eisenhower movement in California. He said he hadn’t heard of the group and supported the right of individuals to form campaigns, hinting he may run but offering no pledge. The piece notes strong speculation he will seek the presidency in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Gov
Warren
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Sen
Taft
Eisenhower
California
Texan held for breaking New York woman's arm
A Corpus Christi marine engineer Jack Herbert Hunnicutt, 33, was arrested on two felonious assault charges in New York after twisting Virginia Carroll's arm in five places during a hotel dispute over stolen money. Police found $312 in pills on his person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Herbert Hunnicutt
Corpus Christi
Virginia Carroll
Garden City
N. Y
Edward Behr
William Sims
Hunnicutt
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belman Morin
Thankful Churchill
England
Clement Attlee
U.N
By Robert B. Tuckman
Defense Production News Security Board
Judge
By Alvin Steinkopf
Churchil-Truman Conference
Osses Mount
Milo Farneti
By Bob Swanson
N.Y
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!