Molotov Replies Bitterly to U.S. Protest Over Soviet Article
The United States demanded Russia disavow Boris Gorbatov’s article in Literary Gazette comparing Truman to Hitler. Molotov rejected the protest, accusing U.S. press of slander and praising Soviet coverage as fairer and more accurate. Lt. Gen. Walter B. Smith delivered Washington’s protest. Molotov’s note blamed Western press for anti-Soviet hostility.
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Haifa Police Headquarters Bombing Kills Ten
In Haifa the police headquarters was struck by an explosive barrel. Ten people died and 77 were injured, including 29 British constables. Irgun Zvai Leumi claimed responsibility and vowed retaliation for deportations to Hamburg. The seven story building sustained extensive damage.
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Plane Crash Kills Three Near Hines Veterans Hospital
A high plane crashed near the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Hospital on the western outskirts of Chicago, killing three men from Wichita Kansas. The craft, at 100 to 200 feet altitude, went down about 800 yards south of the hospital, narrowly missing the crowded facility with 2600 wounded veterans.
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Edward Hines Jr
Edward L. Bond Jr
Wichita, Kan
Frenchmen Grabbed in Counterfeit Raid
SARREILLE France Sept 29 Twelve Frenchmen were arrested after a raid in which police confiscated 21 100 000 counterfeit dollars. American federal operatives aided the investigation preceding the raid. A seven ton rotary press and caches of rifles and machine guns were seized.
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Destroyer Douglas H. Fox Hit by Mine Off Trieste
A mine exploded beneath the U S destroyer Douglas H. Fox near Trieste at 6 20 am, killing three and injuring twelve, four critically. The blast wrecked steering and flooded aft compartments as James C. Owens and two other ships assisted. The mine may be an old mine from the area, officials said.
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Margin Increases Set by Chicago Board of Trade Officials
Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade vote to raise margin requirements by 5 cents per bushel for each 10 cent rise in grain prices. The change takes effect at today’s opening as wheat futures move up 10 cents. The margin is the cash down payment a buyer must post for future deliveries. The government urged margins to reach 35 percent of total price, doubling last week’s levels, with last Saturday’s prices used as the base.
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New York Pier Fire Ravages 57 and 58 Injuring 115
A major blaze at Pier 57 and adjacent Pier 58 in New York City caused 115 injuries and extensive damage. Officials called it the city’s worst pier fire in memory, with about 400 tons of cargo including 100 bales of rattan lost and the Grace Line liner Santa Rita moved to safety. Firefighters battled flames for hours as water from apparatus hindered efforts, and the blaze was not fully out after the night.
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Rebels Rounded Up in Dominican Republic Arrests
Cuban dispatch reports Cuban soldiers and sailors arrested about 260 people in the Dominican Republic suspected of planning revolt against President Rafael Trujillo's government. The arrests were announced from Havana on September 29.
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Man Admits Killing High School Girl Near Norton Ohio
Marion on September 29 Sheriff Rettey said a 16 year old Roxie Ann Green of Prospect High School was found dead near Norton Ohio. A 19 year old man reportedly confessed to striking her with a hammer after she left a football game and walked toward her country home.
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Floods Drown Ten in Murcia Region and Damage Crops
In Murcia Spain heavy floods drown ten people in Orihuela and surrounding villages. Property damage is high with fields of flax and potatoes and other crops injured.
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Beulah and Bud in sensational Balboa case
The prosecutor details 18 weeks of testimony in a dramatic case. Beulah Lau Bud Gollum and the Overell family face accusations tied to a shipboard death. Prosecution argues the affianced pair lied about the Overells leaving the craft for meals and cites a late explosion timing.
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Bandits Rob 250 Club Patrons in $200,000 Heist
Masked bandits raided the Mounds Club near Painesville Ohio at night, taking cash and jewelry totaling about $200,000 from 250 club patrons. Sheriff James Maloney said deputies investigated with officials and recovered limited evidence as they questioned suspects.
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Truman seeks quick European aid committee talks
President Truman announced he wants key Senate and House committees to meet promptly on European aid but has not decided on a fall special session of Congress. He said a decision will depend on committee findings, with reports that emergency funds would require congressional action.
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Hooded Group Sets Off Blast Near Crossville Tennessee
About 60 men wearing robes of the Ku Klux Klan set off a dynamite blast and burned a cross near Crossville on Saturday night. State Highway Patrolman Charles Johnson said the demonstrators caused no damage and arrests were made. The blast occurred in a field east of Crossville on the Knoxville highway to attract a crowd for the cross burning.
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U S Says Russia Dodging Cause of Balkan Row
The United States accused Russia and its satellites of diverting attention from Greece by raising issues like the Truman Doctrine. Ambassador Herschel V. Johnson pledged to share full details of U S aid plans with the United Nations Assembly and its five nation committee. He criticized what he called gross calumnies against the United States and urged support for a peaceful Greece amid Balkan tensions. The Assembly debated on Palestine and on admitting former Axis enemies to U N membership as the Balkan crisis continued.
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