Millionth County Fair Visitor Due at Los Angeles
The Los Angeles County fair expected to crown its millionth visitor with a gold ticket from president manager B Atflerbaugh. Attendance nears 1,250,000 as 45,000 people attended yesterday and total 13-day turnout reaches 991,796. Winners include Billy Mills for dill pickles and corn relish. Ferndale Ranch swept Aberdeen Angus cattle judging.
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Los Angeles County
B. Atflerbaugh
Hollywood Orchestra
Billy Mills
Ferndale Ranch
Santa Paula
Aberdeen
Frank F. Pellissier
Whittier
Missouri Policeman Fatally Shoots Suspect at Bus Station
In Steel Missouri a California man, Frederick Junior Davis, 22, of Taft, was shot and killed by Night Officer Bill Stanfield after drawing a revolver when questioned about a burglary at the Steel bus station. Stanfield fired once, the bullet passing through Davis’ body.
Marine Fliers Transport Army Officers to San Diego Games
Sixteen Marine troop transport planes carry the 500 officers of the Army Command and General Staff College from Fort Leavenworth Kansas to San Diego. They will observe Navy Marine amphibious maneuvers off the coast and return to the Marine Air Station at El Toro.
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EL Toro
Marine Corps
Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Leaven
Kan
San Diego
Olathe
Marine Air Station
National Fishing Show Scheduled in San Diego
An annual national fishing show, the first of its kind in the nation, will be held in San Diego January 8 to 16. Chairman Donald B. Smith announced the event to honor the city’s fifty million dollar fishing industry. Roger E. Montgomery will serve as general manager of the show.
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San Diego
Donald B. Smith
Poe Field
Smith
Roger E. Montgomery
Solon Attacks Justice Dept Over Reds Indictment
Rep McDowell charged the Justice Department with window-dressing in charges against 12 Communist leaders indicted in New York on July 20 for conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. Trial set for Oct 15 as partisan fights over anti-Communist efforts intensify in Congress.
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Washington
Rep
McDowell
R.-Pa
Justice Department Today
New York
U. S
House un-American Activities Committee
Pennsylvania
Warren Sees New Jersey Turning GOP for Dewey
Governor Earl Warren told a Newark audience of about four thousand that New Jersey, a state that backed Roosevelt four times, will vote Republican this year. He asserted the Dewey-Warren ticket will carry New Jersey and later spoke in New York outlining a national victory and urging cooperative labor relations while avoiding direct taft hartley references.
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New York
Earl Warren
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Newark
N. J
Warren
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
America
Barkley Denounces Spy Report as Political Slander
In Niagara Falls Senator Alben Barkley denounced the House un American Activities Committee report on spies as a political slander aimed at Truman. He accused Republicans of causing despondency and faulted them for past national distress. Barkley spoke to about 300 at Niagara Falls High School and planned a California speaking tour starting in Long Beach.
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Niagara Falls
Alben We Baty
House un-American Activities Committee
Roosevelt
Truman
Barkley
Upstate
New York
Buffalo
North Tonawanda
Washington
California
Long Beach
Dewey Leads Truman in Fortune Poll Findings
Fortune magazine reports Gov. Thomas E. Dewey ahead of President Truman by about 60 percent versus 31 percent with Dewey's lead described as nearly unbeatable. Elmo Roper's pre election polling aligns with earlier polls from April to August showing Dewey likely a large popular vote winner.
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New York
Fortune Magazine
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Elmo Roper
Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Large Draft Pool Surpasses Two Million Men
Selective Service reports over 2,000,000 non veteran single men aged 19 to 25 registered between August 30 and September 18. Total registrations for 18 to 25 reach 8,584,963, though most are ineligible. About 1,000,000 fewer than earlier estimates. FBI says it is checking several possible draft dodging cases.
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Washington
Sharmy
Selective Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wallace Speech Draws 3500 as Egg Attack Fails
Wallace campaigns at Houston city auditorium amid mixed audience while a merchant seaman from Kulpmont Pa throws eggs and tomatoes at him. Police remove the assailant who escapes charges. Wallace denounces segregation and big business before moving on to El Paso then Los Angeles.
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Houston
Texas
Henry Wallace
Kulpmont
John J. Staskiel
Wallace
City Auditorium
Truman
Paul Robeson
Russia
el Paso
Los Angeles
Panama Inauguration Preparations Ahead of New President
Panama moved toward the presidential change as Domingo Diaz Arosemena, 73, prepared to assume office tomorrow. outgoing president H. En rique Adolfo Jimenez’s ally won per the board though unofficial counts favored Arnulfo Arias Madrid who fled the country and was reported in exile in Mexico amid coup rumors.
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Panama
Domingo Diaz Arosemena
H. Enrique Adolfo Jimenez
Jimenez
Arnulfo Arias Madrid
Arias
Mexico
Korea Withdrawal Awaits U N Action
The United States says it will decide on withdrawing American troops from Korea after the United Nations takes further action. State Department officials said an American note was delivered to the Soviet Foreign Ministry by the U S embassy. Russia had sent the U S a similar note ten days earlier.
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Washington
United States
Russia
United Nations
Korea
State Department
Middle Eastern U N bloc forming among twelve nations
Paris dispatch reports twelve countries including Afghanistan Egypt Ethiopia Greece Iraq Iran Lebanon Pakistan Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey and Yemen moving to form a Middle Eastern bloc. Greek Foreign Minister Tsaldaris and Egyptian counterpart Khas baba Pasha allegedly cleared the way at a meeting and representatives plan to organize this Saturday. The bloc aims to counter Soviet policies and seeks a regional grouping outside the United Nations.
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Paris
Afaege
Constantin Tsaldaris
Ahmed Khashaba Pasha
Afghanistan
Egypt
Ethiopia
Greece
Iraq
Iran
Lebanon
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
Yemen
Tsaldaris
United Nations
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Tests Trace Gases From Atomic Lab Smoke Monitor
Brookhaven National Laboratory announces a smoke tracing test for the atomic pile safety system. A generator sends harmless smoke up a 355 foot stack to track gas movement and detect any ground drift, with argon as a radioactive tracer.
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Toa N. Y
Brookhaven National Laboratory
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Brookhaven
Block would open to other nations not in the UN
The report notes that a block may admit countries not currently in the United Nations, with Trans- Jordan cited as a candidate. Israel is considered likely excluded as a definite exception.
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United Nations
Trans- Jordan
Israel
Albania Rejects Western Protest Over Rebels
Albania declined a Western protest accusing it of harboring fugitive Greek rebels. Official sources in Tirana said a reply was sent to the French diplomatic mission on September 20 after a broadcast to the United States, Britain and France on September 12.
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Albania
Tirana
United States
Britain
France
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Orelan
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