Eisenhower vows Korea trip if elected president
In Detroit Ike declares he will personally go to Korea to end the war if he becomes president. He blames the Truman administration for the conflict and warns that free leadership failed to check Communist aims. He argues the war followed a collapse of political defenses and insists he would learn how to serve the American people by visiting Korea. See EISENHOWER Page 8.
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Etroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Detroit
Truman
Eisenhower
Securr
Dean Acheson
Congress
Blaze Rages Two Hours At Earth Firm
Firemen from six West Texas towns and eastern New Mexico fought for over two hours to put out a 75 thousand dollar blaze at the Grey Oil Co Service Station in north Lamb County. A backfire from a motor on a large transport truck sparked the fire destroying the station and several small buildings. phones and lights were knocked out but nearby firms and a cotton mill were saved.
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Jack Coats
Arth
West Texas
New Mexico
Grey Oil Co
Lamb
Sniper Ridge Battle Rages in Korea Front Lines
Reports from the Central Front describe heavy combat atop Sniper Ridge as South Koreans retake Pinpoint Hill crest and push two Chinese battalions back amid artillery and hand to hand fighting. Elsewhere near Triangle Hill and Iron Horse Mountain, the fighting continues with UN and Chinese forces shelling and counterattacking.
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Korea
John Randolph
Kam
U.S
Mi Vision
Pike's Peak
Triangle Hil
Sniper
Rhonics
Iron Horse Mountain
Triangle Hill
Ninth Division
Tran Horse & No Mans Land
Eighth Army
Tattle Gobraltar Hill
Gibraltar
Sahdoan
Collapse Of the Crusade Claimed
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson declared Eisenhower's crusade for the presidency has collapsed and he has aligned with men Stevenson calls objectionable. The Democratic nominee spoke at a rally at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House after a whistle stop tour across New York state from Niagara Falls to Albany and Troy.
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N. Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stevenson
White House
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House
Eisenhower
Senate
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Apnes
New York State
Niagara Falls
Albany
Roachester
N.Y
Stevinson Page
Coal Owners Seek Government OK for Miner Pay Hike
Industry leaders urge government action to approve a wage increase for miners amid a nationwide strike. Petition backed by Ted Moses and Joseph Mood seeks relief from the Wage Stabilization Board as mediation efforts with the coal industry unfold under David L. Cole.
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Putnam
Lars Sigh
Ted ML Moses
Betonomous
Putras
Txing
Lewis
Wace Board
Moses
Joseph E. Moods
Southern Coal Producers Association
Mood
Met
David L. Cole
Federal Mediation Sreetar
Cost of living falls slightly in September
The government reports a 0.2 percent drop from August in the September cost of living index. Food prices led the decline, with fruits and vegetables down 9.2 percent, while meats and cereals eased modestly. housing and utilities rose, but not enough to offset the food decline. The new and old style indices reflect different spending bases.
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Ashington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
BLS
Moody backs Eisenhower as Texas Democrat shift
Dan Moody, Texas governor 1927 to 1931, joined Coke Stevenson in publicly backing Dwight Eisenhower. Moody said Adlai Stevenson showed himself unqualified physically temperamentally and mentally for the presidency, while party bosses pressed for Stevenson’s nomination.
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Dan Moody
Texas
Dwight Eisenhower
Moody
Texas Democrats
Eisenhower
Coke Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Bribery In Liquor Trade Hit
Bribery in the liquor trade is the main item with coverage across the paper. The report notes investigations or allegations and outlines potential parties involved. Readers are directed to Area and State sections for more details.
Acheson Warns UN on Korea Armistice and War Scope
U S Secretary of State Acheson told the United Nations the council must be ready to push the Korean War forward if the Communists reject an armistice. He blamed Russia for the invasion and stated the North Korean army was created as far back as 1945. He introduced a U N resolution with twenty co sponsors urging armistice terms and warning against buying peace at a high cost.
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U. S
Acheson
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Pammunjom UN
Selwyn Lloyd
General Assembly
Korea
Screen Star Susan Peters Dies Blamed On Loss Of Will To Live
Hollywood reports confirm actress Susan Peters aged 31 died in Memorial Hospital Visalia after paralysis from a 1945 hunting accident. Doctor says chronic kidney infection bronchial pneumonia and starvation contributed, with loss of will to live speeding death. Peters had become detached and refused help, despite earlier career as MGM starlet and television performer.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Susan Peters
Ray Manchester
Exeter
Calif
Memorial Hospital
Visalia
Susan
Manchester
Miss Peters
Robert Carnahan
Carnahan
M-G-M
Philadelphia
Beau- Lee
Son Says FDR Would Be Sickened By Mess In Washington
John Roosevelt, son of Franklin D. Roosevelt, told an Eisenhower rally in LUFKIN that his father would be sickened saddened and fighting mad about the mess in Washington. He attacked administration policies and the Democratic ticket during a four city East Texas swing ending in LUFKIN before about 2 000 in Tyler Palestine Marshall and here.
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Lufkin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Washington
John Roosevelt
New York
Texas
Roosevelt
Tyler
Palestine
Marshall
Truman
El Paso TV Station KEPO Authorized on Channel
The Communications Commission authorized a new television station in El Paso named KEPO for Channel 3. The approval announced in Washington outlines the station license and basic operation parameters.
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EL Paso
Washington
the Communications Commission
KEPO
Patio
Texas Tech football star Jack Kirkpatrick injured in auto mishap
Tech freshman football standout Jack Kirkpatrick was severely injured in a two-car collision about five miles north of Post at 1:55 am. He was taken to Post hospital with deep gash to his left shoulder, cuts to his left arm and leg, and extensive injuries to the left hand. A second driver remained unidentified.
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Jack Kirkpatrick
Texas Tech
Post
Kirkpatrick
Post Hospital
Tommy Lee
Southland
Fire Destroys Station as Fuel Tanks Ignite in Backfire
Witnesses recount a blaze sparked when a hose connected to a kerosene pump motor ignited fuel stored in two thousand gallon tanks. Driver James Layman described attempts to smother the fire with rags, while O H Parrish estimated damage around 75 000 as service was disrupted and utilities failed.
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James Layman
Gene Grey
Contol
O. H. Parrish
Amarillo
Forest Fires Ravage East Texas Pines
Eleven fires roared through East Texas pine woods on October 24, with foresters calling conditions the worst ever. Blame dry weather arsonists brush burning farmers and careless hunters as 695 acres burned across Hardin and Tyler counties. Firefighters, exhausted from Thursday’s blazes, intensified efforts while Beaumont officials prepared a focused fire prevention campaign and urged weekend hunters to exercise caution.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Texas
Texas Forest Service
Hardin
Tyler
Forest Service
Savage hurricane roars through Cuba and Cuba
A hurricane packing 165 mph winds ripped across Cuba injuring 70 people and leaving many homeless. Forecasters said the storm, moving north northeast at 10 to 12 mph, would miss Miami but threaten the Florida Straits and Bimini with gale and hurricane force winds.
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Associated Press
Iami
Fla
Florida Straits
Cuba
Miami
Florida
Gold Coast
Weather Bureau
Bimini
Florida Keys
Palm Beach
Miami Weather Bureau
Key West
Vero Beach
Cat Cay
Iselands
Savage Storm
Kidnaping Trio Flee Across South Into Atlanta
Three gunmen feared to have staged 20 kidnappings fled from Florida through Georgia and Tennessee. Led by a self proclaimed "three gun maniac" they forced Herschel Meyers to drive them to Atlanta where they split up, last sighted in separated city areas. FBI identified suspects as James Francis Hill 29 Farmington Mass Charles Hopkins near Jacksonville and Virgil Lemay 17. Authorities scoured the city with police state patrol and FBI to capture them.
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International News Service
Tlanta
Atlanta
Georgia State Patrol
State Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Kline Weatherford
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
Herschel Meyers
James Francis Hill
Farmington
Mass
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles Hopkins
Virgil Lemay
Suspect Charged In Assassination Plot
George Levine, 29, named as middleman between a Houston figure and Dallas gangsters in a plot to murder Sheriff Kern, was charged with conspiracy to murder in Houston. He has been jailed since Monday after admitting involvement and claiming a Houston political figure was involved.
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George Levine
Big
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C. V. Kern
Levine
Kern
Continued fair with mild temps in Lubbock area
Lubbock and vicinity expect continued fair weather with little temperature change today tonight and Monday. Winds will be moderate to occasionally fresh from the southwest. Highs near 80 for today with lows around 40. Official readings from the U S Weather Bureau noted a 24 hour period ending yesterday with a maximum of 79 and a minimum of 38.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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