Eisenhower vows to stick to course after election jitters
President Eisenhower expressed mixed feelings about Tuesday's election results but emphasized he would continue the dynamic program and policy direction of his administration. He avoided judging the outcomes, saying analysis was up to others, and recalled leadership resolve as he framed the political landscape ahead of 1954 congressional elections.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New Jersey
New York City
Virginia
Connecticut
Police Fire On Rioters In Trieste
Police opened fire on pro Italian students in Trieste to quell two days of rioting. One student reportedly killed and four to five wounded as police used tear gas and clubs after bricks were thrown. Rioters chased from Saint Anthony Church amid panic. several leaders detained.
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Trieste
Adriatic
Saint Anthony
Senators Plan Probe Into Juvenile Delinquency Problem
Senators convene a strategy session to push publicity on juvenile delinquency. The Senate judiciary subcommittee aims to expose adults who profit by recruiting teens into prostitution, drugs, and robbery.
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Washington
Special
Senate Judiciary
Red explains stalls as POW repatriation talks lag in Panmunjom
At Panmunjom AP reports communist interview teams slow down as prisoners resist repatriation. Only 136 POWs were interviewed and two chose to return to communism, the smallest daily count in seven days. Across 2020 interviews to date, 61 agreed to go back. Lt. Gen. Thimayya broke up lengthy anti Red sessions.
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Red
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Solon Urges Harvard to Oust Prof Furry
New York Senator Joseph McCarthy urged Harvard University to dismiss Prof Wendell H Furry claiming he refused to say if he indoctrinated students with Communist philosophy or if he shared top secret material with Communists during WWII radar work at MIT from 1943 to 1945 The hearings concern espionage at the Signal Corps radar lab at Fort Monmouth New Jersey McCarthy named Abraham Brothman as another witness refusing to answer questions about Communist ties who served a prison term in the Rosenberg case.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
R—Wis
Harvard University
Wendell H. Furry
McCarthy
Furry
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Army Signal Corps
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Signal Corps Radar Laboratory
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Senate
Abraham Brothman
Rosenberg
Army to dismiss civilians in Far East by Nov ten
The Army announced it will send dismissal notices by November 10 to a considerable number of American civilians employed in the Far East due to fund shortages. The action also affects 5,007 Japanese nationals by the same date as part of an austerity policy. The plan follows last week’s note that civilian layoffs in Japan, Korea, and Okinawa may begin, driven by anticipated budget cuts and a general reduction in civilian personnel.
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Far East
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Washington
Solon Praises Spanish Pact On Bases in Spain
Sen Dennis Chavez on a Madrid visit for U S bases sites calls the Spanish-American military agreement the best in Europe noting mutual good faith and intent to fulfill its terms. He declines to comment on Talbott's predicted U S atomic bases in Spain.
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Spain
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
U.S
United States
Europe
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S. Air Force
Harold Talbott
Amas Gifts Reach Korea Orphans From Alabama
Amas gifts for Pusan orphans are flown to Korea aboard a U S Air Force C124 Globemaster alongside a standard military cargo run. The Alabama donation was airlifted across the Pacific by Military Air Transport Service.
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Pusan
Korea
U. S. Air Force
374Th
U.S. Warns Israel And Arab States Over Refugee Burden
At the United Nations the United States urged Israel and Arab states to back a Jordan River hydroelectric and irrigation plan. James P. Richards said the U.S. cannot bear the refugee burden indefinitely and urged compensation or repatriation for the 800,000 refugees. The TVA–drawn project, supported by the U.S., would water land for refugees and supply power to Israel, Jordan, and Syria. reactions from Arabs and Israel were mixed. The UN fund backs aid through mid-1955, with U.S. contributing most of the money.
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N. Y
United States
Israel
America
U. S
James P. Richards
South Carolina
Richards
Jordan River
U. N
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jordan
Syria
Eisenhower
Eric Johnston
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Middle East
Israei
U.N. Security Council
New Policy For Troops In Europe
HEIDELBERG Germany The U S Army in Europe announced a new policy allowing families of qualified personnel to join troops stationed in Germany at government expense. Families may live in German tourist type accommodations until government housing is available, to ease morale during housing shortages.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S
Europe
Mythical Air Raid Drills Washington Civilians and Officials
A simulated air raid on Washington led President Eisenhower and thousands of workers to shelter. The drill tested federal command readiness, with many offices used for dispersal and a near miss from a mock bomb near the Pentagon. All-clear sounded at 10 18 a.m. as sirens and responders activated citywide.
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Eisenhower
White House
Pentagon
Congress
Capitol
Senate
House
Defense Wilson
Air Force
Defense Department
Russia In Mess Declares by Gilmore at Timken event
Eddy Gilmore former Moscow bureau chief for The Associated Press told 350 Timken Roller Bearing Co guests last night that Russia is in a mess He described Russians as weak bluffing and playing for time while noting many Americans overestimate their strength.
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Canton
Ohio
Russia
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
The
Associated Press
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Committees Urged to Handle Korean Peace Talks
AP report says Arthur Dean urged top Allied and Communist diplomats to halt posturing and hand disputes to subcommittees. Communists hesitated, promising an answer by tomorrow. Dean blamed senior negotiators for gridlock and proposed lower level groups tackle timing and attendance.
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Panmunjom
Arthur Dean
U.S
Dean
Red
Korea
Russia
U.N. Assembly
Kenneth Young
Kinsey Report Sparks Mixed Newsroom Reactions
U S editors at the AP Managing Editors meeting debated Kinsey’s Sexual Behavior of the Human Female and McCarthy coverage. Some folded the Kinsey report as Page 1 news while others called it publicity. Editors divided over its scientific value and public impact, with varied decisions on front page treatment.
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America
Associated Press Managing Editors Assn
Joseph McCarthy
Kinsey
McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
Sam H. Day
New York Journal American
Ed Dooley
Denver Post
Dr. Kinsey
Marshall Paid Tribute by Eisenhower at Walter Reed
President Eisenhower praised General George C. Marshall who remains in good condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after coming down with influenza and an inflamed lung. The president defended Marshall against critics including Senator Jenner who had accused him of being a front man for traitors.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
America
Marshall
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Private meat industry to return to traders next summer
London reports that Churchill's government will restore Britain's meat industry to private traders next summer while ending meat and bacon rationing and price controls. The move signals a shift from wartime controls to market management affecting producers, traders, and consumers nationwide.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Cleveland Trio Charged With Advocating Government Overthrow
In Pittsburgh the FBI arrested Anthony Krchmarek 55 a frequent Cleveland School Board candidate Martin Chancey and George Watt for advocating overthrow of the government by violence. They will be sent back to Cleveland for trial.
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FBI
Pittsburgh
Officials Say Soviet Note Signals End of Détente
Washington reports say the Soviet note blocking a Big Four foreign ministers meeting on Germany signals the end of a hopeful thaw in West Soviet relations. U S officials view the 4500 word document as showing Malenkov’s government will not negotiate on terms acceptable to the West and fear prolonged tension. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles see little prospect for major talks beyond a Korean conference.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Eisenhower
Dulles
Moscow
U. S
West
Joseph Stalin
AEC Act Revisions Envisioned
New York Times reports that the Atomic Energy Commission plans amendments to the atomic energy act. The changes aim to expand private industry participation, loosen information exchanges with allies, allow private ownership of materials and reactors, broaden patent rules, relax security clearances, and remove technicalities that bind both atomic and thermonuclear programs.
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New York
New York Times
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington Dispatch
the Times
James Reston
GM Finishes Task Said To Be Impossible
Detroit General Motors reports it has begun manufacturing automatic transmissions at Willow Run, twelve weeks after fire destroyed its Livonia plant. President Harlow Curtice credited team effort and supplier cooperation for the rapid recovery with limited volume now, aiming for full production by December. About 2,300 machines from Livonia were rebuilt to enable Willow Run output.
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General Motors Corp
Livonia
Willow Run
Here
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Allies To Get Advanced Jets
General Twining announced at a Athens news conference that the United States will supply advanced jet aircraft to allied countries under the mutual defense assistance program as soon as available. He noted Washington plans to begin replacing the F84 Thunderjets currently provided to Europe under the program.
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Greece
Nathan Twining
U.S. Air Force
United States
Harold E. Talbott
Cavendish Cannon
Twining
Washington
MDA
Jet Strike Bargaining Faces Stalemate In Talks
LOS ANGELES workers and North American Aviation officials failed to reach an agreement after hours with U S conciliator John Fenton on wages union security and representation boss Starkweather lamenting the union’s rejection of a strong offer. About 33 000 employees at plants in Los Angeles Fresno and Columbus walked out October 23 seeking a 26 cent hourly wage rise the firm countered with four percent base pay plus two cents for cost of living. North American builds F86 Sabre jets and the F100 Super Sabre.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
U.S
John Fenton
E. D. Starkweather
Fresno
Calif
Columbus
Ohio
North American
Sharp temperature drop chills Miami Valley area
The weather report warns of a frigid night with temperatures dropping to 22 to 26 degrees in the Miami Valley as Canada air brings snow flurries to the Great Lakes region. Temperatures slid from a high of 53 to a low near 26, with record lows in Wisconsin and Kentucky forecast to be 24 to 30.
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Associated Press
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