Pro-Americans Keep Control In Jap Diet
Prime Minister Yoshida and the Liberal party won an absolute majority in Japan's House of Representatives securing pro American policy. Communists failed to win any seats while the Liberals gained control though their share of votes was under half. Observers warned of internal Liberal clashes with Ichiro Hatoyama seeking to regain leadership.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal Party
Japan
House of Representatives
Refu
Therty
Yoshida
Ichiro Hatoyama
Hatoyama
U. SS
Eds
Jets Clash as U S Forces Battle MiGs in Korea
U S and Communist jets tangled in October’s first air battles. The Fifth Air Force reported one Red MiG-15 shot down and two damaged. Ground fighting flared on the East Central front as South Korean infantry pressed to 50 yards of Wire Hill, recently captured by Chinese Reds.
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Seoul
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Wire Hill
Eighth Army
Lattimore Tipster Freed By Jury
A federal court jury acquitted Harry A. Jarvinen of giving a false tip about Owen Lattimore travel plans. Jarvinen, a 32 year old Finnish veteran, allegedly told agents Lattimore would travel to Russia last summer. The case followed the State Department easing travel bars on the Johns Hopkins University professor and apologizing for the tip.
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Seattle
Harry A. Jarvinen
Owen Lattimore
Jarvinen
Lattimore
Russia
State Department
Johns Hopkins University
GOP Leader Charges VA Squanders GI Education Funds
Republican leader Frank C. Hilton accuses the Veterans Administration of wasting millions on education benefits and mismanaging funds while the VA plans to lay off 2,250 hospital staff at 92 hospitals and two domiciliary facilities by November 4. He cites past maladministra tion and warns of further overpayments to Korea veterans.
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GOP
Washington
Veterans Administration
V. A
Frank C. Hilton
Veterans Division
Republican National Committee
National Administration
Hilton
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maine jury convicts man in bribe case
A Cumberland County jury found Frederick W. Papalos guilty of conspiring with a Boston wine merchant to bribe a Maine state official, aiming to influence former State Liquor Commission chairman Bernard T. Zahn. Zahn was acquitted. Sahagian testified to paying about 11000 in graft.
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Portland
Boston
Maine
Frederick G. Payne
Senate
Cumberland County
Frederick W. Papalos
Bernard T. Zahn
Bremen
State Liquor Commission
Papalos
Zahn
Gardiner
Herman D. Sahagian
Sahagian
New York to Oust Six No-Talk Teachers
Six New York City teachers face dismissal for refusing to answer a Senate subcommittee on their Communist affiliations. The action was announced by Dr. Frederic Ernst, deputy superintendent of schools.
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New York
New York City
Senate
Internal Security
Frederic Ernst
Puty
Christmas Comes Early Along Korean Front
Chinese Reds broadcast Christmas carols in English to Allied troops near Panmunjom, an old propaganda ploy to foster homesickness as winter nears on the Western Front.
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Seoul
Korea
Panmunjom
Yankees Lead Dodgers 2-1 In World Series Battle
At Ebbetts Field Brooklyn the Yankees moved ahead 2-1 in the fifth as Phil Rizzuto singled stole second and scored on Billy Martin's hit. Brooklyn had tied the game in the third and the Yanks equalized in the fourth with Micky Mantle's double an infield out and Yogi Berra's fly ball.
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Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
New York
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phil Rizzuto
Billy Martin
Yanks
Micky Mantle
Yogi Berra
British atomic test claimed near Australia shocks London media
The London Evening News said Britain conducted its first atomic test at Monte Bello Islands off Australia with reports calling it successful though official bodies could not confirm. In Sydney a large pre-dawn blast in Port Otway sparked fear but was later identified as dynamite set off by pranksters.
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London
London Evening News
Monte Bello Islands
Australia
Winston Churchill
Scotland
Queen Elizabeth
Wari Office
Sydney
Port Onslow
Rail Strike Grips Kansas City Terminal Operations
A switchmen strike halts freight on 12 trunk lines at Kansas City Terminal Railway Co. Supervisors attempt to move passenger and mail trains while terminal employees run all trains on terminal property. Bill Allen, vice-chairman of Switchmen of North America Local 102, cites contract terms for time and a half pay for back-to-back duty within 22% hours as core dispute.
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Kansas City
Midwest Junction
Kansas City Terminal Railway Co
Bill Allen
Switchmen of North
Stalin says capitalist wars more likely than clash with communism
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin argued in Bolshevik that wars among capitalist nations are inevitable, while a war between capitalist and socialist blocs is less likely. The 50 page article appeared on the eve of the Communist party Congress and revisited past claims about future global conflict.
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Stalin
Moscow
Communist Party
Bolshevik
United States
Ussr
Workers
Truman Hurls I Like Ike But Campaign Laughter
President Truman on the West Coast riffs on I like Ike but joining anti Eisenhower lines. He mocks defense cuts as crazy and taunts Republicans as pro generals with a wave of whistle stop crowds. He tours Ephrat a Wenatchee Skykomish Everett Seattle Tacoma Kent Troy and Spokane while blasting GOP.
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Truman Train
Truman
Ike
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Spokane
National Guard
Old Guard
Harry
Clyde Phelps
Eisenhower
Ephrata
Wenatchee
Skykomish
Everett
Wash
Seattle
Tacoma
Democratic Party
Adlai Stevenson
British General Sees UN Halt to Korean Offensive
Maj. Gen. A. J. H. Cassels returning from Korea expressed confidence that UN forces in three defensive lines can halt a new Communist push. He predicted an armistice within six to nine months, noting the likelihood in an interview in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Korea
A. J. H. Cassels
Cassels
Commonwealth Brigade
Two Can't Beat Story In Hurry
UW expec tant father William B Elliot 26 and dentist Dr R Johns teamed up Wednesday night to rush to the hospital but car trouble stranded them. The father rode in a taxi with his wife while the baby was born in the car and arrived later at a hospital with the father learning he had a second girl.
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San Francisco
William B. Elliot
R. Johns
Wu Elliot
Adlai Stevenson Nominated for President Mentioned by Chicago Group
Princeton Alumni Weekly notes a clipping stating Adlai Stevenson was put up for president by Chicago citizens last July. Stevenson, known as Adlai Stevenson in later campaigns, is the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Princeton
N.J
Princeton Alumni Weekly
Ad Stevenson
U.S
Chicago
Adlai
Stevenson Overhauls TV Plans in Last Campaign Push
Gov. Stevenson and aides announce a major reform of radio and TV speaking plans with at least four more fireside chats and possibly two issue speeches. Volunteers from about 30 states rally to boost Stevenson while Eisenhower buffs plan a rival nationwide blitz.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower Whistle
Stevenson
Court House Square
Eisenhower
Illinois Executive Mansion
Porter McKeever
McKeever
Stevenson High Command
Chicago
Cordell Hull 81 Today Health Is Improving
Former secretary of state Cordell Hull, praised by Roosevelt as the father of the United Nations, marks his 81st birthday as he recovers at Bethesda Naval Hospital from a stroke. He has shifted from critical to able to take short automobile rides with Mrs. Hull.
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Washington
P—Cordell Hull
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
United Nations
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Hull
Eisenhower Campaigns Through Illinois Amid Truman Feud
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower expands his 28 state drive into Illinois amid sharp exchanges with President Truman. Truman labels him a lobbyist front man while Eisenhower denounces Truman’s antiwar leadership as corrupt. Eisenhower’s whistle-stop tour includes Champaign and a Peoria speech before heading to Wisconsin.
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Eisenhower Special
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
Truman
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Champaign
Peoria
Wisconsin
GOP
Joseph R. Me
Eisenhower Wins Boisterous Illinois Welcome
Dwight D. Eisenhower drew about 20,000 people to Champaign as he entered Illinois on the presidential campaign. He urged for stronger leadership to avoid another world war and the Korean conflict, arguing avoidance through better national unity.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
Champaign
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower Closer to McCarthy Endorsement Sparks GOP Talk
The article notes rising speculation on whether Eisenhower will appear with McCarthy at rear platform events in Wisconsin and Illinois. It mentions Eisenhower’s private criticism of McCarthy's attacks on Gen. George C. Marshall, but his public pledge to back all GOP nominees. Ferguson observes large crowds at whistle stops, implying broad support for Eisenhower and likely votes in Michigan and Illinois.
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Carthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Wisconsin
George C. Marshall
Defense
Army
GOP
Illinois
Michigan
Stevenson
CIO
AFL
Homer Ferguson
Ferguson
California Lawyers Silence at Bed Probe
Los Angeles area lawyers refuse to reveal Communist party membership as the House Un American Activities Committee widens its inquiry to doctors and film, TV, and radio workers. Witnesses accuse the committee of intimidation and bias while counter pickets clash near the Federal Building.
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Los Angeles
House UN- American Activities Committee
Frank Pestana
Communist Party
Federal
Charles Gore
Gore
Frank Gilbert
Taft Urges GOP to Work For Victory in Ohio
Senator Taft told Ohio Republicans in Cleveland that victory depends on hard campaign labor and turnout. He warned against overconfidence and framed Ohio as pivotal in the close race, noting a record registration and high anticipated turnout as proof voters want less socialization and more limited government. He plans further stops in Columbus and Cincinnati before a national tour ends.
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Richard H. Smite
Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbus
Cincinnati
Taft
Rocks Add Ancient Touch To Modern War
Marines in Korea captured a Communist scout and learned of a rock patrol that hurled stones to provoke fire. The Red group sneaked up on Allied bunkers, then mortars followed, as Capt. Ramona J. A. Gibson described the four man patrol and one armed companion.
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U.S
Korea
Ramona J. A. Gibson
Jacksonville
Fila
Gibson
Balloons Break Loose Near Panmunjom After Storm
Two of four balloons marking the Panmunjom neutral zone slipped free in a sudden gale, drifting south toward Allied lines as tensions and parley hopes lingered in the area.
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Munsan
Allied
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