War's End Won't Halt Military Buildup Plans
Washington AP report says even if Korea ends soon the United States will press ahead with expanding the armed forces to 3,000,000, boosting the Air Force to 95–110 groups, and continuing reserve calls. Army planners debate using National Guard or cadre divisions for Europe, while ongoing reorganization and cadre concepts aim to fill overseas units. The defense program remains intact despite potential war cessation.
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Washington
United States
Far East
Truman
Congress
Korea
Pentagon
Germany
Middletonians enlist 83 in three months in armed services
Sixty three men and women from Middleton have joined the Air Force Army and Women's Army Corps in the last three months according to Sgt. Luther Gregory. Enlistees in October include Clarence Russell Roland Imes Grover Hunt Robert Ferguson James Rose Curtis Lewis and Ernest Hampton all sent to Lockland Air Force Base for training. Women with administrative experience are sought for the WAF and WAC with four and three year terms. Army recruits begin at Ft. Lee Virginia while Air Force entrants start at Lockland Air Base.
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Air Force
Army and Women’s Army Corps
Luther Gregory
Clarence Russell
18Th Ave
Roland H. Imes
Highland Ave
Grover L. Hunt
North Ave
Robert D. Ferguson
Columbia Ave
James B. Rose
Plymouth St
Curtis Lewis
Carolina Ave
Ernest L. Hampton
Lockland Air Force Base
Lockland
Tex
Gregory
Aiir Force
Army Corps
WAF
WAC
Ft. Lee
Lockland Air Base
Twin Infants Saved by Transfusions in Cleveland
In Cleveland at Babies and Children's Hospital twin girls Linda and Carol Powers born September 11 received emergency transfusions due to RH blood type clash. Doctors replaced about 95 percent of their blood, through umbilical vein access, after birth. both weigh around six pounds and are reported as doing well.
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Cleveland
Linda
Carol
Albert Powers
Babies and Children’s Hospital
Jean Marie
Felix E. Karpinski
Karpinski
Record Rubber Cargo at Houston Port
The U S S Aimee Lykes docked in Houston carrying 5 638 tons of raw rubber in its cargo, one of the biggest single shipments to enter an American port.
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Houston
Tex
Aimee Lykes
Fifty Yard Line Becomes Rallying Cry For Ticket Fans
A nostalgic column laments ticket wars at football games where fans demand prime seats from the fifty to the forty-four yard line. The piece jokes that if the line extended from goal to goal the griping would end, as every alumnus seeks center seats to watch the play and coachs face mounting pressure from hungry supporters.
Farmer 23 Is Shot To Death In Medina
Harold Mast a 23 year old farmer was shot in the back outside his home as he returned from a GI farming course. Deputies say a man who had threatened Mast’s German war bride with a divorce may be involved. Mast died early today at Community Hospital. His wife Randi 24 and others were indoors. the couple married in Germany three years ago. They have a two year old daughter.
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Medina
Harold Mast
Seville
Randi
Mast
Fritz Leopold
Grmany
Elsie Bitoni
San Antonio
Tex
Rittman
Wayne County
Edward Daugherty
Ex-Congressman Woodrum Dies at 63 in Virginia
Clifton A. Woodrum former Democratic congressman from Virginia who served 22 years died today at age 63. He had been president of the American Plant Food Council since leaving Congress in 1945.
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Washington
Clifton A. Woodrum
Congress
Virginia
Woodrum
American Plant Food Council
Allies Advance On Wonsan Plan Moves in UN Assembly
UN General Assembly rejected a last minute Soviet bid to invite North Korea to participate with South Korea in the Korean case. It then moved toward final ratification of an eight power resolution authorizing General MacArthur to occupy North Korea. The eight sponsors are Britain, Australia, Cuba, Brazil, the Philippines, the Netherlands, Norway and Pakistan.
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New York
UN General Assembly
MacArthur
North Korea
Jacob A. Malik
North
South Korea
United Nations
Malik
Korea
Britain
Australia
Cuba
Brazil
Philippines
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Vishinsky
Austria Ends Communist Strike Turmoil in Vienna
In Vienna the two day Red terror ended as trains and streetcars ran normally and 50,000 striking Reds returned to work. Communist leaders aborted their planned general strike, while non Communists resisted, keeping factories power plants and transport facilities under non Communist control. The Reds blamed Western pressure for calling off the action.
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Vienna
Europe
Austria
Lewis Responds to Canine Capers in Washington Dog Debate
AP wires report John L. Lewis declares if he ran the nation a dog catcher would impound sad dogs and intellectual poodles at the State Department. He notes Truman dismissed the idea and warns of a new federal bureau with thousands of staff and higher taxes. Lewis sent the letter to Colorado Senator Neal Bishop amid ongoing Capitol controversy. He references Truman’s Moscow joke and remarks from Bishop noting the exchange. The President, then at Chesapeake Bay, had not clarified whether he heard of Lewis’ letter.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
State Department
Truman
Department of State
Lewis
Colorado
Neal Bishop
Bishop
Moscow
Stalin
Gromyko
Vishinsky
Mr. Truman
Doe Department
Dogcatcher
Chesapeake Bay
ROK Forces Push 20 Miles As Reds Prepare Defense
South Korean troops advanced about 20 miles along the Sea of Japan coast toward Wonsan as air and naval support pressed the assault on North Korea. MacArthur’s headquarters reported about 200,000 Communist casualties since June 25, with over 40,000 prisoners. The Red line stretched from Haeju to Hwachon, while Korean troops reached Tongchon and Inje amid reduced resistance.
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Tokyo
Red
North Korea
Sea of Japan
Parallel 38
Wonsan
MacArthur
South Korea
Tongchon
Pyongyang
Pohang
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Haeju
Hwachon
Pukhan
Capital Division
Yongdae
Yachon
Inje
Bricker Backs Extension of Rent Controls
Senator Bricker of Ohio signaled support for a modified extension of federal rent controls when Congress returns for a lame duck session. He noted a possible six month continuation is needed amid housing shortages from reduced postwar construction, countering Maybank who saw no need to act. Spence plans hearings on rent control measures upon reconvening.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Popular Rrefereneum
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Taft Backer Resigns CIO Post in Protest
Otto L. Lyman, treasurer of the Trumbull County CIO Council, resigns in protest of what he calls political domination by the CIO Political Action Committee. He will vote for Taft, citing Taft’s voting record for workers. Lyman has been a union member since 1914 and says his resignation ends his council duties, not his union membership.Henry H. Dively, council president, had not seen the letter and declined comment.
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Robert A. Taft
Taft
CIO
Ated
Lyman
Henry H. Dively
Council
Mother Believes Son Dead Finds Him Alive in Jail
Cincinnati AP report describes Mrs Ora Shulthise of Louisville who, after funeral plans and burial arrangements, identified James Wilford Schooler as her missing son in the Hamilton County jail. Schooler, an escapee from a Kentucky reform institution, was held on auto theft charges, while another youth died in a Harlan County train incident.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Hamilton County
Ora Shulthise
James Wilford Schooler
Harlan County
Kentucky
Schooler
E. B. McClure
Kentucky Institution
Hamilton
Curtis Cornelius
Cornelius
McClure
Dudley Malone Dies in Sleep at 68 in California
Internationally famed attorney and actor Dudley Field Malone dies in Culver City at age 68 after a hemorrhage. A former Democrat, he aided in the Scopes trial with Clarence Darrow and held posts as Collector of the Port of New York and Assistant Secretary of State in 1913. He championed women’s suffrage and India’s freedom while handling Paris divorce cases.
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Culver City
Calif
Dudley Field Malone
Malone
Clarence Darrow
Culver City Hospital
David N. Trimble
Port of
New York
Woodrow Wilson
India
Paris
Reno
Ganna Walska
Julius Fleischmann
W. K. Vanderbilt
Stockton mud bath clouds roll over city streets
California mud fell from peat dust from the San Joaquin delta drenching autos houses and pedestrians as an odd weather event coated Stockton in mud during a light rain.
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Stockton
Calif
San Joaquin Delta
Truman Signs Doctor Draft
President Truman ordered a medical draft for physicians and dentists with registration beginning Monday October 16. Men under 50 who were in Army or Navy training programs or who served in World War II to study medical or allied fields must register. Exemptions include 22 months of active duty. drafted personnel face up to 21 months of service. The proclamation was signed aboard the Williamsburg.
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Washington
Truman
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Williamsburg
What’s What Sunday Jail Food Feature
Sunday’s lead feature highlights a policeman with an apron who opens cans for inmates. The piece notes the food is wholesome but not aimed at luring customers. A Sunday talk with Highway Department officials is also planned.
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Gratis
State Department of Highways
Aukerman Creek
Highway Department
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