Boston editor says Russians hearing voice across Iron Curtain
Erwin D. Canham of the Christian Science Monitor told Connecticut manufacturers that three to four million Soviet shortwave sets tune regularly to Voice of America. He noted it is hard to measure shifts in opinion, but asserted Russians are hearing the U.S. side in large numbers. He warned against believing war is inevitable and urged unity of the United States with Western Europe to prevent conflict.
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Canham
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Europe
France opens war on food profiteers amid strike wave
Paris AP lines report France measures against price profiteers as Communist led unions push strike actions nationwide. A 24 hour dockworkers walkout threatens port disruption while coal miners’ nationwide tieup enters its 11th day, costing over 1 million tons of fuel. The government says Cominform strategy aims to sabotage Europe recovery.
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France
Andre Marie
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Benoit Francon
General Confederation of Labor
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Toledoans Guilty In Club's Holdup
Three Toledoans were convicted of armed robbery for the Ritz Club holdup in Franklin County last January 23. George McGahan 61 Howard Bowman 38 and William Green 38 were found guilty after a seven day trial with a five hour twenty minute jury deliberation. Walter Flory 37 of Cincinnati was acquitted.
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George McGahan
Howard Bowman
William Green
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Wives Beware Video Vamp Rival in TV World
AP reports Paul Garrison, ex-pinup photographer turned TV producer, warns that video vixens threaten marriages more than old fashion movie vampires. He says television sirens lure husbands at home in slippers and relaxed moods, urging wives to push husbands to social nights out with the guys.
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Lana Turners
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Russians Tear Down Reichschancellery
Berlin begins demolition of the Reichschancellery once home to Hitler as Russians remove marble for memorials to the Red Army and prepare the ruin for salvaged material or destruction.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Veronica Lake's mother sues for support in Hollywood case
Mrs. Constance Keane claims Veronica Lake earns 4500 weekly and seeks 500 monthly plus 17416 under a 1943 agreement. She says she and her husband financed Lake's career, produced a signed contract, and has sold belongings to support her claim while Lake denies the 1943 document and says she paid 115 weekly until 1946.
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Veronica Lake
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Constance
Veronica Keane
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Andre de Toth
Veronica
Dewey Promises Party Unity On Foreign Affairs
Governor Thomas E. Dewey campaigned through Oklahoma urging stronger national security via higher oil production and refined techniques. He warned against eroding reserves, urged maintaining natural resources, and pledged unified leadership, despite tomato-throwing incidents in Illinois.
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President To Deliver Major Speech Before Audience In St. Paul
President Truman tours dairy country heading to St. Paul for a late evening address after touring Illinois. He charges Dewey with Wall Street backing and accuses Republicans of betraying Lincoln’s basic principles.
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Cleveland Postmen Face Red Charges
Cleveland post office employees who took loyalty oaths faced hearings on charges of belonging to the Communist Party. Postmaster Ray R. Lucas said about 15 or more but under 40 workers would be interrogated in closed hearings directed by a postal inspector.
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Smith Visits Berlin on Moscow-Bound Stopover
BERLIN AP Walter Bedell Smith United States ambassador to Moscow arrived today for an overnight stop during a Paris to Moscow flight. He is en route between capitals and staying briefly in the German capital before continuing.
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Firemen Watch As Two Houses Burn Outside Springfield
In Springfield Ohio last night two fire companies halted at the city line and allowed two houses 200 feet away to burn amid threats from an angry crowd. Officials said owners James K Dyer and Mrs Mildred White had no city contract or posted bond to cover potential firemen injury. City Manager Oscar L Fleckner later ordered the companies to cross the line to prevent spread to a third house amid jeering.
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Mildred White
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Oscar L. Fleckner Himsel
Roses and candy greet pedestrians during Cleveland safety week
Two Cleveland patrolmen stopped drivers to reward about a dozen women pedestrians who obeyed regulations. The gifts of flowers and candy were provided by the Sweetest Day Committee and the Florists Association of Greater Cleveland. Later in the week cigarettes will be handed to law abiding men.
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Florists Association of Greater
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Hankow Fire Leaves 700 Homes Burned
AP dispatch reports Hankow suffered a blaze that destroyed 700 homes, leaving about 10,000 residents homeless. Authorities investigated the fire’s origin as crews battled the flames and assessed damage across the Hankow area.
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Dewey Faces Miner Labor Clash and Pay Move
Labor leaders see a ripple of salary bumps for union chiefs after John L. Lewis boosts to 50000 dollars a year, signaling possible raises at AFL and CIO conventions. Miners push a 10 point policy seeking higher pay, welfare fund boosts, shorter work week, and 40 hour days with travel time.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Dispersal of Steel Industry Predicted
Washington AP reports a defense official sees possible decentralization of steel industry as a future factor from the Supreme Court cement ruling. Arthur M. Hill of NMRB cautions no immediate move, but notes a trend toward the Midwest as plants shift origins for freight and price calculations amid the basing point decision. Senate hearings on economic impact begin November 9 in Washington.
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Spare That Rod Sparks Mayo Clinic Advice
In Winona Minnesota AP report Dr. C Anderson Aldrich of Mayo Clinic told welfare workers to abandon spanking. He warned that physical punishment often fails to yield results and can increase resentment, making children less likely to conform after punishment.
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Amishmen Get Terms in Jail in Pennsylvania
Four Amishmen, in traditional beard and black garb, were sentenced to 20 days in jail for refusing to send their children to school. They had refused fines of 20 dollars each after already serving a 12 day sentence for the same conduct at an Amish school in Elk Lick. One defendant, Amos Yoder, argued schooling is a waste of time and that post high school life leads to farming disinterest and odd remarks about college-life expectations.
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Justice of the Peace
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Reservists Ready for Berlin Airlift Duty
Berlin reports say American and British planners expect to fly about 6000 tons of supplies daily through winter if the Soviet blockade continues. The U S Air Corps will assign several hundred reserve pilots and engineers, volunteers after training at Great Falls Montana, to the Berlin airlift.
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U. S. Air Corps
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Lutherans Offered Ten Million Budget for 1950 51
PHILADELPHIA AP The 576 delegates to the 16th biennial United Lutheran Church in America convention were urged to vote a 10 million dollar budget for 1950 and 1951 the largest in the churchs history The plan covers foreign mission programs in Argentina British Guiana China India Japan and Liberia.
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Liberia
Nations Must First Trust, Briton Says
Paris AP Russia asks western powers to drop Berlin dispute and return to Moscow August 30 framework for a four power Berlin currency plan. Britain urges Moscow to lift the iron curtain and curb Communist fifth column activity for world armament reduction cooperation. Sir Hartley Shawcross says armament cuts require trust in Europe and that Russia’s actions sabotage reconstruction.
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United States calls Vishinsky claim a distortion
In Paris a US delegate refuted Soviet charges that 79 percent of the U S budget goes to war. The American said the figure misstates the budget and that much goes to funding the outcomes of war through programs and defense needs discussed in the disarmament debate.
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United States
United Nations
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Berlin Crisis Plays Out in United Nations Debate
In the UN committee debate, Britain’s Sir Hartley warned of democratic risk if peace is not maintained, while Soviet delegate Malik called the speech interventionist. A six power mediation group awaited Kremlin reply as the US, UK, and France prepared a Security Council action to halt the Berlin blockade. Palmiro Togliatti warned of potential Italian unrest after a July 14 assassination attempt sparked a general strike.
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Jakob A. Malik
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Palmiro Togliatti
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Hoover warns of Communist fifth columns in Americas
Former President Herbert Hoover told a New York audience that Communist fifth columns work constantly to sow ill will between the United States and South American nations. He urged methods to release capital energies and criticized excessive taxation hindering hemisphere business development.
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Herbert Hoover
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Sweden King Gustaf V Ill With Influenza Quiet Night At Castle
Stockholm AP reports King Gustaf V of Sweden, aged 90, is ill with influenza after becoming sick yesterday. Attendants at Drottningholm Castle describe his night as quiet and the king's condition as not disclosed beyond the illness.
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