Beersheba Falls to Israeli Forces in Desert Fight
Beersheba, mother city of the Arab race, was occupied today by Israeli troops after a bitter battle. Israel will quit fighting in the Negev 12 hours after UN assurances on a cease fire, with Gaza also a target of the southern offensive. Egyptian planes bombed the Tel Aviv area as the conflict widens.
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Israel
Beersheba
United Nations
Negev Desert
Palestine
Gaza
Bel Aviv
Holy Land
Abraham
Isaac
Singer Gertrude Niesen Loses Jewels After Gem Recovery
Philadelphia police report singer Gertrude Niesen lost about 11000 dollars worth of jewelry after leaving gems recovered from a New York apartment robbery in a taxicab. The incident follows the New York arrest of George Feld in connection with thefts involving Gene Tierney and others. Feld reportedly confessed to the jewel thefts during questioning.
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Philadelphia
Gertrude Niesen
New York
Miss Niesen
George Field
Gene Tierney
Feld
Jury declines murder charge in Snyder case
Allen County grand jury in Lima, Ohio, declined to indict Richard E. Snyder on a first degree murder count for the death of his wife Eloise Snyder found stabbed in his car near a gasoline plant on August 29. Police had sought postponement for more evidence, but the jury proceeded.
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Eloise
Snyder
Lima
Kermit Westbay
Berlin Election Fight Deepens Between Allies and Soviets
Col. Frank L. Howley charges Soviet commander Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov is blocking citywide ballots to save Communists from defeat. Kotikov’s conditions threaten December 5 all Berlin elections as Western officials dismiss his stance and defend earlier October 1946 vote.
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Berlin
Frank L. Howley
U. S
Alexander Kotikov
Howeley
Santa Claus Foundation Established
Hollywood stars join Eddie Bracken in launching the Santa Claus Foundation based near North Pole Alaska with San Francisco as headquarters. The nonprofit will answer letters and send gifts to underprivileged children while promoting peace through spiritual regeneration.
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Santa Claus Foundation
North Pole
Fairbanks
Alaska
Eddie Bracken
Santa Claus
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Hollywood
Bracken
Jack Carson
Dennis Morgan
Virginia Mayo
Michael O'Shea
Donald O'Connor
Jackie Coogan
Larry Sullivan
Janis Paige
Dick Haymes
Elephant Boy Weds Marilyn Cooper
The AP reports that the film star known as Elephant Boy and actress Marilyn Cooper were married Tuesday night in Hollywood with announcement made last night.
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Hollywood
Sabu
Elephant Boy
Marilyn Cooper
Ultrafax Demo Prompts Speedy Mass Communications
Washington AP reports Ultrafax technology demonstrated at the Library of Congress. It promises two-minute copying of 1 047 pages of Gone With The Wind and rapid transmission of FBI descriptions maps the Declaration of Independence and Gutenberg Bible page. Sarnoff calls it a milestone equal to the atomic split.
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Washington
Ultrafax
Library of Congress
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Pentagon
Sarnoff
Margaret Mitchell
FBI
Bunker Hill
Thomas Jefferson
Gutenberg
Six More Years Of Prosperity Seen By Agriculture Department
Washington AP economists in an unofficial Agriculture Department report foresee six years of prosperity with high employment and living standards above the 1935-39 prewar level. Even in a mild recession, purchasing power could rise due to price changes and wage growth, with farm prices and income tracking overall economic activity.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Dewey And Truman To Be Heard Tonight On New York Programs
The article notes both President Truman and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey are set to speak on New York programs with Truman delivering from the White House and Dewey at a memorial dinner for Alfred E. Smith. In France strikes threaten coal supplies as troops deploy in the St Etienne area and miners face mass layoffs due to flooding and clashes.
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Truman
New York
St. Etienne
Robert Lacoste
Lacoste
France
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
White House
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Tallulah Bankhead
Alfred E. Smith
One Sins All Pay Detroit Dodge Layoffs Hit 8400
Chrysler blames a time clock rush for a mass layoff at the Dodge main plant. After a one day penalty for the offender, 24 trim department workers quit in protest causing final assembly to stop and about 8,400 of 24,000 employees sent home.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
Trim
Elissa Landi Dies at 43 Italian Born Actress and Author
Elissa Landi, Italian born actress and novelist, died of cancer in Kingston Hospital at age 43. She leaves husband Curtiss Thomas and daughter Caroline Maude Landi Thomas, with father Count Charles Zanardi-Landi and brother Anthony. Landi debuted on Broadway in A Farewell To Arms and was praised as a versatile artist.
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Kingston
N. Y
Elissa Landi
Miss Landi
Elizabeth of Austria
Kingston Hospital
Kenneth Lefever
Curtiss Thomas
Miss Lands
Venice
Italy
Zanardi-Landi
Empress Elizabeth of
Austria
Rouben Mamoulian
Caroline Maude Landi Thomas
Count Charles Zanardi - Landi
Anthony
Hollywood
Peaceful end to Korean revolt eyed as troops close in
In Korea, government forces moved on insurgents in the southern mountains with a cabinet lifting martial law except in two provinces. A government source predicted 1,300 rebels would be captured within 48 hours and Yasu and Sunchon would be retaken in four days or less. Meanwhile big powers urged peaceful settlement in Paris, backing a Mexican resolution.
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U. S
Seoul
Yasu
Sunchon
Syngman Rhee
Cholla
Soviet Delegate Warns of Atomic Curtain Surrounding U S
Paris AP Soviet delegate Jacob Malik told a UN Assembly subcommittee on armaments that Western demands for arms reduction are as illogical as checking Martians for war. He spoke as the committee reviews Russia's proposal to cut armaments by one third within a year and to ban atomic bombs.
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Paris
Jacob Malik
United States
United Nations Assembly
Mars
Earth
Russia
Big Powers Press for Agreement at UN Session
In his first UN speech, the United States urged renewed efforts for a global pact. Dulles backed a Mexican proposal emphasizing big powers’ responsibility. Vishinsky and Couve De Murville endorsed the resolution’s principles but called for tweaks. Shawcross urged real commitment beyond lip service. Neutral Berlin talks seen as having a slim chance of success, with U S officials deeming the compromise acceptable.
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Ed States
Dulles
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Vishinsky
Britain
Sir Hartley Shawcross
Berlin
Quadruplets Born to English Sewing Machine Mechanic's Family
A girl and three boys were born to Mrs. Bessie Taylor in Edmonton England. Doctors said the mother’s condition was satisfactory and the quads have a good chance to live. Infants wear different colored ribbons for ID and are in oxygen tents. Father Robert Taylor awaits a larger house lease. The Taylors also have two other sons aged five and seven.
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Edmonton
England
Bessie Taylor
Robert
Taylors
Africa Added For Training U.S. Pilots
The United States expands its air force training to Africa with B 29 Superfortresses using Accra as a refueling stop on routes to the Middle East and Asia. Training began about a week ago to expose crews to African conditions and terrain. One crash near Tarbolton, Scotland, killed several aboard the Nijmegen including pilot Keene D. Parmentier and New York City resident Mary Badir, with others from Albany and more.
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United States
Global Air Force
Europe
Far East
Africa
England
Germany
Accra
Gold Coast
America
Air Transport Command
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Air Force Headquarters
Gulf of Guinea
Mixed Party Rule In U S Is Foreseen
Princeton expert Dr Edward S Corwin argues a split outcome is possible as of January 2 1949 with Thomas E Dewey president and Alben Barkley vice president if neither major party wins a majority in the electoral college after the November 2 elections.
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N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
Sen
Alben Barkley
Edward S. Corwin
Princeton University
Dr. Corwin
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Corwin
Plane crash in Scotland kills many US citizens
A KLM Constellation crashed near Prestwick Scotland in fog, killing nine Americans among 38 dead. Two Dutch survivors, Willem Hendrik Philippe of New York City and flight engineer Jacob Beenkencamp, were gravely injured. Six others survived the wreck, four dying in hospitals later. The four-engine airliner was en route from Amsterdam to New York.
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Civil Aviation Ministry
Prestwick
Tarbolton
Keene D. Parmentier
KLM
Mary Badir
New York City
Henry Finne
St. Albanys
New
Scotland
Royal Dutch Airlines
Constellation
Willem Hendrik Philippe
Jacob Beenkencamp
Amsterdam
New York
Toledo Bride’s Wedding Delayed by Royal Crash Death
Prince Alfred Hohenlohe of Austria who perished in a Royal Dutch plane crash in Scotland was en route to Toledo for the wedding of his stepdaughter Sylvia Southard 22. The bride’s fiancé John Tiedtke 40 a Toledo businessman planned October 30 nuptials that will be postponed. Mrs Southard widow of James Wendell Southard of Toledo was informed of her stepson in law’s death.
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Toledo
Prince Alfred Hohenlohe
Austria
Royal Dutch Airlines
Scotland
Sylvia Southard
John Tiedtke
Tiedtke
Prince Alfred
James Wendell Southard
Miss Southard
Stainach
Styria
Detroit Man 408s Chef Named At Forty and Eight Parade
Harold J. Riley of Detroit was elected chef de chemin de fer at the Forty and Eight promenade nationale in Miami Beach. Prizes announced for the parade included best drum and bugle corps awarded to Grand Voiture of Delaware with first to Akron Ohio and second to Akron. Los Angeles won best feature in its police unit, and Pennsylvania had the largest number in the march.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Forty and Eight Society
the American Legion
Harold J. Riley
Detroit
Grand Voiture
Delaware
Akron
Ohio
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
Slaying Suspect Declines Testimony in Medina Trial
The defense rested its case in the first degree murder trial of 19 year old Clark Hill without adding his testimony. Hill is accused of killing 17 year old Jeanette Weimer by piping exhaust fumes into his car. The defense says the death was accidental due to car exhaust leaks.
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Hill
Willaim G. Batchelder
Selwyn A. Stark
Stark
Young Hill
Medina Community Hospital
Theuess
The
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