Two Prison Break Intrusion In Arizona Courthouse
Five inmates escaped the midtown county jail in Phoenix in a brazen break at 1 15 am. Two prisoners were killed during the escape after clashes with a night watchman and deputies. One, Jack L. Tatum, fled the courthouse while another two, Dinzel McDonald and John Bridges, were captured amid tear gas and gunfire.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Reading
Tom Stone
Jack L. Tatum
Arizona
Edward Corcoran
Edward McEwen
Tatum
Sheriff's
Court House
Cest
W. A. Millett
Millett
Corcoran
McEwen
Stone
Record Room
O. Z. Alford
Dinzel McDonald
John Bridges
McDonald
Bridges
Coal Strike Shrinks Train Service As Talks Falter
President Truman leans on mediator Cyrus Ching to broker steel settlement and end the month-old coal walkout. Coal stocks dwindle as ICC orders a 25 percent cut in coal burning passenger trains and railroads prepare for further reductions.
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Washington
Truman
Cyrus Ching
U. S. Steel Corporation
CIO
Association of American Railroads
ICC
New York Central Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Roy B. White
B. and O
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis
Ching
U.S. Steel
Philip Murray
Hawaii Dock Strike Near Settlement
Honolulu AP reports a breakthrough in Hawaii waterfront labor dispute as fringe wage issues in three outer island ports are resolved. ILWU and employers agreed on pay boosts for non stevedoring workers with earlier settlements for stevedoring firms, paving the way for a return to work by Sunday or Monday.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
CIO
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Union
Amtorg Officers And Corporation Indicted By Jury
A federal grand jury indicted Amtorg Trading Corporation and six officers for failing to register as foreign agents. Five Russians were arrested in New York and held on bail pending a Washington hearing. the sixth official remains in Russia. The State Department had earlier noted Amtorg's registration lapse.
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Washington
Russia
Amtorg Trading Corporation
United States
Soviet Union
McGrath
State Department
Moscow
New York
U. S
Amtorg
Isadore Needleman
Edward E. Richey
Atomic pace debate rocked by Urey and Groves
Nobel laureate Harold Urey warned Russia is closing the gap in atomic development and may surpass the United States unless secrecy is reduced. General Leslie Groves challenged the view, arguing secrecy protected Allied recovery time. Other scientists echoed concerns about U.S. leadership and defense.
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Harold C. Urey
U.S
Dr. Urey
Groves
U. S
Urey
Congress
Ure
Atomic Energy
United States
Atom
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Frederick Seitz
University of Illinois
Eugene Rabinowitch
Illinois
Hessen
Soviet Union
Note On Door Leads To Theft in Batavia
Mrs Barbara Smith left a note on her floor telling her son where to find the key. Hours later burglars ransacked the home and stole about 1700 in cash jewelry and a diamond stud and cuff set a gold wrist watch and other items were taken police suspect youths followed the note to the house and gained access.
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Batavia
Barbara Smith
Edward Colonel
McGinley Attick Cleanup Ends With Wife’s Objection
McGinley cleans the attic of junk including clothes and old furniture. He hauls out a rocker and broken chairs while his wife moves items back to the basement. Each trip ends with more postponement as she objects to discarding their possessions.
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McGinley
Eleven Reds file appeal motions after stiff sentences
Eleven convicted Communist leaders sentenced by Federal Judge Harold Medina for conspiracy to advocate overthrow of the U S government filed appeals for review. Each man received five years for ten and three years for one, all with $10 000 fines. They paid a $5 fee per motion and remain jailed as crowds demonstrated outside the courthouse.
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Harold R. Meding
New York
Benjamin Davis, Jr
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
Gilbert Green
Illinois
John Williamson
Gus Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
NEA
America
Harold R. Medina
U. S
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Medina
Robert G. Thompson
New York State
Federal
Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
Judge Medina
ADA
Charles N. la Follette
Czechs Arrest More Priests
Prague based police raids in the last two weeks led to the detention of dozens of Roman Catholic priests. Officials estimate over 300 priests are jailed for opposing the government church control law that makes them civil servants and gives state control over church appointments finances and administration. The crackdown is separate from mass roundups of small businessmen sent to prisons and labor camps.
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Prague
Burglars Blamed for $7000 Cleveland Fire
Police say careless burglars started a house fire in southeast Cleveland by using matches to search dark rooms. Ezra W. Imhof, the homeowner, was away when the blaze was discovered.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Ezra W. Imhof
Talk Heads May Roll In Pentagon Brings Sharp Words Of Caution
Two women were found bludgeoned to death and their brother shot in Berkeley California today. Mamie McKenzie age 70 and Irene O Neil about 60 were killed in their residence. The brother Eugene O Neil 62 a retired Southern Pacific locomotive engineer died from a gunshot wound. The gun lay in the hallway. police could not confirm if suicide or murder. The last paper was dated October 11.
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Berkley
Cal
Mamie McKenzie
Stern Hall
University of California
Irene O'Neil
Southern Pacific
O'Neil
Oakland Tribunes
Washington
House
Representatives Short
R-Mo
Sasseer
Johnson
Lasseer
Short
Navy
Armed Services
Sullivan
Defense Establishment
Boston
Navy Department
George
Gold Strike Reported On Yukon River
Fort Yukon area on the Yukon River yields pea sized gold nuggets in two mile stretch on both sides of the initial strike. Clifton Carrol named as finder. reports from Gilbert Lord Jim McGoffin and Rev Edward Badten. Interior Airways flying prospectors to the area with about 50 workers panning along the stream.
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Klondike
Alaska
Nome
Fairbanks
Yukon River
Fort Yukon Circle
Fort Yukon
Arctic Circle
Clifton Carrol
Gilbert Lord
Jim McGoffin
Edward Badten
Assemblies of God Church
Badten
Magoffin
Interior Airways
Clerk Resigns in Wilmington as New Clerk Named
Miss Blanche Gregory resigns as Wilmington clerk of courts effective January 1 after long service since 1941 and prior deputy role from 1929 to 1941. County commissioners appoint Mrs. J Thomas Schnapp Blanchester to replace her.
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Wilmington
D. (Ap
Blanche Gregory
J. Thomas Schnapp
Allen Slated To Be Named Ambassador
Washington reports that George V. Allen, former Iran ambassador, is slated by Secretary Acheson to become ambassador to Yugoslavia. The move aligns with Western efforts to aid Tito against Moscow and follows a pending lifting of the civilian aircraft ban to Yugoslavia.
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Washington
United States
George V. Allen
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Allen
Acheson
Cavendish Cannon
Iran
Soviet Russia
Europe
London
Truman
Belgrade
Tito
Cominform
U. S
Britain
Truman Plans Policy Speech At United Nations Building
President Truman cruised the Potomac and prepared a foreign policy speech to be delivered Monday at the cornerstone laying of the United Nations building in New York. He and his party will return to Washington Sunday afternoon.
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Washington
Truman
Potomac
New York
UN Debates Human Rights Case at General Assembly
At the United Nations General Assembly the East West dispute over human rights in Soviet satellites dominated. Soviet Ukraine premier Dmitriy Z Manuilsky led a session charging mass arrests in Czechoslovakia with Bulgaria Romania and Hungary cited for violations. Britain’s Sir Hartley Shawcross condemned the bloc leaders and pressed for a vote to cite Bulgaria Romania and Hungary to the International Court of Justice.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Dmitriy Z.manuilsky
Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Russia
Kuzma Kisselev
Britain
Sir Hartley Sawc Oss
Andrei Vishinsky _Kisselevy
International Court of Jus
Benjamin V. Cohen
Shawcross
Nuenerberg
GM To Study Pension Plan With Unions
GM agrees to pension talks with two unions. Meetings with United Auto Workers and United Workers are set for November 7 in Detroit. Talks will study pension plans, not bargain on a new contract. GM contract with UAW runs to May 2, 1950.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
United Workers
Howey
UAW
General Motors
Specialist Dies
London AP reports Sir Rice Cassidy aged 63, world renowned specialist in heart disease treatment, has died today. He led major research and served at prominent medical institutions. His work advanced cardiac care and a global medical community honors his contributions.
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London
Sirrice Cassidy
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Leslie R. Groves
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Pentagon
Fairbanks, Alaska
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