Truman calls for international control to outlaw atomic bomb
President Truman urged all nations to agree on a workable international system to outlaw atomic weapons amid Russia's refusal to join. He spoke at the UN headquarters cornerstone ceremony, defending Baruch Plan and urging human rights and negotiation to prevent tyranny and war.
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Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
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Bernard Ruch
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Navy Admirals May Be Fired Says Officials
Washington AP uneasy Pentagon truce amid congressional hearings on unification policy. Top Navy official Admiral Louis E Denfeld faces potential removal as dissent grows over plans that merge sea air power under one team. Critics urge slow, careful action and avoidance of vindictiveness while leaders warn of shifts in unification strategy.
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Congress approves start of wind tunnel weapon tests
Congress approved a 30 million dollar start on a program to test future fighting weapons. The plan includes building wind tunnels to test guided missile models and high speed aircraft capable of defending against enemy craft.
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Senate
House
Truman
Russia
Air Force Engineering Center
One Killed and 31 Hurt in Pa Crash
A Greyhound bus and a trailer loaded with 33 000 pounds of steel collided west of Paols killing an 18 year old sailor Stephen H Chapss Jr and injuring 31. The trailer tore into the bus front sending passengers through the rear emergency exit as responders rushed the injured to nearby hospitals.
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Stephen H. Chapss Jr
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Chester County
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Pittsburgh
Outlook for Settlement in Big Strikes Darkens
Washington reports the outlook for voluntary settlements in the coal and steel strikes remains bleak as White House intervention grows likely. President Truman’s stance is unclear while mediation continues with Cyrus S. Ching and CIO leaders meeting in Cleveland. Fuel shortages threaten rail service and talks with miners and steel workers stall.
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Bidault Works to Form New French Cabinet Amid Crisis
Paris sources report Georges Bidault seeking to lead France from a 19 day political crisis as he tries to assemble a cabinet with Socialist Jules Moch and Radical Socialist Rene Mayer already failing to rebuild the three party coalition. President Vincent Aurial designated Bidault premier, stressing the need to manage international duties and upcoming European conferences.
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Georges Bidault
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France
Henri Queuille
Jules Moch
Rene Mayer
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Youthful Prisoner Sought After Midtown Jail Break
Peace officers widen the hunt for Jack Tatum, a 27 year old convicted felon linked to a sensational jail break at the Maricopa County courthouse. Two inmates, Edward Corcoran and Charles McEwen, were killed by night watchman Tom Stowe during the escape attempt. Deputy O Z Alford was wounded. two other prisoners surrendered after gunfire and tear gas.
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Jack Tatum
Maricopa County
Florence Junction
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Minden Nev
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Edward Corcoran
Harold Hale
Charles Edward McEwen
Stowe
O. Z. Alford
John Bridges
Dinzel McDonald
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Freight Truck Crash Kills Driver on Route 6 Bridge
On Route 6 a narrow bridge collision between two freight trucks left Ray H. Gerhart 52 of Jonestown Pa dead from a broken neck. Paul R. Reed 42 of Chicago injured seriously. Robert McDonald of Napanee Ind. minor injuries. Traffic halted four hours.
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Paul R. Reed
Chicago
Robert McDonald
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Chinese Work on Burma Road Gains Momentum
Chinese Nationalist engineers reportedly repair the Burma Road as a wartime link from India to China. No confirmation yet of reopening talks with Burma on supply or escape use, though observers expect discussion in future China talks. Rangoon awaits Myint Thein’s report and recognition talks with the Burmese government.
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Veteran Great Lakes engineer John L. Thomas dies at 59
Cleveland AP reports John L. Thomas 59, a veteran of more than 20 years sailing on the Great Lakes, died yesterday. He served as chief engineer on U S Merchant Ships during the last war.
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U. S
Search for woman abducted from home across 11 states
Police spread a wide alert after Mrs Dorothy Forstein vanished from her home while in pajamas. Her nine year old daughter Marcy reported a man carried her mother away. The police joined by state agencies pursued a possible foul play case with few physical clues found.
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Jules Forstein
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Politician Hatzenbuhler Dies at 64 in Mansfield
George Hatzenbuhler longtime Illinois Republican figure of the 1930s died in Mansfield after a brief illness. The Bloomington native had moved to Mansfield only three weeks earlier and was retired from politics.
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Samuels Elected Chaplain of National Jewish War Veterans
Mrs. Bertha Samuels of Cleveland Ohio was elected chaplain of the National Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary in a meeting held yesterday in Miami Beach Florida.
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Autumn Leaves and the Frustration of Yard Cleanup
A humorous poem describes the futile effort of raking autumn leaves. A man battles wind and backache as leaves scatter, children topple his piles, and he vows to abandon the rake, lamenting the burden of falling leaves.
CIO Officer Is Suspended In Ohio Union Feud
Lem Markland, Ohio Kentucky district president of the CIO United Electrical Workers, is suspended from Big Local 801 while also being nominated for local president. Nine other members are suspended in a vote of 800 to 1000. local president Robert Elsner, a right wing leader, says all are charged with actions against union interests. Markland calls the suspensions railroaded by Elsner.
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Lem Markland
Ohio - Kentucky
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Oe Big
Markland
Robert Elsner
Elsner
Vandals On Loose Reported Across Columbus South and West
Police described a wide spread wave of pre Halloween vandalism in Columbus on the south and west sides. Most incidents involved breaking windows and trashing streets, with one man saying vandals shredded bed clothing inside his home and then set his car on fire.
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Long Railroad Strike Settled After 45 Days
Missouri Pacific trains halted by a 45 day strike of operating employees are to resume service. The settlement came after arbitration on 93 grievances under the Railway Labor Act and a railroad adjustment board. Normal operations will take several days with some trains resuming today and full service likely in 2 to 3 days.
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Missouri Pacific
Railroad Adjustment Board
Paul J. Neff
Neff
Bridges elected president of Cleveland postal workers union
J P Bridges won the Cleveland Branch presidency of the National Alliance of Postal Employees yesterday replacing Bertram A Washington who resigned. Washington had led a campaign to reinstate postal workers suspended for disloyalty and quit after it emerged he was employed by the CIO United Electrical Workers.
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Cleveland
National Alliance of Postal Employes
Bertram A. Washington
Washington
CIO
United Electrical Workers
New Yorker Involved in Apparent Suicide Attempt
A 26 year old New York society figure, Allen Thomas Sturges, lay critical with a bullet in his brain after an apparent suicide attempt in a Brownsville Texas house. Detectives say he faced two felony warrants for mortgage auto and swindling and had been found with two young women and a note in the bedroom.
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Case Society
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J. D. Irvin
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Alliance: Henry Temert to turn 92 this November
The newspaper notes Henry C Temert, one of the oldest physicians in the United States, will be 92 years old on November 2. His long career as a physician places him among the era's veteran medical practitioners.
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