Truman urges western voters to fire Congress on irrigation drive
President Truman tours Nevada and California pitching a vast irrigation and hydro power program as the most ambitious Western development plan. He accuses the 80th Congress of strangulation and rallies crowds in Salt Lake City, Oakland, and San Francisco before heading to Denver where Gov. Dewey answers.
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Truman Campaign
Truman
80Th Congress
Nevada
California
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Oakland
San Francisco
Tabernacle
Denver
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Congress
GOP
Louisiana May Put Truman on Ballot for Louisianas Electors
Louisiana legislators convened in a one day special session called by Gov Earl K Long to consider restoring President Truman name to the state ballot after the Democratic State Central Committee struck it on September 10 The move would allow Truman to run as the National Democratic Party candidate if approved by lawmakers and would counter the States Rights ticket led by Strom Thurmond and Fielding Wright.
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Baton Rouge
Truman
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Mr. Truman
Democratic State Central
Huey P. Long
National Democratic Party
National Party
State Central Committee
Democratic Party
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Soviet Vote Clash Breaks At UN Opening Session
Soviet Delegate Andrei Vishinsky warned the UN could become the disunited nations if certain countries press policies. He opposed Argentina backed plan to admit nations with seven Security Council votes, noting Russia’s past vetoes. The session also sparked protests over the Balkans report and Arab rejection of a Jewish state in Palestine. Western powers pressed Moscow on Berlin amid possible new UN notes.
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Vishinsky
Louis Nevin Paris
Andrei A. Vishinsky
United Nations
Argentina
Osal
Security Council
Russia
Pokad
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Balkans Commission
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
United States
Britain
Berlin
France
Moscow
New Times
Fire destroys Brush Berryllum plant in Lorain shut down
A major blaze at the government owned Brush Berryllum Company plant in Lorain gutted the interior of the facility during an estimated two hour fire. The $300000 expansion funded with Atomic Energy Commission aid had just begun 30 days earlier. No injuries were reported and 200 workers had left four hours before the blaze. Initial damage estimates were unavailable but expected to be high.
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Lorain, O
Brush Berryllum Company
Atomic Energy Commission
Warren Seeks United Action On Farm Issues
Gov Earl Warren promotes a nonpartisan, national unity approach to farm problems during a Midwest swing en route to Louisville. In St. Louis he wins a rousing reception with 50 000 to 75 000 lining the route, and 6 000 inside Kiel auditorium as supporters applaud his stance that agriculture is not a political issue.
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Warren
Louisville
Earl Warren
Midwest
St. Louis
Truman
Salt Lake City
Bernardotte's successor warned after Bernadotte assassination
Reliable sources report Stern Gang members threaten the life of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, acting UN mediator in Palestine after Count Folke Bernadotte was assassinated in Jerusalem last Friday.
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Haifa
Israel
Stern Gang
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Palestine
Bunche
Folke Bernadette
Jerusalem
The
Bevin backs Bernadotte plan to resolve Palestine question
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons Britain supports Count Folke Bernadotte's recommendations for Palestine with the United States. He said the Jerusalem assassination aimed to thwart the Swedish envoy's mission and urged completing his work based on his proposals.
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London
Britain
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
United States
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
United Nations
Jerusalem
Bevin
Israel Accuses Sternists in Bernadotte Slaying
Sources say the Israeli government fears threats and has placed Bunche and top aides under heavy guard by Jewish police. Bernadotte previously declined similar protection, while guards are on duty at Bunche’s residences by order of David Ben-Gurion.
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Bunche
Bernadotte
David Ben-Gurion
Certificates for Berlin airlift crews awarded in Wiesbaden
About 350 American airmen who completed 50 or more missions on the Berlin airlift will receive certificates from the U S Air Force. Lt Gen Curtis LeMay will present the certificates to pilots co pilots crew chiefs and flight engineers. Three airmen have over 75 missions and nine more over 70.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Curtis FE. LeMay
U S. Air Force
Europe
Wisconsin GOP picks Rennebohm for governor
In Milwaukee AP reports 59 year old drug chain owner Gecar Rennebohm won Wisconsin Republican primary for governor defeating Ralph Immell. He will face Democrat Carl W. Thompson, Stoughton attorney and Young Democrats leader who defeated William Carroll. Thompson runs as reformist Democrat hopeful.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Gecar Rennebohm
Carl W. Thompson
Stoughton
Rennebohm
Ralph M. Immell
Edward Bucher 19 Dies After Illness at Christ Hospital
Edward Bucher the son of Lawrence C Bucher Lincoln National Bank president died at Christ Hospital after a three month illness. The youth was 19 and resided in Cincinnati. He passed away yesterday, with funeral arrangements pending.
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Cincinnati
Edward Bucher
Lawrence C. Bucher
Lincoln National Bank
Christ Hospital
Dewey Plans Proposals to Halt Wars in Albuquerque Speech
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey promised a formula to prevent a new world war during a Southwest swing for his presidential bid. He would outline a blueprint for stable, improving economic conditions at home and a strong, consistent foreign policy while stressing decisive leadership amid Berlin and UN issues.
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Albuquerque
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Southwest
Paul Lockwood
New York
Govenor
Hom
New Mexico
John Foster Dulles
Paris
United Nations Assembly
Denver
UN Assembly
Berlin
Secret meeting alleged by Berlin communists
Western Berlin papers report a secret Friday meeting at Potsdam, headquarters of the Soviet Berlin army, to plot new steps in the blockaded city. Uproar follows as Soviet satellite leaders observed in several capitals, signaling a possible Moscow strategy session.
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Berlin
Germany
Potsdam
Washington
East Europe
Russia
Taeglische Rundschau
Provocateurs
Stonings
Ohio GOP adopts Herbert slogan to drive campaign
Ohio Republicans issue a 15 point record of Gov Herbert's accomplishments claiming tax cuts welfare building progress school funding and higher pension aid to the elderly and disabled. The move aligns party platform with Herbert as Lausche seeks reelection.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Hierbert
State House
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Fred H. Johnson
Johnson
Herbert
Or & X X
State Agriculture Department
State Board of Agriculture
Congress
Highway Department
Nine Die in Cairo Blast in Jewish Quarter
An explosion in Cairo's Jewish quarter killed nine people and injured twelve as four buildings were damaged. Ambulances rushed to the scene while police cordoned off the area and investigators began work. Rioting occurred but was halted by authorities.
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Cairo
Egypt
Lockland Youth Dies In Oxford Air Crash
Lockland youth Charles William Wyrick, 21, died when a BT-13 trainer crashed 400 feet into a cornfield near Miami University Airport in Oxford after takeoff. Investigators from Cincinnati studied the scene as coroner Garret Boone ruled death from burns. Survived by parents, siblings, and two grandmothers, funeral arrangements are by Hodapp Funeral Home of Carthage.
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Lockland
Oxford
Charles William Wyrick
Miami University
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Cincinnati
Roy Hillberg
Wyoming
University
Wyrick
Lester Drake
Garret Boone
Butler County
Oxford Fire Department
Beckham Wyrick
Beckham, Jr
Arther
Talitha
Betty Carolyn
W. R. Jones
London
Betty Wyrick
Corbin
Hodapp Funeral Home
Carthage
Dayton Executive Found Dead in Bed
Paul W. Williams 57 executive vice president of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce was found dead in his bed in Dayton Ohio. Coroner A P McDonald said he died of a heart attack after midnight Monday. His wife was away in Newton Falls. He is survived by a daughter Mrs N Wayne Taylor of Mansfield and a grandson Stephen Wayne Taylor of Mansfield.
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Paul W. Williams
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
A. P. McDonald
Newton Falls
Chamber
Elwood E. Zimmer
Donald Battin
Williams
Mansfield
N. Wayne Taylor
Stephen Wayne Taylor
Destructive Florida Hurricane Dims Over Lake Okeechobee
A 100 mile per hour hurricane battered Florida causing two deaths and numerous minor injuries across the Keys Miami and nearby regions. The center was expected to move north into the Atlantic near Melbourne late tonight as winds plowed through Clewiston and surrounding sugar cane areas.
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Miami
Lake Okeeschobee
Florida
Florida Keys
Keys
Atlantic
Melbourne
Merritts Island
Clewiston
Lake Okeechobee
United States
Storm Brings Wind Gusts and Flood Threats to Florida coast
In Miami area the Red Cross sheltered 8,300 refugees as 25,000 meals worth of food was stocked for two days. A hurricane produced 125 mph winds at Everglades City and 160 mph gusts in Key West. breakers sprayed 80 feet. Sightseers braved rain as a Seminole school shelter drew attention amid the storm.
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Miami
Fla
Re Cross
Baker's Haulover Bridge
Miami Beach
Florida
Everglades City
Key West
Catherine Fornshell
Hialeah
Miramar
Everglades
Russia Has Not Yet Produced Atomic Bomb, McNaughton Says
Paris AP General A G L McNaughton, Canada's UN AEC representative, said Russia probably has not yet built an atomic bomb and may need five more years to complete one. He added that the United States Britain and Canada lead in atomic energy despite Russia's feverish efforts and urged timely international control.
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Paris
Russia
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughton
Canada
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Britain
Man 21 Sentenced for Pickle Swindle in Winnipeg
Alphonse Letendre aged 21 admitted stealing a 40 gallon barrel of tomato pickles from a warehouse. He returned for a barrel of dills but was caught on the second trip and given six months in jail by a local court.
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Winnipeg
Man
Alphonse Letendre
Cuban hurricane kills six. Cuba calls disaster area
Six people died as a hurricane struck Cuba and moved toward Florida. Communications were restored to assess damage, which surpassed 3 million dollars. Matanzas province suffered the worst impact, with expectant casualty tallies as reports came in from affected towns.
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Havana
Cuba
Florida
Matanzas
1928 hurricane floods Florida pantries and shelters
The 1928 storm overwhelmed banks and drowned about 2 500 laborers in the winter salad bowl area. Communications with Key West and other towns were out. Red Cross reports 8 300 people sheltered in Miami with food for 53 000 for two days. Refugees from Highlands County sought refuge in Sebring as the hurricane neared Clewiston.
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Key West
Truman
White House
Everglades City
Miami
Clewiston
Progressives To Stay Wallace Out In 1952
In New York Henry A Wallace pledged the Progressive Party will not disappear in 1948 and hinted he may not run in 1952. At a $10b-a-plate dinner he urged leaders to build a lasting party, while campaign chief C R B Baldwin outlined support for liberal Democrats and cross endorsements, including Helen Gahagan Douglas’s potential bid.
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Wallace
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Businessmen For
Bull Moose
Robert M. la Follette
C. R B. Baldwin
Helen Gahagan Douglas
D-Cal
Chester Bowles
Conecticut
Baldwin
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