Soviet Forces to Quit Manchuria and Chinese Reds Rise
Gen Chou En lai stated in an interview that there is no need for United States to transport Kuomintang troops to areas recovered from the Japanese. He noted the U S Seventh Fleet movements redistributing central government forces bolster China’s position but do not amount to direct action against the Communists.
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Red
Eeck
Enen
Galence
Chou En-lai
United States
Kuomintang
U. S Seventh Fleet
Chiane
Paying Higher Price For Butter Today
A retail price increase for butter takes effect today after an earlier schedule change. The adjustment raises costs for shoppers and affects grocery storefronts.
Light Rain Opens November Weather
November starts with a brief, heavy shower signaling moisture for fall pastures and plowing. Last night’s low was 40 with noon readings in the mid 50s. October 1943 averaged 47.57 degrees, higher than October 1944.
No More Prank Fort Worth Sheriff Walks In
Sheriff H W Rhodes of Tarrant County interrupted a prank in progress as he investigated a report at a Fort Worth location. Details remain sparse but authorities were on scene to assess the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
H. W. Rhodes
Tarrant County
Senate Debates Reorganization Power and 60 Day Rule
Senators clash over a measure that would block changes to 13 agencies and grant broad presidential authority. Revercomb faults the 60 day provision noting Congress often delays action and suggesting removing time limits. The bill would let a reorganization plan take effect after 60 days unless Congress disapproves.
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House
Senate
Revercomb
R-V.va
Congress
Jap Atrocities in Manila Recounted in Testimony
Witness testimony recounts Japanese actions in Manila during the Philippines campaign. A commander is charged with responsibility for actions, with accounts noting some women survived while others were killed. The testimony emphasizes the decision making behind the executions and abuses.
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Manila
Philippines
Tragic Navy Plane Crash Claims Fourteen Lives on Rich Mountain
Officials from the U S forestry service report that a navy transport plane crashed on Rich mountain, leaving fourteen people dead. Fire and wreckage hinder investigation as search teams assess the scene and casualties.
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Page
Okla
Rich Mountain
U. S. Forestry Service
Halloween Ends Amid Mild Destruction Night
A gang of seven ended Halloween with destruction in Monroe and Spring Creek areas. Glass panes, flower boxes, furniture, and playground equipment suffered damage, but a parade by East school pupils in disguises contrasted with the chaos, reflecting a calmer, ceremonial close to the night.
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Cerae
Monroe
Spring Creek
Clarno Corners
Iso
Ben Kolander
East School
Herriot Jorgensen
Helen Smith
Maurice Quinn
Farm Price Hike Linked to Labor Cost Challenge
Congress members led by Representative Pace urged rewriting the farm parity formula to include farm labor costs. They tied higher agricultural prices to President Truman’s call for a wage boost, arguing labor outlays were previously deemed insignificant but now affect parity.
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Washington—i
Truman
Pace
Approximll
Georgia Wipes Out Case Against Author Of Chain Gang Story
Georgia today cleared the case against fugitive author Robert Elliott Burns. His prison term is erased and his civil state restored after the parole board commuted his sentence to time served without granting a full pardon. Burns admitted a $5 stickup in Atlanta in 1922 and detailed how he, a former veteran, joined a flophouse acquaintance on the grocery store holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Robert Elliott Burns
Burns
Crossing Crash Kills 17 Prisoners of War
A New York Central passenger train struck a truck carrying 17 POWs near Adrian. Militia policeman Proward Loughrin died en route, and 16 POWs were among the dead. The truck wreckage stretched 300 feet along the track. the rest were hospitalized in serious condition after the collision.
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Proward Loughrin
Cadillac
Brissoners
New York Central
Adrian
Pinsfield
Discharge Scores Adjusted for Enlisted Army Members
The discharge score for enlisted men in the army decreased from 34 while all officers and nurses’ scores remained unchanged. This change affects personnel status and potential benefits while preserving officer and nurse classifications.
First Hint of War Blame on Hirohito Emerges in Reparations
Washington signals Hirohito bears part of wartime blame as the imperial fortune faces seizure under reparations. The imperial balance sheet totals about 106 million dollars with only 22 million liquid assets, sparking Japanese debate and signaling possible war-criminal labeling. Supreme Headquarters orders freezing assets of puppet regime officials, and U.S. detectives uncover vast caches of maps, including Civil War Gettysburg plans, amid wartime intelligence finds.
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Hirohito
Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Reparations
Comtee
Alaska
Tax Measure Sent To White House
The Senate approved a 5.92 billion tax reduction bill sending it to President Truman for signature. The measure cuts income tax for 12 million people, forgives service pay taxes for veterans from 1941, and repeals excess profits tax while freezing payroll tax for 1946. excises stay at wartime rates.
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White House
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Senate-House
Internal Revenue Department
Fewer Unemployment Claims Reported in Wisconsin
The industrial commission said total unemployment benefit claims fell to 18,620 for the week ending October 27 the lowest weekly total since V J Day. About 1 000 new benefit claims were filed during the week a new low since the end of the war.
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Madison
The
Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
Nache Commission
Watertown Woman Dies in Local Incident
A Watertown woman identified as Mrs. Edward A. Wescott, age 52, wife of the superintendent of Bethesda Lutheran, died in a local incident. Details remain sparse but authorities confirmed the death of the Watertown resident.
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Watertown
Edward A. Wescott
Besesda Luth
Lewis visits White House and seeks union role
John L. Lewis met President Truman at the White House for the first time in four years and urged his United Mine Workers to join the ia management conference opening Monday. In Wisconsin, Madison resident Shemund Weland was fined 500 dollars and placed on probation for four years after being found guilty of fourth degree manslaughter in the death of Hans Saether of Stoughton.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
White House
United Mine Workers
President Truman
Ia-Management
Madison
Shemund Weland
Jadee Rey D. Proctor
Hans Saether
Stoughton
Baruch Warns of German Japanese War Plans
Baruch told a Senate subcommittee that Germany and Japan will devise science to wage a third world war. He urged continued control of their scientific resources for years after occupation and urged policing of war technology until a spiritual rebirth occurs.
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Washington
Barnard M. Baruch
Japan
Germany
Baruch
Senate
Crash at Madison Kills 1 Hurts 4
Madison county officers report a head on collision near here killed George O. Ue bel 57 of Madison and injured four others. The injured are Lester Forsyth 39 of Wauwatosa Viola Voskeil of Juneau Mrs Gwendolyn Williams 32 and James Williams 23 of Madison. Cause undetermined. Forsyth drove one car Voskeil the other.
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Madison
George O. Uebel
Here
Lester R. Forsyth
Wauwatosa
Viola Voskeil
Juneau
Gwendolyn Williams
James Williams
Forsyth
Miss Voskeil
Milwaukee Man Killed by Truck After Fall Under Wheels
Otto Acker of Milwaukee County was fatally injured yesterday when he fell under the wheels of a truck. Acker was reported to have been walking near the vehicle when the accident occurred. Police and investigators are examining the scene for details.
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Milwaukee
Otto Acker
Uder
Bus Strike Halts Greyhound Lines East of Mississippi
The six Greyhound routes east of the Mississippi halt operations as 4 000 AFL workers strike over wage rates. Union officials warn the walkout could spread nationwide, with drivers and agents seeking higher pay and mileage rates. About 225 000 idle nationwide, plus 50 000 Western Union workers seeking a wage settlement.
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Associated Press
AFL
Greyhound
Mississippi
George E. Siff
Amalgamated Association of Street
Electric
Greyhound Lines
New York City
E — Amalgamated Way and Motor Coach Employes Union
Chicago
St. Louis
Western Union Telegraph Company
San Francisco Bay Area
CIO
Geateaa
San Francisco
Tramar
Banks Held as War Criminals After Nazi Financing Probe
The United States Army in the American occupation zone arrests 21 directors from six major German banks for financing Hitler and aiding Nazi war efforts. Officials name Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, Commerzbank, Reichsbank affiliated Die Bank, Berliner Handelsgesellschaft, and Bank der Deutschen Arbeit among those implicated. Some banks are closed or operating ogranicly while more directors are sought.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
R. A. Nixon
U. S
Hitler
Claim New Evidence Shows Hitler and Eva Dead
British intelligence reports conclude Hitler and Eva Braun died on April 30 in the bunker. Bodies, burned in the garden outside, were allegedly drenched with gasoline after poisoning and death by suicide, with Goebbels and Bormann involved in disposal.
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Berlin
Hitler
Eva Braun
Lory
Goebbels
Bormann
Martin Bormann
Showdown On Move To Limit UNRRA Aid
Washington's House debated a 550 million dollar UNRRA appropriation with an amendment by Rep. Clarence Brown to withhold relief from any country restricting full and free access to U.S. newsmen reporting UNRRA activities. The provision, shaped to avoid procedural issues, targets nations discriminating against American reporters.
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Washington
House
Clarence Brown
Ohio
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United States
Brown
New Farm Structure Underway South of Lynch Garage
Excavation has begun for a new farm display building south of the H. Lynch garage at 17th avenue. R. L. Rote oversees construction described as two stories plus basement, 37 feet wide and 80 feet deep, set back from the semicircular drive with brick on the second floor and fireproof features.
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H. Lynch
17Th Avenue
R. L. Rote
Ieport
Wheat Subsidy Hikes Announced for November
Washington reports a 30 cent per bushel subsidy on wheat and flour for November. Pacific coast wheat and ground wheat from that area receive 33 cents per bushel. Increase reflects a rise over last month.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ifk
Pacific Coast
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Tojo
Rebecca Schmidt
Hideki Tojo
Baltimore
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Tere Te Ne
Solons
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Philippine
Jose B. Laurel
Pacemah
Arsenio
Brazil
Jose Linhares
Pedro Aurelio
Monteiro
Ministry of War
Rio de Janeiro
War Machine
Eva
UNRRA
Lynch Garage
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