Dewey Hits Missouri Campaign Trail for United Stand
In Missouri, then-Boosting Dewey urged a stable foreign policy and a united nation. He criticized “blackguarding” Congress and pledged vigor in government while touring Warrensburg and Junction City en route with campaign train. Police estimate Warrensburg turnout around four thousand. He spoke of building a firm policy aimed at world peace in Sedalia and other stops.
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Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Missouri
United States
Congress
New York
Warrensburg
Junction City
Kas
William W. Smith
Sedalia
End of 1948 Campaign Tour for Dewey and Truman
The AP reports the 1948 presidential contest closes with Dewey returning to Albany after a cross country trip while Truman heads to Washington and then a four day swing through Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Truman’s train covered over 8000 miles across 19 states with about 140 speeches drawing an estimated 2 to 3 million listeners.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
President Truman
Washington
Pacific Coast
Truman
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Dewey
Washington Union Station
CIO Fages Split Over Left Wing Factions Ahead of Convention
The CIO faces a split between left and right factions after elections. A three man inquiry into leadership of the NYC CIO council begins Oct 14 in New York amid anti Communist pressure from Curran and Quill. Findings to be reported Nov 17 with potential disciplinary action at the Portland convention.
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Washington
CIO
Portland
Ore
Greater
New York City
CIO Council
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Michael Quill
Transport Workers
CIO Executive Board
Philip Murray
Truck Drivers Killed in Berlin Fire Truck Collision
In Frankfurt Germany on Sunday an American air force enlisted driver was killed when a fire truck crashed into a taxiing C-54 at the Rhine main air base. The truck struck the propeller and the vehicle then collided with another parked C-54. two German firefighters were lightly hurt.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Frankfurt Rhine Main Air Base
Berlin
Flying Saucers Return Over Fargo in 30 Minute Air Duel
National Guard pilot Lt. George Gorman reported a 30 minute chase of a lighted disk over Fargo with two control tower operators corroborating. He said the object outmaneuvered and outran his F-51 as Dr. A. E. Cannon watched from the ground. the sighting occurred near 4500 feet above the city.
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Fargo
N. D
National Guard
Air Force Intelligence
George Gorman
178Th
North Dakota Air National Guard
Lloyd Jenson
H. E. Johnson
Hector
Gorman
A. E. Cannon
Norwegain flying boat capsizes near Trondheim
A four engine Norwegian flying boat with 41 passengers and seven crew sank off Hommelvik near Trondheim killing 19 or more, with 22 feared dead and many rescued. Earl Bertrand Russell survived after being plunged into the sea and later prepared to lecture in Trondheim.
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Oslo
Norway
Trondheim
Earl Bertrand Russell
Sandringham
Hommelvik
Lisbeth Stroem
United States
Earl Russell
Northwestern First to Top National Standings With Purdue Win
Northwestern defeated Purdue 21 to 0 in New York rallying to the top of college football as Harvard opened under a new coach with a 33 to 24 win over Columbia. Notre Dame routed Pittsburgh 40 to 0 while Michigan edged Oregon 14 to 0 and Ohio State shut down Southern California 20 to 0. Charles Justice scored all NC touchdowns in a 21 to 14 win over Georgia. Indiana topped Iowa 7 to 0 in the Big Nine as other major games ended in ties.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Northwestern
Purdue
Evanston
Ill
Wildcats
Notre Dame
Harvard
Columbia
North Carolina
Georgia
Middle West
Pittsburgh Panthers
Michigan
Walverines
Norman van Brocklin
Oregon
Southern California
Ohio State
Joe Whisler
Charles (Choo Choo) Justice
Art Valley
Brown
Princeton
Yale
Connecticut
Duke
North Carolina State
Tennessee
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Baylor
Mississippi State
Louisiana Tech
Auburn
Indiana
Iowa
Brond Harry Jagade
War experts predict 1 to 3 month U S resupply blitz
Two air strategists argue the United States can win a war in one to three months with a small force of planes using a super blitz of atomic bombs. They say sustained bombing and mass raids end with the A bomb era and critique air force orthodoxy while Maxwell Field hosts the Air University Quarterly Review.
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Washington
United States
Air University Quarterly Review
Frederick L. Moore
Dale O. Smith
United States Air Force
Air University
Maxwell Base
Ala
Air Force
Smith
Neville High Tigerettes and pep squad drive football spirit
Jes Ramblin praises Neville High pupils for teamwork with the 50 percent active student participation in football, band, Tigerette cubs and Tigerettes. The voluntary group funds itself, assists in entertaining halves, sells programs, and supports school events while the unbeaten team plays Friday night.
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Neville High
Tigerette Cubs
Tigerettes
Neville
Indians Clinch Tie For First In A.L. Pennant Race
The Cleveland Indians crushed the Detroit Tigers 8 0 to move at least a tie for the league lead while the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 5 1 to drop New York two games back. Both Cleveland and Boston finish with one game remaining. The Indians host Detroit tomorrow and could win the pennant by victory. If Boston wins and Cleveland loses a one game playoff would be staged in Boston Monday.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Red Sox
Indians
Tigers
Sox
Boston
Detroit
Former Local Man Killed in Dubach
James A. Kelly a 50 year old Dubach resident employed by Fisher Engineering was killed while unloading a heavy machine from a railroad car. A winch cable slipped and the machine crushed him against the car, death attributed to a broken neck and shoulder. Funeral services set for Monday at Fellowship Church with burial at Fellowship Cemetery. He is survived by his wife three sons four daughters and several relatives.
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Ruston
James A. Kelly
Dubach
Fisher Engineering Company
Kelly
Lincoln Parish
J. J. Bennett
Roseland
Tex
Fellowship Church
Pruitt
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Fellowship Cemtery
Devon Albert Kelly
Albert Kelly, Jr
Monroe
Courtney Hill Kelly
Audrey Sue
Mary Arbece
Argentina Restores News Folders for Five Foreign Correspondents
In Buenos Aires the Peron government briefly restored filing privileges for five foreign correspondents including Joseph F. McEvoy of AP and Milton Bracker of the Times after ordering cables to stop messages earlier. A final decision due Monday on whether privileges are fully confirmed orSuspended remains unclear.
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Buenos Aires
Peron
Joseph F. McEvoy
Associated Press
Milton Bracker
Virginia Lee Warren
New York Times
Hebert M. Clark
Chicago Sun-Times
Buffalo Courier Express
London Telegraph
ABC Broadcasting Chain
Jose Arrieta
Urugayan
Reuters
Clark
New York Daily News
Director of Communications
Cable and Wireless Companies
Teen-age party series blamed on parental delinquency in Iowa
Des Moines report details a 10 day run of teen age parties at a luxury cabin near Des Moines. Sheriff Reppert cites parental neglect as a primary factor as more than 30 youths gathered, drank and engaged in immoral acts with six youths jailed. More than twenty teenagers admitted immoral acts. A 15 year old girl described intimate encounters with seven boys in a single night.
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Des Moines
Here
Howard C. Reppert
Reppert
George Rouse
Direct Talks Seen as Soviet Path in Berlin Crisis
Berlin report says Soviet commander Marshal Sokolovsky warned the Berlin crisis would not be solved by United Nations action and urged direct talks with the Western powers. He claimed Western plans aim to dissolve the western German state and warned U.N. action would fail. Debate on the blockade opens in Paris with the United States Britain and France referring the issue to the Security Council.
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Berlin
Germany
United Nations
Spertata
Paris
U. S
Britain
France
U.N. Security Council
Russia
Vassily Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
U. N
House of Commons
Russians Harass Air Corridor to Berlin Amid Unrest
Russians warned of fighter gunnery in the airlift corridor to Berlin but Western pilots saw no shooting. Reports from Leipzig and Goerlitz described requisitioned areas and hunger strikes, while unrest spread in Jena and Potsdam as crowds clashed with Soviet and police forces.
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Berlin
U. S
West Berlin
Karlshorst
Leipzig
Potsdam
ADN
Goerlitz
Saxony
Jena
Thuringia
Reds Make Quick Change on Atom Bomb in Council
Paris reports Russia shifted signals and called for an UN ban on the atomic bomb with controls, while veto rights on the control system persist. Western delegates saw no compromise and pursued a confidence vote, with Warren R. Austin labeling the move an oriental maneuver and noting no pledge to accept the central UN plan.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Union
U. N. General Assembly
Warren R. Austin
U. S
U. N. Atomic
Fire Prevention Week Urges Precautions Across City
In joint proclamations by Mayor George O. Breece and West Monroe Mayor C. C. Bell Jr. October 59 is Fire Prevention Week Fire Chief H L Hales warns that without prompt action property and lives are at risk He cites a 1948 year end fire loss of 738 million dollars burning at two million a day and about 10 000 deaths Fire records show fires decrease during Fire Prevention Weeks but rise afterward He urges regular inspection of heating plants and stoves and careful electrical upkeep.
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George O. Breece
West Monroe
C. C. Bell, Jr
H. L. Hales
Hailes
Hales
Runoff set for city marshal and ward five school board
Two Twin Cities runoffs are scheduled Tuesday for city marshal and ward five school board. Frank V. Reitzell and W. W. Cummings vie for marshal after Reitzell led by about nine hundred votes in the August 30 primary. Ed Hislop and D. C. Harper contest the school board seat, with Hislop leading in the first ballot among five candidates including Fred M. Grant James L. McElroy and J. N. Cuz Rogers.
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Twin Cities
Frank V. Reitzell
W. W. Cummings
Reitzell
Cummings
Forward Five
Ed Hislop
D. C. Harper
Harper and
Hislop
Fred M. Grant
James L. McElroy
J. N. “Cuz” Rogers
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Moore
Jes Ramblin
Argentina
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