Italy Renounced Warships From Peace Pact
Washington reports the United States will renounce an Italian battleship and other combat ships awarded under the peace treaty as part of aid to Italy. The Giulio Cesare Italia and Vittorio Veneto must be scrapped or kept as auxiliaries, with other powers' actions still unclear.
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Washington
Italy
Sforza
Constituent Assembly
Rome
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Giulio Cesare
Italia
Vittorio Veneto
Naval Commission
Peiping Mukden Rail Lines Cut In Manchuria Campaign
Communists destroyed the Peiping Mukden railway across 30 miles near the Great Wall and skirmished within 10 miles of Changchun. Chiang Kai Shek flew to Peiping with wife and guard to direct defense, as Mukden faces isolation with rail and port disruptions.
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Peiping
Mukden
Changchun
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yu Chi-Shih
Manchurian
China
Hulutao
Yingkow
Communist
Peipning
Great Wall
Sup
Robber Grabs Cash From New Orleans Beanery
A robber poked a slender arm through a rear window of a St. Charles street hamburger stand and, pointing a pistol, demanded money in a clear low voice. Abel Guidry said the robber took $1139 while he was Compileing the payroll.
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New Orleans
St. Charles Street
Abel Guidry
Guidry
Russian Trainees Disappear In U S
Senator Ferguson says unknown number of Russian steel technicians admitted for training have vanished in the United States. Officials admit they have no records on how many Moscow trainees are here or what they do. Immigration and State Department officials promise to look, but there are no rules to track entrants once visas are valid. This unchecked entry must stop.
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Peared
Ferguson
State Department
Watson Miller
John E. Peurifoy
Miller
Lunatics Backed Dominican Plot Leader Claims Failure
General Juan Rodriguez Garcia says the abortive Cuban backed expedition against the Dominican Republic failed due to lunacy and slow preparations. He, 60, is jailed with son Horacio after leading 1,097 volunteers in an attempt to topple Rafael Trujillo. high Cuban authorities reportedly offered only tolerance.
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Havana
Cuba
Juan Rodriguez Garcia
Dominican Republic
Rodriguez
Horacio
American Liberation Army
Rafael Trujillo
Supreme Court
Evelio Tabio
Brewers Recommend Grain Use Reductions to Aid Europe
Washington Oct 4 Leaders of the brewing industry met with Charles Luckman and agreed to propose a voluntary cut in grain use to help feed Europe. Frank Mason said the plan is a response to President Truman's appeal for food conservation though firms fear anti trust issues if they restrict production. Secretary Anderson cautioned no expected cut as large as the 50 percent cut seen in the spirits industry.
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Washington
Europe
Charles Luckman
Truman
Citizens Food Committee
Frank Mason
United States Brewers Foundation
Mason
James A. Berghoff
Fort Wayne
Ind
Small Brewers Committee
Luckman
Anderson
Distilled Spirits Institute
Whiskey Distillers’ Organization
Paris Rabbi Baruch Korff Granted Bond in Bomb Plot Case
Rabbi Baruch Korff 33, held since Sept 7, is released on 400000 Francs bond in Paris amid charges of illegal possession of explosives and war weapons and possession of foreign inspired tracts prejudicial to French national interest. He is co chair in the American Political Action Committee for Palestine and awaits trial with no date set.
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Paris
Baruch Korff
London
New York
American Political Action Committee For
Palestine
Americans Return Home In Tribute At Antwerp
Thousands of Belgians and American officials honor 5 600 soldiers aboard the U S Army transport Joseph V Connolly in Antwerp Grand Plaza The ship is to dock in New York Harbor around October 25 Gen Lucius D Clay says free men must stand united for lasting peace and dignity of individuals Robert Grillon pledges Belgium will care for graves as if their own children.
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Belgium
U. S. Army
Joseph V. Connolly
Old Grand Plaza
New York Harbor
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Robert Grillon
Senate
Howard L. Peckham
American Graves Registration Command
Rome Assembly Rejects No Confidence Motion Against De Gasperi
The Italian constituent assembly defeated the leftist no confidence motion against Premier Alicide de Gasperi. The vote was 178 in favor and 271 against as Garlo Sforza announced that the United States renounced its claim to an Italian battleship and other war vessels under the peace treaty. Pietro Nenni and Palmiro Togliatto led criticism while Communists and government allies clashed in the chamber.
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Rome
Constituent Assembly
Alicide de Gasperi
Christian Democratic
Socialist Party
Pedro Nenni
Garlo Sforza
United States
Washington
U. S
Pietro Nenni
Sforza
Great Britain
Palmiro Togliatto
Ouachita Valley Fair Opens With 4-H and FFA Booths
Preparations near completion for the Ouachita Valley Fair as exhibitors prepare entries Monday and the grounds host broadcasts by KNOE on opening day. Main exhibition booths highlight 4-H Club Home Demonstration and Future Farmers of America with educational themes on nutrition budgeting diversification and farming methods.
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KNOE
Farmer of America
Churchill Demands Election in Britain
Winston Churchill urged an early national election at a Conservative convention in Brighton. He warned the Labour government risks totalitarian control and said Attlee lacks moral right to deny the people a free vote. He urged readiness for a contest this year or next.
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Brighton
England
Winston Churchill
Labor
Attlee
Community Chest Sets 49000 Goal
The Twin City Community Chest announces a nine in one campaign from October 6 to 18 led by general chairman J. S. Cage. The goal is 49000 to support Red Feather services in Monroe and West Monroe as well as Boy Scouts of America and other agencies.
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Twin Cities
Red Feather
Twin City
Monroe
West Monroe
Boy Scouts of America
Colored Community Welfare
Ouachita Parish
Girl Scouts
Red Shield Boys’ Club
Salvation Army
Dionne quintuplets age clarified and school details
The article confirms the Dionne quintuplets are 13 years old and in eighth grade at a private Callendar Ontario school with ten hand picked classmates aged 11 to 14. It notes one New England girl was considered for enrollment and mentions local observers hoping to settle the age dispute.
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Jes
New England
Clergymen Fear Impending World War and Moral Decline
American clergymen returning from Europe warn of a possible third world war. They condemn German moral decay, noting widespread sex immorality among occupation troops. Dr Beers cites alcohol abuse and venereal disease as threats to America's future. Dr Ockenga describes a moral debacle among Germans and urges concern over soldiers' sexual conduct.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
Beers
America
Ockenga
Giessen
Marshall Plan Assurances Questioned by US Congressman
Rep. Francis Case states during a 25 day tour that Secretary Marshall was never authorized to offer US financial aid to Europe. He warns European nations not to rely on Marshall Plan funds and urges self help instead.
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Southampton
England
United States
Marshall
Britain
Francis Case
R-Sd
Congress
Europe
Jury Stands 11 to 1 in Murder Trial of Overell and Gollum
The Orange County jury deliberating the yacht explosion deaths of Louise Overell and George Gollum held 11 to 1 in favor of a verdict but did not reveal whether it favored conviction or acquittal. Foreman Jay Porter said a verdict was possible, and the panel was excused until morning to continue deliberations amid optimism from defense counsel Otto Jacobs.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George
Bud) Gollum
Kenneth Morrison
Morrison
Porter
Gollum
Louise
Otto Jacobs
Walter E. Overell
German atomic physicist Max Planck dies at 89
Berlin reports the death of Dr. Max Planck at 89 at Goettingen university clinic. A Nobel laureate and pioneer of quantum theory, Planck, alongside Einstein, shaped modern physics and chemistry by redefining light and radiation.
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Berlin
Max Planck
Goettingen University Clinic
Albert Einstein
Four-Power Conference Postponed to November 25
London reported that Russia agreed to postpone the Four-Power Foreign Ministers conference until November 25. France and the United States backed the British plan to avoid clashing with the United Nations general assembly. The talks were to address the German peace treaty.
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London
Russia
France
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Robber steals $750000 in jewels from Mrs Hilton in New York
Bandit threatens to shoot ex wife of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton and her infant daughter as he enters the penthouse at 8 East 83rd Street. He binds the maid and Mrs Hilton, fleeing with 25 pieces valued at 600000 to 700000 dollars. Police say the theft ranks among New Yorks largest jewel robberies.
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New York
Sam Gabor Hilton
Miss
Hungary
Conrad Hilton
Hilton
East 83Rd Street
Fifth Avenue
Eva Gabor
George P. Mitchell
U S Considers French Plan to Ease Balkan Crisis
United States told the United Nations General Assembly Political Committee it will explore a French proposal for conciliation in the Balkans. Herschel V. Johnson said the U S seeks to refrain from blaming Yugoslavia Albania or Bulgaria and supported a U N Balkan commission if those nations accept.
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U. 5
Lake Success
United States
Balkans
United Nations
Balkan
Herschel V. Johnson
U. S
General Assembly
Ieee
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Greece
Johnson
Paul- Henri Spaak
Belgium
U. N
Action A awaited in bus crisis in Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi on October 4 action to place armed national guards on strike defying buses remained pending as schedules were completed without violence. National Guard HQ reported no new developments in guard preparations ordered by the governor who said he had not ordered out the guard and would not do so until a complete study of the situation is made. The governor was en route from Rolling Fork to Jackson and could not be reached for comment.
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Jackson
Miss
Misssissippi
National Guard
Fielding L. Wright
Rolling Fork
Pistol Shots Hit Bus Near Coushatta Shreveport LA
Two pistol shots struck a Southern Trailways bus 10 miles north of Coushatta on the Shreveport to Alexandria route. No injuries reported with 12 passengers aboard. Nearby in Coushatta, Duke Morgan of Shreveport was arrested for batter after striking a driver Kenneth Beck of Alexandria.
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Shreveport
Trailways
Alexandria
Coushatta
Ray Adcock
Red River Parish
Duke” Morgan
Coueshatta
Morgan
Union Steel
Dave Thomas
Kenneth Beck
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