US Austrian Efforts to Stop Communists On Track
Washington reports the United States will back Austria with political and military steps as Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes is ordered to aid the Austrian government. Acting Secretary Webb sent a reassurance message to Chancellor Leopold Figl after Russian backed unrest, with strikes on transportation and public buildings and police efforts to restore order amid disturbances.
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Washington
The
Goverment
Geoffrey Keyes
Austria
Webb
Leopold Figl
Figl
Policemen Dismissed Stir City Council Controversy
The Monroe city council dismissed Captain H. J. McMurray and Patrolman First Class W. J. Hunnicutt, with charges described as prejudicial to the public and police force. Attorney Joseph Guerriero will pursue the case before the civil service board and then the courts if needed.
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Capt. McMurray
Hunnicutt
Monroe
Civil Service Board
H. J. McMurray
Gordon Avenue
W. J. Hunnicutt
St. John Street
M. L. Peters
Josephs. Guerriero
Guerriero
Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service
Peters
Coon
Johnny Simmons
Frank
Probe defacing Neville High School building
Friday’s vandalism at Neville High School doors and sidewalk, scrawled with Beat Neville and Down with the Tigers, prompted city and parish officials to investigate. Supt. J. M. Boyer, Neville principal Paul J. Neal, and Quachita parish Supt. Mack Avants vowed to find those responsible, noting a costly cleaning effort and possible involvement of non students.
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Neville High School
Supt
J. M. Boyer
Paul J. Neal
Mack Avants
Quachita Parish
Twin City High Schools
Neville
Tigers
Louisiana
Avants
Soldier Kills Another While Playing Around at MacDill
Tampa, Oct. 7. Two teen airmen guarding a ramp at MacDill base began playing with rifles. One weapon fired, killing Pfe Kenneth W. Fincher, 17, of Tyler Texas. Pfc John J. Connors, 19 of Brooklyn N Y, is held awaiting a court martial for involuntary manslaughter. Coroner says it appears accidental. Fincher served five months. son of Wylie A. Fincher of Tyler.
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Tampa
Fla
MacDill Air Force Base
Kenneth W. Fincher
Elm Street
Tyler
Texas
John J. Connors
Brooklyn
N. Y
Airforce
J. G. Spicola
Spicola
Fincher
Wylie A. Fincher
Public Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed by President
With Fire Prevention Week starting today, President Truman proclaims the observance and urges public eye on fire safety. Fire losses for June total an estimated 57.1 million dollars, up 10.3 percent from the prior year, as reported by W F E Mallalieu of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
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Truman
W. Leonard Hodge
United States
W. F E. Mallalieu
National Board of Fire Underwriters
John Service Cleared by State Department Loyalty Board
Washington Oct 7 John S Service a principal target in Senator McCarthys charges of Communists in the state department has been cleared by the department s loyalty board Final action was reported by state department press officer Roger Tubby The board held up action for months to check one new rumor from the Far East which was found baseless Service a career diplomat has long been in hot water with congressmen since 1944 when he clashed with Ambassador Patrick J Hurley in China The most dramatic episode occurred in 1945 when Service was among six arrested in the same case
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Washington
John S. Service
McCarthy
State Department
Department
Roger Tubby
Far East
Service
Parick J. Hurley
China
Birthdays and Local Notices Feature October List
A community column lists birthdays across dates October 8 to October 14, naming individuals such as Miss Mamie McNeill Mrs Chappel Rogers Powell Andrews and many others. It notes a red letter day for Miss Leona Lively age 18 as she will be removed to her home in continued on sixth page.
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Mamie McNeill
Chappel Rogers
Powell Andrews
J. B. Mattison, Jr
Mary Lou Kern
Bernice Harvey
J. F. Brothers
Ted Flynn
Mignon Scoggin
Frances Irene Goza
P. N. Edwards
Jimmy Crawford
Jiles N. Davis, Jr
Jack Edwards
R. L. Franton
C. A. Hill
Stella E. Courtney
W. A. Carr
J. R. Cotton
Isaac Kalil
Devone Payne
Micky Tarver
Lida Walker
P. M. Gayle
Veterans Hospital
Waco
Tex
Jerry Beckham
Nannie Cooper
Donald Lee Cotten
Eva Mae Rogers
Eugene Shows
Donald Wills
Harry Wiley
R. E. Rogers
W. P. Oxley
J. N. Johnson
Leona Lively
UN Votes to Cross 38th Parallel and Occupy Korea
New York Oct 7 AP United Nations General Assembly authorizes UN troops to cross the 38th parallel and occupy all Korea to unify it as an independent nation. Vote 47 to 5 with eight abstentions. new commission to supervise elections and aid postwar recovery includes Pakistan Philippines Thailand Turkey Chile the Netherlands and Australia. No major powers on the commission and criticism of Soviet plan continues.
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New York
United Nations General Assembly
U. N
38Th Parallel
Korea
North Korea
United States
South Korea
Security Council
Douglas MacArthur
India
Russia
Red China
Britain
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
Asia
Turkey
Middle East
Chile
Latin America
Netherlands
Europe
Australia
Pacific
U S Home Building Boom Faces Big Cut
Washington reports the government plans to tighten credit to curb the nation’s housing surge. Agencies including the Federal Reserve Board, FHA, and VA aim to reduce 1.3 million annual starts by imposing larger down payments. Veterans may face 10 percent or more, non veterans 15 to 30 percent, and luxury homes up to 50 percent, with Regulation X under drafting.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Big Committee Named for Drive
The drive for the $600,000 St. Francis Sanitarium building moves into its second phase with an executive committee election. A dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Virginia Hotel ballroom will outline goals and form an area wide organization to secure public subscriptions. Murray Hudson chairs the planning group and invites listed committee members to attend.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
Citizens Committee of 100
Virginia Hotel
Murray Hudson
Citizen Committee
Z. C. Ambrose
Southwest Gas Producing Co
T. O. Bancroft
Bancroft Bag _ Factory
Edel Blanks
Interstate Natural Gas Co
C. C. Bell, Jr
West Monroe
William L. Bend
Valentine to lead Economic Stabilization Agency
Dr. Alan Valentine former University of Rochester president was named by President Truman to head the independent Economic Stabilization Agency under the defense production act. The White House indicated further posts like a price and wage stabilization board are expected. salary for the ESA head was likely set at 17 500 dollars annually.
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Washington
Alan Valentine
University of Rochester
Truman
Economic Stabilization Agency
White House
Valentine
Oxford
Williamsburg
ESA
Charles G. Ross
Seventh Meeting With Virgin Mary at Necedah
In Necedah Wisconsin on October 7 a weathered housewife named Mary Anna Van Hoof addressed about 50,000 people in a shrine scene claiming her seventh message from Mary. A Catholic priest witnessed the sun whirl and reported it jumped as clouds moved, while the audience reacted with mixed belief and a few fainted.
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Arthur Bystrom
Necedah
Wis
Virgin Mary
Mary Anna van Hoof
Mother of Jesus
Newsmien
van Hoof
U S Air Power In Far East Expanded
Washington reports continued growth of U S air power in Korea with more units en route from the United States and readiness to deploy. Far East air forces say major North Korean targets including factories, oil refineries and port facilities have been destroyed, ending need for large scale air support.
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Washington
United States
Korea
South Korea
Far East
North Korea
Irish Suffer Major Upset as Purdue Tops Notre Dame
New York Oct 7 Notre Dame, long the invincible gridiron power, fell 28 14 to Purdue in a major postwar upset witnessed by 56 748. Purdue led 21 0 at halftime and extended the margin before a late Irish rally. Maryland upset Michigan State 34 7 in East Lansing, another shock to the nation.
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New York
Notre Dame
Purdue Boilermakers
South Bend
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Mayland
Purdue
Boilermakers
Frank Leahy
Dale Samuels
Mike Maccioli
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Maryland
Troops Ready In Korea Drive Toward 38th Parallel
AP dispatch reports the U S First Cavalry division seized Kaesong, southern gateway to Red Korea, as Korean Republic troops pressed within 19 miles of Wonsan. UN authorization clears MacArthur to push across the 38th parallel toward victory, with several allied divisions already moving north.
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Toyko
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Kaesong
Red Korea
Wonsan
United Nations
38Th Parallel
United Nations Assembly
MacArthur
New York
Korea
South Korea
Red
Eighth
Red Army
U. S. Eighth Army
U.S. Air Force
Sterlington Bank marks first year of service in Sterlington
Sterlington La Oct 7 special a growing town started a bank after a year of service four local businessmen led by J R Fuller Monroe S L Fuller and James E Fuller of Dubach invested 50000 in the Sterlington Bank located on the Monroe Farmer ville highway opposite the Commercial Solvents plant The bank serves about 3500 residents within three miles with receipts near four times opening and more than half a million dollars in loans since opening Officers are J R Fuller chairman N B James president Dr B E Spencer vice president and R E Wollank cashier Directors include D Y Smith and the four officers.
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Sterlington
Farmerville
Sterlington Bank
N. B. James
Farmerville Bank
J. R. Fuller
Monroe
S. L. Fuller
James E. Fuller
Dubach
Monroe-Farmerville
Commercial Solvents Chemical
James
B. E. Spencer
R. E. Wollank
D. Y. Smith
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Cenfer
John Service
M’carthy
Jes’ Ramblin
REDS
Ralph L. Kilpatrick
Phoebus
Long
Thomas McGrail
San Francisco
U. S. Army
U. S
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
V. A
St. Francis
Atlanta
U.S. Air Power
Rice
Ed Corrigan
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