Communists Lose Radio Time in Southeastern Massachusetts Area
In a move reflecting shifting public opinion, WSAR manager Melvin Lahr silenced a weekly Sunday program from the Communist party after ten years of irregular propaganda in southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island. The broadcasts were halted at a price of 24 dollars per appearance and the text remains with the FBI.
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New Bedford
Mass
Communist Party
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Melvin Lahr
WSAR
Fall River
General Dean Believed Fatally Shot by Koreans
Reports in Tokyo and Seoul debate Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, missing since July 22 at Taejon, possibly mortally wounded and buried by friendly South Koreans. U S headquarters say no confirmation of death and have no details on prisoners or capture.
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Tokyo
William F. Dean
U. S
Dean
Taejon
Korea
Pyongyang
MacArthur
Alleged Lover Sought in Tennessee Murder Case
In Chattanooga on August 24 an alleged lover, Eugene H. Helton, 40, was being hunted for murder in the shooting death of Mary Jo Delaney, 32. Helton, a tourist court manager, had been jailed on felonious assault and pistol charges but released on bond. Delaney died at a local hospital after Helton fired six .38 caliber bullets in her apartment as her husband stood in the kitchen. Delaney told investigators Helton shot her before surgery. Earlier, Delaney’s husband and Mrs. Rena Helton faced divorce filings in chancery court naming Delaney as co respondent.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
E. E. Smith
Eugene H. Helton
Helton
Smith
Mary Jo Delaney
Delaney
Rena Helton
Mary Jo Ridge Delaney
Chancery Court
Truman Says Rail Strike Call Violated Assurances
Washington Aug 24 President Truman said the nationwide rail strike call came as a surprise and despite assurances there would be no walkout. He indicated he would review the situation before deciding government action. Union and management had pledged no further strikes as late as an hour before the call. He declined to forecast the fate of the economic control bill beyond noting expected provisions. The president disputed a claim that Secretary Sawyer lobbied to insert a control provision and reiterated Sawyer agrees with him on the measure’s content.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Congress
Big Louisiana Teachers Meet Heads to Twin Cities
Nearly 6000 educators will converge on the Twin Cities for the 1950 Louisiana Education Association convention November 19 to 22. E. C. Gibson reports housing is tight as hotels fill, with private homes and motor courts tapped to house delegates who may spend about a half million dollars during the four day event. Local officials aim to surpass prior conventions and lure attendees back to Monroe in coming years.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana Education Association
E. C. Gibson
Chamber of Commerce
Gibson
H. W. Wright
Louisiana
Chamber
Monroe
Seven Hurt as Arkansas Storm Strikes Almira
A tornado hit Almira near Stuttgart Arkansas at 4 am injuring seven people. No serious injuries reported. One resident Jimmy Starke was treated after his house was upended and he suffered a bruised back and shock.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Almyra
Here
Jimmy Starke
Malik presses delays as Korean war talks stall at UN
Lake Success Aug 24 Jakob A Malik heads the fourth week of his UN security council presidency aimed at stalling action on Korea. He offers two proposals to seat North Korea and Red China and to order a cease fire with withdrawal of foreign troops while denouncing US bombings, but the majority is likely to reject both.
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Malik
South Korea
U. S
Labor Council Opposes Louisiana Constitutional Convention
The Central Trades and Labor Council of Shreveport representing about 8 000 workers passed a unanimous resolution urging defeat of the November 7 call for a constitutional convention. It urged all factions to vote against the convention to prevent youth from leaving the state to fight for democracy.
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Shreveport
Central Trades and Labor Council
Shreveport Council
Louisiana
Sobell to be Arraigned Today in Espionage Case
Morton Sobell a 33 year old radar expert accused of spying for Russia will be arraigned in New York on a charge of violating the espionage act. He arrived by plane from Houston and spent the night at the federal house of detention in Manhattan after being brought from Mexico City.
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New York
Morton Sobell
Russia
Sobell
Houston
Tex
Manhattan
Federal House of Detention
Mexico City
FBI
Laredo
Korean War Casualties List Names 11 Louisianians and 7 Mississippians
The Defense Department released casualty lists No. 72 and 73 naming 11 Louisianians among the dead and missing and seven Mississippians. Killed in action are Master Sgt. Carlton R. Caton and others. several listed as missing in action or wounded, with hometowns including Meridian and New Orleans.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Carlton R. Caton
Inez Caton
16Th Street
Meridian
Miss
Willie L. Holland
Gladys Holland
Waynesboro
Father accused after boy drilled by drill press in Ridgefield
Danbury Conn Aug 24 a 36 year old father Joseph Korczynski Sr was jailed after admitting he bored two holes in his son Joeys chest with a drill press. Doctors said the 3 16th inch bit narrowly missed the heart and the child remained critically ill. Police found the boy pinned to a drill press table in a Fox Hill Inn garage Ridgefield.
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Danbury, Conn
Joey Korczynski
Danbury Hospital
Joseph Korczynski
Bridger Rt
Allen Haines
Ridgefield
Joey
Fox Hill Inn
Joan
Xorezynski
Holy Ghost Fathers Movitiate
Helen
Korczynski
Ridgefield State Po
Propane Gas Truck Fire Kills One In Wray Colorado
A propane gas truck overturned in Wray Colorado injuring four and killing Earl Collins who worked nearby. The driver L F Channell of Lamar escaped with minor injuries as the rig crashed on a hill causing a massive blaze that destroyed a nearby house.
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Wray
Colo
L. F. Channell
Lamar
Channell
Earl Collins
Senate debates tax bill with revised revenue forecast
The Senate opened debate on a new tax bill after the Finance Committee revised expected annual revenue to about 4.508 billion dollars from 5 billion. The panel outlined rises from individuals, corporations and other sources while fighting over a possible excess profits tax. President Truman urged a later excess profits action to fund war costs, as lawmakers gathered amid broader disagreement on the measure.
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Washington
Senate
George
D.-Ga
Finance Committee
O'Mahoney
D.wyo
Congress
J. O’mahoney
Truman
Humphrey
D.-Minn
Churchill's Son Wounded In Korea Mortar Blast
Randolph Churchill son of Winston Churchill was wounded by a mortar burst during a Nak tong river crossing patrol in Korea. A US correspondent Frank Emery was hit. neither suffered serious injuries. Churchill later evacuated to Japan after brief treatment and a press camp assignment.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchill
Naktong
U. S
Frank Emery
International News Service
West Bank
U.S
Churchill
Emery
Roy Pruitt
el Paso
Tex
Earl Johnson
San Rafael
Calif
Clement Attlee
Conservative
Attlee
London Daily Telegraph
Japan
Red Korean Division Advances Toward Pusan Front
A heavily armed Red Korean division moved eastward in three columns toward American positions on the Korean south coast, threatening the crucial Pusan area about 50 miles away. The central front near Taegu eased as five Red divisions were repulsed for five straight days.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Pusan
Taegu
A. P
Stan Swinton
Chinju
Masan
25Th Infantry
U. S
Seventh Division
Sobuk Ridge
Masan Port
Tengu
Don Whitehead
Col
John
Mike) Michaelis
War Fund Bill Gets Approval From House Panel
A $16 771 084 479 emergency defense bill passed the House appropriations committee to fund 54 333 new war planes and aid to allied nations. The package, tied to Korea under wartime urgency, totals 81.4 billion with allocations for air force 4 535 400 000 navy 2 648 029 000 army 3 063 547 000 and 4 000 000 000 for foreign aid plus atomic research 260 000 000 and materials stockpiling 598 637 370. The panel backed shifting funds as needed to meet emergencies and said the army could reach 834 000 next June 30. Frontline reports from Korea describe Red forces near Taegu and Masan with U S and South Korean troops holding Sobuk ridge amid shifting northern movements.
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Washington
America
House
Appropriations Committee
Korea
United States
Senate-House
Senate
South Korea
Navy
Army
State Department
Voice of America
Truman
Defense Department
Uisual
School bond sale set for Tuesday announced by mayor
Mayor John E. Coon announced a 2 500 000 dollar school bond sale will be held in his office Tuesday at 10 a.m. The city school board and city superintendent J. M. Boyett will meet with the city council at the same time and the public is invited to attend.
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John E. Coon
J. M. Boyett
Coon
House Passes Military Family Allowance Bill
The House approved a bill to provide monthly allowances from 45 to 85 dollars for enlisted personnel with dependents, added to their pay. The plan, by voice vote, sets 70 dollars for two dependents and 85 for three or more, with varying deductions by grade. A Senate version is pending a conference.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rees
R.kans
Defense Department
Army Finance Center
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