Tornado toll rises as storms lash Louisiana and Mississippi
Tornadoes killed at least eight people and injured 36 across north and central Louisiana and Mississippi. In Yazoo City area a white child and five Negroes died near Benton, Mississippi, as a 15 mile narrow twister destroyed homes. Additional deaths occurred in Catahoula parish and Ripley Mississippi with many homes damaged. A separate wind storm near Benton also killed a man and left family hospitalized. Weather forecaster W R Stevens noted conducive conditions for such disturbances.
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Associated, Press
Louisiana
Mississippi
Sam Parker
Yazoo City
Miss
Benton
Yazoo City Hospital
Catahoula Parish
Natchez
Ripley
Tennessee Line
Vicksburg
Mitchell
M. E. Young
Ripley Hospital
John Bell Williams
New Orleans
W. R. Stevens
U. S. Weather Bureau
Stevens
Iowa
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler attacks union rackets
In a critique of postwar labor, Westbrook Pegler accuses unions of criminal influence, citing Local 1 of the Wine Liquor and Distillery Workers Union of New York and its leader Ben Pross. He links court rulings, government protection, and corporate pressure to a broader corrupt labor system.
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Mussolini
Roosevelt
Norris
LaGuardia
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
John L. Lewis
Wine, Liquor and Distillery Workers Union of
New York
Ben Pross
Russia
Pross
Lake Mahopac
New Jersey
Connecticut
Truman
Plea to Stay in Prison Denied for Hiller
Arthur H. Hiller, 29, released from Stateville after his bid to remain six more months for Bible studies was denied. He served 38 months of a two to four year auto theft sentence and will continue ministry studies after release. Rev. Peter Tanis greeted him. Hiller plans an address for a Youth for Christ meeting in Muskegon, Michigan.
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Ragen
Hiller
Peter Tanis
Wheaton
Ill
Youth For Christ
Muskegon
Mich
Five Air Crewmen Killed in B-17 Crash Near Eglin
Five service men died when a B 17 aircraft crashed five miles northeast of Eglin Field near Fort Walton Florida yesterday. Three were officers and two master sergeants. Names withheld until next of kin notification. Plane was en route to Eglin from an unknown field. No survivors indicated. The aircraft was not part of Operation Combine III in the Eglin area.
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Fort Walton
Fla
Eglin Field
Eglin
US arms three French divisions in Germany
Reliable sources say the United States has armed three French divisions with 5 000 900 dollars worth of military equipment in Germany to bolster western Europe. Equipment includes tank motors radios and all materials to put the divisions on a war footing. Official sources declined to confirm the report.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Europe
Washington
Truman
Kidnapper Holds Two Troopers In Metairie Car Escape
In New Orleans area Jefferson Parish a gunman kidnapped state troopers Pascal Spicuzza and Roy Breaux during a Metairie robbery. He forced them to drive away in their car after seizing weapons, then fled toward Metairie. The troopers were released unharmed and a search followed by police. Louis Grunewald Loyola student witnessed the robbery.
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New Orleans
Navy
J. E. Currie
Metairie
Jefferson Parish
Currie
Pascal Spicuzza
Roy Breaux
Louis Grunewald
Loyola University
Grunewald
Stote
Spicuzza
Metaire
Breaux
Madison Parish grand jury probes fatal dynamite blast
The Madison parish grand jury resumed its murder probe into the October 22 dynamite explosion that wrecked the Dowdys cabin. G R Dowdy and son J D Dowdy are held on murder warrants in the death of W N Dorman. Foreman Steve Ogden and 11 jurors named.
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Tallulah
Madison Parish
Grand Jury
G. R
J. D. Dowdy
Lewis Farr
G. R. Dowdy
J. D
W. N. Dorman
Frank Voelker
Steve Ogden
Claude Stevens
Joe M. Clark
S. M. Drew
G. M. Fuller
J. D. Halbecn
Slar Osborne
Ed Rhodes
S. R. Lee
H. P. Buford
Fourteen German War Criminals Hanged at Landsberg
In Landsberg Prison Germany fourteen German war criminals were hanged amid a sped up executions schedule. One man received a last minute reprieve. The condemned were linked to killing American fliers or atrocities in camps. This raises total hanged to forty three since resumption on October fifteenth. German church leaders protested while the U S military government kept to its denial of further reprieves without new evidence.
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Munich
Germany
Landsberg
U. 58
Ickes May Get Cabinet Post
Rumors in Washington swirl that Harold L. Ickes may be invited back to the Truman administration as a cabinet member. The chatter notes his past sharp tongue and questions who will actively campaign for Truman among current officials.
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Ickes
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Postpone Trial of Seidenglanz in Baton Rouge Case
The trial of A. J. Seidenglanz, a state employee accused of stealing funds from the license division, is postponed to the Nov 15 term of the East Baton Rouge parish grand jury at the request of District Attorney Rufus D. Hayes. A mistrial for James Brister in the knife slaying case was declared after a locked jury. Hayes plans to seek a retrial on Nov. 15 for Brister.
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Baton Rouge
A. J. Seidenglanz
East Baton Rouge Parish
Rufus D. Hayes
James Brister
Hayes
Civic Chest Unfilled Yet in Twin City Campaign
The Red Feather drive in Twin City proceeds with pledges acknowledged from numerous companies and workers. A broad call urges all citizens to contribute as the campaign emphasizes that everybody gives and benefits.
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Red Feather
Twin City
President Truman Appeals for National Cooperation
President Truman urged cooperation from all Americans as he faced the nation’s challenges from the White House front porch. He pledged to do the job to the best of his ability while thanking supporters who welcomed him home after a triumphant return from the campaign.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Executive Mansion
Pennsylvania Avenue
Union Station
Mexico
Brazil
Canada
Floyd A. Truscott
Alben Barkley
Senate
Metropolitan Police
William Green
American Federation of Labor
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
Pennyslvania Avenue
Station Plaza
Missouri
Mr. Trueman
Dewey Overconfidence Blamed for 1948 Defeat
Albany notes say Governor Thomas E. Dewey’s defeat stemmed from overconfidence and a mistaken belief the White House was in his grasp. Aides cite polls, late campaign calm, and expectations of a landslide as key factors guiding the loss to President Truman.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
New York
White House
United America
Truman
Planes Carrying 30 Are Missing in North Pacific
Three planes including a Pacific Alaska Air Express airliner and a Navy Neptune bomber were reported missing in the North Pacific during joint maneuvers. The airliner traveling from Anchorage to Seattle carried 11 to 15 aboard, while the Neptune’s crew was listed as seven to nine.
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Associated Press
North Pacific
Pacific Alaska Air Express
Anchorage
Seattle
Navy
Washington- British Columbia
Evacuation Ordered for Americans in Nanking and Shanghai
American dependents in Nanking and Shanghai are being evacuated as ships allow. Maj. Gen. David G. Barr says about 1,000 wives and children will leave, while U S military personnel stay at posts. Vice Admiral Oscar Badger notes the navy will not abandon its China base at Tsingtao and may land Marines in Shanghai to protect 3,500 Americans.
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Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Nanking- Shanghai
David G. Barr
U. S
Barr
Adm
Oscar Badger
U. S. Western Pacific Forces
China
Tsingtao
Shantung Peninsula
Admiral Badger
US atomic energy program aims for unquestioned superiority
David E. Lilienthal, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, told a capacity Iowa State Association audience that the United States is pursuing a vast atomic energy enterprise. He said the program will place the U S leader in weapons, basic science, agriculture, industry, power, nutrition and related fields through strong staffing, industries, and universities.
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Des Moines
United States
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa State Association
United States of America
L T I. Sicily Island game postponed to Saturday
The football game between L T I and Sicily Island High School is moved to 2 p m Saturday due to a tornado cutting a power line and lighting outages for Friday night. Coach K L Youngblood announced the new start time.
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Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
National Guard
Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company
Fielding L. Wright
Jackson
Robert Burns, Jr
United Rubber Workers of America
Armstrong Company
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James June
Roy Peyton
Russell Westbury
Charles Bahin
Vernon Craft
Price Turnage
Leon Smith
S. L. Thompson
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Otis Vines
Arthur Harper
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Kas
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Marshall
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Seidenglanz
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Leon Gilley
Cc. L. Barnes
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George Rogers
P. G. Rowe
Carl Davis
Danny Marks
A. M. Medlin
J. Ll. Hemphill
Sadie Bryan
Pauline Hale
Mary Alice Kimball
A. F. Cannizaro
T. J. Cannizaro
T. L. Downs
D. R. Edwards
L C. Fuller
Byron R. Grigsby
Juanita Guise
Lenee Lacey
Aubrey McEacharn
J. A. May
Joseph A. Marsala, Jr
Hildred Mobley
R. D. Noble
Adam S. Bellac
O. H. Taylor
John H. Vaughan
R. R. Walton
Bennie L. Bosworth
Nash Chapman
C. W. Lewis
Monroe Wyatt
Virginia Hotel
H. L. Chan
Frank Clay
Household Supply Co
M. H. Lindsay
Alma Hodge
J. M. Rayford, Sr
George Murry
Huckabay's Jewelry
Virginia Pharmacy
Kelso
Advisers
Shanghai
Lewis Clark
John M. Cabot
North China
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