Border Soviet Demands Rise Over Dardanelles Access
Moscow observers say Russia may press Turkey to share defense duties of the Dardanelles and host bases as it opposes the Atlantic alliance. The note condemns the alliance as aggressive and hints Moscow may seek to join and gain air and naval access near the straits amid Montreux convention disputes. Turkey rejects Soviet base demands while fearing western base proximity.
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Moscow
Russia
Turkey
Greece
Middle East
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Atlantic Alliance
Soviet Union
Straits
Britain
France
Australia
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Japan
Mann Named New Louisiana Legion Chief
Gray Mann of Alexandria was chosen to succeed the late James Jackson as commander of the Louisiana American Legion. Henry Clay of Shreveport became vice commander. The state committee also named Watson Bankston to replace Milton Reed as committeeman and Reed was named state assistant adjutant.
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Baton Rouge
Gray Mann
Alexandria
James
Peck) Jackson
Denham Springs
Louisiana Department of the American Legion
Henry Clay
Shreveport
Mann
Logan's
Jackson
Percy Lemoine
Watson Bankston
Milton Reed
Crowley
Reed
Maipu Sinks After Collision With U S Troopship
The Argentine motorship Maipu, valued at four million dollars, sank after a foggy North Sea collision with the U S troopship General M L Hersey. All 238 aboard the Maipu were saved as survivors were transported to Hamburg, while Hersey limped into Bremerhaven with damage.
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U. S
Hersey
Bremerhaven
Germany
Argentina
North Sea
M. L. Hersey
Hamburg
Juan Marquez
Weser
Waneroog
U. S. 43Rd Division
Bitter Arctic Cold Hits Nation Weeks Ahead of Schedule
A brutal cold wave grips the country from the Rockies to the Atlantic with snow and high winds. At least 41 deaths from traffic accidents are reported as Chicago and other cities endure subzero readings including Lone Rock Wisconsin nine below zero. Temperatures span Omaha, Minneapolis, Duluth, Bismarck, Oklahoma City, Indianapolis and more.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Chicago
Lone Rock
Wis
Omaha
Minneapolis
Duluth
Bismarck
N. C
Oklahoma City
Indianapolis
Ike to Meet With Truman
Washington reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived to discuss NATO military defenses with President Truman and top officials at the White House and Pentagon. He stressed his visit concerns military affairs with his superiors, not a presidential bid, after returning from Ft. Knox.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Pentagon
Truman
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Ft. Knox
Maj
John Eisenhower
John
Paris
Mitchel Air Force Base
N. Y
Mitchel Field
Ike
Mitchell Field
Fort Knox
Hunters Asked To Help Get Data On Squirrels
Baton Rouge Louisiana November 5 Hunters are asked to note breeding and feeding habits of the cat and fox squirrel as LSU professors Bryant Bateman and Leslie Glasgow expand a two year survey. Hunters carry cards with questions to fill in during hunts.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Louisiana
Bryant Bateman
Leslie Glasgow
Suspect Grayson Man In Molesting Cases
Monroe police arrested Howard Hart of Grayson Louisiana on a warrant issued by Judge W M Harper after a young girl reported a license number tied to his car. Hart is held in Ouachita Parish jail on a $3000 bond following the arrest for alleged molestation of girls on the town south side. A parent call traced the license plate to Hart.
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Monroe
Howard Hart
Grayson
Hart
W. M. Harper
Ouachita Parish
Headquarters
Hart Auto
Allies Propose Bypass Of Truce Buffer Zone Issue
The United Nations proposed bypassing the cease-fire buffer zone dispute until an armistice is ready. A four point plan calls for a 2 mile wide zone based on the armistice line and a three officer panel from each side to locate the contact line. The plan aims to let talks continue on prisoner exchange and other issues.
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Munson
Korea
United Nations Today
U. N
Henry I. Hodes
Tank
Escaped Louisiana Convicts Sought by 50-Strong Search
In Angola Louisiana a force of about 50 searchers with bloodhounds hunted three escaped prisoners who fled from the state penitentiary aboard a tractor and used a tractor inner tube to drift across the Mississippi River. Civil air patrol planes and deputies were en route to join the pursuit. The escapees are William Weeks 24 Alvin Graves 21 and Willard Martin 36 all unarmed and hungry as night loomed in river country.
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Angola
Louisiana
State Penitentiary
Mississippi River
Civil Air Patrol
Baton Rouge
Hartwell Love
Concordia Parish
Rudolph Easterly
D. D. Bazer
William Weeks
Catahoula Parish
Alvin Graves
Natchitoches Parish
Willard Martin
St. Tammany Parish
Council urges action for economy in Louisiana government
Baton Rouge November 5 The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana calls for legislative steps to reform the executive department into an efficient, economical and responsible system. It says 151 agencies exist with a strong governor controlling patronage and most agency heads. The report notes more than 26 000 full time workers and urges decisive legislative action.
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Baton Rouge
Public Affairs Research Council of
Louisiana
St c
635 D. P.'s To Arrive In N. O. Wednesday
New Orleans November 5 displaced persons commission says USNS General Greely will dock Wednesday with 635 displaced persons and 596 expellees aboard.
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N. O
New Orleans
Displaced Persons Commission
USNS
General Greely
Governor Long in clash with Boggs at Louisiana rally
Gov Earl Long clashed with Rep Hale Boggs at a Boggs gubernatorial rally in Mansura Louisiana leading to a scuffle with a bystander authorities intervened Boggs continued his speech while Long and Spaht allies arrived early at Plancheville and Mansura to see the event Three other candidates campaign in Avoyelles parish Kennon Dodd and LeBlanc hold tours and speeches in various parishes with tax cuts local self government and tourism pitches on the agenda
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Earl Long
Hale Boggs
Boggs
Mansura
Long
Carlos Spaht
Spaht
Plancheville
Avoyelles Parish
Robert Kennon
William Dodd
South Louisiana
Dudley LeBlanc
St. Martinville
Plaquemine
Kennon
Louisiana
United States to Seek Global Atomic Arms Census
Paris report says Washington plans a world wide census counting all atomic weapons with strict verification. The move aims to include atom bombs in UN tallies, a shift in U S policy opposed by Russia, and tied to Truman’s peace plan to be unveiled amid the 1951 UN meeting.
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Paris
United States
U. S
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Truman
Dean Acheson
U. S.S
U. N
Assembly
Britain
France
Reds Take Two Key Positions In Korea Front Battle
U S Eighth Army reports a heavy Red attack the heaviest in two months west of Yonchon with Chinese division involvement. Allied infantry and air power retook ground while jets pursued tanks and MiGs in ongoing combat across northwest Korea and along the east coast near Kansong and Kosong.
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U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Yonch
U. S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
U. N
Yonchon
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Kansong
Kosong
Old Timers Night At Legion Aims For Record Turnout
The American Legion hosts Old Timers Night with over 250 members expected. John Bailey, the post’s Grand Dad, notes the largest class of new members to be sworn in at Monday’s meeting. State officials including J E Peck Jackson were scheduled to speak, but Jackson was detained in Baton Rouge and Grady Mann may substitute.
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American Legion
John Bailey
Bailey
J. E. Peck" Jackson
Jackson
Baton Rouge
Grady Mann
Westbrook Pegler Travels to Europe for New Political Lineup
Westbrook Pegler, regular News-Star columnist, heads to Europe to report on Britain's new political lineup and other strategic continental questions. His column will be absent from today's News-Star and Tuesday's edition.
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Westbrook Pegler
News - Star
Europe
Britain
News-Star
Chinese Denied Seat in U N as Russia Seeks Priority
Paris Nov 5 The fifth United Nations general assembly rejected Russia's demand to give the Chinese Communist seat priority in the sixth session. The vote was 11 for 20 against with 11 abstentions. Chinese delegate T F Tsiang denounced the move as a step that would decrease peace and worsen Korea tensions.
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Paris
United Nations General Assembly
China
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
T. F. Tsiang
Malik
Korea
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