Review of Dies on Communist permeation in government
New York Oct 4 Congressman Harold H Velde Illinois Republican endorsed a Congress orial Record summary of Martins Dies review on Communist infiltration. Dies recounts budget battles and whistleblower actions and hints at Moscow influence. The document criticizes anti communists and journalists while highlighting internal opposition and political pressures.
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New York
Harold H. Velde
Illinois
Congressional Record
Roosevelt
Martin Dies
Special
House Committee On un-American Activities
Velde
Dies
House
Committee On Accounts
White House
Jack Dies
Martin
Communist Party
Department of Justice
Moscow Propaganda
Turkey joins defense plans but not full NATO member
Washington reports Turkey accepted association with Atlantic pact defense planning in the Mediterranean. The decision, disclosed via notes from Secretary Acheson and Turkish ambassador Feridun Erkin, stops short of full entry into the 12 nation alliance, yet supports Turkey's participation in Mediterranean defense planning.
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12-Nation Alliance
Washington
Turkey
Mediterranean
Defense Alliance
State Department
Acheson
Feridun C. Erkin
New York
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Masked flogger convicted in Alabama case
Birmingham, Ala. Oct 4. A circuit court jury convicted A Byrd Carradine an admitted Ku Klux Klan member of flogging a woman and two men during a May 20 1949 attack near Pumpkin Center He faces up to 10 years and a $500 fine and is one of 18 indicted on 48 charges in a wave of cross burnings and beatings in the hill country west of Birmingham Judge Alta M King said sentence would be imposed Friday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
A. Byrd Carradine
Ku Klux Klan
Carradine
Mary Alice Henderson
Jack Alexander
Willie Stevens
Pumpkin Center
Alta M.king
Carlradine
Yanks Beat Phils 1 0 In Opener At Shibe Park
Vic Raschi of the Yankees edged Phillies ace Jim Konstanty 1-0 in the opening World Series game at Shibe Park Philadelphia. Bobby Brown doubled in the fourth inning for the lone run as 30 746 fans watched a pitching duel. The Phils sought their second series appearance after 1915.
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Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Yankee
Vic Raschi
Jim Konstanty
Phillies
Bobby Brown
New York
Phils
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Showdown on Korea Near in UN vote
Lake Success Oct 4 United Nations members moved toward a showdown vote on rival Korean peace plans. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky urged support for his ceasefire and elections plan, while Britain and seven nations backed an American led proposal. Western bloc support favored the eight nation plan as a pilot project for UN aid, with a short occupation and eventual free elections in Korea.
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China
Dr. T. F. Tsiang
Korea
Russia
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
India
U. N
Mother rescues child from 34-foot well
Atlanta, Oct. 4. A young mother, Mrs. Rowena Rickman, climbed into a 34-foot well to save her 2-year-old son Johnny after he screamed. She and nearby workers pulled him to safety with a rope, while firemen lowered a ladder. The boy had a bruise but was otherwise in good shape.
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Atlanta
Rowena Rickman
Johnny
Restrictions on Cotton Off
Washington reports the government lifted all restrictions on 1951 cotton production and suspended rigid acreage allotments and marketing quotas for next year. Brannan says the nation needs two-thirds more cotton to avoid a shortage under the national defense program. No details on 1951 price supports were given, beyond a forthcoming support program with no strings attached.
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Washington
Brannan
National Defense Program
Storm Dangers Lessen as Hurricane Veers Northward
Bermuda felt rain squalls as a hurricane of the season, packing up to 100 mph, passed west of the islands and sped north off the South Carolina coast. Forecasters said land south of Cape Hatteras would be spared and Long Island may stay clear.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Carolina
Atlantic
South Carolina
Grady Norton
Cape Hatteras
Long Island
New England
Norfolk
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Mexico
Two Race Suit Motions Filed in Monroe Court
In federal court in Monroe on Wednesday morning two motions were heard in a racial discrimination suit against parish schools. Judge Ben C. Dawkins presiding considered motions to dismiss the suit and to grant the board more time to plead, filed by district attorney Fred Fudekar Jr. for the school board and opposed by A. P. Tureaud for plaintiffs Archie C. Heard et al. The board argued for dismissal citing state control and exhausted remedies, while Tureaud contended local board authority suffices and that the parish board controls discriminatory conditions.
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Federal District Court
Monroe
Ben C. Dawkins
Fred Fudickar, Jr
A. P. Tureaud
Archie C. Heard
Fudekar
State Superintendent of Education
State Board of Education
State Budget Bureau
Tureaud
Marines plan to add 13 reserve squadrons and expand forces
Rep. Vincent announced a push for Congress to allow the Marines to grow to four combat divisions and 24 air squadrons totaling 326,000. Maj. Gen. Silverthorn told the House Armed Services Committee the Marines will call up 13 more reserve fighter squadrons before year’s end to reach 18 squadrons and 166,155 Marines, without relying on the draft. The Air Force signaled a broader expansion beyond 69 squadrons.
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Washington
Vincent
D.-Ga
Congress
Merwin H. Silverthorn
House Armed Services Committee
Silverthorn
Air Force
Bomb crews may be home by Christmas
Spokane, Washington October 4 The B 29 bomber crews that left here on July four to aid in Korea may return home by Christmas The Spokane air force base hosts the 92nd and 98th bombardment groups Colonel Clifford Rees, base commander, said General MacArthur asked the two groups stay until November 8 but I’m confident both will be home in plenty of time for Christmas. He added most strategic targets in Korea have been destroyed.
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Spokane
Wash
Korea
Spokane Air Force Base
Clifford Rees
MacArthur
Japan
Barge Traffic Route Proposed For Atchafalaya
Senator Long urged the army engineers to rush a report on opening the Atchafalaya river in southern Louisiana to barge traffic as a defense measure. He said the navigable route would cut about 160 miles from the Texas to upper Mississippi path and could be built quickly by dredging Grand Lake for a channel, with some lock work planned at Port Allen.
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Washington
Senator Long
D.-La
Army Engineers
Atchafalaya River
Louisiana
Congress
Long
Lewis A. Pick
Atchafalaya
Texas
Mississippi
Mexico
Intracoastal Waterway
New Orleans
Grand Lake
Old River
Baton Rouge
Morgan City
Plaquemine
Mississippi River
Port Allen
U S Asked to Aid Yugoslavia in Food Crisis
Washington reports Yugoslavia faces a threatened food shortage after a summer drought. Ambassador Popovic has met with State Department officials, with U S aid likely but form undecided. Yugoslavia is ineligible for ECA aid, having loans from the Export-Import Bank earmarked for industrial expansion.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Vladimir Popovic
Belgrade
State Department
U. S
George Allen
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Mass killings mount as city freed from Communists
Seoul officials and UN investigators report mass killings in the capital after its occupation by Communist forces. Estimates exceed 10 000 dead with thousands more said to be buried in rivers or in hills. Survivors claim people s courts and executions followed by street fighting.
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Seoul
U. S
Lee Joong Choon
Lee
South Korea
A. P
Stan Swinton
Kunsan
United Nations
Chonju
Benito N. Ebuen
D. Dionisio Ojeda
Philippines
Prominent real estate leaders to speak at Louisiana convention
The Louisiana Real Estate Association will host a two day convention October 12 and 13 with speakers including R B Collins Tulsa executive vice president of the National Institute of Real Estate Brokers born in 1892 who has 30 years in Tulsa real estate and will discuss Realtor Broker Salesmanship alongside R B Richardson Louisiana highway director as a second featured speaker.
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Louisiana Real Estate Association
R. B
Bob) Collins
Tulsa
Okla
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
Collins
Rosse
Tex
Tulsa Real Estate Board
The
Hall Investment Company
Mortgage Bankers Association of Oklahoma
Brokers’ Institute
American Appraisal Institute
Certified Property Institute
Oklahoma
Central College
Fayette, Mo
LaSalle Extension University
Tulsa Country Club
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
Douglas
Monroe
R. B. Richardson
Louisiana Highway Director
Bigger security checks sent out to millions
Washington reports larger pension payments begun to 3,000,000 social security beneficiaries after a liberalizing act. The average payment rises from 26 to 46 dollars, with total monthly increases around 50 million. Checks dated Oct 3 were issued from treasury regional offices in six cities, totaling about 112 million versus 62 million last month.
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Washington
Act of Congress
Treasury
Korean forces push deeper into Red Korea amid silent battles
South Korean third division penetrates up to 60 miles beyond the 38th parallel as three more divisions prepare to cross. Allied troops remain south of 38, with U N and U S advisers in reserve. Reports claim Red forces commit atrocities in the liberated areas, including mass killings in Seoul and Chonju.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
Republic
United Nations
U. S. Third Infantry
Far East
MacArthur
Inchon
Seoul
Pyongyang
Pakchon
Rec
Fifth Air Force
Manchuria
Robert Nelms
South
Lee Joong Choon
A. P
Stan Swinton
Kunsan
Chonju
U. N
Morrison urges go slow policy for Britain at Margate conference
Deputy Prime Minister Elbert Morrison urged Britain's Labour party to adopt a go slow path while pledging more state ownership of sugar and cement industries and life insurance. He declined to set a nationalization timetable, saying timing depends on a forthcoming election manifesto. Morrison urged disciplined union conduct and repeated appeals for heart to heart talks to win seats, while Labour faces a slim Commons majority and Conservative challenges.
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Margate
Eng
Elbert Morrison
Britain
Labor Party
Morrison
Labor and the New Society
Aneurin Bevan
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Arthur Deakin
Transport Union
Trade Unions Congress
Geoffrey Bing
M. P
Churchill
Conservative
London
Wildcat Strike Shuts Ford Rolling Mill in Detroit
A small group of workers began a wildcat strike at Ford Motor Co in Detroit threatening a gradual shutdown of plants nationwide The 2 000 strikers defied a union order and blocked operations at the Big River Rouge rolling mill over a premium pay dispute decided by Ford U A W impartial umpire Dr Harry Shulman The action could lead to significant layoffs and comes despite Company and U A W denials of authorization.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Big River Rouge
C. S. O. United Auto Workers
Harry §. Shulmen
Ford
Robber Holds Up Shreveport Bank
A young gunman robbed First National Bank in downtown Shreveport at 10 20 AM taking about 12000 from a woman teller Ruth Mahlen after producing a check that said give me your loose bills do not sound an alarm. The gunman fled via the main door as road blocks were set up on all highways out of the city.
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Shreveport
First National Bank
Ruth Mahlen
E. C. Thompson
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John H. Orr
Simmons, Mo
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U.S
People's Theater
Russell Brines
Shreveport Bank
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