Yanks And Giants Clash In Lopsided World Series Tilt
The New York Yankees overwhelmed the Giants 13 to 1 at the Polo Grounds to seize a 3-2 lead in the World Series. Gil McDougald hit a bases loaded homer and Phil Rizzuto added a two run shot as Ed Lopat won his second start in the series. The win moved the scene to Yankee Stadium with New York aiming for another title under Casey Stengel.
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New York
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Gil McDougald
Phil Rizzuto
Ed Lopat
Larry Jansen
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Casey Stengel
Berra
DiMaggio
Frank Frisch
Giants
Lopat
Stanky
Bill
Brown
Dark
Rizzuto
Thomson
Irvin
Woodling
Lockman
Yankees
Mays
Mize
Westbrook Pegler Attacks CIO Leaders in Cincinnati Column
In Cincinnati on October 9 Westbrook Pegler denounces the CIO and its leaders. He accuses John L. Lewis and St Philip Murray of criminal influence and laments union racketeering while linking the CIO to Roosevelt era politics and violent street action. He blames Governor Frank Murphy for aiding the CIO’s rise.
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Cincinnati
Greater
Incinnati Council
The
Uns
Labor
A. F. of L
St. Philip
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt Party
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Four Louisiana parishes still without Mid-Century essay prizes
Four parishes Morehouse East Carroll Lincoln and Winn have received no essays yet risking loss of one $50 and one $25 savings bond prize each. Several parishes report only one essay, giving any entrant a strong shot at first or second prize, while West Carroll Franklin Concordia have two essays and Ouachita four.
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Morehouse
East Carroll
Lincoln
Winn
Jackson
Tensas
Caldwell
LaSalle
Madison
West Carroll
Franklin
Concordia
Richland
Union
Catahoula
Ouachita
McLemore denounces Long smear amid rival race
In Lafayette James McLemore denounces Earl Long as twisting the truth about conversations and support in the race. The Alexandria cattleman says Long never discussed politics with him and explains choosing Lionel Ott as running mate for lieutenant governor.
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Lafayette
James McLemore
Earl Long
McLemore
Daily Advertiser
Long
Boggs
Alexandria
Livestock Commission Market
Carlos Spaht
Russell
Weer
Eithet
Lionel Ott
Mississippi Congressman Declares Truman Likely 1948 Candidate
Washington report says Rep. Abernathy of Mississippi declares President Truman is already a candidate for another term. He cites support from national party leaders, major urban Democrats, and organized labor, plus enthusiastic backing from minority and racial groups, warning the South could erupt if a rival emerges in 1952.
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Washington
Mississippi
Congress
Truman
White House
Abernathy
D.-Miss
Democratic Party
South
Spaht Calls Deduct Practice Illegal in Campaigns
Judge Carlos Spaht of Baton Rouge urged a law banning campaign contributions by state parish and city employees. The Louisiana governor hopeful spoke from New Orleans during a Democratic primary radio and TV appearance. Spaht and Gov. Long denied knowledge of any request for employee donations.
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Associated Press
Carlos Spaht
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Louisiana
Spaht
New Orleans
Hale Boggs
Shreveport
Angola
Boggs
Truman
Robert Kennon
Minden
Sion
Highway Commission
Welfare Department
Long
James McLemore
Alexandria
McLemore
Reds to Deliver Message to Allies on Panmunjom Talks
The Communist leadership will send a new message to Allied liaison officers at Panmunjom to reopen truce talks. The message, due at 8 a m Wednesday, follows Ridgway's proposal for a preparatory liaison session and possible changes in the Allied delegation.
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Tokyo
Reds
Panmunjom
Matthew B. Ridgway
Munson
U. N. Command
Ridgway
Kaesong
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Tax Collector Probe Expands To New Offices
Washington October 9 Investigation into irregularities in the tax collection service spreads to new offices as a House ways and means subcommittee resumes hearings on James P. Finnegan the resigned St Louis internal revenue collector. Committee counsel Adrian Dewind said more offices may face public hearings including Detroit.
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B. L. Livingston
Washington
House
Ways and Means
James P. Finnegan
St. Louis
Detroit Internal Revenue Office
Supreme Court to Rule on Alien Communist Rights
The Supreme Court will decide two questions affecting aliens once members of the Communist party. It will rule on deportation for former party membership and on holding aliens without bail during deportation if active in Communist affairs. The case follows the 11 leaders convicted of conspiring to overthrow the U S government, seven imprisoned and four fugitives.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Communist Party
U. S
Harold Medina
Powerful Light Kills Thousands Of Birds In Knoxville
Thousands of lifeless birds litter runways and fields around the Knoxville municipal airport after a powerful searchlight lured them to death. Authorities from state conservation and the University of Tennessee propose that southward migrating birds were blinded by a weather bureau ceilometer used to measure cloud height. Similar bird fatalities were reported at Nashville airport by airline pilots.
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Knoxville
Tenn
State Conservation and
University of Tennessee Zoology
Weather Bureau
Local candidates file for Ouachita Parish Democratic primaries
Political filing opens for sheriff police jury and constable in Ouachita Parish with Sheriff Bailey Grant seeking re election and Milton Cordale a former sheriff qualifying soon after. Ward 3 sees Wilds Ross and Marion Dupont enter the police jury race while Fletcher Studdard seeks ward 1 re election. R N Johnston files for constable ward 8 and James Sparks Monroe along with Nathan Ewing Jackson parish join the Senate race. District judge seat also sought.
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Bailey Grant
Milton Coverdale
Wilds Ross
Marion Dupont
Dupont
Ross
Burt Sperry
Ouachita Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Fletcher G. Studdard
Sperry
R. N. Johnston
James Sparks
Monroe
Nathan Ewing
Jackson Parish
Chinese Shift Troops To More Crucial Area
U S Eighth Army dispatch reports Chinese Reds moved to key fronts in Korea. On the western front U S first division cavalrymen gained over a mile near Yonchon. On the eastern front Chinese forces checked U S second division attacks near Heartbreak Ridge.
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U.S
Eighth Army
Korea
Yonchon
U. S
Bloody Heartbreak Ridge
U. S. Army
U. N
Navy
Associated Press
Stan Carter
Kim Il Sung Ridge
Two Candidates Seek Police Juror Seats in Ward 3 Primary
Marion E. Dupont and Wilds Ross announced candidacies for police juror from Ward 3. The January 15 primary will elect three jurors from the ward. Ross, 37, farmer and night club operator, cites service to Ward 3. Dupont, 59, Monroe resident and retired railroad man, says he can do more good for the community.
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Ross
Ward 3
Ouachita Parish
Caladonia Farms
South Side
Margaret Mullins
Elizabeth
Buckhorn Bend
Wilds Warren
Mr. DuPont
Monroe
Missouri Pacific
Illinois Central Lines
DuPont
Livingston Parish
Denham Springs
First Methodist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Jeanne Carsenat
Perieuex
France
Alabama Street
Marion L
Watson J
H. L. Robinson
Richard Frost
Cheryl
Robert Howard Robinson
Mack's Goodwill Tour Delayed By Weather
Washington on October 9 reports of bad weather at Newfoundland slowed Rep. Peter F. Mack Jr. a 34 year old Navy Reserve pilot. He planned a solo round the world flight to express peace from his congressional district and had borrowed a single engine plane for the trip.
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Washington
Newfoundland
Peter F. Mack, Jr
Mack
Navy Reserve
City funds sell 650000 fire dept bonds at 2.79965
Merrill Lynch group won the bid for the 650000 fire department improvement bonds at 2.79965 interest with other bids from Equitable Security 2.8982 and Barry Leary 2.89. The council adjourned on related insurance and local nuisance concerns with church vicinity, and considered police protection measures and narcotics policing ordinances.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Bean and Associates
John Coon
Equitable Security Association
Barry Leary Company and Associates
Dick Troy
Troy and Nichols Insurance Agency
William Rodriguez
Ouachita Insurance Exchange
Rodriguez
Troy
Angry Tories Blast Attlee Over Egypt Policy
London Oct 9 Conservative anger rose as Attlee campaigned in east Anglia amid protests over foreign policy. Churchill linked Egypt's moves to the 1936 Anglo Egyptian pact and Suez, while Abadan refinery and Iran's oil nationalization loomed in voters’ minds. Attlee faced Abadan chants as his party suffered in the past in this region.
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London
Clement Atlee
East
Egypt
Farouk
Sudan
Persia
Winston Churchill
Abadan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Iran
Attlee
Labor
Suez Canal
Merchant Ships Tied Up By Radiomen Walkout
A wave of radio operator walkouts reportedly tied up at least two dozen ships in American ports with the paralysis spreading across the east west and gulf coasts. Operators refused to sign on to force action by the wage stabilization board on a new agreement. Last Saturday a similar move delayed the liner Independence for about five hours. No ports were named by the union spokesman.
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New York
C. I. O. American Radio Association
Gulf
Federal Wage Stabilization Board
Independence
Union
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Royal Canadian Air Force Guard of Honor
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Duke of Edinburgh
Paul Roy
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Ward
Fenner, Bean and Associates
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Coon
Frank Cline
John Simmons
C. C. Lucy
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