Truman Opens U N Assembly With Call for Peace
President Truman opened the first U N General Assembly on American soil as 51 nations assemble in New York. He delivered a 2,600 word address focused on permanent peace while tensions between the United States and Russia loom over key issues discussed by delegations and the American team. Secretary Byrnes accompanied him with plans for a brief luncheon speech.
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John M. Hightower
New York
America
Russia
United Nations
Truman
Byrnes
United States
Critics Attack New Deal as Monstrous Reform in 1930s Debate
Westbrook Pegler argues against the New Deal calling it a debauch and a kangaroo court. He attacks the labor relations board for selling justice to unions and cites the Wagner act and a Smith committee inquiry as evidence of fraud and bias.
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New York
Labor Relations Board
Jackson
Supreme
Wagner
Tammany Machine
Inew York
Tammany
Supreme Court
Laborations Board
Smith Committee
Desl Sievers Resigns Night Desk Sergeant Post
Guy A. Sievers night desk sergeant resigns effective October 21 to devote time to the filling station at 1 Jackson Street he and E J Sievers opened in 1941. He joined the force in 1941 and served in the Navy. patrolman Jennie Hickman serves as night desk sergeant pending permanent replacement.
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Guy A. Sievers
J. D
Jackson Street
E. J. Sievers
Sievers
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Naval
Byermanent
Jennie Hickman
Tesk
Busby
Ack-O-Lantern Sparks Car Fire Near Grand Street
An early morning fire damaged the interior of a 1942 coach owned by George Rob on of Columbia Road South Grand Street. A Halloween lantern with a candle ignited while the youths paused for coffee. A passerby alerted Engine Company 1. firefighters quenched the blaze with a hose from the truck.
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George Robon
Columbia Road
South Grand Street
Robertson
Bught Engine Company 1
Nazi Plot Aimed at Roosevelt Reelection Revealed
John Rogge, special assistant to the U S attorney general, described a Nazi backed scheme to thwart Roosevelt in 1940 by opposing John L Lewis. Rogge cited Goering, Joachim Hertsler, and William R Davis, with others plotting in 1936 and 1944. Lewis declined to comment.
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Swarthmore
John Rogge
U.S
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
U F. of L
Swarthmore College
Rogge
Herman Goering
Joachim Hertsler
William R. Davis
Washington
Lewis
Davis
Goering
Justice Department
Foreign Office
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Landon
Willkie
Dewey
Topeka
Kas
Bund
Syracuse
New York State
Russia's $1B loan doomed amid Soviet criticism
Washington reports that Russia seeks a $1,000,000,000 U.S. loan but faces doom if Soviet leaders continue attacking U.S. foreign policy. Czechoslovakia and Poland may struggle to win $850 million from the World Bank. Byrnes says aid will go to friendly nations not denouncing dollar credits.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Czechoslovakia
Poland
World Bank
Byrnes
Ameri
Train crash injures hundreds in fog at Chicago station
In heavy fog at the 47th street station on the south side an elevated express rammed a rear train during the morning rush, injuring between 240 and 270 people, about 10 seriously. 1,300 to 1,500 passengers were aboard as both trains derailed and crowded platforms hampered rescue work.
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Chicago
47Th Street
Ray Darling
United Nations Assembly Seen as World Parliament
John A. Parris Jr reports that diplomats view the UN General Assembly as a future world parliament and the main organ for world opinion. It has 51 members, each with five representatives and one vote, with decisions on major issues needing a two thirds majority. The Assembly can discuss peace and security but cannot act, reserving enforcement to the Security Council.
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John A. Parris, Jr
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Parliament of Man
World Opinion
United Nations
General Assembly
Security Council
Sweden
Iceland
Afghanistan
The
Attlee and Churchill Call for UN Veto Review in Commons
In London, Oct. 23, Prime Minister Attlee urged a review of United Nations veto use to restrain it to its original purpose while Churchill prepared to address the issue. Attlee warned the council should not be a propaganda tool and stressed the need for wartime allies to cooperate for peace despite deep Russia differences. He cited Greece and Spain policies as examples in a speech to the House of Commons.
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London
Winston Churchill
Balkan
Soviet Union
Yalta
Attlee
United Nations Security Council
Council
United Nations Council
House of Commons
House
Security Council
Russia
United Nations
Greece
Spain
Tremendous Gas Wells in Richland Parish
Two gas wells in Richland parish are featured in Duncan S. Cook’s weekly report. King Oil Company’s Jones No. 1 in Delhi oil field rose to 31,000,000 cubic feet per day with 1,401 pounds shut-in pressure. Skelly Oil Company’s Hubbard No. 5 in Big Creek oil field gauged at 30,000,000 cubic feet per day with 1,323 pounds shut-in pressure.
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Richland Parish
Duncan S. Cook
Monroe
State Department of Conservation
King Oil Company
Delhi
Skelly Oil Company
M. Hubbard
Big Creek
Decontrol of Nearly All Foods Ordered by OPA
The OPA lifted price ceilings on nearly all raw and processed foods and beverages effective at midnight, removing controls from items such as flour bread canned fish candy bananas oranges and cereals. Sugar syrups and milled rice remain regulated.
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Washington
Pi— Opa
OPA
Hearing Set for Accused Kidnappers in Mississippi
In Hazlehurst on October 30 a preliminary hearing is set for Justice of the Peace J B Bell, Private Detective Dan Goodin, and Jim Griffith on kidnapping charges tied to two Negroes from Copiah County to Lincoln County. Griffith denies all charges.
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Hazlehurst
Miss
R. L. Miller
Hinds County
Copiah County
Lincoln County
Justice of the Peace
J. B. Bell
Jackson
Dan Goodin
Jim Griffith
Bell
Goodin
Griffith
Barlow
Miller
Veteran named airport chief in Monroe
Lannie H Peevy Jr 27 year old Monroe native and former army air corps pilot was named manager of the Municipal Airport at the former Selman field by the city council after a council conference. He previously worked eleven months as assistant manager at Turner field airport and as a patrol pilot for Memphis Natural Gas.
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Lannie H
Pete) Peevy, Jr
Selman Field
City Commission
Monroe
Peevy
Lannie H. Peevy
Army
Army Air Corps
United States
204Th Coast Artillery
Cattle Slowed by Embargoes at Major Markets
Embargoes on livestock receipts depressed cattle and hog volumes at 12 principal markets. Hogs totaled about 47,800 on the day, cattle 51,200, and sheep 54,200 as buyers awaited rolling stock details. Denver led cattle and sheep with large arrivals while Chicago topped hog listings. Meat supply remained abundant though prices stayed high as packers mobilized crews to handle the week’s surge. Vehicle and stock yard activity showed a sharp rise in meat production under looser price controls.
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Chicago
Denver
Colo
Department of Agriculture
Truman Says United Nations Must Survive Allied Differences
President Truman pledges full U.S. resources to curb war rumors and avert world disorder. He cautions against letting Allied differences derail peace, urges agreement on postwar settlements, and stresses UN unity to control atomic use and mass weapons.
Lewis Ups the Pressure on Krug in Soft Coal Row
John L. Lewis escalates his wage dispute with Secretary Krug by demanding a November 1 meeting in Washington or risk a walkout by 400 000 soft coal miners. He wants a full reopen of wages hours and other terms under the Lewis Krug agreement following the government seizure of pits last May. Labor experts fear broader winter impact on hard coal supply and heating fuel.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
J. A. Krug
Lewis
Krug
A. F
L. United Mine Workers Union
Lewis-Krug
Pennsylvania
Betty Aldridge Stars at Louisiana State Fair
Betty Laura Aldridge won the sweepstakes prize in club clothing and finished runner up with five first places at the Louisiana State Fair 4-H event. She claimed wins in pajamas, party dress, and food preservation, earning a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. The competition, held at LSU, was postponed due to the infantile paralysis ban. the Aldridge sisters are daughters of D. K. and Mrs. Aldridge of Cheniere.
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Aldridge
West Monroe
Betty Laura Aldridge
Chicago
Audrey H. Dawson
Associated Home Agent
World diplomats gather for United Nations opening session
In New York's Flushing Meadow Park the world’s top diplomats including Georges Bidault Constantin Tsaldaris Ahmed Qavam and Jan Smuts attend the opening of the United Nations general assembly as chiefs of state and foreign ministers converge for urgent postwar diplomacy.
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New York
United Nations General Assembly
Flushing Meadow Park
Georges Bidault
France
Constantin Tsaldaris
Greece
Ahmed Qavam
Iran
Jan Christiaan Smuts
South Africa
Alfonso Lopez
Colombia
Ibn Saud
Prince Faisal al Saud
Saudi Arabia
Fire Kills Mother and Nine Children in Connecticut Home
An East Hampton fire claims the lives of Mrs. Edward Nelson 46 and eight of her children plus infant Jacqueline Yeltema in a Lake Pocotopaug residence. Only Edward Clark 19 escapes with minor injuries as investigators suspect an oil burner started the blaze.
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East Hampton
Conn
Lake Pocotopaug
Edward Nelson
Betty Yeltema
Mary Kelvin Hall
Rita Clark
Edith Nelson
Christina Nelson
Chapin Nelson
Charles Nelson
John Nelson
Jacqueline Yeltema
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Flushing Meadow
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Mr. Truman
League of Nations
Ultimatum
Betty Aldridge
Prince Faisal
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
India
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Jose Arce
Australia
N. J. O. Makin
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
Bolivia
Adolfo Costa Durell
Brazil
Pedro Leno Velloso
Byelo (White
Kuzma Kiselev
Canada
Louis S. St. Laurent
Chile
Senor
Don Felix Nieto del Rio
U. Nu
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