Dowdy charged in Madison explosion case
In Tallulah Louisiana G R Dowdy father of 23 year old Talla Bena fisherman was arrested on conspiracy to murder charges following a dynamite blast that destroyed a fishing hut. J D Dowdy the missing fisherman faces warrants and a coroner's jury identified a body fragment as that of Jack Borman missing since Friday night.
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Tallulah
G. R. Dowdy
Talla Bena
Madison Parish
Jack Borman
Otis Egerton
Edgerton
Westbrook Pegler on Kay Summersby book Eisenhower Was My Boss
Westbrook Pegler defends American brass amid dismay at Kay Summersby memoirs claiming Eisenhower’s leadership suffered. He attacks Kay as a controversial figure and criticizes generals including Marshall and Montgomery while denouncing perceived New Deal Muscovite propagandists.
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New York
Kay Summersby
Eisenhower
West End
London
Kay
Churchill
Roosevelt
George Marshall
Montgomery
Suit Filed By Electricians Over Union Ban
The C I O United Electrical Workers Union sues the Atomic Energy Commission and General Electric for 1 million dollars alleging irreparable harm from a non Communist pledge and loyalty test demand. The case seeks an injunction to protect exclusive bargaining rights for GE workers including 600,000 members. The suit names AE C Chair Lilienthal and GE among others.
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Washington
United Electrical Workers Union
Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric Company
Commission
U. E
Schenectady
N. Y
Atomic Laboratory
Peek Street
Knolls
General Electric
U. S
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Lilienthal
Fitzgerald
Engineer and Fireman Fatally Injured in Fog Crash
In Urichsville Ohio a Pennsylvania train crashed into a truckload of steel in dense fog. Engineer G. C. Aley about 65 from Pittsburgh and fireman C. A. Darah 43 from Carnegie were killed. Eight of thirteen derailed. locomotive demolished. at least two others injured.
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Urichsville
Pennsylvania
G. C. Aley
Pittsburgh
C. A. Darah
Carnegie
State Highway Patrol
Game warden fatally injured in crash near Monroe
Swartz game warden B C Patterson, 49, died after his car left Claude Roland gravel road ten miles northeast of Monroe. Coroner says intracranial hemorrhage from skull fracture. Wreck occurred during night patrol of shooting activity. no witnesses. Patterson pinned beneath overturned vehicle. brother found him. Burial plans announced with pallbearers and honorary list.
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B. C. Patterson
Swartz
Claude Roland
Monroe
Sheriff's Department
Patterson
J. T. French
French
Fred Patterson
Hixson Brothers’ Funeral
F. S. O’neal
G. O. Welch
John Scarf
Herbert Steed
A. E. Jones
Clarence Hood
British woman aims world flight in single engine plane
Mrs Richard Morrow-Tait of Cambridge England plans a world circling flight in a British Proctor solo to prove it can be done without escorts. She accompanied by navigator Michael Townsend landed in Tokyo after five days from Calcutta and will next fly to Chitose then toward the Aleutians, Alaska, and home if weather allows.
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Tokyo
Richard Morrow-Tait
Cambridge
England
George W. Truman
Clifford Evans
Los Angeles
Japan
Aleutians
Morrow-Tait
Michael Townsend
Haneda Airfield
Itazuki
Kyushu
Calcutta
Chitose
Hokkaido
Shimya
Anchorage
Alaska
Whitehorse
Canada
North Atlantic
United States
South Atlantic
Break appears in oil strike with Martinez deal
The first break in the 53 day oil strike came as Shell Chemical Co. Martinez plant workers voted to accept a 12 1/2 cent raise above $1.68, return of strikers, and dismissal of damage suits. About 400 workers will return at noon. talks with other companies continue in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
O. A. Knight
C. I. O. Oil Workers Union
Shell Chemical Co
Martinez
Calif
San Francisco
Knight
Shell Oil
Tidewater Associated
Union
Texas Oil
Standard and Richfield
California
Act of Kindness Brings Reward to Camden Barber Friend
Camden on October 27 reports that Charles Marion cafe owner left his restaurant and estate valued over 20000 dollars to his life long friend Pasquale Larossi. Marion, who died at 62 last week, had previously declined a 90000 offer for the Camden restaurant. The eatery, closed since his death, reopened yesterday.
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Camden
N. J
Charles Marion
Camden Cafe
Pasquale
Pat) Larossi
Larossi
Marion
Chicago
New Jersey
Berlin and Berlin Blockade Topics Tie Up Three Powers
In Berlin a U S spokesman dismissed Russian claims of no four power air rules as false. He said Moscow aims to restrict traffic into blockaded Berlin. Separately the U S Britain and France will review German plant reparations allocations, rejecting a temporary halt to dismantling. Foreign ministers pressed the six nation approach on the Berlin issue in Paris.
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Berlin
United States
Beverley E. Steadman
AMG Air Forces
Steadman
Washington
Britain
France
State Department
U. S
Paris
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
Marshall
Ernest
New York Transit Strike Triggers Widespread Bus Walkout
October 27 report notes 8,500 transit workers walked out in a mass protest against the state public service commission carrying 3.5 million passengers daily. The move challenged orders from C I O officials led by Michael J. Quill and Mayor O Dwyer who blamed communist leadership for continued stoppage. Austin Hogan leads the rebellious faction aiming to keep pressure as most workers were expected back soon.
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New York
New York City
State Public Service Commission
Michael J. Quill
C. I. O. Transport Workers Union
William O'Dwyer
Quill
Austin Hogan
Swift American Action On Alliance Expected
Washington dispatch reports swift U S action likely after the five nation western European union formally seeks a military pact. A rough draft of a north Atlantic security treaty is ready and could reach the senate within three months. The union Britain France Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg form the nucleus for non communist Europe. Defense officials work on a mutual aid program costing several billion dollars though less advanced than the treaty. Diplomatic circles indicate the five ambassadors will seek the treaty in Washington after the presidential election.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Senate
Europe
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Defense Department
Council of the Western European Union
Five Nations
Paris
North Atlantic
Dewey Prepares Sharp Attack En Route to Cleveland
Gov Thomas E Dewey planned a strong new charge against Truman foreign policy as he headed toward Cleveland for a major speech. He avoided naming Truman but accused the Democrats of mudslinging and failing to win the peace citing millions drawn into Soviet influence.
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Dewey
Cleveland
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
Mr. Truman
New York
Truman
Navy Day Address Urges Strong Navy for Peace and Security
Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin warned Monroe listeners that a strong navy guards peace and prevents hurried mobilization for any future war. He highlighted sea air power, carrier aviation, and naval presence in the Mediterranean as stabilizing factors amid global unrest.
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Hugh H. Goodwin
Sea Branch
Armed Forces
Goodwin
Virginia
Monroe
Navy
Marine Corps
Mediterranean
Greece
Admiral Goodwin
United States
Three Babies Die in Explosion and Fire at Lawrenceburg
In Lawrenceburg Tennessee a frame house burned after a stove was kindled with kerosene. Glynda Mae Frazier 22 months Sherry Kay Frazier 5 months and Steven C Hufford 7 months died. Their mothers and grandmother suffered burns.
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Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Glynda Mae Frazier
Sherry Kay Frazier
Norman Frazier
Steven C. Hufford
Delbert Hufford
Ivan Frazier
Hufford
Japan
Air Force
Allied court clears 13 Hitler aides as non policy makers
A MERNBERG court acquits 13 top German military figures of plotting to start World War II finding they acted as subordinates not policy makers. The panel dropped the conspiracy charge while reserving verdicts on war crimes against prisoners and civilians.
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Mernberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
International Tribunal
Hitler
Truman Speaks in New England Campaign Tour
President Truman arrives in New England with Maurice Tobin predicting a strong Democratic gain in Massachusetts. He tours Massachusetts and Connecticut en route to a Boston address, while aides plan a New York MSG speech. Tobin forecasts Truman carries New York and Massachusetts with rising registrations boosting his electoral tally.
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Truman
New England
Maurice Tobin
Massachusetts
Tobin
Bay State
Connecticut
Boston
Cest
Mechanics Hall
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Pittsfield
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Springfield
Worcester
Framingham
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Rhode Island
New York State
Upstate
New Yorks
Israel Rejects Mediator’s Order On Negev Withdrawals
Paris Oct 27 Israel rejected the acting Palestine mediator Dr Ralph Bunche’s cease fire guidance and insisted withdrawal from Negev control points must be negotiated. Foreign Minister Shertok said the UN council order does not compel a pull back to Oct 14 positions. Bunche plans to present Israel’s reply to the Security Council tomorrow.
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Paris
Israel
Palestine
United Nations Security Council
Ralph J. Bunche
United States
Roshe Shertok
Bunche
Security Council
Shertok
Negev
Thurmond blasts Truman programs at Louisiana State Fair
Gov. J Strom Thurmond campaign speech in Shreveport denounces Truman civil rights plans and Dewey Wallace endorsements. He blasts anti poll tax anti lynching anti segregation proposals and FEPC. He warns of federal police enforcement and cites New York FEPC law restrictions on job applicants.
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Shreveport
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Thurmond
Arkansas
Truman
New York
New Orleans Second in Nation for Port Trade
New Orleans ranked as the nation’s second largest port by value of goods in August. Commerce data show New Orleans with exports of 59.4 million and imports of 32.4 million, behind New York’s 316.4 million exports and 234.5 million imports. Galveston led exports with 67.2 million but trailed in imports at 10.9 million.
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Washington
New Orleans
Commerce Department
New York
Louisiana
Galveston
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