U N Debate Over Marshall Plan Veto Sparks Global Tension
At the United Nations, Secretary Marshall attacks Russia's stance while Andrei Vishinsky prepared to answer. Australia questions the plan’s by pass of the veto as China and the United States seek veto reform. Evatt critiques the veto while calls for overhauling the U N peace machinery intensify.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Russia
George C. Marshall
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Marshall
U. N
General Assembly
Col
W. R. Hodgson
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Evatt
Security Council
China
United States
Wang Shih
Assembly
Pearl Bergoff obituary praised as strikebreaker
Westbrook Pegler denounces a buried eulogy of Pearl Bergoff of New York as a skilled strikebreaker. He credits Bergoff with public services while condemning modern unions and New Deal opposition amid labor strife and violent confrontations.
U S Moves to Speed Europe Aid as Winter Looms
Washington reports a feverish search for funds to aid European nations this winter. The State Department probes private bank lending and foreign payments while exporting options, with Lovett saying no firm plan yet and urgency rising as Christmas approaches. France and Italy are singled out in the discussion.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Robert A. S. Lovett
Lovett
Europe
Department
France
Italy
Auto Workers Battle Inflation With Michigan Coop
About 189 000 Michigan auto workers joined a UAW led cooperative plan to combat rising prices. Forty large locals approve a 1 per capita loan to fund mass purchasing of food and goods, with a 10 member committee overseeing purchases. Other locals may join as stores operate at cost.
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Detroit
Michigan
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reiter
Reuther
Bus Strikers Free On Bond In Louisiana Violence Case
Two bus strikers identified as members of a band who assaulted a Trailways driver and a trainee with blackjacks were arrested and released on $500 bond each. District Attorney says cases await fall term. The men attacked in West Monroe, with other incidents reported in Shreveport and Monroe as striking violence escalates.
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M. F. Burton
North Fifth Street
West Monroe
W. O. Coleman
Ludwig Avenue
James Simrall
Trailways
Burton
Coleman
George Lester
Criminal District Court
Central Service No
Blood drive appeals as Red Cross warns critically low supplies
Judge W. M. Harper, Red Cross blood bank chair, urged urgent donor help Thursday. He said the fresh blood reserve was at a dangerously low stage and could be exhausted unless replenished quickly. Prospective donors should contact Mrs. Taunton Veazey by phone at 678 to arrange an appointment.
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W. M. Harper
Red Cross Blood Bank Committee
Overell Trial Nears End in California Murder Case
The state case against Louise Overell and George Gollum in the killings of her parents nears completion in Santa Ana California. Gollum testified denying any involvement and defense plans to rest after calling four witnesses for Gollum and one for Overell.
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Santa Ana
Calif
State of California
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Gollum
Louise
Walter E. Overell
Otto Jacobs
Man Trapped in Well Is Rescued in New Hampshire
Norman Woods a 23 year old army combat veteran was rescued after more than 21 hours at the bottom of a 20 foot well in Warner New Hampshire. About 100 volunteers and state police worked through the night to lift him out and he was rushed to a Concord hospital in good condition able to talk with rescuers.
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Warner
N. H
Norman Woods
Concord
Woods
Seeing-Eye Dog Offered to Help Another Veteran
Philadelphia report says Patrick Defilippis a 25 year old blinded navy veteran who operates a gift shop offers to return his seeing eye dog Lady for use by another handicapped person. He hopes a new owner can keep Lady working while he recovers and plans to seek another dog later.
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Philadelphia
Patrick Defilippis
Defilippis
Navy
Marshall Plan revisions draw mixed international reaction
Secretary of State George C. Marshall urged reforms to United Nations machinery including a Greek border commission and a year round security committee. He pressed liberalization of the security council veto, prompting varied views across Europe from Left and Right groups. Athens welcomed the proposals while London hedged.
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London
George C. Marshall
United Nations
United States
U.N. Assembly
La Guardia Shows Downward Trend in Illness
Fiorello H. La Guardia, 64, in a downward trend in grave illness, doctors report. The former New York mayor and UNRRA director general remains in a deep sleep after an inoperable pancreatic condition. Immediate outcome is unpredictable as New Yorkers pray.
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New York
Fiorello H
Baehr
la Guardia
N J C Starts Fall Classes at Northeast Junior College
Northeast Junior College opened fall enrollment with 750 registered by the registrar B S Hammer not counting music students. Veterans totaled 316 and civilian freshmen slightly higher than last year while the sophomore class is the largest. Two additional teachers were hired and more may follow to handle the crowd ahead of Thursday’s football game at Brown Field against Northwest Mississippi Junior College.
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Northeast Junior College
B. S. Hammer
Brownfield
N. J. C. Indians
Northwest Mississippi Junior College
Large Ukrainian Army Fights In Allied Zone Report Says
A United States army report cites Ukrainian resistance units estimated at 15 000 to 20 000 engaging Polish and Soviet troops in southern Poland and nearby areas. It notes anti Communist fighters armed with mortars artillery and machine guns and mentions a 4 000 strong group moving toward Czechoslovakia. The report also covers arrests of Ukrainian guerrilla leaders including a key strategist linked to Gen Bandera and heightened border patrols in the region.
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Frankfurt
United States Army
Poland
Germany
Nowy Saez
Zarapane
Bahia Gora
Biala
South Land
Czechoslovakia
United States
Burlak
Bandera
Unified Defense Officers Sworn In Under New Act
The U S defense structure was completed as Navy secretary John L. Sullivan Air secretary W Stuart Symington and Defense Secretary James V Forrestal were sworn in. President Truman ordered the national security act into effect amid international tension at the time and orders came from aboard the battleship Missouri. Kenneth Royall remains army secretary with Wil liam H Draper as undersecretary of war.
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United States
Defense Department
Navy
Air
Fred M. Vinson
W. Stuart Symington
John L. Sullivan
James V. Forrestal
Defense
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Missour
Kenneth Royall
Army
William H. Draper
Sullivan
Symington
Vinson
Royall
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Forrestal
Brazil
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Aiken Attacks Affidavit Law in Taft Hartley Debate
Senator Aiken of Vermont called the non Communist provision of the Taft Hartley act silly and possibly unconstitutional. He urged elimination or clarification as the National Labor Relations Board opened a test case with the AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Electrical Workers seeking to overturn a ruling barring handling of a union petition at radio station WARL in Arlington Virginia.
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Washington
Aiken
Vermont
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. L. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Brotherhood
Baltimore
WARL
Artington
Greece May Seek to Double Army
An informed source says the Greek government plans to ask the United States for permission to expand the army from 130000 to about 270000, adding 70000 troops and creating a 70000-man national guard under military control. The expansion would be funded by the US aid program and requires US approval.
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Athens
United States
Supreme Defense Council
U. S
Defense Council
Proclamation Declares Florida Hurricane Emergency
President Truman declared a Florida state of emergency as a hurricane bore down on the northwest coast. Evacuations were ordered from Santa Rosa Island to Destin and Pensacola, with military and civilian personnel moved inland and Fort Walton aircraft relocated for safety.
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Pensacola
Fla
Florida
Santa Rosa Island
Fort Walton
Here
Destin
Bla
Panama City
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Eglin Field
Pensacola Bay
Gulf
Crosby Hall
Millard Caldwell
Truman
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Miami
Palm Beach
Fort Myers
Tampa Bay
Apalachicola
St. Marks
Alligator Point
Tallahassee
Federal Works Administration
Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank
Montgomery
Ala
James Folsom
Flore
Grain Exports Face Sharp Cut Amid Price Slump
Prices sag on Chicago cattle and grain markets as buyers resist and a steep November cut looms. Wheat and corn hit the daily limit. officials discuss government restraints to curb food price speculation. Senate and White House price talks unfold as economic pressure heightens.
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Chicago
Taft to Deliver Critical Speech on Living Costs
Senator Taft arrives in the West to address the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. He predicts the high cost of living as a main campaign issue and blames President Truman for lifting price controls too soon. Taft plans a Lake Mead and Grand Canyon excursion before returning to Los Angeles, denies taking labor union dictation, and defends Taft Hartley stance amid picketing by union members.
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Taft
Ohio
Colorado River
San Francisco
Commonwealth Club
Wendell L. Willkie
Truman
Lake Mead
Hoover Dam
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
Informa
Congress
Santa Cruz
Ohio C. I. O
Jack
Britain bogged by red tape in atomic energy drive
Sir Robert Renwick, wartime radar chief, said Britain’s atomic program is delayed by government monopoly red tape. He blamed lack of urgency and industry involvement, noting Britain had no plutonium supplies until recently, and claimed Britain helped American atomic experts during the war.
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Robert Renwick
Britain
Robert
County of London Electric Supply Company
Society of
United States
America
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