Desperate bids as pennant races near finish in 1949
The Red Sox lead the Yankees by one in the American League with a win sealing the flag while the Dodgers hold a full game edge over the Cardinals in the National League. Mel Parnell faces Vic Raschi for the Yankees and Branca opposes the Phillies with Heintzelman starting for Brooklyn as Brecheen goes for St. Louis against Chipman of Chicago.
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International News Service
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Red Sox
New York
Dodgers
Phillies
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
Chicago
Cardinals
Dodger
Cardinal
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Yankee Stadium
Mel Parnell
Vic Raschi
Allie Reynolds
Ralph Branca
Ken Heintzelman
Harry Brecheen
Bob Chipman
Devils and Cowboys prepare for Border Conference debut thriller
A capacity crowd of more than 14 000 at Goodwin Stadium Tempe expected for Arizona State College Sun Devils first Border Conference game versus Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys. Kickoff 8 p m. Stars include Whizzer White and Wilton Davis as top backs, Cecil Coleman and John Ford as pass threats, with numerous other capable backs and receivers set to showcase a wide open clash.
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Goodwin Stadium
Tempe
Arizona State College Sun Devils
Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys
Sun Devils
Wilford
Cowboys
White
Coleman
Devils
Davis
Ford
USC
Henry Rich
Manuel Aja
Marko Markichevich
Charley Beall
Brooks Allen
Chick Tiger
Ray Troutman
Pat Bailey
Bob McChesney
Ed Doherty
Arizona State College
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Ten Die As B-17 Crashes In Storm Near Raton
A United States Air Force B-17 on a rescue mission crashed atop Lynwood Mesa seven miles north of Raton New Mexico as storms raged. All 10 crew were killed. The aircraft, missing since 5:42 p.m., belonged to Biggs Air Base El Paso Texas en route to Lowry Denver. Wreckage strewn across 400 yards with only the tail intact.
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Raton
N. M
Air Force
Colorado-New Mexico
James B. Barber
Raton Range
Biggs Air Base
el Paso
Tex
Biggs
Lowry
Denver
Mary Bartolino Black
Barber
Lynwood Mesa
Mother and Tots Escape Injury In Train Crash
In Geneva New York a freight train struck a stalled car carrying Mrs Fenton Stevens and her four young children aged 1 to 5 on a grade crossing. The car overturned onto another track but the mother and children escaped visible injuries. Stevens husband tried to move the car but no one was harmed. Attendants reported no injuries while Stevens herself was pregnant.
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Geneva
N. Y
Fenton Stevens
Stanley
Stevens
Fragmentary Weather Timetable and Temps
A scrambled OCR snippet lists temperatures and times such as 69 and 70 degrees and several early morning minutes. The readable items include 6:30 am 7:20 am and 8:30 am with scattered numbers. The text appears as a broken forecast or daily temperature log with unclear context.
Monday Parade For Miss America in Phoenix
Phoenix honors Jacque Mercer Miss America returning home with a city parade led by the 18 year old brunette. A 100 foot Welcome Jacque greeting will greet her at Sky Harbor before a downtown procession and a float throne. Phoenix College grants a half day as floats join the Arizona Junior Chamber event.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Jacque Mercer
Jacque
Ernun
Atlantic City
Phoenix College
Los Angeles
Dutch Vessel Octa Strikes Baltic Mine Near Denmark
A Dutch motor vessel Octa of Rotterdam hit a Baltic mine early today off Denmark. Danish shipping sources report no casualties and note the incident as the mine strike without further details.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Rotterdam
Baltic
Injuries Fatal To Ross Daley Native Mesan
Ross Daley a lifelong Mesa resident died from injuries after a two car collision near Mesa. The 63 year old dairyman was married to Lena Daley who died a year ago. Surviving are a stepdaughter and stepson, with a sister en route from Idaho for the funeral. Funeral services tentatively set for Monday at Mel drum Mortuary Chapel.
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Mesa
Ross Daley
Lena Daley
Here
Daley
Southside District Hospital
Mr. Daley
Talmadge Huber
Huber
East Southern Avenue
Eastern Canal
Meldrum Mortuary Chapel
E. B. Wilson
North 21St Street
Phoenix
Kenneth L. Anderson
Addie Johnson
Idaho
Cohen Pal Guilty On Gun Charges
Former Mickey Cohen henchman Domenic M Farinacci pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a sub machine gun and failure to pay tax on the weapon. He was ordered to return on October 10 for a probation hearing after pleading guilty yesterday.
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Los Angeles
INS
Mickey Cohen
Domenic M
Farinacci
Mysterious assailant wounds two gun Newton in Tulsa
Two-Gun Willis Newton, linked to a 1924 Milwaukee Road mail train robbery, lies in critical condition after a hidden sniper’s shot through a bathroom window at his Tulsa home. Police found a German Luger cartridge. gambling feud suspected over loot not recovered. nephew Joe present.
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Tulsa
Okla
Willis Newton
Randout
Ill
Newton
L. N. Hedgpath
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Hedgpath
Stable
Joe
Tito accuses Soviet of armed pressure endangering peace
Belgrade reports Tito charging Russia with aggressive pressure on Yugoslavia including troops on borders and violating the UN Charter a note to the Soviet chargé d affaires in Belgrade says troop movements in Cominform neighbors create a war psychosis damaging peace Tito calls Stalin promises empty and labels Soviet policy hostile as Yugoslavia braces for any eventuality and responds to a Soviet note on the friendship pact
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Tito
Belgrade
INS
Marshal Tito
Russia
Yugoslavia
Gregory Smujakov
Vladimir Popovitch
Stalin
Swanky new LA shelter opens with dog bar and bunk beds
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals unveiled a stylish Los Angeles shelter featuring a dog bar with complimentary drinks, bunk beds, a diet kitchen, and soft kennels intended to soothe canine nerves as of October 1.
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Los Angeles
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Assassination Plot In Trieste Reported
The London Daily Express said an attempt to assassinate Marshal Tito and overthrow Yugoslav authorities was organized in Trieste. Ring leader cited was Vittorio Vidali, Cominform leader in the city.
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London
London Daily Express
Tito
Trieste
Vittorio Vidali
Noted Figures Comment On Atomic War Threats And Strikes
International News Service reports senator Brien McMahon urging an all nation conference to avert atomic war as time runs out. In Pittsburgh Philip Murray says the strike was forced on the union and the American people by the company. United States Steel president Fairless counters, board power equals compulsory arbitration despite Truman’s nonbinding assurances. In New York Bogart remarks after a judge dismissed an assault summons, quipping about the panda and returning to baseball.
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International News Service
Washington
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Pittsburgh—Steel Union
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
United States Steel
Benjamin Fairless
Murray
Truman
New York
Humphrey Bogart
GOP Attacks Whitewashing Of Lilienthal
A congressional report clearing David Lilienthal of mismanagement faced Republican protests on the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee. Democrats McMahon and Durham approved the staff draft, while Knowland and Hickenlooper argued for committee consultation and questioned the inquiry’s completeness. The report asserts Lilienthal did not violate security or foreign shipment rules and denies a one man authority claim.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Carl T. Durham
North Carolina
Atomic Committee
McMahon
William F. Knowland
California
Joint Committee
United States Senate
Knowland
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Check May Be Made
Senator Homer Ferguson a Republican from Michigan says he may ask the Senate Judiciary Committee to conduct a quiet check on American intelligence in the atomic field. He notes Russia possesses the bomb and urges assessing whether U S intelligence is functioning at top efficiency and whether its findings are being used. He cites the Pearl Harbor inquiry which found no fundamental flaws but that intelligence was never used.
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Washington
INS
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ferguson
Congressional Committee
Russia
Pearl Harbor
United States
Steelworkers Join Miners In Walkout
United Press reports nearly 1,000,000 American workers walked out as steelworkers joined John L. Lewis's miners in a push for pension and insurance benefits funded by employers. About 87,000 additional workers were idle elsewhere, with totals rising to potentially 2,000,000 if stoppages persist. A 40,000 plus strike wave affected Indiana, Pennsylvania, and West Coast firms, though some companies granted demands or were not struck.
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United Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Atlantic
Pacific
Lewis
Pennsylvania
CIO
Philip Murray
Indiana
Gary
Pittsburgh
Big
American Can Company
West Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Columbia
Bethlehem
Columbia Steel
Pittsburg
Calif
Torrance
Bethlehem Corporation
Alameda
Bus Union OKs Raise At Tucson
Tucson drivers for the Tucson Rapid Transit Company called off a threatened midnight strike after a three hour meeting. The final offer of a 5 cent per hour wage increase was accepted, bringing starting pay to 1.00 and 1.20 after 18 months. The system serves about 20,000 people daily with 82 employees.
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Tucson
Tucson Rapid Transit Company
D. G. Goodman
Phoenix
Goodman
Clarence L. Aber
William J. Fillmore
Company
Fillmore
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