Collins Denies Army Plot Against Marines Right to Fight
Gen. J Lawton Collins told the House Armed Services Committee that the Army has no plan to curb Marines or impose its will on the sister service. He replied to Marine complaints of lop sided defense policy and followed remarks by Gen. Omar Bradley denouncing Navy grievances as harmful to national security. The hearing, ongoing over two weeks, may hear Gen. George C Marshall and Gen. Mark Clark tomorrow with Herbert Hoover and Secretary Johnson as final witnesses.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Congress
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Collins
Army
House Armed Services Committee
House
Clifton B. Cates
Marines
Cates
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Navy
Carl Vinson
Georgia
George C. Marshall
Mark Clark
Herbert Hoover
Defense Johnson
Yugoslavia Wins U N Council Seat Over Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia won a seat on the United Nations Security Council over Czechoslovakia on a 39 to 19 second ballot. The 59 nation General Assembly, voting by secret ballot, elected Yugoslavia as the Soviet bloc contest ended.
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New York
Yugoslavia
United Nations Security Council
Czechoslovakia
General Assembly
Yavia
United States
Ukraine
Tito
Afghanistan
Philippines
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
India
Ecuador
Congress Ends First Session with Fair Deal Tests Ahead
In Washington on October 20 1949 Congress closed its first session the longest peacetime session in history with a strong foreign policy record but mixed domestic results. Major goals of Truman Fair Deal face testing in 1950 elections as Farm price supports and foreign aid bundles passed while labor health taxes civil rights and other proposals drew partisan reaction.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
President Clings To Hands-Off Policy In Coal-Steel Crisis
President Truman said he relies on mediation outside the White House to settle both soft coal and steel strikes and has no plans to intervene. He urged quick settlement as Ford lines face shutdowns by Nov 15, risking 115,000 more jobs idle, with UMW leader John L. Lewis at White Sulphur Springs. Industry leaders fault CIO head Philip Murray over the dispute and pension costs.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Ford Motor Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lewis
UMW
U. S. Steel
Irving S. Olds
Erie
Olds
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
CIO
Edward L. Ryerson
Inland Steel
Murray
Chicago
What Noted People Are Saying
A synthesis of remarks from notable figures: Senator Wayne Morse criticizes Republican leadership as fumbling the ball and failing to persuade the public Democrats are for the people. Dr Grantley W Taylor of the American College of Surgeons cites early cancer detection as the best cure yet. Indian Prime Minister Pandit Nehru notes fear spreading between nations and contrasts it with the confidence that friendly relations can foster.
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International News Service
Washington
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Chicago
Grantley W. Taylor
American College of Surgeons Committee On
New York
Pandit Nehru
Ten Act Show Promotes Phoenix Chest Drive Tonight
Phoenix College Auditorium hosts an eight o clock, ten act fund raiser to spark the ongoing 1950 Chest drive. The event features Senator William Sullivan, Drive Chairman W W Knorpp, emcee Jack Williams and a varied lineup including Cecil Armstrong and his Arizonans, the Silhouettes, Kay Martin, Tiny Pran spill and others. A progress report will be released Monday noon at the Westward Ho Fiesta Room.
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Globe
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Jack Williams
KOY
Cecil Armstrong
Kenneth England
Chandler
Star Farmer of America
George
Tiny) Pranspill
Westernaire
Joe D’angelo
the Silhouettes
Kay Martin
Frank Franklin
Reg Manning
Phoenix
Virginia Taylor
Ginger Allison
Bert Easley
Fiesta Room
Hotel
Westward Ho
Truman to Renew Tax Hike Demands
President Truman said he will press for higher taxes at the next Congress to reduce the federal deficit. He blamed deficits around 5 billion dollars on the Republican tax cuts and stated there is no other way to raise revenue besides taxation. He also signaled renewed efforts to repeal the Taft Hartley Act when Congress opens January 3.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
President seeks funds for Atomic Energy expansion program
President Truman announced he will request Congress next year to finance the Atomic Energy Commission’s expansion. He denied the move is based on any atomic explosion in Russia. The plan would start with $30 million for work at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Hanford Washington.
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Truman
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Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
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Tenn
Hanford
Wash
Wintry blast sweeps Western states heading for Midwest
Associated Press reports the season s first snow fell across Montana and Wyoming with up to eight inches in places. Six inches lay in parts of Wyoming while Colorado Utah Idaho New Mexico Nebraska and the Dakotas saw lesser totals. Three deaths are blamed on cold and snow in Montana Colorado and Wyoming. Coldest spots ranged 15 to 20 above zero in the snow belt. Rain hit Midwest states and snow was forecast for Northern Minnesota Northern Nebraska and parts of Kansas. Temperatures in the Midwest were expected to dip near or below freezing by tomorrow night. Western states remained below freezing while central regions reached the 70s and Texas saw highs in the high 80s.
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Associated Press
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Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
New Mexico
Nebraska
Dakotas
California
Minnesota
Kansas
Central States
Tex
Fears Of Crop Loss Ease In California
Southern California ends threat of multimillion dollar crop losses as October cold snap eases. Weather Bureau reports the low before sunrise and forecast rising daytime temperatures and warmer nights easing the prelude to winter.
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California
Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Danish fishing boat Elsa feared sunk with 10 aboard
The Coast Guard reported the 72 ton Danish fishing boat Elsa likely sank with the loss of 10 men between Greenland and Iceland in the stormy Atlantic. The vessel departed Tokusak Greenland on October 10 and had no radio after departure.
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New York
Coast Guard
Elsa
Greenland
Iceland
Atlantic
Tokusak
Arizona Skies Clearing After Cold Snap Hits State
Weather across Arizona cooled sharply with Flagstaff recording five inches of snow and 5 degrees above zero. Phoenix set Oct 20 record lows of 40 downtown and 37 at Sky Harbor. frost touched some areas but crops remained unharmed. Forecasters said cold will ease slightly tomorrow with sun expected in Phoenix. highs today around 65.
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Flagstaff
Phoenix
Sky Harbor
United States Weather Bureau
Army Navy search for missing Corsair planes over Arizona
Army and Navy planes joined a coordinated search for three Corsair fighter planes missing since yesterday on a El Paso to Litchfield Park flight. Fifth Rescue Squadron at Biggs Field directed operations with aircraft from Williams Air Force Base and El Centro Naval Air Facility. Weather worsened over some areas but search planes covered rugged mountains and emergency fields as crews attempted radio contact.
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Army
Navy
el Paso
Tex
Biggs Field
Williams Air Force Base
Naval Air
Arizona
Rodeo
N. M
Cochise
Tucson
Ariz
Gill
Azona
Madison Trustees Answer Charges
The Madison Board's two majority members defend their actions against county superintendent John H. Barry. They contend Barry meddled in district operations, questioned Armer’s appointment, and that a recall attempt targeted the board. A district meeting is set for 8 p.m. next Tuesday at 5525 North 16th Street in the school auditorium.
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Madison School Board of Trustees
John H. Barry
North 16Th Street
Barry
Madison
John H. Armer
F. W. Brown
Madison Board of Trustees
Richard C. Simis
Daniel J. Condon
Brown
Simis
Armer
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Litchfield Naval Air Facility
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