Town Burned In Flare Ups Over Election
In Colombia the countryside sees intense political fighting. Valle Province reports 175 killed in 24 hours at Ceilan and Villaneuva, plus other deaths nearby. Liberals and Conservatives clash as Nov. 27 elections approach, with talks of a two party junta possible if elections are postponed.
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Bogota
Colombia
Valle
Ceilan
Bagala Grande
Villaneuva
Dona
Charba
Dario Echandia
Laureano Gomez
Jorge Elier Gaitan
These Youngsters Like It Hard Way
Livermore, October 29. Mrs. Nora Hobbs, 99, patient at a Livermore nursing home, escaped by knotting bed sheets and sliding to the ground breaking her left leg. Doctors asked why she did not go out the door she replied I did not think about it.
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Livermore
Nora Hobbs
Livermore Nursing Home
Hold Up At Cafe Forces Manhunt To Philadelphia
A cafe holdup in Philadelphia tied to a Delaware prison manhunt for three convicts. Two gunmen, Willie Edwards and Joseph A. Lankford, forced 15 patrons to surrender cash, stealing 85 dollars. Police identified the suspects from victims shown newspaper photographs.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Willie Edwards
Joseph A. Lankford
New Castle
Eight prison break suspects in custody at Delaware workhouse
Five of the eight inmates who escaped Wednesday night are now in solitary at the county workhouse near Wilmington. Delaware state police captured Danny Noris and Victor Bryson at Bryson’s brother in law John Andes home in Minquadale and the pair surrendered without a struggle. Edward Ernst walked into Penny Hill state police station near Wilmington and agreed to surrender. Maryland troopers seized John Henry Minor and Jesse W Palmer after a highway chase near North East. Remaining escapees include Edward J Hardy and Lankford. Noris and Bryson complain of bad prison food and mismanagement. the warden defends the farmed food program and operations.
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Delaware
Danny Noris
Victor M. Bryson
Bryson
John Andes
Minquadale
Del
Edward Ernst
Wilmington
Penny Hill
Harry S. Shew
Maryland
John Henry Minor
Bear Cleve
Fla
Jesse W. Palmer
Tuscumbia
Ala
North East
Edwards and Lankford
Edward J. Hardy
Gloucester
Mass
Lankford
Bellefonte
Edwards
Satsuma
Norris
President Signs Largest Peacetime Army Plan With Air Force Impoundment
President Truman signed the largest peacetime military appropriation, but impounded 615 million dollars set to expand the Air Force to 58 groups. The measure totals about 15.59 billion for operations of the Army Navy Air Force and Marines, with the Air Force limited and future costs warned against. The House backed a 58-group Air Force, adding 1,800 aircraft as part of the bill’s funding.
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Washington
Truman
Air Force
Navy
Air Corps
Congress
House
Secretary of Defense
Army
National Security Council
National Security Resources Board
Office
Secretary's Office
Senate House
Garvey Optimistic on Air Plant Near Kingman
Governor Dan E. Garvey of Arizona said he was encouraged about establishing a new Air Force supersonic test plant near Kingman. He met with Army and Air Force officials, met Secretary Symington, and planned another session, while details await release by U S authorities.
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Dan E. Garvey
Arizona
Air Force
Kingman
Ariz
Garvey
Army
Congress
United States
Symington
Washington
St. Louis
Phoenix
Sverdup and Parcel, Inc
Kober vows to overhaul Phoenix health setup and curb vice
Mrs. Margaret B. Kober, candidate on the Charter Government ticket, urged sweeping reforms in the City Health Department and the elimination of prostitution in Phoenix. She claimed the city is poorly governed and called for elected reform while Ray Busey criticized “big ticket deals” and urged balanced council deliberations. The piece notes a push toward a Charter Government slate led by Mayor Udall and signals further campaign discussion on Page 2.
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Phoenix
Margaret B. Kober
Charter Government
Nicholas Udall
Ray Busey
City Hall
Busey
Azores Airliner Crash Blamed On Radio Failure
Azores Oct 29 UP investigators say an Air France Constellation crash killed 48 due to radio failure and mislandings. Pilot misjudged position over Sao Miguel instead of Santa Maria, causing a 3600 foot peak impact. Cerdan and Miss Neveu identified among victims. Neveu's Stradivarius violin found smashed.
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Ponta Delgade
Azores
Air France
Santa Maria Field
Marcel Cerdan
Ginette Neveu
Cerdan
Miss Neveu
Jean de la Noue
Santa Maria
Sao Miguel Island
Algarvia
Neveu
United States
Truman Strike Seizure Power Being Studied
Cyrus S. Ching, chief federal labor mediator, broke off conferences with U. S. Steel today as Attorney General J. Howard McGrath revealed he is studying whether President Truman has power to seize the struck coal mines and steel mills. Hardship looms nationwide as the twin walkouts threaten. 326,000 new unemployment claims were filed last week, with total claims at 1,921,800. Illinois towns report coal shortages, prompting calls for Truman to halt the strike. Turn to SEIZURE on Page 2.
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Cyrus S. Ching
U. S. Steel Today
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
W. P. Kennedy
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Thomas A. Lewis
Kentucky State Agriculture Department
Kentucky
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau OF Labor Statistics
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Ilinois Fuel Merchants Association
Illinois
Indiana
What Noted People Are Saying
International News Service reports quotes from notable figures in Geneva Mount Vernon and Washington. Senator John Foster Dulles warns of an end to bip artisan foreign policy if not returned. Senator Herbert Lehman criticizes Dulles as the indispensable man. Ambassador designate Eugenie Anderson expresses pride in serving democracy. Cyrus S. Ching, Federal Mediation Director, notes willingness to pursue any approach to end the steel strike.
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International News Service
Geneva
N. Y
John Foster Dulles
New York
Mount Vernon
Herbert Lehman
Senator Dulles
Dulles
Washington
Eugenie Anderson
Denmark
Federal
Cyrus S. Ching
United States
Soviet Pledges POW Release
Berlin reports say Communist President Wilhelm Pieck announced that the Soviet Union will return all German war prisoners by January 1. He spoke to 1,600 former prisoners in East Berlin and offered no estimate of the current total. Transport problems had previously caused a broken pledge.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Pieck
East German
Soviet Union
East Berlin
First Plane Ride Aims At Whooping Cough In Solomons
London dispatch reports 24 Solomon Islands children used altitude therapy to combat a whooping cough epidemic. They flew to 10,000 feet for an hour, with six cases showing disappearance of spasms and others improving significantly. It marks the first use of this treatment in British colonial territories.
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London
Solomon Islands
Colonial Office
Texas Tot Rescued From Well Shaft
Three year old Bobby Gow of Austin was saved after spending three hours fourteen feet down a small iron shaft. Firemen cut a second hole to reach him as neighbors and rescuers watched. he appeared unharmed, though exhausted, and his rescue recalled a California well tragedy.
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Bobby Gow
Bobby
Austin
Tex
Otto Ludwig
James
M. R. Miller
Miller
Austin Fire and Police
Salvation Army
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Calif
Hit and Run Driver Sought in Mesa Boy’s Death
A hit and run motorist in a torpedo-type sedan is sought after 11 year old Glendon Warden died following a bicycle collision on North Mesa Boulevard near Main Street. Authorities say no witnesses yet. inquest expected. Two other Arizona deaths also reported yesterday: 19 month old Katherine Sharp of Florence and 41 year old Clark A. Phippen near Yuma.
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Mesa
Glendon Warden
West Second Street
Southside District Hospital
North Mesa Boulevard
Main Street
Warden
E. M
Mac) Warden
Jimmy L. Warden
Arizona
Katherine Sharp
LeRoy Sharp
Florence
Clark A. Phippen
South 16Th Street
Yuma
Phippen
Laura A. Jenkins
Eloy
U S and Canada Plan Two Phase Anti Submarine Drills
Halifax Nova Scotia October 29 United States Aircraft Tender Duxbury to arrive for joint American Canadian Navy anti submarine exercises. Nineteen US Navy aircraft to operate from Shearwater base during two phases November 1 5 and November 17 22.
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Halifax
N. S
Shearwater
Deserters Take CATC Plane to Chinese Communists
Hong Kong dispatch reports Cerestral Air Transport Corporation lost a twin engined C-47 flown by three mechanics and a presumed pilot to the Chinese Communists. Moon Chin, CATC vice president, said the plane was missing on a scheduled flight to Chengtu and that the crew deserted to the Communists.
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Hong Kong
Cerestral Air Transport Corporation
Chengtu
CATC
Moon Chin
Firemen Save Dazed Victim In Basement
A 46 year old Brooklyn woman, Mrs Martha Ekplom, was rescued from a basement fire after reportedly being dragged inside by two men who attacked her and tried to burn the building. She was treated for minor injuries and shock, and two floors collapsed into the basement. Nearby, Home Lumber Company burned and Eastern Cabinet Company suffered heavy damage, with five residents rescued from a nearby home.
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New York
Martha Ekplom
Brooklyn
Ekplom
Blaze in Haskell Canyon Threatens San Fernando Valley
Flames swept 1000 acres of brush in Haskell Canyon near Saugus as more than 500 firefighters battled the fire. Investigators suggested a small plane crash as a possible spark though evidence was not yet found. The blaze sent flames 50 feet high across a mile wide front aided by strong winds. Fifty pieces of equipment were rushed to the scene, with nearby pig farms four miles south believed out of danger.
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Saugus
Calif
Haskell Canyon
San Fernando Valley
Trucker's Trailer Kills Soldier and Girl Near Waterloo
A tractor trailer overturned on the Baltimore Washington Boulevard shortly after midnight killing Pfe Oliver M. Sturgill Osborn Kentucky and Lillian May Geraldine Griffith Severn Maryland. Driver Walter J. Wrann 33 New York City was booked on reckless driving and manslaughter charges. The truck jackknifed as Wrann applied brakes while the Sturgill car tried to U turn.
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Waterloo
Pfe
Oliver M. Sturgill
Osborn
Lillian May Geraldine Griffith
Severn
Alvin H. Robbins
Baltimore
Washington
Walter J. Wrann
New York City
Wrann
Sturgill
Motorist Hits Horse Drawn Wagon and Flees Scene
A wagon pulled by horses was struck at 16th Street and Henshaw Road injuring Jessie McClivers a 73 year old Tempe man. The driver fled on foot and patrols seized a car for questioning its owner. In a separate crash a motorscooter and a car collided at Ninth and Madison injuring Otto Kunze. The scooter hit by Miguel Ramirez and operated by Walter Jorgenson.
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St. Monica's Hospital
Jessie McClivers
Tempe
16Th Street
Henshaw Road
Otto Kunze
Jackson Street
Ninth Avenue
Madison Street
Miguel B. Ramirez
Route 1
Walter E. Jorgenson
East Melvin Street
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County Workhouse
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Norris and Bryson
Elwood H. Wilson
Wilson
Gov. Garvey
Mrs. Kober Assairs
Texas
Peggy
U. S
Canada
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