Harlem Riot After Release of Eleven Communists
Eleven top American Communists were freed on bond in New York as a Harlem march in support of Benjamin Davis Jr. turned violent. Bricks and bottles were hurled at police, windows shattered, and a torchlight parade disrupted Lenox Avenue. The 11 were later convicted of conspiring to advocate violent overthrow and received fines and prison terms.
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New York
Harlem
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
Lenox Avenue
Ith Street
Police Department of
New York City
Wnd Nee
Mually
Davis
U. % Circelé Court of Appeals
Civil Rights Congress
U. S Attorney General's Office
Treasury
Employers Asked To Help Smash Electrical Union
The CIO split the United Electrical Workers with a new right wing faction led by B Carey issuing telegrams to 1 200 electrical manufacturers urging them not to recognize the old UE leadership. Carey said the old union was fired from the CIO and demanded recognition where UE has a contract, placing employers in contract-bound negotiations with General Electric and Westinghouse amid a broader power struggle.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
CIG
United Electrical Workers
CFO
Jones
B. Carey
Carey
CIO
General, Electric and Westinghouse
Philadelphia
UECIO
Nehru wraps up goodwill tour and eyes Einstein
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ends a 25 day U S and Canada goodwill tour in Madison Wisconsin after traveling 9 500 miles. He declares neutrality in the cold war while urging peace and friendship with the West. He pledges fair treatment for American investors and aid to industrialize India. He notes India needs wheat steel mills hydroelectric development and technical skills to lift poverty. He plans to visit Einstein next.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
America
Canada
Nehru
Russia
Virginia Weather Forecast for Mountain Snow Flurries
Cloudy conditions prevail with brief snow flurries in the mountains. Rain likely tonight with temperatures around 30 to 33 degrees. Saturday will be partly cloudy and colder with more mountain flurries. Extended outlook shows below normal temps through Nov 9 with scattered showers totaling 0.2 to 0.3 inches.
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W. Va
Beckley
Ib Vas
Valley Drive trestle plan changes on C&O rail line
Mayor Hedrick announced a new wooden rail trestle will parallel the existing tracks at Valley Drive Sprague and the C&O will move trains onto the trestle after construction. State support is sought to speed abutment work and finish the bridge connection at Neville Street Third Avenue.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Valley Drive
Sprague
Grover
Hedvick
Hinton Division
G&o
Hedrick
Neville
Third Avenue
Richmond
Year Around Schools Studied in Maryland
Hyattsville Maryland the Prince Georges County schools weigh a year around plan to relieve overcrowding Six three month terms would replace the summer break with winter spring or fall vacations Pupils attend nine months and take a three month break Teachers would be hired on an year around basis paid an annual salary replacing ten month contracts The County Civic Federation formed a committee to study the proposal
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Associated Press
Hyattsville
Prince Georges County
Sone Woud
County Civic Federation
Six industrial deaths in West Virginia in October
The Associated Press reports six people were killed in West Virginia industrial accidents in October, including two coal miners. The tally reflects the closure of union mines last month under Compensation Commissioner figures.
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Charleston
West Virginia
QO. P. Frame
Firing of Police Chief Ties to Club Raid Controversy
Mayor John Hutchinson fired Police Chief E F Geiger after recent raids on Moose Magtes and American Legion clubs in Point Pleasant Ohio. City Council failed to reach a quorum for a special session amid faction splits over the legality of the action. Chief Geiger vows he was fired for doing his duty as three councilmen seek support. The probe follows gambling and liquor violations tied to local raids.
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Associated Press
Point Pleasant
John Clay Hutchinson
Ohio
E River
E. F. Geiger
W. T. Poling
Hutchinson
Citizen’s Party
Geiger
Moose
Magtes
American Legion
Watehinson
Countcilman Wadear Thavet
Thabet
Table Rock Elementary Destroyed by Fire
A one room Table Rock Elementary School was burned late last night leaving 42 students without a classroom. Teacher Mrs. Claude Carper reported smoke shortly before dismissal as Nelson Redden cut through the roof to suppress the smoldering beams. Insurance covered building and equipment. the district will hold classes in a temporary unit while rebuilding is planned. Local residents recalled a similar fire 25 years ago and classes were moved to the Table Rock Christian Church during reconstruction.
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Table Rock
Setoo
Claude Carper
Nelson Redden
Redden
Whew Land Company
D. W.hryson
Watcieman
Board of Education
Table Rock Christian Church
Beckley
Two Minor Steel Settlements Amid Broad Steel Strike
In Pittsburgh no major progress on steel talks as 450000 workers remain on strike. Two small deals were reached between minor steel firms and United Steelworkers, but the broader logjam persists as union demands shift toward Bethlehem pact terms and US Steel presses for later bargaining with Philip Murray.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
New Steel Company
United Steelworkers
Basic Steel
Steel Board
Bethlehem Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
Ford to Continue Into November Amid Steel Shortage Crisis
Ford Motor Co announced it would keep most production running through November with reduced schedules, halting Lincoln output on Nov 11 but resuming in December. About 100,000 Ford workers would continue receiving paychecks. Chrysler closed Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler divisions affecting 35,000 Detroit area workers while GM eyed four-day weeks.
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Associated Press
Ford Motor Co
Lincoln
Rouge
Navy
Ford
Rouge Facory
E.R Breech
Breech
CME
Chrysler Corp
Dodge
DeSoto
Chrysler
Detroit
Evan Chrysler
General Motors Corp
Hudson Motor Car Co
Nash
Wisconsin
Vcluune
Turnpike Commission Hears Bonding Firms On Toll Highway Plan
Charleston West Virginia officials held a lengthy session with seven bond firms exploring funding for a passive toll superhighway. Chairman D Holmes Morton said data would be reviewed to pick a suitable route. No concrete proposals were presented yet as the group discussed syndicates and risk sharing under the 1947 act.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Turnpike Commission
D. Holmes Morton
Foreign Policy Heats GOP Fuss in Truman Era Debates
A rift in the Republican Party over Truman's fair deal and foreign policy grows as James S. Kemper resigns as Republican National Committee treasurer criticizing bi partisan policy. Dulles Wherry and others challenge administration cooperation as 1950 congressional battle looms.
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James S. Kemper
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Ietter
Kemper
Republlican
Poly
New York State
Sweatorohn Foster Dulles
Emper
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Arthur Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dulles
iWe
Congress
Truman
Herbert J. Teh
Government tightens control on strategic exports to non allied regions
The Commerce Department extended export licensing controls to virtually all destinations except Canada. The move targets strategic goods that could boost wartime capability, with Cuba China and Latin America among regions covered, while licensing remains centralized with State Department for military items.
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Associated Press
Washington
China
Latin America
Commerce Department
Europe
Mediterranean
Canada
State Department
Shipaager
Soviet Union
Lewis to See Federal Mediator in Capital
The Associated Press reports Lewis plans a Chicago session to seek a wage agreement with Illinois and Indiana soft coal operators. Federal mediator Ching will meet Lewis at Mine Workers HQ as talks aim to pave a broader deal in Washington next week. If Indiana operators are excluded, Illinois mines may yield a separate settlement.
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Associated Press
Cyrus
Ching
John
Lewis
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Leause Ching
New York
Washington
Adlai Steverson
Stevenson
CLO
Philip Murray
Bethlehem
Gove
Prize Winner Stopped By Parkinsons Disease
Marblehead Massachusetts Eu gene O Neil Nobel prize winning dramatist and author of Broadway hits is said to suffer from Parkinsons disease his wife Carlotta reports his condition is worsening. His last play The Man Cometh produced in 1946. He holds the Nobel Prize in Literature and three Pulitzers. Noted works include Emperor Jones Strange Interlude Rand Christie Mourning Becomes Electra and The Hairy Ape.
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Preas Marblehead
Mass
Eugene O'Neil
Carlotta
O'Neil
Partlow Named Choice To Succeed Judge Curd
Welch attorney general Ira Partlow may become McDowell County's new circuit judge, succeeding the late Thomas H Turd. Associates in Welch have offered the appointment and exerted influence for him as the governor typically acts on local counsel for such selections.
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Partlow
Curd
Associated Press
WELCH
Iram
McDowell County
Thomas H. S. Turdit
Weleh
Parttow
UN Political Committee Backs Balkans Peace Resolution
The United Nations Political Committee approved a resolution labeling Albania and Bulgaria as endangering Balkans peace by aiding Greek guerrillas. The 38 to 6 vote with two abstentions named the United States Britain China and Australia as sponsors and urged Albania and Romania to cease support for the Communist guerrillas.
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Associated Press
United Nations Political Committee
Albania
Bulgaria
Balkans
United States
Britain
China
Australia
Rukarta
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