Leaders urge strong armed forces on Armistice Day
U S leaders urged Americans to keep the armed forces powerful to deter war. Secretary Johnson and others warned of costs of war and the need to prevent future world conflicts. President Truman pressed civil rights legislation as he paid tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. George Craig cited the atomic threat as Armistice Day falls in a troubled era.
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St. Louis
Greenville
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National Conference of Christians and Jews
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Ten Million To Blackmer Revealed In Denver Report
Denver reports that Mienty M. Blackmer has $10 million in New York banks frozen since 1942. He returned from a 23 year exile overseas and paid a $20,000 federal income tax fine, gaining access to $510 million overall. The Rocky Mountain News details the liquidity and history behind the sums.
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Denver
Mienty M. Blackmer
Rocky Mountain News
New York
Armistice Day Parade in San Antonio Reviewed by Army Leader
San Antonio observed Armistice Day with a large peace time parade silenced bands and taps at 11 a.m. Lt. Gen. LeRoy Lutes reviewed the marchers, including 18 schools, veterans groups, and ROTC units. The event featured five divisions, with Army Navy and Civil Service participants and a procession through downtown streets ending at Alamo Plaza.
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LeRoy Lutes
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Fy, Worth
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Alamo Heights
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St. Teresa’s Academy
San Antonio Weather Dull Drizzles Shuffle In This Week
Forecaster Owen Edrington predicts a cloudy Saturday in San Antonio with light drizzle and scattered showers. Temperatures will hover around 67 to the low 70s, about 10 degrees above normal, with clear conditions for the Velterson Tech game on Friday night.
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San Antonio
Owen Edrington
Edkington
Acquit The Tractor Arrest Shocks Midland Readers
Midland police reported a quiet Armistice Day except for one arrest, charging a man with driving a tractor while intoxicated, as reported from Midland on November 17.
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Midland
F-38 Pilot Denies Blame In Deadly Collision
Bolivia's Erick Rios Hridoux, pilot of the modified F-38 fighter, testifies at CACB hearings that engine trouble prompted his flight but he did not report an emergency. All 55 aboard the Eastern Air Lines DC-9 perished in the Nov 1 collision near Washington. He described circling the airport twice while seeking landing, contradicting ground observers who reported an emergency.
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Erick Rios Hridoux
Bolivia
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Telos
Rios
Birt
Alexandria
O. K
Rita Hayworth Aly Khan breakup rumor denied
Hollywood gossip that Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan are near a divorce was rejected by a spokesman for the Indian prince. Aly Khan is with Rita in Lausanne Switzerland and the two were rumored to be separating.
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Aly Khan
Lausanne
Switzerland
Police Battle Rebel Pep Rally Stuns Washington Crowd
A University of Maryland pep rally in Washington turned chaotic as traffic was halted for miles. Police used tear gas to disperse about 2000 students amid shouted chants and vandalism. a police car was seized and left in gear in the jam. The Maryland football team heads to Boston to play Boston University.
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University of Maryland
Battimore
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Marys
Boston University
Boston
Acheson Links Western Defense to Elbe Front in Paris Talks
Secretary of State Acheson told British and French ministers in Paris that U S policy centers on establishing Western Europe’s first line of defense on the Elbe and enabling a gradual rearmament of West Germany and supported build up of the French army to 30 divisions. He said the United States would allow freedom of action within the policy framework and noted the need to respond to Soviet moves and atomic developments.
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Britain
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Storm Hits Philippines Intensifies Amid Toll of Deaths
A tropical storm with 73 mph winds bears down on central Philippines tonight. The region bears scars from a typhoon ten days earlier that left 332 dead or missing and 100000 homeless.
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AANA
Philippines
Weather outlook with mild temperatures and showers
Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Friday afternoon and night with occasional light drizzle later Friday night and Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon will be partly cloudy with scattered showers mainly late in the day. southerly winds remain gentle to moderate. Highs reach 85 Friday, around 66 Saturday morning, and about 68 Saturday high. Thursday's high was 34 and Friday morning low 67.
Marshall College President critiques escapism in culture
Dr. Stewart H. Smith, president of Marshall College in Huntington We Va, argues that comic books, soap operas and bebop music are childish escapes that deter seriousness about important issues. He calls for less reliance on such amusements to face real matters.
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We. Va
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Stewart IH. Smith
Marshall College
Bricker Urges Big Cut in Marshall Plan Aid
Sen. Bricker of Ohio urged more than a one billion dollar reduction in next year’s Marshall Plan spending. He said smaller outlays would push European nations to remove trade barriers and move toward freer economic links with the United States.
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Attack Plans Meade Attack Plans Meade
Secretary Johnson says plans are in preparation for possible movement of the seat of government from Washington if attacked. He notes steps to guard against a destructive military attack and that some steps have been taken, details withheld.
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Deienke Johnson
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Navy
Johnson
Nationalized Mines in Profit Show Early Gains
London reports Britain's coal mines under national ownership made a profit of 6.5 million pounds in the first six months, rebounding from a 29 million pound loss in 1947 and a 1.5 million pound profit last year, according to Hugh Gaitskell in Parliament.
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Hugh Gaitskell
Cold Weather Returns to Panhandle and West Texas
The Panhandle and west Texas experience cooler air early Friday as Amarillo reports 50 degrees while other regions stay mild with Brownsville 78 Houston 72 and Dallas 76. The Weather Bureau forecasts cooler conditions spreading over northwest east Texas Friday night and Saturday across north central and west Texas. Thursday high 87 at Laverro and low 40 at Ozona.
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Girl Refused Date With Ex Boyfriend Sparks Fatal Shooting
A jilted lover shot his blonde girlfriend Shirley McGinnes and her new boyfriend Ruben Gomez, a city firefighter, at a tavern curb. Vasquez confessed he fired after she refused to date him, then fled, later hiding the pistol near the scene and was jailed for assault to murder.
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Gomez
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Neve Sandez
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Quirino Plurality Surpasses 200000 Votes in Philippines Race
Manila reports President Elpidio Quirino leads challenger Jose Laurel in the Philippine election as returns show his plurality exceeding 200000 and widening with ongoing vote counting. Local officials note strong support across regions.
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Manila
ANSI
Elpidio Quirino
Jose Lawrés
Colombia Quieted After Pre-Election Strife
Bogota reports indicate pre election fighting subsiding as troops secure strategic points. President Mariano Ospina Perez has proclaimed a state of siege with a modified martial law, while clashes between Conservative and Liberal factions remain unconfirmed in interior areas.
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Coombia
Mariano Ospina Perez
Conservative Party
Ospina
Liberal Party
Colombia
Rubber Plant Walk-Off Shuts Detroit Factory
The U S Rubber Co shut down its Detroit plant and idled 4000 workers after three Webb fabric department employees walked off duty to protest work standards. Seven people were injured when a Greyhound bus overturned on a rain slick highway. they are recovering at Blythe Community Hospital.
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U. S. Rubber Co
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Webb Fabric Department
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