Truman to address meat price policy in national broadcast
Washington tensions rose as President Truman prepared a 3 PM radio address on meat price controls and stabilization. Republicans demanded equal air time citing the 15 minute speech as a political address amid pre election pressure and debates over lifting or retaining price and wage controls.
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INS
Truman
Nation
S. T
White House
G. O. P. Ashs
Republican National Committee
Carroll Reece
Reece
el Iment
Three Suspects Arrested After $42,000 Is Stolen
In Houston Ort Ia a three men were arrested as deputies recovered $38,000 in cash after a Goose Creek hotel and cafe owner reported $42,000 stolen from his coat. An attempted $1000 bill change led to the arrests shortly after Carl Dittman, 80, reported the missing money.
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Houston
Warris County
Goose .Creek
Goose Creek
Carl Dittman
No Needles In Japan Amid Winter Shortage
Tokyo reports a severe needle shortage as households brace for winter. The impact follows widespread factory destruction from the Hiroshima atomic bombing, with 85 percent of needle production halted and rehab slow, delaying domestic seed and garment needs.
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Tokyo
Tveshims
Hiroishima
Red Army advances in China as rail lines come under attack
Government dispatches report forces clearing the railroad between Kalgan and the great wall after street fighting and advancing through two towns. Elsewhere units seized Dolon hub near Jehol border while Tatung and Paoting faced siege as Peiping Hankow line bridge damage rose casualties. attacks extended toward Kaopeitien.
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Geys
Kalgan
Great Wall
Hwailat
Jeop
Dolon
Jeho
Paoting
Peiping-Hankow
Kaopeitien
Short Blamed In Garage Fire
A fire likely started by an electrical short Monday destroyed an auto and garage owned by Salvador R. Galardo at 2106 Durango. Estimated damage 1400 dollars. A blaze in CG. Le s Blanquiz’s auto at 619 Dignowity caused 30 dollars in damage. A backfire caused 35 dollars damage to Joe Hardesty’s motorcycle at 1102 West Elsmere. An awning fire at W. W. Hampton’s optical shop, 311 North Presa, caused slight damage.
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Durango Street
Les Blanquiz
Dignowity Street
Joe Hardesty
West Elsmere
Place
W. W. Hampton
North Presa Street
Nazis Furnished Data Says Jap Confirms War Crimes Court
Maj. Takashi Hidatz, chief of the Japanese intelligence in China, testified that the German high command provided information aiding Japan to map American land and naval dispositions during Okinawa. Twenty seven alleged Nazis go on trial for intelligence work for Japan after VE day in violation of surrender terms.
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Gii
Takashi Hidatz
Jareny
China
War Crimes Court
High Command
Bureau
Ehrhard
Japan
Okinawa
Indian Skull Mystery Solved
Butler N Heilner of Frederick Maryland told police after two days of detective work that he threw the skull of an ancient Inca Indian into a stream following advice from a seeress. The skull, found by a fisherman, was believed to belong to a 10 to 12 year old and linked to a spate of family deaths, but investigators did not verify the claim.
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Pulldown
Butler N. Heilner
Frederick
Dinx
Pottstown Hospital
Truce Signed Between Netherlands and Indonesian Republic
BATAVIA reports a truce agreement was signed ending fourteen months of fighting in the East Indies. The Netherlands government and the Indonesian republic agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities and to seek a broader settlement.
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East Indies
Batavia
Netherlands
Warm Rainy Weather Lifts Temperatures in San Antonio
A weather briefing notes a warm, rainy spell ending, with temperatures dipping sharply earlier in the week. The weather bureau advises residents to ease up on fires and blankets as conditions turn showery and milder into Tuesday.
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San Antonio
Kenna Estate Will Search Underway in Chicago
Search was begun today for the will of Michael Himsy Dink Kenna Chicago's veteran first ward political boss who died last Wednesday. His estate is estimated as high as £200,000 with six safety deposit boxes and two safes in his cigar store where he ran the ward before retiring to a hotel suite.
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Chicago
Michael “Himsy ‘Dink
Kenna
First Ward
Cigeur
Coast Guard Aids Distressed Canadian Vessel Halifax
Coast Guard headquarters said the cutter Mojave was sent to 55 miles east southeast of Tampico Mexico to assist the distressed Canadian ship Halifax, a converted Royal Canadian Navy corvette.
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New York
Coast Guard
Mojave
Tampico
Mexico
Halifax
Back to Land in Atom Age in Wisconsin News
Census Director J C Capt said fear of atomic warfare may push population from farm to city, but he cited faster transportation and shorter work week as positive factors that could spur a back to the land trend despite nuclear anxieties.
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Green Bay
Wid
J. C. Capt
Partly cloudy forecast with warm temps ahead
Partly cloudy Monday after noon and night. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers. Maximum temperature Monday 80, minimum Tuesday 60, and maximum 82. Sunday’s high was 78 and Monday’s low.
Classifieds and Pages Listing Summary
An index lists sections: Classifieds on pages 4 5 6 and 7B Editorial on page 2B Society on page 3B Amusements on page 9A Comics on page 6A Sports on pages 8A and 94 Radio on page IDA Markets on page 88.
Hemisphere Defense on Unity Urged
An army document argues that a Western Hemisphere defense unit could withstand a large atomic attack. Army Talk notes that uniting nations across the hemisphere would enable rapid countermeasures and resilience against transpolar strikes, making the region harder to defeat than individual national defenses.
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Hemisphere
Washington
Western Hemisphere
United States Army Land Navy
Arctic
Army
Deluynent
Burglars Rob Drug Store and Cafe on Broadway
Police report burglars robbed Pugh's Drugstore at 512 Broadway by skylight and looted a fountain pen set sunglasses five bracelets and $8 while damaging the safe. Nearby G and M cafe at 314 Broadway was broken into with a pinball machine and ten jukebox coins stolen.
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Pugh
Broadway
G and M Cefe
Jap Strikers Cheered TOKYO Radio Workers Protest
A Tokyo cheering committee installed loudspeakers on the Kanto Haiden building opposite Radio Tokyo to boost morale among striking radio workers. The program featured loud music speeches and banshee wails, though occasional mechanical failures interrupted the effort.
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Tokyo
Kanto Haiden
Radio Tokyo
Hopkins man killed in truck plunge at 150 door embankment
Ralph A. Mayer of Hopkins Michigan was killed October when a large truck he was driving plunged over a 150 foot embankment into a river near Yamanaka, the army announced today.
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Yokonama
Uch
Ralph A. Mayer
Hopkins
Mich
Yamanaka
Rivalry Blamed for Joliet Juke Box King Murder
Joliet Oct 14 Rivalry for juke box control is blamed for the killing of Leah Kelly 36 known as the Will county juke box king. He was shot outside his Joliet home in front of his wife and daughter as he stepped from his car. Mrs Alice Kelly 33 said the family was trailed by the assassin in a second car. Police Capt William Kwasniewski said other interests may be muscling in on Kelly operations estimated at about 800 juke boxes in Will and southern Cook counties.
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Po Hce
Leah. Kelly
WI County
Kelly
Alice Kelly
Mary Susan
Joliet Potlee
William ‘Kwasnelsk
Will County
Conk County
Young girl saves freight train near Wichita
Joy Calvert II spotted a two foot rail break on tracks near her home in Wichita. She alerted Roy Stites, who called railway offices. A flagman halted a heavy freight from Hutchinson, averting a major wreck.
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Wichita
Kan
Get
Joy Calvert
Missouri Pacific Railway
Joy
Roy Stes
Hutchinson
Senator to Be Governor for a Day in Texas
Dallas based state Senator W. Billy Graves is set to act as governor for a day as Lt. Governor John Lea Smith travels to Mexico. Graves departed Dallas for Austin to assume duties when Smith crosses the border at Eagle Pass, while Governor Coke Stevenson is on a two state hunting trip.
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Dallas
Hig
Billy Graves
Texas Senate
Texas
John Lea Smith
Mexico
Graves
Austin
Smith
Eagle Pass
Coke ‘Stevenson
Colorado
Preaches on Death Dies From Unexpected Heart Attack
Chicago October 14 The Rev Charles Cockrell aged about 50 preached on death at the Samaritan army mission last night saying death comes like a thief in the night He suffered a fatal heart attack a few minutes later in the same event reports say He had spoken to the group about readiness for death and the inevitability of dying.
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Chicago
Charles Cockrell
Cockrell
Samaritan Army Mission
Rifle Shot Sets Off Blast in Plymouth Wisconsin
Robert Marth, 16, of Plymouth fired at a sparrow perched on a wagon wheel. His second shot detonated 1200 pounds of dynamite, blasting windows in over 600 buildings and severing high tension power lines, though he was not injured. A wagon trace was not found.
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Plymouth
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert Marth
Bob
Marth
Travesty of justice in Archbishop Stepinac trial
A lengthy critique denounces the Stepinac treason conviction as a sham legal process. It decries pre judgment and pre doom, likening the trial to barbaric pasts and urging global protest until true justice prevails. The piece condemns the Yugoslav court and calls for continued action by nations and governments.
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Stepinac
Steninac
French Reds hail vote victory in yes on constitution
Paris reports reveal a 53 percent yes vote with about 9.1 million Yes and 2.04 million No in continental France, as leftist papers claim a defeat for those seeking power and urge mobilization to defeat reactionaries in November elections. Observers note abstentions indicate Popular Republican movement disintegration and question broader will.
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Paris
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L'Humanite
Com. Thaunist Party
Lic
Ministry of the Interior
France
le Sepulaire
Republian
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Bidant
Popular Republican Movement
Siam Gives Disputed Land Back to Indochina
Premier Thamrong Nawasawat announced the cabinet will return four disputed border provinces to French Indochina ending a five year quarrel. A special parliament meeting was held to ratify the action with support from leaders of both major parties. The territory spans about 20,000 square miles, comprising Laos and Cambodia regions Siam gained in 1942 under a wartime treaty with Vichy France.
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Nn Ngkok
Thamrong Nawasawat
French Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Siam
Veterans claims drop as unemployment aid declines
Washington reports a sharp fall in ex GIs drawing jobless pay. Week ended October 5 shows 1,237,116 claims, down from 1,305,412 the previous week. The Veterans administration data reflect continued tightening in wartime civilian unemployment relief.
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Veterans Administration Today
Molotov denounces Paris talks amid four power talks
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov attacked the Paris peace conference results as unsatisfactory and alleged U S dominance. He defended Finland reparations at 300 million dollars, sparking a clash with Senator Vandenberg who favored 200 million. The Moscow statement followed votes on territorial clauses and a proposed International Court reference, with tensions rising over four power accords and Balkan guarantees.
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V. M. Molotov
Nynsatisfactory
New York
Molotov
United States
Soviet Union
Finland
Arthur S. Vandenberg
Michigan
Canada
South Africa
New Zealand
Netherlands
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Brazil
Greece
Norway
Petsamo
Russia
International Court of Justice
Tlily
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Foreign Ministers' Council
Britain
France
Trieste
le Hits
Balkan
Danube
Conference of 21 Nations
Errmy
Clothiers Say Men Are Thinner In War Era
Washington, Del. 14. Men who buy ready made garments are thinner and longer these days due to meat shortages and the war. Short and stout models now make up about a quarter of stock, down from a third. Longs rose from 12 to over 19 percent. The National Association of Tailors Clothiers and Furnishers cites a new American male figure from a membership survey, linking the shift to training in service. A heated industry debate follows on whether suits should include vests.
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Del
Tees Lail Clothiers and Furnishers
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