Negev fighting widens as U N calls cease fire in Palestine
U N Security Council orders immediate cease fire after six days of fierce fighting between Israeli and Arab forces in the Negev. Ralph Bunche says both sides spoiled the truce by using a forced settlement war while Israel rejects a proposed three day truce. Observers report Israeli forces often attacking in new front lines beyond the Negev road to Jewish settlements.
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Negev
Palestine Desert
Ralph Bunche
Palestine
U. N
Security Council
Israel
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Trans- Jordan
United Nations
George Polk Murder by Communists in Salonika
CBS correspondent George Polk was abducted on Salonika Bay last May, bound and shot. Communists claimed responsibility with the motive of tarnishing the Greek government abroad. Gregory Stakto poulos, a Communist Paperman, confessed and implicated three others.
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George Polk
CBS
Salonika Bay
Gregory Staktopoulos
Salonika
U N Vote Presses for Western Plan on Atomic Control
The United Nations backed a western plan for international atomic control despite Soviet objections. The vote marks a push toward a cooperative system and eventual elimination of atomic weapons, even as ratification may depend on Soviet participation and final plenary approval.
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U.N
United Nations
U. S
West
General Assembly
Bernard Baruch
Atomic Energy Commission
Security Council
World Group
Five Great Powers
Canada
Warren R. Austin
Soviet Union
Probbeen
Truman Sees 14.4 Billion Defense Budget For 1949
President Truman outlines a defense outlay of 14.4 billion dollars for fiscal year 1949, higher than current spending but with aim to reduce future military costs to five to seven billion. He notes officials sought about 23 billion but was trimmed to the 14.4 figure. Also, Oak Ridge scientist David M. Poole discusses plans for a nuclear rocket powered by an atomic pile, with engine and shielding work ahead and details kept secret.
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Truman
U. S
Congress
Oak Ridge
David M. Poole
Poole
Defense survey eyed mobilization plans by November
Top military planners rush a spot-check of United States mobilization requirements due by November 15. The review will test if the overall strategic defense plan is coherent and readily workable and whether army navy and air force demands can be reconciled and met. The move signals routine analysis, not imminent war.
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United States
Army
Navy
Air Force
U. S
White Bath Fixtures Endure and Textures Mark Time
White enameled fans or vitreous china bathroom fixtures are preferred for durability and timeless appeal. Replacing colored fixtures proves difficult, while color can be added with wall tile floors and walls.
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Bill Schoentgen
WNU
Eason
Estern Newspaper Union
ATOM
Mary
Mary Trapazzano
Pittsburgh
Dravo Corporation
Iron Curtain
Ralph M. Felling
G.I
Berlin
Brown University
Brown
Midwest
Rip Engle
Falls Church
John Hunton
Bobby Dent
Mad Walther
Nature
Eden
Nature Boy
Ahbez
Anna
Hollywood
Tatha Om
Dorothy Malone
Walter Morgan
Fosston
Minn
Chicago
Fred Vincont
Bert Simons
Defense Survey
Sewing Circle ‘Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Mrs. Santa
Texas
U.S
LUCAS
Brownwood
Tex
Dept
Foley
Honey Tag
Ae Corp
Mich
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