Truman Heads to Wake Island for Peace Mission
President Truman plans a Pacific trip to meet General MacArthur at Wake Island to discuss final UN actions in Korea. He will depart from Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, fly to California then Hawaii, with an overnight stop before reaching Wake Island. He stressed pursuing a peaceful world and patience after a large St Louis ceremony.
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Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Wake Island
Fairfield-Suisun Air
Porce Boxe
California
Hawaii
Saxton Star
United Nations
Korea
Tam
Prac
Washington
Miand
Mary Jane Truman
Stuer
Missouri
Rio Auditorium
Miss Truman
Far East
Jarre
Bickam Field
Haiyan
Honolulu
Youngest Doctors To Be Drafted First Inductees
Washington authorities outline a doctor draft plan where youngest physicians are inducted first. The executive order sets four priorities for medical professionals including those deferred for WWII training and those with varying active service days, with first group to be called on November 15.
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Washington
W.A
Troma
Gare
Caw
YAAF Officers Return Here for Fourth Reunion
Former YAAF officers who served at Yuma Army Air Field reunite for a fourth annual gathering. Co chairs include Frank McMillon and Avehiy Mellon, with attendees from around the region and one notable guest, Jerry Cato, ex major at YAAR now in Iceland. Activities include a barbecue at the NAA clubhouse and dancing at the new terminal building.
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Yinna
Ain Field
Tomorvoiy
Wriday
Yaak
Sham
Yume
Avehiy Mellon
Frank McMillon
Yuma
Bernard Pensky
Joe Minson
Tony Psollta
John Fahringer
Jerry Cato
Yaar
Iceland
Cato
Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles
NAA
4-H Members Compete for Judging Teams Saturday
Yuma County 4-H members will compete on Saturday for spots on judging teams headed to the state fair. The first group will contest agricultural judging in front of the courthouse at 8:45. Open to 4-H boys and girls, about 15 will be selected for the main judging event.
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Yuma County
Crane School
Phoenix
Berber of Seville Appears Among Yuma Seasonal Attractions
The Berber of Seville with full pit English and orchestra features among Yuma’s musical offerings this season. The production schedule includes performances in November with ticket details likely available at local venues.
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Seville
Yuma
Denyin
Gambling King Refuses to Answer Solons' Questions
New York Oct 12 The Senate Crime Investigating Committee threatens Meyer Lansky with contempt citation if he again refuses to detail associations with deported Lucky Luciano and interests in Las Vegas New Orleans and Saratoga Springs. Kefauver says Lansky dodged probing Europe trip dates and whether he visited Luciano. The inquiry cites Lansky’s stake in a $26.9 million interstate gambling network and other holdings including Flamingo Club Las Vegas.
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New York
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Meyer Lansky
Iice
Lucky Luciano
Las Veras
New New Orleans
Sacaloga Springs
N.Y
Estes Kefauver
Lansky
Liciano
Euro
Europe
Saratogas
Imf
Frank Castullos
Beverly Club
New Orleans
Kefauver
Sorghum Field Day Planned at Tarkle Ranch
A local agricultural event invites growers from the Yuma area to attend the sorghum field day Friday at 1 30 PM meeting at the Barkins home with Agent AL Fave Jr to deliver start time and guidance on aerghan crops.
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Tarkle Ranch
Barkins
AL Fave
Wemnesday
Sin
Fara
Yuma
Roma noble refuses wedding as ceremony ends abruptly
In a chaotic scene at St Joseph's church, Vittorio Jionid-Piromala, 33, left the altar after a dispute over marriage, walking out as Claudia Sealeon, 22, sobbed. Parents and six priests witnessed the sudden departure, while guests waited for a reception at the town hotel. Vittorio later explained to a photographer he would not marry, ending the planned union.
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Toma
U—Vittorio Jionid-Piromala
Re Joseph's
Clawdia Sealeon
Desmatis
Vittorio
Claudia
Vittoria
Three Killed and Three War Correspondents Hurt in Crash
A U S Air Force C-119 crashed at Ashiylar Airbase Kyushu Island killing three airmen and injuring five others including three war correspondents Harold Fater New York Times Jon Jefferson CBS and John Colless Reuters Hospitalized with fractures and shock as the plane en route from Korea to Japan encountered bad weather during a ground control approach.
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Foryo
Ashlyar
Kyushu Island
Teeld
Jin
Harold Fater
New York Times
Jon Jefferson
Columbia Broadcasting System
John Colless
Reuter
Hanne Wis
Aber
Athen
Japan
Korea
Wartime Front Lines Shift Near Indochina Border
Reports say Chinese and Vietnamese forces pulled back from the border region near Thai Nguyen as French forces and local units redeploy, with the front lines now a few miles farther south amid ongoing skirmishes and reorganization.
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Saigon
Keench Lenin
Brest
Thai Neuyen
Fallen Fork
Allied Warships Blast at Red Korean Industrial City
A lengthy report notes allied warships bombarding a major Red Korean industrial city amid ongoing hostilities. It also covers Yuma City Council race filings with 15 candidates vying for four seats plus several incumbents running unopposed in a municipal primary slated for October 31 and a December 5 general election.
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Red Korean
Yiwa
Unay
Watuesday
J. B. Bailey
James Stahl
Floyd Newcomer
Newcomer
Nol
Beck B. A. Giusti
C. B. Rosper
C.H. Trigg
Samuel Gray
Floyd Biggs
Joe C. Lewis
Vern Bingham
Helen Phillips
Isaac Polhamus
Walter Warner
George Shackleford
Hubert Underhill
Henry Guoceies
W. 3. Anderson
Linewood Perkins
John R. Winely
Vestey Jones
Dave Sheridan
Council
Resistance Of Retreating Reds Wanes
Tokyo dispatch reports Allied forces pressing into northeast Korea as Red resistance weakens. U S Navy bombardment targets Chongjin while bombers strike Songjin and Kuchiku. UN divisions push toward Pyongyang with Hanpo and other towns falling. Russia and China may be retreating from North Korea.
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Chongjin
Kuchu
Communist
Korea
Dioglas’ MacArtiie
Howe
United Presh
Glenn Stackhouse
Hanpo
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Pyongyang
U. S
Helena
Worcester
Ceylon
North Korea
Red Korea
Wonsan
Ward Hungnam
Sitl
Geo
Douglas MacArthur
Ish
Lent
Apokswmniut
Anon
Mrs Schuman Dies on Coast in San Diego
Ruth Schutiah longtime Yuma resident died last night in San Diego. Her husband Maurice Schuman and two sons Richard and Perry were with her. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Merkle's Funeral Home in San Diego.
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Ruth Schutiah
Yuma
San Diego
Maurice Schuman
Richard
Perry
Merkle
Farley urges U.S. restore relations with Franco Spain
Former U S Postmaster General James A Farley urged full restoration of diplomatic ties between the United States and Spain. Now an official for an American soft drink company he spoke with Generalissimo Francisco Franco for over an hour during a Madrid visit in October.
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Madrid
Sain
U. S
James A. Farley
United States
Spain
Farley
Francisco Franco
Hurricane Damage Great in Mexico
A tropical hurricane battered the Gulf Coast of Mexico causing at least 20 sunken ships and millions in damage. About 15 people were injured as the storm, with 310 mile per hour winds at peak, tore through Tabasco and Chiapas before breaking up in sparsely populated areas. Refugees sought relief amid widespread disruption.
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Cruz
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Tabasco
Chiapas
Treasurer Urges Taxpayers Notify of Address Changes
Mrs. Coila Smith announces that many tax bills mailed before October first were returned for wrong addresses. Taxpayers must notify the treasurer when moving to keep the Yuma county filing accurate. Call 816 or visit the treasurer’s office to update addresses to avoid delinquent taxes and interest.
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Coila Smith
Co L Denies Sponsoring Benefit Dance Saturday
Captain Blyren G Coz of Yuia's National Guard Company clarified that Company L is not sponsoring the benefit dance at Tas Palmas hall on 1th Avenue. He urged Guardsmen to attend. proceeds go to Maria Miranda at dear Int street, who was reported not to have died in a fire.
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Blyren G. Coz
Yuia
National Guard
Tas Palmas
Cox
Company
Tre
Maria Miranda
Leapers Lead Ill Unrest Parade in Athens
In Athens a hundred lepers from an isolation camp plan a march described as a parade of untouchables through the city to demand better living conditions and a daily 0-cent bonus after 200 lepers escaped from Spinalonga Island in Crete yesterday.
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Greece
Spinalonga
Crete
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