Mine Sinks U.S. Ship Near Korea. 21 Missing
The mine sweeper Magpie was sunk by a floating mine near Ch'uksan-Dong Korea with 21 sailors missing. Earlier, destroyers Mansfield and Brush suffered mine damage with 11 killed, 17 injured and 24 missing overall. Navy says mines are Russian-made likely laid by North Korea. over 65 mines destroyed in the region.
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North Korea
Brush
Ch’uksan
Dong
Pusan
Korea
Magpie
Warren R. Person
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Navy
Congressional
Mansfield
Sasebo
Japan
Sherman
Hague
Adm. C. Turner Joy
United Nations Naval Forces
U. S
Truants Watch World Series On TV At Suburban School
Fifteen boys from Woodlawn High School skipped class to watch the World Series on television, prompting truancy concerns for school officials and truant officers.
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Buffalo
Woodlawn High School
Editorial Forecast: UN Members Strive For Peace Plans
Dewitt MacKenzie argues that middle-of-the-road United Nations members led by India cannot reconcile divergent peace plans from Russia and the West, predicting failure. The page also notes features on comics, horoscopes, letters, classifieds, and today’s pictures on page 36.
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United Nations
India
Russia
Dewitt MacKenzie
Yankees Favored In Second World Series Game At Philadelphia
Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees is favored to secure a second straight win over the Philadelphia Phillies with Robin Roberts pitching for the Phils. The crowd at Shibe Park endures sunny, cool conditions as ticket demand remains high and the box score shows early Yankee offense in the second inning with Reynolds scoring and Rizzuto contributing a key double.
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Shire Park
Philadelphia
Allie Reynolds
New York Yankees
Yankees
Brown
Ashburn
Bauer
Jones
Phillies
Coleman
Reynolds
Woodling
Hamner
Rizzuto
Ron
Free Toll Dialing Extends to East Syracuse Area
R G Phelps of New York Telephone announces Phase One of a Metropolitan Plan to allow toll-free and direct dialing between Syracuse East Syracuse Minoa and Lafayette areas. East Syracuse and Minoa gain dialed access from Syracuse. Lafayette to Syracuse direct dialing begins next spring. Plan aims to speed calls and reduce tolls.
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Syracuse
Minoa
Lafayette
R. G. Phelps
New York Telephone Company
Phelps
Minaa
Lawn mower accused of hit and run in Memphis
Police charged Lehman Barnes with hit and run after a power mower allegedly slipped from a curb and struck a car at a red light. Barnes faces counts of reckless driving leaving the scene of an accident and driving with no license.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lehman Barnes
Hal Allen
Barnes
Egypt Offers Army to UN for Global Force
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Salah el Din proposed deploying 1600 to 2,000,000 troops as part of a permanent UN force if the United States and other members furnish arms and equipment. The offer, reportedly made at a private lunch with Secretary Acheson, conditioned on British troop withdrawal and support to strengthen collective security.
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Lake Success
Egypt
United States
United Nations
Mohamed Salah-el-din
Dean Acheson Far
Salah-el-din
Acheson
Madel
Allied Troops Mass for Final Assault in Korea War
Allied forces totaling about 190000 troops brace for a decisive push against Communist positions just north of the 38th Parallel. British Australian American and South Korean units join the line as Gen MacArthur's offensive readiness grows. Changjon has fallen and fighting shifts toward Seoul to Pyongyang route.
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Tokyo
Korea
Pare ‘Iles
Changion
Associated Press
Changjon
38Th Parallel
Wonsan
Seoul
Pyongyang
Earle
Partridge
Fifth Air Force
Haeju
Hwachon
Arthur MacArthur
Walker
Eighth Army
United Nations
Casualties Rise to 20 756 in Korean War
The Defense Department notified American families that 20 756 Korean War casualties occurred through Sept. 29, up from 17 220 as of Sept. 22. Of these, 2 660 were killed in action, 13 953 wounded, and 4 143 missing. Wounded include 204 who died of wounds, raising battle deaths to 2 954.
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Washington
Defense Department
Barbara Hutton accuses husband of marriage for money
Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton alleges her estranged husband Dadi Tau Trebekko married her for her millions and threatens court action to gain more of grandpa's fortune. She calls him "the cheapest man" and vows to resist divorce publicity while reflecting on years of hardship and blackmail.
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Madrid
Spain
CUP
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
Vilavecil
Dadi Tau Trebekko
Barbara
Ho Nripee
Ritz
Reds Tie Up Vienna Rails
Communist demonstrators halted all rail and road traffic into and out of Vienna for three hours. Tracks on the east west line from the American occupation zone were cleared as traffic resumed. A flying squad blocked lines at St Poelten in the Russian zone while others blocked routes at Stadlau Brunn Enzersdorf and surrounding points.
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Vienna
East West
St. Poelten
Stadlau
Brunn- Enzersdorf
Baden
Army Rejects Half of August Draftees
The Army rejected 100 413 of 207 038 men examined in August a 48 5 percent rate second month of Selective Service calls. It rose from 52.2 percent in July when 12 281 were pre induction tested. In August 20.1 percent failed the physical examination.
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Washington
Army
Surgeon General's Office
Diplomats Matter After Helsinki Car Splash Incident
A Helsinki newspaper ad from the Dutch Legation seeks damages after a diplomatic car splashed a gentleman last week. The notice requests compensation and details of the incident.
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Hwelsinkt
Finland
Helsinki
Legation
Damhages
Prize in local Battle of Britain anniversary contest
In Spalding England a commemorative event offered free haircuts to the first three winners. The leading winner was barber J Thompson.
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Spalding
Eng
The
Pwinners
WJ. Thcompson
Toll Exceeds Twenty Five Thousand in Korean Massacre
Report from the front describes mass graves and bodies along the retreat route toward North Korea. Officials estimate at least 25 000 murdered men women and children with some victims American soldiers captured by Communists. The toll may be higher as further graves are uncovered and some captives may already be dead.
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North’ Korea
South Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Rail Unions Seek Pay Increase in Looming Wage Wave
Washington reports exploratory talks between railroads and unions for 1,250,000 workers may signal a new wave of wage demands. Firemen and enginemen seek 48 hours pay for 40 hours work, engineers seek about a 20 percent raise. A previous offer for minimal increases was rejected by crews, while yard workers accepted the deal that favored most members.
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Washington (P
Brotherhood of Firemen
Yard Macan
Frost in Air for Tonight Central New York Forecast
The Weather Bureau predicts light frost for Central New York tonight with a low of 30 to 33. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer, high near 63, with southerly winds pushing temperatures up over the weekend.
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Weather Bureau
Central New York
Alex Sadowski
Syracuse
Caribou
Buffalo
Dodge City
Kaw
Great Lakes
Utica
Elmira
Suisun Aids Distressed Juan De Fuca in Heavy Seas
The U S Navy aircraft carrier tender Suisun reached the distressed liberty ship Juan De Fuca off Formosa. Chinese tugs attempted to attach a tow line but failed as heavy seas hindered the operation. The location was not reported.
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Tatpey
Formosa
Suisun
Explosion Rocks Erie as NYC Express Slams Tank Car
A New York Central flyer slammed into a derailed oil tank car in midtown Erie at 1 15 A M. The blast injured 40 to 50 passengers but killed none. Firefighters and police evacuated victims as doctors tended minor injuries. The mixing of forces limited the tragedy and the steel cars helped avert a worse disaster.
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Erie
New York Central Railroad
Utes
Ray Bloom
Roosevelt Says Police Bribery Scandal Sours O Dwyer Support
New York Rep Frank D Roosevelt Jr says the police bribery scandal has soured him on former Mayor William O Dwyer. He notes he would not have campaigned for O Dwyer last fall if he had known of Brooklyn gambling corruption, during a meeting of Americans for Democratic Action.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
N. Y
Bribal
William O'Dwyer
Roosevelt
O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Americans For Democratic Action
Island Storm Heads for Sable Island Nova Scotia
A hurricane moving up the Atlantic coast was forecast to bring near gale to hurricane force winds of about 90 mph to the Sable Island area in Nova Scotia early today.
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Halifax
Atlantic Seaboard
Nova Scotia
Sable Island
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