Truck Drivers Seized in Sears Store Theft Ring
Los Angeles investigators probed a merchandise theft ring that stole foods worth nearly $300,000 from Sears Roebuck stores over two years. Five truck drivers were arrested. Lt. Emmet Love warned up to a dozen more may be seized. The scheme involved padding manifests with extras then dropping them en route. About $5,000 worth was recovered at one home. Suspects include William Brown 30 Burnham Widner 57 Frank Denton 44 Arthur Matthes 30 and Clifton Collier 22.
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Los Angeles
Sherit
Sears Roebuck and Co
Emmet Love
Love
William Brown
Burnham Widner
Frank Denton
Arthur Matthes
Clifton Collier
Explosive Messages Ruin Mailboxes In Mattindale
Explosive letters yesterday ruined two mailboxes belonging to Mrs. William H. McRorie and a man identified as Christensen. Deputy sheriffs report teenage suspects, both 16, deny guilt in the prank.
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Mattindale
William H. McRorie
Garden City
Herman Christensen
Brook- Held Rd
Eugene Bebee
Joseph Henasola
Elissa Landi In Poor Condition Reported Illness
Actress and novelist Elissa Landi aged 43 is in poor condition after entering a local hospital last Saturday. Doctors described her ailment as chronic and noted a definite decline in her health since.
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Elissa Landi
Rengsion
Miss Landi
Berlin Blockade Mediation Split Deepens Editorial Perspective
David Lawrence notes the UN backed mediation offer faces rejection by both Western powers and the Soviet government in the Berlin blockade dispute. The piece appears among pages 14 and 15 with comics, editorials, and regular features listed nearby.
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United Nations
Berlin
David Lawrence
Ida Jean Kain
Dean
Marr Haworth
Snow May Fall Monday Weather Turns Soon
The toughest weather of the season arrives after a heavy morning frost with a 29 degree reading at 4 30 AM The day climbs to 75 expected this afternoon A cold front brings lower temperatures by week end with winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon 25 to 35 mph tonight and 35 to 45 mph Sunday Snow may fall Monday with a low 45 tonight and highs 62 tomorrow and 35 for Sunday night
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
New Eire Treaty Aims To Replace 133 Year Old Pact
Washington report says the United States and Eire are drafting a new treaty of friendship commerce and navigation to replace the 133 year old document that remains in effect, signaling a major update in relations between the two nations.
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Washington
United States
Eire
Envoy Predicts Battle In Greece During Communist Rebellion
Secretary of State George Marshall flies to Athens to assess Greece amid heightened guerrilla activity led by Markos Vafiades. He will confer with King Paul Premier Sofoulis and ambassadors amid calls for tougher Greek effort and continued U.S. aid.
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George Marshall
Greece
United States
Marshall
Paris
E.S.T
U S
Henry Grady
King Paul
Themistocles Sofoulis
Grady
Markos Vafiades
van Fleet
James A. van Fleet
Lout
Rail Union Opposes Seaway Plan in New York Resolution
A group of railroad workers opposed the St. Lawrence Seaway and a New York power project with Ontario, calling it a subterfuge for seaway development and predicting job losses. The Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and Enginemen reelected officers and named a new board of directors headed by J. A. Colgan and George Barth among others.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
New York
St. Lawrence River
the Brotherhood of Railroad
Ontario
Frank
Columbus
Albany
A. L. Smith
Elmira
Henry J. Ralph
Mount Vernon
J. A. Colgan
Richmond Hill
W. E. Bergan
Rochester
J. C. Exner
Syracuse
W. G. Flanagan
Norwich
George Barth
Utica
Father, Girl Die in Fire in South Boston Home
A fire of undetermined origin swept a three story South Boston home killing Edward J. Barrett 35 and his daughter Kathleen 3 4. Seven others were injured or escaped while two children Thomas Barrett 7 and Marie Ploof 6 were treated for serious burns at City Hospital. Firemen rescued others as Barrett cared for his seven children while his wife visited relatives in Dorchester.
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Boston
INS
Edward J. Barrett
Kathleen
City Hospital
Thomas Barrett
Marie Ploof
Barrett
Dorchester
Envoy Returns to Moscow After Leave
British Ambassador Sir Maurice Peterson has returned to Moscow from a leave in England, resuming his posting as head of the British diplomatic mission in the Soviet capital.
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Moscow
Maurice Peterson
England
UMT Plan Fails Teens Sought Universal Training Revival
Washington officials say the 18 year old volunteer enlistment program failed with only 18 300 volunteers of the target 161 000. They will ask Congress to enact universal military training six months in a camp plus National Guard or reserves. The Army reports 10 500 volunteers. Air Force 1 249. Marines 1 367. Navy 5 154.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
National Guard
Defense
Army
Air Force
Marines
Navy
Truman and Dewey Head Home for Brief Rest
President Truman and Gov. Dewey head homeward for brief rests before renewed campaign drives. Truman sails to Washington after a Midwest tour pushing his log over 15,000 miles with about 7,000 miles more planned starting Monday toward the American Legion convention in Miami. Dewey plans a weekend stay in his mother's yard in Owasso Michigan before returning to Albany Monday, while both candidates continue political counter punches on inflation, foreign policy, and party leadership.
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Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Mr. Truman
Washington
American Legion
Miami
Dewey
Owasso
Mich
Albany
Five crewmembers aboard sinking barge near Alaska
A 105 foot self propelled barge named Starstone with five crewmen aboard sent an SOS and began sinking 85 miles east of Cape St Elias Alaska. Contact was lost within minutes of the distress at 11 06 P M Pacific Standard Time last night. The vessel reported taking on water faster than pumps could handle and radio batteries were nearing failure. Coast Guard aircraft and two ocean going tugs were being sent as winds reached 40 miles per hour in the Northern Gulf of Alaska. The crew list home port and destination were not learned but Cordova was thought likely.
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Seatile
Coast Guard
Cape St. Elias
Alaska
Yakutat
Kodiak
Gulf of Alaska
Starstone
Cordova
Navy Station Fire Probed at Quonset Point
Severe blaze at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island caused losses over 1 million dollars. Twenty one injured, two seriously, as grease fed fire swept the engine shop of the overhaul hangar. fire crews from many stations battled the flames until halted by a firewall. Rear Adm. Morton L. Deyo named a board of inquiry.
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Quonset Point, RI
Navy
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Adm
Morton L. Deyo
First Naval District
Boston
Insurance Unit Red Says Dineen Charges Communist Link
Robert E. Dineen, state insurance superintendent, alleged at a Young Republicans gathering in Erie County that a Buffalo branch fraternal insurance group is Communist formed. He named the International Workers' Organization as the group.
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Buffalo
Robert E. Dineen
Syracuse
Dineen
Young Republicans
Erie County
International Workers’ Organization
Israel Rejects UN Cease Fire Order in Negev
Haifa dispatch says Israel rejected a cease fire order issued to Israeli and Egyptian forces in the Negev region. The order came from the chief of staff of the United Nations Truce Commission amid fighting in Palestine's southern desert.
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Haifa
Israel
United Nations
Negev
Palestine
United Nations Truce Commission
Never Give In Dan Tobin Urges Strikers
AFL Teamsters leader Dan Tobin addressed a group of strikers and drew cheers with a rallying line urging perseverance. He told them to remember the stakes and to keep fighting for their demands.
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Dan ‘Tobin
A.F.L
Teamsters Union
Legionnaires Gather for 30th National Legion Convention
Eight special trains bring delegates to Miami for the 30th national Legion convention as 1,000 Army and Navy men salute President Truman. Rear Admiral Robert W. Hayler arrives to supervise security and military arrangements for Truman's address Monday afternoon.
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MIAMG
Fla. UP
National Legion Convention
Truman
Robert W. Hayler
Sixth Naval District
General Legion Assembly
Sixty Workers Quit After Colleague Electrocution
Sixty radio coast station workers walked off the Brentwood Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co facility in protest after Peter Curran, 29, was electrocuted servicing a transmitter. Union official Charles Silberman said company officials would not meet with leaders and no strike was officially declared.
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Peter Curran
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co
Charles Silberman
C. S O. American Communications Association
Silberman
Two Mild Earthquakes Reported by Seismologist
Father Joseph Lynch of Fordham University reported two mild earthquakes today about 4,900 miles away. The first tremor was logged at 6:02 A M Eastern Standard Time and the second at 6:12. Direction was not recorded.
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New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
Rhineland Ruhr Voters set to elect local government
Voters in thousands of Rhineland and Ruhr communities will elect local government representatives tomorrow. In 1946 the Christian Democrats led with 38.5 percent, followed by the Social Democrats 36.5, Communists 7.7, Free Democrats 5.5, and Centrum 4.6. Similar elections are planned for Schleswig Holstein on Oct 24 and Lower Saxony next month.
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Duesseldore
Germany
Rhineland
Ruhr
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Free Democrats
Schleswig-Holstin
Lower Saxony
Poland deems Truman prisoner of military clique at UN
Poland's Julius Katz-Suchy told the UN disarmaments subcommittee that President Truman is a prisoner of a military clique. He cited Truman's aborted plan to send Chief Justice Vinson to Moscow to explain U.S. atomic policy to Stalin, vetoed by Secretary of State Marshall, who did not go on the trip.
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Paris
Poland
Truman
Moscow
Julius Katz-Suchy
United Nations Assembly
Katz-Suchy
Justice Vinson
U.S
Stalin
Mark Shall
Vinson
Marshall
U. S. Army
Russia
U. S
Frederick Osborn
Col
W. R. Hodgson
Australia
Truman orders organized military reserves nationwide
President Truman directed the Defense Department to organize all military reserve units needed for national security and to appoint a high ranking officer to head the reserve program in each department of the defense establishment. The order emphasizes reserve components of appropriate strength and maximum effectiveness across the nation.
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Claresburg
W. Va
Truman
Defense Department
Defense
Forrestal
National Defense Establishment
Truman aid prisoner claim fuels disarmament debate
Katz-Suchy clashed with U S delegate Osborn over disarmament, denying any U S witch-hunt aims. He questioned iron curtain issues and U S bases and preparations, arguing about fifth column and Arctic paratroop training amid postwar tensions. Concludes on page 2 column 57.
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United States
Greenland
Katz- Suchy
Pacific
North Africa
Europe
Katz-Suchy
U. S
West Holds Vishinsky Move Was Boner
Western power officials said Soviet delegate Andrei Vishinsky lost support of Security Council neutrals by accusing a trap for Russia while refusing to answer questions on the Berlin blockade and the four power Moscow talks. Neutrals plan to meet again to seek a way out of the impasse led by Bramuglia.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Security Council
Berlin
Vishinsky
Russia
Moscow
Juan Bramuglia
U. S
Britain
France
Bramuglia
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