Parliament Opens As King Vows Britain Defenses
London reports King George VI opened a new parliamentary session promising Britain will do utmost to build defenses in a troubled world. He urged swift armed forces and civil defense buildup and partial nationalization of iron and steel, aligning with Brussels and UN unity while noting Berlin crisis concerns and pending measures.
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George VI
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Brussels
United Nations
Western Europe
Russia
UN Security Council
Berlin
United States
France
Britain
Truman accuses Communists of backing GOP to derail Marshall Plan
President Truman told a Toledo crowd that Communists count on a Republican win to undermine the Marshall Plan and trigger a world revolution. He claimed the party aids Progressive candidates to split Dem votes and warned of a return to Hoover-era depression. He attacked GOP handling of defense contracts and a displaced persons bill, and noted stops in South Bend and Elkhart, Indiana before Cleveland.
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Truman
Indiana
South Bend
Elkhart
Ind
Spell of Nice Weather Brings Indian Summer Conditions
Weather reports indicate a spell of pleasant conditions with clouds dispersing this afternoon for sunshine. It will be cooler tonight with a low around 35, followed by fair and warmer conditions tomorrow and a high near 67. Indian summer trends were noted across the nation, with temperatures recorded in the Midwest and Southwest.
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Weather Bureau
Tos
Rome
Midwest
Presidential energy issue reshapes party platforms
Today editors note atomic energy enters the national debate with policy shifts keyed to the Baruch plan. Marquis Childs argues a Dewey administration could push for international control. The page guide lists comics, features, and sections including editorials, sports, and obituaries.
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Marijuana Seizure Reported in East Harlem
Police seized twenty five pounds of marijuana valued at about thirty thousand dollars in the reefer trade in East Harlem last night.
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New York
Harlem
Democratic Cities Eyed By G C O P In Routh Dewey Chicago
An unofficial political popularity contest in four big cities unfolds as Gov. Dewey trails Truman in Chicago. Republicans aim to narrow Democratic majorities in Chicago Cleveland Boston and New York City ahead of the election.
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Sheriff to quiz suspect in teen deaths in Eau Claire
Sheriff Lloyd Thompson left for Minnesota to question an unidentified suspect in the brutal killings of a teen age girl and her escort. Other items note Rep Jd Parnell Thomas to testify November 4, Senator Chavez improving, and U S Army transport Lawrence Victory carrying 7100 war dead from Italy. A desk note mentions ransacked files in Thomas committee offices in Allendale New Jersey and a church funeral in Venice struck by lightning killing five nearby. An Utica police report describes a car theft and arson roadside fire.
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Lloyd Thompson
Minnesota
Woman hurled from speeding train in Hopkinsville
Mrs. Ruth Cooney of Chicago, 32, was thrown from a fast train reportedly drugged by two men who claimed naval recruits. She suffered a fractured wrist and cuts. found near Highway 41 twelve miles north of Hopkinsville. Her 9-year-old son was left aboard the Georgian, then cared for by trainmen and met by his aunt in Atlanta.
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Virginia Bush
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Hopkinsville
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Ruth Cooney
Chicago
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Bus Drivers End Strike in New York City
Bus drivers ending a strike, 8,500 transit workers, return to work after Michael J. Quill orders. Demonstrations outside the State Public Service Commission in the Woolworth Building followed Mayor O Dwyer’s dramatic appearance. The walkout disrupted service on seven privately operated lines, seeking retroactive wage hikes totaling about 5 million dollars.
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Michael J. Quill
C.so. Transport ‘Workers Union
Quill
State Public Service Commission W
Woolworth
William O’dwyer
GLQ
Transport Workers Union
Westchester County
ITU Appeal Dismissal Sought by NLRB in Chicago Case
The National Labor Relations Board asked the Federal Circuit Court in Chicago to dismiss the AFL International Typographical Union appeal from a contempt of court conviction.
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Naional Labor Relations Board
Federal Circuit Court
Chicago
AFL International Typographical Union
Aerial Acrobats Fall In Madison Square Garden
Full Fare Jeannie Rockwell, an aerial Shapezist, fell 40 feet but has recovered. She recounts a dinner in which a visitor asks about “half fare” for a lanky child, prompting a conductor to joke that the child appears kept on full fare. The report mixes a recovery note with a humorous streetcar anecdote.
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Jeannie Rockwell
Madison Square Garden
Queenie Dog to Undergo Heart Sac Operation
Queenie the dog, flown from New York to Los Angeles to rejoin her master, faces a delicate operation in Prescott Arizona to correct a pin like object in the sac around her heart. Dr George C Scheetz a Prescott veterinarian says Queenie has one chance in a million to survive.
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Ariz
Queenie
New York
Los Angeles
George C. Scheetz
Ben Schneider
Meditative Paddy Kept Two Straw Balls in Cart
In Ballymena Ireland Paddy ONeill, a contemplative man, kept two balls of straw weighing one pound two ounces in his pony and cart. A hospital removal revealed the unusual payload and the long held mystery of Jie's stomachache, tying it to the straw.
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Ballymena
Northern Ireland
Paddy O'Neill
Paddy
Beaten Baby Expected to Die in Los Angeles
A seven month old baby, battered severely by his mother Georgette Redman, aged 21, lies in an oxygen tent after a skull fracture and extensive bruising. Redman is jailed on assault with intent to kill charges. doctors warn the child faces likely death.
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Los Angeles
Ins
Georgette Redman
Butter Prices Slump to 1947 Level in New York Market
Wholesale butter prices today fell 2 to 3 cents from yesterday with Grade AA dropping to 62 cents a pound, the lowest since June 10, 1947, in New York. Prices for other grades also declined.
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New York
Dulles Warns UN of Soviet World Conquest Plot
UN action reports John Jester Dulles told the UN Political Committee that a Russian faction aims to spread communism worldwide through force and terror. Amid Berlin talks, Russia vetoed a six-power plan, but diplomats expect continued negotiations among the big five plus neutrals. Brámuglia hinted Western and Soviet views on Berlin could be reconciled with further talks.
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Security Council
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Dulles
Thomas E.dewey
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Greece
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
France
Juan A. Bramuglia
Austin Defers Palestine Debate and Blasts Arabs
PARIS AP The ARAMI can president of the United Nations Security Council adjourned the Palestine debate early after Mahmoud Bey Fawzi of Egypt pressed for immediate action. Warren Austin the U S delegate and October president said the Council could not be forced by Arab charges of bias. The session was closed until Thursday at 10 30 A M EST following continued fighting in the Negev after an Egypt charge that Israel violates a cease fire order. Faris El Khourl of Syria urged action while Austin called for study before measures.
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Business Failures Rise, Wires Up 30 Percent in Week
New York report shows total business failures increasing to 124 last week from 94 the week before. Dun & Bradstreet released the figures today, indicating a sharp weekly uptick in commercial delinquencies and closures across sectors.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Principals Accused in Syracuse Lottery Mastermind Case
Syracuse figures named by state police as masterminds of a $15.6 million upstate New York lottery ring pleaded innocent in Onondaga County Court after a statewide raid Aug. 6. Frank Cole alias Cohen and Sidney Wolfe led the group with ties to a Syracuse base. 12 principals faced a mix of conspiracy and felonies as 114 witnesses testified. Bail set, trial anticipated to run six to 10 weeks starting late Nov.
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New York
Onondaga County
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Frank Cole
Frank Cohen
Syracuse
Alexandria Bay
Sidney Wolfe
Salt Springs Rd
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Wolfe
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James Seesman
Allentown
Arthur Standish
Binghamton
Samuel Rosencrantz
Sam Ross
Herkimer
Theodore ‘Blumberg
Gloversville
Joseph Cragan
Kingston
Elmer Ernst
Rochester
Gerald Damian
Paul R. Shanahan
Ball
George F. Soesman
Sol Spector
Stolpav
Hyman Hayman
William H. Bowers
Civil service exams reopen for police and fire posts
Onondaga County Civil Service Commission announced reopening of examinations for police and fire appointments at Mayor Costello, Police Chief Kinney, and Fire Chief Connelly request. Fronted salary starts at 2800 dollars with 100 dollar yearly raises to 3100, US citizens required.
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Frank J. Costello
John A. Kinney
William J. Connelly
Civil Service
United States
Boat collision sinks trawler Colonna near Hoopers Island
In Chesapeake Bay near Hoopers Island early today the trawler Colonna was sunk after a collision with the tanker Tullahoma. No injuries reported. Coast Guard units responded and began salvage and investigation proceedings.
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Tullahoma
Chesapeake Bay
Hoopers Island
Syracusan Is Accused Of Molesting Children
Wilmer C. Jacobs of 112 East Brighton Junior Street was arrested after mothers and school children aided Police Chief John A. Kinney in linking him to a wave of molestation incidents. He faces indecent exposure charges and will be arraigned tomorrow. detectives Fitzgibbons and Chappell led the arrest following parental reports and a Herald American Sunday appeal.
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John A. Kinney
South Side
Wilmer C. Jacobs
G. Arnold
Arnold
Jacobs
John Fitzgibbons
LeRoy Chappell
Chief Kinney
Eisenhower Boss Memoir Spotlight by Kay Summersby
Kay Summersby’s wartime memoir All Women Relish details her service as General Eisenhower’s secretary and confidante. The Herald-Journal previews her book Eisenhower Was My Boss, a Sunday feature aimed at women readers.
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Kay Summersby
Eisenhower
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