Stricter Credit Rules Tighten Installment Terms Across Goods
New government curbs by the Federal Reserve Board take effect, shortening payoff times for autos and major appliances and raising down payments. The changes, aimed at curbing inflation, face business protests with critics calling the measures drastic. Auto terms move from 21 to 15 months, with television sets and appliances capped at 15 months and 25 percent down. Furniture down payments rise to 15 percent and terms drop to 15 months for items costing 50 dollars or more.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Detroit Automobile Dealers Association
Fred L. Haller
National Automobile Dealers Association
Quirino Calls to Oust Communists in Philippines
President Elpidio Quirino urged Filipinos on a radio broadcast to choose democracy over communism and to eradicate communism from their nation. He warned against defiance of democratic institutions and pledged action to ensure survival as a free nation. He did not name the Kukbalahan guerrillas but signaled the threat.
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Manila
Elpidio Quirino
Groza Brothers Aired On Ohio Story Tonight
In Columbus on October 16 the Ohio Story radio program features Martins Ferry natives Alex and Lou Groza. The segment traces how the brothers, once overshadowed by older siblings, rose to fame as a college and Olympic basketball star and as a stellar college and pro football kicker and lineman.
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Columbus
Martins Ferry
Groza Brothers
Ohio
Ohio Story
Alex
Lou Groza
Weather Forecast Canton Area Fair Skies and Warm
Weather today in Ohio shows warm temperatures with fair skies in Canton and the surrounding region. Tonight will be windy and warm with a low near 57. Tomorrow remains warm with a high around 75 to 78 and possible scattered showers.
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Canton
Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton
OHTO
International News Service
Ohio
G. Andrus
Mercury
Associated Press
Akron
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland Ho
Columbus
Dayton
St. P
New York
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Tucson
Washington
Fair
Red Cross talks open with 57 nations in Monte Carlo
At Monte Carlo the 21st biennial Inter national Red Cross meeting begins with 57 delegations from East and West discussing protection against atomic bombs and civilian relief in Korea. Gen Douglas MacArthur favors military handling of relief while Basil O Connor will not seek re election as chair. Judge Emil Sandstrom is favored to succeed.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Russia
United States
Red Cross
International Red Cross Board of Governors
Iron Curtain
Korea
38Th Parallel
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
China
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Basil O’connor
American Red Cross
Red Cross League
O’connor
League of Red Cross Societies
Emil Sandstrom
Swedish Red Cross
Bus Strike Continues as City Debates Fare Hike
The ongoing bus strike leaves 35,000 riders without service while AULTMAN HOSPITAL organizes a chartered shuttle for about 100 employees. City council faces a deadline and possible two thirds vote to override a mayoral veto on a fare increase, with union backing and past wage talks cited.
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A.F.L. _ International Teamsters
Telegraph Mixes Wound News With Family Tragedy in Tennessee
Willard Swing Jr., 20, was reported slightly wounded in Korea on August 13 and returned to duty August 19 in a telegram to his Crossville area family. The same message had just been delivered amid the death of his father, creating a poignant mix up when the telegram arrived.
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Crossville
Tenn
WilLard Swing, Jr
Westel
Willard Swing
Korea
Young Swing
Judge's Reveille Wakes Motorist to Tune of $10
Harold Parker, 18, was escorted by police to district court after missing an arraignment on a motor-vehicle law charge. He claimed he slept through his wakeup call. Judge Luigi DePascale imposed a $10 fine plus costs to wake him up a bit.
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Rovidence
R.L
Harold Parker
Luigi DePasquale
Korea war briefing on raids and prisoner reports
Air force pilots used B 29s and radar to strike rail bridges north of Pyongyang and targets at Chongjin. A South Korean prisoner described 800 executed prisoners near Wonsan and 100 Americans taken north. MacArthur returned to Tokyo amid talk of a knockout blow using UN forces including several American divisions and allied troops. Prisoner accounts say the 34th division was at half strength. Two Red convoy movements were spotted toward Pyongyang and Sariwon.
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Pyongyang
Chongjin
Yonghung
Wonsan
Red
Manchuria
R.O.K
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
United Nations
Army
1St Marines
11Th Airborne Division
5Th Regimental Combat Team
Hawaii
Philippines
34Th
Sariwon
Worker loses teeth in accident fears marriage more than chewing
A laborer in Kuala Lumpur said after a mishap he worried about his marriage prospects more than his ability to chew. The Labor Department aids his workmen’s compensation claim but cannot locate a section in the law to fit his unusual grounds.
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Kuala Lampur
Malaya
Labor Department
Supreme Court declines to hear Lost Boundaries free speech appeal
The Supreme Court rejected by an 8 to 1 vote a bid by RDDR Corp to grant First Amendment protections to movies. The motion challenged the 1915 ruling that cinema is not covered, and cited an Atlanta censorship ordinance tied to the film about a Negro family passing as white in New Hampshire.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Congress
RD DR Corp
Atlanta
Board of Censors
New Hampshire
London Transport Puts Signs In Plain English
London Transport launches a campaign to replace obsolescent phrasing with plain language for subway, bus, and trolley signs. Rewrites emphasize clarity and brevity, with examples converting rules about dogs and late buses into simple, user friendly language.
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London Transport
London
London Transport Company
Bryce Beaumont
Massillon Attendant Fired Over Patient Fight Incident
Columbus Oct 16 Attendant Sara Jane Sowers was fired by Massillon State Hospital Superintendent Arthur J Hyde after she failed to intervene in a fight between two patients. The Civil Service Commission heard the testimony today.
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Columbus
INS
Arthur J. Hyde
Massillon State Hospital
State Civil Service Commission
Sara Jane Sowers
U S Steel Wage Session With Murray Opens
U S Steel wage talks begin in Pittsburgh as CIO President Philip Murray meets John A Stephens to press for a wage boost for production and maintenance workers. The outcome could set prices for cars, appliances, and steel products across the nation.
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Pittsburgh
C.I.O
Philip Murray
United States Steel Corp
U. S
U. S. Steel
Murray
John A. Stephens
Stephens
Big Steel
Dewey Eyes Eisenhower as 1952 Presidential Draft
Albany reports indicate Governor Dewey privately promotes General Eisenhower for president within the Dewey circle. Dewey says he would back Eisenhower if re-elected and he could influence New York's 94 delegates at the 1952 Republican convention.
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Dewey
Eisenhower
Albany
Ike
Columbia
New York
Columbia University
General Eisenhower
Truman MacArthur Meet At Wake Island In Briefing Flight
President Truman and General MacArthur held a short meeting at Wake Island to discuss Korea and Far East policy. Izvestia accused the talks of aiming to expand American aggression while Truman called the conference highly satisfactory and sought to withdraw U S forces when possible.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Korea
Wake Island
Hawaii
Izvestia
Moscow
Forests covered much of early colonial North America
When Columbus reached the Americas, about half of the future United States was forested. The dense woods shaped exploration and settlement as Europeans began to map and claim the continent.
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Columbus
America
The
United States
Wilson of G M Declares U S Leads World in Liberal Policies
Charles E. Wilson president of General Motors told the National Association of Food Chains in Cincinnati that American liberalism stands as the world’s progressive philosophy. He warned against communism and statism as fear based systems and praised free enterprise. Marion B. Folsom urged realism in maintaining military and economic strength, balancing the budget, and avoiding direct controls. About 1,500 food chain executives and manufacturers attended the convention.
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Wilson
G. M
U.S
Cincinnati
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
National Association of Food Chains
Marion B. Folsom
Committee For Economic Development
Eastman Kodak Co
United Nations
Nehru Ends Brief Address at Institute of Pacific Relations
In Lucknow Nehru wrapped up a short speech at the Institute of Pacific Relations, glancing at a wrist alarm that rang after his 30 minute talk. He turned it off with a smile, and it took him ten more minutes to finish.
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Lucknow
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Institute of Pacific Relations
Last crewman recalls captain's warning as ship sinks
Vessel Sherrodsville near catastrophe as Captain Johnson warned “she's going down” before Reardon and crew evacuate. Second mate Louis Hasler of Marine City, Michigan, credited with waking crew to escape the listing ship in time.
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Sherrodsville, C
Johnson
Reardon
Louis Hasler
Marine City, Mich
Speedboat Collision Kills Two on Lake Erie
Two speedboats collided off the Edgewater Yacht Club pier in Lake Erie last night, killing two of seven aboard. Ross Moser, 51, owner of the Romo, died en route to hospital, and James Davey Jr., 30, of Burton, Ohio, perished after being recovered from the water. Five others were rescued, including passengers from both boats.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Ross Moser
Coast Guard
James Davey Jr
Burton, O
Moser
Romo
Clarence A. White
Edgewater Yacht Club
Coast
Narcotics Agent Cleared In Overtime Parking Case
Boston report says federal narcotics agent Pliney A Williams faced two overtime parking charges in Municipal Court. He testified he was pursuing dope peddlers when his car was ticketed. Judge Elijah Adlon dismissed the charges.
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Boston
Pliney A. Williams
Elijah Adlon
Williams
Ohio State Livestock Team Places Fourteenth in Royal Contest
The Ohio State University livestock judging team scored 4,333 points to finish 14th in the American Royal Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest held in Kansas City.
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U. S
Kansas City
Ohio State University
U N Defeats Russian Relief Plan for Korea
U N economic and social council rejected Russia's demand for equal voice in North Korean relief. Australia proposed a 7 member fact finding body to study the program scope as estimates put relief needs between 70 and 80 million dollars for the first year and total relief around 250 million. Russia, Poland and Czechoslovakia voted for the Russian plan. 14 opposed. India abstained.
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Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
United States
Britain
Australia
Denmark
China
General Assembly
U S Prepared to Aid France with Substantial Funds
United States officials say Secretary Acheson will pledge aid to France without a fixed amount in talks with Jules Moch and Maurice Petsche. France seeks 3.17 billion dollars in 1951 to add divisions, boost arm production, and supply 150,000 troops in Indo China, amid broader Cold War pressure.
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Washington
France
Acheson
Jules Moch
Maurice Petsche
Europe
Indo-China
U. S
Korea
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
State Department
High Court Stands By Tideland Ruling
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its decisions affirming federal supremacy over tidelands along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Justices Jackson and Clark did not participate. The rulings, announced last June 5, extend a 1947 decision granting federal control over tidelands including areas leased to oil firms.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Louisiana
High Court
Jackson and Clark
California
Alliance awards 27750 contract for Alliance fire truck
The Alliance board of control awarded Seagrave Corp of Columbus a 27750 bid for the city’s new 65 foot aerial fire truck to replace a 1918 model. About 2250 of the 30000 appropriated will fund accessories with delivery expected within six months. Mayor Harley Ewing Fire Chief Mile Sights and Assistant Chief Karl Held inspected accessories in Columbus. The board also awarded the coal contract for city buildings to Harry L. Shafer of Alliance.
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Board of Control
Alliance
Seagrave Corp
Columbus
Safety Service
John M. Thorpe
Harley Ewing
Mile Sights
Karl Held
Harry L. Shafer
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Wagner
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Dulles
Herbert Lehman
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