Ex-Cowboy Senator To Ride Across Nation For Peace
Former Idaho senator Glen H. Taylor, a 42 year old ex cowboy and entertainer, plans a trans continental ride from Seal Beach California to the southeast coast via El Paso Texas to drum up world peace. He will ride three horses alternating mounts while traveling solo and speaking and singing to audiences. He condemns current foreign policy as risking atomic war and favors a Wallace style approach aiming to win friends with Russia and other nations.
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Los Angeles
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Banjo Twanger
Seal Beach
Calif
el Paso
Texas
Taylor
Henry A. Wallace
Althouth
Workers Testify For Labor Leader U S Would Deport
New York October 21 Ten CIO Transport Workers union members testified at a deportation hearing for John Santo organizational director who is accused of communism. Defense witnesses praised Santo for improving conditions and preventing strikes. One cited wages rising from 22.70 to 65 dollars weekly as evidence of making workers better citizens.
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New York
John Santo
CIO Transport Workers Union
TWU
Santo
Communist Party
James J. Carroll
George Lacell
Subway
Jerry Lawler
John P. Boyd
Dec
Farmers Have Corn Headaches
Farmers face storage costs for corn and wheat as prices rise. Wheat sells at 2.79 per bushel, the highest since 1917, while farmers delay selling to seek higher prices, paying drying and storage fees after the initial free period.
Deaths and legal fight over test tube baby continues
The page reports multiple deaths, including Dan Miller of Hagerstown and Harvey Kridler of Georgia Avenue, with funeral details and affiliations. It also covers a New York legal battle where Jule Strand seeks to block her estranged husband from visiting their four day old daughter described as a test tube baby born via artificial insemination.
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Harry Miller
Abs
Danjel Miller
Magerstown
Joseph K. Shaner
Hagerstown
Dernard Miller
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
Charles LeFew
Rest Haven Cemetery
Harvey R. Kridler
Harvey Nichard Kridler
Georgia Avenue
Haperstown
Harvey R
Ida V. (Chapman) ’ Kindler
F. Lodge
Baltimore Legion
Antietam Fire Company
Cherokee Tribe of Redmen
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Maryland National Guard
Ella Kridlery
Laura Showe
H. Dale Kridler
Charles B. R. Kridler
James Mougan
Lillian
Mary Kridler
Raisy Mortuary
Walter Brron Steh
Rose Hill Cemetery
Kraiss Mortuary
New York
Jule Strand
Antoinette
Supreme Court
Antoine
Jerome Horowitz
Philip Wolfson
Wolfson
Plans Progress For J C Contest In Hagerstown
Plans progress for the Speak For Democracy contest with original essays to be read or spoken on radio. Winners record speeches for county state and national judging. Preliminary contests finish November 7 with county semifinals by November 12. William Brish calls it a democracy study and equalizes access for handicapped students.
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Hhe
Hagerstown
Radio Manufacturers Association
William Brish
Washington County Schools
Bob Crosby dies in jeep accident near Roswell
Roswell New Mexico October 21 Bob Crosby famed on screen and rodeo circuits died after his jeep plunged 20 feet into a Pecos river bed near here. He was 50 and had survived many injuries from crashes and falls before this fatal accident. Crosby earned money from rodeo tours and even financed a 59000 acre ranch from his earnings.
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Bob Crosby
Roswell
N. M
Pecos
Crosby
Europe
Maryland Governors Discuss Regional Schools and National Guard
Maryland leaders, led by Governor Lane, outline $40,000 in new educational appropriations for the current biennium and discuss a conference with Tennessee's Gov. McCord on regional medical, law, and dental schools to expand Negro education opportunities. They seek a federal share for the enlarged National Guard and plan new armories as Maryland’s Guard quota rises to about 9,000.
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Lane
Maryland
McCord
Tennessee
Congress
Agi
War Department
State Guard
Milton A. Reckord
Woman Held For Jury In Shooting
Catherine Kemp was found, admitted shooting after reviewing a typewritten statement, but declined to sign. Kemp alleged an argument with Brown who she said beat and slapped her earlier that evening. Brown drank, Kemp had several drinks after a football game, and she shot him as he bent over after taking the gun from a dresser.
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Catherine Kemp
Miss Kemp
Brown
Sellman
Jonathan Street
Wheaton Park
King Urges Limits on House of Lords Power in Speech
King calls for curbs on Lords authority as Attlee outlines nearly a score of new legislative projects. He highlights backing for the United Nations, seeks progress on a democratic and self supporting Germany, and urges early peace talks with Japan while noting the Lords power reform remains most controversial.
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United Nations
Germany
Austria
Japan
Far East
Clement Attlee
House of Lords
House of Commons
Menjou Testifies on Propaganda Ties at Hearing
Star witness Menjou arrives before the hearing and testifies without counsel. He says he studies Marxism and other isms and answers with a rapid fire yes. Ayn Rand and John C. Moffitt await. Warner, Mayer, and Sam Wood accuse Communists of trying to gain control of the movies.
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John Howard Lawson
Screen Actors’ Guild
Menjou
Menjon
John C. Moffitt
Ayn Rand
Miss Rand
Jack Warmer
Louis B. Mayer
Sam Wood
Warner and
Mayer
Washington County Noted For Distinctive Attractions
The article argues Washington county’s diverse characteristics justify more than brief references in state guides. It urges officials to address skepticism about the local Holiday promotion and notes Maryland points from Oaklands to the Eastern Shore. It mentions Antietam Battlefield and the Boonsboro Washington monument in a November issue.
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Washington County
Maryland
Oaklang
Antietam
Washington Monument
Boonsboro
Plane Crew Rescued After Sunderland Crash Off Thames
An RAF Sunderland flying boat with one engine aflame plunged into the sea two miles off the Thames estuary. Seven of the ten crewmen were rescued suffering severe burns.
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London
Thames Estuary
Charges GOP Playing Politics Washington
A Senate War Investigating Committee inquiry opens into why industrial mobilization plans were not implemented after Pearl Harbor. Secretary Forrestal will be questioned about a Jost mobilization plan drawn from three decades of Army and Navy work, with Edward R. Stettinius Jr. cited. The clash pits Republicans against Democrats over motives for the probe ahead of 1948.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Senate War Investigating Committee
Defense Forrestal
Brewster
Army
Navy
Citizens Committee
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Maine
Bewster
Pepper
D-Fla
Roosevelt
De Gaulle Leads Amid French Strike Settlement
Paris reports buses and subways back on schedule after a weeklong strike ended last night. De Gaulle's show of strength weakened both government and Communist positions, though Communists maintained backing in ballots. L Humanite urged unity of Communists and Socialists to block Caesarism and defend national independence as municipal elections proceed next Sunday.
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de Gaulies
France
de Gaulle
L'Humanite
Communist Party
Socialist Party
RPE
Norway election returns shift power in municipalities
Early returns from Norway's local elections show the Labor Party and the Communists losing ground while Conservatives Liberals and Agrarians gain influence across cities. Labor remains numerically largest party despite losses.
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Oslo
Norway
Labor Party
Labor
Satira Hysterical Over Long Delayed Trial Postponement
Havana reports Patrigia Satiras Schmidt near hysteria in her prison cell as her murder trial of Joan Lester Men of Chicago aboard his yacht faces a fifth postponement. The Cuban three judge court delayed to October 31 after attorneys and 75 witnesses failed to appear, shocking Patreia and American witnesses.
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Havana
Cuba
Patrigia Satiras Schmidt
Joan Lester Men
Chicago
Yestern
Patreia
Lengthen 40 Hour Week Studied by Congress Panel
Washington Oct 21. A proposal to lengthen the 40 hour work week to boost production will be considered in a Congressional wage hour study. Rep. McConnell said hearings will last a month and legislation may follow when Congress returns in January. Beardsley of the American Trucking Associations urged the change as industry leaders push for more hours.
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Washington
Qat
Rep
McConnell R-Pal
McConnell
House Labor
Peter T. Beardsley
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Beardsley
Congress
Charles K. Wilson
General Motors
U S likely to win on Greek case at United Nations
The United Nations Assembly moved toward a final vote on the Greek case with expectations of a U S victory for a watchdog commission in the Balkans. Balloting could begin late today as seven nations remained on the speakers list and Secretary of State Marshall was to return for the vote.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
U. S
U. N
Balkans
U.N
Russia
Ukraine
Australia
Britain
Cuba
Greece
France
Watchdog Commission
George C. Marshall
Washington
Assembly
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