McCarthy Pushes Write the President Campaign on Policy
Senator McCarthy urged a nationwide Write the President campaign to oppose Eisenhower’s foreign policy shift toward Red China trade ties. He accused Dulles of backing trade links and urged letters to halt the blood trade with China while the White House reported mixed telegram responses hours after the appeal.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Eisenhower
America
MccCarthy
China
Secre
Dulles
U.S
White House
Murray Snyder
Snyder
Nixon Seeks Indian Backing for U S Policy in Parliament
Vice President Nixon addressed a joint session of India's Parliament in New Delhi, urging support for U S foreign policy and military strength to deter Communist aggression. Indian leaders reaffirmed neutrality, with Nehru accusing U S colonialism in Indochina and Africa while Eskew ing Eisenhower's aims. Forty Communist lawmakers boycotted the session.
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New Delhi
India
Richard Nixon
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Nixon
Eisenhower
Einsenhower
Saravapalli Radhakrishnan
South Africa
Asia
Nehru
United States
Indochina
Africa
Montana Farm Price Index Up Amid Mixed Grain and Livestock Signals
Government reports show Montana farm prices rising by two index points as of Nov 15, with the index at 85 percent of the 1947–49 levels. Wheat and barley climbed, corn and rye fell, cattle and calves advanced, hogs declined, milk and butterfat rose, and eggs, chickens, and wool moved modestly, reflecting mixed commodity trends.
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Helena
Montana
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
USDA
Waterfront Riot on San Francisco Waterfront
Riot erupts on the San Francisco waterfront as about 1,400 backers of AFL Marine Cooks and Stewards clash with Bridges supporters near the Aleutian. Police quell the march, six hurt, five arrested, amid a jurisdictional fight between unions and planned ILWU incorporation.
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San Francisco
Harry Lundeberg
Harry Bridges
Lundeberg
AFL
Aleutian
AFL Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Aleutian’s
Pier 39
Union Hall
Bay Bridge
Rin
Nine killed as tornado rips through central Louisiana
A Louisiana tornado killed nine people and injured about 20 as it moved across central Louisiana with additional injuries in Mississippi and Iowa. At Leander and Tullos, homes were destroyed and residents faced wreckage. the Red Cross dispatched nurses and disaster workers. Seven died at Leander and two babies were killed in Tullos. other injuries occurred near Fitler in Mississippi.
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Louisiana
Iowa
Mississippi
The
Red Cross
Leander
Alexandria
Tullos
Vicksburg
Paradise
Cozzie Wilson
Cleveland Smith
Joyce
Herman Batson
Joseph
Ella Hughs
Batson
Tulles
LaSalle Parish
M. T. Reed
Four Believed Dead In B47 Crash Near Tucson
A USAF B47 Stratjet from Davis-Monthan AFB with four men aboard crashed in the Rincon Mountains 25 miles east of Tucson during a 5 hour mission. Witnesses saw a flare and possible parachute. Air Force officials held crew names. Parts of the wreckage burned across a 10 mile area. No bodies recovered. Col. W. J. Wigglesworth says survivors unlikely.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Rincon Mountains
W. J. Wigglesworth
Col. Wigglesworth
Air Force
Police and Teachers Unsuccessful In Check Of Story
Butte police and Lincoln School authorities probed a nine year old girl’s report of being abducted and molested and found no corroborating evidence. Playmates could not confirm the incident and the girl wavered in statements. Police chief B J Riley said the tale may be a hoax as officers questioned the child and sought witnesses.
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Butte
Lincoln School
Broadway
Granite Street
Alabama
B. J. Riley
Gift-Spotter promises easy shopping from home
Sit back and use your pencil while shopping through the Gift-Spotter in the Want ads section. No walking or waiting, make selections at home. Wein's Clothing Store is highlighted as a favored advertiser this year in the Gift-Spotter.
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Wein
Big 3 Parley in Bermuda Opens Historic East West Talks
In Bermuda the Western Big Three leaders Churchill Eden and Dulles with Laniel and Bidault plan a high level parley to boost Western unity and a new phase in East West relations. The talks aim to align aims and actions as Eisenhower arrives to set the agenda.
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Tucker's Town
Bermuda
Churchill
Joseph Laniel
Eisenhower
Atlantic
U.S
State Dulles
Anthony Eden
Britain
Georges Bidault
France
Washington
Laniel
Mid-Ocean Club
Eden
Bidault
Paris
Mid- Ocean Club
European Defense Community
EDC
United States
Communists Refuse Repaliation in Three Day Exchange
At Panmunjom South Korean officers report that none of the 90 captives in neutral custody have chosen repatriation to the Allied side over three days of interviews. Interviews continued with orderly sessions as prisoners voiced Communist views and were cut off by Indian chairmen.
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Panmunjom
South Korea
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Parking Meters to Be Installed in New Locations
The Mining City will trial parking meters in two new spots on North Main by the Post Office and East Quartz Wyoming to Main. The 90 day trial begins immediately, with steps including 30 minute meters at the Post Office Substation and red no parking markings, plus consulting traffic experts.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce Traffic Committee
Butte Automobile Dealers Assn
City Council
Council
North Main
East Quartz
Wyoming
Main
Deer Lodge
South Dakota
Butte
Bill Renouard
Lloyd Crippen
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Crippen
Acquittal in Auto Deaths of Brothers Near Hamilton
A 12 member jury acquitted Anthony Jackson Plant, 27, of manslaughter in the death of his brother James, 15, in a highway crash two miles north of Hamilton on August 6. The Ravalli County District Court also heard testimony in the trial of Dick Frey, 19, charged with manslaughter in the auto death of Brunhilde Bachle, 17, an adopted German war orphan, on October 6 ten miles south of Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Anthony Jackson Plant
James
Ravalli County District Court
Dick Frey
Brunhilde Bachle
Red Propaganda Mailed to Korea War Survivor in Florida
Army sergeant Berry F. Rhoden of MacClenny Florida testified before Senate investigators that Communist propaganda was mailed to him from Florida cities postmarked in Miami Daytona Beach and St. Petersburg. He survived being shot in the back while a prisoner of war in Korea and described the letters as similar to North Korean propaganda.
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Washington
Korea
Senate
Florida
Berry F. Rhoden
MacClenny
Fla
Miami
Truman
Rhoden
Miami Daytona Beach
St. Petersburg
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Czech Family Escapes in Freight Car
Bedrich Cech, age 52, tells how a Czech family of five hid in a wood freight car apartment to flee Communist Czechoslovakia. After crossing into the Soviet zone of Austria their train was pulled back, then rerouted to the American zone on Thanksgiving Day by a bold station master. Tarpaper odor blocked police dogs and improvised air circulation kept the family alive during a seven day journey.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Bedrich Cech
Weather forecasts show cloudy days with scattered snow
West of Divide mostly cloudy Friday and Saturday with scattered snow Friday night and Saturday. East of Divide generally cloudy Friday and Saturday with snow in the western mountains. Temperatures mostly steady, highs around 30s to low 40s and lows near single digits to the 20s. The table notes maxs for 12 hours and mins for 18 hours ending Thursday evening.
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Divide
U N approves resolution condemning Korean atrocities
In New York the U N General Assembly backed an American led resolution denouncing atrocities in Korea with a 42 to 5 vote, despite Russian denials of fake charges. Henry Cabot Lodge called the report a truth, while Andrei Vishinsky labeled it a falsification. India abstained as Krishna Menon cited neutrality duties.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Assembly
Korea
Henry Cabot Lodger
U.N
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Lodge
Congress
Washington
Pentagon
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Husband Admits Arranging Wife Slaying
Denver police say LeRoy Leick 30 confessed to arranging the kidnapping and murder of his wife Evelyn 26. He told Detective Captain William Flor that Gene Dukes 20 assisted and that Leick offered 2000 dollars to make the crime appear as a robbery funded by insurance. Dukes admitted participation but denied further details.
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Denver
LeRoy Leick
Evelyn
William Flor
Leick
Gene Dukes
Dukes
Spy suspects kept on payroll after White House reports
Senate investigators found on July 15 1946 the White House obtained FBI reports on three Treasury spy suspects Victor Perle Solomon Adler and Harold Glasser but they stayed on government payroll and were promoted later records show V Frank Coe also remained in service after FBI alerts The subcommittee noted no witnesses to contradict these findings and questioned Clark Clifford about the handling of FBI information The report links White to later leadership at the International Monetary Fund while Truman defends his 1946 decision to retain an FBI flagged official.
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Washington
Senate
White House
FBI
Treasury
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Justice Department
Victor Perle
Solomon Adler
Harold Glasser
Sen. Welker
Idaho
Clark M. Clifford
Truman
Welker
V. Frank Coe
Department
International Monetary Fund
Jenner
Perle
Adler
Lasser
Coe
Harry Dexter White
Treas
Ury
Russia
Glasser
White
Treasury Department
Monetary Research Division
Atty
Brownell
U.S
Monetary Fund
Egyptians Fire on American Ship In the Mediterranean
Drytrans Inc reported that its ship Albion was fired upon by Egyptians in the Mediterranean. No injuries were noted and the vessel remains afloat. The Albion departed Houston November 17 with about 10,000 tons of grain bound for Jordan. The crew of 37 Americans was led by Captain James Hassel of East Williston, New York. The U.S. State Department is handling the case.
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New York
A.P
Drytrans, Inc
Messag
Albion
U. S. State Department
Houston
Jordan
James Hassel
East Williston, N. Y
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Arthur Gavshon
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