Communists Refuse to Join National Assembly in China
A Communist spokesman in Nanking likened Chiang Kai-shek’s government to Hitler’s and reiterated the party’s refusal to join the national assembly until restructuring. He warned that a forthcoming assembly could become a one party Kuomintang affair. The report notes parallel tensions with Germany and cites Chinese military actions near the Yalu River and railway clashes in Hopei.
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Nanking
China
U.P
Chiang Kai-shek
Hitler
Communist Party
National Assembly
Wang
Germany
Chiang
Kuomintang
Central
Mukden
Antung
Yalu
Truman Travels to Missouri Aboard Presidential Special Train
President Truman heads to Missouri to vote in the upcoming national elections. The trip includes brief stops in St. Louis Jefferson City and Sedalia with potential platform appearances. He plans a visit to his mother Martha E. Truman in Grandview and to his sister Mary Jane Truman.
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Missouri
Truman
White House
Charles Ross
Washington
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Sedalia
Ross
Independence
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Grandview
Martha E. Truman
Mary Janet Truman
Schacht's Appeals Are Turned Down
Frankfurt dispatch reports that Hjalmar Schacht, once a Nazi financial figure, had two appeals to U.S. authorities for release from German custody rejected by Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay and the Nuernberg Baden military government. Schacht, acquitted at Nuremberg, argued detention for a denazification trial was illegal.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hjalar Schacht
Hitler
Lucius
Clay
Nuerttemberg-Badhen
Schacht
Nuernberg
British municipal elections set with Labour bid across councils
London dispatch notes nearly 000 candidates contesting Saturday as municipal elections begin. Labour makes a determined bid to win control of councils nationwide.
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London
Labor Party
Rocky Road to German Pact Moves to New York Talks
Secretary of State Byrnes warned the path to a German peace treaty remains long and rocky. He said top American occupation officials will return for consultations before a New York meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers. Lt Gen. Lucius D. Clay and Ambassador Murphy will join Byrnes around Nov. 10, with a German decision expected after Nov. 20 as ministers prepare drafts for Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland.
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Washington
Byrnes
Germany
New York
Lucius D. Clay
Robert D. Murphy
Bevin
Britain
Molotov
Russia
Bidault
France
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
One Killed Four Hurt in Truck Accident Near Colstrip
Mose D. Gonzales 25, a Mexican laborer, died when a truck crashed into a parked vehicle amid rail workers transfers near Colstrip. Four Northern Pacific workers Tex Freeman 27 George W. Gray 42 Noble Cup 50 and Guvenal Reagan were injured. Sheriff Dowlin and investigators reviewed the scene with patrolman Marshall and Coroner Beals.
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Forsyth
Mose D. Gonzales
Custer County
F. E. Dowlin
Gonzales
Colstrip
Northern Pacific
Tex Freeman
George W. Gray
Noble Cup
Guvenal Reagan
Dowlin
Jack Marshall
W. E. Beals
Body of Prospector Found Near Cabin
John Matson 83 year old pioneer prospector was found dead on a frozen trail seven miles from his cabin on Matson Creek 120 miles north of Dawson Northwest Territories. He was husband to Klondike Kate Matson who arrived from Bend Oregon after not receiving his midyear letter. Matson appeared to have died of natural causes months earlier, found by guide John Lestek.
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Matson
Three Women Die in Greek Violence
In Greece on October 31, three women among leftist bands were reported killed in clashes with government forces. Dispatches said two women died in a raid on a gendarmerie station on the Verria Kozane road, where five other band members, one gendarmerie, and a civilian were slain, and another raid at Keropotang near Grevena left one woman and 18 leftists dead.
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Athens
Greece
Verria-Kozane
Keropotang
Grevena
Settlement Aids Hotel Strike As Pilot Talks Begin
Government brokers a compromise ending a three week hotel strike in Washington and hopes to craft a formula to end the 11 day Transworld Airlines pilots walkout. Federal mediator Douglass says arbitration likely if an agreement is reached amid John Lewis coal-bed demands. Lewis argues for shorter work week with no pay cut.
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Associated Press
Washington
Transworld
John L. Lewis
John R. Steelman
Frank P. Douglass
A. F.L
Transworld Airlines
Lewis
E. G. Grace
Sheriff Named in Damage Case Over Rioting
The eighth damage suit against Sheriff Al McLeod alleges wanton neglect after rioting on April 11 12 13. John and Merle Scott seek 842.10 in real and personal property damage and 10000 in punitive damages. The Standard Accident Insurance Company, McLeod's bond surety, is a co defendant, bringing total claims to 124428.15.
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al McLeod
John M. Scott
Merle Scott
Scott
Standard Accident Insurance Company
McLeod
Bonding Company
Princess Norah Refloated After Grounding Off Comox Harbor
The 2,731 ton Princess Norah was refloated at 7:54 a.m. after running aground on a sand bar off Comox harbor on Vancouver Island. The vessel then proceeded under its own power toward Vancouver, reporting the grounding occurred at low water while en route to Westview on the mainland.
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Vancouver
B. C
U.P
Comox Harbor
Vancouver Island
Westview
Powell River
Byrnes demands Argentina oust Nazis to ease ties
Secretary of State Byrnes told reporters there is one path to friendly U S relations with Argentina. He affirmed Braden’s leadership and denied any plan to resign him, reiterating U S policy against Nazi influence and urging Argentina’s expulsion of Nazis.
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Byrnes
Argentina
Washington
United States
Truman
Spruille Braden
Braden
State Department
Congress
George S. Messersmith
Buenos Aires
Friends of
Messersmith
Russia
Mechanic Wins Fight Against Extradition
Denver garage owner Frank LaMar, a fugitive from a Missouri reformatory, won his bid to avoid extradition and finish a five year sentence for robbery after an hour hearing. Governor John C. Vivian declined Missouri officials extradition request. The hearing drew over twenty supporters and customers.
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Denver
Frank LaMar
Missouri
John C. Vivian
LaMar
Martha Raye files divorce suit from Nick Condos
Comedian Martha Raye sues for divorce from her fourth husband Nick Condos former nightclub entertainer. She cites mental cruelty and says they separated on Wednesday after a marriage in Newark New Jersey in 1944.
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Los Angeles
Martha Raye
Nick Condos
Newark
N. J
OPA Orders Payroll Cut As Local Boards Close
The OPA ordered 1,642 local boards to shut by Nov. 4 and push decontrol. Hats bags neckties and other apparel lose ceilings while clothing and other items are removed from price controls. Transfer of duties to regional and area offices will dismiss 10,000 paid workers and shift tasks to 61 regional offices and 650 area offices.
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Washington
OPA
National Federation of Apparel Associations
Agriculture Department
Paul Porter
Porter
Jewish forces attack Ras El Ain airfields near Jerusalem
A band of Jewish bomb throwers damaged Ras El Ain airfields and killed two British soldiers in a 35 minute battle before withdrawing as RAF reinforcements arrived. Separately a mine exploded under a jeep near Petah Tiqva killing one British soldier. the Latrun refugee ship nears Haifa amid tensions with Spanish crew reporting food shortages and armed refugees. The Irgun and Stern gang warned the Haganah against peace efforts and vowed further violence against Britain and allies.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
U.P
Ras el Ain
London
Adkvar Sirkin
Petah Tiqva
Tel Aviv
Latrun
Haifa
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Haganah Army
Haganah
Britain
Royal Navy
Frogimen
Third Annual Hereford Show and Sale Opens in Butte
The Western Montana Hereford Breeders association hosts its third annual show and sale at the Montana Livestock Auction yards south of Butte. Dan Thorn ton of Gunnison Colo will judge the show with Col H B Sager of Bozeman auctioneering the sale. Eighty bulls and 35 females represent top Western Montana strains from 25 consignors. Buyers and officials from Montana Oregon Washington North and South Dakota and Canada attend. The Butte Chamber of Commerce funds 750 in prize money and hosts a buffet dinner and dance at the Finlen hotel Friday night. Ellery Owen arrived to finalize details for the two day event.
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Western Montana Hereford Breeders’ Association
Montana Livestock Auction Company
Butte
Dan Thornton
Gunnison
Colo
Col. H. B. Sager
Bozeman
Montana
Oregon
Washington
North
South Dakota
Canada
Butte Chamber of Commerce Livestock Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Association
Finlen Hotel
Ellery Owen
Northwest
Weather Forecast for Butte and Surrounding Areas
Mostly cloudy and windy with occasional snow on Friday. Cooler Friday evening. Maximum temperature around 38 for the next 24 hours. Past 24 hours figures: School of Mines 42/21, airport 44/17. West of divide expects rain or snow flurries with strong winds and 45 to 50 the high. East of divide sees increasing clouds, slightly warmer Friday with showers or snow flurries spreading northwest, cooler in the northwest.
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School of Mines
Divide
Gun Toting Vets Not Expected to Cause Trouble
Crescent City officials and state investigators said gun carrying veterans would not disrupt the election. J H McClelland said no state agents would be deployed unless new reports emerged. Police chief Viggo Hoyer predicted a quiet election with no unusual incidents.
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Crescent City
Calif
U.P
del Norte County
J. H. McClelland
State Department of Justice
Sacramento
Earl Warren
Agmnce
Bob Kenny
de Norte Veterans’ League
Charlies Glover
Frank J. Blackerty
Viggo Hoyer
Seacoast
California
Hoyer
Blackerty
Daring Plan to Rob Bank Fails
A gunman attempted a daylight holdup at Portland’s First National Bank and escaped with 80 dollars from Mrs. Violet Snyder of Milwaukee Oregon after a bank supervisor stopped the teller window demand. Snyder described the robber to police despite his warning not to look at him.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
First National Bank of Portland
Violet Snyder
Milwaukee
Denver man committed to Pueblo hospital after insanity ruling
District Judge Robert Steele committed Frank Cowgill, 36, a former Denver patrolman, to the Colorado state hospital at Pueblo after finding him innocent by reason of insanity in the fatal shooting of Frank D. Cross, 35, of Kearney Nebraska, on June 20. Undersheriff Tom Mainland said Cowgill would be taken to the hospital Saturday.
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Denver
Robert Steele
Colorado State Hospital
Pueblo
Frank Cowgill
Frank D. Cross
Kearney
Neb
Tom Mainland
Cowgill
Deportation Stayed for 48 Estonian Refugees in Miami
Prospects brightened as 48 Estonian political refugees who sailed from Sweden to Miami awaited possible settlement. Thomas B. Shoemaker, deputy immigration commissioner, said deportation was stayed until a new order is issued by Attorney General Tom Clark.
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Miami
Fla
Sweden
Land of the Stars and Stripes
Thomas B. Shoemaker
Tom Clark
West Africa Army District to End Operations at Midnight
The West African district, among the last U S Army installations in Africa, will cease operations at midnight, according to headquarters on Thursday.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Army
Africa
UN Assembly Opens Work Program Amid India South Africa Clash
The United Nations Assembly began its work program as Britain blocked a direct clash between India and South Africa in the hall at Flushing Meadows. Smuts was to open with a strong attack on Indian complaints of mistreatment in South Africa, while India and South Africa agreed to refer the issue to two Assembly committees. Russia proposed world disarmament, and ousting Generalissimo Franco’s regime was discussed for possible action.
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U. N. Assembly Hall
Flushing Meadows
N. Y
U.P
Great Britain
India
South Africa
United Nations Assembly
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Smuts
Vraja Lakshmi Pandit
Assembly
Russia
Generalissimo
Stocks Boom in Heavy Buying
New York stocks rose by about 2 billion dollars on heavy buying that slowed to three minutes behind actual trades on the New York Stock Exchange floor. The gain marked the second largest one day rise since World War II began, led by improvements in steels rails and motors. The rally followed cotton market reopenings and a 16 year high in railroad carloadings with a rise in engineering awards.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Charge Dismissed by UNRRA Mission
A UNRRA mission dismissed allegations of Yugoslav mishandling of relief supplies as frivolous. The team included Col. A. G. Katzin of South Africa, C. Hart Schaaf of Fort Wayne, and Jean Burnay of France, with liaison duties in London.
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Washington
Col
A. G. Katzin
South Africa
London
Trial for Murder Is Recessed for Day
State and defense attorneys recessed to prepare jury instruction recommendations for District Judge A S Henderson in the Bridget Waters murder case. The 26 year old Irish war bride is accused of killing husband Frank Waters 28, a Las Vegas bank teller, on Sept 2. No session due to Nevada Admission Day holiday. final verdict planned for Saturday.
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Las Vegas
A. S. Henderson
Bridget Waters
Frank Waters
Vegas
Nevada
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