Dewey Favored to Win With Large Electoral Lead
Princeton radio polling projects Governor Thomas E. Dewey will win the presidency with a sizable electoral majority. Final Gallup figures show Dewey 49.5 percent and Truman 44.5 percent, with Wallace about 4 percent and Thurmond around 2 percent.
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Jet Bomber Cracks B-49 Range Record In Test Flight
The U S Air Force announced the Northrup B 49 jet bomber flew 3458 miles in nine and a half hours at Muroc California beating the B 29 first test distance. The flying wing with eight jets averaged 382 mph and topped 500 mph while endurance and range were the goals.
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British official honors Nathan Hale at Yale Club plaque
J M Walsh acting British consul general laid a wreath below a bronze plaque on the Yale club wall to mark the 172nd anniversary of Nathan Hale s execution during the Revolutionary War.
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Waltz Into Darkness
A New Orleans flirtation unfolds as Waltz Durand meets Miss Julia Russell at the dock. She disguises her age and wealth, revealing she is not the photo's dark-haired woman. He confesses a moneyed true status and she reveals less concern with wealth, agreeing to marry as the scene ends with their church deadline looming.
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English crowds greet Danny Kaye at London Airport
Danny Kaye drew the largest crowd ever seen at London Airport as he arrived for the royal command show. Police assisted the crowd, five helpers failed to clear a path to his car, and the American film comic was welcomed as the first overseas artist invited to the annual blue ribbon event.
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Four Rail Men Killed In Head-On Crash
In dense fog near Newbury Vermont two fast trains collided head-on killing four railroad men and injuring five others. Engineers and firemen on both trains died. Five mail clerks were injured, while 15 passenger cars carried about sleeping passengers who escaped serious harm. Two passengers required minor on-site treatment.
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Mystery Miss Lush Revealed At Pocatello Jaycees Party
The Miss Lush mystery will end at the Pocatello Junior Chamber stag party on Thursday November 4 at Grange Hall 700 North Seventh St. Harold Read Jaycee president notes the stunt boosted membership from October 1 driving a 73 percent rise toward a hoped 100 percent by event night. Local drive leader Miss Lush’s identity remains undisclosed with clues aired on KSEI Idaho Speaks.
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Endurance Aces Fail Second Time in Flyers’ Bid
Palmdale California saw Bill Barris and Dick Riedel end a second six week flight attempt after 92 hours 10 minutes aloft. They previously ended their first attempt last Sunday when a magneto failed on the Sunkist Lady. Home thieves strike Muncie Indiana loot includes living room suite china lamps boudoir lamps washing machine and rocking chair.
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