Train Crashes Into Vehicle Kills 17 Near Ontario
Ontario Calif Oct 3 A racing passenger train plowed into a US air force bus killing 17 aboard the bus and injuring many others. Eleven dead were military or civilian personnel from March Air Base, five from Ontario Hostess club and a chaperone, Mrs Ruby McLaughlin. Surviving accounts described a gruesome wreck as crews cut away mangled debris and the train ran four hours late.
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Ontario
Calif
Air Force
March Air Base
Ontario Hostess’ Club
a_ service organization
Ruby McLaughlin
Juanita McLaughlin
Edward P. Doyle
Justice Douglas Injured In Cascade Horse Accident
Justice William O. Douglas sustained 13 rib fractures and a punctured lung when his horse reared and fell on him in the Cascade mountains near Yakima Washington. He remained hospitalized with noncritical status though pneumonia danger lingered. His wife and daughter joined him as he recuperated and a book promotion trip was cut short by the accident.
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Yakima
Wash
William O. Douglas
U. S. Supreme Court
Cascade Mountains
Douglas
Mildred
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Supreme Court
Seattle
Washington, D.C
Chinook Pass
High Cascades
Elon J. Gilbert
Curtiss Gilbert
Elon
Clarence Truitt
Steel and Mine Strikes Cost Nation Heavy
Anthracite miners return to work ending a two week stoppage while steel and coal pension strikes keep about 1,000,000 workers idled. The CIO United Steelworkers and United Mine Workers strikes cost billions daily in wages and business, with limited government relief seen this week.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Pennsylvania
Seaboard
United Mine Workers
Cyrus Ching
CIO United Steelworkers
Truman Avoids Labor Law In Steel Strike
Washington explains how President Truman could have used the Taft-Hartley Act to delay the steel strike for 80 days, detailing a proposed sequence of steps from declaring a national emergency to court injunctions, fact finding, and NLRB votes, with the 78 day delay already accomplished voluntarily by both sides. The piece clarifies distinctions between the current fact-finding board and a TH board and notes Congress could further act beyond the 80 day period.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
T-H
U.S
T-H Board
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Congress
Senator Vandenberg Undergoes Left Lung Removal
ANN ARBOR Michigan October 3 Senator Arthur H Vandenberg Republican foreign affairs leader underwent a six hour operation at University of Michigan hospital doctors reported half of his left lung was removed Patients condition described as excellent Dr John Alexander in charge said operation began shortly after 8 am local time Vandenberg had been hospitalized for a week for a checkup before the operation no further details on illness were released
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
John Alexander
University of Michigan Hospital
Vandenberg
Tucson
Britain Decides To Recognize China Reds
London October 3 Britain shifts policy and decides to recognize the new Chinese Communist People's Republic. Official sources indicate active discussions will start with Commonwealth nations on conditions and fate. Russia recognized the regime yesterday and Cominform states in Eastern Europe are expected to follow this week.
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London
U.P
Commonwealth
Russia
Yesteriday
Europe
Social Security Bill Cleared for Floor Debate This Week
Washington October 3 The House Rules Committee cleared the Social Security expansion bill for four days of debate with no amendments allowed. Chairman Adolph Sabath said the measure goes to the floor, leaders aim for a vote before adjournment so it can reach the Senate when Congress reconvenes in January.
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Washington
U.P
House Rules Committee
Adolph Sabath
D-Ill
Senate
Congress
House
Sabath
Party At Sofi's Funeral Ends On 4th Day
Pittsburg obituary notes Sofi Marion, a 64 year old Yugoslav immigrant and inn owner, hosted a week long funeral party that lasted four days. About 500 friends and relatives attended and drank 20 barrels of wine while eating eight lambs and three roast hogs before she was buried Friday.
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Sofi
Pittsburgh
Marion
Gov Garvey Returns From Vacation Trips
Phoenix dispatch reports Governor Dan E. Garvey resumed duties at the state house after a ten day vacation. He spent five days in San Diego relaxing and the rest at Lake Mead and Davis Adam fishing.
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Phoenix
U.P
Dan E. Garvey
State‘house
San Diego
Lake Mead
Davis Adam
Parker dam power failure prompts local generator use
Power lines from Parker dam into Tucson failed at 1 50 pm. J R Snider, president of the local utility, said power was restored by using Tucson Gas Electric Light Power Co generators. Downtown traffic lights fell briefly into confusion amid the outage.
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Parker Dam
Tucson
J. R. Snider
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
Chiang Kai-shek Returns From Formosa After Commanders Meet
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek returned to his Formosa retreat after a vital conference with top Nationalist commanders facing a Communist advance in south China. It remained unclear how far he had reconciled differences with acting President Li Tsung-jen, whose rift with Chiang became public last week.
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Canton
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
South China
Chiang
Li Tsung-jen
Hurricane Heads For Texas Coastal Cities
Corpus Christi Texas October 3 An approaching hurricane moving from the Gulf of Mexico threatens a 400 mile stretch of Texas coast from Corpus Christi to Galveston. Winds near 90 mph expected with storm warnings issued along the coast as the system travels northwest bringing high tides and rough seas.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Galveston
Houston
U.S. Weather Bureau
Louisiana-Texas
Lake Charles
Apalachicola
Fla
Miss America Returns to Arizona in Welcome Parade
Miss America Jacque Mercer arrived at Sky Harbor in Phoenix to a large homecoming crowd. About 1,000 fans greeted her as she exited the plane while 4,000 filled the statehouse grounds for Gov. Garvey’s official welcome before a mile long parade to the capitol.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Sky Harbor
Jacque Mercer
Atlantic City
California
Jacque
Arthur Mercer
Ella Asher
Mesa
State Capitol
Dan E. Garvey
Statehouse
Yankees Dodgers Prep For 1949 World Series
New York hosts the start at Yankee Stadium with the Yankees favored 6 to 5. Ed Lopat, Allie Reynolds and Tommy Byrne to start for New York while Burt Shotton plans starts to be announced daily. Brooklyn counters with Preacher Roe likely for game one and Don Newcombe to follow.
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U.P
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankee Stadium
Tucson
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Burt Shotton
Brooklyn
Boston Red Sox
Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Stengel
Ed Lopat
Allie Reynolds
Tommy Byrne
Lopat
Vic Raschi
Shotton
Preacher Roe
Don Newcombe
Phillies
Newcombe
Ralph Branca
Joe Hatten
Rex Barney
Ebbetsfield
German State To Be Formed In Soviet Zone
Berlin dispatch says Soviet signs point to a new national German democratic republic in the East Zone without a popular election. Ministers from five Soviet zone states reported to meet, with Ulbricht as prospective chancellor after talks with the economic council and people’s council. Reactions and denials from officials followed.
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Soviet Zone
Berlin
Russia
Economic Council
People’s Council
Walter Ulbricht
Vladimir Semionov
Sergei Tulpanov
Gerhart Eisler
U. S. Department of Justice
East German Economic Commission
East Zone
Eisler
Disappointed Girl Wrecks Sorority House at GWU
Vandals damaged the Delta Zeta sorority house at George Washington University over the weekend. Reportedly the act may have been the work of a "disappointed" girl. Davenport, six leather chairs, a rug, mirrors, and trophies were harmed. acid burned furnishings and purple paint marred woodwork.
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Washington
Delta Zeta Sorority
George Washington University
Britain builds atomic sewer undersea pipeline
London report states Britain is constructing a submarine pipeline from Sellafield in Cumberland to the Atlantic. Shielded in lead, the line carries radioactive wastes from the new atomic research station. Government scientists say ocean currents will dilute and render the liquids harmless.
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London
Britain
Atomic Research
Sellafield
Cumberland
Ministry of Supply
Atom Research
Atlantic
More Shots Fired In Tennessee Feud
DAISY Tenn Oct 3 Two more houses a restaurant and a car were hit by bullets amid a mountain feud flaring since Saturday. No injuries reported though the clashes have left two dead last year and many woundings. The Parker home and a Daisy restaurant owned by Earl Rogers were struck. Cass Smith was in the targeted car but unharmed. Court testimony tied the feud to moonshine disputes.
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Daisy
Tenn
George Trusley
Theodore
Pap) Parker
Harold Crowe
Earl Rogers
Bert Hogue
Parker
Cass Smith
Hogue
Argentina Peso Devalued Sharply In Early Global Adustment
Buenos Aires announced a 46 percent devaluation of the peso against the U S dollar the most drastic move by any country in the recent parade of currency shifts The peso sank from about 20 to 11 cents with a special rate for exports and a tourist rate of nine per dollar The government froze imports and prices while analysts in New York warned of further trade declines with Argentina and a weaker peso outlook
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Argentina
U. S
New York
United States
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Joe Page
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