Roosevelt Memorial Station Renamed In Paris
A Paris subway station at the Champs Elysees and Franklin D Roosevelt Avenue was renamed in memory of Franklin D Roosevelt during a ceremony attended by U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery. The Marbeuf Rond-point Des Champs Elysees name was replaced amid formal proceedings. Eight agents or informants of the German secret service were executed by firing squad in Dijon on October 30.
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U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Champs Elysees
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Dijon
France
Secret Service
Druggist Robbed of Narcotics and Cash in Christiansburg
In Christiansburg Virginia about 11 p m a druggist Dr J H Thompson was beaten and robbed of a tray of morphine and codeine and 150 to 200 dollars after the robber forced the safe. He was treated for head wounds and the assailant fled, leaving no clear clue to his identity. The crime occurred on Main Street near the town center.
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J. H. Thompson
Nelson Ridinger
Thompson- Hagan
T. H. Clarke
Thompson
Dr. Thompson
R. L. Lucas
Dr. Clarke
Main Street
Auto Dealers Warned of Imminent Buyer's Market Shift
Richmond Virginia October 30 Alan G Rude sales vice president of the Universal CIT Credit Corporation of New York told the fifth annual convention of the Automotive Trade Association of Virginia to brace for a quick move from a seller’s to a buyer’s market in the foreseeable future. He warned that while the coming months may favor sellers, dealers who maintain confidence and fair treatment will not fear the turning tide as production rebounds with war era techniques creating a competitive market.
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Alan G. Rude
Universal C. I. T Credit Corporation
New York
Automotive Trade Association of Virginia
Rude
Virginia doubles liquor ration with two fìfth book value
Virginia will permit a two fith ration book starting Friday as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced. One pint per day may be bought without coupons, and up to one gallon per purchase of gin brandy and rum is allowed. Three additional blends Tom Burns Prince George and Harwood's may be bought without coupons at one bottle per day per customer.
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Virginia
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Tom Burns
Prince George and
Harwood's
Illumination Cost for Yankee Stadium Night Game
The cost to illuminate Yankee Stadium for a single night baseball game is about 400 dollars. This figure covers lighting the field stands and surrounding areas for the event.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Option to Buy Ingleside Hotel Exercised by Banks Company
The Banks Hotel Operating Company, which leased Ingleside Hotel for five years starting June 1, 1944, plans to exercise its option to purchase the Ingleside on January 1. The deal would cover the hotel itself for $150,000, contingent on stockholder approval at the November 18 meeting.
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Banks Hotel
Ingleside
Sidney Banks
Cavalier
Virginia Beach
United Nations Debates Molotov Four Point Arms Plan
Delegates from 50 nations discuss Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov proposal for four point arms reduction and U S atomic control critique. Warren Austin to respond as Moscow’s thrust tests veto reform and UN roles amid tense diplomacy.
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Molotov
Russia
United Nations Assembly
Vachesalv M. Molotov
Assembly
United States
Warren R. Austin
U.N
Winston Churchill
America
Britain
Bernard Baruch
U. S
U. N. Atomic Commission
United Nations
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Truck Strike Ends After 58 Day Labor Action
A 58 day strike by about 350 truck drivers at 10 Richmond firms ends with a new contract raising city drivers pay by 15 cents an hour. Drivers to return to work once located by AFL Local 592 secretary treasurer L G Lane. many sought other jobs during the walkout. Milwaukee police prepare 120 officers as special deputies for duty at the Allis-Chalmers plant amid ongoing strike tensions and recent picket violence.
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L. G. Lane
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Lane
Milwaukee
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Big West Allis
Wis
Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co
Poleyn
Blast Kills Soldiers in Jerusalem and Robbery in Tel Aviv
In Jerusalem a dynamite blast killed three British soldiers and wounded twelve in an Arab section. In Tel Aviv four armed men robbed two Polish cashiers of 2000 dollars, using smoke bombs to scatter bystanders, but missed a satchel with 48 thousand dollars destined for a Polish refugee committee.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Polish Refugee Committee
Bootmaker Reports Stolen Car With Missing Cash
Hollywood police report bootmaker David Posada had his car stolen. A sack containing 1500 dollars was reportedly in the back seat but the search found the abandoned car with cash scattered on the rear floor instead of the sack.
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Hollywood
David Posada
Stralla seeks dismissal of gambling conspiracy charges
Anthony Cornero Stralla, operator of the gambling ship Bunker Hill, moves to dismiss state gambling conspiracy charges arguing that California cannot legislate morals outside its borders. The judge took the motion under advisement as the U S Navy vessel remains seized for gambling violations.
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Los Angeles
Anthony Cornero Stralla
Bunker Hill
Samuel Rummel
California
Nevada
William McKay
Violence claims 27 lives in Greece in 24 hours
Reports say violence killed 27 people in 24 hours across Greece with heavy fighting in the north. In one clash at Vyrsika Volos district near the Turkish border ten Leftist band members among the dead, as Tsaldaris bids for new elections to resolve cabinet deadlock amid mixed opposition reaction.
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Greece
Vyrsika
Volos
Constantin Tsaldaris
Paralyzed 11-Year-Old Philip Bowers Dies At Home
In Kansas City an eleven year old boy, victim of infantile paralysis, died after his mother refused hospitalization. The city health department had quarantined the house and warned that medical aid was essential to his survival.
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Kansas City
Philip Bowers
Fred Bowers
Lilienthal Sees UN Atomic Control Shaping World Law
David E. Lilienthal, new AEC chairman, told a Philadelphia audience that UN control of atomic energy could foster a rule of world law and reduce the danger of surprise attack, though it will not guarantee an end to war. He spoke at a joint meeting with the Philadelphia Forum, the United Nations Council of Philadelphia, and the Association of Philadelphia Scientists.
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United Nations
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Philadelphia Forum
United Nations Council of Philadelphia
Association of Philadelphia Scientists
Lilienthal
Rent ceilings extended by OPA to November impact
Washington October 30 The Office of Price Administration announced a wide extension of rent ceilings effective November 1. The move tightens controls amid ongoing measures to curb price rises and housing costs nationwide.
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Washington
OPA
Truman Speech and Moscow Signals Stir Washington Debate
Paul Mallon reports that President Truman’s peace policy speech was framed as an assertion of free individual rights as the basis for world peace. Moscow’s budget cuts, Russian force levels, and Molotov’s courteous tone at UNA drew more attention, signaling shifting diplomacy and undisclosed military moves.
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Contested Peace Talks Signal Cautious Shift
The text reflects cautious optimism on peace with Russia and suggests UNA debates may move to a more hopeful tone. It notes limited optimism among a few readers and hints at potential shifts in policy or stance toward common ground in negotiations.
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Russia
Una
10 year old witnesses mothers shooting by rejected suitor
In New Orleans a 10 year old witnessed the fatal shooting of her mother, Mrs. Oliver Harwarth, 40, by Andrew Novak, 49, a dock worker. Novak was later involved in a street gun battle with police and booked on murder charges under Assistant District Attorney Robert Le Corgne.
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New Orleans
Harry Gregson
Gregson
Oliver Harwarth
Andrew Novak
Novak
Robert le Corgne
Charity Hospital
States may restart flood control projects via old laws
Officials say states and cities blocked by Truman’s economy order may still fund flood control and rivers and harbors work under the pre war Rivers and Harbors Act of 1925 and Flood Control Act of 1940, allowing state advances to the federal government repaid without interest when Congress appropriates funds.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Centenarian Amanda Wilson Celebrates 103rd Birthday
Mrs Amanda Wilson aged 103 marked her birthday in Los Angeles on October 30 joined by 16 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren She has outlived all but two of her six children and still irons wash and cooks whistling while she works as photographers document the milestone.
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Telegraph
Los Angeles
Amanda Wilson
Portrait of a Woman Born in 1843 West Virginia
A fragment notes a woman born in Greenbriar County West Virginia in 1843 the year the first telegraph line began operation in the United States. The speaker recalls her posing in a rocking chair quoting a wish to sit there at age 110.
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Greenbriar County
West Virginia
United States
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