Masked bandits seize $110000 payroll at Boston factory
Five masked robbers stormed the Sturtevant division of Westinghouse Electric in Hyde Park taking about $110,000 in payroll. They directed workers to lie down and shattered connections before abducting the money. A guard was knocked down and the bandits escaped in a waiting car. Boston Police call it the boldest robbery on record.
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Boston
Sturtevant Division
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Hyde Park
R. W. Marshall
Marshall
John Cheever
Anyboy
Thomas F. Sullivan
Soviets Decline Attending Havana Trade Conference
GENEVA Oct 30 P Max Suetens chairman of the preparatory committee for the International Trade and Employment conference announced that Soviet Russia declined to attend the world trade parley in Havana on Nov 21 Refusals also came from Soviet Ukraine White Russia Yugoslavia Algaria Siam Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia Suetens said Thirty two other nations have accepted invitations to the conference to approve a charter for a proposed international trade organization
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Geneva
Switzerland
Max Suetens
Belgium
Soviet Russia
Havana
Ukraine
Russia
Yugoslavia
Algaria
Siam
Saudi Arabia
Ethiopia
Suetens
Girl on Stand Charges Attack In Church Yard
Miss Norma Mae Madigan testified she is 18 and from Stephens City. She said William Tobin of Stephens City knocked her to the ground in a Middletown churchyard early Sept 7 and raped her. The Commonwealth outlined events from Sept 6 to the early morning hours, the trauma visible as deputies found her muddy and torn clothes, and Tobin’s initial denial followed by admission.
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Norma Mae Madigan
Stephens City
Frederick
William Harrison Tobin
Middletown
Miss Madigan
Commonwealth
Tobin
Clarence Lamp Jr
Ray Place
Earl S. Clark
J. M. Bennett
Edgar I. Schoke
J. Marshall Venable
William A. Boyd
H. E. White
R. L. Smith
Alonzo W. Shenk
Sloan Wolfe
Eston Taylor
Elliott Marshall
Massie
Merton Madigan
Madigan
Commonwealth Attorney
H. S. Pifer
Valley Orchards Face Growing Mice Danger
Dr. D A Spencer of the U S Wildlife Research Laboratory reports pine mice threaten Shenandoah and Cumberland valleys orchards. Zinc phosphide offers control this winter. new compound may appear next fall but is not ready. Use rotating rodenticides and avoid Compound 1080 until safeguards are in place.
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Tri-State
Shenandoah
Cumberland
Grand Level
D. A. Spencer
U. S. Wildlife Research Laboratory
Denver
W. W. Dykstra
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Boston
E M. Mills
New Jersey
Spencer
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Charles Town
Martinsburg
Paw Paw
West Va
Treasure Tale Prompts Virginia Dig For $11 Million Buried
Richmon d reports a claimed Confederate hoard of 10 to 11 million dollars in bullion buried in Virginia after the Civil War. L Weathers of South Carolina says his grandfather helped place the cache in a strong iron box with a British loan. He asserts exact Virginia coordinates, inviting officials to verify the claim.
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Richmond
Sr Ee Ue
L. Weathers
S. C
G ‘Ufather
Virginia
Weather
Weathers
England
Confederacy
Jesse W. Dillon
House Un American Activities Hearings Test Witnesses
The House subcommittee called Louis J. Russell as a surprise witness to allege Communist atom bomb espionage. Ring Lardner Jr. refused to disclose party membership, as Lester Cole and Berthold Brecht also testified amid ongoing hearings.
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Washington
House un-American Activities Subcommittee
Louis J. Russell
Thomas
R-Nj
Ring Lardner Jr
Subcommittee
Communist Party
Lardner
Forever Amber
Lester Cole
Rosy Ridge
Lardner Jr
Cole
Berthold Brecht
Escaped Prisoner Arrested in Baltimore with Red Hair Disguise
The FBI arrested Leidy Burnell Goss, 20, of Elkins West Virginia, in Baltimore after he dyed his hair red to avoid capture. Special agent Fred Hallford reported the escapee's identity.
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Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred Hallford
Leidy Burnell Goss
Elkins
W. Va
Halloween Social at Basement U B Church
Hallowe en social at Basement U B Church Friday 7 30 p m with musical program and refreshments Adults 35c children 15c Close out sale at Campbell s 33 S Loudoun St Infant snow suits now 9 two piece 12 Anklets 40c stock must go Location Campbell s store listing sale prices and terms.
Va. Forest Fire Danger Not Yet Past
State Forester George Dean said heavy rains eased fire danger in northern Virginia counties after a severe drought but warned danger remains. Fire records show more woodland blazes with hunting season opening. if rainfall does not return within two weeks, more fires are likely. Hunting season opens west of the Blue Ridge on November 15 and east of the Blue Ridge on November 20.
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Associated Press
Virginia
George Dean
Dean
Blue Ridge
Valley Firemen to Pick 1948 Convention Site in Nov
John Boyd said the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's Assn executive committee will meet November 23 in Waynesboro to choose a convention city. If no bids are received, a site in the association area will be designated. Waynesboro hosted last year.
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John Boyd
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's Assn
Waynesboro
Boyd
Groves
Bernard Groves
C. L. Jacobs
George Ridgely
Funkstown
CVVFA
Jacobs
W. J. Dando
Harrisburg
P. T. Henry
Caldwll Bradshaw
Dailey
Hagerstown
Mel Martinsburg
Charles Srs. Jacobs
Dando
Ridgely
Assn
Carlisle
Assn. Rolls
Wreck kills Oregon Governor Snell and top aides
A search party reached the wreckage 70 miles east of Klamath Falls to confirm the deaths of Gov Earl Snell State Senate President Marshall Cornett Secretary of State Robert Ferrell Jr and pilot Cliff Hogue. John Hall becomes governor per Oregon constitutional line of succession.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Earl Snell
Oregon
Fremont Forest
Merle Lowden
Lowden
Jack Smith
Smith
Snell
Senate
Marshall Cornett
Robert S. Ferrell Jr
Cliff Hogue
Lake County
Warner Valley
Here
Oregon-California
Army Air Rescue
Dog Lake Forest Guard
John H. Hall
Portland
Nation Bee
Hall
Mrs Truman says she would not raise son to be president
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Truman stated she would not raise a son to be president. She said she does not want her daughter Margaret to marry a president and that if she had a son she would not raise him for that role.
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Washington
Truman
Margaret
Two Richmond Judges Appointed by Governor Tuck
Governor Tuck announced the appointments of M. Ray Boubles dean of the University of Richmond Law School as judge of Mastings court Part II and Judge Thomas C. Fletcher of Civil Justice Court as new judge of Law and Equity both courts located in Richmond.
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Richmond
Tuck
M. Ray Boubles
Law School
University of Richmond
Mastings Court
Thomas C. Fletcher
Civ! Justice Court
Law
Equity
Police round up suspects in Lonnie Fellick slaying
Chicago police on October 30 rounded up all known sex offense suspects as they intensified the search for Lonnie Fellick, a seven year old boy found beaten in a forest preserve eleven days after he disappeared from home, 71.
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Chicago
Lonnie Fellick
Ramadier Wins Confidence Vote From Assembly
Paris reports Premier Paul Ramadier's coalition secured a narrow confidence vote in the French National Assembly after two days of debate. He warned France must choose between being Frenchmen or aligning with American or Russian blocs and pledged to defend republican institutions.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
French National Assembly
Ramadier
Charles DeGaulle
France
DeGaulle
de Gaulle
Officer Ousted By Union Board In Oath Refusal
The CIO Utility Workers union board ousted California regional director James L. Daugherty for failing to sign a non Communist oath under Taft Hartley provisions. Other officers then submitted the oath to keep the union eligible to bring labor disputes to the National Labor Relations Board. This marks a first of its kind disciplinary action by the CTO union.
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Washington
CIO Utility Workers Ccutive Board
National Labor Relations Board
James L. Daugherty
California
CTO
NLRB
Austrian Oil Field Grab By Reds Protested
The United States and Britain protest to Moscow over the Soviet seizure of the Lobau oil fields in Austria. A British foreign office spokesman said separate notes followed futile oral protests in Vienna. The oilfields, possibly Austria’s largest, were taken over by the Russians without warning about six weeks ago.
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London
United States
Britain
Russia
Lobau
Austria
Moscow
Vienna
Taft rejects bi partisan price policy at special session
Taft says no chance for bipartisan cooperation on remedies for high prices and inflation. He opposes ending politics at the session and expects focus on European aid programs in a single fight before Christmas. He proposes a new agency to oversee administering foreign aid, commodity buying, exports and allocations.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Congress
Republican Policy Committee
Sen. McGrath
D-Ri
Philadelphia 1948 Democratic Convention Site
Report fragment notes a Detic party representation and mentions Justice Wil state and governors Wallgren and Lane Jr. as part of a regional delegation. References New York, Connecticut, and ongoing convention coverage with unclear context and a page transition.
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Philadelphia
Raemall
Detic Party
New ‘York- Me
Wilstate
Connectcut
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington
William Preston Lane Jr
Truman Seeks Long Range Reclamation Plan
President Truman told the National Reclamation Association that efficiency in domestic spending requires a long range appropriation program for reclamation. He said development plans of the required magnitude depend on agencies knowing funds they may expect over multiple years.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Truman
National Reclamation Assn
U S Atty General Charges 17 Banks with Conspiracy
The U S Attorney General announces a civil anti trust suit against 17 major New York investment banks alleging a conspiracy to monopolize securities issues. The government seeks dissolution of the Investment Bankers Association of America and the filing is in Southern District of New York.
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Washington
Clark
New York
Assn
America
Southern York
Ast Morgan Stanley and Co
Loebl and Co
Eastman, Dillon and Co
Kidder, Peabody and Co
Goldman, Gachs and Lehman Brothers
Smith, and Co
Glore, Forgan and White Weld and Co
Drexel Co
First Boston Corp
Read and Co. Ach and Co
Harriman Ripley and
Victory Slim Victory Narrow Defeat Margin Report
A historic Commons session reports that Victory Slim edged the government by less than 30 votes on two occasions, marking the closest margins since the party took power in 1945. The events occurred around late October with political maneuvering and debate shaping the outcome.
Announcers Strike Over Ration Broadcast Duties
Five WOOK radio announcers in Washington walked off air in protest over alleged unfair labor practices and a refusal to bargain. The American Federation of Musicians and a federal agency then took over announcing duties.
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Washington
Ration Wook
Agai
Erican Federation of
Ists
Virginia election set for Winchester Friday ballot plan
Five days left before the general election voters in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties will cast ballots Tuesday November 4 from 6 am to 6 pm for state senate house of delegates county offices and boards of supervisors. Candidates include Harry F Byrd Jr E Blackburn Moore Harry L McCann Joseph A Massie Jr Landon Whitacre Grover Teets Roy L Arthur and others with most nominees listed as Democrats.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
General Assembly of
Virginia
Clarke Counties
Cos
State Senate
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah
Harry F Byrd Jr
House of Delegates
Winchester Frederick
E. Blackburn Moore
Harry L. McCann
Joseph A Massie Jr
Mercies Bailey
Board of
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