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October 9, 1948

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Notable Births

1948Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Clyde Jackson Browne is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States.

1948John Gray, English cricketer and rugby player^[†]

John Denis Gray is an English cricketer, rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played cricket for Warwickshire and Marylebone Cricket Club, as a left-hand bat, and right-arm medium-fast bowler, playing representative rugby union (RU) for England (7s), and at club level for Coventry R.F.C., as a Hooker and representative rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Wigan, North Sydney Bears and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles as a round the corner style goal-kicking prop, hooker, second-row or loose forward.

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Headlines from October 9, 1948

UMW BACKS DEWEY BY INDIRECT STAND; Says He Never Spoke Critically of Union -- Truman Denounced in Report as 'Unfriendly' UMW BACKS DEWEY BY INDIRECT STAND

By A. H. Raskinspecial To the New York Times

UMWA conv indirectly backs Dewey by adopting pol rept characterizing Truman as unfriendly and Dewey as never speaking critically of union; Lewis, in s attacking Truman, bids mineworkers choose between him as union pres and Truman

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TRUMAN BLOCKED IN MOVE TO SEND VINSON TO STALIN; President's Advisers Said to Have Discouraged a Direct Appeal on Berlin Crisis TALK ON RADIO CALLED OFF Broadcast Was Set for Last Tuesday Night -- Marshall to Discuss Proposal Today TRUMAN BLOCKED ON VINSON MISSION

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

Pres Truman drops plan to send Chipf Justice Vinson to Stalin for talks on Berlin blockade

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President to Greet Marshall at Airport

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Egypt in Security Council; Israel Assails U. N. Choice; Cairo, With U. S. Backing, Wins Against Turkey on Fourth Ballot in the Assembly Norway and Cuba Also Seated

By A. M. Rosenthal

Norway and Cuba elected on 1st ballot, Egypt on 4th; Assembly, Israel and Arab reaction to latter

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$20,000 FINE LEVIED UPON STORE UNION UNDER TAFT LAW; But Court Offers Remittance if the Contempt Is Purged by This Morning

By Thomas Ronan

Fed Judge Kaufman fines Local 1250 $20,000 for failure to obey injunction; fine to be remitted if union purges itself of contempt; union heads warned on arrest if picketing is not stopped; Kaufman por

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Attlee Sets Inquiry on Trade Board After Football Pool Bribery Charge; INQUIRY INTO GRAFT ORDERED BY ATTLEE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Prime Min Attlee orders inquiry of bribery charges against Trade Bd; Under-Sec Belcher cited

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West to Raise Berlin Ration With Food Brought by Air; RATION INCREASED IN WESTERN BERLIN

By Drew Middleton

Maj Gen Herbert repts western sectors of Berlin will get 200-calorie-a-day ration rise despite blockade

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TRUMAN SAYS GOP PERILS PROSPERITY; Hard Times Will Come if It Wins, He Says at Buffalo -Crowds Cheer Him in Rain TRUMAN SAYS GOPh)000*iPERILS PROSPERITY

By Clayton Knowlesspecial To the New York Times

Truman warns Repub victory would endanger prosperity, s, Buffalo, NY; s in other up-State cities; illus

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VIOLENCE WIDENS IN FRENCH STRIKES; Police and Workers Clash in Lorraine -- Yugoslav Miner Ish) 000*iSaid to Have Been Killed VIOLENCE WIDENS IN FRENCH STRIKE

By Lansing Warrenspecial To the New York Times

Lorraine strikers and residents best police; 10 injured; violence widens; 1 miner killed; CGT orders drafted men to be on job as volunteers; Govt coal losses estimated at 1 million tons

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ICC Moves on Fare 'Black Market,' To Hear Rail, Pullman Men, Public; ICC TO INVESTIGATE RAIL FARE CHARGES

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

ICC sets hearings in NYC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles on Class I rrs and Pullman Co alleged black market sales of sleeping car and reserved coach space; pub invited

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BEARDEN WINS, 2-0, AND INDIANS LEAD BRAVES IN SERIES; 70,306 See Lefthander Send Team Ahead, 2 Games to 1, With Keen 5-Hit Hurling PITCHER SCORES IN THIRD His Double Sets Up Run, Then He Singles to Rout Bickford in Fourth at Cleveland As the World Series Moved to Cleveland and the Indians Went Ahead of the Braves BEARDEN, INDIANS, BEATS BRAVES, 2-0

By John Drebingerspecial To the New York Times

Cleveland wins 3d game

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Speed on Housing Pledged By Dewey at Project Here; SPEED ON HOUSING PLEDGED BY DEWEY

By Douglas Dales

s at Gov A E Smith Houses ground-breaking, NYC

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Notable Births

Headlines from October 9, 1948

UMW BACKS DEWEY BY INDIRECT STAND; Says He Never Spoke Critically of Union -- Truman Denounced in Report as 'Unfriendly' UMW BACKS DEWEY BY INDIRECT STAND

TRUMAN BLOCKED IN MOVE TO SEND VINSON TO STALIN; President's Advisers Said to Have Discouraged a Direct Appeal on Berlin Crisis TALK ON RADIO CALLED OFF Broadcast Was Set for Last Tuesday Night -- Marshall to Discuss Proposal Today TRUMAN BLOCKED ON VINSON MISSION

President to Greet Marshall at Airport

Egypt in Security Council; Israel Assails U. N. Choice; Cairo, With U. S. Backing, Wins Against Turkey on Fourth Ballot in the Assembly Norway and Cuba Also Seated

$20,000 FINE LEVIED UPON STORE UNION UNDER TAFT LAW; But Court Offers Remittance if the Contempt Is Purged by This Morning

Attlee Sets Inquiry on Trade Board After Football Pool Bribery Charge; INQUIRY INTO GRAFT ORDERED BY ATTLEE

West to Raise Berlin Ration With Food Brought by Air; RATION INCREASED IN WESTERN BERLIN

TRUMAN SAYS GOP PERILS PROSPERITY; Hard Times Will Come if It Wins, He Says at Buffalo -Crowds Cheer Him in Rain TRUMAN SAYS GOPh)0*0*0*iPERILS PROSPERITY

VIOLENCE WIDENS IN FRENCH STRIKES; Police and Workers Clash in Lorraine -- Yugoslav Miner Ish) 0*0*0*iSaid to Have Been Killed VIOLENCE WIDENS IN FRENCH STRIKE

ICC Moves on Fare 'Black Market,' To Hear Rail, Pullman Men, Public; ICC TO INVESTIGATE RAIL FARE CHARGES

Speed on Housing Pledged By Dewey at Project Here; SPEED ON HOUSING PLEDGED BY DEWEY

TRUMAN SAYS GOP PERILS PROSPERITY; Hard Times Will Come if It Wins, He Says at Buffalo -Crowds Cheer Him in Rain TRUMAN SAYS GOPh)000*iPERILS PROSPERITY

VIOLENCE WIDENS IN FRENCH STRIKES; Police and Workers Clash in Lorraine -- Yugoslav Miner Ish) 000*iSaid to Have Been Killed VIOLENCE WIDENS IN FRENCH STRIKE