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October 24, ON THIS DAY in 1950, Truman asks for ‘fool-proof’ pact to precent third World War

October 24, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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ON THIS DAY IN 1950, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Flushing, Oct. 24 (U.P.) — President [Harry] Truman called today for a ‘fool-proof,’ worldwide disarmament pact to head off a third world war. But he warned that the U.S. and her Western allies will not be lulled into laying down their arms by ‘paper promises’ of peace and disarmament. ‘One-sided disarmament is a sure invitation to aggression,’ he said. The president spoke before a special plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly on the fifth anniversary of the founding of the world organization.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1860, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The heating apparatus recently introduced into the basement of the City Hall has been finally completed, and yesterday steam was raised and circulated throughout the building by means of pipes and coils. The engine is capable of carrying 120 pounds of steam. A pressure of 70 pounds was put on, then 50 pounds and finally reduced to 15 pounds. The result was in every way satisfactory, and although the weather was more moderate than some days previous, it was demonstrated that every room in the building can be heated to any required extent at an average pressure of from 15 to 20 pounds of steam. The stoves heretofore in use will now be displaced.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1915, the Eagle reported, “Marching first in bright sunshine — and then, hours later, ’neath the glare of street lights — at least 40,000 women and men held the attention of a lane of humanity along Fifth Avenue from Washington Square to 59th Street yesterday afternoon and evening in a final massed appeal to the voters of the state for the right of franchise to women … Never before in the history of New York City was such a spectacle witnessed … Brooklyn’s part in yesterday’s parade will long be remembered. From the very first march in the division to the ‘tag end,’ Brooklyn appeared to the very best advantage … There was a certain spirit, a poise in their carriage and a snap to their stride which attracted attention and held it.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1929, the Eagle reported, “Wall Street went through another speculators’ panic today, when stocks, already low, crashed to unbelievable levels. They rallied when Thomas M. Lamont, representing J.P. Morgan & Co., and the leading bankers of the city, ascribed the reaction to technical rather than fundamental conditions and found that no financial houses were in difficulty. During the hectic selling which broke all records and exceeded 12,000,000 shares, the Federal Reserve Board of New York was in special sessions to discuss the situation.” (See below)

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ON THIS DAY IN 1945, the Eagle reported, “President Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers has broken through the color line in signing the first Negro ball player to appear in Organized Baseball in the 70 years of its life. The player who enters through the opened door is Jackie Robinson, shortstop and UCLA football star. During the 1945 season, Robinson was a member of the Kansas City Monarchs, hitting .340. He came to the Monarchs after serving as a second lieutenant in the army. He was quietly brought to Brooklyn in August. Rickey explained what he had in mind and Jackie agreed to sign … Jackie previously had received a tryout at Fenway Park, Boston, by the Red Sox … But the Red Sox made no attempt to sign him and the Dodger scouts took over and reported to Rickey that he was the best of the Negro prospects.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1946, the Eagle reported, “Chicago, Oct. 24 (U.P.) — Niles Trammell, president of the National Broadcasting Company, today defended radio’s soap operas and soap advertising against ‘the jeers of those who do not care to listen.’ Mr. Trammell said that daytime radio serial dramas had brought ‘relief from drudgery to millions of American housewives.’ Soap advertising, he said, has made America the best washed nation in the world.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1947, the Eagle reported, “Washington, Oct. 24 (U.P.) — House investigators called Mrs. Lela Rogers, mother of film star Ginger Rogers, today to air her belief that Hollywood movie-makers are ‘politically blind’ to the menace of Communism. The House Un-American Activities Committee also summoned cartoonist Walt Disney, union officer Roy E. Brewer and Oliver Carlson as witnesses at the fifth session of its investigation of movieland Reds. Brewer was slated to testify that Communists tried to take over Hollywood unions as a prelude to attempted capture of the motion picture industry … Yesterday’s session brought out the biggest package to date of movie stars: Actors Gary Cooper, Robert Montgomery, George Murphy and Ronald Reagan all testified to the presence of a relatively small but hard-working group of Red writers in Hollywood.”

 


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