Northwest storm toll rises to fourteen deaths
Storms across the Pacific Northwest unleashed hurricane force winds up to 105 mph in Montana and Wyoming. The Skagit River flood threatened towns while widespread power and telecommunication outages tested the region. Several fatalities occurred from toppled lines and boat accidents as the storm moved inland toward the plains.
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Hamilton
CIO Electrical Workers Union claims nearly a quarter million
The new CIO IUE says its membership stands at 225,325 with 134 locals chartered. UE members challenge Local 119 votes as illegal while CIO leaders push ahead toward the convention and an NLRB election. The dispute mirrors the CIO UE clash as Carey and Kelly defend the IUE plan and options for leadership.
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Philadelphia
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Broadwood
Iuecio
United Electrical Workers
Philip van Gelder
Abe Rozansky
James B. Carey
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Albert J. Fitzgerald
New York
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Iue-Ue
Carey
Fred Kelly
Lynn
Mass
van Gelder
Rozansky
Washington Administration
Communist Party
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U S Defense Chief Rules Out German Rearmament
U S Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson in Frankfurt stated there is no intention to rearm Germany. Johnson, arriving for talks with U S military leaders before the Paris NATO defense ministers meeting, said the U S position is unhedged and that Britain should join the continental defense plan. He also aims to verify reports on discipline and morale in U S forces and will dine with U S high commissioner John J. McCloy.
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Omar N. Bradley
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Europe
Washington
Frankfurt’s Rhein Main
John J. McCloy
Farmer Burns To Death In Mysterious Fire At Axton
Martinsville Virginia November 27 Billy Haley 68 year old Henry County farmer died when his rural home burned around noon with undetermined origin. Haley was unable to flee the blaze and his daughter was away visiting at the time.
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Billy Haley
Henry County
Axton
Haley
Movie Cowboy Has Six Shooters Stolen
Norton police report two youths stole two guns used by western actors Tom Mix and Ray Whitley. Whitley noticed his weapons missing after a theater appearance. A .45 shell box vanished from a hardware store. Officers found the youths in an Indian cave hideout attempting to imitate Whitley’s act.
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Tom Mix
Ray Whitley
Whitley
Buddy Euthenreith
Indian Cave
Charleston Policeman Appeals Suspension
Patrolman Charles R. Gibbs appeals suspension after being involved in a November 12 arrest at Charleston-Stonewall Jackson high school game. The police civil service commission will hear the appeal as Gibbs faces ongoing case context with Lt. Slack appealing his own conviction on related charges.
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Charles R. Gibbs
C. Bernard Gates
Police Civil Service Commission
Gibbs
Charles W. Ray
Lowell F. Slack
Slack
Dan Prowse
Colombia Elects Gomez President
Laureano Gomez wins a four year term as Colombia’s Conservative government secures victory amid Liberal boycott and tense protests. Polls opened at 8 a.m. with limited reporting on returns due to radio and cable blackouts.
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Liberal Party
Vicente Echandia
Dario Echandia
Vera Cruz
Bogota
Vincente Echandia
South America
Jose de San Martin
E.S.T
Rep Thomas Fraud Trial Starts Today
Washington reports Rep J Parnell Thomas faces fraud charges and a conspiracy count with former secretary Helen Campbell. Indictments allege fake payrolls and misused salaries from 1940 to 1945, with penalties up to 32 years and $40,000 fines. The case names two women as beneficiaries of scheme. Trial delayed due to health and other commitments.
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Jacqueline B. Hill
FBI
Justice Department
Alexander Holtzoff
William H. Collins
Brass Meets For Defense Plans In Paris Conference
Western top soldiers plan meetings in Paris to coordinate a 12 nation Atlantic alliance defense plan against potential Soviet aggression. The talks involve General Omar Bradley and defense secretary Louis Johnson, with U S Congress linking nearly a billion dollars for arms to a workable integrated plan.
Victim in Throat Slashing Scribbles Accusation
Millie M. Summs an 18 year old Warwick High School senior remains in Riverside Hospital after a throat slashing attack. Doctors say she is holding her own but faces a critical 48 hour period with risks of pneumonia. A note she allegedly scribbled accuses a veteran of the attack.
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Newport News
Millie M
Warwick High School
Riverside Hospital
Gabrielson Attacks Truman Policy After St Paul Speech
Hospital staff warned the injured girl may never speak clearly due to throat nerve damage after a severed windpipe. Police hold next-door neighbor Jesse Worley on a maiming charge as Miss Summs accuses him in a note. Gabrielson, GOP chairman, charged Truman policies threaten a poorhouse state and accuse Democrats of hurting free enterprise.
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Worley
Washington
Guy G. Babrielson
Truman
St. Paul
GOP
CBS
Gabriels
Democratic Congress
Gabrielson
Woody
Miss Summs
Durham
N. C
Hampton
Sloop Battles Storms At Sea Nearly A Week
The 44 ton sloop Good Hope and crew of five reached Charleston after a week of 30 to 50 mph gales. Owner Robert O. Scholz described the ordeal and the engine loss when waves splashed into the cockpit. The vessel was towed 155 miles from east of Charleston by the coast guard cutter Travis. Miss Flossie Haynes Dyer, longtime state tax commission administrative assistant, died at 57, sister of health director N H Dyer.
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Charleston
S. C
Good Hope
Coast Guard
Travis
Robert O. Scholz
Washington, D. C
W. Va
Flossie Haynes Dyer
N. H. Dyer
Martinsville Daily Bulletin Turns 60 With 100-Page Edition
The Martinsville Daily Bulletin in Martinsville Virginia marked its sixtieth anniversary by publishing a 100 page edition, the newspaper's largest ever. The issue features extensive news copy on historical and current events in Martinsville and Henry County dating back to 1889.
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Martinsville
Direct Talks For Lewis One Promoted
Washington reports government efforts to merge Johan L. Lewis with soft coal operators for contract talks before the December 1 strike deadline showed little progress. Officials continue behind the scenes to urge direct negotiations while Lewis signals toughness and the operators cling to no increase in costs. The miners’ 200 member policy committee convenes in New York as options include extending the truce past Christmas or forcing a strike. President Truman reserves use of the Taft Hartley act if a longer stoppage is deemed necessary.
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New York
Gomez
Dario Echandia
Carlos Restrepo
Washington
Johan L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Cyrus S. Ching
George H. Love
Pittsburgh
Winchester
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Ching
John R. Steelman
GOP Publicity Head Dies Of Heart Disease
William C. Murphy Jr. aged 51, director of publicity for the Republican National Committee, died in his sleep from heart disease. Former Washington Post reporter Murphy covered events in Washington for a quarter century before joining the RNC in 1945. Chairman Gabrielson called his loss a great blow to the party.
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William C. Murphy, Jr
Republican National Committee
Guy George Gabrielson
Republican Party
Murphy
Washington Post
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