Americans Begin Exit From China
Americans flee China by air and sea as rioting food shortages, army withdrawal, and Red advances threaten Nanking. An emergency airlift moves mothers and children first to safety at Tsingtao, with ships General Collins, Buckner, and Patrick carrying evacuees from Shanghai. The crisis prompts talks of a potential Yangtze naval withdrawal to protect foreigners.
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Nanking
China
Suchow
Pengpu
Yangtze
Hangchow
Shanghai
Peiping-Tientsin
Taku
Gulf of Chihli
Peiping
United States
Tsingtao
United States Army
Collins
Buckner
Patrick
U S approves 15 million cotton shipment to China
The Economic Cooperation Administration approved a 15 090 000 shipment of American raw cotton to China on Wednesday. Administrator Paul G Hoffman stressed aid to China would continue though he described the Nationalist government as desperate. Other officials signaled that recovery shipments would halt to areas under Communist control.
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Washington
China
Economic Cooperation Administration
Paul G. Hoffman
Death Leap from Russian Commandante in Vienna Notice
Austrian driver Friedrich Boehm aged 38, employed by Russian forces after working for the American army, leaped to his death from the third floor of the Russian command headquarters in Vienna. Police say he may have aided Soviet officers and refugees desert to the Western zone, with the latest case involving two Russian air force technicians.
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Vienna
Kommandatura
Friedrich Boehm
Boehm
Truman May Visit Russia for Talks with Stalin
Soviet and Western dispatches report Washington sources say President Truman may travel to Moscow for a personal talk with Premier Stalin. No decision announced yet, but editors treat the item as serious and worthwhile.
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Moscow
Washington
Truman
Russia
Stalin
Dispatch
Washington Times Herald
White House denies Truman Stalin meeting plan
White House press secretary Eben Ayers says there is no plan for a Truman Stalin meeting. The statement counters published reports and comes as Truman vacation continues.
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Key West
White House
Truman
Stalin
Eben Ayers
Longshore Strike Hits New York and Hints at Eastern Spread
AFL International Longshoremen quit at New York piers in a wildcat action protesting a 10 cent wage rise. Officials said 30,000 area workers quit while New Jersey and Staten Island crews reported for work. The walkout could halt Atlantic coast shipping if spread to other ports.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
AFL
Maritime Commission
New Jersey
Staten Island
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
West
ILA
Joseph Ryan
Union
Atlantic Coast Division
de Grasse
America
Queen
Sagging White House floors threaten Margaret Truman piano
The White House floors are sagging and one piano leg has fallen through. Margaret Truman's singing career is disrupted as officials warn the 150 year old building stands by habit. The White House social season is canceled for extensive winter repairs.
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Washington
White House
Margaret Truman
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
Barkley Arrival Sparks Talk of Quick Admin Changes
Sen. Alben Barkley joined President Truman at a Florida vacation retreat prompting speculation of fast administration changes. Barkley and Leslie Biffle arrived at Boca Chica airport and met Truman on the Key West base. Truman joked about a cat story while Barkley hinted he would not discuss politics.
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Key West
Fila
Alben W. Barkley
Truman
Barkley
Boca Chica
Leslie L. Biffle
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Biffle
Senate
American Legion
Miami
California Fire Threat Rises Near Silverado Canyon
A brush fire in Orange sparks fear as winds drive it toward Cleveland National Forest and within 200 yards of Silverado canyon. Foresters report 43,000 acres burned in a week, with marines and foresters using bulldozers to scoop back the flames and a wind shift saving 500 mountain homes in the Silverado mining evacuation area.
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Orange
Calif
Cleveland National Forest
Silverado Canyon
California
Silverado
Jury Still Out on Deadlocked Case in Westchester
A caller asked if the jury had returned a verdict as Ralph Mumford, the Supreme Court Jury Commissioner, said no jury was deliberating. The caller railed at her husband and said he was locked up on a deadlocked jury after being away all night.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westee County
Tuesay
Supreme Court
Ralph Mumford
Russia Warns U S on Soviet Zone Flights
Russia warned American officials that all unidentified planes over the Soviet zone of Germany and foreign planes outside air corridors will be forced down by Soviet planes. The U S replied that full responsibilities would rest on Soviet authorities if any pilot injury or plane damage occurred due to Soviet actions.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
United States
U S Corn Crop Estimate Raised to New Record
The agriculture department on Wednesday raised the 1948 U S corn crop forecast to a record 3 649 510 000 bushels, up 81 555 000 from October Projected 3 567 955 000. Weather has been nearly ideal for growing and harvesting. Iowa production listed at 656 909 000 bushels, versus 635 371 000 last year and October forecast.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Hoover Quoted as Irked By Campaign of Dewey
Martin Agronsky quoted former President Hoover saying voters resented the campaign waged by Thomas E Dewey and would express it at the polls to his lasting regret He said Hoover spoke at a New York dinner and that Dewey had talked down to the people evading issues and not addressing them directly
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Washington
Martin Agronsky
Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
No Welcome Mat Out for Wallace and McGrath
National Chairman J. Howard McGrath says Henry A. Wallace will find the welcome mat gone if he seeks a return to the Democratic party. McGrath declares Wallace has taken himself out and cannot rejoin. Senator Glen Taylor notes Progressives may wait on Truman’s promises before disbanding or continuing the movement. Neither man confirms Wallace’s peace overtures to the regular Democratic organization.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
National
J. Howard McGrath
Wallace
McGrath
Henry Wallace
Democratic Committee
Truman
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Gale warnings raised along North Carolina coast
Hurricane warnings were ordered from Cape Lookout to Cape Hatteras as a small late tropical hurricane approached the mainland with 75 mph winds.
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Carolina Coast
Miami
Fla
Cape Lookout
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
What Farming Is Like Under Britain's Labor Government
Fifty eastern Iowa farmers and Cedar Rapids men heard Britain's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Tom Williams explain postwar policy. He described minimum prices fixed years ahead, tenant protections, a minimum wage law, and neighbor committees to cull inept farmers. Williams cited booming production and aims to raise it further by 1951 52, noting Britain’s focus on efficiency and stability.
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Great Britain
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Britain
Williams
United States
Russia pushes for Arab-Israeli peace talks at UN meeting
At a closed UN Security Council session in Paris, Russia urged direct Jew-Arab negotiations and a formal peace settlement, opposing Bunche's armistice plan. The United States showed limited support, while Britain and France left in anger. Israel pressed against both options, wary of ceding territory and undermining future assembly talks.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Jacob Malik
Council
U.N
Ralph Bunche
Malik
Bunche
Britain
France
United States
Israel
Belgium
Security Council
Negev
Galilee
General Assembly
Jews Seize Two U N Observers At Front
In Haifa the U N truce headquarters said Israeli police arrested two U N observers on the Negev front as they watched a Jewish attack on Egyptian positions at Tiraq Suweidan. They were seized with Israeli officers present and later released in Tel Aviv after being questioned.
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Haifa
Israel
United Nations Truce
U.N
Palestine
Tiraq-Suweidan
Tel Aviv
Fisherman Fined for Sleep Fishing in New Westminster
Ed Simmons was fined 25 dollars by Magistrate H J Johnston after sleeping through a fishing attempt. He set a 3 am net and an alarm to wake at 5 am, but woke at 7 50 am, past the fishing season close, with net still in place. The magistrate rejected the defense of no conscious violation.
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New Westminster
B. C
Ed Simmons
H. J. Johnston
Simmons
West Allied plan to transfer German coal and steel to German ownership
Paris reports protests by France to the United States and Britain over turning bizonal coal iron and steel industries to German ownership. Frankfurt cites American and British military governments announcing near term reversion of Ruhr industries with stipulations on ownership and trustees.
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Paris
France
United States
Britain
Frankfurt
Tucius D. Clay
Germany
Brian Robertson
Ruhr
Index of Food Prices Rises in Week Ended Nov 9
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index rose three cents to 6.39 in the week ended Nov 9. It had fallen 59 cents since Sept 14. The latest week’s index stood at 6.39, up from 6.36 the previous week and 6.89 a year ago.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
Russia Rebuffed On Greek Move in UN Committee
In Paris the United Nations political committee charged Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria with aiding Greek rebels and urged end to such aid. The panel voted 48 to 6 against a Russian proposal to remove US troops from Greece, leaving the Soviet plan blocked.
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Paris
United Nations
United States
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Markos Vafiades
Tank toppled at Riverdale warehouse kills and injures
A 35 000 gallon water tank fell from six floors onto a loading platform at the Central Cold Storage Company in Riverdale Illinois killing at least five and injuring six. Ten workers were reported missing as investigators sought the cause. Three victims were identified Emil Jaeger John Laster and a worker named Stone. Riverdale lies just outside Chicago.
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Chicago
Central Cold Storage Company
Riverdale
Emil Jaeger
John Laster
Stone
Labor witness perjury cases dropped after election
Rep Hoffman said plans to cite 50 congressional witnesses for perjury and related charges will be abandoned by House investigators due to Democratic control. He noted no further investigations will be conducted by the committee empowered to examine cabinet agencies' efficiency and conduct.
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Washington
INS
Hoffman
R-Mich
House
House Executive Committee
Clark
Justice Department
Congress
Midwest
Dayton
Policeman Shoots Himself at Movie Theater
In Oakland California Police Officer Roy G Hooper fired his .45 during a horse opera on Tuesday. The weapon discharged and struck him in the leg.
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Oakland
Calif
Roy G. Hooper
Undertakers clash over pauper corpse in Rome fight
Two undertakers Emilio Camilloni and Pietro Rossi fought over a pauper corpse in Rome. Police broke up the melee, both men injured and taken to a hospital. Each firm claimed priority in burying the body.
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Rome
Emilio Camilloni
Pietro Rossi
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David Wiggins
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