Quaker Groups Win Nobel Peace Prize 1947
The American Friends Service Committee and the British Society of Friends Service Council won the Nobel Peace Prize for 1947. Norwegian officials cited humanitarian work and aid to Norway after World War II. The Quakers, founded in 1647, are noted for peace and humanitarianism with historic roles in prison reform and abolition of slavery.
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Oslo
Norway
American Friends Service Committee
Philadelphia
Service Council
British Society of Friends
Nobel Committee
Gunnar Jaho
Society of Friends
England
George Fox
United States
Pennsylvania
Wiliam Penn
Herbert Hoover
War Crimes Charged. UN Rejects Nazi Harbor Claim
The United Nations Assembly rejected Soviet charges that the United States and Britain harbor war criminals in occupied Europe. A British proposal requiring governments to produce evidence of guilt was approved 42 to 0, while a Yugoslav resolution backed by the Soviet bloc was defeated 35 to 7 in committee. Vadim Kovalenko and Andrei Vishinsky addressed the session amid sharp exchanges over procedure and admissible evidence.
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U.N
New York
United Nations Assembly
United States
Britain
Europe
Philadelphia
Wereice
Andrei VV. Vishinsky
Poland
Russia
Ares Assembly
U.S
Vadim Kovalenko
Horse-and-Buggy Charter Blocks City Streets
By Harry G Hoffmann a Charleston city traffic crisis stems from a horse and buggy charter. The aging system limits revenue and police resources, hampering parking and street clearance. The piece urges charter reform as the first step to fix traffic jams and restore respect for law enforcement.
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Harry G. Hoffmann
Charleston
Ivattic
West Virginia
Rail Unions Demand 30 Percent Pay Increase
Chicago October 31 The nation s five operating railroad brotherhoods demand immediate consideration of a 30 percent wage boost. They warn that neglect and delay could disturb railroad operations and claim carriers favor rule changes over wage needs. The unions represent about 330 000 engineers firemen conductors trainmen switchmen and yard workers.
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Chicago
IMG
Asiee
Asia
Allroad
Petrait
Myhitney
Railro Ney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
U S and Britain near agreement on cost sharing
Washington reports that the United States and Britain expect to reach a deal early next week to take on about 250 million dollars of British costs in the western zones and to grant the United States greater voice in top Anglo American economic agencies without altering the overall partnership. Britain has spent around 400 million dollars yearly to sustain the civilian economy in the merged zones, with 280 million in dollars and the remainder in pounds.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Eutern
Ami
Octegan
Srtigh
Germany
Charter Board List Completed Swings City Charter Vote
City council finished a two hour session with Republican opposition to the proposed charter board nominees for the November 30 special election. Three slates of names were approved, listing Dr. Maxfield Barber D Holmes Morton Mrs Frank A Thomas A Guy Stone William F Grady Mrs A Iy Spaulding Sam L Flourney Charles P McCabe Jr Hawthorne Belches Art Hudson John A Shanklin John A Field Jr Thomas G Nutter William Lone some.
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Municipal Charter Board
Andrews
Charleston
Maxfield Barber
Crescent Rd
D. Holmes Morton
Holley
Frank A. Thomas
Oglethorne
A. Guy Stone
Maple Rd
William F. Grady
Kanawha
A. Iy Spaulding
Morris St
Sam L. Flourney
Charles P. McCabe, Jr
Myrtle Rad
W. Hawthorne Bel
Creedon resigns housing post for GE atomic energy role
Frank R. Creedon, a veteran housing expeditor, quits to join General Electric to oversee a large construction program tied to atomic energy development at a site near Schenectady. The 51 year old MIT graduate and former Oak Ridge project manager will work under government contract terms amid declassification moves and policy shifts in atomic knowledge sharing.
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Washington
Net
Frank R. Creedon
Atomic Energy Pro- Associates
General Electric Corn
Atomic Energg
General Electric
Taxge Atomic Energy Laboratory
Aap Armtory
Schenectady
Alberto
Atomic Energy Commission
Possive Cedon
Truman
Creedon
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Brockton
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Public Werke Administration
US Urges Palestinian Arab Jewish Nations by July 1
The United States proposed an early and complete withdrawal of British troops from Palestine and the establishment of sovereign Arab and Jewish states by July 1. American Delegate Herschel V. Johnson urged a UN partition plan and set a three member advisory commission to guide transition while Britain maintains order until independence.
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Johnson
U. S
Britain
U.N
Palestine
U.S
General Assembly
Assembly
Saving of Fuel Oil Advocated
New York October 3 executives of the petroleum industry urged voluntary conservation to keep homes and cars running all winter. Shell Oil president H S Burns warned facilities are stretched to the limit and demand is unprecedented. They cited more car owners, higher aviation fuel needs, and 500000 more oil burners this winter. Planes and industries may face shortages for 1-2 years, so public cooperation is essential to distribute supplies fairly. The article also notes upcoming Virginia Chamber of Commerce meetings and speeches by industry leaders.
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New York
Detmand
H. S. Burns
Shell Oil, Inc
Army
Navy
Board of Directors
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Boone
Harry Stansbury
Stansbury
Lacy F. Rite
Joseph C. Hoffman
Christ Methodist Church
Arthur H. ‘Motley
Parade Publications, Inc
George T. Fonda
Weirton Steel Co
Germany
Sachs
Gasette Football Scoreboard Hotline Notice
The Gasette offers football scores by phone on Friday nights from 7:30 to 11:30 and Saturday nights from 5 to 1:30 p. m. Do not call other numbers during these periods to avoid overwhelming the scoreboard desk and aid the sports department. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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Gasette
Calla Ons
Aparts
Murray Opens Fight Over Anti-Red Affidavit Rule
CIO President Philip Murray launches a long push against the anti-Communist affidavit section of the Taft Hartley act. He challenges NLRB authority to dismiss about 22 cases involving his United Steelworkers Union for noncompliance. AFL leader Meany disavows communism as unions rush to meet the midnight deadline amid threatened dismissals.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
National Labor Relations Board
Cioctiof
National Labor ‘Relations
NLRB
CTO
United Auto Workers Union
WLHB
UAW
Walter Reuther
Secka
Reuther
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO Electrical Workers
Lewis
Miners
Murray's
Steel
Sugar Credit Lid Poised for Lifting
Washington dispatch reports the sugar price lid will be lifted at midnight tonight while installment buying controls expire at midnight Saturday. New York brokers foresee no immediate price rise but debate long term trends. Officials caution that easing credit could fuel inflation as Congress may be asked to revive controls after November 17. Senator Taft and other GOP leaders weigh in on policy moves.
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Washington
New York
Europe
U.S
Truman
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Republican Senate
Milk Prices Jump to 22 Cents a Quart in Charleston
Consumers in the Charleston area will pay 22 cents for a quart of standard milk starting today, an all time high. Dairies raised prices by one cent per quart, the third increase in three months, citing higher producer costs and a 30 cent rise per hundredweight for raw milk. Cottage cheese rose to 27 cents for 12 oz, while special grade milk is now 24 cents per quart. whipping and coffee creams were unchanged.
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Charleston
Dairies
Rotary talk urges Kanawha to plant a green future
Dr. J Frank Marsh, president emeritus of Concord College and Rotary International district governor, urged Kanawha county to adopt a grand plan to beautify Charleston. He praised the airport as a national marvel and proposed a major Broad Street arcade and a public junior college linked with Morris Harvey College. He urged business leaders to oppose foreign influence and to curb inflation by sacrificing profits to avoid economic disaster.
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Kanawha County
Hanging Gardens of America
Charleston
America
Byrd Says Reds Got $60 Million in Aid Picture
Congress sharpened focus on foreign relief costs as Byrd disclosed the United States has already spent between 19.6 and 20 billion dollars on foreign relief since 1947. He noted nearly 60 million earmarked for Russia and satellites, while officials weigh Marshall plan implications and inflation safeguards.
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Washington
Administration
United States
Byrd
D.-Va
Joint
Congressional ‘Committee
Europe
Russia
Virginis “Webster
Presidente Council ‘of Economic Advisers
Frommet
Marshell
Beabiey
Council
Truman
Congress
Justice Department
DC-3 Makes Unscheduled Landing at Kanawha Field
Capital Airlines DC-3 diverted to Kanawha airport after left engine malfunction. Captain R Max Smith piloted a safe landing at 2:34 p m with 22 passengers and two pilots aboard. Passengers aided by crew as ambulances and fire units waited. aircraft to be repaired locally for return to Wheeling or Pittsburgh.
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Kanawha Field
Jennings Randollph
Capital Airlines
Kanawha
Wheeling
Pitburgh
R. Max Smith
New York
Scene of Pan Am airliner crash found with no survivors
Coast Guard ground party reached Annette Island wreck site on Mount Tamgas and found no sign of life. The Seattle to Juneau flight carried 138 passengers and five crew. Weather eased as wreckage lay within 200 feet of the peak, with flames visible and reports that all aboard were killed. Pilot Alf N Monsen and co pilot son Wealey Monsen were among those identified by search crews.
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Ketchikan
i/P
Coast Guard
Pan American World Airways
Annette Island
Seattle-Juneau
Tamgas
Alaska
Comar
Scheiber
Alf N. Monsen
Pan American
Young Monsen
Mount Tamgag
Wiz
Land
Dea A
Juneau
Plane That FDR Rode to Africa to Visit Kanawha Airport
Visitors Monday at Kanawha Airport can view the historic DC-4 that carried Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Casablanca conference in 1943. Capital Airlines will fly the plane from Washington with officials and guests aboard for public inspection. Three airline hostesses will assist visitors. The exhibit will include items from the 82d Airborne Division a mobile Naval radar set and P47 and A-28 aircraft. An air demonstration is planned about 90 minutes. County officials urge traffic cooperation and detour routes around Wilson Hollow and Ruffner Hollow roads to ease congestion.
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Kanawha Airport
Lste
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capital Airlines
Washington
82D Airborne
Wilson Hollow
Oakwood
Cops Keep Goblins Close to Haunts
Charleston police fielded minor pranks and serious disturbances as witches goblins and ghosts haunted streets. West Side reports included Halloween celebrants paint on houses garb age on porches vandalism and stolen gates. Downtown slogans appeared in soap on windows while tin cans rattled behind passing drivers and papers littered Main Street. A beached Negro Santa Claus family was displayed and a 1946 maroon Lincoln coupe was stolen from a Virginia Street lot. Police noted calls began at 7 p m and continued into the night.
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Charleston
Trubert Woodall
West Side
Mat
Santa Claus
RCA Building Rocked by A Series of Explosions
NEW YORK Oct S1 A blast sequence rocked Rockefeller Center’s 70 story RCA Building for over an hour. Officials said a transformer lubrication failure sparked the fires, with black smoke rising from sidewall vents. No injuries reported. Firemen faced heavy fumes, building power remained on, while police cordoned the area and studios continued broadcasting.
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New York
Oct
RCA
Rockefeller Center
Ameka
Ime
Herrick
Idaho Senator Taylor's Boast Catches Attention
A fragment from The Gazette hints at Idaho Senator Taylor boasting amid a mounting crisis. Other remarks suggest a skeptical tone about political maneuvering as the scene references rivals and public reaction.
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Idaho
Taylor
Vu Patscheck
Tam Arnold
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