Britain Calls on Russia to End Strife in Greece and Korea
Britain urged Russia to curb Communist led violence in Greece and Korea as a test of Soviet peace intent. Hector McNeil argued Moscow must disassociate Communists from the Greek civil war and Korean violence to prove real world peace efforts. The U.N. debate shifted to Jerusalem demilitarization and other budget issues with a vote on the Russian proposal expected tomorrow.
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Lake Success
Britain
Russia
Greece
Korea
United Nations
Hector McNeil
U. N
Commuunista
Ulat
McNeil
United States
France
China
Andrei Vishinsky
U.N
Lester B. Pearson
General Assembly
U. N. Palestine Conciliation Commission
Jerusalem
U. S
John C. Ross
Israel
Jordan
Commission
Senate
Plushing Meadows
Communists Advance Toward Chungking as Nationalists Flee
Chinese Nationalist reports warn Communist forces threaten Fowling three miles east of Chungking while defenders hold Wulung 60 miles east. Red troops move north toward the provisional capital from Kweiyang, with Tzunyi reported captured. Chengtu, 170 miles northwest, expected as the first stop for a new Nationalist cabinet led by Yen Hsi-shan.
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Chunghimng
Cling
Fawing
Chungking
Defense Ministry
Wulung
Red
Kweiyang
Tzunyi
Chengtu
Reilea
Yen Hsi-shan
China Mail
Chiang
Formosa
Tornadoes strike Eastern Alabama killing fifteen
Twisters ripped across East Alabama killing 15 and injuring more than 25. Reports from Campground Hackneyville and Blount Dekalb counties list multiple dead, including 11 in Hackneyville, with a guard unit deployed at Gov Folsom's request.
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Alexander City
Ala
Alabama
Red Crosse
Ralph Frohsin
Hackneyville
Milles
Here
Highway Patrol
Blount
Dekalb
Dekath
W. F. Maynor
Alahame
James ©. Folsom
Oneonta
Yasley
Blount County
Double Bridges
Arias Assumes Panama Chair Amid Court Ruling
In Panama City Col. Jose Remon said former President Arnulfo Arias has taken over the presidency after a Supreme Court ruling that Daniel Chanis Jr. was ousted by a police coup. The court declared Roberto Chiari's temporary presidency, while Chanis contests his resignation amid palace guard deployments.
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Panama
Jose Remon
Arnulfo Arias
Republic
Supreme Court
Daniel Chanis, Jr
Roberto F. Chiari
Chiari
Chanis
National Assembly
Jit
Fire Sweeps Church Dome In Jerusalem Fire
Fire destroyed the main dome and cupola of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem as flames rose at dusk. Arab firemen battled the blaze with a single hose while relics were moved to safety and reports noted limited damage to lower sections.
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Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Old City
Fors
iPlease
Solons Attack U S Handling Of Ward Case
Five Republican House Foreign Affairs Committee members blasted the State Department over the Angus Ward case calling it one of the most humiliating chapters in American diplomatic history. They urged President Truman to dismiss all officials responsible and criticized the aid appeal to 30 foreign nations for Ward’s release from Communist China. Ward and four consular staff had been jailed and later released this week, with details on the case’s handling and diplomatic strategy noted as Washington contests continued.
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Washlington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Angus Ward
Legisla Iors
Truman
Department
Congress
Iise
Ward
Acheson
Peiping
United States
Toll Reaches 87 In Holiday Deaths
AP reports 87 people died in the 24 hour Thanksgiving holiday period from Wednesday evening to Thursday evening. Traffic crashes caused 62 deaths, fires and hunting mishaps 25, with a notable crash near East St. Louis, Missouri, killing a physician and two nurses.
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National Safety Council
Fast St. Loui
Typhoon Survivor Lived 12 Days at Sea On Moss
Boatswain Juan Mondejar of the motorship Regulus survived 12 days aboard a raft in the Sulu Sea after the central Philippines typhoon on November 1. He and another crewman survived by eating moss from the raft timbers while drifting toward a small island.
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Manila
Philippines
Juan Mondejar
Regulus
Sulu
Mondejar
Czech Bishops Urge Priests to Resist Communist Pressures
Czechoslovakia’s Roman Catholic bishops issued a directive urging priests to resist threats and temptations, stay faithful to the church, and endure suffering under new communist control laws. The move followed Prague treason court actions and intensified state campaigns against large farmers as collect to quotas.
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Frague
Czechoslovakia
Christ
Josef Beran
Prague
Pug
St. Vitus
United States
U S Kills Hope For Food Bank
The United States rejects a FAO proposed world food bank worth 1 billion dollars as insufficient to solve hunger and the dollar gap. FAO and U N officials note the plan's demise without U S backing while U S officials pledge technical aid and continued Western European aid. An international clearing house would move surpluses to shortages, with some purchases and some brokerage.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Stanley Andrews
United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Teft
N. E. Dodd
International Commodity Clearing House
ICCH
Andrews
United Nations
Europe
Britain nationalizes steel industry amid election uncertainty
Britain’s Labour government secures state ownership of the steel industry through a Lords approved compromise. The bill becomes law with the King's signature, but take-over is postponed to January 1, 1961, pending the next general election and potential repeal by the Conservatives. Prime Minister Attlee faces a general election before July 1962.
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London
Britain
Labor
House of Lords
Attlee
Lords
Frances Clay Leads YWCA Residence Duties With 14 Daughters
Patty Smith profiles Frances Clay residence director at the YWCA and mother to 14 girls, noting the varied angles of managing teen age problems and household challenges as described in The State Newspaper.
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Frances Clay
YWCA
Patty Smith
West Germany Gains Trade Easing After Allied Pact
The Western powers and West Germany reached an accord allowing 18 large plants, including August Thyssen, to remain dismantling halted, consular and trade ties to be rebuilt, and a merchant fleet planned. Germany gains a voice in international bodies and commits to curb Nazism and cartel power while war status requires further study.
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BOM
Germany
West German
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
August Thysen Steel Works
Berlin
Ruhr
Boyceotted
Cornell Clinches Ivy Title With 29-21 Victory Over Penn
Cornell locked up its second straight Ivy League football crown by defeating Penn 29-21 at Franklin Field. Penn led late but Cornell rallied with a 25-yard pass from Pete Dorset to Walt Bruska and a late field goal by Bill Kirk to seal the win before 75,000 fans. Maryland trounced West Virginia 97-7, Texas beat Texas A. and M. 42-14, and Brown beat Colgate 41-26 in a busy turkey day.
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Cornell
Eagles
Bobcats
New York
Penn
Maryland
West Virginia
Franklin Field
Ithacans
Pete Dorset
Walt Bruska
Bill Kirk
Quakers
Ivy
Dartmouth
Michigan State
Miami
Santa Clara
Texas
Southwest
Exas A
Gettysburg
Franklin and Marshall
Morris Harvey
West Virginia Wesleyan
Charlotte
N. C
Citadel
Davidson
Bill Baldwin
Chattanooga
Duqueste
Clarente Tapper
Virginia Tech
Virginia Military Academy
Washington and Lee
Richmond
24 Hour General Strike Paralyzes France Over Pay Demands
Paris reports a 24 hour general strike led by Workers' Force demanding bonus payments and end of the salary freeze. The disruption expected idling factories and transport while banks and the stock exchange may stay open. Schools to remain open.
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Paris
France
Jeyscott
Pharme
Workers’ Force
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Holiday Noted In Many Lands
Americans abroad marked Thanksgiving with varying observances. In Moscow the US colony shared turkey and cocktails, in London troops enjoyed a feast shipped from home, and in Paris the day was observed despite hardship. Reports note 100000 U.S. servicemen in Germany feasted on birds and cranberries, while London publi shed a satirical menu.
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Associated Press
Moscow
London
Germany
America
Paris
Rancher Kills Mad Bull To Save Wife In Cal Ranch
Rufus Dunham 60 a California rancher saved his wife from a charging 1900 pound mad bull on their San Fernando Valley property. He struck the bull with a garden hoe smashing the animal’s skull, then was hospitalized with injuries when the beast fell and pinned him. He was expected to recover.
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San Fernando
Cal
INS
Rufus Dunham
Gil
Josephine Dunham
San Fernando Valley
Dunham
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Air Pollution Limits Revisited In Pittsburgh History
The piece traces initial anti pollution efforts in Pittsburgh starting in 1892 noting early ordinances failed due to partial scope. It explains why half measures did little to curb air contamination and hints at a stronger modern approach backed by expert instruction.
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Charles RB
Smoke control laws tighten in Pittsburgh and county
The Pittsburgh ordinance and the Allegheny County anti smoke rule, effective last June, require licensing of coal dealers and fuel burning equipment in commercial and industrial sites, with inspections at the source to curb smoke. inspectors cannot cover all violators.
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Pittsburgh
Alegheny County
Incomes Exceed Pre War Level By 90 Percent
The Federal Reserve Board reports total consumer income is 90 percent higher than prewar 1939, with spending up and cushion for downturn. It notes households now spend $93.10 per $100 after taxes in Q3, up from $91.60 in Q1 and $92.40 in Q3 last year.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Lewis and Union Set Plan for Coal Strategy Meeting
John L. Lewis arranged a strategy session with the United Mine Workers policy committee in New York as a possible step toward extending the strike truce due to expire in December. Reports said operators and union leaders might resume direct peace talks next week despite denials.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
New York
Lewis
Chicago
Page & Col
Peronistas widen newspaper attack in Argentina
The Peronista congressional committee seized offices of the Associated Press and United Press and two papers, El Mundo and Critica, to probe funding against Juan D. Peron’s 1948 bid. Auditors began reviewing six financial records across six outlets, including La Prensa La Nacion Clarin and Le Hora.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Peronista Congression
al Committee
Juan D. Peron
Associated Press
United Press
el Mundo
Progovernment Critica
la Prensz
la Nacion
Clarin
le Hora
Charleston Skies and West Virginia Forecasts
Regional forecast notes snow flurries and colder conditions. Ontario and nearby regions expect cloudy periods with cold highs and snow chances. Tennessee Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania anticipate light precipitation and cooler temperatures Friday.
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Aldebaran
Sirius
Weil
Venus
iJupiter
Mars
Saturn
Esceee
West Virginia
Eniuciey
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Moritaine
Virginia
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British Board of Trade
Hope For Food Bank
World Group
Illie Willis
The
Charleston Gazette
the State Newspaper
Big
West Reich
Che
Priscilla Jovge. Watson
Gazette Telephoto
Kemern
Committee To
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