Taxi Drivers Plan Walkout In City Today
City taxi drivers set to strike at 6 a m unless a 15 cent wage rise is granted. About 400 to 480 drivers, earning 75 cents an hour, prepared to walk out, affecting Town Tops Checker White Skyline and Yellow cabs. Operators cite high costs and refer to a 90 day-old union demand. airport limousine service will continue with administrative drivers.
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AFL Teamsters’ Union
Town Tops
Checker White
Skyline
Yellow Taxi
West Virginia
Earl Mundy
Skyline Cab Co
Flem Hanna
Yellow Cab Co
Public Service Commission
WII
Kanawha
Jap Asks Arrest of Ex Premier in Bribery Probe
Tokyo officials sought the arrest of former premier Hitoshi Ashida on bribery suspicions as his resignation from Democratic Party leadership was accepted. The House of Representatives must approve arrest, and a committee planned to hear Ashida before a plenary vote. Ashida had resigned amid a major scandal tied to a 2.8 billion yen loan to Showa Denko Fertilizer and linked figures.
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Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
Democratic Party
Ashida
House of Representatives
House
Shinkichi Ueda
Shida
Associated Press
Lieve
Achida
Freiane
Reconstruction Finance Bank
Showa Denko Fertilizer Co
Ueda
House Committee
Takeo Kurusu
Economic Stabilization Board
Naoki Oka
Oka
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen dog noise complaint
In a humorous vignette Robert Quillen has Willie Willis recount a neighborhood clash over a noisy dog. Mrs Brown is involved as the neighborly friction centers on quieting disturbances and the difficulty of polite confrontation. The piece portrays social manners with light, wry tone.
Nourse Warns of Controls If Military Budget Rises
Washington November 28 A at the Pentagon Dr Edwin G Nourse chairman of the President s Council of Economic Advisers says a rise in military spending above the present rate could trigger direct controls and create demoralizing conditions He warns that even a 3 to 5 billion increase over the ceiling could lead to higher taxes labor and material shortages and far reaching price controls He notes Truman set a 15 billion ceiling for 1950 and the services had sought about 23 billion but were cut to 14 4 billion
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Nourse
Washington
President
Truman
Edwin G. Nourse
The
Economic Council
Pentagon
Compromise Seen On TH Act Repeal
Labor Department experts expect to tell President Truman to advocate substituting the Taft Hartley act with a middle of the road labor bill. AFL and CIO seek repeal or changes to the Wagner act. a general recommendation for guidance in Truman's State of the Union is planned for Monday.
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Washington
Labor Department
Truman
AFL
CIO
Trueman
State of the Union
Congress
Mr. Truman
Labor
Tobin
Longshoremen Lift Blockade and End Coast Walt
East coast longshoremen lifted their 18 day blockade as 65 000 International Longshoremen's Association members voted to accept a peace formula ending the maritime dispute. West coast CIO dock workers vote on new terms and plan to return by tomorrow, restoring cargo flow from Maine to Virginia.
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Pacific
New York
Navy
AFL
Joseph P. Ryan
Ryan
International Longshoremen's Assoc
Walt
Maine
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
West Coast ‘Cio
Snow Slows Travel On Two State Roads
Snow slowed highway travel across two West Virginia districts yesterday. The Keyser district reported snow with cinder crews deployed to maintain roads. In Marlin ton area two inches fell before turning to rain, leaving slick conditions and advised use of tire chains.
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West Virginia
Road Commission
Highway Information Bureau
District 5
Keyser
District 8
Marlinon
Marlinton
Chinese Seek U. S. Adviser To Beat Reds
News from Shanghai reports Mme Chiang Kai-shek flew to Washington to press for rapid United States military aid. Premier Sun Fo urged appointing a strong American adviser to China. The Suchow and Nanking fronts remain indecisive as Nationalists press an aggressive defense.
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Shanghat
China
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Sun Fo
Suchow
Nanking
United States
Shanghai
Kiangwan
Gen
S. M. Chu
Japan
K. W. Yu
Chiang
Sun
MacArthur
Floods Threaten Dixie as Rivers Rise Across Three States
Across Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee rain swollen rivers overflowed banks endangering lives and property. Authorities evacuated 335 inmates from a Montgomery prison farm after the Tallapoosa flooded parts of the facility. Birmingham braces for thousands in damages with streets alone expected to exceed 100000 dollars as Red Cross and Civil Air Patrol set up emergency quarters.
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Associated Press
Dixie States
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Montgomery
Ala
Kilby State Prison
Tallapoosa
Birmingham
City Engineering Department
American Red Cross
Civil Air Patrol
Atlanta
Bigger Boom Seen for '49 In Jobs and Prosperity
Washington reports that government agencies anticipate a 1949 boom in employment and construction. The Federal Security Agency and Labor and Commerce Departments forecast high jobs, with building activity around 18 billion 75 million dollars, though physical construction volume may lag earlier records. AT&T reports about 38 million telephones, continuing strong labor demand amid defense and export work, with unemployment under three percent in October.
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Washington
INS
America
Federal Security Agency
Commerce Department
Labor Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
United States
Bureau of Employment Security
FBA
Oscar Ewing
Goodwin
Decisive Battle Reported Near Central China
Roy Essayan reports from Suchow that General Tu Li-ming says a decisive battle for Central China is about to begin. The correspondent, circling 100 miles of front, saw 18 burning villages from Suchow southwest to Pengpy and smoke from gunfire and bombs. Nationalists are fighting intensely as planes shuttle to Nanking to evacuate wounded. more than 2,700 were moved that day.
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Roy Essayan Suchow
China
Tu Li-ming
Suchow
Pengpy
Nastonstiss
Gordon Smith
New York
Chinese National Aviation Corp
Nanking
Israel to Seek UN Membership on Anniversary Move
Paris reports Israel plans to seek United Nations admission tomorrow marking the first anniversary of the General Assembly Palestine partition decision. A security council vote of seven affirmative ro embers is needed. US, USSR, Canada and Soviet Ukraine favor, leaving Britain France China Colombia Belgium and Syria to be courted. An informed British source offered the update.
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Paris
Israel
United Nations
General Assembly
Assembly
Holy Land
Palestine
United States
Britain
Australia
Russia
Poland
U. N
Security Council
Canada
Ukraine
France
China
Colombia
Belgium
Syria
Four Leap Into Sea In Yacht Blast-Fire
ATLANTIC CITY N J Nov 28 The 73 foot yacht Tennessee was destroyed by fire in a series of explosions off this resort city today. The six persons aboard were rescued The $125 000 craft had left Brielle N J only a few hours before it caught fire four miles at sea reported its skipper Capt Edward H Williams 43 of Stamford Conn The fire first was detected in the stack The blaze spread as crewmen fought it A radio distress call was sent and almost simultaneously a Coast Guardsman in a beach tower spotted the smoke Forced by the heat into a small dinghy were the owner Henry G Fownes of New York and a guest Edith C Forrest 36 of Rye New York Others on board jumped into the cold rainswept sea and clung to the tiny boat They are Capt Williams George Mann 48 of New York a guest Michael Tanch 43 of New York steward and Edgar Duomey 43 of Old Westbury N Y The burning craft was towed to the Coast Guard station here where it continued to burn on a sand bar.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Tennessee
Brielle
Edward H. Williams
Stamford
Coast
Premier Sophoulis Gains Strength Hope for Recovery
Athens reports Premier Themistokles Sophoulis, who suffered a heart attack on his 88th birthday and again the next day, has shown renewed strength. Doctors, formerly despondent, expressed strong hopes he will survive as he rallied and continued to function his heart through the night and into the morning bulletin.
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Greece
Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Europe Union Ready to Ask Military Pact
Western European union nations plan to propose a U S Canada Britain France Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Iceland Denmark and Portugal defense pact to form a North Atlantic security system under UN Charter. Delays push ratification toward late February or March with disputes on duration and treaty clauses needing modification before U S approval.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Europe
State Department
Unity For Defense
United Nations
Western European Union
London
Van Fleet says Greek army cannot stop guerrilla invasion
General James A. van Fleet told Athens radio that Greek forces cannot prevent Communist guerrillas from invading Greek soil. He cited strong guerrilla presence aided by reinforcements from the north, as the UN condemned Albanian Bulgarian and Yugoslav aid. He later softened his claim stating security improved in most areas.
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Athens
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Markos Vafiades
Greece
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Constantine Rentis
U. S
Soviet Warns Force in Berlin as Deadlock Persists
Marshal Sokolovsky reportedly warned the Soviets will use force in the East West clash over Berlin. A reliable informant said he predicted UN efforts to end the Berlin deadlock would fail by week’s end. Communists plan a Soviet sponsored administration in the Russian sector after December 4 elections. They boycott, seek to push non Communist officials from city hall. Acting Mayor Friedensburg and police head Stumm face arrest demands by the Communist people’s police.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
United Nations
People's Police
Friedensburg
Johannes Stumm
Sokolovsky
Ov Aky
West
Argentina Plans Quick Berlin Settlement Proposal
Paris reports Argentine Foreign Minister Bramuglia outlined a secret new plan for settling the Berlin deadlock to Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky. The plan, drafted as Bramuglia's final mediation move as UN Security Council chair, aims for rapid replies from the Big Four and a farewell council session, amid rising East West tensions and upcoming municipal elections in Berlin.
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Paris
INS
Juan Bramuglia
Andrei Vishinsky
Berlin
Vishinsky
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Bramuglia
U. N. Security Council
Bramuglin
Big Four
Philip Jessup
Bramagna
Night Sky Reveals Bright Planets Rearing In Spring Sky
Prominent stars Aldebaran rises at 6 01 p m and peaks in south at 12 28 a m with orchabattow in south at 6 47 p m Mars sets at 6 08 p m Jupiter at 6 17 p m Venus rises early at 5 04 a m and Saturn culminates in the south at 6 27 a m All times are Eastern Standard.
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Aldebaran
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Shortages And Surpluses Retard European Solution
Paris reports Western European nations struggle to fit diverse shortages and surpluses into a unified plan under OEEC. Countries submit four-year self sufficiency plans as Hoffman seeks a master ERP ending by 1952. Dec 7 progress report anticipated. consensus remains elusive with France favoring broader international planning and Britain pursuing a strict national program.
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Paris
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
OEEC
Organization
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
France
Britain
Reporters Await Execution in Tokyo War Crimes News
Newsmen in Tokyo set up a 24 hour death watch as wartime premier Hideki Tojo and six others faced hanging. Army officials said no execution date had been set, while reports noted a family visit to Koki Hirota and government secrecy surrounding the timing of the executions.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Marlon P. Echols
Douglas MacArthur
Kyodo
Koki Hirota
United States Army
Hirota
MacArthurs
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