King George VI Calls for Nationalization in Parliament Speech
King George VI, guarded by police after a London procession, urged conscription continuity and nationalization of inland transport and electric utilities. He outlined plans for defense coordination, air sea and land services, and adoption of the 1944 Chicago aviation accord. He promised housing and food aid and supported negotiations for world trade growth.
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London
George VI
Raval Machange
Germany
Aud Notry
London Stock Exchange
Britain
Chiang Kai-shek May Delay Assembly Again
Chiang Kai-shek potential postponement of the National Assembly looms as Communists and minorities balk at joining. The delayed convention aims to form a coalition government with the Communists demanding troop positions revert to January 13 and citing military pressures near Yenan and warplane demonstrations over the Yenan area.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Chiang Kaihek
National Assembly
Yenan
City and County push hospital meeting plan for Nov 25
City Commissioners and the Houston County Board of Revenue back a joint plan for a mass meeting of Dothan and Houston County residents on November 25 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse to discuss forming a hospital association. The session follows enforcement of a Civil Aeronautics Authority rule requiring planes to fly above 1 000 feet over the city and cites penalties for violations.
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Dothan
Houston County
Houston County Board of Revenue
J. W. Parkman
Charles Roberts
Southern Airmotive Airport
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Roberts
Napier Field
Three Cars Damaged In Two Accidents
A pair of collisions yesterday and this morning left three cars with minor damage at known city intersections. James Strickland and E M Burkett were involved in the first incident at N St Andrews and Troy streets with no injuries or charges. A second crash on Oates Street near the 200 block involved Joseph Venable and Arnold Wiley Herndon, with no injuries or charges.
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N. St. Andrews
Troy Streets
James Strickland
E. M. Burkett
Joseph M. Venable
Arnold Wiley Herndon
Oates St
Social Security Wage Insurance Seen As Brake Against Low Mood
Social Security Commissioner Arthur J. Altmeyer asserts a nearly $7 billion unemployment fund will restrain recession fears. He says the reserve provides purchasing power during declines and that state funds will cover about 3.8 percent of 24 million insured workers under current rules.
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Washington
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Altmeyer
Truman
Social Security Administration
Republicans Lay Middle-Of-Road Map For Truman
Republican leaders urged President Truman to pursue a middle of the road policy in the new GOP led Congress. Senators Knowland Brooks Morse backed a nonextreme approach while warning against socialistic proposals and pledging to maintain foreign policy. Democrats awaited Senate treaty tests and a broader cooperation standard from the administration.
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Jack Bell Washington
Truman
Congress
William F. Knowland
Calif
C. Wayland Brooks
Knowland
Brooks
Ilinois
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate
Carroll Reece
House
City Board of Education Meets to Address School Fire Hazards
The City Board of Education discussed Fire Chief Ryan’s report identifying fire hazards in City schools and urging repairs. The board will seek a meeting with the City Commission to address the school situation and the proposed new Negro high school construction, with no action taken.
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City Board of Education
R. H. Ryan
Bruce Flurry
City Commission
Ryan
North Highlands
Flurry
Father and Son Struck by Taxi in Dothan
E. F. Hardin and his son Otis of 616 Lafayette Street were slightly injured when a taxi struck them on Third Avenue near Savannah Street. Cecil Watkin of 108 Appletree Street drove the taxi and said the pair walked into the road. Both were treated and dismissed. police delayed the report for further investigation.
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E. F. Hardin
Stove Fire Impacts Powell Street Home
Firemen responded to a blaze at 202 West Powell Street in a residence owned by L. B. Whaley. An old stove caused the fire in Mrs. M. A. Fuller’s home, with damage estimated at ten dollars.
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W. Powell St
M. A. ,Fuller
L. 3 B. Whaley
Russia proposes UN probe of displaced persons camps
At Lake Success, Andrei Vishinsky urged a seven to nine nation commission to investigate German camps within a month. He sought representation for Russia Yugoslavia and Poland, linking the move to amendments on propaganda and forced repatriation, while the U S objected to curb free speech in camps.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United Nations
Germany
Europe
Andrei A. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Yugoslavia
Poland
International Refugee Organization
Economic and Social Council
Eleanor Rooseveltt
Soviet Union
Mother leaves home after infant dies in Chicago
Harvey Berlinquette Sr. told authorities his wife wandered the streets since their 18 month old Lea Diane died of fever October 21. Police found five hungry children in a cold dingy apartment. Berlinquette was arrested on a contributing to the neglect charge.
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Chicago
Harvey Berlinquette, Sr
Elizabeth Battersey
Berlinquette
Lea Diane
Jica Diane
Ashe
30 Killed 70 Injured in French Rail Crash
A freight train collided with a stationary passenger local at Revigny Sur Ornain station near Bar Le Duc France killing 30 and injuring about 70. The Strasbourg Paris Railway link was involved and the passenger train had been at a standstill.
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Bar LE Duc
France
Revigny Sur Ornain
Reviigny Sur Ornain
Strasbourg-Paris
Murder linked to own act ends kidnapping case in New Jersey
In Ocean County New Jersey the body of Mary Pile Kinney 26 kidnapped bride was found in a cedar swamp near Lakehurst. Her husband Glynn Kinney 4 months married arranged return to Texas while ex suitor Chalmers Laubaugh killed himself and the girl in what investigators call murder and death by own action. Bodies found by Navy blimp near Route 40 460 yards from Lebanon State Forest. No inquest planned and X ray of decomposed remains to be done before repatriation.
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Toms Rivier
N. J
Mary Pile Kinney
Crochkett
Tex
Glynn Fo Kimimey
Chalmers Laubauga
Ocean County
Robert Gibson
Gary
Akron
Lambaugh
Gibson
FBI
New Jersey
Royal Post
Lakehurst Naval Station
Lebanon State Forest
Obow Highway
Tedoon
October Fire Loss Report Reveals City Totals
Fire Chief reports October losses at 22275 with 6285 uninsured. City firemen answered 46 in city and five outside, handling 15 rubbish and burning autos. There were 1140 building inspections and 794 residential hazards found, mainly faulty wiring and stove flues.
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Dothan
Gre
Aol Ryane
Garin
Fire destroys portion of Monroeville Elementary School
A section of Monroeville Elementary School was damaged by a fire likely started by a defective brick furnace. The 1910 building, valued around 45 000 dollars, suffered the loss on the day of the incident.
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Monroeville, Ala
Monroeville
Too Rough To Smooth Main Street Turns Dangerous
Fort Myers Florida police chief Doughas Wertle son laments the town’s new main street surface. He recalls complaints about rough driving but now notes the pavement is so smooth that speeding has become the danger.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Florida
Doughas Wertleson
O Main
Bertleson
Violence Flares Amid Movie Strike With New Talks
Conflict renews as picketing and disruptions spread near studios. Krug and Lewis confer while workers demand higher pay and hours. Explosions and damage appear tied to a grenade incident. authorities investigate. Government mediators urge peace as unions hold to job action.
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Krug
Lewis
Toadis
Miesie
Nertoun
Atpore Lewis
Dais
Atle Craftne Cs
Wet Ae Wie
Ogmdioan
Aisha
Sparkman Assigned Senator's Office
In Washington AP reports the appointment of Sparkman to a Senate office in the Senate Office Building. The piece notes his upcoming tenure as Senator and references the succession from Swift D Ala as part of last week’s election changes.
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Sparkman
Senator
Washington
Sparkra
AsAlas
Senate
Swift
John Hooiee
Showdown Over Closed Shops Heads Toward High Court Fight
The piece reports on the closed shop controversy with Lenny Joseph Ball urging Congress to outlaw it and voters in Florida Arkansas Nebraska South Dakota and Arizona approving state constitutional amendments banning closed shops. It notes unions seek federal action and discusses Wagner Act origins and free rider concerns.
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James Marlow
Washington Caf
Congress
U. & Supreme Court
Lenny Joseph Ball
Minnesota
Republeat
Florida
Arkansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Aringnino
Shannon
Sears
Pegrie
Indi Vaddualos Sieedors
Novatenn
Ark
Molotov Offers to Meet Inspection Demands for Disarmament
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov proposed to meet American demands for inspection rights as a condition for disarmament. The statement at an Armistice Day dinner surprised Britain and the United States, who question whether the offer is genuine or propaganda. Molotov suggested Soviet and American delegations could harmonize their proposals, signaling a potential shift in disarmament talks.
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HR. H. Shackford
New York
V. M. Molotov
United States
Great Britain
United Nations General Assembly
Soviet Union
Molotov
Froest Bevin
Foreign Press Association
Russia
Baruch
Waldorf Astoria
United States of America
Ickes resigns as ICCASP head after 1946 campaign
Harold L. Ickes resigns as executive chairman of the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts Sciences and Professions. He says he wants to act on his own judgment in supporting or opposing candidates without group decisions. Ickes, who previously served as Secretary of the Interior, offered resignation August 2 but stayed through the 1946 election campaign.
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New York
ULP
Harold &. Ickes
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts Sciences and Professions
Ickes
Iccasp
Interior
Letter By Dead Marine's Mother Read By Byrnes At U N Dinner
At a United Nations dinner, Secretary of State James Byrnes read a letter written by the mother of Marine private Gordon Schnehne, who died on Sugar Loaf Hill during Okinawa. The missive described her son’s resolve, his unspoken questions about enemies, and his unit the 4th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division, as Byrnes highlighted universal desires for peace amid the Big Four and United Nations delegates.
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Byrnes
U. N
New York
Armetica
Sugar Loaf
James FL Byrnes
Frankto J. Spellman
Jigcnes
Foreignness Associations
Big Four
United Natong
Stanley SchneNe
Olivia, Minn
Nix Fight
England
China
Gordon
Bougainville
Bikinis
Guam
Okinawa
Sugar Loaf Hill
4Th Marine Regiment
6Th Marine Division
Heaven
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King
Board of Education
Molotov Springs
New Surprise
U.S
BY Robert J. Manning
Tropics
Pacific
Majure IM
South Pacific
Navy
USS
NEA
Supreme Court
Bevin
Red
John
Steele
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