Atomic Arms Debate Roils U N Security Council
The United States charged Soviet aims in arms limits are to remove the atomic bomb and push other weapons under UN control with veto power. Sen. Connally condemned the plan as narrow and warned against insuring any nation veto over inspections. He urged global controls without unbridled veto and stressed enforcement of all weapons bans.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Tom Connally
D-Tex
General Assembly
Connally
Security Council
V. M. Molotov
Federal Attorneys Pressing Charge in Lewis Contempt Case
Federal prosecutors in Washington pressed a contempt case against John L. Lewis citing a strike that disrupted government operations. They introduced federal coal mine administration documents to argue the Smith Connally Act applicability and planned to call 10 more witnesses including Secretary Krug.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
UIW
Federal Coal Mines Administration
N. H. Collison
Lewis
John F. Sennett
Interior Krug
UMW
Goldsborough
Union
Sennett
Borough
Southern Coal
Carolinas Hit By Severe Cold Snap After Warm Spell
Extreme temperatures swept the Carolinas as a Canadian cold front arrived. Raleigh seen a sharp fall from 75 to near freezing, Asheville reported 23 degrees, Charlotte plunged from 76 to 31, with other readings down 30 plus degrees across Charleston Columbia Greensboro Spartanburg Wilmington and Hatteras.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Canada
Raleigh
Mitchell
Asheville
Charlotte
Charleston
S. C
Columbia
Greensboro
Spartanburg
Wilmington
Hatteras
Frisco and Philadelphia Favored for UN Headquarters
Frisco and Philadelphia were named as top choices for the United Nations permanent headquarters. New York City trailed, with authorities indicating the sub committee had not made a formal decision, but New York ranked well below the other cities in many delegates' opinions.
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Lake Success
N. Y
San Francisco
Philadelphia
United Nations
New York City
U. N
New York
Thomasville Plants Reopen After Four-Month Strike
All nine Thomasville Chair plants resumed operations at 8 am. General superintendent C. L. White reported about 838 workers returned, two thirds of the normal 1,200. He aims for 1,000 by the weekend though some former employees found work elsewhere or moved from the city.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
C. L. White
White
North Carolina Deaths Rise to 12 in Weekend
Violent deaths in multiple forms claimed at least 12 North Carolinians over the weekend. Susan B. Fleming, 33, of Franklin County, died after shooting herself in Henderson hospital. Lillian G. Wrede, of Kingston and Norfolk, Va., died in Greenville hospital after her car crashed near Farmville. Charles Lane, 62, longtime resident, featured in continued report.
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Associated Press
Susan B. Fleming
Franklin County
Henderson
A. A. Pernell
Lillian G. Wrede
Kinston
Norfolk
Greenville
Farmville
Charles Lane
Virginia Gets Ready to Try John L. Lewis
The Virginia state corporation commission met to consider a citation against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers for alleged violations of Virginia blue sky securities laws. An immediate request for postponement was anticipated to allow attorney John B. Ambler to prepare the defense in a case filed last week by C Victor Werne.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Virginia
John B. Ambler
Lewis
UMW
SCC
C. Victor Werne
LWO
De Facto U S Britain Pact Hinted by British Communist Daily
The Daily Worker claims Britain will enter a 10 year de facto military alliance with the United States negotiated behind Parliament. It says war plans foresee U S arms supply and Britain providing combat troops with official War Office confirmation of a merger in the works.
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London
Daily Worker
United States
U. S
Britain
Worker
War Ofice
Molotov Buildup Sparks European Speculation
European reaction swirls around Molotov after Soviet press praises him as Stalin's closest deputy amid rumors of a leadership handover. Moscow reports name him an honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Science, prompting renewed talk of successors.
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London
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Europe
Stalin
Molotov
Moscow
Soviet Academy of Science
Reynolds for Iron Ring highlights defense stance
Former Senator Robert R. Revaoine, once chairman of the senate military affairs committee in World War I, says the only defense is the nation's iron ring. In a Asheville interview, Reynolds asserts the U.S. must shield its own interests and stop funding abroad while criticizing postwar policies.
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Asheville
Dec
Robert E R. Revaoine
Senate
Reynolds
Russia
Great Britain
Byrd Opens Major Antarctic Expedition From Norfolk
Operation High Jump sails from Norfolk led by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on a 10 000 mile cold weather mission. Four ships head south with supplies for up to eight months while a 4 000 man crew undertakes exploration and testing in the Antarctic regions.
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U.S.S
Norfolk
Antartica
Northwind
Pine Island
Brownson
West Coast
Richard E. Byrd
Olympus
Red Chinese Mass Troops Split Moves Across Manchuria
The central news agency reports 552,000 troops massed in Manchuria and headquarters moved from Harbin to Mutze. Officials say no first shot, while Peiping reports accuse theft of Dairen’s industrial plants and transport to Shantung. Ta Kung Pao notes forces within 12 miles of Dairen and a Soviet withdrawal at 40 miles.
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Nanking
Manchuria
Harbin
Kiamutze
Peiping
Dairen
Yellow Sea
Shantung Peninsula
Shopkeepers Of Shanghai Cautious After Weekend Riots
Shanghai witnesses cautious shop reopenings as police with shoot to kill orders guard against a flare up of rioting that injured many and left reports of deaths unconfirmed by officials. Mayor Wu blames the Communists and cites planned bloodshed as a prelude to broader turmoil.
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Shanghai
K. C. Wu
Greek Crisis Sparks Balkan Fire Threat and Royalist Strife
DEWITT MacKENZIE outlines Greece's civil clashes between leftists and the monarchist government amid rising tensions in Macedonia. Athens accuses Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia of destabilizing northern Greece as Moscow satellites, while Greece leans toward London for support.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Balkans
Tsaldaris
Russia
United Nations
Greece
Balkan
Macedonia
Athens
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Moscow
England
London
Krug Called To Hearing By Committee
Secretary of the Interior J A Krug was summoned to testify before a House committee investigating coal surplus property. Krug said the subpoena was unnecessary and he would have appeared voluntarily. The hearing aimed to clarify government plans to move natural gas through the wartime pipeline system.
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Washington
House
J. A. Krug
Krug
Petrillo Is Victorious In Lea Act Ruling
Federal Judge Walter J. LaBay dismissed charges against James C. Petrillo of violating the Lea Act, ruling the act unconstitutional. Petrillo, leader of the AFL American Federation of Musicians, had been accused after a Chicago radio strike to hire more musicians, deemed unnecessary by the station.
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Chicago
Walter J. la Bay
James C. Petrillo
Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
Steel Workers To Seek Raise In Contract Talks
James Thimmel of the CIO United Steelworkers said the union will demand a substantial wage increase and guaranteed annual pay from Aluminum Company of America as talks begin. The contract, expiring Friday, includes union membership maintenance. additional demands include a better vacation plan health and welfare foundation and a union shop.
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Pittsburgh
James Thimmel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America
Health and Welfare Foundation
Thinvnes
Walkout Cripples Industry
Pittsburgh reports a broad economic impact from a soft coal crisis with 104000 workers idled and 400000 miners affected as industries suspend operation. Steel and steel-related plants show drastic reductions in output while railroads furlough crews. In New York State, GE plant in Schenectady lays off 250 porcelain workers with fears of slow strangulation in manufacturing.
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Pittsburgh
Hallows
Youngstown
Bessemer
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Erie Railroad
New York State
Schenectady
General Electric
Porcelain Department
Burdick and Song Metal
Albany
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