Byrnes Denies Presidential Run Amid Speculation
James F. Byrnes says he will not be a candidate for president or vice president of any party. He plans to voice views on national and international affairs regardless of party positions, stressing loyalty to country over party. Cov Kerr Scott had cited speculation about Byrnes at the southern governors conference.
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Greenville
S. C
James F. Byrnes
United States
Byrnes
South Carolina
Cov
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Biloxi
Miss
States’ Rights Democrats
Democratic Party
Scott
States’ Right
Republican Party
Aureomycin Shown Effective Against Whooping Cough
Chicago reports from December show two Minneapolis doctors saying aureomycin a golden antibiotic effective against whooping cough. They note it works on a range of bacterial infections and those of rickettsial and viral origin, but not for chicken pox or mumps.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Wesley W. Spink
Ellard M. Yow
University of Minnesota Medical School
Korean Communists Sign 12 196 Converts in Change of Heart Drive
The National Association of Converts from communism announced it signed 12 196 Koreans during a week of repentance. A sponsor cited repentant letters written in blood from some former communists.
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Seoul
National Association of Converts From Communism
Secret 1938 State Dept Document Quoted In Hiss Trial
A secret 1938 State Department cablegram described French British and Soviet maneuvers toward an anti Germany accord. Read in the Alger Hiss perjury trial, the document was suppressed for national security and cited as Chambers testified about documents allegedly supplied by Hiss.
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New York
Germany
State Department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Great Britain
Italy
France
U. S
Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Itler
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Maryland
William C. Bullit
Cold Wave Sweeps Midwest with Snow Cover and Low Temps
The cold front moved into the Midwest as snow slid east from Illinois to Wisconsin and Michigan. Rockford Illinois dropped below zero, Duluth Minnesota stood at two below, Chicago was 14 above, with light falls reaching Pennsylvania New York and Ohio. Western Canada may spawn a new storm, while other regions enjoyed mild weather. In the Carolinas freezing lows ranged from 32 to 33, with Asheville and Wilmington noted.
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Midwest
Rockford
Ill
Duluth
Minn
Chicago
Carolinas
Asheville
Ilmington
Columbia
S. C
Shaw says pacifists must fight if war comes in Glasgow reply
George Bernard Shaw comments on conscientious objection and war duties replying to a Glasgow Forward staffer. He compares a nation at war to a leaking ship and urges all citizens to aid the pumps, insisting pacifists must fight if war erupts.
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Glasgow
Scotland
George Bernard Shaw
The
Forward
Glasgow Labor Weekly
Mount Etna Erupts Again After Dormant Period
Mount Etna, Europe’s highest volcano, began erupting shortly before dawn on Sicily’s east coast. Smoke and cinders rose from the 10,758 foot summit as nearby towns received a thin ash layer. The last major eruption occurred in February 1947 with lava damage to crops. Etna’s eruptions have occurred roughly every six years since the 16th century.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount Etna
Europe
Etna
Darby Named to Reed's Senate Term from Kansas
Harry Darby, Kansas industrialist and Republican national committeeman, was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of the late Clyde M. Reed of Parsons.
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Pera
Kan
Harry Darby
Kansas
United States
Senate
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
Mine Owners Call Three Day Week Harmful To Industry
Key West reports President Truman endorsing John R. Steelman plan to keep unemployment relief programs active. Steelman predicts industrial peace and hopes for three day coal digging followed by wage contracts, as government procurement targets hard-hit regions while Truman plans a State of the Union address in January.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Charles G. Ross
United Mine Workers
New England
Congress
Margaret
G. C. Adell
Chinese Nationalists May Abandon New Capital Soon
The Nationalist government in Chengtu fears displacement within three weeks as Communist forces advance from Chungking. Sichuan and Sikang remain contested while Chiang Kai-shek may relocate to Taipei Formosa if the mainland falls. Premier Yen Hsi-Shan vows Chengtu defenses. Sen Homer Ferguson warns over recognition shifting global cold war dynamics.
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Chengtu
China
Chungking
Sikang
Here
Chiang Kai-shek
Taipei
Formosa
Yen Hsi-Shan
Mukden
Homer Ferguson
Rmich
U. S
Britain
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Truman
North Carolina Cuts Auto Liability Rates After Hearing
North Carolina policy holders will save about 2.21 million dollars annually with a new auto liability rate schedule announced by Insurance Commissioner Waldo C. Cheek. The changes, effective January 9, come after a 1946 to mid 1948 premium and loss review and include a 14.6 percent cut in bodily injury for private cars and 10.5 percent in property damage, with larger reductions for commercial vehicles.
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Raleigh
Waldo C. Cheek
N. C. Automobile Rate Administrative Office
Cheek
United States to Send Billion in Arms to Western Europe
The United States plans to ship about a billion dollars in arms to Western Europe within weeks as Atlantic alliance members approve a defense plan. Secretary Louis Johnson returns from Paris to brief President Truman and Secretary Acheson. The plan emphasizes integrated North Atlantic defense with emphasis on Western Europe and potential U.S. strategic bombing and naval actions.
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Europe
Louis Johnson
Paris
Truman
Acheson
Johnson
Atlantic Alliance
France
Congress
United States
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Atlantic
Atlantic Council
Alliance
Origi
United States Committee
Snyder Seeks Balanced Budget Despite No New Ideas
Treasury Secretary Snyder urged a balanced budget now while reiterating a 3 percent plan to cut spending and keep taxes at adequate levels. He cited Truman and a peacetime spending record of 43.5 billion dollars, noting a 257 billion national debt and interest costs of 5.7 billion annually. NAM criticized current fiscal policies as not advancing economic stability.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate-House
Truman
80Th Congress
Treasury
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Soldier Killed In Auto Crash Near Ninety Six
Near Ninety Six South Carolina a soldier was killed and two others injured in an early morning automobile crash. Corp Dean Edward Bagly 19 was identified as the dead man along with Sgt Roy L Davis and Tech Sgt Walter William Brailes both listed as seriously injured. All three from Greenville Air Base. The car overturned on the highway and the injured remained unconscious at Greenwood Hospital.
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Allison
Reidsville
N. C
Cuba Recognizes Arias Government
Cuba became the first nation to recognize Arnulfo Arias’s new government after a police sponsored coup. A diplomatic note delivered by Consul Abe lardo Leon Blanco to Panama’s foreign minister Carlos Brin cited the Bogota resolution of 1948. Brin welcomed the move and expected other countries to follow.
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Cuba
Arnulfo Arias
Bogota
Abelardo Leon Blanco
Carlos Brin
Brin
Americas
Talmadge Says Reds Waging Organized Campaign In South
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge warned at the University of North Carolina that communists have established southern headquarters in Georgia saying if Georgia falls the South will follow. He urged Congress to focus on federal aid to education and other pressing bills while condemning civil rights agitation as divisive. He attacked the Ku Klux Klan question by pledging to enforce laws and stated he knew of no voter disfranchisement in Georgia.
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Chapel Hill
Herman FE. Talmadge
Georgia
University of North Carolina
South
Talmadge
Democratic Party
Talmadgen
Guests Escape as Fire Sweeps Through Lorraine Hotel
An early-morning blaze swept the four story Lorraine hotel in Sapulpa Oklahoma damaging about 1 million dollars and driving guests to escape by exits rooftops and fire nets. Fifty three guests were registered and only one hospitalization reported a broken leg from a leap. The fire affected adjoining buildings including an auto agency a grocery a home appliance store and a fish market.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Lorraine
H. A. Baker
Kansas City
Governor Scott Heads to New York for Democratic Events
Governor Scott flies to New York City for Democratic rounds including a luncheon at Mayor O Dwyer s home and a National committee dinner with National chairman William Boyle. North Carolina party members include Jonathan Daniels B Everett Jordan Ralph Scott J Spencer Love and John Harden.
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Raleigh
Scott
New York City
Floyd Bennett Field
Ben Roney
Terry Sanford
Fayetteville
North Carolina
New York
William O'Dwyer
William Boyle
Jonathan Daniels
Marketing Conference Focuses on Rural Market Reforms
Governor Kerr Scott Harold Cooley and a federal marketing expert led a regional conference to reduce the producer consumer price gap by improving processing storage transport and distribution. Attendees from nine states and Puerto Rico joined the Raleigh session as part of a national effort led by Kerr Scott.
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Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Harold Cooley
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
National Association of Commissioners of Agriculture
Industry Leader Attacks Lewis as Coal Strike Dims
George H. Love, spokesman for operators, denounces John L. Lewis for ordering a three day work week after the UMW walkout ends. Lewis says the plan applies to 400,000 soft coal diggers and many anthracite workers in eastern Pennsylvania until contracts expire. He seeks to pressure firms to sign new pacts, while workers average about 14.05 dollars daily.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
George H. Love
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Love
Pennsylvania
Comepanies
Desmands
Industry
Twenty Brazilians Die in Real Airlines Crash
A Real Airlines transport plane crashed near Sao Paulo while attempting a forced landing in a storm. Sixteen passengers and four crew members were killed. a woman and her five-year-old daughter survived. The flight ran between Sao Paulo and Jacare with no foreign passengers aboard.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Real Airlines
Sao Paulo
Here
Ribeiro Claro
Jacare
Rails Lead Stock Rally As Markets Edge Higher
Rail issues advanced about a point while the broader market rose modestly. Illinois Central and Rock Island posted new highs with gains also seen in Santa Fe Southern Pacific Union Pacific General Motors and other industrials.
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Thelinois Central
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Rock Island
General Motors
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