Embargo Slows State Industries with Rail Cuts
Freight shipments move only on Southern tracks under a Friday embargo while three passenger trains are dropped by Southern for federal cutoff. North Carolina industries face idling as coal strike tightens the crisis and Atlantic Coast Line outlines further cuts on routes to Wilmington and Columbia.
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Southern Railway
T. C. Blackwell
Toay
Blackwell
Jacksonville
Columbia
Asheville
Washington
Atlanta
Carolinas
States
Graniteville
South Carolina
Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line Railway System
Office of Defense Transportation
Portsmouth
Sumter
S. C
ODT
Seaboard System
North Caro
Wyatt resigns as housing expediter amid policy clash
Wilson W. Wyatt quits as federal housing expediter after opposing a rapid relaxation of building industry controls. President Truman reluctantly accepts the resignation and stresses housing progress for veterans must balance with overall economic stability.
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Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
White House
Louisville
Truman
Wyatt
Ee Do Contro
Mr. Truman
Greece accuses Yugoslavia of aiding Greek frontier unrest
Greece filed a 35 page UN Security Council document accusing neighboring states including Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria of backing guerrilla activity against Greece. It claims fighters are trained abroad and sent into Greece with war material and that bands cross borders under neighbor authorities protection.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Greece
Yugoslavia
United Nations Security Council
Albania
Bulgaria
U. N
Weather turns warmer after cold snap across North Carolina
North Carolina rebounds from four days of unseasonable freezing as forecasts call for near normal to slightly above temperatures. Charlotte area expected to stay wet tonight with highs in the mid sixties and a fair mild Friday across the state. Official tables list high and low readings for cities including Raleigh Wilmington and Charlotte with scattered rainfall totals.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
GOP to Seek Full Control Of Agencies
Republican Chairman Carroll Reece told the Republican National Committee that the party should gain majority control of independent commissions like the Interstate Commerce Commission. He warned a clash with President Truman over appointments and urged closer cooperation between the executive branch and Congress.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Carroll Reece
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reece
Republican National Committee
GOP
Senate
Truman
ICC
Eece
Executive Branch
Republican Congress
UMW Fine Could Be Largest Ever In U S History
Justice Department officials say the 3.5 million dollar fine imposed on the United Mine Workers by Judge T Alan Goldsborough would be the largest ever paid by a corporation or association if collected. They note past fines include Standard Oil in 1907, but Supreme Court reversal spared payment. Further penalties could be imposed as long as the strike lasts, potentially reaching 10 million dollars a month at 250 thousand per day.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Justice Department
Kenesaw M. Landis
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Goldsborough
UMW
Hindu Moslem Deadlock Remains Unbroken in London
London officials report the Hindu Moslem standstill over Indian independence persists after a cabinet session. Viceroy Wavell met the mission and the Dec 9 constituent assembly meet appears doomed if Jinnah stays away, hindering Constitution agreement.
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London
Britain
India
Lord Wavell
Indian Constituent Assembly
M. A. Jinnah
General Strike In Oakland Ends
Washington reports John D. Small resigned as civilian production administrator with Truman accepting the resignation effective December 6. In Oakland, AFL leaders and city officials reached a deal to end the two day general strike tied to transportation and supply shortages, with police not to break picket lines and officials neutral in labor disputes. Still affected are Kahn and Hastings stores amid ongoing contract dispute for blanket negotiations.
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Washington
John D. Small
White House
Truman
Small
Charles G. Ross
CPA
Ross
Oakland
Calif
AFL
East Bay
John F. Hassler
Hassler
American Labor Movement
AFL Teamsters Union
Independent
Machinists Union
Kahn and Hastings
Retail Merchant Association
Berkeley
Land
Dave Beck
Western
France Sees Deep Split in Bid for Interim Premier
Paris reports a week of government deadlock as Communist and Socialist parties refuse to back a cabinet with Communists. Maurice Thorez is defeated. a Bidault coalition or Edouard Herriot as compromise premier are proposed as ways out.
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Paris
France
National Assembly
Leon Blum
Maurice Thorez
Communist Party
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
George Bidault
Edouard Herriot
Blum
Baruch Presses for Curbing Atomic Energy Use
Bernard Baruch, US delegate to the UN atomic energy commission, elated by Soviet Russia’s stance on veto limits, prepares a statement and resolutions urging swift action to curb atomic energy for peaceful uses. Observers note the United States seeks concrete progress following Molotov’s recent remarks.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
N. Y
Bernard M. Baruch
Russia
Baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
V. M. Molotov
United Nations
Lehman Seen as Possible World Bank Leader
Speculation centers on Herbert Lehman for the 38 nation World Bank presidency. Harold D. Smith is also a possible candidate as Meyer resigns, effective around December 18, with Meyer noting the bank moves to ongoing operations and needs a permanent head.
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Washington
Euene Meyer
World Bank
Herbert Lehman
Lehman
New York
Harold D. Smith
United States
Meyer
Truman
State Byrnes
Lloyd Thayer Wins 1946 JayCee Service Award
Lloyd Y. Thayer, principal of the Elm Street School, received the Junior Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award at the Bosses Night program at Emerywood Country Club. O Arthur Kirkman praised Thayer for wartime leadership and his work shaping High Point's future. Carl Goerch delivered the guest address, sharing stories from across North Carolina.
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Lloyd Thayer
Elm Street
Lloyd Y. Thayer
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Emerywood Country Club
High Point
O. Arthur Kirkman
Thayer
Kirkman
Farris
Wesley Memorial Church
Carl Goerch
Raleigh
North Carolina
Goerch
Champion Steer Sells For 10.50 A Pound At Chicago
The grand champion steer at the forty seventh International Livestock Exposition sold for a record 10.50 a pound. Royal Jupiter, a 1,370 pound shorthorn from Oklahoma A and M College Stillwater Okla, was purchased by Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Also bought Loyal Alumnus 4th, an Aberdeen Angus, at the same show.
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Chicago
Oklahoma A and M College
Stillwater
Okla
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Russia May Be Making Right Turn By J M Roberts Jr
AP analysis notes Moscow may be shifting toward a more cooperative posture in arms control at the UN. Molotov’s statement sparked questions about whether Russia will ease veto power and push disarmament, or if safeguards will stall progress. Observers link moves to broader postwar concessions and Stalin’s prior hints on arms inspection.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
Russia
Lake Success
Moscow
Mr. Molotov
Trieste
Dan
Ube
Germany
Ers
Security Council
Molotov
Stalin
Housing to top postwar city planning says official
Herman C. Wilson of Greensboro new president of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers urged local governments to focus on housing as the first postwar challenge. He cited wartime construction pause and said only material and workers can provide homes. He ranked housing first and motor traffic second, suggesting cities may favor parking lots over garage construction.
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Washington
Herman C. Wilson
Greensboro
N. C
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Guilford County
Wilson
The
Lawyers Institute
E Greensboro
Wake Forest College Law School
Henry A. Wilson
Gilmer Township
Elizabeth Clegg
Betty
Woman's College
University of North Caroina
Winston Boy Killed by Truck to Be Buried Here
Funeral services are set for John Turner seven year old son of Mr and Mrs James G Bowen. He was killed Tuesday when run over by a truck in Winston Salem. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery High Point. He was born February 14 1939 in Mullins South Carolina and lived in Winston Salem three years. He was a second grade student at Forest Park school. Survivors include his mother and step father paternal grandparents a half brother and two aunts.
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Winston-Salem
John Turner
James G. Bowen
Church of God
W. C. Lambert
Oakwood
High Point
Mullins
S. C
Forest Park School
J. E. Sechriest
Mt. Crogan
Richard Bowen
J. M. Oakley
S. M. Taylor
Truman to address nation on coal strike crisis
President Truman will speak for about 20 minutes from 9 30 p m EST on the coal strike crisis. G Ross said the speech may run longer and will depend on events at air time as Congress pressures a settlement and John L Lewis faces contempt of court.
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Lewis
Congress
Trieste May Head Back To Assembly
New York dispatch reports a dispute over who pays Trieste bills for the proposed international territory. Byrnes and Bevin urge UN assembly to authorize funding for governor salaries and deficits, while Molotov counters that costs should be covered by the territory.
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Trieste
Foreign Ministers Council
United Nations Assembly
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Big Four Council
U. N. Assembly
Y. M. Molotov
Council
United Nations
Assembly
U. N
Byrnes
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