Grim Political Problems Face U S Oil In Sumatra
American oil firms in Sumatra confront political and mechanical hurdles as they renegotiate land rights with Indonesia after the Japanese surrender. Key fields like Tulang Akar Pendopo and Djirak face modernization needs at NKPM Soengei Gerong refinery, with current output around 25 000 barrels daily and a two car long term equipment replacement plan planned to restore prewar capacity.
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Palembang
Sumatra
Sumatras
Iil
Republic of Indonesia
Medan
Padang
A. K. Gani
South Sumatra
Gani
Indonesia
Republic
Tulang
Soengei Gerong
A. B. Vought
E. 49Th Street
New York City
Vought
Moesi
Hotel Inferno Leaves 11 Dead in Early Morning Blaze
Firemen combed 87 rooms as flames raged with four to five guests found wandering in dazed conditions. Guests jumped to safety from upper floors. others used sheets as makeshift ropes. A hotel night porter said the fire alarm failed and he shouted warnings in the halls. The hotel had changed hands for $120,000 a week earlier to a New York led group.
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George Hunter
Leon Asben
New York
Dr Jackson to Speak To Oak View Grange
Dr W C Jackson chancellor of Woman's College in Greensboro will speak to the Oak View Grange Thursday night at 8 o clock at the Oak View schoolhouse. Visitors invited to attend and those wishing to affiliate may apply to Judson Ruth master at the meeting. Pedestrian deaths after sunset linked to motor vehicle accidents noted in report.
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W. C. Jackson
Woman's College
Greensboro
Oak View Grange
Oak View
The
Grange
Judson Ruth
End of Coal Strike Eases Controls and Negotiations Begin
Government lifts most emergency orders, easing coal supply limits as Lewis calls miners back under prior terms. Congress signals intent to push new labor legislation while negotiations with operators and the government resume, though a rapid settlement remains uncertain.
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Solid Fuels Administration
Congress
Lewis
United States
Miners' Walkout Eases as Layoffs Recalled
Workers in coal dependent industries faced a rapid restart as layoffs were rescinded after a miners strike. A Library PA worker lamented returning with three weeks pay lost, fearing a repeat in April while railroads and steel sectors anticipated a quicker recovery from the walkout that affected 400,000 miners.
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Dig‘ger
Furloughs Averted as Mines and Plants Prepare Resumption
A tri state industrial group reports mine resumption will prevent furloughs for about 100000 workers in Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. Jones and Laughlin Steel says 1100 furloughs will end in days while Carnegie Illinois predicts recalls later in the week for 20000 workers. Ford Motor in Detroit plans to resume full schedules tomorrow after major layoffs last week.
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Tri-State Industrial Association
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Western Powers Seek Progress on Italy and Hungary Treaties
Western leaders are ironing out minor disputed points on peace treaties with Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland but expect no signing for a month Bevin and Molotov sail on the Queen Elizabeth this Saturday and big four aim to set a date for the next meeting Germany talks hinge on Byrnes Molotov proposals to hear small nations on Germany's fate
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Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Bevin
Molotov
Europe
Germany
Byrnes
Beligum
Netherlands
Canada
Australia
Local Deaths Reported From Shootings and Accident
Eight was shot to death there Saturday night. Deputies D. F. Holder and O. C. McBride said Hosea Watts, 38, would be charged. Robert Scales, 75, of Mayodan, was killed by an automobile in Madison Sunday. John Parker Rasmusseri, 14, of Hope Mills near Fayetteville, was killed in a hunting accident Saturday.
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D. F. Holder
O. C. McBride
Hosea Watts
Robert Scales
Madison
John Parker Rasmusseri
Hope Mills
Fayetteville
Cotton spinning dominated by Carolinas and Georgia
Sixty percent of U S cotton spinning occurs in the two Carolinas and Georgia, highlighting the regional concentration of the textile industry and its economic significance in the southeastern states.
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United States
Two
Carolinas
Georgia
Golden Egg and World War II Reflections Book Reviews
This column reviews novels and nonfiction. Polak’s The Golden Egg follows Louis Levinson’s rise in Hollywood through deception and family ties, while Welles’s Where Are We Heading? critiques postwar U S policy toward Russia and democracy. Also reviewed are operatic anthologies and social commentary titles.
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James S. Polak
Holt
Louis Levinson
Moe Korn
Louis
Levinsky
Vinson
Moe
Hollywood
Willie
Hannycap
Lacey Strawbridge
Schicksa
Levinsons
Levinson
Momma
Pollak
Sumner Welles
Harper
Welles
U. S
Russia
Roosevelt
Fdr
Europe
Peron
Argentina
China
Greece
Marshal Tito
Stalin
America
Molotov Rejects Troop Census Linking to Disarmament
Molotov took the rostrum as delegates opened the troop census debate and urged that counting home troops be tied to a broader disarmament program. He warned that inventorying troops abroad could worsen relations between member states and called for a settlement before measures proceed.
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Molotov
Industry agency resumes full cotton textile service in Charlotte
Cotton textile plants in Charlotte reported resuming operations today awaiting replacement coal before reserves run out. Freight traffic, back from a one day embargo, remains light for several days until industry fully normalizes.
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Charlotte
Chickens Improve Egg Production In First Year
The report notes chickens lay about twenty percent more eggs in their first year of production than in the second year.
Funeral Rites Held for Clyde Wilbur Vance in Kernersville
Clyde Wilbur Vance, who died December 4 1946 in Washington D C, was mourned at Cherry Street Methodist church Kernersville with Rev. Wilson O Weldon and Rev. B C Winn officiating. Pallbearers included the Fulp cousins Crews Vance and other Kernersville residents. Burial followed in Mt Gur Cemetery family plot.
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Wilbur Vance
Kernersville
Clyde Wilbur Vance
Washington, D. C
Cherry Street Methodist Church
Wilson O. Weldon
First Methodist Church
High Point
B. C. Winn
Cherry Street Church
T. E. Strickland
Charles Auman
Dorothy
Funeral rites held for Norman L. Freeman at Sechrest Chapel
Funeral services for Norman Lee Freeman of 801 Carr Street were conducted Sunday at three by Rev. Paul Hardin of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers included R. E. Betts J. E. Horney Hurley Davis W. D. Lewis Dorsey M. Lewis and S. C. Clark. Roy Padgett sang with J. Gurney Briggs at the piano.
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Norman Lee Freeman
Carr Street
Sechrest Funeral Home
Paul Hardin
Wesley Memorial
Atlanta fire toll rises as officials seek origin clues
Mayor Hartsfield asks for a burns and gas poisoning report to determine fire origin amid rapid spread. Red Cross lists 112 identified dead, five unclaimed, five missing, about 100 injured with 11 in critical condition. Officials consider building safety regulation improvements. pastors urge community accountability. The FD-1 jet fighter sets a new speed record over 500 mph.
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Hartsfield
National Society of Professional Engineers
Red Cross
Atlanta
John Moore Walker
Salvation Army
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Paul Mari
Anne Baxter
Claude Rains
Teer Iri
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Sonja John Henie Payne
Joan Davis
Lynn Bari
Dane Walter Russell
Houston
Rialto
Africa
Witie Buster Crabbe
National Health Congress
Chicago
Nancy Jean Davis
Pittsburgh
Okla
Mary Jacobs
Zachary
Wisc
Robert Hartkopf
Appleton
Bob Berry
Gage
State Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
Death Valley
Robert Lowery and
Helen Gilbert
Wiaa
AT O'Brien Claire Trevor Werbert
Marshall Arens
Dr. Jackson
Carolina
Tarzan and
the Green Goddess
Jimmy
Cagney James
Ojhnny
West End
Mich Foint
Rad
Ida Lupino
Sidney Greenstreet
the Literary Guidepost
Rogers Associated Press
Sors
Truman
Washington
United Nations
Henry W. Simon
Simon & Schuster
Simon
Albert Sirmig
George Mead
Rafaello Busoni
William Steinberg
Stuart Chase
Twentieth Century Fund
Chase
Willa Gibbs
Farrar, Straus
Napoleon
H. G. Wells
Aul d'Aunay
Brienne
Paul
Margaret Halsey
Miss Halsey
Dorothy W. Baruch
Morrow
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West Broad Street
Wagger
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