Communist Takeover Tightens Grip Across Eastern Europe
1948 saw Czechoslovakia fall to a Soviet styled regime after non Communist ministers resigned and Gottwald seized power. Tito's clash with the Cominform shook Yugoslavia while Romania Hungary and Bulgaria moved toward Soviet control and Greece fought a long civil war with international concerns.
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Gerald Green
International News Service
NEW York
INS
Central
Eastern
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Republic
Benes
Masaryk
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Tito
Prague
Klement Gottwald
Eduard Benes
Gottwald
Jan Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
Russia
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Cominform
Ussr
Poland
Wladislaw Gomulka
Belgrade
Bucharest
Ana
Pauker
Andrei Vishinsky
Danube
U. S
Britain
France
Hungary
Bulgaria
Albania
United Nations
Greece
George Polk
Salonika Bay
Polk
Athens
Thomasville Police Growth Reflects City Expansion
Thomasville's police department has expanded along with the city. Chief Paul M. Shore leads 16 officers plus a sergeant and a desk officer across three eight hour shifts with radio cars, a fingerprint lab and modern jail. The force, upgraded since 1946, includes mounted traffic officers and enhanced pay, equipment and facilities.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
Recorder's Court
W. G. Byerly
Fred Kanoy
Henry Easley
Byerly
Kanoy
Police Officers Benefit and Retirement Fund of
North Carolina
Kaney
High Point
State Highway Patrol
Salisbury
Salem Street
State Health Department
City Hall
Paul M. Shore
EB. R. Richardson
Shore
Bureau of Identification
Charlotte
Jacksonville
H. S. Embry
F. C. Smith
Charlie Barnes
T. J. York
Tom Russe
Paul Shore
Fred Kaney
Otis Koonts
Fred Boyd
Windy” Smith
S. W. Embry
Verlo Stamey
Frank Pennington
New Housing Legislation Expected On Public Aid Plan
Washington reports a broad push for large scale public housing with federal subsidies. Proposals range from 500000 to 2000000 new units over five years, with slum clearance rural housing and a national housing policy, plus cheaper building techniques and continued federal support for communities.
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Clarke Beach
Washington
Senator McCarthy
Rwis
Capitol Hill
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Conference of Mayors
Congress
U. S. Housing Authority
Labor Department
Berchmans T. Fitzpatrick
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Orr Bell Ringing Tradition Continues in Charlotte
In Charlotte on New Year’s Eve 1947 the Orr family maintained a longtime ritual at First Presbyterian Church. Walter B. Orr did not ring the bell because of a relative’s death, but his nephew F. M. Allen Jr. continued the custom and tolled the bell at midnight as 1948 began.
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Charlotte
Jan
Orr
Flavor a Creamy Shrimp Sauce with Onion and Curry
Sauté finely grated onion, then stir in curry powder and salt. Add cream to create a smooth sauce, simmer briefly, and pour over hot cooked rice with shrimp for a fragrant, warming dish. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve immediately.
U S Business and Industry See 1948 Prosperity Amidst Shifting Demand
U S business and industry posted a generally prosperous year in 1948 with steel and auto sectors at record pace while consumer industries slowed as postwar orders diminished. Steel shipments reached an all time high with 65.7 million tons. car production rose to 3.86 million units. farm equipment hit two billion dollars in sales. television output surged to 800,000 sets alongside rising household appliance availability.
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New York
INS
Sears Roebuck & Company
Montgomery Ward & Company
Living Fossil Found In Asia In Hindu holy city wells
In Varanasi India a tiny transparent centipede like shrimp labeled a living fossil was found in wells. Dr B N Chopra notes its ancestors thrived in the Mesozoic era over 100 million years ago. Similar members of Phreatoidea Iso sophia now survive only in Australia New Zealand South Africa.
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New Dehli
India
Benares
B. N. Chopra
Zoological Survey of India
Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand
Cape Province
South Africa
Southern Asia
South America
Labor Expects Rewards For Helping In Election
Labor groups spent over 3 million in the 1948 campaign and anticipate gains in 1949. They seek repeal of Taft Hartley, new wage boosts, and broader social programs under a friendly administration. Labor mobilized AFL CIO and independents to back Truman and Congress.
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Phillips J. Peckins
Washington
INS
CIO
Labor
Truman
Congress
AFL
Independents
Mr. Truman
National Labor Relations Board
AFL International Typographical Union
Chicago
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Union Treasuries
Henry Ford
Federation
General Motors
Cyrus S. Ching
Britain Faces Overcrowded Universities After War
A government study reports British universities are overcrowded and understaffed after World War II. Despite doubled incomes since 1935 to 1947, accommodation and teaching staff are insufficient as enrollment in science and technology soars, risking academic standards and university life.
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London
Britain
Taxicab Operators To Meet on Tuesday
North Carolina taxicab operators will convene in Winston Salem next Tuesday on the eve of the general assembly opening to discuss proposed legislation. Marshall C. Kurfees, Winston-Salem, executive secretary of the North Carolina Taxicab Association, announced the meeting at the request of Murphy C. Anderson of Greensboro. Members and independent operators were invited.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
State General Assembly
Marshall C. Kurfees
Winston- Salem
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Atomic E Commission
Secre Ot Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Maurice J. Tobin
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