Greeks Press Forward Toward Berati in Albania
Greek forces resumed the advance toward Berati in Central Albania after repelling two Italian counter attacks described as a limited offensive. Italians hurled infantry in attempts to hold lines north of Klisura, but weather and snow hindered operations as Greek artillery pounded Italian positions. The drive from Klisura toward Berati continued to develop satisfactorily, according to a government spokesman.
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Athens
Berati
Albania
Klisura
Convocation Speakers Highlight Rural Church Role in Nation
Rabbi Julius Mark headlines a North Carolina Convocation of Churches at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church with sessions through Thursday. Dr. J. C. Glenn and Dr. M. L. Banister preside as Bishop Clare Purcell and Dr. Dawber address rural church significance amid democracy and national crisis.
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North Carolina
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Clare Purcell
Western North Carolina
The
Methodist Church
Julius Mark
Vine Street Temple
Nashville
Tenn
M. L. Banister
First Baptist Church
Oxford
J. C. Glenn
Edenton Street Methodist Church
Raleigh
Mark A. Dawber
Home Missions Council
New York City
Dawber
Paul Austin Wolfe
Brick Presbyterian Church
Hull urges unlimited aid to Britain as vital to U S
Secretary of State Hull testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee urging passage of President Roosevelt s lease lend bill to supply Britain and other nations fighting conquest. He warned that control of the Atlantic by Germany endangers U S security and condemned Japan, Germany and Italy for seeking to destroy the world order.
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Washington
Hull
Congress
Britain
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Atlantic Ocean
Germany
Atlantic
South Atlantic
Japan
Far East
Italy
Luther A. Johnson
D-Tex
United States
Legislators Set Hearings as Appropriations Move Forward
In Raleigh on January 15 legislators held brief sessions as the joint appropriations committee announced public hearings at 2:30 PM the next day. The House advanced a measure granting eminent domain rights to motor carriers and bus companies for union terminals if the utilities commission approves. Poole and Gass introduced a $50 000 yearly Agriculture Department beetle control appropriation. The Senate received three local bills.
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Raleigh
Joint Appropriations Committee
House
Mecklenburg
Utilities Commission
Poole
Moore and Gass
Forsyth
Agriculture Department
Senate
Navy seeks 400 small vessels including subs and torpedo boats
Navy requests Congress authorize building 400 small crafts such as sub chasers mine sweepers and torpedo boats with 280 deemed urgently needed. Demand for 310 million dollars for construction and armament and 25 million for expanded shipyard facilities, vessels to be completed within a year mainly on the Great Lakes.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Samuel M. Robinson
Bureau of Ships
House Naval Committee
Great Lakes
LSU professor vindicated after four years of dismissal
Baton Rouge Louisiana January 15 Dr Frank Kreager LSU professor was vindicated after four years and awarded a year's vacation at four thousand dollars in recognition of his unjust dismissal The LS U board of supervisors reorganized since the 1939 political scandals and sent Smith to the penitentiary.
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Baton Rouge
Frank
Kreager
Louisiana State University
James M. Smith
L.S.U. Board of Supervisors
Louisiana
Smith
Budget Makers Oppose Taxes In North Carolina
Raleigh January 15 The state budget commission unanimously opposes any new tax or tax rate increase Rep Bryant of Durham told the joint finance committee that North Carolina should not raise levies amid federal tax hikes He defended transferring 2 203 000 from the general fund to the highway fund as an alternative to cutting appropriations or raising revenue Also noted was a plan by Democratic leaders to create a new 12th congressional district from parts of the 10th and 11th districts.
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Raleigh
State Budget Commission
Bryant
Durham
Commission
Joint Finance Committee
North Carolina
House
House Committee On
Plans convert US to arsenal of democracy says Roosevelt
Washington dispatch reports F D R outlines lend lease as an offensive defensive alliance with the president directing operations against dictatorial powers. Military chiefs decide how many planes ships and artillery to send and to where involving Britain Greece China and other allies. The administration suggests Congressmen handle diplomacy while military naval experts coordinate logistics.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Britain
Greece
China
Near East
Turkey
Russia
House
Walter George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Albanian Guerrillas Raid Frontier Supplies
Reports from the Albanian frontier say guerrillas led by Malik Debren raided food and ammunition stores behind Fascist defenses. Two Albanian battalions reportedly disbanded after refusing to fight for the Italians.
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Struga
Yugoslavia
Malik Debren
Hosiery Mill Strike Ends in Burlington
A strike at the R. D. Wilson Full Fashion Hosiery Mill in Burlington ended after strikers accepted a conciliators draft. The terms include an upcoming employee vote on bargaining representation and workers to return to their regular schedules. Attendees included federal and state labor officials and union representatives.
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Burlington
R. D. Wilson
W. A. McAllister
Federal Department of Labor
Washington
Frank Crane
Ben Davis
State Department of Labor
Raleigh
Henry I. Adams
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Britisher Flies Bombing Plane Across Atlantic in Record Time
Capt Pat Eves of British Airways ferried a United States built bombing plane from Newfoundland to the British Isles in a record crossing noted by British sources. The flight covered about 2 000 miles, with modern bombers able to make the trip in under 10 hours under favorable conditions. Officials expect hundreds of such planes to reach England by mid summer.
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London
Pat Eves
British Airways
Atlantic
Newfoundland
British Isles
North America
England
German Luftwaffe activity over Britain limited by weather
The German high command said Luftwaffe operations over Britain yesterday were restricted to scouting flights due to unfavorable weather.
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Berlin
High Command
Britain
Norway Bases Struck By RAF
British coastal command aircraft attacked enemy air bases at Mandal and Forts in German occupied Norway last night. Bombs burst on Mandal airfield and one aircraft hit a motorship in Stavanger roads. another bombed a railway bridge. All British planes returned safely amid heavy ground mist and poor weather over the continent.
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London
Coastal Command
Mandal
Forts
Norway
Air Ministry
Stavanger
Continent
Royal Air Force
Germany
Strike Threat At Plane Plant In San Diego
In San Diego on January 15 a threatened strike at the Ryan Aeronautical Company could affect 11.4 million dollars of military aircraft. A vote by 731 of about 1,060 employees authorized a walkout if a labor contract demand for higher pay fails. An advisory defense commission may intervene to break the deadlock as UAW and company negotiators sit apart after joint talks ended Monday. A second ballot issue is planned for Solar Aircraft with a vote on January 24.
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San Diego
Calif
Ryan Aeronautical Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
L. W. Michner
UAW
Ryan
National Advisory Defense Commission
Harry C. Malcom
Southern California
James Dickerson
Solar Aircraft
Secretary Hull Urges Quick Pass on Lease Lend Measure
International Secretary Hull presses Congress to accelerate approval of the lease lend bill. Nazis draining Czech economy. Governor-Elect Donnell awaiting start in Missouri. Budget commission opposes new taxes or higher levies. Outstanding speakers headline church convocation. Chamber of Commerce annual meeting tonight.
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Hull
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Governor calls talks to end CIO strikes at Eaton plants
Governor Van Wagoner convened a conference in Lansing to settle CIO strikes at Eaton Manufacturing Co. five plants making airplane parts on defense contracts. James F. Dewey and R. J. Thomas will attend. Irvan Carey cites progress with about 25 workers returning to jobs.
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Lansing
Mich
Murray P. van Wagoner
CIO
Eaton Manufacturing Co
James F. Dewey
Detroit
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
Eaton Company
Saginaw, Mich
van Wagoner
Irvan Carey
Vaw-Afl
Saginaw
Blythe Brothers Awarded Charlotte Port Contract
The War Department notified Representative Bulwinkle that a $1,187,127 contract was awarded to Goode Construction Company and Blythe Brothers of Charlotte for airport facilities at the city airbase squadron. The contract uses a cost plus fixed fee basis with no further details available.
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Washington
War Department
Bulwinkle
D-Nc
Goode Construction Company
Blythe Brothers
Charlotte
N. C
Britain Defers Blockade Lifts for Food Ship Passages
London January 15 194? The ministry of economic warfare said Britain will not lift the blockade to allow free passage of French ships carrying food from South America to France without navicerts.
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London
Britain
South America
France
Ministry of Economic Warfare
UCC Officials Seek Broadening of Unemployment Benefits
Raleigh January 15 officials led by Chairman Charles G Powell traveled to Washington to seek Federal approval of amendments to the state UCC law. The plan would cover all businesses with five or more workers and boost minimum benefits from 1.50 to 3 per week while raising overall scales and halving the waiting period. It would also allow compensation for catastrophes and floods.
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Raleigh
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Charles G. Powell
Washington
UCC
Adisory Council
Lawyers Argue 30000 Suit Over West Broad Street Slide
In Greensboro on January 15, lawyers argued a 30000 damage suit by Minnie K. Broadhurst and J. N. Wright against High Point city A H Guion Construction Co and Blythe Brothers Co of Charlotte. The Southern Railway Co had been granted a non suit. Blythe Brothers sought dismissal after disputing their role in the grade crossing program noting completion of work Oct 12. The judge allowed Blythe to face the jury along with the city and Guion Co. The jury may apportion damages among defendants.
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Greensboro
Minnie K. Broadhurst
J. N. Wright
High Point
A. H
West Broad Street
Broad and Main
Pless
Blythe Brothers
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