UN assembly faces clash over admitting new members
At Lake Success Egypt accuses New York city authorities of overstepping in rejecting five applicants while the UN committee votes to admit Sweden Iceland and Afghanistan. Security Council had rejected Albania Outer Mongolia Ireland Portugal and Transjordan prompting debate on charter rules and procedure.
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N. Y
United Nations Assembly
Egypt
City Council
Assembly
Sweden
Iceland
Afghanistan
Security Council
Albania
M Lia
Ireland
Portugal
Transjordan
Mohamed Bey Fawzi
Paul Juck
Dmitri Manuilsky
Soviet Ukraine
Tom Connally
D-Tex
U. S
Andrei V. Vishinsky
Ice
Manuilsky
Coal Strike Tensions Rise As Lewis Bargains Continue
Washington reports fear of unauthorized strikes by United Mine Workers while John L. Lewis negotiates for higher pay. With talks in recess until Monday, 42 mines in West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee have closed, suspending 5 700 workers as parties debate contract terms and possible shorter work weeks without pay loss.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Solid Fuels Administration
The
SEA
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
UMW
John ©. Leary
Navy
N. H. Collisson
Hirohito Transfers Sovereignty as Japan Embraces New Constitution
Emperor Hirohito will promulgate Japan's new constitution by reading a rescript to the Diet. The document abolishes war and transfers sovereignty to the people. Empress Nagako and Crown Prince Akihito will attend in Tokyo as MacArthur hails the move toward world peace and a democratic future.
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Hirohito
Japan
Imperial Palace Moat
Nagako
Akihito
MacArthur
U. S
George C. Atcheson, Jr
Weather Forecast for North Carolina November 3 1946
Partly cloudy west and mostly cloudy east with rain in the southeast and far east. The east remains not warm today, Sunday. scattered coastal showers. Sunrise 6 44, sunset 5 28.
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North Carolina
State Coffers Runing Over From October Revenues
Raleigh reports October revenue gains across all sources. Total tax collections reached 8 843 469 dollars, up 2 203 937 from October 1945 with the general fund at 5 364 159 dollars and highway fund at 3 479 310 dollars. The sales tax led the general fund, at 2 975 929 dollars.
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Raleigh
Risingen
Department of Revenue
Truman Quietly Visits Home as Campaign Tone Shifts
President Truman stays away from a hometown rally in Independence Missouri as party leaders take responsibility for congressional contests. Mayor Roger Sermon explains the quiet approach aims to “up the dignity of his high office” while press secretary Ross says no national political address is planned. The president and Mrs Truman will vote Tuesday in Memorial Building as local residents gather.
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Independence
Truman
Roger T. Sermon
Charles G. Ross
Burlington Losing Turkeys
Burlington officials report a series of mysterious turkey deaths near the incinerator. Superintendent Walker E. Love says 174 carcasses have appeared at the entrance each morning for several days, with most birds eight to ten months old. One night a patrol officer found 20 turkeys piled at the door.
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Burlington
Walker E. Love
Conference Near Deal on Dairen Administration
Nanking reports Chinese and Russian authorities negotiating over China taking over Dairen, a Russian-occupied port city. Mukden dispatch says talks in Dairen show progress and Chinese officials may assume control within about 15 days amid the drive against Chinese communists.
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Nanking
China
Dairen
Hsin Min Pao
Mukden
Palestine in General Strike Amid Balfour Anniversary
Jerusalem streets empty as Jews observe the sabbath and Arabs stage a 29th anniversary strike. Police curb potential processions while refugees from the San Dimitrio are deported to Cyprus. The Haifa harbor site hosts ships deemed illegal.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Britain
Palestine
Cyprus
San Dimitrio
Haifa
Bal
Cotton Price Regulation To Be Scrapped By OPA
Washington November 2 The OPA plans to drop a cotton goods pricing rule amid White House pressure. The rule barred mills from selling finished goods more than 120 days ahead except certain cases. Steelman urged elimination saying the limit helped push cotton prices down from October highs. Prices fell up to 50 dollars a bale. exchanges closed thrice as the decline surged.
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Washington
OPA
White House
John R. Steelman
Congress
Truman
Steelman
Mrs Roosevelt Urges Democratic Congress
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urged voters to elect a Democratic Congress saying it would reduce war risk. In a New York ABC broadcast she credited Democrats with wartime leadership and building the country back, and argued they can lead to peace.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
ABC
Democratic Mere Committee
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Truman
Hus
Four Hunters Die As Pennsylvania Small-Game Season Opens
Harrisburg report says at least four hunters died and 30 were injured as Pennsylvania’s 1946 small-game season opened. Officials cite three heart attacks from exertion and a single gunshot death of 14-year-old Norman Klinger of Paxinos. About 500,000 hunters sought rabbit pheasant and quail amid warm weather reducing game kill.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Game Commission
Norman Klinger
Paxinos
Commission
Two Loads of Shot Kill Huge Local Alligator
Lee Morton killed an eight foot alligator near Morton's Crossing after it chased his dog. Morton said two buckshot loads were needed, the first glanced off as if hitting iron. The 150 pound gator was shot around noon and died at sunset, about a mile and a half from the nearest pond.
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Jacksonville
Lee Morton
Morton
Government Moves to End Strikes Across Industries
The U S labor department and maritime commission push to settle four major disputes quickly. They target the Pacific coast maritime and stevedore stoppages, Hawaii sugar workers walkout, and the West Allis Wisconsin Allis-Chalmers plant deadlock. Nathan P Feinsinger mediates Pacific disputes and Hawaii sugar talks as Schwellenbach urges negotiators from Allis-Chalmers and the CIO auto workers to return to bargaining.
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Washington, No. 2
Labor Department and Maritime Commission
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
West Allis
Wis
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Maritime Commission
Pacific Ocean
Labor Department
Nathan P. Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law
Schwellenbach
Allis-Chalmers Company
CIO Auto
Atom bomb secret out claims 96 U S bombs
London Nov 2 Daily Express weapons expert Chapman Pincher asserts the United States has about 96 atomic bombs in stockpiles each 25 feet long torpedo shaped weighing about 9000 pounds and powered by plutonium in two lamps. Pentagon officials decline to confirm details.
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London
Daily Express
Chapman Pincher
United States
Atom Bomb Secret Out
Pincher
Nagasaki
Lie R. Grooves
Manhattan Project
U. S. War Department
War Department
Clash Over RFC Housing Loans Sparks Government Standoff
In Washington a dispute erupts between Housing Administrator Wilson Wyatt and RFC over $54 million in loans for 11 prefabricators. Wyatt considers forcing loans under emergency housing powers while negotiations continue, igniting a broader clash among national housing, War Assets, and related agencies.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
Reconstruction Corporation
Wyatt
RFC
Housing Administration
Tors
National Housing Administration
War Assets Corporation
Durham Man In Bank Robbery
John M. McGhee a 32 year old Durham North Carolina coal dealer was held on a 25000 bond at a U S commissioner hearing in the Gretna bank robbery. Federal charges may follow after the state cases against two Durham men involved in a highway truck incident. Investigators say 3100 was found on Lee Edward Avant while McGhee was identified by the Gretna bank cashier's assistant in a police lineup.
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Danville
John M. McGhee
Durham
N. C
U. S
People’s Bank of Gretna
Lee Edward Avant
Jess
Gerald
Avant
McGhee
J. G. Taylor
Two Tar Heels Honored for Heroism in 1945 Fire
Hendersonville residents William P. Chaney and Sara Othello Westall received bronze Carnie Hero Fund medals for rescuing Craig G. King Ralph C. King Roy Cy King from a burning East Flat Rock home on Sept 3 1945. Chaney and Westall entered the blaze guiding the children to safety as the house collapsed. Chaney suffered burns. Westall was uninjured.
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Pittsburgh
Hendersonville
N. C
Carnie Hero Fund Commission
East Flat Rock
William P Chaney
Whitted — Street
Sara Othello Westall
East Barnwell Street
Craig G. King
Ralph C. King
Roy Cy King
Ralph
King
Chaney
Miss Westall
Craig
Roy
Miss Wetsall
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