National Angles Hunted In Off-Year Elections
Washington dispatch notes the off year races may hint at national trends with New York City mayoral contest and a Tren ton Princeton district special in New Jersey drawing interest. Dewey supporters expect political impact from New York results on 1946 and potential vice presidential considerations arise among Democrats.
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Detroit
Trenton-Princeton
New Jersey
William O'Dwyer
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
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Dewey
Jonah Goldstein
Blican
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Holland
Newbold Morris
O'Dwyer
Dstein
Ow York
Sident
Truman
Democratis
James A. Farley
Oc National
James M. Mead
Buffalo
Secre
OPA Skeptical Outlook on Rationing End
The OPA shifts from optimism to a cautious tone about ending wartime rationing. Officials in civilian production foresee a possible termination by year end or soon after, countering Bowles optimism. The agency plans to decide if and when to end controls, with details to reporters under anonymity.
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Washington
Navy
OPA
Civilian Production Administration
War Production Board
Chester Bowles
Congress
Max
Nylons Arrive Sportsmanship in Short Supply
Memphis stores urged patience after nylon hosiery distribution plan sparked complaints. Fourteen merchants announced coupons to mail in orders to avoid riots, but readers reported coupon removal and newspaper raids. Merchants blamed lack of sportsmanship for sales trouble.
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Memphis
14 Carolinas Residents Die Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports 14 people died in the Carolinas over the past weekend, down from 18 and 24 in prior weekends. Eight deaths were from traffic accidents, two from airplane crashes, two from fires, one from homicide, and one from a self inflected cause. In Charlotte Dr. James F. Gamble and Mrs. Gamble of Lincolnton were killed in an airplane crash. In Greensboro Mrs. Marjorie Franklin, 33, and her son Bobby, 10, died in a two vehicle collision.
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Associated Press
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James F. Gamble
Lincolnton
N. C
Greensboro
Marjorie Franklin
Bobby
Truman Speech Basis For Debate In Commons
London November 5 The House of Commons will hold a formal debate on world affairs Wednesday based on President Truman’s 12 point foreign policy speech. The session was requested by former Prime Minister Churchill to allow discussion before Prime Minister Attlee departs November 9 for talks in Washington.
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London
Truman
House of Commons
Uest
Churchill
Attlee
Washon
Wedemeyer Attacked by Chinese State News Anew
Chungking dispatch quotes New China Daily News accusing Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer of lying about American policy in China. The piece claims U S forces armed central government troops and liberated areas in north China and faced retaliatory actions.
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Chungking
New China Daily News
United States
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
Yenan
White House denies clashes between Chinese communists and U S marines
The White House stated there have been no clashes between Chinese communists and United States Marines. Eden Ayers said the occasion for the comment was not specified. Reports from Communist HQ claimed Marines fired on Chinese representatives at Chinwangtao, who reportedly retreated after an hour of hostilities. Ayers said President Truman had received a message from Lt General Albert C Wedemeyer about the Chinese theater.
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Washington
White House
United States
Eden Ayers
China
Chinwangtao
Ayers
Truman
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Marines Occupy Chinwangtao After Brief Clash
The dispatch reports American Marines first landing at Chinwangtao facing communist contact and hostile fire before a one hour engagement. Marines then occupied Chinwangtao and Haiyang, with communists considering territorial rights and withholding knowledge of American plans.
Dusk To Dawn Curfew Enforces In Palestine Troubles
Palestine authorities impose a dusk to dawn curfew in specified zones between Tel Aviv and Haifa and in Haifa Port and refinery districts after a quiet weekend following ArabJewish unrest. About 1000 people arrested in riot aftermath. Musa Bey El Alami urged Arab nations to accept immigration if UN body rules economy can handle it.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Cairo
Loewen
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Musa Bey el Alami
Pan-Arab League
Arabee
United Nations
Labor disputes idle 265000 as session opens in Washington
About 265000 workers idle in labor disputes across 31 states as the labor-management conference opens in Washington to address long term peace. In New Orleans AFL unions press Congress to probe Andrew Higgins boat plants closing via a union proposal mailed to senators and representatives by William J. Donnell.
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Washington
New Orleans
Andrew J. Higgins
AFL
Congress
William J. Donnell
New Orleans Metal Trades Council
Associated Press
Higgins
Labor Disputes Roil Pacific Coast and Greyhound Walkouts
Major labor unrest spreads from 60 000 AFL lumber workers in the Pacific Northwest to Greyhound bus employees nationwide. Textile and steel groups march into a broader strike scene as Washington negotiators meet at President Truman's request. Andrew J Higgins announces plant closures amid orders worth 40 million dollars, with citywide walkouts threatened to press for congressional scrutiny.
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AFL
Pacific Northwest
Greyhound Bus
Mississippi
Washington
Truman
CIO
Andrew J. Higgins
New Orleans
Greyhound
Bexttte Afl Nne
Higgins
Doolittle Falls Short of Record
A B-29 flight led by Lt. Gen and Mrs James H Doolittle crossed the continent in 6 hours 59 minutes, 56 minutes behind the transcontinental record of 6 hours 3 minutes. Doolittle said no attempt was made to set a record and blamed unfavorable winds.
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Washington
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Jap Psychologist Says Occupation Beneficial For Japan
Tokyo based psychologist Dr. Sadaji Takagi of Tokyo Imperial University says Japan’s surrender and American occupation will benefit the Japanese people. He notes the war taught Japan is not the center of the world and that initial fears of Americans gave way to a more open view.
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Tokyo
Japan
Sadaji Takagi
Tokyo Imperial University
Takagi
Kidnapping suspected as search for missing Dickie Suden continues
In Goodyear Bar California on November 5 196? weary searchers and dogs hunted in the Sierra Nevada for three year old Dickie Suden who vanished from his home. Father Joseph Jum Suden and relatives cling to a kidnapping theory as FBI agents join the scene amid a possible hoax telegram from Berkeley grandfather A L Merritt Sr.
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Downieville
Calif
Dickie Tum Suden
Joseph Jum Suden
Brush Creek
Sierra Nevadas
Dickie
Goodyear Bar
Federal Bureau of Investigation
A. L. Merritt, Sr
Berkeley
California
Emperor's White Horse Ridden By White Rider in Tokyo
IA Dick Ryan rode the emperor’s pure white stallion Heatsushima First Frost at the Japanese racing arena during an armistice day rodeo He claimed to be the first white man to ride the horse and plans to exhibit it Ryan notes Hatsuyuki First Snow was preferred by the emperor for gentleness as First Frost sires more white horses for the imperial household.
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Tokyo
Dick Ryan
Atrocities Attributed To Yamashita At War Crimes Trial
Filipino witness conan Galang testified that Tomoyuki Yamashita angrily refused to revoke an order to kill all Filipinos and destroy their cities. Narciso Lapus supported the charge, saying Yamashita ordered the islands rid of Filipinos before liberation.
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Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Conan Galang
Tiger of
Malaya
Narciso Lapus
Yamashita
Hopeful signs in Palestine crisis prompt UK US aid call
AP analyst notes repeated flashes of hope amid the Arab Jewish conflict as England seeks American help to fulfill the Palestine mandate. Observers consider the issue a potential international matter and discuss a possible UN Security Council role.
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Palestine
England
Britain
America
United Nations Security Organization
Attlee to raise Palestine issue during Washington visit
Dewitt Mackenzie reports that British Prime Minister Attlee may raise the Palestine question during his forthcoming talk with President Truman. The piece warns of potential Arab–Jewish conflict and highlights the humanitarian need as thousands of Jewish refugees face a hard winter with no homes, prompting calls for resettlement in Palestine if feasible.
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Attlee
Palestine
Truman
Europe
Wife Is Called To Get Yank as Buses are Idle
Lt. Joe B. Weeks of Ranger Texas phoned his wife to fetch him after a southwestern bus strike left him stranded within 100 miles of Dallas. He said he had just completed a 9000 mile trip from the South Pacific without delay.
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Dallas
Tex
Joe B. Weeks
Ranger
South Pacific
Curb On Atomic Energy Debate Stirs Capitol Hill
Domestic and international issues dominate a session where a neutral bill to regulate atomic research is debated. Republicans plan a minority report while AFL urges pay raises for federal workers. Pearl Harbor papers and Taft speculation color a busy Capitol Hill day.
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Washington
Congress
American Federation of Government Employes
AFL
Pearl Harbor
White House
Roosevelt
Senate-House
Capitol Hill
Mason
R-Ill
Taft
Ohio
Rep
Herbert
D-La
House
Dutch Plan to Send More Troops to Java
Batavia Java November 5 Dutch officials were understood to be weighing a plan to seize a western Java area as a rallying point to crush the native nationalist uprising in the East Indies. Official word awaited but unofficial estimates put reinforcements up to 20000 before Christmas. Java remained tense after night fighting in Batavia with a somber outlook for broader conflict ahead.
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Batavia
Java
East Indies
Doughton Praises Cher ry Road Plan and Rural Routes
Representative Doughton of North Carolina lauds Governor Cherry's rural road program. He says farm-to-market roads have long suffered while main highways received upgrades and stresses more attention for Carolina county roads and nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park access.
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Washington
Bob” Doughton
D-Nc
R. Gregg Cherry
Doughton
Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Truman urges labor and management to solve differences
President Truman told industry leaders and labor heads they must resolve their quarrels to avoid halting reconversion to peacetime production. He urged finding a way to cooperate without government pressure and spoke of returning wartime controls as soon as possible. Outside, independent unions protested as talks opened.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Labor Rtment
Weed Prices Rise to New Peaks in Flue-Cured Tobacco
Weekly market data show flue-cured tobacco prices climbing on both middle and eastern belts. Middle belt season sales reached 118,392,953 pounds at $43.02, while eastern belt season sales totaled 381,989,845 pounds at $43.82. The largest middle belt basket topped $72 per hundred for choice wrappers, with many sales near $60 and the overall week averaging $46.57, up 85 cents. Eastern belt gains ran about $1, with the week’s average $45.56.
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Raleigh
Middle Belt
Soldiers apply to re enlist in Japan amid uncertain labor
TOKYO Nov. 5 More than 1500 American soldiers in Japan have applied for re enlistment. The 11th headquarters said today most felt the army is the best place for a seaman in view of the uncertainty of labor conditions at home.
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Tokyo
Japan
11Th
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