Gold Flow To America Reversed
U S officials report foreign nations have begun buying gold from U S monetary stocks, reversing 15 years of net inflows. In seven weeks they cut a $108 million dent as rumors of a dollar devaluation influenced behavior. Officials say handling costs and insurance affect trades, while Treasury denies any devaluation plan. The trend follows foreign currency moves led by Britain’s pound devaluation.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Snyder
Congress
Truman
Britain
U. S. Treasury
Five Killed At Grade Crossing
Five men from London and Lenoir City Tennessee died when their car was struck by a train at a Cincinnati area crossing. A sixth passenger, Ben Curtis of London, was badly injured and not expected to live. The driver sped up after warning signals. the train, about 50 mph, hit the car’s rear end and the vehicle overturned.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Tennessee
General Hospital
Walter Ray Palmer
William R. Malone, Jr
Robert Farmer
Otha Glandon
London
Tenn
James Raby
Lenoir City
Ben Curtis
American Metal Products Company
George M Ringersen
Sharonville Crossing
Wake Forest dominates Duke in 27 7 victory
Wake Forest defeats Duke 27 to 7 while Notre Dame leads Michigan State 34 0 and other scores include Virginia 26 Penn 14 Army 35 and Texas 20 as Ohio State 14 Pitt 10 and Maryland 40 George Washington 14.
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Wake Forest
Duke
U.N.C
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Virginia
Penn
Army
Fordham
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
S.M.U
Texas A&m
Ohio State
Pitt
Maryland
George Washington
State
Richmond
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Texas
Baylor
V.M.I
Davidson
Lenoir Rhyne
Guilford
Michigan
Purdue
Louisville
Catawba
Methodists Denounce Liquor at North Carolina Conference
The North Carolina Methodist conference in Sanford denounced liquor as the convention nears its close. A resolution bars drinkers and liquor supporters from church leadership, while leaders claim dry forces are advancing and pledge ongoing anti liquor efforts.
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Sanford
North Carolina Methodist Conference
W. W. Peele
Kicamonava
Methodist Church
North Carolina
The
R. M. Hauss
Shelby
Allied Church League
B. B. Slaughter
New Bern
Board of Temperance
Hazen G. Werner
Columbus, CO
Mrseg Sea
B-25 Bomber Implicated In Air Collision
Government investigators considered whether a U S air force bomber maneuvers influenced a mid air crash that killed fifty five people, the worst aviation disaster to date. Col S D Grubbs noted a Bolivian pilot might have been confused by the B 25 simulated landing moments before the collision, though he doubted the impact. Lieutenant Ray H Deem Jr said no other aircraft were seen nearby.
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Washington
Col
S. D. Grubbs
Bollings Field
Potomac River
Lieut
Ray H. Deem, Jr
Vicin
Plains States Enjoy Warmth
The plains states westward saw springlike warmth while the east endures gray skies and nippy temperatures. Coastal California cooled by ocean breezes though inland areas stayed hot. Los Angeles reached 95 Friday and 78 Saturday afternoon. Snow flurries touched Appalachia and northern New England, with fair weather across much of the country and a moderate south cold wave in the 50s from Atlanta to Memphis.
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Associated Press
Plains States
California
Los Angeles
India
Desert
Appalachians
New England
Mid- Atlantic
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Nashville
Memphis
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Appeal Sent Out For Thousands Of Typhoon Victims
Manila dispatch reports the Philippines Red Cross appealing for international aid for typhoon survivors. Estimated 450000 homeless and 50000000 in property damage. Deaths and missing total 644, with Kabankalan on Negros cited for 217 dead. Storm affected eight central islands including Leyte Cebu Panay Palawan Mindanao.
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Manila
Philippines
Red Cross
Manuel Lim
Lim
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Two More Steel Firms Sign New Union Contracts
Rail freight cuts on canned goods go into effect Monday across a wide southern area. The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected suspending Southern Railway reductions on shipments of citrus, milk, corn, peas, tomatoes, and other canned products. Motor carriers face a split decision with hearings planned to test legality of a 36 000 pound threshold proposal.
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Washington
UPI
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railways
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Southern Motor Carriers
Sara Gifford Killed in Davie County Auto Crash
Miss Sara Gifford 27 daughter of L C Gifford publisher of the Hickory Record died when the car she rode in with Hickory attorney William Horace Chamblee left the highway near Fork in Davie County and crashed into an embankment. Chamblee was injured and taken to a Lexington hospital. They were en route to the Duke Wake Forest football game in Durham. Gifford taught, wrote, and was active in North Carolina circles.
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Lexington
Sara
Ee Gifford
L. C. Gifford
Hickory Record
Hickory
William Horace Chamblee
Miss Gifford
Fork
Davie County
Chamblee
Asheville
Duke-Wake Forest
Durham
State Highwe
North Carolina
Kokomo
Ind
Hickory High School
Lenoir Rhyne College
Converse
Spartanburg
S. C
Truman Enters New York Ballot Battle in Radio Appeal
President Truman urged New York voters to back Herbert Lehman for U S Senator and the Democratic ticket. He praised Lehman’s foreign policy experience and urged support for Mayor William O Dwyer and a progressive city and state government.
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New York
Truman
Herbert H. Lehman
U. S
White House
Washington
Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
United Nations
New York State
Pendergast
Tom Pendergast
Missouri
Mr. Truman
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Martin Says U S Near Danger In Deficit Spending
House Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin warns in Dighton Massachusetts that high taxes and deficit spending threaten the nation. He cites 35 cents of every dollar spent going to government and predicts the president will seek higher taxes next year but will fail to secure them.
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America
Martin
Ministers Fail To Map European Economic Unity
Western European foreign ministers meeting in Paris failed to commit to new economic political or cultural unity. They referred key issues to subcommittees and stalled on admitting West Germany and the Saar as associates with invitations deferred to a steering committee next week.
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Associated Press
Paris
Europe
Council of Europe
West German
Saar Basin
Republic
Saar
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Politburo
Russia
L. M. Kaganovich
Council of Ministers
Tehran
Abdul Hussein Hazhir
Californians Vote On State Pension Plan Again
California voters face a second judgment on Proposition 2 a $200 million annual welfare program revised by No. 4 The measure shifted county control to the state named social welfare director Myrtle Williams and gave aged and blind aid first claim on the general fund Repeal would abolish Williams job return administration to counties restore family responsibility and set age to 65 Warren urges repeal McLain leads a large opposite campaign backed by AFL CIO with accusations of fraud and a plan to shift taxes from business to homeowners and farmers
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California
McLain
No. 4
Myrtle Williams
George McLain
Williams
Citizens Committee For Old Age Pension
Oldsters
National Pension Advocate
Pooh
Earl Warren
State Legislative Auditor's
Warren
AFL
CIO
State Chamber of Commerce
Infant Missing Under Queer Circumstance
An infant of six weeks, Stephen Komorek, disappeared from his Utica area home after a man in dark clothes allegedly abducted him from a kitchen basinette. Police ruled out ransom and sexual motive, focused the search on the Komorek residence vicinity, and pursued any clues while hoping to find the child alive.
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Utica
N. Y
Stephen Komorek
Henry Komorek
E. J. Dougherty
Clayville
Dougherty
Komorek
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Winston Plans Illinois Talk On Bootleg Whiskey Controls
North Carolina ABC Chairman R. W. Winston will visit Chicago November 16 to discuss regulations to curb Illinois suppliers arming North Carolina bootleggers. He will meet Charles J. Fleck of the Illinois liquor control commission, with Missouri's Hewitt attending. Winston urged Illinois to model rules after Maryland's measures.
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Raleigh
State
ABC
R. W. Winston
Chicago
North Carolina
Ilinois
Winston
Charles J. Fleck
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Hewitt
Missouri Department of Liquor Control
Missouri
Illinois
Illinois Commission
Maryland
Steel firms settle as coal strike looms over
Two steel companies Lukens Steel and McLouth Steel reach agreements with the union as nationwide steel strike persists and federal mediation, led by Cyrus Ching, plans talks in Washington. Lukens begins worker recalls, pension terms hinted. Republic Steel pension offer evaluated with union approval.
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Cyrus Ching
Washington
John L Lewis
Lukens Steel Company
Eastern
Pennsylvania
McLouth Steel Corp
Detroit
Lukens
McLouth
Republic Steel
William F. Donovan
Murray
UNC Student Killed In Bicycle Car Collision
In Chapel Hill a University of North Carolina graduate student Raymond Leland Knowles 31 Bronxville New York died when a car struck his bicycle at 1 05 a m The driver Guy McDonald Phillips 21 of Toccane North Carolina was charged with manslaughter posted 2000 bond released after his father signed bond Preliminary hearing set for November 15 in Chapel Hill Recorder s court Roy Bradford Henderson North Carolina rode with Phillips Vehicle owned by Henry C Fisher Jr Asheville North Carolina Evidence suggested the driver had been drinking and the bicycle had no lights
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Raymond Leland Knowles
Bronxville
N. Y
Guy McDonald Phillips
Toccane
N. C
David Roberts
Phillips
Everett L. Phillips
Roberts
Chapel Hill Recorder's Court
Roy Bradford
Henderson, N. C
Henry C. Fisher, Jr
Asheville, N. C
University
Denver Police Chief John F. O'Donnell Dies by Suicide
Denver police chief John F. O'Donnell, 48, died of a self inflicted bullet wound in a washroom near his office. Two notes found in his pockets mention threats and a fear of a nervous breakdown. He had announced his resignation to take effect November 15.
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Denver
John F. O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Angelo Lapi
Drys Lead In Ashe County Beer and Wine Vote
Early returns from Ashe County show drys leading in beer and wine questions. Unofficial tallies from 3 of 19 precincts list beer against 1,020 to 83 for and wine 1,019 against 82 for the dry side.
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Drys
Ashe
West Jefferson
Ashe County
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