Iraq to Build Major Oil Refinery South of Baghdad
Iraq will start its first national refinery in early next year on a 380 acre site south of Baghdad. The plant, designed for 24,000 barrels daily, will supply Iraq’s needs for seven years with future expansion planned. Built by M. W. Kellogg, the project involves a $16.8 million contract and a $5.6 million government loan with National Bank of Iraq, with most equipment from British manufacturers and about 30 percent from the United States.
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Truman warns of trouble abroad from economic recovery plan
President Truman warned at a National Cartoonists Society breakfast that economic recovery abroad faces much trouble. He said allied nations nearing economic recovery could lose momentum if the proposed program assistance is withdrawn, risking a relapse in rehabilitation efforts.
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Voters Decide Governors and Congress in Off-Year Elections
Voters select two governors two of them with opposition four members of Congress and numerous mayors in state and local contests. Kentucky Pennsylvania Ohio Virginia Mississippi races show party strength with GOP and Democratic battles shaping results and control of legislatures at stake.
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Shots Fired In Suez Zone Between Sentries and Egyptians
British sentries exchanged fire with Egyptians near Ismailia in the Suez Canal zone. Two Egyptians approached and shouted surrender, then fired automatic weapons. Five others fled. No casualties reported. The event linked to recent underground opposition to British occupation. Al Misri claimed British tanks besieged Port Said governor's palace and released an Egyptian contractor.
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Shifting of Earth Mass Blamed for Slower Turn
New Haven report at a National Academy fall meeting says Earth’s rotation is slowing, making days longer. Scientists cite shifting interior masses as a possible cause and note advances like atomic clocks to measure the slowdown.
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Eisenhower defers talking points on trip amid White House talks
Newsmen pressed Eisenhower about accepting talks on his impending trip. The 61 year old general replied No not now. He said he had given one authority to undertake political activity on his behalf. He met with Truman at a private luncheon and conferred with Pace Bradley Collins and others at the White House. Informed sources say he urged rapid deployment of ships and ground divisions to Europe to deter a possible Soviet attack.
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Love Killer Found Dead by Own Hand After Slaying Family
In a grim incident, Richard Bauman shot Marilyn Roberts and her mother Ita Mae Warner before killing himself on Weedon’s Island. Marilyn survived with severe chest injuries while Mrs Warner died at the scene. A deputy said Bauman had proposed to the Roberts matriarch, and an autopsy confirmed suicide amid a family murder sequence.
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Plenty Talk But Little Success Seen for Paris
In Washington London and Paris over the next 48 hours leaders will urge steps on aid and peace. The piece notes Truman Churchill and Acheson will speak while Moscow marks a revolution line, with Americans warned that more U S aid is debated amid currency strains and war fatigue.
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Four Death Row Prisoners Move Nearer to Execution
Four Negroes on death row face execution after U S Circuit Court denied a stay in their appeals. Defendants include Lloyd Ray Daniels and Coe of Berticoe plus Speller aged 48 and others. The cases stem from slaying a Pitt taxi driver and a rape and beating in Winston Salem with prior state and federal rulings upheld.
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Flaming end to love sparks porch fire
In Atlanta a heated romance ended when a Black man poured gasoline on his girlfriend's porch and set it afire. Police said crews quickly doused the blaze and no injuries were reported.
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