Armistice Day Observances Color Nationwide
President Truman leads Armistice Day ceremonies at Arlington a wreathing the Unknown Soldier monument before a 21 gun salute. National Guard units in 45 capitals receive colors while local honors and Croix de Guerre are noted for the 36th infantry division.
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Washington
President Truman
National Guard
Army
Navy
Marine
Truman
Arlington National Cemetery
American Legion
Arlington Amphitheatre
Paul H. Griffith
Puerto Rico
Hawii
Adjutant Generals
War Department
Austin
Tex
Texas National Guard
36Th
Italy
France
Germany
Alsace
Congress
Diplomats Monitor French Political Shifts and Impact Abroad
New York diplomats surveyed reports of France's elections for signs the new government may tilt foreign policy toward interests allied with the United States. Observers warn that a pro western shift could change dynamics at UN and NATO meetings, though no solid conclusions await full returns.
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New York
Ited Nations
Rts
France
Indica
Nans
Xact
Pilots Strike in Fourth Week Amid Arbitration Talks
The world airline pilots strike entered its fourth week as mediation chair Frank P. Douglas urged arbitration talks with AFL pilots union president David L. Behncke. A Sunday session left one or two points unsettled after the Oct. 21 walkout by 400 pilots demanding about 15 450 annually. airlines estimate current pay around 1 000 per flight.
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Washington
E Trans
Trike
Frank P. Douglas
National Mediation Board
David L. Behncke
AFL
Adrs
Weather forecast for North Carolina turns cooler with storms
Mostly cloudy and cooler with scattered thunderstorms today and clearing tonight. Tuesday brings fair, cooler conditions. In Charlotte, official records note temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8:30 am with partial data from the AP weather desk.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
New Formula For Rentals
George M. Englar president of the national apartment owners association says a new rent formula will be presented at the Oklahoma City convention next week. It aims to provide an upward adjustment of ceilings promptly based on higher upkeep material labor costs and would be shared with government officials.
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Baltimore
George M. Englar
National Apartment Owners Association
Association
Oklahoma City
Okla
Englar
Lewis Sets Out Pay Demands for Coal Miners Today
John L. Lewis moves to table his wage and hour demands for 400 000 soft coal miners as Truman ends wartime price and wage controls on all items except rents sugar and rice. He will meet Secretary Krug to present specifics amid government oversight by the coal wage stabilizing board under the Smith Connally act.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Lewis
Interior
J. A. Krug
Subscription Rates Raised in Asheville News
The Asheville Citizen-Times announced a five cent weekly rate increase starting next Sunday, making seven-day delivery 30 cents in Asheville. Both morning and evening editions rise, and Sunday single-copy price increases from 10 to 12 cents.
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Asheville
Jaycees Condemn Drunken Driving and Plan Safety Campaign
Asheville Nov 11 The state board of directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce passed resolutions condemning drunken driving. They called for amendments to general statutes, backed a highway safety campaign for 1946-47, endorsed the North Carolina good health program, and scheduled next meetings in Greensboro and a beauty pageant finals in Wilmington.
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Asheville
Junior Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Greensboro
Wilmington
Plane Crash Takes Two Lives Near Cleveland Airport
A United Airlines flight 404 from Chicago to Boston crashed north of Cleveland airport in a rainstorm, killing pilot F. L. Brown 75 of Chicago and co pilot Robert L. Arnold 75 of Hammond Indiana while injuring 17 passengers and a stewardess. The plane demolished upon impact with engines torn from the wings and the fuselage breaking in half.
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Lockheed Aircraft Co
Burbank
Calif
Cleveland
United Airlines
Chicago
Boston
F. L. Brown
Robert L. Arnold
Hammond
Ind
Senate GOP backs Byrnes Vandenberg foreign policy shift
Republican leaders predict the new Senate will back the Byrnes Vandenberg plan with broad support for international cooperation. They cite about a dozen first term GOP backers and note Stassen says the majority will sustain bipartisan U N policy. Vandenberg may chair the foreign relations committee in January. Senator Ball from Minnesota also commented on the outlook.
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Washington
Senate
Byrnes-Vandenberg
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Byrnes
Arthur Vandenberg
Rmich
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Stassen
Vandenberg
United Nations
Congress
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Janary
Joseph Ball
R-Minn
Two Contests Of Last Week Undecided
In the last week’s election only two contests remained undecided the Maryland senate race and the Utah first district seat. Maryland’s final tabulation gave Democrat Herbert R O Conor 237166 to Republican D John Markey 234960. Official counting starts tomorrow in West Virginia where Kilgore leads Sweeney. The 80th congress shows Senate 51 GOP 44 DEM with 49 needed. House 246 GOP 187 DEM 1 ALR, 218 needed.
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Washington
Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
Senate
O'Conor
D. John Markey
West Virginia
Harley M. Kilgore
Thomas Sweeney
House
Utah
80Th
Congress
Fate of Nationals in Hands Of Labor and Management
Washington November 11 Labor and management hold the key to America's economic future as President Truman ends price controls and decontrols rents and sugar. He places responsibility for stability on both sides while industry leaders pledge reasonable prices if wage demands do not disrupt the economy. The chamber of commerce urges self restraint and manufacturers warn prices may rise briefly before leveling off.
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Washington
Truman
Gova
Charles G. Ross
Congress
White House
America
United States Chamber of Commerce
Robert R. Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
Disturbance In Holy Land Blasts Hit Rail Lines
In Jerusalem on November 11 a section of the Lydda Haifa line was blown up in three places near Ras El Avi station which had been previously damaged. Mines were also found on the Jaffa Tel Aviv line last night. No injuries were reported.
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Jerusalem
Lydda-Haifa
Ras el Avi
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
October Toll on North Carolina Roads Surges
North Carolina Motor Vehicles Commissioner reports 97% of October fatalities and 488 injuries on streets and highways. Fatalities by type include pedestrians, run off road, and vehicle collisions. Guilford leads with five deaths, Wake four, and numerous counties with lesser totals.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
T. Bodie Ward
Ward
Guilford County
Wake
Anson
Carteret
Davie
Gaston
Haywood
Mecklenburg
Robeson
Rutherford
Bladen
Brunswick
Catawba
Chatham
Cleveland
Columbus
Duplin
Durham
Halifax
Jackson
Pitt
Rowan
Stokes
Surry
Eight Killed Violently On Week-End
Eight people died violently over the weekend in North Carolina. Two Charlotte residents, Col. Frank E. Dawson and Capt. W. Edwin Merck, both tied to the civil air patrol, were killed when their plane crashed near a Charlotte airport. Other fatalities include Willie Edmond Call in Winston-Salem from a house fire, John Leo Bryant in Lumberton in a car crash and fire, tree surgeon Jake Simmons in Siler City after a fall, an unidentified 15 year old black boy in a Rockwell wreck, Ruby Lee Powell in Mount Olive run over by a train, and Ed McDonald near Fairmount struck by a train.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Willie Edmond Call
Winston-Salem
John Leo Bryant
Charlotte
Lumberton
Siler City
Jake Simmons
Rockwell
Ruby Lee Powell
Mount Olive
Atlantic Coast Line
Ed McDonald
Fairmount
Methodists Call for Liquor Election in 1947
Henderson reports the North Carolina Methodist conference urged a statewide liquor referendum in the 1947 general assembly. The temperance board also urged pastors to avoid appointing anyone involved in liquor traffic. The conference noted 13,778 members joined during the year. Elizabeth City was chosen as the 1947 meeting place.
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Henderson
North Carolina Methodist Conference
General Assembly
B. B. Slaughter
New Bern
Committee On Evangelism
W. A. Cade
Raleigh
Leon Russell
Goldsboro
Postponed Conference of Chinese Assembly Amid Rebel Resistance
Nanking reports indicate rejection by communists and third party groups may push back the national assembly convened by Chiang Kai-shek to form an all party government. Peiping authorities announce the northern Peiping Hankow railway fully retaken after months of fighting as cease fire nears deadline. Communist spokesmen condemn Chiang’s order as a ruse and warn of a national split.
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Nanking
National Assembly
Chiang Kai- Shek
Peiping
Peiping-Hankow
Betwen
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Constitutional Assembly
Expense Plan Still In Doubt
Unreported votes in 99 precincts left the expense money proposal for state legislators in doubt as 1830 of 1929 precincts reported 134 821 to 135 192 in favor. The second amendment allowing women on juries passed with 175 256 in support and 121 401 opposed.
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Raleigh
New Outbreak In India Kills 27 Persons
A new Hindu Muslim riot near Delhi killed 27 people including men, women, and children. About 9 adults and 12 children were found charred, with others suffocated or strangled. Police suspect a mob of around 100 attacked the moslem quarter and burned 13 houses, while sweepers’ homes were spared. The six outbreaks since last Thursday total 321 deaths, per District Magistrate Shanker Prasad.
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Walter J. Mason Harson
India
Museum
Delhi
Meerut
Shanker Prasad
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