Hughes Defies Senator Urging Withdrawn Fraud Charge at Hearing
Howard Hughes urges Senator Ferguson to drop a claimed fraud charge as the War Investigation Committee closes public hearings on Hughes wartime contracts. Ferguson promises full public airing of evidence next week while Meyers testifies about loans and job offers in the probe of Hughes Aircraft contracts.
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Hughes
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Bennett FE. Meyers
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General Meyers
Coble elected president of North Carolina Dairy Foundation
Geo Coble of Lexington was named president at the North Carolina Dairy Foundation annual meeting at North Carolina State College. Officers Mose Kiser J G Vann and R D Beam were re elected. Coble aims to raise 500000 in five years to boost dairy research and education at NC State. Speakers included Drew of Wisconsin and Adams of Asheville.
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Coble
Lexington
North Carolina Dairy Foundation
N. C. State College
Mose Kiser
Greensboro
J. G. Vann
R. D. Beam
N.C. State College
School of Agriculture
State Agricultural Experiment Station
James H. Hilton
State College
J. Sidney Cates
Washington, D. C
the Country Gentleman
James D. Gilgore
The
Dairy Foundation
Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
Pepper Would Accept Vice President Nomination
Sen Claude Pepper said he would accept the Democratic nomination for vice president if offered at next summer's convention. Pepper spoke on Cary Gray's radio program in Panama City Florida and thanked the party for the chance to show gratitude.
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Fla
Claude Pepper
D-Fila
United States
Florida
Cary Gray
Pepper
Weather Data Brief From The Weather By Tokye Mor
Weather report lists temperature and rainfall for a 24 hour period ending at a local time. Highlights indicate principal growth areas and other regions.
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Tokye
Young Democrats Name Baker Head
Roy G. Baker a 33 year old Sherman Texas attorney was elected president of the young democratic clubs of America in Cleveland. He defeated Harry King Lowman of Ashland Kentucky and succeeds Joe C. Carr of Nashville Tennessee who has led since 1941.
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Roy G. Baker
Sherman, Tex
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Harry King Lowman
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Young Democrats
Texas
Joe C. Carr
Nashville
Tenn
Ownership of Ringling Big Top Changes Ownership
SARASOTA Florida November 15 In a major reshuffle John Ringling North took control of the Ringling circus becoming president replacing James A Haley who sold all stock held by him and his wife Haley resigned as head of the show and Mrs Haley as secretary North now holds 51 percent of The Greatest Show on Earth Robert Ringling was named chairman of the board with Mrs Charles Ringling and John North’s brother named vice presidents Leonard Bisco was elected secretary and George D Woods treasurer Haley said he was happy for the first time in a long while after selling their stock and resigning.
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Sarasota
Fla
John Ringling North
Ringling
North
James A. Haley
Haley
Richard Ringling
Alf Ringling
Ida Ringling North
Ringling Brothers
Robert Ringling
John North
Charles Ringling
Robert
Henry Ringling North
John
Leonard Bisco
New York
George D. Woods
Palestine Tightens Security as Reprisals Loom
In Jerusalem on November 15 security regulations were tightened in Palestine amid sirens and blasts. Fire from a 25 pounder and Bren and Sten guns targeted a patrolling armored police car in Mea Shearim. no casualties were reported.
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Palestine
Holy Land
Mea Shearem
Prelates Blame Secularism For Postwar Problems
The U S Roman Catholic bishops at their annual Washington meeting blame secularism for personal social and political ills in the postwar era. They tie secularism to juvenile delinquency broken families and a rise in divorce while urging recognition of God in personal and international life. They condemn attacks on moral law and warn against police state coercion and Communist influence.
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Washington
U. S
Anthropologist George MacCurdy Fatally Injured in Auto Crash
George Grant MacCurdy, Yale professor emeritus and noted anthropologist, was fatally struck by a car on Route 29 in Greenwood township near North Plainfield New Jersey today.
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North Plainfield
N. J
George Grant MacCurdy
Yale University
Greenwood Township
England Awaits Royal Ceremony Next Thursday
London awaits the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten next Thursday with nearly 30 foreign royalty and many dignitaries to attend. About 2,000 guests will fill Westminster Abbey including diplomats cabinet ministers and nobles. The United States guests are still uncertain with Eleanor Roosevelt declining and George Marshall possibly attending.
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Committee urges huge subsidy for merchant fleet plan
A presidential committee urged government aid totaling hundreds of millions to build a modern four year passenger ship program. It calls for 16 high quality passenger vessels and oil tankers, aiming for 150 million dollars yearly, with arming services approving mobilization suitability. The report, issued by President Truman, stresses rapid ship construction to ease overseas transport needs.
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Truman
Congress
Chrysler Corporation
K. T. Keller
Armed Services
Riots sweep Verignola as leftist unrest hits Rome area
Riots across Verignola in Cerignola area leave at least five dead and many wounded as a nationwide leftist challenge to Premier Alcide De Gasperi disrupts transport and blocks roads. Armored cars and troops were dispatched after clashes near Foggia, with police barracks attacked and multiple injuries reported.
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Verignola
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Foggia
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Thanksgiving turkey prices rise amid holiday supplies
New York reports higher retail turkey costs this year with prices up 6 to 11 cents per pound from 1946 levels. Wholesale guesses suggest similar hens to last year while northwest heavy toms may rise about 9 cents. Other feast items show ample supply with potatoes squash pumpkins citrus and nuts available and cranberry crop average with slight price upticks.
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New York
Northwest
Senator Myers urges extension of federal rent controls
Senator Myers of Pennsylvania urged rapid hearings on a bill to extend federal rent controls for another year and restore construction controls. He warned of a February deadline and a repeat of last year’s last minute action, citing President Truman’s experience with a prior bill.
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Tobey
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Myers
Temperance Union Seeks Hangover Holiday for Grain
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union urged Congress to declare a Holiday from hang overs to conserve grain for Europe. Mrs. Igh Colvin urged closing distilleries and breweries indefinitely and voluntary abstinence to save grain.
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National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Congress
Europe
Igh Colvin
Wctu Scanensee
Psychiatrists Question Cherry Sanity Authority
Dr. Douglas M. Kelley of Bowman Gray School of Medicine urged that Governor Cherry obtain a psychiatry license before practicing. He cited Cherry's handling of the Litteral case and suggested placing him in charge of a hospital, saying laymen determine sanity too often. Six psychiatrists deemed Litteral psychotic, while Marvin Bell’s sanity was not challenged. Both men were executed by gas.
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N. C
Douglas M. Kelley
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
R. Gregg Cherry
Kelley
Cherry
Joh Vernon Littoral
Littoral
Central Prison
Morganton
Litteral
Marvin Claude Bell
Dr. Kelley
Truman Plans Aid Packages and Commodity Focus
President Truman will present a stopgap aid plan for France Italy and Austria and outline a long range European recovery program. Congress is urged to specify aid in commodities rather than sums with figures including 6 billion for Latin American and Canadian goods and a 16 to 20 billion forecast for four years. Senator Johnson calls for concrete commodity figures before promises.
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Truman
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Italy
Austria
Marshall
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Senate
House
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Europe
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Allied commander forecasts rapid Mediterranean evacuation
Maj. Gen. Lawrence C. Jaynes, U.S. theater commander, says the complete evacuation of the Mediterranean theater will be finished within 18 days, two weeks ahead of the 90 days permitted by the Italian peace treaty.
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Italy
Mediterranean
Lawrence C. Jaynes
U. S
Cleveland Coed Recalls Car Ride Through Wisconsin Fatality
A 19 year old University of Michigan student told sheriff officers of a one hour car ride in which two men allegedly killed her brother in law Carl L Carlson 25 of Superior Wisconsin. Carlson was struck killed and his body weighted with a stone and dumped into a river near Hillsboro. The woman identified as Janet Ann Rosenblatt of Cleveland Ohio was hospitalized in a hysterical state and authorities search for Carlson’s body.
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Wis
University of Michigan
Fischer
Carl L. Carlson
Superior
University of Wisconsin
Carlson
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