Allies Advance On 250 Mile Front
Washington reports Allies nearing a 250 mile front as Allied advances continue in Korea. House tax framers push to have an excess profits levy ready by December 1 after Treasury Secretary Snyder outlines a plan to skim 4 billion from corporation earnings. The Ways and Means committee limits hearings to one week with tight witness slots as Democrats press for rapid action ahead of a lame duck session.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
House Ways and Means Committee
Republican Committee
Rony
Democratic Committee
Cooper
D.-Tenn
Reed
Civé
Tru
Congress
Treasury
Truman
Republic
Chinese Red Propaganda Circulated By Malik
At the UN Security Council this afternoon Russia's Malik circulated a letter from the Chinese Reds charging American aggression. The council may hear Tsiang's remarks as Peiping seeks a seat and the right for Chinese volunteers aiding North Korea.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Council
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
Prague
Formosa
Raven
MacArthur
Korea
Peiping
U. S
New York Sa
U. N
Moscow
Tsiang
Kapmanese
Reds
Peiping Ae
Cranberries and Turkeys In Abundant Supplies For Thanksgiving
The Associated Press reports meat prices edged up this week while turkey prices stayed a few cents higher per pound. Turkey supplies exceed last year by 2.5 million and total a record 44.5 million, with cranberries near 941,000 barrels, the second largest crop. Beef pork and lamb rose up to 13 cents a pound in many markets, and light chickens gained modestly as well.
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Associated Press
Turkey
Agriculture Department
Baby girl undergoes first successful heart surgery
Dr. Chester P. Lynxwiler and Dr. Sidney Smith reported the youngest patient to survive a rare infant heart blockage. The operation on a St. Louis child used temporary refrigeration to slow body activity and a small vessel repair to restore blood flow. Without surgery many would die by age 40.
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ST. Louis
Chester P. Lynxwiler
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Lynxwiler
New Orleans
St.Louis
Crew Parachutes To Safety Before Crash
An American B 50 aircraft with one engine burning fell nine miles west of Monspenli er France on November 16. Ten of eleven crew members escaped by parachute in darkness with one minor knee injury. The eleventh crew member also parachuted but remained missing.
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Monspenlier
France
Here
I Pos Air Division
Electric iron melts pipe save house in Washington blaze
An electric iron left on started a fire in an apartment house in Washington. It burned through an ironing board and melted a lead water pipe, spraying water that extinguished the fire. Damage described as slight.
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Washington
Immediate Wage and Price Controls Call by Senator Martin
Senator Martin from Pennsylvania urged immediate nationwide price and wage controls across the board. Senator Bricker warned regimentation should be minimal unless war is declared, arguing higher taxes and profit cuts may follow. The debate follows rising postwar prices since Korea and signals possible government action.
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Martin
Washington
R.pa
Bricker
R.es
Stock Market Falls Amid Ford Layoff Fears
New York trading opened with a slow drift lower as buying orders faded and selling pressure rose. Chrysler and General Motors eased while traders weighed Ford Motor Co’s plan to cut about 50 000 jobs due to a steel mill slowdown. Bethlehem Steel U S Rubber International Harvester amid mixed moves. Stocks like Goodrich Boeing Philip Morris Caterpillar and New York Central showed strength as others slipped.
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New York
Mma
Tsing
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Rubber
International Harvester
Zenith Radio
American Smelting
American Dynamid
Dow Chemical
Columbia Broadcasting
Goodrich
Boeing Aircraft
Philip Morris
Caterpillar Tractor
New York Centr
Hope Virtually Abandoned For Mrs Ecker and Herd
Mrs. Frederick H. Ecker and James Herd disappear after their fishing boat capsizes off Se Island. Two companions saved as coast guard and volunteers scour the sea and shore. Herd’s death of his father in Shelbyville, Tenn. reported after word of the missing.
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Mrs. Ecker
Herd
Frederick H. Ecker
Metitan Insurance Com
James Hord
Shelbyville
Charl
Coast Guard
Poe
Tenn
Jocie Motor Lines Ordered to Show Cause on Franchise
The North Carolina State Utilities Commission ordered Jocie Motor Lines Inc of Charlotte to show cause why its franchise should not be revoked. The company, serving much of the state, was charged with not regularly meeting franchise requirements and must appear at a hearing in Raleigh on November 30.
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Raleigh
Jocie Motor Lines, Inc
Charlotte
State
Utili Commission
West Berlin police to be armed with submachine guns and rifles
West Berlin will arm its police with submachine guns and automatic rifles under the Allied Kommandatura plan. The move comes as British tanks and American reinforcements arrive, with 13,800 West Berlin police to be trained and issued weapons for emergency use only.
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Berlin
Sixth Infanry Regiment
Kommandatura
West Berlin
East Berlin
East Zone
Russia
U.S. High Commission
Allied Control Council
Control Council
Senate Crime Group Shocked by Nevada Gambling Revelations
Los Angeles readers learn from a Las Vegas session that Nevada gambling ties reach into Reno and Las Vegas. Listed are police chief L R Greeson and gambling figures such as Wilbur Clark, Moe Sedway, Tom McGinty, and Moe Dallitz with large stakes and ownership in major casinos.
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Los Angeles
Senate Crime Investigating
Nevada
Mickey Cohen
Las Vegas
Nev
L. R. Greeson
Reno
New York
Greeson
Stacher
Bank Club
Wilbur Clark
Desert Inn
Cleveland, D
Clark
Sam Tucker
Moe Dallitz
Maurice Klineman
Tom McGinty
Cliff Jones
Moe Sedway
Morris Rosen
Benjamin Bugsy Siegel
Flamingo Hotel
Siegel
Sedway
Yanks Reach 20 Miles From Manchurian Border in Frigid Advance
Allied forces push along a 250 mile front toward Manchuria as U S 7th Infantry moves through frost to within 20 miles of the border. The 17th division advances five miles to the 41st parallel amid Red tanks and artillery.
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Seoul
Ae Ae
U. S
Pungsan
U. S.S
Changjin
ROK
Republic of Korea
Pakchon
Chongchon River
U.S. 7Th
Two Killed Five Injured In Highway Crash Near Lenoir
A car crash two miles north of Lenoir killed Robert N. McKeen 42 of Charlotte and Farrell C. Lambert 20 of Valdese. Injured were Ed Schell 23 of Lenoir David R. Walker 33 of Winston Salem Rex E. Anderson 32 of Winston Salem Wayne Smith Morganton route 3 and Roy W. Trimm Winston Salem. McKeen worked as a commercial agent for the Erie Railroad and Lambert in shipping for Drexel Furniture. Walker is a Union Pacific agent. Schell formerly lived in Asheville.
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Lenoir
Robert N. McKeen
Charlotte
Farrell Charles Lambert
Valdese
Here
Ed Schell
David R. Walker
Gloria Ave
Winston-Salem
Rex . E. Anderson
W. Banner
Wayne Smith
Morganton
Roy W. Trimm
Winston- Salem
McKeen
Erie Railroad
Lambert
Drexel Furniture Co
Drexel
Walker
Union Pacific Railroad
Schell
Asheville
No Peace In Sight In Philadelphia Telephone Strike
Philadelphia on November 16 reports a second week of CIO led phone strike with picket lines around Bell Telephone exchanges. Bell Telephone seeks a court injunction while 200 demonstrators gather at the 17th and Tioga streets building amid armed police presence and ongoing protests by operators and clerks.
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Philadelphia
Neeeeneae
Nee Ae
Bell Telephome
Western Electric Company
CIO Communications Ce Ee
Variety Weather Across the Nation Today
A varied weather pattern affected the nation with the northeast enduring strong winds and snow. A storm centered in northern Wisconsin spurred windy conditions across the Midwest while Duluth saw heavy snowfall and temperatures near freezing. The Dickinson area remained around eight above while the eastern states enjoyed milder conditions and the Atlantic seaboard faced cold air.
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Are Associated Pressre
Wiseconsin
Midwest
Eerie Valley
Duluth
Minn
Dickinson
N. C
Atlantic Seaboard
Tito Seeks Western Help Yet Clings To Communism
Yugoslav leader Tito told disabled veterans in Belgrade that Yugoslavia is grateful for Western loans but will not abandon Marxist principles. He praised Western aid amid drought and famine threats, asserting Yugoslavia remains a strong peace advocate and an equal partner in trade with capitalist nations. He emphasized measures to address summer drought and food shortages.
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London
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Tito
Belgrade
United States
Britain
Russia
Kremlin
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