United States Studies Berlin Currency Aspect in Crisis
Secretary of State Marshall convened American financial experts from Washington and Berlin to advise on currency elements of the Berlin crisis. They will work with Dr. Philip C. Jessup and Gen. Lucius D. Clay’s staff, examining a currency questionnaire from the U.N. Security Council as four power talks continue. Meanwhile Britain seeks U.N. action on Count Bernadotte’s Palestine plan as the U.S. weighs its stance.
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Marshall
Washington
Berlin
Philip C. Jessup
U. S
Marshal
Security Council
Treasury
Lucius D. Clay
Juan A
Bramagna
Council
U.N
Trygve Lie
Lie
Soviet Union
Baptists Vote on Liquor and Gambling Stance in 1948 Meeting
The North Carolina Baptist state convention in Charlotte enters its final session amid plans to push for a state wide referendum on liquor and prohibition of gambling in every county. Delegates approved a report backing Wake Forest College relocation to Winston-Salem with funding hopes near 9.9 million dollars and a projected removal cost between 6 and 18 million. Dr. F Orion Mixon was elected president, with Thomas Pruitt and Louis Gain es named officers and cash flow outlined for the college move. Wake Forest property value was estimated at about 4 million dollars.
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North Carolina Baptist State Convention
North Carolina General Assembly
Wake Forest College
Winston-Salem
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Wake Forest
Wins- Salem
Reynolds Foundation
F. Orion Mixon
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Raleigh
John W. Suttle
Shelby
Thomas F. Pruitt
Hickory
Louis S. Gaines
Fayetteville
U. S
Charles B. Deane
Rockingham
M. A. Huggins
Casper C. Warren
SBI Seeks Source Of Barbiturate Pills In Gastonia Shooting
The SBI probes where 21 year old Ray Aldridge obtained the barbiturate goof ball alleged to be taken before his November 7 shooting rampage in Gastonia. Agent interviews with Aldridge at Central Prison yielded little detail. further inquiry planned in Gastonia, as Aldridge faces murder charges in Officer J. Redglish's death.
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Raleigh
SBI
Ray Aldridge
Gastonia
Walter Anderson
Aldridge
Anderson
N. C. Board of Pharmacy
James W. Powell
Battle for Suchow Concluded Says Government
Nanking reports the government claims a complete victory in the Suchow battle. Cha Liu-shih says the battle is concluded and forecasts future Communist moves are conjecture. government troops and planes are pressing into an area 30 miles wide, with 130000 Reds casualties claimed. US Marines rushed from Guam toward Suchow to bolster 3600 Marines at the naval base. Shanghai notes a Red truck column moving toward Tsingtao from Tainan. Senator George W. Malone says a secret conference in Tsingtao discussed plans with MacArthur and navy leaders.
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Nanking
Suchow
Cha Liu-shih
Preir
Guam
U. S. Naval
Shanghai
Tsingtao
Tainan
U. S
George W. Malone
R-New
Tokyo
Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Navy
Truman to push higher postal rates next year
President Truman will renew his push for higher postal rates to help offset a projected 500 million dollar deficit for the next fiscal year. Officials say second class mail, mainly newspapers and magazines, would see the largest increases as part of the plan.
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Washington
Truman
Know
Post Office Department
House of Congress
Congress
France May Invoke Dunkerque Pact To Guard Ruhr
An official Paris source says France may invoke the Dunkerque pact in response to Britain and the United States declaring limited Ruhr control. Paris asserts Ruhr was reserved for ministerial talks and opposes Britain’s recent statements.
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France
Britain
U. S
Ruhr
House of Commons
Hector McNeil
House
London
Ae Oeme Rae Wee
Knutson Pushes Higher Taxes on Corporations
Rep Knutson of Minnesota advocates a four percent corporate tax hike aimed at raising about one billion dollars. He argues many firms earn excess profits and should contribute more, though the plan would be debated by the Ways and Means Committee chair, as Doughton planned to resume leadership in January.
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Knutson
R-Minn
Songoa Srum
Ee Deienteen
T Stee
Minnesota
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Rep. Doughton
Venison Comes Home From North Carolina Hunts
Seven Granite Falls men return from deer hunts in eastern and western North Carolina with a deer each. Local tables are stocked this week as venison supplies improve.
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Granite Falls
North Carolina
Forrestal's White House talks signal looming world crisis
Secretary Forrestal flies to Washington to confer with President Truman amid China tensions and European turmoil. The visit appears to set the stage for a broader review of U S foreign policy and defense plans, including budget and military adjustments.
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Forrestal
Truman
New Radioactive Atom Uses Outlined by Scientist
Howard Blakeslee reports L Yaffe says fission products from uranium create new atoms useful for alarms in paintings and for discharge lamps and tracing fluids. He notes 34 kinds of atoms with 32 heavy elements, many long lived, with diverse potential industrial medical uses and manageable risks.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
L. Yaffe
Atomic Energy Project
National Research Council of Canada
Chalk River
Hanford
Washington
U. S
Yaffe
China Crisis Deepens as Chiang Seeks U.S. Aid
AP analyst Dewitt McKenzie reports Chiang Kai-shek seeks swift U.S. policy action to bolster morale of Nationalist forces facing a Soviet backed Communist rebellion. Peng Hsueh suggests feeding the people, while Washington weighs policy options and warns against direct intervention.
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Dewitt McKenzie
Chiang Kai- Shek
Truman
Nanking
China
Woman trains boys to be pickpockets in Springfield
A 50 year old Springfield woman described by police as a teacher of robbery techniques to three youths is jailed on three charges including armed robbery and contributing to delinquency. The youths, in signed statements, admit one robbery and an attempted robbery. Two unnamed girls aged 11 and 14 who lived at her home lured the youths there.
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Springfield
Ill
Charles Earley
James Ippolito
Florence Moomaw
United States Reinforces Marines in China for Tsingtao Evacuation
Washington reports the U S Navy will bolster its marine force in China to assist in the orderly evacuation of American nationals through Tsingtao port on the Shantung peninsula. The force may depart from Guam depending on circumstances. About 3,050 Americans in Shanghai and Nanking areas plus 1,574 evacuees at Tsingtao are affected as Communist advances threaten the city.
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Washington
United States
China
Guam
Navy
Forrestal
Tsingtao
Teingtao
Shantung Peninsula
Shanghai-Nanking
Robbers Take $9500 From Rummy Game
Three armed masked men robbed a gin rummy game at Leader Smoke Shop in Raleigh. They seized cash estimates range from 7000 to 10000 and a 2500 diamond ring, then stripped and ordered victims at pistol point. Detective Captain Goodwin reported details of the upstairs room heists and the overall loot.
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Raleigh
R. E. Goodwin
Goodwin
Leader
Greek coalition government sworn in after cabinet reshuffle
In Athens on November 18 a new Populist Liberal coalition was sworn in to replace the previous cabinet. Premier Themistokles Sophoulis, aged 18, leads the liberals with Konstantin Tsaldaris remaining deputy premier and foreign minister. The war ministry shifts from Populists to liberals as Constantine Rentis becomes minister of public order, aiming to tighten the fight against communist rebels amid criticism of the former administration.
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Athens
Populiots
Themistokles Sophoulis
Constantin Tsaldaris
George Stratos
Constantine Rentis
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