Byrnes Press Germany Plan Ahead of Big Four Meet
In York on November 21 United States Secretary Byrnes aims to press for a German peace plan with the Big Four. General Clay and Ambassador Murphy discuss merger of American and British occupation zones while seeking two zone economic integration. Washington estimates American costs at about 200 million dollars annually for food import and defense. Britain agrees costs must be shared to enable a self sufficient merger and export program to fund food needs. The tone remains optimistic about Russia’s possible participation.
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Byrnes
Ion
Germany
For Ministers’ Council
Ernest Bevin
Lucius D. Clay
Rekters
Rob Murphy
United Tes
Murphy Ring
America
Clay
United States
Russia
Tually
Government moves to cite John L. Lewis for contempt
Government attorneys moved to cite United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis for contempt of court as a broad coal walkout developed in 1946. Miners from soft coal fields joined 400 000 bituminous diggers in suspending work, threatening general industry impact.
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John L. Lewis
Justice Department
United Mine Workers
Secretary of War
Army
Washington
UMW
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Federal Works
Philip B. Fleming
Battle of Skra Engagement Near Frontier Reported
An official notice says the Battle of Skra in the valley six miles from the frontier ended with Gen Ventris returning to his head. Earlier reports describe raiders from across the Yugoslav border driven back in steady fighting, with villages destroyed. Police seized and later published papers denying outside aid to bands in northern Greece.
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Skra
Aed
Ventris
Earlire
Athens
Greece
al- Bs
Weather outlook and readings from November 21 1946 record
Partly cloudy and mild today with occasional light rain in the south and extreme east. Tonight clouds increase with more light rain possible. Friday shows cooler change in temperature with continued light drizzle in southern areas. Official readings at 8:30 a.m. list multiple city highs and lows including Charleston 60 60, Charlotte 65 48, Chicago 66 40, Greensboro 62 39, Raleigh 60 44.
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Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver ST
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Greensboro
High Point
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian Oo
CIO Leader Calls for Ten Million War Chest
Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, urged a CIO common war chest of 10 to 12 million dollars to back any union in wage battles. At the eighth CIO convention he pressed for a 20 percent raise from General Motors, citing a 20 percent decline in national earnings since January 1945 and urging defeat of the myth that higher wages require higher prices.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Reuther
CIO
Three Brothers Burn to Death in Morrisville Cottage Fire
Morrisville Pennsylvania reports a cottage blaze that killed three Daniels brothers aged three two and six months. The two older brothers were found in each other’s arms beneath a ruined bed. Mother attempted rescue as Ronald four escaped with minor burns and a dog guided rescuers. A fourth child William six months infant died later from burns and asphyxiation during transport for a flu vaccine inquiry.
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Morrisville
Raymond Daniels
Mark Daniels
William Daniels
Ronald
Not Guilty Plea From Nazi Doctors At Nuernberg Trial
Twenty three Nazi doctors pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering hundreds of thousands in cruel medical experiments at Nuernberg. Led by Karl Brandt, they answered the 17 page indictment read by Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor and the arraignments recessed until December 9.
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Nuernberg
Karl Brandt
Adolf Hitler
Telford Taylor
Hermann Goering
Dairy Prices Seen Slipping After Peak This Year
The agriculture department said dairy product prices are near their yearly peak and should fall after seasonal production rises in a few weeks. Demand for milk and cream has cooled as industrial goods flood the market, with cream diverted mainly to butter production. Butter output this fall is up but still below last year and the 1935-39 average.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nationwide miners walkout shuts soft coal industry
On November 21 1946 United Mine Workers led a broad walkout halting the nation s soft coal production with 400 000 in bituminous fields and 7 500 in eight large anthracite mines refusing to work without the government backed contract. The strike spread as officials urged workers to stay on the job while conditions remained tense and largely calm.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Solid Fuels Administration
United Mine Workers Union
U. S
Lewis
West Virginia
Library
W. Va
Rerter
Walkout test for Truman at Key West crisis
President Truman faced a critical test as he ordered the Justice Department to pursue contempt against John L. Lewis after the United Mine Workers chief ignored a federal court injunction. The midnight deadline passed with Lewis defying the order as Truman consulted with Steelman Clark and Krug at his Key West naval base headquarters.
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Fila
Truman
Justice Department
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
John R. Steelman
Tom Clark
J. A. Krug
Communists Lead in Romania Parliamentary Vote
Early returns from 22 of 58 districts show the Communist led bloc with about three to one over the opposition. Petru Groza's government totals 1,535,512 votes to 544,719 for the national peasant democrats as turnout nears 90 to 95 percent of about 8 million registered voters amid criticism of the election's freedom.
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Bucharest
Romania
Petru Groza
National Peasant Democrats
Interior Ministry
Groza
U. S
1000 Teachers Plan Walkout
In St Paul Minnesota 1000 teachers vote to strike and picket public schools next Monday to press for higher salaries. City charter limits on expenditures complicate the dispute though the city treasury shows a 350000 dollar surplus. If half walk out grades and high schools would have to close.
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ST. Paul
Minn
City Commissioner of Education
Britain May Propose World Troop Inspection Board
Lake Success New York November 21 authoritative sources say Britain may seek a united nations inspection board to determine the number and location of armed forces globally. The plan would adopt the U S proposal for all UN members to report complete troop figures with home forces included. Russia signaled willingness to disclose overseas troops if others do the same. Bevin to explain Britain’s position to UN committee. Cadogan arranges reply with Bevin unavailable in New York.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Great Britain
United Nations Inspection Board
United States
World Organization
Russia
United Nations
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Council of Foreign Ministers
New York
Alexander Cadogan
Bevin
Miners Debate Longevity of Walkout Struggle
Labor experts split on how long John L. Lewis and his coal miners can sustain a strike. They note miners live hand to mouth on about $75 weekly and have endured few hunger hardships due to past cash reserves and frugal family support.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Baptists Urge State Referendum On Liquor and Divorce Study
The North Carolina Baptist state convention in Asheville called for a state referendum on intoxicating beverages and a study of divorce. Delegates approved actions on Gardner-Webb junior college admission, Wake Forest property use discussions, and raising 1.5 million dollars for a new Wake Forest plant in Winston-Salem. Election of officers will close the session. Majority supported the liquor question though views on how to present it to the General Assembly varied.
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Asheville
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
Gardner-Webb Junior College
Boiling Springs
Wake Forest College
Southern Baptist Convention
Wake Forest
Winston-Salem
State General Assembly
Disarmament Urged By War Secretary Patterson
War Secretary Patterson calls for complete world disarmament beyond UN police limits, banning even shoulder arms and machine guns. He rejects offensive defensive divides and urges trust in the UN, arguing nations must curb all weapons to prevent mass civilian killing.
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Patterson
Peter Edson
NEA Service, Inc
Washington, Navy
NEA
United Nations Police Force
U. S
Rtage
Molotov
U.S
United Nations
Warren R. Austin
Hitler
United States
United
Missing U S Plane Sighted In the Alps
French security officer at Istres said a missing American air transport plane crash landed in the French Alps had been sighted by a Pan American Airways craft. Rescue teams climbed slopes as signals and lights suggested survivors. a radio message hinted the plane passed over without spotting them.
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Leon Vayle
Istres
French Alps
Pan-American Airways
Vayle
Pan-American
Frankfurt
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