Justice Stars As Heels Beat Duke
North Carolina defeats Duke 20 to 0 at Kenan Stadium as Charlie Justice ambles in on a 43-yard run and leads the Tar Heels to their 16th straight unbeaten chapter in the rivalry. Duke's late miscues and turnover pressure crumble under Carolina's two system attack.
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Justice Stars
Duke
Bill Currie
Blue Devils
Carl Snevely
Chapel Hill Chargers
Fred Folger
Justice
Bob Cox
Blue Devil Boiler
Wallace Wade
Hosea Rodgers
Bob Kennedy
Rodgers
Kennedy
Ken Powell
Loyd Eisenburg
Devils
Carolina
Blue Devil
Jim Brown
Bill Flamish
Southern Democrats May Oppose Labor Act Repeal
Senator McClellan predicts most southern Democrats will oppose outright repeal of the Taft Hartley act. He cites many who voted to override Truman’s veto as reluctant to reverse, with McKellar now for repeal. Barkley says repeal unlikely early in the new Congress, pending House Senate rules.
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Jack Bela
Washington
Senator McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Arkansas
Truman
Senator McKellar
Dtenn
McClellan
Kilgore
West Virginia
Murray
Montana
Alben W. Barkley
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Congress
House
Democratic National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Millikan
R-Cole
Dock Strike Extends To Southampton
A lightning walk out by Cunard White Star crew in Southampton halted the liner Elizabeth on arrival with 1,600 passengers. Between 300 and 400 crew quit 70 minutes before sailing, delaying departure at least 25 hours and risking further action by other crews amid the dock dispute.
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Southampton
Eng
United States
Elizabeth
America
Cunard White Star Line
Halifax
Cunard
National Union of Seamen
New York
Southampton Ocean Dock
Snowstorm Death Toll Rises to Four in Nebraska
Nebraska blizzard death toll reached four as Virgil Thomas of Lebanon was found dead of exposure near McCook after days of isolation. Snow continued to fall and trains moved slowly through the affected region.
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Omaha
Nebraska
McCook
Virgil Thomas
Lebanon
Neb
Battle Looms Near Suchow in North China Front
Sporadic fighting continues around Sunchow as both sides prepare for a new push toward Nanking. Government and civic groups rally funds for frontline units while repairs rush to the Lunghai line. U S embassy reports Communist seizure of a radio set at Mukden. Consul Ward seeks restoration.
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Nanking
Sunchow
Te Ying-Chin
Nienchuang
Suchow
Evening Post
Suhsien
Lunghai
Angus Ward
Beiping
China
Piaoting
Hopeh Province
Peiping
Balloon Altitude Record Reaches 140000 Feet
The U S army Signal corps announced a balloon ascent on September 28 reaching 140000 feet, 27200 feet higher than any prior balloon flight and about 13 miles above human climbers. The craft rose for two and a half hours, with a neoprene latex envelope expanding from 17 feet to 75 feet before bursting. Lieutenant Colonel A F Cassevant noted the prior human ascent record was 72395 feet set in 1935 by Capt. Albert W. Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson.
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Fort Monmouth
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Army
A. F. Cassevant
Evans Signal Laboratory
Albert W. Stevens
Orvil A. Anderson
Record Breaking Production Surges in Third Quarter
The Commerce Department reports the nation’s GDP rose to an unprecedented 256.0 billion annual rate in Q3, July through September, with personal income reaching a record 193.7 billion. Personal consumption also hit a new high, while saving increased and government spending climbed, pushing total outlays higher than the prior quarter.
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Washington
Navy
Commerce Department
Truman Heads Home to Tackle Key Foreign Policy Talks
President Truman ends a two week vacation and sails back on the Independence to begin a new round of meetings with Secretary of State Marshall. He plans cabinet talks, a Harriman meeting, and a review of U.S. foreign policy as European tensions rise.
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Truman
Forrestal
James V. Forrestal
Key West
Pla
White House
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Fla
Independence
Secretary of State
Marshall
Oval Room
W. Averell Harriman
ECA
Charles G. Ross
Harriman
Ropean
Western
Europe
United States
Soviet Russia
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
European Alliance
London
Western European Alliance
Washington
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Canada
Pakistan
India
Kashmir
Venezuela
AFL Invites Miners Back Into The Fold
Cincinnati November 20 AFL invites John L. Lewis and about 600000 miners to return to the AFL fold after a convention backed a CIO return and open welcomes. Negotiations also proceed with the International Association of Machinists seeking reentry.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
AFL
CIO
Portland
Ore
Lewis
San Francisco
National Labor Relations Board
Federation
UMW
Vgon
Queter
International Association of Machinists
Carpellans
CIO Right Wingers Take Control as NYC Council Receives Charter Revocation
CIO executive board revokes the New York City CIO council charter by a 38 to 5 vote in Portland. Louis Hollander to assume control of council property and funds as planners set a future charter and officer elections. Eleven members faced questions over allegiance and unity within the CIO structure.
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Portland
Ore
CIO
New York City
CIO Council
Philip Murray
James Durkin
Louis Hollander
New York State
James B. Carey
Office and Professional Workers Union
Ben Gold
The
Fur Workers
Communist Party
Joseph Selly
American Unication Association
Morris Pizer
Furniture Workers
Robert Weinstein
United Public Workers
Carey
Albert J. Fitzgerald
United Electrical Workers
Bill Lawrence
Harry Bridges
Longshoremen's Union
Saul Mills
Hollander
Threeman
Washington
Greater
New York Area
Dividend Payments Near Record High This Year
New York analysts report dividend payments to American companies at a high for the year, with Moody's adjusted index at $2.90 per share at end October, near the 1930 peak. Earnings in the first nine months rose about 30 percent, fueling the trend.
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New York
Moody's Investors’ Service Adjusted
Builders Forecast Ample Materials and Labor for 1949 Boom
The Producers' Council forecasts $18.1 billion in new construction in 1949 with ample materials and labor. Government housing efforts include a new yield insurance program by FHA and the housing expediter targets 64 000 veterans homes with $15 million in alleged overcharges.
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Washington, Navy
Producers’ Council, Inc
National Organization of Building Supply Manufacturers
Federal Housing Administration
Producers’ Council
U S Opposes UN Action on Negev Territory
The United States rejected any UN change to Israel’s hold on the Negev, urging no reduction of Israeli land without Jewish consent. President Truman’s Oct. 24 stance echoed, as U S delegate Philip C. Jessup backed Israel against British Bernadotte plans while accepting other recommendations for a conciliation commission.
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Associated Press
United States
Sat
United Nations
Negev Desert
Israel
U. S
Philip C. J
U. N. Assembly
Truman
U. N
Folke Bernadotte
Britain
Congress to Probe Car Dealer Waiting Lists and Extras
Washington hearings resume the week of November 28 to examine dealer waiting lists delivery delays and terms such as deposits for undelivered cars. The subcommittee will also review tips paid for cars unwanted accessories and inflated trade valuations amid reports of hydro tone and other dealer gimmicks.
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Washington
House
John Reddan
Committee Council
R. Ferguson, Jr
Ferguson
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Jimmy Brown
Bill Wardle
Brown
Mike Rubish
Jimmy Knotts
Barker
Jarrett
North China
Chiang Kai-shek
Defense
Tsingtao
Security Council
Juan Atilio Bramuglia
Bramuglia
Iain
General Assembly
Little Assembly
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