Comforting Opinions On Atom Bombs Revealed
Washington November 21 Senator Edwin C Johnson says the odds of a surprise atomic attack on the United States are about one in a million for the next twenty years He notes his position as a member of the atomic energy committee and contrasts his view with other lawmakers and the atomic energy commission He adds civilian defense will be a priority when Congress reconvenes and hints at differing views within the group page two.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Capital
White House
Pentagon
United States
Edwin C. Johnson
Cole
Johnson
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
The
Congressional Atomic
Tydings
Atomic Group
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Truman
Soviet Russia
David Lilienthal
Estranged Wife of Star Attempts to Kill Self
Jean Wallace, estranged wife of actor Franchot Tone, stabbed herself in the abdomen after a dispute over their divorce. She told police she did it for laughs, but authorities labeled it an attempted death by self harm. Her mother said she was found bleeding and attempting to wound herself again. Tone, who has custody of their two children, said there is no reconciliation plan.
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Los Angeles
Franchot Tone
Jean Wallace
Earl Carroll
Georgia Street
Tone
Santa Claus
Mary Ingram
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Yuma
Ariz
Barkley Says Nation Is in Good Shape on Atlanta Visit
Vice President Alben Barkley and his bride arrived in Atlanta amid crowds as they travel from Nashville to Washington. Barkley praised the nation, joked with reporters, and outlined four December speaking appearances in New York Boca Raton Washington and Miami.
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Atlanta
United States
Alben Barkley
Ansley
New York
Boca Raton
Fla
Washington
Miami
Austria Devalues Schilling With New Dollar Rates
Vienna reports the government devalued the schilling today setting three new rates against the United States dollar as part of a monetary adjustment. The move affects trade and prices as authorities adjust currency value.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
Cactus Jack 81 Tomorrow in Texas
UVALDE Tex Nov 21 John Nance Garner 32nd vice president turns 81 tomorrow. Garner who spent 46 years in public life as Texas legislator congressman speaker and vice president said retirement in 1941 aimed to live long to be a private citizen. No celebration plans announced.
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Uvalde
Tex
John Nance Garner
United States
Garner
Texas
Congress
Social Security Tax Hikes Begin Next January
The tax rises on January 1 from 1 percent to 1.4 percent on all wages up to 3000 dollars. About 2.7 million employers and 50 million workers are affected. The employer and employee each pay 1.4 percent on the first 3,000 dollars, with refunds possible for overpayments.
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James Marlow Washington
Congress
Welfare fund clash unfolds on miner contract talks
Washington date line reports John L. Lewis and Senator Bridges clash over coal miners welfare fund spending as trustees shuffle. Bridges seeks to curb payments amid no contract. Lewis pushes to protect benefits. Talks hinge on 20 cent royalty and future disbursements from $13 million-plus collected since June 30.
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John L. Lewis
Senator Bridges
Coal Miners’ Welfare Fund
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ezra van Horn
Charles I. Dawson
Louisville
Van
Bridges
UMW
Mississippi
Truman
Krug-Lewis
Services Held Here Today For Milbourne Amos
Funeral services were held for Milbourne B. Amos 39 former High Point resident whose body was found near Lenoir three miles from Bethel colony. Sheriff said no foul play. He was born in Reidsville July 11 1910 and educated there then at High Point college and NC State. Survivors include father J E Amos mother Mrs D J Bradley and brother Dr J Elwood Amos. Graveside rites at Oakwood cemetery at 3 30 this afternoon.
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High Point
Lenoir
Bethel
G. D. Greer
Caldwell County
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Reidsville
Colorado
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Raleigh
First Baptist Church
Training Union
Amos
Goodwill Group
North Carolina Mental Hospital
Morganton
J. E. Amos
D. J. Bradley
Baltimore
J. Elwood Amos
Pittsburgh
Montgomery Arrives in U S for War Leaders Meetings
Field Marshal Montgomer y of Alamein arrives in the United States for an unofficial but important round of meetings with top U S military leaders. He will speak at four events in Washington and visit Eisenhower Bradley Collins and other senior officers.
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Omar N. Bradley
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Western Union
16Th Army Group
United States
Imperial General Staff
West Point
U.S
National Press Club
The
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National War College
English-speaking Union
No immediate coffee shortage seen as demand grows
The commerce department notes South Americans drink more coffee, boosting prices. Brazil may have a larger harvest after a drought ends, and increased planting and fertilization are expected. Colombia has raised production nearly one third since prewar, while Americans now average over 19 pounds yearly, driving world demand.
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U. S
Commerce Department
Department
Brazil
Colombia
Spent Bullet Wounds Man in Wilson
R. N. Hood was struck in the back as he neared his car in Wilson. A .22 caliber bullet later fell from his clothing, and he was treated for a minor flesh wound. Police ruled the shot came from a hunter's rifle.
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Wilson
R. N. Hood
Hood
New Party Talked In China
In Hong Kong on November 21 a new party hostile to both the Communists and Chiang Kai-Shek may form with acting president Li Tsung-Jen expected to lead. Li is hospitalized in the colony after arriving Sunday, while Chiang awaits him in Chungking. Foreign observers say the group aims to gain U.S. backing to curb the Communists and would unite Li with Gen Pai Chug-Hsi and Gen Chan, among others.
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Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang
Chungking
Formosa
United States
Pai Chug-Hsi
Chan
Pocketbook Mystery In Guilford County Case
Guilford County residents speculated about the amount hidden by Mrs. Lovelia Ione Ellington 69 who died in a local hospital. Estimates reached 25000 dollars while her pocketbook lies in a hospital safe awaiting relatives in Guilford Washington and Cleveland to authorize its opening.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Lovelia Ione Ellington
Blanche C. Sterne
Ellington
North Carolina Weekend Toll From Fatal Auto Crashes
The Associated Press reports an unusually high weekend death toll in North Carolina with at least 22 lives lost in accidents and violence. Victims include William Billings, Ruth Bauguss, Dennis Forbes, Will Conley, Jerry Ellis, Quintin Jones, William Hinshaw, Dr. John King, Glenn Matheson, Will Stewart, Frank Ziegler, Laura Snyder, and Charlie Smith, among others. causes range from car crashes to poisoning and a truck overturning.
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North Wilkesboro
William McCoy Billings
Ruth Bauguss
Thurmond
Gastonia
Dennis Warren Forbes
Will Conley
Brevard
J. L. Graveley
Dunn's Rock
Transylvania County
Jerry Anthony Ellis
Paul Painter Ellis
McGrady
Henderson County
Quentin Jones
East Flat Rock
William R. Hinshaw
Thomasville Chair Company
Duke Hospital
Durham
John D. King
St. Louis
Glenn E. Matheson
Norifolk
Will Stewart
Roxboro Negro
Elkin
Frank J. Ziegler
Toledo
Ohio
Laura Snyder
Old Fort
Charlie John Smith
Louisburg
John P. Moore
Franklin County
Ralph Dunston
After Rescue Back to Fishing Wilne Man Dives In
Samuel William Rose 25 strips swims 100 yards across a flooded Derwent to reach a crash wreck. He tears off a wing to free the pilot and passenger, makes splints from fence parts, runs 1.5 miles in underwear for an ambulance, helps transport the injured to hospital, then returns to fishing and catches three perch.
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Wilne
Eng
Samuel William Rose
Derwent
Geoffrey Smith
Gerald Barnett
Rural teachers scarce due to low pay and poor housing
Dr. Frank W. Cyr of Columbia teachers college warns rural schools struggle to hire teachers because housing, privacy, and transportation are inadequate. He cites salaries about two thirds of urban levels, calls for higher pay and better community integration to attract and retain staff.
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David Taylor Marke
New York
Frank W. Cyr
Cyr
Teachers College of Columbia University
Dr. Cyr
Governors Scott Cherry stress continuous progress in NC
In a statewide broadcast Gov Scott and former Gov Cherry touted four years of administration progress in public services and construction. They noted deficits and growth since 1940 while highlighting road and building projects and the nation wartime era. Scott followed a prepared script, unlike earlier remarks.
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Cherry
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State Hospital
Memorial Tower
State College
Gov. Scott
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