King George Takes Rest
London reports King George VI forced to take complete rest for at least six months due to a circulatory ailment in both legs. An official Buckingham Palace bulletin cites defective blood supply to the right foot and possible blood clot, postponing his 1949 tour of Australia and New Zealand.
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London
Nness
George VI
Ham Palace
Australia
New Zealand
Buckingham Palace
George
AFL Leaders Approve Far Reaching Policies At 67th Convention
Cincinnati November 23 AFL leaders activated key domestic goals including repealing the Hartley act and launching a $50 000 educational campaign by the AE political league. The council will finance 10 cent assessments per member and pursue an expanded international policy urging a United States of Europe and a UN role in global issues.
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Cincinnati
AFL
Executive Council
Political League League
Illiam Green
Russia
Berlin
United States of Europe
Moscow
United Nations
E Executive
Teaders
Miami
Saving China Would Cost Five Billion
A top administration official estimated that about 5 billion dollars would be needed to save China from the Communists. The discussion covered a combined military and economic program funded over several years to aid Chiang Kai Shek’s nationalist government amid U.S. budget and timing concerns.
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Washington
United States
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Marshall
White House
Asia
Europe
Charles G. Ross
Chiang
Treasury
D. Worth Clark
Congressional
Heels Decide Cotton Bowl Bid Unclear as Dallas Votes
North Carolina faced a potential Cotton Bowl bid as officials awaited Dallas decision. Athletic Director R A Fetzer said UNC had talked with the Cotton Bowl staff but would not confirm any bid until the bowl committee votes. If accepted the host team SMU would influence the outcome, with final word expected from Dallas.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Dallas
R. A. Fetzer
Southern Methodist
Has inflation peaked or only paused in 1948 signs
Washington reports conflicting signals on inflation with a two month drop in the consumer price index by October and a slight fall in wholesale prices since August. Metals prices rise, while overall supply and demand trends drive the inflation outlook amid past patterns in 1947 and 1948.
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Washington
Rainy Thanksgiving Day Forecast Across Carolinas
The Associated Press reports damp weather with cloudy skies and occasional rain through Wednesday for both North and South Carolina. Temperatures hovered in the 40s to 60s with little variation, while fog and rain slowed air and road traffic. Readings included Winston-Salem 51-47 and Myrtle Beach 68-61 among others.
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Associated Press
North
South Carolina
Mercury
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Asheville
Wilmington
Cherry Point
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth City
Raleigh
Greensboro
Mt. Mitchell
New Bern
Charlotte
Anderson
Myrtle Beach
Charleston
Columbia
Spartans
Greenville
CIO Convention Frays Over Murray Hitler Leftists in Move
Portland reports show CIO delegates debating Murray's criticism of communists and leftist factions. Senator Morse urges fair labor law, praising CIO forthright stance amid uproar. Murray's annual report on the Marshall plan divides the hall as Walter Reuther and James Carey push back.
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Portland
Ore
CIO
Philip Murray
Wayne Morse
Morse
Walter Reuther
James Carey
Murray
Donald Henderson
Food and Tobacco Workers
Cotton Farmers Bet On Higher Prices Under Loan Plan
Washington reports that about 3,000,000 bales of cotton are already under government loan with hopes prices rise. Officials say the 1948 crop may total 15,166,000 bales and that farmers expect prices to rebound toward 35 cents per pound, favoring loan retention over current market sales. The average loan is 30.74 cents, while market price sits near 31.5 cents.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Elmer Thomas
Red Dean of Canterbury Faces Criticism Over Communism
The Rev Hewlett Johnson, Canterbury cathedral dean nicknamed the Red Dean for leftist views, promotes Soviet friendship and condemns US militarism. He was denied a visa but later sponsored to speak in New York at Madison Square Garden on December 13, alongside Soviet envoy Panyushkin, amid church rebukes in England.
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Hewlett Johnson
England
Canterbury Cathedral
Soviet Russia
Earth
Soviet Union
United States
Red Dean
U. S. State Department
National Council of
The
National Council of Ameri
New York
Madison Square Garden
Alexander S. Panyushkin
All England
U S Reaffirms Role of Security Council in Berlin Crisis
Paris dispatch reports the United States reiterates that the United Nations Security Council must find a Berlin crisis solution. Washington backs council president Brannaghi and notes Western cooperation while Russia shows no sign of lifting the blockade.
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U.S
Security Council
Berlin
Paris
United States
United Nations
U.N
Council
Juan A. Brannagtia
Herbert V.) Evatt
Tyvge
B D Bunn Named President Of Chowan Junior College
B D Bunn of Oxford was elected president of Chowan Junior College by trustees in Murfreesboro. A Wake Forest and UNC graduate, he has led Granville County schools for 14 years and is a noted Baptist layman. He will start April 1 1949 after his county post resignation and will launch plans to reopen the 100 year old college, with a five year half million dollar expansion campaign already under way.
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Murfreesboro
B. D. Bunn
Oxford
Chowan Junior Ollege
Bunn
Wake Forest College
University of North Carolina
Granville County
Flo
Round World Flight In Less Than Week
Leif B Handeil completed a round the world flight by Commercial Air Line in six days and 23 hours. The Ekstra bladet associate editor landed in Copenhagen at 11 30 a m after departing New York last Tuesday.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Leif B. Handeil
Hendeil
Ekstrabladet
New York
High Point and Burlington to Decide Western Title in Winston
High Point and Burlington officials agreed to move the Western conference playoff to Thursday at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem to settle the Western AA crown. Fayetteville will wait until Monday for the state championship in Fayetteville, with WHPE radio to broadcast. Tickets remain $1.00.
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High Point
Burlington High School
Winston-Salem
Bowman Gray Stadium
Fayetteville
Bison
Bulldogs
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
D. P. Whitley
Burlington
C. C. Linneman
L. J. Perry
Nchsaa
Bill Dole
WHPE
Whpe FM
Whitley
Cady and Nolan Deaths Linked to Sleeping Tablets
Coroner Ben Brown reports barbital sedatives caused the deaths of Jerome J. Cady and Mary Nolan. Autopsies show Cady, 48, died by suicide aboard a Catalina Island yacht. Nolan, 42, died in Hollywood from an overdose whose intentionality is undetermined. Cady had cancer.
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Los Angeles
Ben Brown
Jerome J. Cady
Mary Nolan
Cady
Avalon Bay
Catalina Island
Miss Nolan
Hollywood
Brown
Harding High to meet Hanes High in Piedmont Bowl
Harding High of Charlotte was named to play Hanes High of Winston-Salem in the annual Piedmont Bowl football game set for December 3.
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Winston-Salem
Harding High
Charlotte
Hanes High
How to Make Friends With And Influence Mosquitoes
Durham reports a Duke University press bulletin describes C Nigel Richmond testing mind power over paramecia. He directed paramecia movement by cuing with random cards, achieving 179.5 percent above chance in 1,495 trials, inviting further replication and study of psychic influence on simple life forms.
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Durham
Perapes
Ynology Bulletin
Dukeniversity Press
C. Nigel Richmond
Kenneth Richmond
Society of Psychical Research
London
Richmond
Nigel
Bulletin
Duke
Airfield Is Objective in Suchow Battle Reports
Nanking dispatch says Communists launch four new pushes on Suchow as airfield defense regroups. Nationalists struggle without full air support while Red XIII troops press from southeast and north. News notes Huang Po Tao’s corps nearly shattered. relief forces advance slowly toward Suchow.
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Nanking
Suchow
China
Chen Yi
Peiping
Tientsin
Ponting
Huang
12Th Army Corps
Suhsien
Stock Market Slips With Few Gains on Uneven Trading
New York stock activity was muted as prices moved mostly in small fractions. Reo Motors fell about a point after word directors skipped a fourth quarter dividend, while several majors dipped or rose slightly on light volume.
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New York
Reo Mctors
U. S&. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Goodyear, Deere
Commonwealth Edison
American Smelting
Allied Chemical
Westinghouse Electric
U. S. Bus Southern Railway
Great Northern Preferred
Standard Oil (Nj
Paramount Pictures
Graham-Paige
Montgomery Ward
Firestone
International Harvester
Electric Power & Light
International Nickel
Johns-Manville
Phillip Morris
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
Sinclair Oil
Fastern Air Lines
Gas Rate Hearing Set For Wednesday North Carolina
RALEIGH Nov 23 The State Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing starting at 10 a m tomorrow on a gas rate increase requested by Public Service Company of North Carolina Inc The hearing will cover additions to rates and fuel clauses for customers using more than 10 000 cubic feet per month in Raleigh Gastonia Durham Asheville Concord Dallas Kannapolis Statesville and Chapel Hill
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Utilities Commission
Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc
Gastonia
Durham
Asheville
Concord
Dallas
Kannapolis
Statesville
Chapel Hill
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