Coal Strike Pushes GOP to Rework Wartime Controls
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders weighing removal of wartime powers amid a coal strike. Senator Wiley signals a plan to repeal some controls while retaining urgent measures. Krug calls for drastic local coal rationing and governor-led action to prevent shortages as John Lewis led mine stoppages threaten economy and public services.
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Washington
Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate
GOP
Connally
John Lewis
Partial solar eclipse reveals large sun spot near earth
New York November 23 The sun and moon aligned to form a partial eclipse seen across much of the United States. Observers in Augusta Maine reported the eclipse at 64 percent coverage with a notably large sun spot, some visible to the naked eye. Blue Hill Observatory noted a sizable sun spot, while South Portland Maine logged 33 spots. Scientists warned the event could affect radio and telephone transmissions.
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New York
Nouds
Iing
Augusta
Enon
United States
Greenland
Arctic
Vie Liss Catharine E. Barry
Scien
Hayden Plane
Blue Hill Observatory
South Portland
The
Astronomical Society
Laine
Rt M. Harris
Iety
Harris
Entists
Weather Summary From Cotton Belt and Surrounding Areas
The Weather III reports temperatures and rainfall for the main cotton regions and surrounding areas through late afternoon. Readings include Knoxville 32, Los Angeles 60, Miami 39, New Orleans 65, New York 40, Norfolk 48, Raleigh 82, Richmond 69, St. Louis 62, San Antonio 73, San Francisco 54, and Seattle 48 with trace to several tenths of rainfall in noted locales.
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Max Mie
Knoxville
Los Angeles
Miami
Mini-St P
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Seautg
Portlard Me
Raleigh
Richmond
St. Louis
Tonio
Cisco
Seattle
Truman strengthens diplomacy in Middle East and Vatican
President Truman sends Myron C. Taylor to Paris for peace talks and boosts U S representation in the Middle East. George Wadsworth becomes ambassador to Iraq while also minister to Syria and Lebanon, with Lowell Pinkerton named minister to Lebanon and Syria to follow.
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Truman
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Middle East
Taylor
Paris
White House
America
Wadsworth
Baghdad
Taylor Mission
Iraq
George Wadsworth
Syria
Lebanon
Lowell C. Pinkerton
Buffalo
France
Turkey
Bulgaria
Egypt
Iran
Romania
Palestine
United States
President Not To Call In Congress Says Sen Thomas
Senator Elbert Thomas says President Truman will not reconvene Congress for the coal strike, the government already controls the mines and has urged workers to return. He warns nationalization of industry after the Russian pattern is unwanted and notes there are no strikes in Russia.
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OPA
Ing
Ball
Congress
Truman
Washington
Florida
John L. Lewis
Interior Krug
Krug
Sen. Thomas
Elbert Thomas
Dutah
ABC
Rminn
William K. Jackson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Thomas
Russia
War Gifts Inquiry Seeks Hearings On Bilbo
The Senate war investigating committee voted for public hearings on charges that Senator Bilbo received more than 30000 and costly gifts from war contractors. Hearings start December 12 in Washington after Mississippi hearings. The probes aim to aid a move to bar Bilbo from seating in the Senate.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Bilbo
D-Miss
Mississippi
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Senate Republican Steering Committee
War Investigating Committee
Army plans to block further cuts in force levels
The War Department aims to stop any move in Congress to reduce the army below 1,070,000 men unless occupation duties are proportionally cut. Officials say the regular army is stretched thin with only one division in Europe and a 38,000-man German constabulary, while national guard and organized reserves begin reorganization and remain woefully short for emergencies.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
War Department
National Council of the Reserve Officers Association
Patterson
Europe
Germany
Russia
Tar Heels Triump Over Duke 22 to 7 at Kenan Stadium
UNC Tar Heels, led by freshman Charlie Justice on his wedding anniversary, beat Duke 22 to 7 to claim the Southern Conference title. A rocky start included Carolina fumbles but a stout goal line stand and Justice rushing clinched the victory before 42,000 fans. Duke coach Wallace Wade saw a tough season end with five losses.
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Bill Currie
Kenan
Chapel Hill
Charlie Justice
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Duke Blue Devils
New Orleans
Miami
Justices
Tar Heels
North Carolina
Carolina
Duke
Justice
Dukes
Wallace Wade
Blue Devils
Devils
Lee Long
Bob Hartley
Long
Howard Hartley
Motor Freight Strike Threat In Ten States
In Memphis Tennessee on November 23 the AFL teamsters union locals announced a wage dispute with common carriers in ten southern states. Dexter Lewis said a strike would begin December 18 if demands are not met after a conference of 40 delegates approved by vote. The union seeks four and a quarter cents per mile and a dollar ten.
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Memphis
Tenn
AFL Teamsters
Dexter Lewis
Lewis
Waterfront Strikers Back On Job
Waterfront workers on the Pacific coast returned to work after a September strike, with longshore gangs unloading cargo from over 200 idle vessels. Masters and Mates union ratified a contract granting a 15 percent wage hike plus allowances, except at Seattle Page Sound where a local dispute extended the tieup. Overall coastwise activity was expected to normalize soon.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Pacific American Shipowners Association
Seattle- Page Sound
Waterfront Employers Association of the
AFL Checkers
Puget Sound
West Coast
Plane Crash Survivors To Be Brought Out Today
A 60 man rescue team reached 11 Americans stranded on an 8000 foot Alpine glacier after a United States transport plane crashed. Swiss authorities planned to move passengers to a ski hut then arrange a special two coach train. weather and darkness delayed full evacuation.
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Ernest G. Fischer Meiringen
Switzerland
Alps
Meiringen
Glacier
Ralph Tate
U.S
Austria
Ralph Tate Jr
Gen. Tate
Switch From Coal To Oil Speeded By Mine Strikes
Dr. W H Young of the U S Bureau of Mines reports a postwar shift from coal to oil as fuel accelerates. He cites mine strikes and convenience as key reasons, noting 1945 coal use declined while oil and other fuels rose. The bureau canvasses 12 000 plants weekly and records ongoing requests to drop coal from lists.
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Washington
W. H. Young
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Mines Bureau
Young
Bureau
Midwest Brace For Sharp Cold Invasion After Warm Spell
Rain fell in Southern California and New England faced chilly conditions as a new cold invasion threatened the Midwest. Los Angeles measured 0.93 inches with prior snows. Montana saw a temperature drop from 45 to 14. Forecasters warned Minnesota Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would plunge by Sunday night into Monday with snow flurries in Caribou Maine and chilling Atlantic seaboard readings.
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Associated Press
California
New England
Midwest
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Canada
Great Falls
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Caribou
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
Steel industry hit hard by soft coal strike
The soft coal walkout forces 87 blast and open hearth furnaces shut down by four major steelmakers including Carnegie-Illinois and Bethlehem. Youngstown Sheet and Tube operates only a fraction of its furnaces. National production slated to fall from 123 percent capacity to about 65-82 percent in coming week.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Co
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Mahoning
Ohio
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Molotov Defies Big Powers on UN veto revision clash
At Lake Success on November 23 Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov rejected Anglo American Chinese French efforts to revise UN veto rules and urged Assembly action. Bevin Byrnes Koo Parodi condemned Molotov draft as unacceptable as Manuilsky handed Burns a note.
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Molotov
Ukraine
New York
United Nations Assembly
Byrnes
Warnain
United Nations
Bevin
Wellington Koo
China
Alexander Parodi
France
Assembly
Russia
Lake Success
N. Y
Dmitri Manuilsky
Burnse
State's Leaf Markets Will Close Nov. 27
Henderson North Carolina November 23 UPI Tobacco auction markets will close after next Wednesday due to coal shortages. The flue cured marketing committee will suspend sales until coal supplies for redrying and leaf processing are available. Markets will close for Thanksgiving after Wednesday and reopen only by further notice. Everett D Matthews of Winston Salem, former belt warehouse chief, is remembered with a five minute sales suspension Monday.
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Henderson
N. C
UPI
Fred S. Royster
Royster
Everett D. Matthews
Winston-Salem
Matthews
Old Belt Warehouse Committee
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Reconsecration Urged By Governor Cherry
Governor Cherry urges North Carolinians to renew allegiance to republican ideals, consecrate to free government, acknowledge dependence on Almighty God, and rekindle devotion in Thanksgiving observance. The proclamation emphasizes institutions and duties of the republic.
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