Meyers intrigues swirl as wives named in probe
Nov 24 report hints at wider circle as Maj. Gen. Bennett Meyers faces Senate War Investigating Committee questions. Dayton wife Mildred Lamarre denounces testimony claiming she was Meyers' companion. She and husband call slander suit possible.
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Britain Accuses Britain of Blocking Palestine Solution at UN
Russia charged in the United Nations that Britain seeks to hinder a settlement of the Palestine problem. Semen Tsarapkin said Britain's reservations deprive the UN Palestine committee of tools for a settlement as the panel neared a vote on partition. The United States pledged to enforce any Palestine decision, while Britain refused to deploy troops. Canada backed strong power involvement.
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Canada
Coalition Cabinet Formed In France
Paris reports Premier Robert Schuman announced a new coalition cabinet to handle widespread strikes threatening economic disaster. Railroads harbors and coal mines idled, subway fares rose, and guardsmen and reservists were mobilized as Schuman’s government, the seventh since liberation, includes MRP radicals, socialists, and independents with Georges Bidault as foreign minister to attend the London conference.
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London
Residents Battle Rats in Poisoned Bait Campaign
In Aynesboro Pennsylvania hundreds of residents armed with poisoned horse meat pellets prepared a mass rodent cleanup labeled D-day for rodents. The plan aims to exterminate the local rat population as a grain conservation effort.
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North Carolina Weather Outlook Cloudy Mild With Light Rain
The forecast calls for cloudy and mild conditions with light rain today and tonight across North Carolina. Skies clear and cooler late tonight into Tuesday with a cooler regime prevailing.
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Wheat Plan Outlined
Washington officials proposed broad government powers to buy the nation’s entire wheat crop as part of President Truman’s cost of living program. Carl C. Farrington testified that even with such measures Americans will eat about 10 pounds less meat in 1948 than 1947 due to high grain prices, reduced feed for livestock, and strong demand keeping meat prices up.
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Gate City Man Critically Hurt In Collision
Roy Maness 25 of Greensboro a relief driver for Southern Dyestuff was listed in serious condition with a broken back and leg fractures after a highway crash Saturday near Kannapolis in which Clyde Lawson Mount Holly and Clenn Corrider Harris Chapel were involved Corrider died and Lawson was booked on a manslaughter charge.
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Quake Rumbles Across Montana Causes Minor Damage
A 68 second earthquake rattled Montana, cracking plaster in Hamilton and Butte homes, felling a cafe ceiling, with shaken buildings in Helena and eight other towns. No injuries or major property damage reported. seismograph at Carroll College recorded its 2,877th quake.
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Senator Tobey signals bond probe after war fraud hints
Senator Tobey indicated the senate banking committee may pursue disclosures from the Meyers case amid gunmetal accusations about government bond dealings. Attorney General Clark seeks indictments for Meyers on war fraud perjury and tax evasion with possible court martial, while Arnold warns on false statements. Meyer claimed a $90,000 paper profit on margin but did not profit on the sale.
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Meyer
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Monoxide Gas Fatalities End Planned Greensburg Wedding
In Greensburg Pennsylvania Bridges W Pittard Jr 24 a Carnegie Tech student and Helen Grove Brown 21 were found dead in a car after a rushed Friday wedding. Police say carbon monoxide poisoning followed sleeping pills and a soft drink possibly used with a taped air hose extending from the exhaust through a window.
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Bridges W. Pittard, Jr
Carnegie Tech
Helen Grove Brown
Harold S. Luther
Luther
Pittard
Pittsburgh
Pope praises American aid to Europe in broadcast
Pope Pius XII voiced gratitude for American help to Europe's distressed in a six minute broadcast to the United States. He lauded Catholics for backing the American bishops drive to obtain food for the needy and urged continued support to save them from helplessness.
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Pius XII
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Big four foreign ministers conference opens in London
About 500 aides and experts work on final preparations for the four power talks in London to seek a united peace with Germany and Austria. Molotov arrived, Bidault joines coalition cabinet, and Bevin and Marshall expected to meet leaders as Vishinsky leads Soviet delegation members in negotiations.
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V. M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
France
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Robert Schuman
Rene Massigi
Britain
Georges Catroux
Russia
Rene Couve de Murville
Herve Alphand
Ernest Bevin
Molotov
U. S
George Marshall
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations Assembly
New York
Marshall V. O. Sokolovsky
Georgi N. Zarubin
A. S. Smirnov
Fo Bein Ministers’ Council
Fatal Collision Claims Life of Oliver Martin in Kings Mountain
A 21 year old man identified as Oliver Martin of Charlotte was killed in a mobile truck and car crash in Kings Mountain. He was thrown from the car and suffered a crushed skull as the collision occurred today.
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Hypospray: Needleless Injection Displayed At Meeting
Baltimore doctors Barnett and Figge present the hypospray, a needleless injection device, claiming less pain and usefulness in pediatrics. The system uses a spring driven plunger to force medication through the skin from an ampoule at 75 to 125 psi, enabling various drugs to be delivered under the skin or into muscle.
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Heaviest Snow Of Year Hits Midwest
The heaviest snowstorm of the season moved from the Great Lakes into northern Midwest states as Chicago recorded four inches by midmorning. The weather bureau noted most snow fell near freezing, turning to slush on warm ground in eastern Iowa northern Illinois and northern Indiana with rain in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and generally clear or partly cloudy conditions elsewhere.
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Twenty French Soldiers Die in Truck Crash near Marseille
Twenty French soldiers of the class of 1947 recalled for service died when a military truck overturned in a ditch between Marseille and Toulon. Sixteen others were injured amid France’s ongoing political and labor crisis.
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Women urged to seek exam within 24 hours for breast lumps
Baltimore doctor Dr. L. Clarence Cohn told the Southern Medical Association that women should see a physician within 24 hours after noticing a lump or unusual change in the breast. He cited a five year cure rate rise from 13 to 81 percent and ten year cures from 11.3 to 51 percent when detected before spreading to the armpit, based on 1,240 cases over 25 years.
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Government hints to liquor dealers on cutting slow moving stock
The Internal Revenue Bureau advised alcohol tax unit agents nationwide to stress a federal ban on turnbacks to wholesalers or producers. Dealers risk permit cancellations for off brands unsold under wartime shortages, with slow moving items to be sold at bargain prices to clear stock.
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Egypt reports smallpox case amid cholera outbreak
Cairo authorities confirm a smallpox case as Egypt continues its struggle with a cholera epidemic. The public health ministry also reports eight cholera fatalities and seven new cases in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m.
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Truman's Aid Plan Seen Dangerous by Senator Bridges
Senator Bridges said there is a strong probability the administration's emergency aid plan for Italy France and Austria will trigger a serious U S food shortage. He spoke as Secretary of Agriculture Anderson testified in support of President Truman's request for 597 million dollars for aid to the three nations.
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Bridges
Italy
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Austria
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Anderson
Truman
Congress
Senator Vandenberg seeks rapid approval of Europe aid
Senator Vandenberg asked the senate for 597 million emergency aid for Europe to defeat communist aggression and to authorize winter relief for France Italy and Austria. He left his chair to open debate and said he regrets Truman tied anti inflation measures to the aid request and did not seek stop gap aid for China.
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Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Europe
Mr. Truman
China
Leaders in Congress Debate $597 Million Emergency Aid Plan
Bridges warns Europe could face curtailment and rationing if next year’s grain crop fails. Anderson argues prompt action can avert human misery and help peace. The foreign relations committee backs a bill authorizing up to $597 million for emergency aid, with passage anticipated by Wednesday.
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Italian Regime May Get Support Of Two Parties
In Rome on November 24 two left of center parties the Republicans led by Randolfo Pacciardi and the Socialist Workers led by Giuseppe Saragat signaled possible cooperation with Premier Alcide de Gasperis communist beset government. They offered to join forces to meet the grave national situation.
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