Red Koreans Strike Back Amid Storms Near Northwest Front
Soviet forces strike back in northwest Korea as UN troops face reinforcements in a bitter cold campaign. The 25th Division fights near Unsan while the 24th drives toward Chongju, with snow and mountains shaping the stubborn front. Mingled reports say Chinese and Korean Reds counterattacks test UN lines as winter weather intensifies across the peninsula. More on page two-A.
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Tokyo
Spe Oom
Korea
United Nations
U. S
Chongju
Changjin
Siberian
U.N
MacArthur
U. S. 24Th
Tenchon
Taech
U. S. 25Th di
Unsan
Good Year For Furniture Industry
National furniture industry foresees record year as 1950 may surpass 1948. October shipments set a new monthly dollar-record, with ten month totals 32 percent above 1949 and 8 percent above 1948. New orders, employment, and payrolls rise, while dealers’ buying policies remain less conservative.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Frank E. Seidman
Seidman
UN Meet Postponed To Monday Amid Storm Warnings
Lake Success November 3 A sudden storm forced a postponement of the United Nations Security Council meeting where a Chinese Communist delegation was expected to charge the United States with aggression. The meeting moved to Monday at 3 p.m. EST as police warned roads to New York were becoming dangerous. Preliminary weather concerns also led Lie to shut down U N activities and send staff home.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
United States
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Assembly
Yugoslavia
Ales Bebler
Council
Fire destroys Greensboro wholesale warehouse and office
Fire of undetermined origin caused about 100000 damage to Foster Caveness Inc warehouse and office in Greensboro. The interior spanning a city block west of the Southern Railway station was gutted after being discovered near 4 pm. Fire crews fought the blaze until 6 30 pm and kept it smoldering into the night.
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Greensboro
Foster- Caveness, Inc
Southern Railway
Duke Beats North Carolina 7-0 in Chapel Hill Rivalry Game
Duke uses a third quarter surge to upset North Carolina 7 to 0 at Kenan Stadium. Billy Cox connects with Tom Powers for Duke's only score after a blocked kickoff, while Duke's defense stifles the Tar Heels as the game ends with Carolina unable to threaten.
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Cox
DUKE
Billy Cox
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Tar Heels
KENAN
Blue Devils
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Carl Snavely
Dukes
Blue Devil
Bud Wallace
Surry County
Tom Powers
Bedlam
Carolina
Powers
Dick Bunting
Heels
Curb Kickbacks On Govt Salaries Proposal Asked
The justice department asked Congress to tighten law on salary kickbacks in federal service. Deputy Attorney General Peyton Ford cited incidents of payments to employing officers as a condition of obtaining or keeping public office. Ford proposed a bill to criminalize such payments with one year imprisonment or a $1000 fine.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congress
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Rayburn
Texas
Peyton Ford
J. Parnell Thomas
R-N. J
House un-American Activities Committee
Thomas
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Ford
Mount Etna Erupts Spreading Flames Toward Sicily Towns
Etna, Europe’s tallest volcano, erupted late Saturday night sending two lava streams toward northeastern villages and lighting Catania 20 miles away. Tremors shook eastern Sicily as ash fell on grazing lands and residents fled amid fear of a possibly severe eruption.
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Catana
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Europe
Catania
Etna
Maletto
Americans freed from Chinese captivity expose indoctrination efforts
Eighth Army reports statements from 27 wounded U S prisoners of war freed near the front. They describe Red indoctrination lectures accusing U S leaders and politics, with interrogators claiming volunteers and denouncing American figures. Food and medical supplies were limited, but treatment was generally humane.
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U.S
Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Truman
State Acheson
MacArthur
Stockholm
Sweden
Badin Plant To Be Reactivated In Defense Aluminum Program
The government plans to boost aluminum ingot output by 100,000 tons yearly. Reynolds Metal Co. will build a 75,000 ton plant to start early 1952, site pending. Reynolds will also expand its Jones Mill Arkansas plant to 25,000 tons annually. This extra output supplements 79,000 tons from Alcoa’s Massena New York and Badin North Carolina reactivations.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Reynolds Metal Co
GSA
Reynolds
Jones Mill
Ark
Aluminum Company of America
Massena
N .Y
Radin N. C. Gsa
Alcoa
Severe winter storm leaves 90 dead across multiple states
The national blizzard paralyzed Ohio and western Pennsylvania industries with 22 inch plus snow. Winds up to 108 mph battered the Eastern Seaboard while 2,000,000 people were affected. Deaths totaled 90 across Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Pennsylvania
American Red Cross
New
Michigan
New York
Kentucky
Illinois
Maryland
South Carolina
Connecticut
West Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Appalachian
Seaboard
Virginia
New England
Staten Island
Cleveland
Youngstown
Akron
Canton
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Washington Weather Bureau
Ohio State Police
Steubenville
Deep South
Miami
Florida
Mt. Mitchell
N. C
Mississippi River
Midwest
Lumberport
Clarksburg
W. Va
Baltimore
East Coast Windstorm Devastates Area With Vast Damage
James Devlin reports a hurricane velocity storm across the east coast causing 38 deaths and displacing thousands. Flooding and high winds damaged homes, ports, rail lines, and power, leaving millions without electricity. New York City and New Jersey faced major outages, ruined communications, and airport disruptions.
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James Devlin
New York
Seaboard
Newland
Virginia
New York City
New York Metropolitan
New Jersey
la Gardia
Fl Bay
New
Snowstorm tragedy hits West Virginia woman dies in blizzard
Mrs Dorothy Powers, 36, from Brushy Fork near Buckhannon, West Virginia, died en route to hospital after a mile from her snowbound car. Her husband Bert Powers and two boys, Robert Jr 14 and David 12, began from Johnstown Pennsylvania. A search recovered her body as the November blizzard battered the region. The storm is described by forecaster Gordon Dunn as a collision of a cold front with warm moist air from the Carolinas, driving heavy snow and winds from Lake Michigan to the Ohio Valley. Erie and Pittsburgh faced the blizzard's worst.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Dorothy Powers
West Virginia
Bert Powers
Robert, Jr
David
Johnstown
Powers
Brushy Fork
Chicago
Gordon Dunn
Northwest
Carolinas
Dunn
Lake Michigan
Ohio Valley
Like Living In Vacuum Snow Victim Describes Blizzard Stranding
Youngstown Ohio residents endure a 19 inch blizzard that halts traffic and services. Hospitals report limited staff as operations are postponed and emergency deliveries rely on hand plows and courage. The city braces for a deep freeze as life slows to a standstill.
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Youngstown
Youngse Town
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Malik
Bebler
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Piel
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Enterprise Sports Editor
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Bunting
Bob Gantt
Wallace Wade
Dure
Firet
Mount Etna
China
W. Virginia
Nadian
Maritime Provinces
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Erie
Canada
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