Weather Summary North Carolina and Atlantic coast forecast
North Carolina temperatures fall below freezing in extreme west and north central areas with gradual warmup toward the coast. Hatteras to Jacksonville winds shift to northeast. Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds vary from west to southwest with fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Charlotte notes official 24 hour temperature and rainfall data while giving brief astronomy context on Tropics and astronomical unit.
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Corn King Crowned at Grain Show for Third Year
William H. Curry of Tipton Indiana was named 1938 Corn King at the International Grain and Hay show in Chicago. Curry earned the title for the third year running after presenting 10 ears of Reid's yellow dent corn.
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Duke psychologist Dr William McDougall dies at 67
Dr William McDougall a British psychologist on Duke University faculty died today at age 67. A Lancashire native he joined Duke in 1927 and was a renowned authority who authored works including World Chaos The Responsibility of Science and Energies of Men.
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St. Thomas Hospital
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Mobilization Talks at Washington on Canal Fortifications
In a Roosevelt informed report the Panama Canal fortifications were reviewed as a strong defense priority. Woodring told the President that 1938 measures included deploying troops guns planes and ships to strengthen the 50 mile canal channel and to boost air power and anti aircraft defenses. Senator Clark opposed broad national defense talk criticizing the emphasis on buildup.
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Irwin Receives 134 Year Sentence for 1937 Slayings
New York November 28 Robert Irwin eccentric young sculptor who pleaded guilty to the Easter morning triple slaying of Veronica Gedeon her mother and Frank Byrnes a boarder was sentenced to 134 years in state prison by Judge James G Wallace He will be taken to Sing Sing later for the Byrnes murder plea of second degree murder followed during the trial He called the court crazy as a bed bug and accused Judge Wallace of representing a rich man's justice as attendants stood by.
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Opposition to Daladier Walkout Rises Across France
The government prepared to use emergency powers to control subways, buses, telephones and radio if needed as Daladier faces a nationwide 24 hour strike. Labor unions urged reconsideration while National Confederation of War Veterans called for calming actions amid the social conflict. The strike, backed by Socialist and Communist parties, targets government tax decrees perceived as favoring the rich. Railroad workers were mobilized but ordered to stay at their posts.
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Clark outlines plans for neutrality act and war referendum
Clark criticizes groups using war hysteria to justify a bigger pump priming program for heavy industry. He proposes strengthening the neutrality act to be more mandatory, a automatic super tax on war declaration, and a war referendum giving voters powers to declare foreign war.
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Japs Mop Up Guerrilla Units Near Hong Kong
Japanese troops report crushing Chinese guerrilla bands on the borders of British territory with 1000 casualties. Refugees flood into Hongkong as villages burn and 800 Chinese soldiers are interned on a river steamer. The Mindanao arrives from Canton with 48 aboard including Consul Linnell on leave.
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Chinese claim gains in Shanghai war damage
Chinese reports say large arsenals at Mukden in Manchoukuo were destroyed by a fire and explosion on November 20. The blast wrecked munitions and aircraft, killing 200 Japanese workers and injuring 60 guards. A second arsenal at Taiyuan in Shansi province was blown up two days earlier, killing 300 Japanese soldiers and workers.
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AFL Fails to Break Strike at Union Headquarters
The CIO picket line at the Stock Yard and Transit Company faced a violent setback as glass doors at AFL headquarters were broken and entries forced. James Winkelman of Local 657 estimates 250 to 275 pickets. charges claim a civil rights conspiracy and related assaults since exclusive bargaining began nine months ago.
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GOP Leaders Meet Tomorrow In Annual National Committee Gathering
Washington November 28 Republicans prepare for the annual meeting of the Republican national committee. The formal agenda prioritizes routine business with little focus on policy for the upcoming session or long range party strategy. Key figures on the committee are described as distant but influential players shaping the party's direction.
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Republican National Committee
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National Committee
Negro Escaped Prisoner Dies of Wounds in North Carolina
James Smith alias Forrest Holmes, 27, a Negro convict, died at noon in a Thomasville hospital from gunshot wounds after an escape from Davidson county prison camp. State penitentiary head Oscar Pitts said an inquest would be held. Smith had fled yesterday, was chased, fired upon when halted, and found near a house this morning. He had prior sentences for larceny and breaking and entering.
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Oscar Pitts
James Smith
Forrest Holmes
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Pitts
Smith
Davidson County
Davidson
Guiliford
Guilford
Phillips and Wilson Dine With Chief
Phillips and Wilson, both unnamed in full, dine with the chief and plan to stay in the country as counselors on German American affairs. They were noncommittal before and after the meeting, greeted at the village depot by Secretary Marvin Mclntyre, refused to discuss their mission with reporters, and posed for cameras by the ramshackle freight house. The day included a second conference on the foreign situation and a planned meeting with Jesse H. Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Arkansas Governor Carl E. Bailey. purposes of the calls were not announced.
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Village Depot
Marvin MclIntyre
Atlanta
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Carl E. Bailey
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Earthworms Spark Church Split in Sault Ste. Marie
A church in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan faced a dispute after earthworms were presented to an elder for distribution among fishermen associates. The disagreement over apportionment led to secession and the building of a new church by some members.
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Sault Ste. Marie
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