France proposes compromise on Austrian reparations
A French proposal to Russia would have Vienna surplus production worth 100 million dollars go to Russia, with a third of the Eis trifft oil field output and control of Danube shipping to Russia. The plan aims to break four month deadlock among the Big Four over German assets in Austria and reparations.
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London
France
Russia
Austria
Germany
Eisterdorf
Danube
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
Georges Bidault
Marshall
Rene Massigli
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Bidault
Soviet American Palestine Plan Faces UN Vote Opposition
In New York, Pakistan Cuba and Iraq accused supporters of pressuring the United Nations on the Soviet American plan to partition Palestine. The plan requires a two third vote. 12 abstaining nations and one absent member held swing potential as undecided countries awaited the final roll call amid rumors of possible switches.
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New York
Palestine
United Nations Assembly
Assembly
Pakistan
Cuba
Iraq
Holy Land
Russia
United States
Cub
Flushing Meadow Park
Palestine Committee
Lake Success
Wheat Markets Hit 30 Year High As Commodities Rally
Prices climbed across futures markets led by wheat on the Chicago board of trade with December delivery near 3.16 a bushel and May at 3.00. oats also reached a record, cotton rose in New York, and hogs cattle eggs and butter advanced in Chicago. Coal prices rose in Pittsburgh and Tire maker price hikes followed by Sun Oil raising crude payments by 50 cents.
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Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Pittsburgh
U. S. Rubber Company
Sun Oil Co
Contract Disputes Halt Some U S Newspapers
Disputes between locals of the AFL International Typographical Union and major publishers disrupt operations in several dailies while nearly all plants continue with typed or photo-engraved copy. The ITU faces NLRB charges of unfair labor practices tied to a no contract stance as the ANPA cites Taft Hartley violations. A trial in Indianapolis is set for December 9.
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Associated Press
AFL International Typographical Union
ITU
National Labor Relations Board
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Chicago
Stassen Reputed War Monger In Izvestia Story
Izvestia labeled Harold E. Stassen a war monger as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination. The article cites Stassen's April Russia visit and a November telegram to President Truman calling for a U S boycott of the Soviet Union citing economic appeasement and Soviet refusals on UN atomic energy inspection and European reconstruction.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Russia
Truman
U. S
Soviet Union
Stassen
Europe
Czechoslovakia
France
Italy
Curley Takes Up Berth As Boston Mayor
James M. Curley formally resumed office as Boston mayor after five months in federal prison for mail fraud. He greeted about 400 supporters and said he would pick up where he left off while noting he felt younger. John Hynes had served as temporary mayor during Curley’s absence.
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Boston
James M. Curley
Curley
Jim
John Hynes
UN conference nears vote on nonmember voting rights
At Havana the United Nations trade and employment conference faced a key issue as ten nonmembers pressed for voting rights. The session opened discussions on granting limited participation in decision making.
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Havana
United Nations Conference On Trade and Employment
United Nations
Nearly 100 Die in Thanksgiving Holiday Accidents
An Associated Press tally shows 98 people killed in automobile crashes since 6 p m Wednesday and 16 more in other violent incidents during the Thanksgiving period. New York and Illinois each report 11 auto fatalities, with eight in Indiana and three train crash deaths in Washington state. Traffic deaths occur in 29 states including four in North Carolina and one in South Carolina.
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New York
Illinois
Indiana
Washington State
North Carolina
South Carolina
Chinese Upset Form Sheets In Election
Voters in the national assembly election wrote in candidates disrupting official picks. Chiang Kai-shek received every vote from his hometown Fenghwa, while the KMT captured a lopsided victory as many official candidates were rejected.
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Nanking
National Assembly
China
Central Elections Board
Chiang Kai-shek
Fenghwa
Chekiang
Koomintang
Shanghai
Young China Party
Democratic Socialists
Koomingtang
Congress Eyes Fraud in War Contracting
Rep. Bender of Ohio leads a House subcommittee into wartime procurement fraud next week. He says the inquiry will pursue purchasing officers and connections with manufacturers later cited for excessive government payments. The probe follows Meyers air force contracting scandals and a Dayton subcontractor’s exposure.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Capitol
Rep
Bender
Ohio
Senate War Investigating Committee
Senate
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force
Dayton
Funeral for former U S Commissioner George W Croft held in Aiken
Former U S Commissioner George W Croft died of a heart attack in Aiken at 66. Funeral services were held today after he left federal service last August following 25 years in the role. In Alaska, a twin engine air transport crash near Yakutat killed 13. cause unknown, an airman suggested an emergency other than weather.
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Aiken
S. C
U. S
George W. Croft
Croft
Juneau
Alaska
Yakutat
Truman Seeks Tax Free Disability Retirement List
President Truman asked the armed services to provide a list of officers receiving tax free disability retirement pay for his information. Secretary Forrestal was told to submit the list following a Senate probe into Major General Bennett Meyers and his war subcontracting firm. Meyers’ $856 monthly retirement pay has been terminated by the Air Force.
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Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Armed Services
Ross
Defense Forrestal
Senate
Bennett F. Meyers
Meyers
Air Force
Cold Weather Lingers Over Portion of U. S.
The northeastern quarter of the country remains cold with no relief in sight. Elsewhere, temperatures trend milder with sunny forecasts for the south and west. Kentucky hit the 50s, Oklahoma expected to follow, while the Midwest reports new seasonal lows and Minnesota endures subzero readings in Duluth. Chicago records 12 above.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Midwest
Minnesota
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Cloud
Chicago
Soviet invincibility myth challenged by Estonian officer
A former Estonian officer now in Sweden criticizes the Red Army as poorly armed trained and led but notes Soviet leadership aims to outpace democracies. He recalls fighting guerrilla actions after 1940 occupation and warns of potential strikes when victory seems assured while citing Russian desertions and Communist units behind front lines.
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Washington
Arnold Purre
Reserve Officer
Purre
Red Army
Sweden
Wage Advance Predicted By Senator Aiken
Senator Aiken of Vermont predicted a new round of wage demands by spring but favored moderate increases of 10 to 15 percent rather than general price controls. He warned prices would keep rising and believed industry could grant such increases without triggering another wave of price hikes, citing corporate reports as justification.
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Washington
Aiken
Corporation
Catawba Accepts Tangerine Bowl Bid for New Year
Catawba college of Salisbury North Carolina will play in the Tangerine bowl in Orlando Florida on New Year’s Day. Coach Gordon S Kirkland notified the Orlando Elks bowl committee the Indians voted to accept the second Tangerine bid after beating Lenoir Rhyne 6 0. Wesleyan University was unavailable and the opponent may be Davidson Muhlenberg or Mississippi Southern.
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Orlando
Fla
Catawba College of
Salisbury
N. C
Gordon S. Kirkland
Orlando Elks Club
Indians
Lenoir-Rhyne
Catawba
Maryville College
Larry Satariano
Elks Club
Wesleyan University of
Kansas to Play in Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day
The Orange Bowl committee announced University of Kansas as one of the teams for the classic in Miami on New Year’s Day. Kansas brings seven wins two ties and no defeats in the season.
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Orange
Kansas
Miami
Fla
University of Kansas
Britons to Get Extra Food During Xmas
Britain’s food ministry promises extra rations for Christmas. Minister John Strachey says an extra six pence of meat can be bought if spent on cheaper grades, plus an extra pound and a half of sugar and four extra ounces of candy. Regular weekly rations are noted as one shilling of meat, a half pound of sugar, and one pound of candy.
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London
Britain
Food Ministry
John Strachey
European Aid Plan Outlined Amid Senate Amendments
President Truman’s European recovery plan faces delays with a Dec 8 return from Florida before submission to Congress. Secretary Ross said likely delays, consideration of a separate administration agency, and four possible amendments before passage. Amendments from Chavez Taylor Ferguson target trade, arms purchases, and oversight of aid distribution.
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Washington
Trumar
Congress
Charles G. Ross
Capitol
Truman
Florida
Key West
Everglades National Park
Ross
Senate
Europe
Wherry
Nebraska
Vandenberg
Michigan
Foreign Relations Committee
France
Italy
Austria
Chavez
DNM
Taylor
Idaho
Kem
RMO
Ferguson
R-Mich
United States
South America
Girl Stabbed With Icepick In Stick-Up
Eleven year old Joanna was stabbed in the back with an ice pick during an attempted stick up on a street corner. Two boys of about her age grabbed her and sought the half dollar her father gave her to buy soda, then fled as she ran home to seek help. The girl was treated at Northeastern hospital for a puncture wound near the right lung lobe.
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Philadelphia
Joanna
Obert McFarland
McFarland
James Hall
Northeastern Hospital
Conservatives Hold Howdenshire Seat In By Election
The Conservative party retained the Howdenshire constituency in a three cornered by election, with George W Otley winning by a margin of 10 227 votes.
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London
Conservative
House of Commons
East Yorkshire
Howdenshire
George W. Otley
Weather Outlook for North Carolina Weekend Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change expected through Saturday. Warmer trend late Monday with minimal precipitation. Sun times noted for Saturday November 20, 1947 with sunrise at 7 10 and sunset at 5 06.
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North Carolina
Carolina
Temperature Rainfall Report From Charlott e Area
Official weather bureau records show 24 hour temperatures and rainfall ending at 8 30 a m. City readings include Charlotte 89 Charleston 40 61 Columbia 50 33.40 Denver 25 a0 Detroit 82 24 Jacksonville 60 47 Little Rock 56 34 09 Los Angeles 75 54 99 Miami 76 68 08 Mobile 63 45 L998 Mount Mitchell 28 20 09 Francisco 5 a85 38 The report lists stations across the region with varying temps and rainfall amounts.
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Official Weather Bureau
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Chicago
Columbia
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Galveston
Dacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Mini-St
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Mt. Mitchell
B.francisco
Serene
Augusta
Tinea
Max Mu
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