Reds threaten Chungking as Nationalists flee city
Communist troops smashed defenses and reached within 20 miles of Chungking as chaos gripped the city. News spurred mass exodus with roads clogged and officials preparing to evacuate including Chiang Kai-shek while looters and hidden valuables heightened fear in the endangered capital.
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Chungking
Chickiang
Hupeh
Kweichow
Here
Tushih
China
Kweiyang
Chiang Kai-shek
Barkley to Keynote Party Drive for Funds
Virginia gas delivery battle heats at power commission with Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp backing cities Richmond Norfolk Newport News Portsmouth Petersburg Hopewell and Suffolk Piedmont Natural Gas opposes delivery seeks Carolina cities and Virginia serve with case set this week plus Barkley to headline Democratic fund raising dinner in New York City with a broad critique of Truman policy and GOP charges.
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Washington
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Virginia
Power Commission
Virginia Gas Transmission Corp
Virginia Gas
Commonwealth
Richmond
Norfolk
Newport News
Portsmouth
Petersburg
Hopewell
Suffolk
Piedmont Natural Gas Corp
Carolinas
The
Piedmont
North
South Carolina
Barkley
New York City
Guy G. Gabrielson
Truman Administration
Stocks Dip Slightly as Coal Truce Weighs on Markets
New York traders showed caution with declines in fractions and a point while awaiting word on coal mining after the November 30 deadline for the present industry truce. Rail shares remained quiet and fell as investors braced for possible suspensions that could burden rail finances.
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New York
Mine Disaster Reported by Telegraf Telegraph
The British licensed newspaper Telegraf reports a uranium mine fire near Johan georgenstadt on the Saxony Czechoslovak border killed about 2,000 workers and trapped many others. Rescue teams worked for 12 hours before arriving. 968 bodies recovered by Friday night amid claims of negligence and mass political prisoner labor.
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Berlin
Telegraf
Johannesgeorgenstadt
Saxony
Fires Claim Five Lives Over Weekend
Violence and accidents killed 13 in North Carolina over the weekend with fires causing the most deaths. Four children died in a Kinston farm fire and a four year old perished in Garner. Other fatalities occurred in Dunn Smithfield Oxford Franklinville Greenville Maxton Robeson counties from crashes and drownings.
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North Carolina
Kinston
Barbara Salmon
Garner
Dunn
Blackmon Westbrook
Black Lee
Washington
David F. Alliegood, Jr
John Medlin
Smithfield
Medlin
James Terry
Geneva Williams
William Andrew Fields
Oxford
Elijah M. Hancock
Franklinville
Randolph County
Frank Brown
Greenville
Rt. 4
Pitt County
Quillen Locklear
Maxton
Rt. 3
Robeson County
Walgreens Reports Higher Net Income for Fiscal Year Ended Sept 30
Walgreens Co a nationwide drugstore chain reports net income of 4 376 206 for the year ending Sept 30 share value 3 20. This compares with 4 164 333 for 1947 48 or 3 03 a share. Net sales reach 163 365 019 up from 163 260 827 prior year.
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New York
Walgreen Co
Bereaved Stuart Couple Headed for New Life in New York State
A hard pressed Stuart Iowa family the O Learys faced a string of misfortunes culminating in the death of their 6 month old Karen from a lung disorder. Neighbors via the Red Cross and mayor Alice Graf organized $100 in assistance and arranged train transport to Troy as they prepared to start anew in New York state.
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Stuart
New York State
Bernard J. O'Leary
Karen
Portland
Ore
Troy
O'Leary
O'Learys
West Coast Storm Pours Across the Nation
A violent Pacific storm moved eastward across the Great Plains with diminishing force. It left a death toll of 15 in coastal areas and caused millions in damage from floods and winds. Florida crop losses reached up to 5 million, while the Okeechobee region saw freezes easing after late Saturday frost.
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Pacific Northwest
Great Plains
Florida
Okeechobee
Mercury
Washington State
Mississippi Valley
Okeelanta
Miami
New England
Canadian
Great Lakes
Plains
Carolinas
Asheville
Greensboro
Average House Rent Advances In U S Cities
Washington reports modest rent increases since spring with a few percentage points rise in the national average. Federal Housing Expediter Tighe Woods, returning from a tour of regional rent control districts, says no evidence yet of sharp hikes where controls ended. He notes Congress may decide on extending controls, but believes larger cities show no material change from last spring.
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Washington
America
Tighe Woods
Woods
Congress
Christmas greeting tickets brighten Santa Ana streets
Traffic officers issue parking tickets that double as Christmas greeting cards in Santa Ana on Saturdays during the holiday season. Police Chief B. A. Hershey bought 15 000 of them for distribution.
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Santa Ana
Calif
B. A. Hershey
Negro killer slain in high speed wreck after chase
Adam Harp 43 who had just been released on bond after appealing a prohibition sentence died early today when his 1940 Ford failed a curve on Centennial extension, overturned four times and crushed him. John T. Stewart injured. police chased the car after discovering untaxed liquor. Harp had been convicted in the Green Hornet case and sentenced to two years.
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Adams Harp
High Point
Enterprise
Centennial Avenue
Adam Harp
East High Street
CC Camp Road
Centennial Extension
Harp
W. W. Harvey
John T. Stewart
Baptist Street
W. L Dawkins
G. D. Walker
Mentlieu Avenue
Fifth Street
Barbee
Centennial
Haizlip
Green Hornet
D. C. MacRae
Ben Blue
Fairview
Blue
Clarence
English Bishop Urges Birth Control Measures
Birmingham on November 28 Dr E W Barnes bishop of Birmingham urged sterilizing the unfit and making birth control a national policy He warned Britain risks overcrowding and called welfare state pressure a factor He proposed limiting immigration and medically controlled sterilization and euthanasia for defective babies in a controversial speech to the Rotary Club.
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Birmingham
Eng
Church of England
Britain
E. W. Barnes
British Isles
Dr. Barnes
England and
Wales
England
West Indian Islands
Bers
India
South Africa
West Indies
Europe
Whitney Sets Fellowships for Americans Bound by Barriers
New York November 28 Millionaire John Hay Whitney launches fellowships to aid Americans hindered by race culture or background. The John Hay Whitney foundation funds 100000 for first year grants ranging 1000 to 3000 annually. Eligible groups include American Negroes American Indians and Americans of Spanish heritage with competitive awards spanning academics industry labor leadership and the arts.
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New York
Pmillionaire
John Hay Whitney
John Hay Whitney Foundation
Whitney
Greenwood Foundation
National Planning Association
Control of Manchuria Seen as Key China Russia Debate
A United Nations debate on China and Russia centers on Manchuria. Chinese charges claim the 1945 China Russia treaty was violated and Moscow aided Chinese communists while blocking Chiang Kai-shek. Beijing seeks a moral rebuke and nonrecognition of Peiping, hoping to regain Manchurian leverage.
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Russia
United Nations
China
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Moscow
Lake Succcess
Chiang Kai-shek
Peace Organization
League of Nations
Finland
U. N
Peiping
Mao -Tze-tung
Formosa
Chiang
North Carolina probation rolls reach five thousand active cases
The North Carolina probation system, in its eleventh year since July 1 1937, reports 5 007 active probationers as of October 31 194? More than half are first offenders and under 25. Occupations show many unemployed at conviction with common labor and farming as leading jobs. Offenses span broad range from second degree to other crimes.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Nationalist Warship Fires 12 Salvos Near Shanghai
The merchant ship Sir John Franklin reports a Chinese nationalist warship fired 12 rounds at it off Shanghai. The crew escaped injury and the skipper said the vessel was near Woosung below Shanghai as nations refuse to acknowledge the nationalist blockade of Shanghai and other ports.
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Washington
Navy
John Franklin
Shangai
State Department
Shanghai
Sir John Franklin
Woosung
United States urges UN appeal to allow Chinese settlement
In Lake Success on November 28 the United States called on the United Nations to urge all nations including the Soviet Union to stay hands off China and let Nationalist China resolve its own problems. Philip Jessup spoke before the 59th National Political Committee noting Russia’s interference and voicing regret at Vishinsky's boycott of the debate.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
China
Russia
Vishinsky
Isbrandtsen Ship Sir John Franklin Attacked Near Shanghai
The Sir John Franklin, operated by Isbrandtsen Co of New York, was attacked after sailing from Hong Kong to Shanghai on November 25. The master reported the vessel took 12 hits but was not taking on water, with the message sent from Shanghai. The incident echoes a prior attack on the Flying Cloud, prompting a protest to the nationalist government in Chungking. The state department released the report without comment.
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Sir John Franklin
Isbrandtsen Co
New York
Isbrandtsen
Flying Cloud
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Isbrandtsen Line
State Department
Chungking
Highway Commission weighs bids and prison reform at Raleigh meeting
The State Highway Commission in Raleigh faces a heavy agenda with a report on revised prison discipline rules and approvals of 21 road projects totaling 2.12 million dollars covering 210.6 miles. Prison Director J B Moore seeks incentive pay and modernization of gate penalties as the case of Ned Carpenter prompted the review.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
J. B. Moore
Highway Commission
Henry Jordan
Ned L. Carpenter
Carpenter
Richmond County
Clarence Lett
Superior Court
Susie Sharp
Camp Steward
State Supreme Court
Lett
State Legislature Council Opens Fall Raleigh Meeting
The state legislature council meets in Raleigh for its fall session beginning tomorrow. The council acts as an advisory link between statewide civic organizations and the general assembly.
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Raleigh
State Legislature Council
General Assembly
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Philadelphia
James Stewart
Piedmont Gas Firm
Gabrielson
Associated Press
Walgreen
Dewitt MacKenzie
Asia
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