Cominform Seeks Aid in Yugoslav Crisis
A reported Cominform resolution urges aid between Christmas and Easter to support the Yugoslav workers and peasantry's fight to restore Yugoslavia to the camp of democracy and socialism. It condemns Tito's leadership and states Yugoslavia was expelled in June 1948 for anti-Soviet stance.
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Belgrade
Hungary
Romania
Cominform
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Communist Party
Tito
Deadline Looms As Coal Miners Weigh Strike Return
Three weeks after a 52 day stoppage the 380000 soft coal miners east of the Mississippi face a possible walkout Thursday unless John Lewis orders them to stay on the job. President Truman threatens Taft Hartley Act court injunctions and the Supreme Court upheld a 1.42 million dollar fine against Lewis for defying a back to work order. Operators led by younger executives remain firm against Lewis demands.
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Lewis
Mississippi River
Truman
Supreme Court
U.M.W
Hawthorne Man Dies From Thanksgiving Car Crash
Graham E. Terry aged 28 from Hawthorne Calif died at San Bernardino county hospital from injuries after a Thanksgiving Day auto accident near Victorville. His widow Dorothy and daughter Connie Jean three, plus two others, suffered minor injuries when the car swerved off the road.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Graham E. Terry
Hawthorne
San Bernardino County Hospital
Terry
Dorothy
Connie Jean
Victorville
Capitol Square Notes On State Government Meetings
The Capitol Square report outlines a full day by the state highway commission in Raleigh including a closed door conference. It covers a five day forty hour week for the Raleigh office only, mileage allowances, and ongoing maintenance cost concerns. It notes resolutions from the League of Municipalities and observations on education department routines.
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State Highway Commission
Commission
Raleigh
Salisbury Stone
League of Municipalities
Winston-Salem
Dale Thrash
Resignations and recess appointments stir Senate fights
The piece details opposition to Switzer for southern Iowa judgeship and notes Senate inaction since June 9. It cites Senator Gillette opposing nominations and predicts Switzer may fail to reach final action in the next session. It also flags fights over M Neil Andrews in Georgia and Willis W Riter in Utah.
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Carroll O. Switzer
Iowa
Gillette
Switzer
Senate
Truman
M. Neil Andrews
Northern
Northern District Court
Georgia
Russell
D-Ga
Andrews
Watkins
Rutah
Willis W. Riter
Utah
Huey Lashes Proposals in Democratic Presidential Race
The article notes Huey Long attacking Democratic proposals for the presidency. It says if the party objected the States’ Rightists would push Byrnes to run on a States’ Rights ticket. Governor Scott confirms the Biloxi meeting being used as a rally for the cause.
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Democratic Party
Byrnes
Biloxi
Scott
Christmas Sermon Series Starts at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church in Thomasville begins its fourth annual Christmas sermon series led by Dr. Charles F. Leek on Sunday. A candlelight vesper with the four choirs is planned for December 18 at five o'clock, followed by a schedule including topics like Let Us Make Room for Jesus and The Word of God Became Flesh.
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Thomasville
First Baptist Church
Charles F. Leek
Jesus
Mayor O'Dwyer hospitalised for exhaustion in New York
Mayor William O Dwyer has entered a hospital in New York amid reports of almost complete nervous and physical exhaustion. Physicians ordered absolute and complete rest to recover from fatigue.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Star of Bethlehem at Morehead Planetarium Christmas Pageant
The program presents a two part show on the Star of Bethlehem. It combines a scientific interpretation of planetary events in 7 B C and 6 B C with a traditional scriptural readings and festive music. The display uses lights and color on a dome screen to retell the nativity story as a unique holiday pageant.
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Persia
Earth
Jupiter
Bethlehem
Jesus
Morehead Planetarium
Planetarium
Traveling Professor Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Ronald N. Walpole an associate professor of French at UC Berkeley will travel to Europe next spring to conduct study under a Guggenheim Fellowship awarded in May.
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Berkeley
Calif
INS
Ronald N. Walpole
University of California
Europe
Stock Market Coasting Today
New York stock market drifted downward with light selling and skimpy demand. Minor losses appeared in U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Goodrich Sears Roebuck and other majors while several issues moved independently including Chrysler International Harvester Radio Corp Dow Chemical and Phelps Dodge.
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New York
Financial District
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Goodrich
Sears Roebuck
Schenley
United Gas Corp
Anaconda Copper
McIntyre Porcu
Pact Ratified in Batavia Endorses Indonesian Independence
East Indonesian Parliament ratifies a pact with the Dutch granting Indonesia independence in a United Nations style framework. The agreement, signed recently, marks a major step toward self rule and national sovereignty.
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Batavia
Indonesia
United States
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