U S to Test More Atomic Weapons at Eniwetok
Washington reports a secret mid Pacific atomic test at Eniwetok atoll planned by the Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department. Details on time and observers are restricted. Past tests included Bikini and Nagasaki bombings with no injuries reported.
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Washington
UPI
Unitates
Russia
United States
Eniwetok
Britain
Canada
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Almagordo
N. M
Bikini
Lewis Postpones Committee Meet In Soft Coal Strike News
New York late November report says John L. Lewis postponed the United Mine Workers policy committee meeting again as a midnight strike deadline loomed. Talks with operators continued and a Dec 6 reconvening was set for wage talks with Ralph E. Taggart. Presidential aides hoped for an eleventh hour negotiation extension of the three week truce.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Harold W. Ward
Ralph E. Taggart
Lewis
Philadelphia
UMW
Key West
Truman
Policy Committee
Chicago
United Mine Workers
Harry M. Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Co
The
Steel Company
Italian Reds Call Walkout
Italian Communist labor leaders called a 24 hour general strike starting at midnight in protest over the slaying of two peasant workers during a clash with police near Bari on Italy’s Adriatic coast. Interior Minister Scelba warned the government would not accept a general strike before an investigation. The CGIL had previously ordered a strike in October after two landless peasants were killed in Calabria.
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Rome
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Mario Scelba
Bari
Italy
Adriatic
Crotone
Calabria
New Auto License Tags Go On Sale Tomorrow
North Carolina announces 1950 automobile license tags for Raleigh and 70 branch offices statewide. The orange numbers on black backgrounds must be displayed by January 31 1950 and will be available at local tag offices.
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Raleigh, Navy
North Carolina
Motor Vehicle Department
Acheson Warns U. S. Ships Not To Run Blockade
Secretary of State Acheson warned that American ships entering the Shanghai blockade port do so at their own risk. He criticized Isbrandtsen vessels shelled there and said the U.S. will not convoy through the blockade. Acheson issued a new diplomatic note to the Chinese Nationalist government over the shelling of the Sir John Franklin.
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Washington
Acheson
Shanghai
Isbrandtsen Steamship Line
Sir John Franklin
Line
Rep J Parnell Thomas Removes Plea In Payroll Padding Case
Rep J Parnell Thomas withdraws not guilty plea and enters nolo contendere on payroll padding charges. Judge Holtzoff dismisses charges against Helen Campbell, former secretary, after finding her actions were under Thomas's employeERP relationship.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Nolo
Alexander M. Holtzoff
Helen Campbell
Thomas
Y Roll
Holtzoff
Miss Campbell
John R. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Charlotte Sizzles as Storm Blasts City and WMIT Antenna Falls
Severe weather hits Charlotte with rain hail and strong winds while a parabolic antenna atop the Charlotte News building is blown down. Broadcasting pauses about two hours and Christmas decorations sway under hail damage. Temperatures in many cities set November records including 91 in San Antonio and 75 in Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Mercury
San Antonio
Tex
Atlanta
Asheville
Charlotte
Columbia
Raleigh
Spartanburg
WMIT
CIO Electrical Workers Union Seeks Fourth Wage Round
Philadelphia report on the CIO led International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers proposing a fourth wage increase from nine to 25 cents per hour plus pensions and Social Security. Delegates pushed expansion despite court actions by rival UE.
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Philadelphia
UPI
CIO
New Electrical Workers Union
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
IUE
James B. Carey
United Electrical Workers
IVE
New Construction In State at Peak
North Carolina spent more than 100 million dollars on building construction in 1949 with October expenditures at 14.26 million. Fifty percent of the total covered residential work. 1,766 building permits issued across 66 cities. Charlotte led with 3.026 million, Durham 1.978 million, Burlington 1.238 million, High Point 1.052 million. Smithfield town (under 10,000) 903.3 thousand. Residential housing authorized in October plans 1,273 new homes.
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Raleigh
North Caarolina
State Department of Labor
Charlotte
Durham
Burlington
High Point
Smithfield
Four Year Old Evelyn Walks With Help From Legs
SHARPSBURG, Pa. Nov. 30 Evelyn Stypula born without legs learns to stand and walk with prosthetic legs donated by Allegheny County Society for Crippled Children. She enjoys newfound mobility though fears Santa. Her family notes she can stand unaided briefly and walk with assistance as she adapts to the devices.
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Evelyn
Sharpsburg
Sylvia Stypula
Virginia
Mercy Hospital
Allegheny County Society For Crippled Children
Tommy
Crippled Children’s Society
Jap Newspaper Gives In to Baseball Craze
Tokyo based Asahi, Japan’s large daily, began publishing professional baseball news after public demand. Previously only game results were printed. The move reflects the nation’s strong enthusiasm for baseball, comparable to the United States.
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Tokyo
Asahi
Japan
United States
Thunderstorms May Trigger Asthma Attacks Says Doctor
Dr Max Samter of the Illinois College of Medicine reports thunder storms during ragweed season provoke more asthma attacks than pollen. study of forty adults shows non allergic factors and autonomic nervous system changes can trigger attacks, suggesting new targets including pituitary and adrenal hormones for treatment.
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Chicago
Max Samter
University of Ilinois Core of Medicine
Illinois College of Medicine
Samter
Red Troops Enter Chungking Amid Chinese Civil War Turmoil
Twenty thousand Chinese communist troops reportedly moved toward the outskirts of Chungking crossing the Yangtze from the south bank at 1 am. Kiangpeh 3 miles west of Chungking was captured as Gen. Liu Po-Cheng pressed the offense. Chiang Kai-shek's defenses include four divisions airlifted from northern Szechwan while Li Tsung-jen, acting president, remains in Hong Kong amid leadership disputes.
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Hong Kong
Chungking
Sing Tao Man Po
Yangtze
Kiangpeh
Tapeh
Formosa
Soong Hsi-Lien
Soong
Szechwan-Hunan
Taipei
Liu Po-Cheng
Chiang Kaishek
Szechwan
Chiang
Taipeh
Li-Tsung-Jen
United States
South China
China Mail
Investigation of Dallas Crash Begins
Investigators studied wreckage and survivors' statements after an American Airlines crash near Love Field that killed 28 people and injured 18. The 60 passenger flight from New York to Mexico City struck two buildings, veered left, and exploded in flames. Notable victims included Dallas grain trader Henry Edison and Mexican banker Jose De La Mora. Survivors named include John Le Lorier, a Mexican leather manufacturer.
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Dallas
American Airlines
New York
Mexico City
Love Field
Mexican Foreign Office
U.S
Henry Edison
Southwest
Jose de la Mora
David N Lewis
Washington, D. C
A. F. S. Fane
Washington
John le Lorier
Paul Reynaud
Cautious Stock Market Opens With Small Gains
New York trading opened with cautious policy and limited buying. Higher prices were paid for General Motors and several other names while Chesapeake & Ohio fell to a low for the year and many issues dropped modestly.
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New York
General Motors
Republic Steel
Montgomery Ward
J. I. Case
Lockheed
Alleghany
Anaconda Copper
American Joolen
Sinclair Oil
Celete
Chesapeake & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Packard
Sears Roebuck
Universal Laboratories
International Telephone
Air Reduction
DuPont
General Electric
Union Pacific
Eastern Airlines
Transcontinental & Western Air
Trumans Enjoy Retreat at Key West With Hobbies
President Truman and staff relax at submarine base in Key West Florida with walks Gulf swims and poker rumors. Margaret Truman photographs and color equipment. Mrs Truman reads mystery stories while Cyrus Ching and John R Steelman handle coal strike talks from Washington during the vacation.
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Key West
Fla
Trumans
Gulf
Margaret
Truman
White House
Cyrus Ching
Washington
John R. Steelman
Ching
State College Hosts Psychology Optometry Study Link
The State optometric society and the department of psychology at State College are collaborating on a visual occupational study. Several meetings were held this week at the college to explain the relationship. Senator Hoey spoke at a joint banquet, noting much knowledge comes through sight and psychologists focus on proper use of knowledge. The State municipal road commission seeks rural philosophy on gasoline tax use and will hear from two hundred towns and the League of Municipalities and the state highway commission in Raleigh next Friday.
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State Optometric Society
Department of Psychology
State College
Senator Hoey
State Municipal Road Commission
League of Municipalities
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
New Zealand Labor Party Loses Power After 14 Years
AUCKLAND Nov 30 The New Zealand Labor Party is voted out as voters swing to the National party in an 80-seat parliament. Early counts show Nationals with about 46 seats to Labor's 34, ending Peter Fraser's 14 year rule. Sidney Holland poised to become prime minister as anti-labor sentiment rises.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Peter Fraser
Labor
National Party
Labor Party
Fraser
Sidney George Holland
Nationalist
Big Turnover Expected In Legislature
Raleigh reports heavy turnover in the 1951 legislature. Twenty four of fifty senators are out due to rotation rules plus deaths and resignations. In the House, no deaths but several members have resigned for other posts, signaling substantial newcomer presence in 1951.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Senate
House
General Assembly
Rex Gass
Forsyth
Halstead
Camden
Dan Edwards
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Capitol Square
New Zealand Labor Party
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