Berlin Hopes for Winter Food and Fuel From U S Airlift
Berlin officials report rising airlift deliveries with 39 days of food on hand and 2 300 metric tons of coal supplied daily. Col Howley says the aid exceeds bare minimum and will keep Berlin operating though cold winters loom. Some Berliners reject Soviet sector food offers while confidence in the airlift grows.
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Berlin
Red States
Britain
Howley
Thiey
Gustav Klingehoefer
der Kurier
U. S
Govke
Broadcaste v
British Pound Convertibility Talks With Britain In 1930s
American delegates at the international monetary conference quietly discuss Britain's obligation to make the pound freely convertible into dollars under the 3 750 000 000 pound loan. The requirement was waived with American consent last year, and a pledge to pursue convertibility is sought though unlikely in the near term. Britain faced dollar drain as nations sought to convert pounds, triggering a July effort and a Washington aid rush.
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Washington
International Monetary Conference
Eres Boards of the World
International Monetary Fund
England
United States
Vitain
Britain
Har
Monument Unveiled in Charlotte for Judah P Benjamin
A Charlotte ceremony unveiled a monument honoring Judah P Benjamin a Jewish American who served as United States senator and held three Confederate cabinet posts including attorney general secretary of war and secretary of state. He later served as counsellor to the Queen of England. The event recalls his 1865 surrender role alongside President Davis in Danville Virginia.
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Brean Davis
Danville
Methodist Conference Appointments Change Across Districts
Five changes in the High Point division of the Greensboro district were announced as part of a week of Methodist sessions. Wilson Weldon moves to Thomasville, and several pastors from Wadesboro to Gastonia to Salisbury are reassigned. In Asheboro and Archdale, minor changes are noted, with J. G. Winkler replacing M. Q. Tuttle in Kings Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Weldon
Thomasville
Fred Flagler
Costen J. Harrell
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
High Point
Greensboro
Western
North Carolina Methodist Conference
Methodists
W. Kk. Gootison
Wadesboro
Wilson
Wilson O. Weldon
Asheboro
J. G. Winkler
Kings Mountain
M. Q. Tuttle
Archdale
F. L. Setzer
W. T. Ratch
Methodists End Meeting In High Point
More than 1,000 Methodist ministers and lay leaders leave High Point after the Western North Carolina Methodist conference adjourns its 10th session at noon. The closing feature is the reading of appointments by Bishop Costen J. Harrell. The next site is to be set by the entertainment committee. Memorial address by Rev. W. L. Hutchins honors seven deceased ministers.
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W. A. Bivins
New Carolina
Winston-Salem
W. F Ashburn
Greensboro
P. H Brittan
Hickory
H. C. Byrum
G. A. B. Holderby
Asheville
A. ©. Lindley
Liberty
J. B. Needham
Roseburg
Oregon
Atlas Ridge
Lexington
Mark Depp
Centenary Methodist Church
Winston- Salem
W. C. Elouston
Changes In Court System Needed to Prosecute Spies
Rep. McDowell of the House un American activities panel says many suspected spies may avoid trial due to secret information. He envisions a fundamental change in American court processes to handle espionage cases, noting four individuals the committee urges for trial, including two American atomic scientists and a communist party organizer.
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Washington
Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
House
UN American Activities Committee
America
Russia
McDowell
Germany
Japan
Girl Hero Rescues Child From Tar Pit in Los Angeles
Ruth Vivian Oriana a 17 year old found two year old Larry Stansbury buried to his eyes in tar. She lowered planks crawled out ten feet dug tar from his mouth and nostrils and helped revive him with artificial respiration until firemen arrived. The boy's condition improves.
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Los Angeles
Ruth Vivian Oriana
Ruth
Littl Larry Stansbury
De Gaulle Denounces Western Defense Pact As Ineffective
Paris October 1 General Charles De Gaulle dismissed the five nation Western Europe defense pact as ineffective centered in London and not a solution. London reports named Field Marshal Montgomery to head the Western European military force drawing mixed reactions from British and Liberal commentators.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Western
Europe
London
de Gaulle
Brussels
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Viscount Montgomery
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Eisenhower
the Express
Montgomery
United States
Washington
Montonery
Alamein
Berlin
Manchester Guardian
Liberal News le
A. J. Cummings
Wellington
Field Marshall
France Hit By Long Feared Leftist Strike
Paris reports begin October strike offensive by communist led unions. A four hour warning strike of 100000 gas and electrical workers was declared total by the Red dominated federation. Non communist unions join. Coal miners threaten 145000 tons daily loss if demands unmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
General Federation of Labor
Dewey Calls for Firm Policy in Present Crisis
In key senatorial battlegrounds West Virginia and Wyoming President Truman and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey rally voters. Truman attacks price controls and NAM campaign messaging while Dewey links domestic peace to a firm foreign stance against Soviet pressure. He urges dealing with Moscow as equals to restore respect.
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Associated Press
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
West Virginia
Wyoming
Senate
Republican Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Dewey
Salt Lake City
Russia
Prices Remain Firm On Middle Belt Marts
Raleigh reports show tobacco belts in the Carolinas with eastern prices weaker, old belt stronger, and middle belt firm. Wednesday sales tallied 5,411,519 pounds at $53.90 average in the east, 3,783,204 pounds at $52.90 in the old belt, and 2,195,522 pounds at $53.72 in the middle belt.
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Raleigh
Carolinas
North Carolina
Old Belt
Middle Belt
Tide Turns Against Reds, Acheson Says in Lansing Speech
AP analysis reports Dean Acheson stating at the Michigan State Bar Association in Lansing that the Russian drive for power has weakened. He cites Czecholslovakia, German pressure, and unrest in Asia as indicators of a counteroffensive by democracies against Bolshevik influence.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Dean Acheson
Michigan State Bar Association
Lansing
Acheson
Europe
Italy
France
Cominform
Asia
Burma
Malaya
Indonesia
Penicillin Dust Claims Cold Symptom Relief
Chicago doctors report penicillin dust inhaled into nose and throat cured 42 percent of 169 common cold patients in one to three days with 38 percent showing marked improvement. Treatment via mask inhalation caused improved breathing and reduced sore throat within 30 to 60 minutes. Further study needed to clarify mechanism. Researchers include Krasno of University of Illinois and Rhoads and Karp of Northwestern University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Louis Krasno
Department of ‘Clinical Science
University of Ilinois
Paul S. Rhoads
Mary Karp
Northwestern University Medical School
Insurance Rates On Compensation Reduced In North Carolina
Raleigh October 1 reductions averaging 7.9 percent in workmen compensation insurance took effect today as announced by insurance commissioner William P Hodges The changes follow the bureau s annual experience review The new schedule shows some increases but the overall cut reflects substantial rate relief for employers and insured workers
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Raleigh
William P. Hodges
Hodges
North Carolina Compensation and Inspection Bureau
North Carolina Reports Eight New Polio Cases This Week
North Carolina health officials report eight new polio cases, bringing weekly totals to 55 this week, down from 66 and 67 in the previous two weeks. Guilford and New Hanover counties are among those listed in the latest update as the state battles the epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Guilford
New Hanover
Russia hints at possessing atom bomb in U N debate
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky charged the United States with seeking war and monopoly over atomic energy at the United Nations political committee. He suggested Russia may already hold an atom bomb and attacked U S atomic policy as blocking real control.
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Paris
Russia
United States
U. S
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations
Vishinsky
America
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
U. 5
Soviet Union
North Carolina Board Plans Wage Increases for 1951 51 Biennium
Raleigh October 1 The state board of education adopted a proposed budget for the 1951 51 biennium proposing substantial increases in teacher salaries and funding for school construction. Final action rests with the 1949 legislature with details to be presented November 12. The plan includes a possible $2400 to $3600 minimum for A certificate teachers if finances permit, currently $1620 to $2412.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
Advisory Budget Commission
Paul Reid
Innium
Nort Carolina Education Association
Kerr Scott
NCEA
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Lee F. Tuttle
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C. FE. Murry
A. C. Waggoner
J. E. Yountz
Enterprise
Charlotte
Judah P. Benjamin
W. K. Goodson
First Methodist Post
Morial Methodist Church
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C. O. Plyler
Trinity-Bethel
William B. Bobbitt, Jr
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