Soviet veto at UN meet shocks Italian bid for membership
At Lake Success on October 2 Soviet veto blocked Italy's bid for UN membership amid a split council. US Britain and eight others supported Italy. Andrei Gromyko led the veto. The General Assembly paused general business as east west tensions stalled vacancies and debated Greece and Palestine crises. Dmitri Manuilsky was set to press Soviet critique of US policy and the Truman doctrine.
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United States
Britain
Rusia
Andrei Gromyko
Warren Austin
Finland
Austria
Ireland
Portugal
Trans-Jordan
General Assembly
Italy
Council
Russia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
America
Security Council
Flushing Meadows
Lake Success
E.S. T
Dmitri Manuilsky
United Nations
Greece
Officials urge less fattening of cattle to save grain
Washington reports agriculture department specialists say cutting back on fattening top grade cattle could save 100 million bushels of grain. Secretary Anderson urges farmers to market hogs lighter and avoid heavy feeding for the next eight months to aid hungry abroad.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Europe
Anderson
Two Jewish Vessels Surrounded Near Palestine Refugees
A broadcast from the ship Geula claims British vessels surround the Northlands and Paducah heading for Palestine with about 3,500 Jewish refugees. The Palestine Arab population plans a strike to protest partition, with police deploying to key spots and British officers armed for the event.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Dardanelles
Paducah
Medina Yehudit
Holy Land
Government Army Gains In China East of Shantung
Government forces push beyond Chefoo in pursuit of fleeing communist troops on the Shantung peninsula. Warplanes attack red supply junks and sampans off the coast as Nationalist planes target fishing vessels aiding the Reds. Reports note over 100 small craft sunk in the Yellow Sea with troops fleeing toward Mouping and Wenteng.
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Nanking
Chefoo
Shantung Peninsula
Yellow Sea
North Shantung
Mouping
Wenteng
North Carolina Weather Outlook for Friday October 3 1947
Fair to begin with little change today and tonight. Friday expected to be fair and warmer. Sunrise and sunset details noted. temperatures near seasonal norms with slight rise.
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North Carolina
Temperature and Rainfall Readings Across Cities
Official weather data covers the 43 hours ending at 3 30 a m with high and low temperatures and rainfall amounts for multiple cities including Charlotte Chicago Columbia Denver Detroit Evansville Galveston High Point Jacksonville Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Meridian Miami Mobile New Orleans New York San Francisco Spartanburg Washington Wilmington and more. Readings include highs in the 60s to 80s and varying rainfall totals with several locations reporting measurable precipitation.
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Weeteen
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
High Point
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Miami Ao
Mobile
Mt.Mitchell
Orieans
New York
Tonic
Francisco
Spartanbure
Nashington
Wilmington
Redden Opposes VA Office Move From Asheville
Rep. Redden of North Carolina protests the proposed transfer of the veterans regional office from Asheville to Charlotte. He argues the Asheville site better serves western North Carolina veterans and warns a Charlotte move would impose long trips and possible service denial, noting a Winston Salem office already serves the region. He arranged a conference with Veterans Administration official Omar Bradley after speaking with Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall.
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Washington
Tae Redden
D-Nc
Omar N. Bradley
Asheville
Charlotte
Redden
North Carolina
Winiston-Salem
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Veterans Administration
Bradley
Mississippi Governor Threatens Guardsmen on Buses
Jackson October report says Governor Gielding L. Wrights warned he may deploy National Guardsmen to patrol and shoot to kill aboard Southern Bus Co. buses if violence against the buses does not stop, citing public safety concerns after prior warnings.
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Jackson
Miss
Gielding L. Wrights
Southern Bus Co., Inc
National Guardsmen
Bus Shooting Near Hattiesburg Sparks Violence
A Southern Bus Line passenger bus was fired on near Hattiesburg amid ongoing driver strikes. Gov. Fielding Wright warned national guards would be deployed with orders to shoot to kill if violence continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Southern Bus Line Co., Inc
Hattiesburg
Fielding L. Wright
National Guardsmen
Union Strike Paralyzed Mississippi Operations Amid Violence
A 1,000 member AFL strike since May 20 disrupted company operations across Mississippi and other states. The firm continued with new drivers and trainees as attackers targeted their machines, including shootings and dynamiting. No fresh violence reported in Mississippi. a shotgun blast near Shreveport, Louisiana, struck a bus.
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Ings
AFL
Mississippi
Wright
Louisiana
Shreveport
Prices Rise in Meat and Wheat Amid Ration Push
Prices for meat and wheat climbed in major markets as President Truman's self rationing drive heats up. Live hogs in Chicago reached 30.25 per hundred pounds, hog averages rose to 28.73, while December and May wheat futures hit record peaks around 2.94 and 2.86 per bushel respectively. Flour lard and bread costs followed, signaling broader consumer price increases.
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Truman
Europe
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Fayetteville Man Dies In Accident Near Highway
Fayetteville on October 2 Virgil McNeill 23 operator of a filling station grocery was found dead beneath his overturned truck in a field off the Fayetteville Raeford highway. Acting Coroner Charles Warren said no other vehicle was involved and an inquest would not be necessary.
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Fayetteville
Virgil McNeill
Here
Fayetteville-Raeford
Charles Warren
Cheap Labor Threatening Textile Jobs In America
Dr. W. B. Jacobs told the 22nd annual convention of the Southern combed yarn Spinners association that U S textile workers face job losses to cheap labor from Japan China South America and Europe He urged mass production to lower unit costs and called for permanent industrial peace to sustain American textiles The Marshall Plan could boost exports and heighten foreign competition.
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Charlotte
Oct
United States
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
W. BP. Jacobs
Southern Combed Yarn Spinners Association
Pr. Jacobs
Mass Baby Sitting Project To Be Given Trial In Okla
University of Oklahoma to test a mass baby sitting plan during the Oklahoma Texas A and M game. The student senate approved a $60 trial and Ferris Rogers will supervise the effort aimed at assisting about 1 000 student parents with war veteran fathers.
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Okla
Homa
University
Senate
Rogers
German Girl Found Alive in Stowaway Box at Frankfurt Airport
A blonde German girl named Doris Von Knoblock was discovered alive inside a box destined for New York. She said she planned to join a former acquaintance in New York, and a shipment crew and army officials handled the incident.
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Frankfurt
Germany
New York
Rhein-Main
Doris von Knoblock
William Waring
American Overseas Airlines
Army
Ralph Berndt
W. 49Th St
New York City
British Women Urged to Sew for Country
London reports a nationwide sewing circle urged to raise funds for Britain. A non profit export company will sell in the United States the goods sewn at home. The government will exchange American money earned by knitters for pounds.
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London
Britain
United States
Cherry Will Make Talk In Asheville
Gov. R. Gregg Cherry will speak on North Carolina industrial development in Asheville on Oct. 10 during the opening business session of the 41st annual convention of the North Carolina cotton manufacturers association. Other speakers include Forrest L. Shuford, T. A. Wilson, Henry E. Kendall, and Victor S. Bryant.
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Asheville
R. Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association
Forrest L. Shuford
State Commission of Labor
T. A. Wilson
State Industrial Commission
Henry E. Kendall
Unemployment Service Commission
Victor S. Bryant
Durham
R. Dave Hall
Belmont
State Employees' Association Opens Convention in Charlotte
The State Employees' Association begins its annual convention in Charlotte with about 200 attendees expected. State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson will speak at a banquet tomorrow night. W. B. Ferguson of Burnsville serves as association president.
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NEET
Charlotte
State Employees’ Association
Charles M. Johnson
W. B. Ferguson
Burnsville
Truman Invitee To Asheville
Rep Redden of North Carolina invited President Truman to visit Asheville to participate in ceremonies for completing the Great Smoky Mountains park. The president said he could not travel this fall due to foreign affairs but may come next spring, with a May meeting requested.
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Washington
Redden
D-Nc
Truman
Asheville
Great Smoky Mountains Park
North Carolina
Statesville
State Senate
Joint State Parks Commission of
Tennessee
More Drastic Steps Hinted In Capitol
President Truman pushes self rationing to avert European hunger with calls to convene Congress for quick food rationing. Leon Henderson denounces the program as insufficient and Harriman signals possible controls not ruled out. Luckman leads the conservation drive as Truman and Marshall plan a nationwide appeal on Sunday night.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Leon Henderson
Congress
Commerce Harriman
Citizens Food Committee
Western
Harriman
Presidential Committee On
Secretary of Commerce
Bulgaria Denounces U S At UN Over Balkan Tensions
Bulgaria accused the United States of exaggerating Balkan tensions to justify turning Greece into a U S military base. The charge came before a UN committee shortly after Washington recognized Bulgaria’s communist government and helped block Bulgaria from UN membership. Bulgarian representative Dr. N Mevorah claimed U S plans aim to dominate the Mediterranean, with the United Nations being used as a cloak.
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Lake Success
Bulgaria
United States
United Nations Assembly
Britain
United Nations
Dr. N. Mevorah
Greece
Uniti
Mediterranean
No Movie Men Permitted At Royal Nuptials
News reel men and TV radio broadcasters will be barred from the November Royal wedding at Westminster Abbey. A limited group of news reporters and still photographers may attend. Accreditation tickets will be issued in blocks to UK dominions United States and Foreign Press. Window accommodations are being auctioned with lookout points at up to £25 and civil servants in government offices drawing lots for vantage spots.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth
Britain
St. Philip Mountbatten
Dominions
United States
Five Convicted Men Die Tomorrow In Gas Chamber
Governor Cherry refused reprieve for five inmates slated for execution at Central Prison in Raleigh. The condemned include Jethro Lampkin and Richard McCain for killing a Charlotte coal dealer, Earl O'Dear and Robert Messer for murdering a taxicab driver and his wife, and Willie Cherry in Northamton County for burglary. If Ralph Litteral’s reprieve had not been granted, six would have faced death. Prison officials plan to execute the men two by two then singly.
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Raleigh
Cherry
North Carolina
Jethro Lampkin
Richard McCain
Charlotte
Robert Messer
Earl O’dear
Jackson County
Willie Cherry
Northamton
Ralph
Litteral
Marvin Claude Bell
Wilkes County
Central Prison
Tax Rulings In Opinions Cover School Tuitions And Local Taxes
Raleigh OA Oct 2 digest of attorney general opinions holds that parents may credit tuition bills for district taxes paid on property inside the district for out of district students. It also says municipalities may levy up to 50 dollars on chain stores, state officers must refer liquor cases to state courts, and missing persons funds may be distributed after seven years. It bans privilege taxes on radio broadcasting as unconstitutional interstate commerce.
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Raleigh
Department of Conservation and Development
North Carolina
Russian Plane Bombs Near Matzen Station in Austria
An Austrian government official said a plane identified as Russian dropped a bomb near Matzen railway station in lower Austria on Monday, killing a woman, injuring her husband, and damaging several houses. No Russian comment available.
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Vienna
Matzen
Lower Austria
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Grady Lee Nichols
Mrs. Nichols
Elaine Bee Nichols
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