United States rebuffed on proposed cuts to Hungary and Russia aid
The United States was rebuffed 7 to 5 by a conference commission in October over a proposed amendment to slash $100,000 in Hungarian reports to Russia and two other countries. Soviet delegates attacked the plan as an attack, while State Department official Willard Thorp defended the amendment.
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Paris
Acw
Russia
State Department
Willard Thorp
Baruch
Wallace
Fats
Four powers to meet in Paris on remaining Axis issues
A French source reports the four power foreign ministers will hold a 9:30 p.m. meeting in Paris to press remaining Axis satellite peace issues. Earlier, British Foreign Secretary Bevin conferred over an hour with U S Secretary Byrnes at the American delegation hotel.
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Paris
Ernest Bevin
James F. Byrnes
Hungary Economy Rescue and Finland Reparations Cut
An effort to stave Hungary from collapse also aimed to cut 100 million dollars from Finland reparations. The report notes an American defeat followed by a Western victory in the prolonged conflict.
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Hungary
Finland
Darkness Falls Over Pittsburgh Power Strike Hits City
Pittsburgh on October 3 reports a major power strike at Duquesne Light Co. amid stalled talks with unions. About 70 000 workers idle as negotiators and U S mediators pursue an early settlement. Street lights dim as outages spread across the Golden Triangle and surrounding areas.
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Pittsburgh
Watoin
Ich
U. S
Golden Triangle
Duquesne Light Co
Weather outlook for Friday in Carolina cools with frost risk
Weather forecast notes fair and warmer end to Friday with slight frost in extreme west. Official records for Oct 3 report temperature and rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday AP notes.
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Carolina
Condition of Hull Rated Most Critical
Cordell Hull’s condition remains most critical after a stroke. A Bethesda naval hospital bulletin at 9 a.m. reports he had a very poor night and continues in a critical state.
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Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
Navy
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Fear Soviet Has Japan's Bomb Chiefs
Atlanta based report says Japanese scientists who built and tested an atom bomb before the war end are prisoners in Moscow. The story, by David Snell, claims Russians are pressuring captives to reveal atomic know how.
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Atlanta
Moscow
Atlanta Constitution
David Snell
Twenty-Fouth
Korea
Movie Strike Violence Hits New Studio
Hollywood reports a shift in movie strike violence to Republic Studio with cars flipped during gate clashes. SAG rejected a plan for actors to follow conference picket lines as stars prepare to seek arbitration by AFL delegates in Chicago.
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Republic
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Screen Actors’ Guild
Chicago
AFL
Robert Taylor
Walter Pidgeon
Robert Montgomery
Edward Arnold
Gene Kelly
George Murphy
5A Powell
Ronald Regan
Jane Wyman
June Allyson
SAG
Frank Sinatra
Officials Crossed Up Over Meat Shortage Forecast
Reconversion Director John J. Steelman told this quarter’s report to President Truman that shortages will worsen this winter for some foods notably meat. An official said there is no real conflict with Truman’s optimistic forecast, though Steelman gave no hedging and stated meat supply will decline.
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John KR. Steelman
Truman
Congress
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Steelman
Steelman Opposes Rapid Reconversion Wage Increases
Reconversion Director John R. Steelman warned that a further rapid rise could stifle demand and trigger a sharp price collapse with serious economic and social consequences. He opposed broad wage hikes, saying they benefit only certain groups and harm workers nationwide while the economy remains at once promising and fragile. He urged maintaining full production and employment while preventing a wage price spiral.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
America
Injuries Fatal To One Man In Prison Van
Thomas Clarke aged 37 of Lincoln ton died in a hospital from injuries after a prison van ran off a highway south of the city while en route to the Dallas prison camp. Sixteen others were injured including Harold D. Brown and Champ Terry in serious condition. accident blamed on defective steering gear.
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Lincolnton
Thomas Clarke
Here
Dallas
Harold D. Brown
Bessemer City
Champ Terry
Hickory
Byrnes Warns Against War Seeds in Peace Talks
Secretary of State James F Byrnes told an American luncheon audience in Paris that nations may seek political and economic advantages which they cannot obtain without war. He echoed Stalin that no immediate danger of war exists but warned against actions that lead to conflict and urged defending justice and freedom for all nations.
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Paris
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Stalin
Soviet Union
State agency budgets for the blind and planning board
The North Carolina State Commission for the Blind proposes 1947 48 and 1948 49 appropriations of 1 607 681 and 1 708 319 respectively. Receipts would cut these to 443 252 and 473 318. The State Planning Board seeks 36 080 yearly and the Merit System Council requests 28 390 and 28 480 for the two years.
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Raleigh
State Commission For the Blind
Advisory Budget Commission
State Planning Board
Merit System Council
Navy Extends Pacific Reach to Guam and Aleutian Base
Admiral John H. Powers announced a new U. S. Navy policy to strengthen Aleutian base near Siberia and extend outpost 3 000 miles west to Guam. Guam will become a permanent outpost, mirroring Pearl Harbor as a symbol of U. S. naval power in the Pacific.
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Don Whitehead
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Siberia
Guam
Ress
Adm
John H. Powers
Pacific Fleet
Truman
Navy
Washington
Towers
Hawaii
Old Belt Weed Markets Pace Their Rivals
Old belt tobacco markets in North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia showed the day’s only clear gains as prices moved irregularly elsewhere. Eastern belt prices were unsteady middle belt had equal losses and gains border belt fell $1 to $3 while overall increases ranged $1 to $2 per hundred with some $5 upticks in select leaf grades.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Middle Belt
Border Belt
Border
Byrnes Uses Word Stall As Speech Wordplay At Luncheon
Secretary of State Byrnes joked at an American Club luncheon in Paris that he was told to stall for two minutes. He admitted he did not know the word, saying it belongs to the peace conference language, not to the American club.
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Paris
Byrnes
American Club
Truman Sees Black Budget End of Year
President Truman predicted the federal budget would be in surplus by June 30, the end of the fiscal year, marking the first black balance in 16 years. He announced $2.1 billion in spending cuts and cited Steelman’s report urging renewed production and price restraint as key goals.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Steelman
Baruch Demands Wallace Publicly Correct Mistakes
Bernard Baruch, United Nations atomic energy delegate, demands Henry A. Wallace publicly correct what Baruch calls errors in Wallace criticism of the U S atomic control plan. Baruch says Wallace admitted error and did not sign a prepared statement, while Baruch defends the fundamental principles of the plan amid ongoing delicate negotiations.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Henry A. Wallace
Baruch
Wallace
Truman
Washington
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Shortage Of Meat Baffling Nationwide Markets
Chicago reports the hog and cattle shortage as livestock markets show empty pens and thinning herds since Labor Day. The spectacular turn of events began Sept 3 and has continued with little relief, bewildering buyers and the agriculture department.
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Chicago
Magi
Agriculture Department
Job Training Issue Dominates American Legion Meet
The American Legion debate centers on on the job training for veterans with General Omar Bradley opposing Commander John Stelle. Bradley defends a congressional aid cap and denouncesależ concerns as benefiting a minority. Paris invitation granted for next year’s national convention in Paris by General Maurice Mathenet.
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San Francisco
American Legion
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
Legion
John Stelle
Stelle
Congress
Paris
Maurice Mathenet
Washington
Tragedy Near Newfoundland Wilderness
An American Overseas Airlines four engine DC-4 with 39 aboard including three infants crashed shortly after takeoff from Stephenville Newfoundland en route to Berlin. Rescue planes reported the wrecked site in western Newfoundland with low chances of survivors. Some women and children were reportedly traveling to join husbands in Germany.
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New York
American Overseas Airlines
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
Berlin
Stephenville
Search party reports no survivors in AOA wreck
A search party at the crash site of an American Overseas Airlines plane confirms all 31 passengers and eight crew members perished. The recovery message states no survivors among the 39 on board. The incident occurred as authorities assess the wreckage location near Stephenville.
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Stephenville
Mid
American Overseas Airlines
Plane Crash at Stephenville: Skymaster Fire After Crash Near Harmon Field
Reports say age still burning four hours after the crash and few survivors likely. The Skymaster crashed into a hillside ten miles from Harmon field Stephenville where refueling occurred due to Gander airport closed by rain and fog. Coast guard dispatched a B 17 and a helicopter from Argentia to reach the scene by 2 30 p.m EST. Three 27 victim crashes noted with Sabena disaster and other American Airlines and Viking airline incidents. Paratroopers from the 18th air transport command sped to Harmon field to aid rescue amid low ceilings and rain.
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Skymaster
Harmon Field
Stephenville
Gander
Coast Guard
Argentia
Mid
American Airlines
San Diego
Calif
Viking
Richmond
Fortion
Atlantic Division
Air Transport Command
Fort Totten
N. Y
18Th Air Transport Command
Presque Isle
Goose Bay
Labrador
Harmonfield
Secret Route Planned for Acquitted Nazi Leaders
Franz von Papen Hans Fritsche and Hjalmar Schacht will be escorted to the British zone tonight or tomorrow by military personnel and taken to Hamburg. Schacht then heads to Schleswig Holstein while it remains unclear if Papen will receive further escort on arrival. Denazification chief Anton Pfeiffer says safe conduct guarantees are in place to shield them from American zone arrest. The trio will depart at an unannounced time via a secret automobile route.
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Amburg
Eee
Anton Pfeiffer
Bavaria
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