Cigarettes At 10 Cents May Be Offered
Richmond reports testimony before a congressional sub committee proposes a 10 cent cigarette price via a two class tax plan. Flanagan outlines that Class A and B taxes would allow a 10 cent retail price, with potential annual savings of 150 million for consumers and 100 million in additional government revenue. Reynolds argues wage gains can be met with lower base aluminum prices, urging production to curb costs.
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Richmond
T. F. Flanagan
Associated Tobacco Manufacturers
Congressional
Flanagan
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
Trade Commission
R. S. Reynolds
Reynolds Metals Company
Reynolds
Weather Summary and Temperature Readings Across Cities
Considerable cloudiness with rain over the north today and partly cloudy tonight. Temperatures mostly mild with little change. Regional rainfall totals and temperatures for multiple cities including Charlotte Chicago Denver Detroit Evansville Galveston High Point Jacksonville Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Meridian Miami Mobile Mount Mitchell New Orleans New York Raleigh San Antonio San Francisco Spartanburg Tampa Washington Wilmington and more are listed with final figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigre Carolina
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Igh Point
Cksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Distilleries to shut down for two months around Oct 25
Washington reports a two month holiday from liquor distilling to save up to 10 million bushels of grain for Europe. Distilled Spirits Institute president Joseph A. Engelhard says the shutdown could be implemented smoothly within two to three weeks, with a target around October 25. Luckman and the food committee indicate brewing firms may follow, and a government industry committee will address hardship and set a final date.
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Washington
Europe
Joseph A. Engelhard
Louisville
The
Distilled Spirits Institute
Truman
Citizens Food Committee
Engelhard
Charles Luckman
Food Committee
Chicago
Luckman
Industry
Tives
Charlies Luckman
Anderson
Lane to Study Gildar Case Before Acting
Governor Lane scheduled to hear concluding arguments on whether Sam Gildar of Baltimore should be extradited to North Carolina for liquor law violations. North Carolina seeks trial for Gildar and five others over 54 000 cases valued at 1 900 000.
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Annapolis
W. Preston Laneays
Sam Gildar
Baltimore
North Carolina
Gildar
Charles H. Hagan, Jr
Greensboro
Maryland
Hagan
Lane
Gilda
Gilder
Guilford County
N. C
J. W. Thompson
W. M. Hanford
Fred T. von Ingleheim
Burlington
W. P. Parks
E. R. White
Randolph County
France and Italy Urgently Seek Help to Stabilize Purchases
Washington reports France faces a looming dollar purchase power collapse within a week unless outside aid arrives. Paris cites possible stopgap options including gold repatriation and US troop support payments. Italy also seeks urgent assistance as Marshall Plan prospects hinge on swift relief.
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Washington
State Department
France
Herve Alphand
Foreign Ministry
Alphand
Italy
Robert Lovett
Western
Europe
Lovett
Congress
Indo-China
United States
Alphad
U.S
Patricia Schmidt Faces Condemnation After Yacht Murder Trial
Havana reports Patricia Schmidt fears possible condemnation as trial for the yacht murder of her lover John Lester Mee resumes. Schmidt testified she was intimate with Mee aboard the Laura after he promised marriage, and she learned six weeks after boarding in January that Mee was already married.
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Havana
Cuba
Patricia
Laura) Schmidt
John Lester Mee
Chicago
Laura
Mee
Carolinas Kiwanis Sessions Open Today
North and South Carolina Kiwanis clubs opened their 41st annual district convention in Charleston with over 600 expected attendees from 89 clubs. Principal speakers include Charles Donley of Pittsburgh past Kiwanis International president Thomas Hasselton of Atlantic City and Charles Summerall president of City El.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kiwanis Clubs
Carolinas
Charles §. Donley
Pittsburgh
Kiwanis International
Thomas L. Hasselton
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles P. Summerall
The
City@el
Two Yugoslav Diplomats Expelled From Chile
Chile expelled two Yugoslav diplomats Andrej Cunja and Dali bor Jakasa accusing them of orchestrating a communist campaign against the United States and Western solidarity. They were escorted to Mendoza Argentina after meeting with Chilean officials who cited subversive aims and destabilization. The move followed Chilean coal miners strike tensions and Argentina signaled support to counter the communist plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
United States
Hemisphere Solidarity
Andrej Cunja
Dalibor Jakasa
Secana
Aires
Belgrade
United States of America
Cunja
Jakasa
Mendoza
Arentina
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Communist Party
Peron
Gonzalez Videla
Vergara Donoso
Wake Forest G I Sentenced to Die
Pvt. Albert Williams age 23 of Wake Forest North Carolina was sentenced to death by a general court martial for the June 24 robbery slaying of Japanese national Shinichi Ishikawa in Yokohama. Pvt. Willie L Middleton of Chicago is held for separate trial on unspecified charges.
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Yokohama
Albert Williams
Wake Forest
N. C
Shinichi Ishikawa
Eighth Army
Willie L. Middleton
Chicago
Millions Scratch Eggs And Poultry From Their Menus
Millions of Americans join President Truman in a food conservation effort. Eggless and poultryless Thursday signals broad public cooperation though meatless Tuesday saw mixed observance. Farm groups pledge full cooperation to save grain while distillers plan exports.
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Associated Press
Truman
The
National Orange
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Council of Farm Coopera
U S Presses for UN Action on Balkans Three
The United States signaled it will push for UN condemnation of Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria over Greece border troubles. A U S spokesman said deviation only if these nations agree to cooperate with the UN border commission approved by the UN political committee. Bulgarian delegate Boris Athanassov dismissed claims US majority can railroading the proposal.
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United States
United Nations
Commission
Balkans
Greece
U. S
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Border Commission
Boris Athanassov
Greek Border Watch
Political Committee
United
Faint radio signal renews hope for 3 seamen missing minesweepers
A faint distress call from the Pacific linked to the tug Edward M. Grimm revived hope that three U S seamen aboard four minesweepers stranded after Palmyra rescue may still be alive. The signal came from a radioman aboard a powerless minesweeper. a search plane could not sight the source. The minesweepers, low on food and fuel, were cut loose to reach Palmyra for supplies and were later lost in bad weather en route to the Philippines.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
U. S
Edward M. Grimm
Palmyra
Here
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Frontier
Philippines
Loyalty Checkup to Affect 1 600 000 U S Employes
James Marlow explains the loyalty review of about 1.6 million executive branch workers aimed at firing those deemed disloyal. President Truman requested the check with Congress approving funds. fingerprinting and identity forms are required, and the FBI handles the data under Attorney General Tom Clark's list of suspected organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
James Marlow
Washington
Labor, Treasury and Commerce Departments
Congress
Truman
State Department
Army, Navy and Atomic Energy Commission
Executive Branch
United States
Tom Clark
FBI
AFL Meeting Saddened By Padway Death
SAN FRANCISCO Oct 9 1948 A veteran AFL general counsel Joseph A Padway collapsed during a debate on the Taft Hartley act he died eight hours later at Stanford hospital His death stunned 700 delegates and paused a key fight over John L Lewis non communist oath as Teamsters head Daniel Tobin urged continuation of Padways report Friday afternoon
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San Francisco
Joseph A. Padway
American Federation of Labor
AFL
John L. Lewis
Padway
Stanford
California Federation
John Shelley
Shelley
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters
William Green
Mark Clark
Sixth Army
Britain Deepens Gold Reserve Sale to United States
An authoritative British source says Britain sold another 120 million dollars in gold to the United States in exchange for dollars. Earlier in the month 80 million was sold, reducing the official reserve from about 2.4 billion. A treasury spokesman noted total dollar holdings by British citizens abroad are not precisely estimated.
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London
Britain
United States
Treasury
Major powers withhold Palestine policy timing at UN
Russia and the United States kept their Palestine policy statements secret as a procession of small nations voiced opinions on the Holy Land. Both powers declined to indicate when they would unveil opening declarations to the 57 nation UN Palestine committee.
Sonic Barrier Crashed By U S Robots
American rocket planes reportedly breached the sonic barrier near 1,700 mph from a Virginia coast island experimental station run by NACA. The flights, launched from a bomber and remotely monitored, aim toward piloted supersonic flight within months.
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Robert 8. Ball
Cleveland
Virginia
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
England
Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory
Cleveland Municipal
Detroit
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
George Lewis
Church Union to be Voted On in Spring
Western district of the Evangelical and Reformed church of North Carolina discussed a proposed merger with the Congressional Christian denomination and a spring vote by local synods. The southern synod aims to raise 65000 for a 3 year 3000000 world relief campaign. 275 delegates from 34 churches attended the fall conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Evangelical and Reformed Church of North
W. P. Weaver
Hickory
A. L. Shuford, Sr
Conover
Thomas Moose
Rockwell
John Fesperman
Kannapolis
Aubrey Hedrick
Mount Pleasant
Jessie Leonard
Lexington
Evangelist
Wallace Calls For World Wide Accord In U S Russia Rift
Wallace said the split between the United States and Russia has become a world wide disease and urged both nations to draft lists of their fundamental differences as the first step toward an accord.
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Wallace
New Haven
Conn
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Russia
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New York
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Kiwanis
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Curtis E. Vincent
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Vincent
Madge Vincent
Bradford
Yorkshire
Harry Watson
J. C. Groeninger
G.I
Clark
Palestine Policy
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