Cherryville Truck Driver Burns After Highway Crash
Cherryville driver Ray R Abernethy 26 is in critical condition with third degree burns to his upper body after a tractor trailer jackknifed near Jamestown on the Greensboro road. The truck sprayed cargo over 150 feet, the tractor was demolished, and Abernethy faces reckless driving charges. Howard C Williams, asleep in the trailer, escaped with severe bruises. The tractor trailer belonged to Carolina Freight Carriers of Cherryville.
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Ray R. Abernethy
Cherryville
Jamestown
Greensboro
D. J. Mount
States
Highway Patrol
Abernethy
High Point
Southern Railway
Howard C. Williams
Maiden
Mount
Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation of
Statesville Prison Camp Riot Quelled Near Here
A riot by armed Negro prisoners at aStatesville prison camp six miles north of here was quelled by reinforcement from state highway patrolmen and sheriff's deputies. Twelve ring leaders were taken to Central prison in Raleigh. The disturbance began when a guard tried to take a knife from a prisoner. Guards Ashley and Morrow were injured. Knox and Kerr aided. Prisoners released Knox after holding him hostage for about 30 minutes.
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Statesville
Here
Central Prison
Raleigh
Co. W. Knox
Knox
Hamp Ashley
Everett Morrow
Ashley
Morrow
Watson
Kerr
State Highway Patrol
Salisbury
Walter D. Morrison
Cuba's Prio Cuts Food Prices Ten Percent
President Carlos Prio Socarras announced a 10 percent cut in essential food prices effective today. The 45 year old anti communist leader was inaugurated as Cuba's 17th president yesterday and urged Congress to lower living costs, saying merchants and distributors agreed to the price reduction.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Prio Socarras
Prio
Yester
Ramon Gray San Martin
Congress
Britain accuses Russia over Berlin crisis in 40,000-word white paper
Britain charges Russia with attempting to force Western powers out of Berlin and to dominate the city. The 40,000 word document mirrors U S claims and cites plans to control the Ruhr, demand massive reparations, and curb Western rights under Potsdam.
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London
Britain
Russia
Berlin
Europe
Moscow
United States
Ruhr
Hickory Truck Driver Killed Inspecting Damage
William Smith 27, a Hickory North Carolina truck driver, died after a second vehicle struck him while he and a state trooper inspected damage from an earlier collision on the Patapsco River bridge near the Washington Baltimore boulevard. Rudolph McNeary 24, of Washington, was charged with reckless driving and manslaughter.
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Baltimore
William Smith
Hickory
N. C
Patapsco River Bridge
Washington-Baltimore Boulevard
Smith
Rudolph McNeary
Washington
Funeral for Dr Leland Kennedy in Spartanburg
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Dr. Leland McDuffie Kennedy aged 65, former owner of Kennedy's drug store in Spartanburg, S C, who died Sunday.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Leland McDuffie Kennedy
Kennedy
Soviet admits blockade hurting Berlin supplies and travel
Berlin reports say Soviet air maneuvers over air corridors used by British and American planes continue as Red Army war games unfold. Soviet guards fire on a German truck and passenger car at a road blockade while confiscating cargo. traffic controls tighten to close leaks. The Soviets claim they have seized thousands of tons of food from Western Berliners who bartered with zone farmers. They also acknowledge Western counter measures damage key industries in the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Reds Strike At Two Central China Capitals
Heavy Communist forces attacked Lian and Taiyuan as part of a broad fall campaign. Over 1,000,000 Red troops fought from Sian to the Manchurian coast with National forces claiming a victory at Yingkow, aided by naval units. The drive realigned land links between Yingkow and Mukden.
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Nanking
Central China
Lian
Taiyuan
Shensi
Sian
Yingkow
Muken
United Mine Workers Votes Lewis 50 000 Salary
The United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati voted John L. Lewis a 50 000 dollar annual salary amid talks to raise it further to 75 000 or 100 000. The constitution was amended and the president's pay rose from 25 000 to 50 000 while VP Thomas Kennedy and secretary treasurer John Owens saw raises to 40 000 each.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
John Owens
Secretary Marshall Heads Back To Paris Hopeful
Britain at the United Nations urged blame on the Soviet bloc for stalling disarmament talks. A UN political committee resolution argued armaments can be reduced only in an atmosphere of international confidence and security as the Kremlin's reply to the neutrals' Berlin mediation proposals awaited. Argentine Foreign Minister Juan Bramuglia acted president.
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Paris
Britain
United Nations
Kremlin
Security Council
Berlin
Juan Bramuglia
Western Powers Open Berlin Settlement Talks Idea
The United States Britain and France said they would not reject a Berlin settlement that combines lifting the blockade with a big four foreign ministers meeting. A spokesman described a note to Argentine mediator Bramuglia as reflecting western support, while Russia's reaction remained unclear.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
Foreign Ministers Council
Juan Atilio Bramuglia
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Mediation Efforts Move Toward Berlin Blockade Talks
A UN mediated process sees the security council leader meeting British French and American delegates to answer a questionnaire on settling the dispute. Moscow was also sent a similar questionnaire by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky as discussions suggest a formula for lifting the Berlin blockade and calling a new round of talks.
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Security Council
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Gramuana
Berlin
Strikes Blamed on Cominform in France Crisis
Paris reports quote Interior Minister Jules Moch accusing nationwide strikes of crippling the French economy as engineered by Cominform. At a Socialist party meeting in Puteaux he said Le Populaire gave an objective summary, while CGT leaders blamed Western officials for disuniting unions amid a coal strike starving industry and disrupting rail traffic.
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Paris
Jules Moch
Cominform
Moch
National Council
Socialist Party
Puteaux
le Populaire
CGT
Benoit Franchon
U. S
Marshall
Colmar
Mulhousem
Europe
Community Chest Drive Opens Tomorrow With Kickoff Breakfast
Church bells will ring at 7 45 tomorrow morning marking the 14th annual Community Chest drive in High Point. Campaign chair Curtis Smith Deal leads a team including Brant Snavely T V Rochelle and J V Morgan with volunteers across divisions to raise 115 870 for eight services.
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High Point
Curtis Smith Deal
Smithdeal
Brant Snavely
T. V. Rochelle
J. V. Morgan
Tomoorrow
Red Feather Community Chest Kickoff Under Way Across Agencies
The Red Feather campaign for the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Y M C A, Y W C A, Mary Bethune Y W C A, Salvation Army, Red Shield club, and Family Service bureau begins with a kickoff breakfast hosted by W F Maulding Inc and Belk Stevens Co. About 100 guests are expected. WHPE radio will broadcast the event with Nick Lawrence reporting. Campaign Chairman Smithdeal calls the Community Chest the most
Seven New Poli o Cases Bring North Carolina Total
Seven counties reported one polio case each to the North Carolina State Board of Health, raising the year’s total to 2,293. The onset split was three in September and four in October, with September at 327 and October at 17 cases. Counties named were Catawba, Brunswick, Chatham, Durham, Gaston, Granville and New Hanover.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Catawba
Brunswick
Chatham
Durham
Gaston
Granville
New Hanover
Cloudy and Cooler Weather Predicted for the Carolinas
Cloudy conditions with predicted rain spread across the Carolinas today and tonight. Light rain fell in Charlotte Columbia and Elizabeth City with lows ranging from 52 to 63 across multiple cities. General sunshine yesterday yielded high temperatures in the upper 70s.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Charlotte
Columbia
Elizabeth City
Hickory
Greenville
D. C
Raleigh
Greensboro
Florence
Wilmington
Charleston
Lumberton
New Bern
Winston- Salem
Myrtle Beach
Anderson
Rocky Mount
Cherry Point
Asheville
Spartanburg
Hatteras
Truman and Dewey Plan Labor Talks Westward Campaign
President Truman and Governor Dewey pressed labor issues as they toured westward on campaign jaunts. Truman to speak in Akron Ohio and Dewey in Pittsburgh while the Vinson Moscow incident lingered as a possible attack line.
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Vinson
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Akron
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Dewey
New York
Fred M. Vinson
Moscow
Albany
Political Broadcasts Tonight Across CBS ABC NBC
Eastern time slots list Gov. Thomas E. Dewey from Pittsburgh Pa on CBS at 8 30 and Sen Robert A Taft from Nashville Tenn on ABC at 10 00 with Henry A Wallace’s weekly series on NBC at 10 30 pointing to a night of political broadcasts and speeches from major figures.
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CBS
Thomas E. Dewey
Pittsburgh
ABC
Robert A. Taft
Nashville
Tenn
NBC
Henry A. Wallace
Dewey Praises Paris Delegation Despite Detour in Speech
The speaker commends the bipartisan Paris delegation while avoiding direct reference to Truman or Vinson. Reporters inferred Dewey’s remarks carried a broader political aim amid diplomatic discussions and labor support.
Tar Heels Vote On Legislators Pay In 1948 Election
North Carolina voters will decide in the November general election whether to raise salaries for state legislators. The proposed amendment sets pay at 1200 per session for members and 1500 for presiding officers with 250 and 300 for special sessions, replacing the present 600 and 700 levels.
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Tar Heels
Raleigh
Tar Heel
North Carolina
Rival Parties Plan Political Gatherings in North Carolina
Democrats and Republicans launch a week of campaigning ahead of the general election with Taft addressing eastern North Carolina Republicans in Wilson. Governors and senatorial candidates Kerr Scott and J. Melville Broughton tour towns across the state while other party figures speak in Raleigh New Bern Tarboro Gastonia Dobson Danbury Mocksville North Wilkesboro Canton and more.
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North Carolina
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Wilson
Carthage
Kerr Scott
Troy
J. Melville Broughton
U. S. Senate
Laurinburg
Pritchard
Canton
George M. Pritchard
Gastonia
Dobson
Danbury
Mocksville
North Wilkesro
Charles P. Howard
Des Moines
Iowa
Progressive Party
Raleigh
Durham
New Bern
Tarboro
Clyde R. Hoey
Stokesdale
Broughton
Bayboro
Scott
Lenoir
Thad Eure
Rocky Mount
Kenneth Royall
Williamston
Waynesville
Leaksville
Goldsboro
Greek Forces Advance On Broad Front In Macedonia
Greek army units pressed a drive against the Communist held Vitsi triangle in northwestern Greece. The contested area covers about 300 square miles in western Macedonia near the Greece Albania Yugoslavia borders south of Lake Prespa.
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Athens
Vitsi Triangle
Greece
Macedonia
Albania
Yugoslavia
Lake Prespa
State Head Concludes Conference
Secretary of State Marshall returns to Paris after a weekend with President Truman aiming to present an official view of the Vinson mission to Moscow and reaffirm that no project is abandoned. GOP criticisms of the president’s role are countered by bipartisan support for foreign policy at the United Nations and Berlin crisis actions. Senator Vandenberg warns against independent action and urges allied coordination with Britain and France.
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Washington
Marshall
Paris
Truman
Russia
Vinson
Moscow
United States
United Nations
Berlin
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Fred M. Vinson
Albany
New York
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
France
Tulsa congressman to wed again in Tulsa church today
Rep Richard Fielding Harless of Arizona and Meredith Howard, once a Follies performer and Tulsa beauty entrant, marry in Boston Avenue Methodist Church after multiple delays. Health papers and a missing hat caused last minute issues as spectators waited.
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Tulsa
Okla
Cupid
Richard Fielding Harless
Arizona
Meredith Howard
Boston Avenue Methodist Church
Meredith
Virginia
Atlantic City
Washington
Knoxville
Tenn
Estes Kefauver
S. J. Howard
Navy
Ha} Roach
Hollywood
Chattanooga
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