World War II era UN debate on atomic bomb census
Russia renews demand for a world tally of atomic bombs by the United Nations while U S Delegate Warren Austin calls the move a public fool. The council clash centers on reporting all weapons with no verification. Austin says a census without verification is meaningless and Russia hints the Tass report on recent Soviet nuclear activity.
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Lake Sucess
Russia
United Nations
U. S
Warren Austin
Jakob Kik
U. . Security Council
Malik
Blic
Austin
Svez Union
Rushin
Uman
Atomic Nergy Commission
Rusa
Aries
Usgia
Memrs
Ith
Canada
Coal talks near crisis as government watches pace
White Sulphur Springs Va Oct 12 government pressure looms over coal operators and union leaders as talks resume. Taft Hartley act provisions and a potential 80 day strike action hover while Cyrus Ching and Lewis seek a settlement with Moses and northern western operators at White Sulphur and Charlton W Va. Meanwhile Carl Jones of Greenville faces burglary charges after claiming he sought peace of mind by breaking into three Missouri arch churches.
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White
John L.is
Cyrus Sing
King
Peron
Lewis
Rators
Ching Id
North West
Charleton W. V
M. Moses
U. . Steel Corp. Mines
Moses
White Sulphur
Blueid
W. Va
Ing
Washington
Act-Finding Board
Peace OF Mind Moline
Ill
Carl Jones
Peace of Mind
Jones
Greenville, C
Byrd Warns America Is On March To Socialism
Senator Byrd addressing the National Wholesale Druggists Association in Atlantic City warns that the United States is marching toward socialism through expanded federal programs and rising debt. He cites socialized housing and medicine and the Brannan plan as irretrievable steps toward state socialism, noting large projected costs and the threat to liberty and free enterprise.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Byrd
D-Va
America
National Wholesale Druggists Association
Senate
Congress
Federal Council Seeks Supreme Court Review in Texas U Texas Segregation Case
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America asks the U S Supreme Court to review the Heman Sweatt admission case at the University of Texas where segregation prevails. The Presbyterian Church in the U S Southern disassociated itself from the council’s stance. The council argues segregation in education makes Black citizens second class.
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New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
U. S. Supreme Court
University of Texas
Washington
Heman Marion Sweatt
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Mae
Diplomats Visit With President on Columbus Day
President Truman told Latin American diplomats at the White House that the United States supports representative democracy in the Americas and non intervention in internal affairs while expanding technical cooperation and exchange through channels including the United Nations. He urged leaders to provide inspiring guidance toward shared aims.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Western Hemisphere
Council of the Organization of American States
White House
Latin America
United Nations
Train Wreck Kills Score In Argentina
A passenger train bound for Tigre crashed into a freight near the President Peron terminal in Buenos Aires killing about 25 and injuring around 100. President Peron Evita and ministers visited the scene as wrecking crews worked through the night and rail service remained disrupted.
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Beunos Aires
President Peron
General Bartolome Mitre
Peron
Juan D. Peron
Evita
Tigre
Buenos Aires
Ministry of Transport
Murray Predicts Victory in Nationwide Steel Strike
Philip Murray declares the steel strike will end soon with victory for his union. He spoke in Youngstown asserting free pensions and insurance for workers, as conciliation talks begin with Bethlehem Steel and other leaders to break the walkout affecting 454,000 steel workers and related industries.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Murray
Youngstown
U. S. Conciliation Service
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
New York
Iron Age
International Harvester Company
Chicago
Deer Season To Open Despite Deer Deaths
Raleigh NC October 12 The wildlife resources commission says the deer season will begin Saturday and not be closed due to a statewide deer die off. Executive director Clyde P Patton notes no human danger from the dead deer has been found and warns hunters to avoid skin cuts with deer blood and cook meat thoroughly. About 100 deer have died in recent weeks, with no estimate of further losses.
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Raleigh
Wildlife Resources Commission
Clyde P Patton
Commission
Atlantic
Patton
Wear suspenders to trim the waistline says expert
Denver report notes an anonymous expert from the American Dietetic association links belt use to belly expansion. A study of 26 pot bellied men switching to braces found an average waist reduction of one and five-eighths inches.
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Denver
American Dietetic Association
Nehru Tours U S A as Westward Lean Sought
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru began a month long state visit to the United States with Truman greeting him at Blair House. American officials hope his talks with businessmen and politicians will steer India toward a stronger Western stance in the Cold War and curb communist influence.
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Washington
UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
United States
Russia
Nehru
Asia
Truman
Mr. Truman
Blair House
Mount Vernon
New York
Congress
Nehrun
U.S
Commonwealth
Ten Injured As Cumberland County Car Crash Occurs
Two cars collided at a Cumberland county intersection injuring ten riders late last night six seriously. Seriously hurt include E J Honeycutt Hope Mills school principal Mrs Honeycutt Peggy Waldo 15 Marilyn Dees ages Hope Mills and Craig Wood 20 Fudd Stevens 20 Rockfish residents. Mr and Mrs Honeycutt and five Hope Mills students were returning from a football game at Siler City.
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Hope Mills
WPH
Cumberland County
Fayettevile Hosital
E. J. Honeycutt
Siler City
Lexington Youths Win Honors As Future Farmers
Honors came to North Carolina during yesterdays sessions of the Future Farmers of America convention. Eight North Carolina boys were among the 273 winners of American farmers degrees. They were James Harvey Corriner of China Grove, Robert Elllis Everhart of Lexington, R Glencardin of Olin, William Mack Payne of Statesville, Kennedy H Sharpe of Hiddenite, Giles Ervin Stallings of Jamesville, Charles Fisher ward of Lexington and Eugene Younts of Lexington. The FFA foundation awarded gold keys, certificates and 25 to each winner. To be eligible a boy must have been out of high school a year and shown evidence of success in farming.
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Kansas City
North Carolina
Future Farmers of America
James Harvey Corriner
China Grove
Robert Elllis Everhart
Lexington
R. Glenc‘ardin
Olin
William Mack Payne
Statesville
Kennedy H. Sharpe
Hiddenite
Giles Ervin Stallings
Jamesville
Charles Fisher Ward
Eugene Younts
FFA Foundation
Responsibility for Nash County bus crash outlined in policy debate
Discusses broad use of responsibility beyond accident cause, including medical funeral costs and death compensation. Reviews state policy limiting suits against the state, the role of the legislature, and historical changes since 1949 broadening the claims process and set payment caps amid numerous claims.
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Nash County
Chinese Reds Move Fast Onto Canton
Chinese Reds push toward Canton as nationalist defenses crumble. Provisional capital evacuated to Chungking with Li Tsung Jen and Pai Chung Hsi amid leadership discord. Evacuees flood Hong Kong while ships suspend Canton operations and air links to the colony halt.
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Hong Kong
China
Canton
Chungking
Cheng Keng
Formosa
Hainan Islands
Li Tsung-Jen
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Pai Chung- Hsi
Kwangsi
Chiang Kai-shek
Pai
Hunan
Chiang
Szechwan
Early Fall Heat Wave Continues In East and South
The early autumn heat wave stretched across most eastern and southern states with mid eighties common. Rochester New York hit 89 a date record while Huntington West Virginia reached 90 and Philadelphia 86. New Orleans and Brownsville Texas registered 91 and 84 respectively as other cities remained hot. A separate report noted 22 deaths and heavy property damage from earlier storms and foresters were sent to clear a road 100 miles west of Missoula Montana after a snowstorm isolated 70 hunters.
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Rochester
N. Y
Mercury
Huntington
W. Va
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Brownsville
Tex
Central States
Wisconsin
Kansas
Wyoming
Illinois
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Missoula
Mont
Lower
Michigan
Indiana
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Downward Trend In Flue Cured Prices
Federal state market news notes a slight drop in flue cured tobacco prices with declines mainly on the middle and old belts. Eastern North Carolina belt held firm as reports show the middle belt sold 3,910,449 pounds at 50.41 per hundred, the old belt 8,446,799 pounds at 47.41, and the eastern belt 8,499,582 pounds at 54.57.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Old Belt
West German Communist Party plans gifts for Stalin birthday
The West German Communist Party urged members to prepare handmade presents for Premier Stalin in celebration of his 70th birthday on December 24. The call came from Frankfurt on October 12.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West German
Communist Party
Stalin
Governor urges crackdown on illegal liquor traffic in North Carolina
Governor Scott addressed sheriffs and police chiefs in Raleigh urging a united campaign to stamp out bootlegging and moonshining. He warned the illegal liquor flood fuels crime and asked for airtight court cases, stronger drunken driving controls, and decisive action across communities following 1,351 drunken driving accidents attributed to alcohol.
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Raleigh
Scott
North Carolina
Halsey Urges Lighter Planes for Instant Air Attacks
Admiral William F. Halsey testifying before the House armed services committee urged a defense shift to rapid air strikes on military targets using lighter, swifter planes than the B 36 intercontinental bomber. He warned mass campaigns against industrial targets fail to stop an enemy and stressed attacking armed forces and transport networks.
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Washington
William F
Bull) Halsey
Halsey
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Pacific
Europe
Earl Bircham to die for murder of Louisville officer
Earl D. Bircham, 45, labeled a notorious public enemy by the FBI, must die in the electric chair for the murder of Patrolman John Tennyson in Louisville. An all male jury found him guilty after a little more than an hour of deliberation following a shooting Aug. 14 that killed Tennyson and wounded Officer John Allen Ross. Bircham faced additional indictments for a Nashville bank robbery and was captured by former Marine Luther Williams after fleeing to Williams' yard.
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Louisville
Earl D. Bircham
FBI
John Tennyson
Bircham
Tennyson
John Allen Ross
Ross
Nashville
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Minneapolis
Minn
Garfield Avenue
Federal Council
Argentina
KRAPS
Florida
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Frostproof
Fla
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Cumberland
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
General Assembly
Industrial Commission
The
Associated Press
Earl Bircham
Kentucky
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