Stalin Sends Message To New State
Stalin congratulates East Germany leaders Wilhelm Pieck and Otto Grotewohl praising a peaceful future for Europe. He argues German Soviet unity and strong commitment to peace could prevent new wars, with drafts of peace treaties reportedly ready for 1950.
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Berlin
Joseph Stalin
East Germany
Europe
Stalin
Soviet Bloc
Red
Wilhelm Pieck
Otto Grotewohl
Turner
ADN
Moscow
Germany
Soviet Union
Rajk Death Sentence Confirmed by Hungary Court
Budapest reports Hungary's court of appeal upheld the death sentence for Laszlo Rajk former communist foreign minister convicted of treason and plot to overthrow the government. Co defendants received death life terms and years imprisonment with two held for court martial. Trial tied to alleged plots with American and Yugoslav agents and touched off regional diplomatic strain.
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Budapest
Hungary
Court of Appeal
Laszlo Rajk
Hungarian Communist Party
Andras Szalai
Yugoslavia
Marshall
Tito
U. S
Ecominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Stock Trading In Lower Trend Today
New York October 14 The stock market moved lower with limited selling pressure and mostly fractional changes. Scattered gains appeared as individual corporate strength offset the overall decline, with declines posted by Youngstown Sheet and Tube Chrysler International Harvester Philco Radio United Aircraft American Cyanamid Dow Chemical American Can General Electric Philip Morris International Paper New York Central Union Pacific Standard Oil NJ Texas Company and Gulf Oil.
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New York
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Chrysler
International Harvester
Philco Radio
United Aircraft
American Cyanamid
Dow Chemical
American Can
General Electric
Philip, Morris
International Paper
New York Central
Union Pacific
Standard Oil (Nj
Texas Co
Gulf Oil
Tobacco stop-buy orders affect coal cured leaf stock
Raleigh reports state agriculture official W P Hedrick says tobacco companies issued stop buying orders on tobacco cured with stokers using anthracite coal. Federal inspectors told to mark such tobacco with M, while L G Briggs claims tests will vindicate hard coal curers and chemists study North Carolina leaf curing.
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Raleigh
W. P. Hedrick
State Department of Agriculture
L. G. Briggs
Briggs
South Carolina
North Carolina
Mother Sues School Board Over White School Exclusion
A Valdosta mother seeks 300000 damages and reinstatement for her four children barred from a white school in Lowndes County Georgia claiming constitutional rights violations. She names the board superintendent and six board members as defendants and alleges Ku Klux Klan influence behind the petition that barred her children.
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Valdosta
Dollie Seay White
Lowndes County
Holderbys
Ku Klux Klan
Rigid Cotton Quotas May Be Approved
Washington reports that the Agriculture Department seeks to cut 5.0 million acres from 1950 cotton plantings and impose rigid marketing quotas to reduce sales at least 20 percent below this year. Quotas require two-thirds farmer approval in a December 15 referendum, with diverted land likely to livestock feed.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S. Communists Convicted Of Conspiracy Against Government
A fragmented report notes a faint glimmer of hope in the steel strike as U S mediators in New York meet Bethlehem Steel officials to seek a path to joint bargaining. Federal mediators hope to ease the 14 day walkout affecting 453 000 workers with a touring talks plan.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Clio-United
Cyrus Ching
Ching
Turkey Prices Seen Low This Thanksgiving
Annapolis Maryland reports the 1947 Thanksgiving turkey may cost 57 to 59 cents per pound, matching 1946 1947 price levels. W D Termohlen head of the USDA poultry branch told the Maryland Turkey Producers Association supply will reach about 41 million gobblers enough for four and a half pounds per person, with prices previously high due to limited birds.
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Annapolis
W. D. Termohlen
VY. S. Department of Agriculture
Maryland Turkey Producers’ Association
Baltimore
Termohlen
Cotton Industry urged broad research to save markets
Karl Bishopric, retiring president of the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association, called for expanded industry wide research to counter dwindling foreign markets and mill over capacity. He warned many looms and spindles were scrapped in the past, but that did not balance supply and demand.
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Pinehurst
Karl Bishopric
Spray
North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association
Henry Kaiser's Growing Debt Ties to Government Size
Washington reports the government holds about 186.5 million dollars in Kaiser's industrial empire. Kaiser's postwar and wartime credits include 34.4 million loan for 1950 production, plus 96 million remaining on RFC loans and 56 million owed for WAA acquisitions. Critics allege favoritism while agencies defend the credit extended.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Henry Kaiser
Kaiser
Boulder
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Shasta
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Fontana
Los Angeles
Permanent Corp
Bristol
War Assets Administration
WAA
Kaiser Enterprise
Cleveland
Willow Run
Maritime Commission
Soft Coal Owners Rebuff Lewis Peace Terms as Fantasic
White Sulphur Springs W Va Oct 14 Northern and western mine owners say they would rather face government seizure than raise costs to meet John L Lewis price demands The operators insist they cannot pay more and warn a spontaneous industry movement may be among small operators Lewis claims a 400 000 strong strike could end if the government seizes the mines President Truman says no immediate plan to take over the mines but is examining powers
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
George H. Love
Love
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truman
White House
Arms Aid Bill Clears Key House Panel for Foreign Aid
The House appropriations committee approved 1.314 billion dollars for foreign arms aid and 814 million cash for allied nations plus 95 million for Alaska and Okinawa military projects. The measure includes 500 million contract authority for foreign arms and 92 million for military construction with total cash of about 1.038 billion. Leaders plan to bring the bill to the floor amid support for President Truman.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
House
Alaska
Okinawa
Congress
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Phillippines
Hinge
Counties Taking Steps to Prevent Overloading Buses
North Carolina school officials warn most buses are over loaded. C C Brown says the state will inspect buses for overloading and mechanical defects. Counties are buying new buses and issuing strict loading limits to principals.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
C. C. Brown
State Board of Education
State Highway Patrol
Brown
Middlesex
Board of Education
K. Snow
Surry County
Scott
Highway Patrol
C. R. Tolar
County Board of Education
Tar Heels in Washington Gauge North Carolina Politics
Interest grows in Governor Scott's plans and party moves as lawmakers travel home to hear public sentiment. Rumors center on William B. Umstead's expected U S senate bid, Graham's standing, and possible purge actions. Farm Bureau backs Graham on farm program issues. members praise his record while remaining cautious.
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Washington
House
Scott
Congress
General Assembly
William B. Umstead
United States Senate
Frank Graham
Flake Shaw
Farm Bureau
Graham
Senator Graham
Defendants Convicted in U S Communist Leadership Case
Eleven leaders of the Communist Party were found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the United States. They face up to 10 years in prison and fines up to 10,000 each. Five defense attorneys were convicted of contempt. Key figures include Eugene Dennis, John Gates, Gus Hall, and Irving Potash. Sentencing set for next Friday at 10:30 a.m. in New York.
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New York
United States
Verdi
Communist National Board
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
Harry Sacher
Richard F. Gladstein
San Francisco
Louis F. McCabe
Philadelphia
George W. Crockett, Jr. Negro
Detroit
Abraham J. Isserman
Dennis
Jacob Stachel
Propaganda
Gilbert Green
Illinois
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Benjamin Davis, Jr
New York City
Gus Hall
Ohio
Irving Potash
CIO For Workers Union
Robert Thompson
New York State
John Williamson
Henry Winston
Carl Winter
Michigan
Gates
Hall
Thompson
Win
Science Tries to Solve Kidnapped Boy Riddle
In Ann Arbor Michigan on October 14 authorities pursue blood tests to determine if six year old William Thomas ONeill is the Thompsons’ son Tommy. Police report fingerprints on Ronald’s toys do not match Tommy’s, keeping the question open. Tommy's ward status with Michigan remains a factor in the investigation.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Arthur Thompson
Dayton, Ohio
William Thomas O'Neill
Thompson
Tommy
Ronald
Dayton
M. C. Kirkpatrick
Jules Moch barely wins confirmation as France's new Premier
In Paris Jules Moch secures confirmation as France's new premier by a 311 to 223 vote, barely meeting the 310 threshold. The former interior minister built a reputation as a strongman during last winter's communist-led strikes and now faces naming a cabinet to tackle France's wage and price crisis.
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Paris
Jules Moch
France
National Assembly
Moch
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