Bradley Forecasts Rapid Soviet Arm Expansion
General Omar N. Bradley testifying to the Senate Appropriations Committee warned that the Soviet Union could double and reach about 502 combat divisions within months. He said Russia currently has 175 divisions ready and could mobilize 300 in 60 days. the hearing concerned a 1.31 billion foreign arms bill for Europe and allied nations.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Appropriations
Russia
House
Turkey
Greece
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Gridiron Scores From Early Season Matches
Carolina rolls past Wake Forest 28 to 14 while Duke suffers 14 to 13 loss to State. Notre Dame dominates Tulane 46 to 7. Northwestern tops Michigan 21 to 70. Tennessee defeats Alabama 7 to 7. St Louis beats Davidson 46 to 12. Wisconsin hits Navy 48 to 18. Army edges Harvard 54 to 14. Lenoir Rhyne falls to High Point 21 to 6. WCTC 19, ECTC 6. Appalachian 12, Catawba 6.
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Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke
State
Notre Dame
Tulane
Northwestern
Michigan
Tennessee
Alabama
St. Louis
Davidson
Wisconsin
Navy
Army
Harvard
Lenoir Rhyne
High Point
W.C.T.C
E.C.T.C
Appalachian
Catawba
Nehru Declares He Seeks No Ties With East or West
In New York Nehru, on a goodwill tour, says India wants no ties to either side in world power politics. He states India will not beg for aid, aims to strengthen cordial US relations, and plans events with President Roosevelt and a Broadway parade.
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New York
India
Nehru
United States
America
Frankn D. Roosevelt
Ms. Roosevelt
Broadway
Chinese Reds Reach Hong Kong Border in Canton's Fall
The Chinese communists completed occupation of Can yon and reached the Hong Kong border at night. The Nationalist government set up in Chungking 600 miles northwest and vowed to fight on. Communications with Canton remained severed while private forces claimed the city was fully occupied by 9 p.m. The Peiping radio said troops entered at 6 30 p.m. Friday.
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Hong Kong
Canyon
Chungking
Canton
Peiping
Ex-Prisoner Kills Two Policemen at Suburban Station
John Louis Johnson 29, a former inmate, shot two officers at the St. Louis suburban headquarters around 12:15 a.m. and escaped. He was captured seven hours later in a St. Louis home after a city-wide search. Officers Set Pelham Scott and Edward Juettemeyer died from their wounds.
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ST. Louis
Wetland
John Louis Johnson
Pelham C. Scott
Edward C. Juettemeyer
Johnson
Scott
Taft Opposes Statism and Fights Fair Deal Momentum
Senator Taft argues the Truman administration pushes a labor socialist course and cites Democratic policy as derivative of CIO PAC aims. He contrasts the 81st Congress with the 80th, claiming the Fair Deal lacks crossparty support and that price controls, steel plants, and Brannan farm payments were rejected.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
White House
Charles Ross
CIO
Great Britain
Guy George Gabrielson
Chicago
GOP
Democratic Congress
Brannan
Spe
Conferees Reach Agreement on Government Pay Increases
A $243 million pay rise for 1.385 million federal workers was agreed by a Senate House conference committee. The plan raises Civil Service wages on average by $141 annually for 885,000 workers and sets a top pay of $14,000 for high earners. about 500,000 postal workers receive a flat $120 raise. Cabinet members and other top officials get a $22,500 salary under the compromise, with Truman signing today.
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Washington
Senate-House
Truman
Senate
House
Public Schools Focus in North Carolina Transportation Debate
The state’s public school system dominates moral and financial discourse in North Carolina. With around 900000 pupils, 25000 teachers, and 15000 staff, school funding and transportation draw top attention. A Nash County bus crash sparked renewed calls for safer, properly loaded school buses and accountability of funds and administration. Governor Scott comments are noted with further details continued on page ten.
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North Carolina
Sec
Nash County
Middlesex
Scott
Displaced Persons Bill Shelved by Senate Vote
The Senate voted 36 to 30 to shelve the displaced persons bill for the session and send it back to the judiciary committee with instructions to return by January 25. The measure would raise admitted displaced persons by 134,000, reflecting a Truman program clash and highlighting tensions between administration leaders and opponents.
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Washington
Senate
Cain
R-Wash
Eastland
Dmiss
Ciary
House
Truman
U. S
Congress
Lucas of
Ilinois
McCarran
Nev
Judiciary Committee
Myers
Pennsylvania
New York Senate Race Heats Up With Record Registration
New York navigates an off year election surge as the Dulles Lehman race dominates mobilization. Dulles argues on domestic policy while Lehman accuses GOP of bigotry and dictatorship rhetoric amid sharp charges of communism.
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New York
New York State
U. S. Senate
Senate
John Foster Dulles
Herbert H. Lehman
Dulles
Lehman
New York City
Sen
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scotland Yard Guards Soviet Embassy in London
Scotland Yard deployed a police guard around the Soviet embassy in London after a telephoned protection request. An embassy official said he was ordered to call, adding little more. An anti Soviet demonstration was anticipated at Millionaire's Row near Kensington, while Mosley supporters marched along Fleet Street and dispersed miles away.
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London
Scotland Yard
British Press Association
Kensington Palace Garden
Millionaire's Row
Oswald Mosley
Fleet Street
Senate and House conferees scrap farm price parity plan
In Washington a Senate House conference committee reversed a prior 90 percent parity proposal for cotton wheat corn tobacco rice and peanuts tied to maximum planting and marketing controls. The group plans a Monday meeting to seek a new compromise as a potential adjournment deadline looms.
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Washington
Senate House
Airman Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Anderson
DNM
Ellender
D-La
Judge Medina To Be Given Medal
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina who presided at the New York trial of eleven communists will receive a distinguished service certificate from the Pennsylvania American Legion. The 41 member executive committee cited his courage patience and restraint and voted unanimously to award the honor to the jurist.
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Harrisburg
Harold R. Medina
New York
Pennsylvania American Legion
Pennsylvania Department
State Coal Dealers See Real Crisis In Depleted Stockpiles
North Carolina coal dealers warn of dangerously low domestic supplies as John L. Lewis workers stay away from pits. H M Davidson of Greensboro says there is less than a weeks stock statewide and cold weather could trigger shortages. He surveyed major cities and noted similar conditions in several towns. The association urged action against strikes but Governor Scott said the Taft Hartley move would be ineffective.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
John L. Lewis
North Carolina Retail Coal Merchants Association
H. M. Davidson
Greensboro
Davidson
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Winston- Silem
High Point
Greensboro Durham
Raleigh
Wilmington
Charlotte
Scott
Truman
Firemen Trapped as Five-Story New York Building Collapses
New York city fire gutted a five-story building at 21 West 17th Street trapping two firemen. One body recovered after a nine hour search. a second firefighter remained missing with little chance of survival. Lehmann and Shea buried under debris as damage estimated at two hundred thousand dollars.
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New York
Fred Lehmann
Lehmann
Daniel Shea
Committee Divided Over Air Strategy in Pentagon Row
The House armed services panel split over air war strategy. Rep. Van Zandt backs revived naval supercarrier and curbing Johnson’s purse strings while Rep. Norblad opposes action now. Others urge testing unification law and awaiting testimony from top brass before further legislation. Navy defends greater role in defense planning. Johnson halted supercarrier construction last spring at $189001.
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Washington
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
Rep
van Zandt
R-Pa
Navy
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Naval Reserve
Congress
Rep. Norblad
R-Ore
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Norblad
Brooks
D-La
Price
D-1
Bates
R-Mass
Air Force
Army
Jaral
AFL Leader Silent On Proposal Amid Steel and Coal Strikes
CIO President Philip Murray backed labor unity and a proposed war chest with the AFL to fund strike efforts as steel and coal workers face extended walkouts. Lewis urged large weekly contributions. Murray pledged broad solidarity but offered no direct response to the plan.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
AFL
Murray
United Steelworkers
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Beers and Wines Defeated in Three North Carolina Counties
Three North Carolina counties, Clay and Jackson in the west and Lee in the east, voted against legal beer and wine sales. Drys now claim 34 counties without a defeat. Unofficial tallies show Jackson 2,337 against beer and 122 for. Clay 1,354 against beer and 144 for. Lee beer 1,902 against and 1,643 for wine 1,265 for. Officials say unreported precincts won’t change results. The Allied Church League notes a dry trend and cites prior victories, with 31 counties overall voting against beer and wine.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Clay
Jackson
Lee
Drys
Allied Church League
Bermuda Alerted For Hurricane
Bermuda faced a tropical storm expected to pass west of the colony by tomorrow morning. The hurricane center lay about 370 miles southwest at 5 p.m. with winds near hurricane force and heavy rain spreading outward, while forecastors noted possible slow curve northward.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
British Island
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
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