France's New Council To Swing Sharply to Right
Paris reports indicate France's upper house will tilt right after Sunday's election. Conservative and rightist independents total about 190 seats, while leftists and near leftists reach roughly 130 in the 320 member Council of the Republic. De Gaulle supporters, notably the RPF, expected to gain 85 or more, with other conservatives and radical non socialists contributing. The vote weight favors rural districts and may not reflect city strongholds.
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Paris
Council of the Republic
France
Wno aeLy Wiassikauur
de Gaullists
de Gaulle
Rally of Their People
RPF
Ers
RPF Mem
North Carolina State Fair Opens With Record Attendance Expected
The 1948 NC State Fair opened in Raleigh with near half a million visitors expected during the five day run. A 25 thousand dollar premiums rise and record exhibits accompany the event. President Truman slated to speak at 3:00 p.m. as school days for Wake County children and a statewide free day for children are planned.
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Raleigh
Truman
J. S. Dorton
Tenner’s Restaurant Destroyed By Fire in Charlotte
Fire early today gutted Tenner’s restaurant on West Trade street. Firemen faced tall flames and a ceiling collapse before entering the two story, double-front building. Owner Sam Goldfein values damage at several thousand dollars.
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Charlotte
Wpi
Tenner's
West Trade Street
Sam Goldfein
Million Dollar Chinese Bill Sails To City Judge
Francis Gorman faced a bizarre postage claim after attempting to send a one million dollar Chinese bill to Municipal Judge O Benton Worley to pay a speeding fine. The bill, tied to a ticket before a trip to Shanghai, was valued at about two dollars in American terms.
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Los Angeles
Francis
Gorman
O. Benton Worley
Shanghhai
Death claims Former Reich Army Chief
Former German Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch died in the British military hospital in Hamburg while awaiting war crimes trial. He had been joined by Gerd von Rundstedt, Erich von Manstein, and Adolf Strauss also under guard. His wife Charlotte von Brauchitsch is gravely ill.
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Hamburg
Germany
Walter von Brauchitsch
von Brauchitsch
Gerd von Rundstedt
Erich von Mannstein
Adolf Strauss
von Mannstein
Strauss
Hitler
Werner von Blomberg
Baron Werner von Fritsch
Branchitsch
Moscow
Forty Dead and 200 Missing in Chile Volcano Eruption
In Cautin province Villarica volcano erupted for eight hours burying farm huts and isolating Pucon. About 40 people were killed and 200 reported missing. damage estimated at 50 million pesos. Lava reached between Pucon and Villarrica as residents fled and rescue teams arrived from nearby towns.
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Santiago
Chile
Villarric
Cautin
Here
Augustin Parada
Pucon
Villarrica
Lake
Western Powers Reject Berlin Talks as Blockade Tightens
Berlin dispatch reports Moscow tightens the blockade. Soviet sector traffic rules require all roads into Berlin to pass through the Soviet zone for searches and confiscations of food and contraband. Brandenberg police seal 40 western rail stations and seize goods and fuel.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Branden
Brandenburg
Potsm
Brandenburg Gate
Sub Freezing Weather Wrecks Regional Vegetables and Flowers
Temperatures dropped to 23 in Asheville with widespread sub freezing across western and piedmont North Carolina. Overnight lows included Winston Salem 28 and Charlotte 31. eastern areas stayed near or above freezing. Weather forecast promises warmer western regions tonight and tomorrow with continued fair conditions.
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Associated Press
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Piedmont
North Carolina
Carolina
South Carolina
Carolinas
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Greenville
S. C
Anderson
Florence
Elizabeth City
Wilmington
Myrtle Beach
Raleigh
Greensboro
Charlotte
Roertanburg
Columbia
Charleston
Cape Hatteras
Witness Tells Of Plot On Reuther
Detroit, Oct 19. A witness testified Carl Bolton offered $15 000 to kill Walter Reuther CIO United Auto Workers president. John Miller said Kennedy Bannon was to be assassinated later and Bolton talked of a dirty Red Commie. Reuther shot last April and recovering.
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Detroit
Carl Bolton
Walter P. Reuther
Cio-United Auto Workers
John Miller
Bolton
Kenneth Bannon
Ford Department
Reuther
Miller
Odsom
Walter Reuther
Bannon
Ken Bannon
Ford
Lawcio
International Union
Commie
Keller School Destroyed in Explosion Fire
Three hundred fifty pupils and teachers escaped unharmed when an explosion and fire gutted the Keller school in Keller Texas. Superintendent Randall Simpson set the loss at about 100000 dollars.
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Keller, Tex
Keller
Randall Simpson
Meredith Robbed in Paris of 10000 Francs
Burgess Meredith, the American film star filming in Paris, was robbed of 10000 francs from his trousers in his room last night. At the free rate that amount equals about $32, according to reports.
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Paris
Burgess Meredith
Truman Urges Raleigh Voters to Rise Above Prejudice
President Truman urged southern voters to avoid being blinded by passion or prejudice as they cast ballots in November. He spoke at the dedication of a memorial to Jackson Polk and Johnson and defended a bipartisan foreign policy traced to FDR and Cordell Hull.
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Truman
Raleigh
South
States’ Rights
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Andrew Johnson
Jackson
Mr. Truman
American Legion
Miami
Washington
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Thomas E. Dewey
Polk
Johnson
Josephus Daniels
Two Held For Burglary Tools and Guns
In Taylorsville C M Lovill and A C Carroway were held in 5000 bail on charges of burglary tools and carrying concealed weapons. A preliminary hearing heard by Mayor Sam Pool led to their commitment for trial at the February term of Alexander county superior court. Patrolman Otis Fox testified two arrests last Thursday found a 410 gauge folding shotgun a .32 revolver four steel bars ammunition a drill and maps in their car.
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Taylorsville
C. M. Lovill
Columbia
S. C
A. C. Carroway
San Bernadino
Calif
Sam Pool
Alexander County Superior Court
Otis Fox
Truman Fears Hoover Carts If South Returns GOP
President Truman urged Southern voters at the State fair to stick with the Democratic Party in November to avoid a “Hoover cart” of gloom. He mocked the Republicans and warned that other parties have no chance, describing a Thurmond states rights bid as a tool to divide the nation.
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Raleigh
Truman
South
J. Strom Thurmond
Hoover Cart
North Carolina
Washington
Ex-Communist Gitlow Claims Stalin Controls US Party
Benjamin Gitlow, once head of the American Communist Party, explains in his new book why Soviet leaders direct the US movement. He details Stalin's 1929 takeover, Moscow’s 1919 party decisions, and the ongoing need to dismantle capitalism to sustain Soviet power.
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Belman Morinap
DeWitt Mackenzie
United States
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Benjamin Gitlow
Stalin
Gitlow
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Molotov
Lenin
Yalta
Tehran
Potsdam
Greek Army Captures Key Height in Vitsi Triangle
The Greek army seized another important height in the Vitsi triangle and repelled rebel counter-attacks after taking Mount Vitsi. A government communique reports 118 rebels killed and 354 captured over three days, with Greek losses of 50 killed and 96 wounded.
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Toens
Vitsi Triangle
Mount Vitsi
Western Powers Demand End To Berlin Blockade Talks
The United States Britain and France told the UN Security Council that further negotiations on Germany are useless while the Soviet blockade of Berlin remains. Dr. Philip C. Jessup and Sir Alexander Cadogan led the attack, noting communications to Berlin are being strangled and the August 30 pact cannot guide talks while the blockade lasts. Andrei Vishinsky attended the session in silence as the Western delegation pressed their case.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
United Nations Security Council
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
Philip C. Jessup
United States
Security Council
Britain
France
Jessup
Alexander Cadogan
Stalin
Juan Atilio Bramuglia
Sir Alexander
UN Orders Cease Fire In Palestine
The U N Security Council, meeting in Paris, unanimously called for an immediate cease fire by Jews and Arabs in southern Palestine. The vote adopted a Bunche mediated settlement for the Negev dispute with Egypt and Israel and urged negotiations to follow. Russia and Ukraine abstained on parts of the resolution.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Council
Ralph J. Bunche
Negev
Egypt
Bunche
Israel
Gaza
Nir Am
Dorot
Russia
Ukraine
Syria
Death of Guilford official Leslie Abbott in Greensboro
Leslie Abbott a 72 year old chairman of the Guilford county board of elections was found dead in his O Henry hotel room Greensboro Oct 19. Coroner Dr W W Harvey ruled natural causes with heart and kidney ailments contributing. Survivors include sister Rosa Abbott of Greensboro and Madison nephew David C Abbott of Atlanta and niece Ruth Abbott Clark of Warsaw. Funeral arrangements pending at Forbis Murray Funeral Home.
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Greensboro
J. Leslie Abbott
Guilford
Abbott
Guilford County
First Presbyterian Church
Rosa Abbott
Madison
David C. Abbott
Atlanta
Ruth Abbott Clark
Warsaw
Forbis‘Murray Funeral Home
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