US moves to break Farben grip on Europe
United States forces seize 45 Farben plants 25 sales offices and four installations in the American zone. Eleven more German plants are deemed reparations eligible as Allied plans proceed to dismantle the I G Farben cartel. Eisenhower reports major seizures and firings as de Nazification continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
War Department
Allied Control Council For Germany
Farben
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
AMG
Berlin
Fabrix Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren
Fabrik Ebanhausene
Ingol+stadt
I. G
U. S
13 Killed In Batavia Fighting
Batavia Indonesia reports say at least 13 Indonesians were killed as clashes flare anew. Soekarno urged U S President Truman to stop Dutch use of American equipment. Eyewitnesses describe killings of Eurasians and prisoners. The Dutch Tromp cruiser received orders to move toward Billiton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Morton
Batavia
Java
Soekarno
Truman
Soebardjo
Organization For
Bandoeng
Patget
Republic
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Indonesia
Aneta
Billiton
Sumatra
Tromp
Cipal
Billiton Island
Hilversum Radio
Holland
Buitenzorg
Calcutta
Merger of Armed Forces Demanded By Senators
Three Republican senators urged Congress to grant priority to a single armed forces department delaying peace treaty decisions and postwar plans. Senators Austin Gurney and Veterans Combe stressed the need to know U S postwar armed forces plans before treaties and funding can proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Congress
Austin
R-Vi
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Gurney
R-Sd
Revercomb
R-Wva
Senate
United States
Four Killed In Transport Plane Crash Near Spokane
A C 45 army transport plane crashed into a hill six miles east of Spokane killing Brig Gen Stuart C Godfrey base commander Col James W Park and three other army men along with Red Cross field director Cass Hendee and S Sgt James C R Sheets. The Geiger field mourns its leaders and an investigating board will report findings.
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Spokane
Wash
Here
Geiger Field
Red Cross
Stuart C. Godfrey
Washington, D. C
Aviation Engineers
James W. Park
Tacoma
George E. Matthews
McGill
Nev
Cass K. Hendee
Denver
Colo
American Red Cross A&t Geiger
George Says Tax-Cut Drive To Be Renewed
Senator George predicts renewed drive in the senate to restore war time excise tax cuts despite the finance committee allowing them to stand. He argues scarce goods and government needs keep levies, while noting some senators will seek to restore house rates next July 1. Tax cuts could total over $5.6 billion for next year with further gains if repeals pass, benefiting corporations and individual taxpayers, though the treasury may see larger effects than the $5 billion maximum advised by Vinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly
Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate
Finance Committee
House
the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Treasury
Barnes Held For $12,000 Theft From Grace Moore
Henry Gibson Barnes, 50, extradited from Worcester to Connecticut to face larceny charges for stealing 12 000 to 15 000 dollars worth of clothing and articles from Grace Moore's Newtown home. He was arrested after a beach wagon exception flagged his erratic driving route 20. Police found mink coats a silver fox fur lingerie suit cases and champagne in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Henry Gibson Barnes
Connecticut
Grace Moore
Newtown
Conn
Barnes
Harry Tucker
Tucker
Eske Smith
Guilford Sheriff Fatally Wounded While Hunting
Sheriff John C. Story dies of shotgun wounds near Raeford while deer hunting with friends. Coroner Dr W W Harvey will act as sheriff until the county commissioners appoint a successor. Story, a Gibsonville native elected in 1942, leaves a widow Addie Roundtree and two children Jean and John C Story Jr. Funeral set for Monday at 4 PM in Hanes Funeral Chapel.
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Guilford County
High Point
Greensboro
W. W. Harvey
Board of County Commissioners
John C. Story
Raeford
Sheriff Story
of Superior Court
Herman Burrows
Gibsonville
Addie Roundtree
Jean
John C. Story, Jr
Hanes Funeral
Death of Sheriff in Raeford Deer Hunt
Sheriff John C. Story, 45, of Greensboro, was fatally shot while deer hunting five miles northwest of Raeford. An inquest ordered. Guy Taylor, 35, Raeford farmer, held on $1,000 bond as investigations proceed. Sheriff D. H. Hodgin of Raeford reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
uPi
John C. Story
Raeford
Guy Taylor
Story
D. H. Hodgin
Rae
Taxpayers Should Try Again For Refund
The treasury invites income taxpayers who have not received refunds from their 1944 returns to try again. Mailings are complete except for undeliverable checks. Those with no reply should contact their district internal revenue collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Says Nation Vulnerable To Atomic Bomb
U S Senator J William Fulbright warned the United States is more vulnerable than Russia to atom bomb attacks with 40 000 000 Americans in 20 metropolitan areas He said a sudden coordinated strike could paralyze the nation and stressed the need to deter aggression America must adopt a new course of fuller participation in international affairs per President Truman's telegram to the forum.
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New York
U. S
J. William Fulbright
America
The
Foreign Policy Association
United States
Truman
2000 Power Workers End 3 Day Strike
A vote by 22 state locals of the CIO State Utility Workers Union ended a three day strike of about 2,000 Michigan power workers. Return to work halted a potential cutoff of gas and electricity to 2,000,000 residents.
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Associated Press
CIO
State Utility Workers
Michigan
Tue
Garland W. Sanders
State Utility Workers Council
John L. Lewis
Lewis McCracken
CIO Federation of Glass, Ceramic and Silica Sand Workers of America
Columbus
O. McCracken
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Ford City
Creighton, Pa
Clarksburg
Charleston
W. Va
Toledo
Mount Vernon
Ottawa, NL
Crystal City
British Officer Says Hitler Dead
A British intelligence officer in Berlin said that British and American investigators notified Washington and London that Adolf Hitler is considered dead by both governments. He claimed no evidence has been found and that officials aim to produce Hitler for the Nuremberg trial if alive.
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Berlin
Washington
London
Adolf Hitler
Nuernberg
Klan Renews Cross Burning Tied to Georgia Reach
Atlanta October report says Ku Klux Klan with over 20 000 members in Georgia lights a fiery cross atop Stone Mountain. It marks a wartime pause end and spurs debate over law and order, with Green defending Klan legality and outlining four cardinal principles amid stalled national activity.
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Perry Mullen
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Stone Mountain
Samuel Green
Macon News
Dr. Green
Masons
Rotarians
Green
KKK
Cities Ordered To Donate For Guilford Airport
Judge H Hoyle Sink and Joseph P Shore ordered writs of mandamus against the treasurers of High Point Greensboro and Guilford county to pay airport authority the approved sums 20000 from the county 27000 from Greensboro and 25000 from High Point The defendants appeal to the state court with a final Supreme Court decision expected late November or December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hoyle Sink
12Th Judicial District
Joseph P. Shore
Guilford Superior Court
High Point
Greensboro
Guilford County
Greensboro-High Point
Supreme Court
Truman May Ask For Training
Congress and the public expect President Truman to seek a diluted universal military training plan in a special message next Tuesday. Leaders anticipate a voluntary expansion of the National Guard and reserve officer training corps rather than outright conscription, with ROTC expansion possibly on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congressional
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
National Guard
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Loyal Forces Attack Palace In Argentina
Cavalry loyal to President Isaias Medina y Angarita attack Miraflores palace as a junta calls for air bombardment. Caracas reports Medina reinstated after rebels lose ground. heavy fighting, casualties, and shelling described near the palace and nearby housing projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Allen Stewart
Caracas
Venezuela
Isaias Medina Y Angarita
Miraflores Palace
Radio San Cristobal
Medina
Radio National
Radio
Miraflores
Maracay
Ambrozio Plaza
Associated Press Office
War guilt probes may reach imperial household
Col. Alva C. Carpenter said no one is immune from prosecution for war crimes and that examinations of state papers could reveal trials targeting Emperor Hirohito and the imperial household. He cited a 2,000 person suspect list and possible extension back to Pearl Harbor and the Panay incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Alva C. Carpenter
MacArthur
Reny Ton Priat
Ito
Carpenter
Australia
Japan
Hirohito
Ent
Kijuro Shidehara
Hideko Tojo
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
GM Official Proposes 45 Hour Week
General Motors president C. E. Wilson outlined a national 45 hour week as an alternative to strikes after a Washington conference with President Truman. He proposed a 5 to 8 percent wage rise with overtime pay, claiming higher production would solve economic ills and maintain worker pay near union demands for 52 hours.
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John F. Chester
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Truman
Wilson
United States
Cadillac
Washington
United Automobile Workers-Cio
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U.S
J. G. Farben
Europe
International Cartels
Lloyd O. Busching
Upper Marlboro
R. Earle
Jane Street
New York City
Atlantic
Pacific
Guilford
Sheriff John
Hitler
Atlanta Journal
Journal
James A. Colescott
Guilford Airport
Argentina
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