Real Estate Leaders Criticize Federal Housing Controls
Herbert A. Nelson of the National Association of Real Estate Boards accuses William Wyatt and Paul Porter of delaying housing with added controls and WET legislation. Nelson cites hoarded materials at FPHA depots and urges early discharge of the officials as the North Carolina association meets at the Sheraton for its 25th annual convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wyatt
Washington
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
North Carolina Association
Sheraton Hotel
Nelson
Wyatt
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
FPHA
Redwood City
Calif
State Association
High Point
Paul Tudor Jones
First Presbyterian Church
E. C. Criddlebaugh
J. E. Barren
N. C. Association of Real Estate Boards
Henry V. Koonts
Boyd T. Barnard
All Airships Are Grounded By Walkout
Approximately 1,400 AFL pilots at Trans World Airlines struck for higher pay, grounding all planes on US and trans Atlantic routes for 24 hours. Over 90 flights canceled, 3,000 passengers stranded, 25 tons of mail diverted. Union demanded top pay of about 1,187.43 monthly for first pilots, while TWA cited 15,300 yearly for top pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL
Trans World Airlines
United States
Trans- Atlantic
TWA
U. S
Kansas City
AFL Airlines Pilots Association
Odline
David L. Behncke
Thomas Bell
Jack Frye
Frye
Behncke
Oswald Ryan
Civil Aernautics Board
National Airport
Nwo
Trading Back On Nation's Cotton Marts
New Orleans October 21 trading in future cotton contracts suspended Saturday after a sharp price drop. One large long holder liquidated over the weekend, triggering market pause to study liquidation measures. Authorities say the liquidation was completed by weekend end as selling intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
PB. T. Manget, Jr
New Orleans Exchange
York
Manget
New York
Weather report for North Carolina with cloudiness
Weather forecast notes considerable cloudiness in North Carolina with cooler conditions at times. Light rain possible today and Tuesday with a cooler air mass moving in and rising temperatures later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arolina
Chinese Peace Session Opens As Communists Demandland Reversion
In Nanking on October 21 observers call the session a last-chance peace conference. Chiang Kai-shek presided as fighting flared in the north while Madame Chiang toured Formosa. Communists demand return to January territorial holdings, while the government insists on a current-truce freeze. Battles and skirmishes were reported near the Peiping-Tientsin line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chiang
Madame Chiang
Formosa
Central Daily News
Stuart
Peiping-Tientsin
Peiping
Molotov Heads Soviet Delegation to UN Assembly
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov arrived to lead his country’s UN delegation as the General Assembly opens. He said the USSR will work for peace and welfare of all peoples. Other top diplomats aboard the Queen Elizabeth included Connally, Speak, Noel-Baker, Bevin, Masaryk, and Manuilsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
V. M. Molotov
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Molotov
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Sen. Connally
Paul-Henri Speak
General Assembly
Philip J. Noel- Baker
Ernest Bevin
Hartley Shawcross
Jan Masaryk
Quo Tai-Chi
Security Council
Joseph Beck
Luxembourg
Dmitri Manuilsky
Ukraine
Vital Huddles
93 National Guard Units Recognized as Federal Start Toward Reorganization
The War Department recognizes 93 National Guard units to meet government standards as an initial step toward expanding the postwar force. About 55 units are in the air guard with 14 fighter squadrons, while milestones limit officers and enlisted men and aim for full staffing within two years under Maj. Gen. Miltenberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard
Minute Man
War Department
Air National Guard
Butler B. Miltenberger
National Guard Bureau
Guard
Controls Expected To Leave Flour And By-Products This Week
Washington reports indicate OPA and agriculture officials may lift price controls on flour bread and baked goods this week possibly today or tomorrow. Spokesmen note debate over decontrolling bread and rolls while keeping miller level flour controls and cite prior removal of fats and oils like shortening. Action deadline passed for the agriculture department on a decontrol petition from the baked goods industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Charlotte Negro Gets New Trial In Murder Case
Ward Beecher Caraway a 23 year old Negro butler faced murder charges in Nassau county New York after the death of Mrs. Marjory Church Logan at her Plandome estate. A mistrial was granted and a new trial date set for November 21 despite the district attorney's request for November 11. Caraway returned to Charlotte North Carolina as his hometown after the July 24 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. Y
Ward Beecher Caraway
Butler
Marjory Church Logan
Henry J. A. Collins
Nassau County Court
James N. Gehrig
Caraway
Nation's Meat Centers Get Livestock in Large Numbers
Livestock arrivals flood major markets across the nation with Chicago reporting 20,500 hogs 20,000 cattle and 14,000 sheep. Kansas City about 75,000 cattle Omaha 27,000 cattle and 71,000 sheep. Sioux City 71,000 cattle South St Paul 12,000 cattle 22,000 sheep East St Louis 13,000 cattle Fort Worth about 8,500. Hog numbers at Chicago 70,500. cattle 18,000. sheep 14,000 compared with prior weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Sioux City
South St. Paul
East St. Louis
Fort Worth
Communists Defeated in Berlin Elections
Final returns show Berlin voters swung from the Soviet backed Socialist Unity party to the Social Democrats by nearly three to two. The Social Democrats led all four occupation sectors with 48.8 percent of votes, while Socialist Unity received 19.7 percent. Approximately 83.9 percent of eligible voters participated.
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Berlin
Socialist Unity (Communist
Soviet Zone
Social Democrats
Christian Democratic Union
Socialist Unity
Liberal Democrats
Arms Caches Of Germans Are Seized
In Stuttgart area American officials report about 10 German arms caches seized during weekend searches across southern Germany. Two caches were found at Donauthal near Ulm, others in southern Bavaria. Seizures are not linked to Stuttgart bombings. An American officer warns of possible more bombings as protests rise against denazification.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Donauthal
Ulm
Bavaria
Berlin
U.S
Denazification Board
VU. S
Electricity Restores Full Power After 27 Day Strike
Pittsburgh area resumes normal industrial life as Duquesne Light lifts voluntary rationing for 1.5 million customers. 3200 union workers return to repair lines and plants, with losses estimated at 300 million dollars and hotel strike conciliation efforts also costly to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Company
Sun-Telegraph
Auto Workers Plan New Wage Drive
The CIO United Auto Workers in Cleveland announced a fresh wage drive after a three day conference. The executive board said it would seek substantial wage adjustments and avoided naming a specific figure to be presented to Chrysler this week due to rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cio-United Auto Workers Today
UAW
Walter Reuther
Chrysler Corp
Pravda Attacks Western Talks on Dardanelles Policy
Pravda accuses American and Turkish diplomats of crooked talks on the Dardanelles. Byrnes plans an American economic policy toward Europe favoring Greece Austria and Italy while limiting aid to eastern nations. The Dardanelles dispute tests whether Russia gains joint military defense of the straits.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Moscow Pravda
Communist Party
Dardanelles
Satuday
Union
Moscow
Pravda
Turkey
Straits
Washington
Soviet Union
Uncle Sam
Britain
Arayda
Byrnes
U. S
Russia
Italy
Austria
Greece
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Europe
Middle East
United States
Six Tar Heels Die in Autos and Gun Incidents
Charlotte dispatch reports at least six North Carolina deaths over the weekend from automobile crashes and gun violence. Curtis Stephens, 28, of Tabor City, was shot. Clynch Powell from Tabor Cay is held in Conway, pending inquest. Mrs. Mary Frady, 58, was killed on Pigeon road near Waynesville. Woodfin residents William Bryant, 26, and Jackie Parris, 17, died when their car overturned near Asheville. James Webb of Winston-Salem died from injuries in an Asheville hospital after a wreck. Allen Perley III, 37, of Black Mountain died in hospital after a truck collision near Grovestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
North Carolina
Curtis Stephens
Tabor City
Clynch Powell
Tabor Cay
Conway
D. C
Mary Forga Frady
Pigeon Road
Waynesville
William P. Bryant
Jackie Parris
Woodfin
Asheville
James W. Webb
Winston- Salem
Allen P. Perley, III
Black Mountain
Grovestone
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Louis F. Budenz
Communist Daily Worker
Kremlin
Budenz
Eisler
Hans Berger
Philadelphia
National Association
Blake Thompson
Earle Stapleton
Greensboro
Enterprise
Maar
Charlotte Negro
Reds
David Zaslavsky
Sam
Balkan
America
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