Coal Strike In France Approaching Showdown
Paris dispatch reports the French coal strike nears a showdown as 335000 miners halt work with violent clashes leaving hundreds of police and soldiers injured. Government leaders contemplate martial law and broader troop deployment while soup kitchens begin in eastern France.
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St. Etienne
France
NEA
Paris
Henri Queuille
Valenciennes
Grandcombe
Bethune
German War Criminals Hanged At Landsberg Prison
Ten German war criminals were hanged at Landsberg prison despite church leaders calls to halt. Notables included Alex Piorkowski former Dachau commander and Hans Trummler known for distributing cigars after killings. The executions followed prior hangings and were based on American court convictions for shooting fliers or torturing inmates.
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Munich
Germany
Landsberg
Alex Piorkowski
Dachau
Hans Trummler
Hitler
U. S
Kenneth Royall
Republicans Stepping Up Drive In North Carolina
Republican John A. Wilkinson accuses Democrat J. Melville Broughton of dodging debates and avoiding clear stances in North Carolina's U.S. senate race. Wilkinson spoke at Burlington while Democrats press campaigning across the state as GOP calls for debate and adds national speakers like Dirksen and Stassen to rallies in Raleigh and Charlotte.
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North Carolina
Associated Press
John A. Wilkinson
U.S. Senate
Burlington
Wilkinson
J. Melville Broughton
Broughton
Everett M. Dirksen
Raleigh
Harold E. Stassen
Arlotte
Piedmont
Israel Complies With Truce Order
Israel ordered cease fire in the Negev Desert at 5 p m local time per UN mediator Bunche. Egypt announced it halted fighting in Palestine in line with the UN order as air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv. Beersheba’s fall threatened Egyptian positions while Jerusalem and Gaza faced renewed pressure from Jewish forces.
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Paris
United Nations
Egypt
Israel
Palestine
Greenwich
Ralph J. Bunche
Negev
Tel Aviv
Negev Desert
Cairo
Ralphe Bunche
Isheba
Beersheba
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
David Ben- Gurion
Ben Gurion
Abraham
Jerusalem
Gaza
Real Estate Boards Open 27th NC Convention
Greensboro hosts the North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards 27th annual convention as Boone denounces rent control and public housing. Registration began, delegates entertained, and tonight's reception followed. The president cites growth from 11 boards and 302 members to 23 boards and 500 members.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards, Inc
Tw. Boonetrol
Boone
North Carolina
Bone
B. Frank Millikan
Erle Stapleton
Kemp C. Clendenin
R. D. Douglas, Jr
FBI
W. Kerr Scott
Haw River
Lowell Baker
Chicago
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Dan River Man Wins Olney Award for Textile Research
Harold Mason Chase 76 of Danville Virginia receives the 1948 Olney award from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists for pioneering dyeing processes including wrinkle shed treatment. Chase, born in Dracut Massachusetts, joined Dan River Mills in 1917 and became director of research in 1937.
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Augusta
Olney
Harold Mason Chase
Dan River Mills
Danville
Chase
Dracut
Lowell
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of North Carolina
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Louis Atwell Olney
AATCC
Soviets Win Human Rights Amendment in UN Vote
In Paris the Soviet delegation, with Latin American support, pushed through a world declaration amendment prohibiting slavery in all aspects. The 58 nation social committee approved the article 22 to 17 with three abstentions, defeating the US Britain and China.
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Paris
Russia
United States
Britain
United Nations
Social Committee
China
Lew
Alexei Pavlov
Africa
Asia
American
Latin America
Thieves Take $154 In Orphans Savings At Barnum
STATESVILLE Oct 22. Pupils at Barnum Springs Orphanage lost 154 dollars of their savings when thieves broke into the superintendent's office. A benefactor identified only as a friend sent a check covering the loss. Thieves also took 700 dollars from the school's payroll vault.
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Statesville
Barnum Springs
Joseph B. Johnston
Johnston
Legionnaires To Havana Post-Convention Frolic
Hundreds of American Legionnaires from Miami arrived in Havana by plane and ship for tours after a post-convention gathering. The steamship Florida carried about 500 of them as they traveled for sightseeing and camaraderie.
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Legionnaires
Havana
Cuba
American Legionnaires
Miami
Florida
Teachers Open Convention Opens In High Point
Local North western District of the NCEA holds its 26th annual meeting at Senior high school with 23 of 81 units present. A C Dawson Jr urges unity to back the education commission majority report and expand public services despite opposition. Dr Howard Powell tells educators that it does not pay to oppose reform.
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NCEA
Lucile Kirkpatrick
Thomasville
Eunice Riggins
Raleigh
Pred Flagler
Sheraton Hotel
A. C. Dawson, Jr
Educational Commission
Parentachors Association
Dawson
Education Commission
State Education Commission
Association
Howard P., Powell
Newsprint Advances Four Dollars Per Ton
The Grit Northern Paper Co. announced a four dollar per ton price rise for newsprint, effective November 1, boosting New York City prices from 96 to 100 dollars per ton. This marks the second increase in three months, matching Canadian and Newfoundland mill pricing in the Metropolitan market.
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New York
Grit Northern Paper Co
Great Northern
New York City
West Virginia Senate Race Draws National Attention
West Virginia's tight senate race draws national focus as Dewey and Truman campaign, with Revercomb defending against Neely. GOP leaders urge Revercomb's reelection to keep control, while Displaced Persons legislation sparks debate. Dewey condemns discrimination and stresses equal rights in a Smith memorial dinner speech.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
Truman
Matthew M. Neely
Chapman Revercomb
Senate
Dewey
Revercomb
GOP
High Command
National Party
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Huntington
Scott
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Alfred E. Smith
New York
New Cafe For High Point Gets Charter
Certificates of incorporation filed today in Raleigh include K and W Restaurant of High Point Inc registered in Winston-Salem as a cafeteria business with authorized capital stock of 100000 and 300 subscribed by Grady Allred R C Allred and Edith Poindexter all of Winston-Salem Fluharty s Inc of Asheville to deal in optical products with 100000 authorized stock and 300 subscribed by W B Fluharty Jr Warren Fluharty and Dorothy Fluharty all of High Point Swain County Hospital Inc of Bryson City to operate a general community hospital non stock incorporators include Thurmond Leatherwood Mrs T J Ferguson and Mrs Horace Dehart all of Bryson City.
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Raleigh
Thad Eure
Swain County Hospital, Inc
Bryson City
Thurmond Leatherwood
T. J. Ferguson
Horace Dehart
K & W Restaurant
High Point, Inc
Winston-Salem
Grady Allred
R. C. Allred
Edith Poindexter
Fluharty's Inc
Asheville
W. B. Fluharty, Jr
Warren Fluharty
Dorothy Fluharty
Highpoint
Cannon Named Head Of Quartermaster Association
CAMP LEE Va Oct 22 New president Charles A Cannon head of Cannon Mills Kannapolis NC and noted textile manufacturer banker was chosen at the national convention opening session of the National Board of Managers The event aims to coordinate the Quartermaster Corps with related industries. The convention runs through tonight. GAME POSTPONED NC State University of Chattanooga football game moved from tonight to tomorrow at 2 pm due to rain.
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Camp Lee
Charles A. Cannon
Cannon Mills
Kannapolis
N. C
Quartermaster Association
North Carolina
National Board of Managers
Quartermaster Corps
Cannon
Kellogg Birdseye
Chattanooga
Tenn
North Carolina State University of Chattanooga
Beersheba Seized as Negev Strategy Shapes Palestine Conflict
AP analyst Belman Morin notes Israel claims the Negev to fuel a balanced economy amid rising immigration toward 800,000 residents. He argues the desert’s value lies in strategic growth for a Jewish state, despite its barren, waterless landscape.
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Negev
Connecticut
Israel
Europe
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Allies Accept Compromise on Berlin Blockade
United Nations Security Council neutrals and Western powers reached a compromise urging the four powers to adopt the Soviet mark as Berlin’s currency by Nov 20 in exchange for lifting the blockade. Argentina’s Bramuglia led the session urging a peaceful, conciliatory path for world peace over prestige.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Council
Argentina
Belgium
Canada
China
Colombia
Syria
Germany
Foreign Ministers Council
U. S
Juan A. Bramuglia
Ukraine
Bramuglia
Barmuglia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Big Four
Reserve Board Fails To Curb Inflation Signal
The Federal Reserve Board reports it cannot halt inflationary pressures despite a 15 month credit expansion check. Occupied by borrowed money purchases, these forces remain dominant as U S lending continues to be ample. Insurance companies active in selling over a billion dollars in government bonds draw concern.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Bank Credit Netson
The
Bulletin
Federal Reserve System
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Council of Evangelical Churches of Germany
Arthur Fuhr
Michael Raaf
Karl Franz Stattman
Emil Hoffman
Herbert Kunze
Fritz Dietrich
Wladislaw Dopierala
Wenzel Wodak
Piorkowski
S. S
Dan River
Stanley Vet
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Charles Cannon
Belman Morinap
Dewitt Mackenzie
Mussolini
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