Firing Squad Ends Life Of Arch Traitor
Vidkun Quisling Norway’s arch traitor was executed by a ten man firing squad at Akershus fortress before dawn. Officials said secrecy surrounded the act while witnesses were limited to a prosecutor clergyman and the execution officer. Quisling, Hitler’s puppet, had ruled Norway for five years amid collaboration and was born July 18 1887 in Telemark.
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Vidkun
Quisling
Norway
Foreign Affairs Office
Quis
Anneaus Schroedt
Outa
Ppe
Henrick Igh
Adolf Hitler
Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Quisling
Telemark
Petrograd
Helsinki
Russia
Ukraine
Crimea
Akershus
Uncertain Congress Deliberates on Truman Draft Plan
Washington observers report Congress split into three camps over President Truman's universal military training proposal. Proponents want a year of training for physically able 17 to 20 year olds, while others favor modifying or opposing compulsory service. White House aides hint Truman may let events shape the political issue as talks continue with Gen. George C. Marshall and Secretary of State Byrnes after the London foreign ministers conference.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
White House
E Truman
Capital Hill
Islators
George C.ll
Army
Byrnes
London
End of Shoe Rationing Planned for October or November
Washington report says officials expect to end shoe rationing by October 28 or November 1 with possible earlier termination if plans leak. Other steps include cutting ration values from 12 to eight points and potential late December end for passenger tires while truck tires exit by late November.
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Washington
OPA
War Production Board
Soviet aims enforce sphere of influence in eastern Europe
The author notes Soviet plans to press unilateral trade pacts with axis satellites Hungary Romania and Bulgaria, provoking Western protests. Moscow seeks to consolidate a vast zone across eastern and central Europe from Stettin to the Adriatic, leaving Greece and Turkey uncertain.
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To Be
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Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Moscow
Europe
Stettin
Baltic
Adriatic
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Finland
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Cherry Pushes County Road Upgrades Amid Rural Decline
Governor Cherry ordered the state highway public works commission to prioritize county and secondary road improvements. He warned rural roads are in deplorable condition and insisted the state has funds to cover higher labor and material costs. Chief Engineer Baise was chided for overemphasis on figures, while Chairman Graham affirmed high priority for county road work.
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Raleigh
Cherry
State Highway Public Works Commission
Vance Baise
Baise
A. H. Graham
Japan Faces Reorganization as Mitsui Mulls Holdings
Tokyo Oct 24 Direc tors of Japan s largest family monopoly Mitsui grapple with reorganizing assets amid stigma from wartime links. Welfare Minister Ashida seeks outside aid to feed people through November December as rice distribution improves. American officials discuss MacArthur and McCloy visits and possible U.S. return trip.
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Japan
Mitsui
MacArthur
Hitoshi Ashida
Ashida
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
War Department
Washington
John J. McCloy
McCloy
United States
General Royall Practiced Law with Six North Carolina Congressmen
Washington October 24 General Kenneth C Royall of North Carolina noted for his legal work with at least six of the state’s lawmakers including Senator Hoey and Representatives Burgin Coo ley Clark Folger and Kerr He and his wife reside in Arlington Virginia since 1942 when he joined the War Department as chief of the legal section in the fiscal division His son Kenneth a Pacific theater Marine is praised by his father though the citation for bravery he earned remains unclear The Royalls have a daughter Mrs James E Davis Jr and their navy lieutenant son in law and grandchild are on the west coast General Royall earlier practiced law in Raleigh and Goldsboro before moving to Washington.
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Kenneth C
Carolina
Truman
Senator Hoey
Burgin
Cooley
Clark
Folger
Kerr
Royall
Reco
Kenneth
University of North Carolina
17Th Field Artillery
81St
Royalls
James E. Davis, Jr
Navy
General Royall
Raleigh
Goldsboro
Senators to Get Secret Draft On Merger Plan
President Truman will provide senators a secret report by four admirals and generals on merging the armed services. Sen. Johnson said the document would be prepared for release to newspaper men. Gen. A. A. Vandergrift testified before the Senate military committee.
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Senators
Washington
Truman
Sen. Johnson
D-Cole
Senate Military Committee
Johnson
Gen. A. A. Vandergrift
First Of Trio Of Ballots Is Inaugurated
The first of three strike ballots in the auto industry began with 5 GM workers voting in a federal election costing about 250000. A wage hike to 30 percent is sought by the CIO UAW and union officials expect a high move to strike if approved. Results are due from the NLRB, with Chrysler and Ford ballots to follow. Across the nation, labor disputes kept about 225000 off work as wage talks continued without settlement. Walter Reuther accused GM of indifference as Hollywood's motion picture strike debate reached the AFL council amid renewed violence and mass picketing.
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General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Automobile Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Walter Reuther
Uawcio
Yestorte
Hollywood
AFL Executive Council
Cincinnati
Eric Johnston
Donald Nelson
Independent Producers
Snyder backs conditional house price ceilings in inflation plan
Reconversion chief John W. Snyder told a senate subcommittee that a house price ceiling would be endorsed only if it would not curb construction. Bowles urged ceilings to curb real estate pressures and help veterans' families secure decent homes at affordable prices.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Senate
Snyder
Wherry
R-Neb
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Senate Debates $5.6 Billion Tax Cut Bill
The Senate opens debate on a bill to lift about 5.625 billion dollars in tax burdens for individuals and corporations next year. Chairman George of the finance committee forecasts a possible vote tomorrow, while Senator Johnson criticizes rushing the measure.
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Washington
Senate
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Congress
House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate finance committee raises tax cut by eight million
The committee reported a total tax reduction of 5.633 billion, eight million more than earlier estimates. Education gains 2.644 billion, individuals 2.849 billion, and auto and boat owners 140 million due to repeal of the 5 per year use tax.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Tax Amendment Proposes 25 000 Min Exemption For Corporations
Vandenberg supports an amendment broadening tax relief by granting all corporations a minimum $25 000 exemption from excess tax retroactive to 1945. Revenue loss predicted at $75 million. The bill would lift income tax for about 12 million people next year and adjust brackets by cutting the normal tax and the surtax, plus a 5 percent overall reduction.
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Vandenberg
Brothers Win Parole for Salyer to Start Business
Edgar and Archie Salyer, former soldiers, sought a parole for brother Kyle A. Salyer, sentenced in Buncombe county in 1942 for false pretense and larceny. Governor Cherry commuted the term to time served, freeing him once papers arrive at Yancey county prison. The trio aims to operate a restaurant using GI benefits.
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Raleigh
Edgar
Archie Salyer
Cherry
Kyle A. Salyer
Buncombe County
Fort Bragg
Hathaway Cross
Cross
Salyer
Communists Win 146 Seats in French Election
Final official figures from metropolitan France and Corsica show the Communist party with 146 seats in the constituent assembly, the Socialists with 140, and the Popular Republican Movement with 136. Among 24,680,981 registered voters, 19,661,515 ballots were cast.
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Paris
France
Corsica
Constituent Assembly
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Government Moves Toward Wage Plan
The government nears a wage price policy decision as 500000 auto workers vote to strike. President Truman will meet at 3 p m with the reconversion advisory board, formed by top management and labor spokesmen, to review a revised reconversion program. John W Snyder supplied figures on postwar income drops and living costs as the White House announces new appointments and a co ordination plan for peaceful labor dispute settlements.
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Washington
Truman
White House
John W. Snyder
George W. Taylor
War Labor Board
Management Labor Cvence
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina State Supreme Court
Rape Slaying Of Aged Woman Remains Mystery
The 73 year old Mrs. Fannie C. Conrad was found beaten and raped in her Middletown home. An autopsy showed death from a skull fracture. Butler County authorities pursue leads in the mystery case.
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Middletown
Fannie C. Conrad
Butler County
Edward Cook
Lend-Lease Policy Condemns Political Use Worldwide
Secretary of State Byrnes condemned the use of lend-lease arms for political purposes in any region. He cited British and Dutch actions in Indo China and the Dutch Indies and urged removal of U S emblems from equipment used against opposing forces. Byrnes said the objection applies globally and noted no protests from Venezuela or other South American nations.
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Washington
Byrnes
United States
Indo-China
Ava
South America
Inquirers
Venezuela
South American
Dutch Indies
Weed Prices Fairly Steady In Two States
Raleigh reports North Carolina and Virginia flue cured tobacco markets showed fairly steady prices yesterday. Some lower grades slipped while other grades gained led by increases from $1 to $4 per hundred in mid belt, leaving Monday’s average $45.49 per hundred and a new high for the sixth straight day at $45.08.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Virginia
Minister Dies From Injuries After Collision
Rev. George Clark Leonard of Inman died in Spartanburg hospital after a Gramling grade crossing crash with a train. He was 79, a Methodist minister who served in multiple South and upper South Carolina charges and districts. He joined the ministry in 1895 and was a trustee of Wofford College for 31 years.
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Spartanburg
Gramling
George Clark Leonard
Inman
Sparstanburg
South Carolina
Anderson
S. C
Wofford College
Accident Fatal To One Two Hurt In Crossings Crash
HAMLET October 24 Fred Davidson 19 of McFarlan died in a hospital four hours after a car was struck by a train at a Cheraw grade crossing in South Carolina. Two girls Rochelle Crowle 19 and Virginia Bryant 18 both of Cheraw were injured in the same incident.
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Fred Davidson
McFarlan
Cheraw
S. C
Rochelle Crowle
Virginia Bryant
Ncident
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