NATO Linking Talks Outline Military Alliance Plan
Washington officials outlined a proposed North Atlantic alliance in talks with Canada and western European nations. Invitations to a conference drafting the pact may go out after the coming election with the United States and six western European states as key participants.
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Canada
United States
Europe
Senate
Washington
Germany
Austria
Political Figures Face Active Week in North Carolina
Campaigns shift into high gear with Republicans set for a Greensboro rally led by Senator Owen Brewster and GOP nominees George M. Pritchard and John A. Wilkinson. Democrats target Smithfield Johnston County rally with Kerr Scott and J Melville Broughton plus Harold D. Cooley. Progressive party schedules 25 radio broadcasts starting with Mary Price at WSOC.
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Owen Brewster
Maine
GOP
George M. Pritchard Forovernor
John A. Wilkinson
U. S. Senate
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Kerr Scott
J. Melville Ee
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Solect
Harold D. Cooley
Progressive Party
North Carolina
UN Security Council to Meet Over Negev Fighting
The United Nations said the Security Council would convene to consider Egypt’s protest against ongoing fighting in the Negev region of Palestine. Both Egypt and Israel had ordered forces to halt by 7 am EST on Friday per the council’s cease fire order, with observers noting renewed fighting in Galilee.
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Paris
United Nations
Security Council
Negev
Palestine
Mahmoud Fawzi
Egypt
Warren Austin
United States
London
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Isreali
Galilee
Holy Land
Fair Weather Outlook Across Carolinas
The Associated Press notes fair weather is expected today and tomorrow across the Carolinas with little change in temperatures. Morning lows ranged from 27 at Mt. Mitchell to 51 at Hatteras. Asheville and Columbia led cool readings at 39. Highs yesterday were in the 60s.
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Three Killed As Air Forces Plane Crashes At Chanute
A C-47 from the Air Forces crashed at Chanute Field Illinois killing three aboard and injuring nineteen. Brigadier General F R Upthegrove said the twin engine plane hit two empty barracks before crashing in heavy fog. The first impact spared some lives by avoiding more crowded areas.
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Police seize half of key French minefields in crackdown
Interior minister Jules Moch announced police have occupied about 280 square miles of mines between the Belgian border and the Douai Lille road. About 15 arrests were made as authorities took control of Valenciennes and part of Douai groups within seven hours. Moch said the action aims to prevent destruction of national wealth and that the strike has cost France about 3 million tons of coal.
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Paris
Jules Moch
Douai-Lille
Moch
Valenciennes
Douai
Ministers Meet in Paris On Western Union Talks
The five nation foreign ministers of Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg opened sessions in Paris focusing on linking the Brussels Union with the United States and Canada in a north Atlantic alliance. Bevin may back a French Belgian plan for a Western European parliament with advisory power. The ministers agreed future briefings to newsmen will be restricted and a joint communique will follow.
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Paris
Western European Union
U. S
Canada
Brussels Union
Britain
Ernest Bevin
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Consultative Council of the Union
United States
Union
Ahoskie Opens 55-Bed Hospital Under Commission Plan
Ahoskie dedicated a new 55 bed hospital funded partly by public subscription and the Hill Burton hospital construction act. Begun in December 1944 the $369000 facility received initial federal funds as it neared completion and was dedicated recently.
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Ahoskie
Medical Care Commission
Hill-Burton Hospital
Palestine Issue Takes Center Stage In Truman Campaign
On the campaign train at Oct. 25, President Truman focused on Palestine as a key issue, planning a Chicago Stadium speech to urge democracy’s defense against a Republican victory. He released a White House statement defending full recognition of Israel, while preparing more speeches and speeches across major cities.
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Truman
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St. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
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White House
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Palestine
Atomic Bomb Seen as Deadly Yet Not Sole Weapon
Washington reports military planners rate the atomic bomb as the deadliest weapon but not a sole answer. They say it may not decisively win future wars and its wide area destruction requires careful, guided use. An air force officer argued 870 bombers could defeat an enemy in one to three months, a personal view.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
Spain Eyes UN Membership Amid Cold War Shifts
Despite three rejections since 1945, Spain under General Franco gains cautious interest from some American officials and Latin American leaders in Paris. A state department official cites changing times and military strategic value should Cold War tensions rise, with Argentina leading the effort to admit Spain to UN sidelines through affiliated agencies.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
United Nations
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Benito Mussolini
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Dewey Studies Cabinet Picks Ahead of Election Victory
Albany reports say Governor Thomas E. Dewey weighs potential cabinet roles as he campaigns in Chicago Cleveland Boston and New York City. Dulles and Straus are frequent names in speculation. Straus eyed for treasury while Bell could lead the Federal Reserve system if Dewey wins.
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New York State
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Arthur Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford R. Hope
R-Kan
Wallace Urges Troop Removal From Germany
Wallace calls for three great powers to move all troops from Germany and demilitarize the country, placing policing in six European nations France Poland Czechoslovakia and the Benelux group. He spoke to 300 supporters at a $50 dinner in Newark and planned further stops in Elizabeth and Jersey City.
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Dixie Editors Back Dewey in Presidential Battle
Southern editors tilt toward Thomas E. Dewey as presidential race sees new GOP support in Dixie. Several papers endorse Dewey for first time, citing leadership for world peace and sound government, while many editors remain noncommittal or favor Thurmond and Truman critics.
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Western powers rebuff Russian Berlin deadlock plan
Paris reports the United States Britain France and neutral delegates rejected a Russian proposal to break the Berlin deadlock. Bramuglia met with Vishinsky as the six power neutral resolution faced a council vote with no change expected.
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Berlin
United States
Juan A Pare
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Bramuglia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Palais de Chaillot
Vishinsky
Philip C. Jessup
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Fighting Intensifies Along Israel Lebanon Front
UN spokesman reports severe fighting on the northern frontier with Lebanon. Israeli counter-attacks recaptured two heights but Arab and Lebanese forces, aided by Fawzi El Kaukji’s remnants, pressed advances. Reports say Jewish planes bombed and shelled Lebanon as losses rise with hundreds killed or wounded despite limited gains.
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Joint fall conference of Associated Credit Bureaus opens
Greensboro October 25. The two day meeting of the Associated Credit Bureaus opens with presiding officers Charles Dudley of Charlotte and C Robinson of Richmond Virginia.
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