Britain cannot rely on American charity Cripps warns
Sir Stafford Cripps warned in the House of Commons that Britain cannot exist on American charity. He urged deeper domestic production and efficiency to close the dollar gap, noting that Marshall aid and reserves cannot sustain postwar needs without sustained British effort. He cited devaluation and cut dollar imports as part of a broader economy plan.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
United States
House of Commons
Cripps
Marshall Aid
Paratrooper Saved By Jump Mate During Fall
At Elgin Air Force Base a paratrooper and his partner leaped from a C 82 at about 1000 feet A collapsed chute left one man falling yet a mate seized the trail shroud lines and prevented a fatal impact The two men First Class Marvin O Smith Huntsville Alabama and Pfc Charles A Dye Akron Ohio escaped unharmed during an air ground demonstration witnessed by top Army Navy and Air Force officers.
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Elgin Air Force Base
Fla
Army
Gordon Gray
Navy
Air Force
Marvin O. Smith
Huntsville
Ala
Charles A. Dye
Akron
Dye
Smith
Peace Time Draft Never Was Needed Says Sen Johnson
Sen. Edwin C. Johnson of Colorado declared the 1948 peace time draft act unnecessary as the Army plans to discharge 24,000 draftees and 6,000 21 month enlistees after 12 months of service. He urged ending plans to extend the draft law beyond next June 24, while Secretary Gray argued for its continued use if needed. Senator Elbert Thomas supported an extension if requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Gray
Army
Johnson
Congress
Elbert Thomas
Dutah
Thomas
Senate
Pearl Harbor
Negroes Sue For Admission To University
Two Black men Harold Thom as Epps of Asheville and Robert David Glass of Belmont filed a federal suit in Greensboro charging the University of North Carolina Law School with denying admission on the basis of race. They seek a declaratory judgment and assert they are now law students at North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham. Kelly Alexander of the NAACP urged equal access to state-supported colleges.
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Greensboro
University of North Carolina Law School
Harold Thomas Epps
Asheville
Robert David Glass
Belmont
North Carolina College
Durham
Epps
Kelly Alexander
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
School Buses Now Carry Normal Loads
Raleigh reports state highway patrol has not found an overloaded school bus since inspections began October 17. Major James R. Smith said patrolmen have inspected many buses and only one county fleet showed a mechanical issue.
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Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
James R. Smith
Food Price Index On Climb Again
New York reports the Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index rising to 5.72 this week from 5.58, the sharpest gain in over two years. The index tracks wholesale cost for 31 common foods, with coffee beef cocoa and butter leading gains while corn barley hams beans peanuts rice and hogs declined.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Police Sergeant Leggett Found Dead In Fayetteville Home
Ralph C. Leggett 41 night desk sergeant with the Fayetteville police was found shot in his bed. The service revolver lay beside him. Coroner Joe Pinkston says Leggett killed himself. Fellow officers say he had been ill for several months.
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Fayetteville
Ralph C. Leggett
Joe Pinkston
Leggett
Hope for Settlement of Steel and Coal Strikes Seen
Washington speculation centers on removing Admiral Louis Denfeld as Chief of Naval Operations after Pentagon meetings and White House talks with President Truman and Defense Secretary Johnson. Allies note no precedent for ousting a sitting naval chief. removal would require presidential action.
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Washington
Pentagon
Louis Denfeld
Navy
Lenfeld
Truman
Defense
Johnson
Matthews
Denfeld
House
Armed Services Committee
Naval Operations
Deiifeld
Senate
Olds Sees Path to Steel Strike Settlement
Washington reports industry leader Irvin S. Olds of U S Steel suggested a pension talks approach could revive company union talks in the coal steel crisis. He noted no direct talks have occurred since Oct 1 and urged sitting down to discuss contributory and noncontributory pension features while noting the CIO insists workers contribute nothing.
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Washington
Irvin S. Olds
U. S. Steel Corp
New York
Olds
U. S. Steel
CIO
Philip Murray
Olds Sai
Murray
Eithe
John L. Lewis
Mr. Truman
Durante Goes To Opera And Is Mortified
Jimmy Durante attends the San Francisco Opera Company season opening in Los Angeles and complains he cannot understand Italian. He quips about acoustics, recognizes barber friends, and notes antics in the second act insisting the overture drew all eyes to the conductor and he slept through the performance.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Durante
San Francisco Opera Company
Durante
Man Lescaut
Jussi Bjoerling
President Confronts Taft Hartley Limits On Strikes
Washington October summary outlines how Truman could use Taft Hartley to halt steel and coal strikes for up to 80 days, requiring a national emergency finding, court injunction, and fact finding before NLRB mediated worker votes on the final offer.
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James Marlow Washington
Truman
Ms. Truman
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Auto industry sets 1949 production record surpassing 1929 output
Detroit reports the 1949 total 5,359,000 units, beating the 1929 record of 5,358,420 cars and trucks. Despite strikes and shortages, experts warn the year’s final tally may rise to about 5.8 million with steel depletion and model switches ahead.
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Detroit
Four Die as Private Plane Crashes into Maryland Hill
A private twin engine plane owned by American Totalizator crashed into a hill near Port Deposit Maryland killing four people including H L Straus president of the company. Passengers included A J Johnson Wally Mayer and Delton R Osbourne. The crash occurred after 5 p m with wreckage strewn over the slope and woods nearby. Investigators planned to examine the charred debris for clues to the cause.
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Port Deposit
H. L. Straus
American Totalizator Company
Straus
J. Johnson
Baltimore
Wally Mayer
Palm Beach
Fla
Delton R. Osbourne
LaGuardia Field
New York City
Britain Hit By Record October Gale Strands Ships
The heaviest October gale in two years battered Britain. Two fishermen died as small ships grounded and fishing craft wrecked. A Channel steamer with 200 aboard could not dock or reach Dover. Seaside resorts report about 200000 pounds in property damage as planes grounded and rail traffic delayed.
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London
Britain
English Channel
Dover
Dungerque
England
Channel
Two Arrested For Assisting Ben Ransom In Columbus
FBI says Kathleen Fleshman and Paul Gierhart, both of Columbus, aided Benjamin Ransom who faces murder charges in North Carolina. Ransom was arrested Oct 18 in Zanesville, with Gierhart’s car. Fleshman was in the car. A removal hearing for Ransom and his brother Burton is set Friday on a stolen car transport charge.
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Columbus, O
FBI
Columbus
Benjamin Ransom
North Carolina
A. E. Qostholthoff
Cincinnati
Kathleen Virginia Fleshman
Paule George Gierhart
Columbus’ East Side
U. S
Ransom
Zanesville
Gierhart
Miss Fleshman
Robert W. Newton
Burton
Newton
James Malcolm Shirley
Hollis
Queens
N. Y
Shirley
Wadesboro
N. C
Truman Signs Wage-Hour Bill Raising Minimum Pay
President Truman signed legislation boosting the interstate minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. The new floor takes effect in 90 days and is expected to affect up to 1.5 million workers, increasing the annual wage bill by about 300 million dollars. Direct wage increases for those earning under 75 cents are likely to average five to fifteen cents an hour, with larger gains in the south and southwest.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
William R. McComb
Farm Price Supports To Prove Costly
The Spreems projects an $820 million loss to support farm prices over two years ending June 30, 1951. The figure reflects losses from surplus purchases sold or disposed of at lower prices, excluding final disposition profits or losses. Major commodities eyed include corn, cotton, wheat, dairy, and more with per commodity figures drafted.
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Washington
Spreems
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
Use of Resources Highlighted at Asheville Board Meeting
At Asheville, Governor Kerr Scott and officials stressed utilizing North Carolina resources and the data collected on them. They warned that millions spent on surveys must be tabulated and codified to be effective, outlining a focus on codification and mapping.
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Board of Conservation and Development
Asheville
Kerr Scott
Brandon Hodges
George Ross
Chambers of Commerce
Coal Talks Resumed Next Tuesday Amid Shortage Pressures
North Carolina mayors urge Governor Scott to push Washington for a quick coal strike settlement as acute shortages threaten Charlotte Hickory and nearby areas. In Bluefield talks between United Mine Workers and Southern Coal Producers adjourned until next Tuesday with no details given and no immediate White House action.
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Raleigh
N. C
Scott
Charlotte
Hickory
Victor Shaw
Washington
Bluefield
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
John Owens
UMW
White House
Truman
Stock Trading Mixed As Market Holds Narrow Gains
New York observers noted slight overall variation with many stocks moving in fractions. Deere and Company rose about 1 percent on dividend news, while Jones & Laughlin slipped after a dividend action delay. other gainers included Packard Goodyear International Harvester United Aircraft and several major names. notable losers or steady names appeared in a broad list of industries.
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New York
Corporation News
Jones & Laughlin
Deere & Co
Packard
Goodyear
International Harvester
United Aircraft
Dome Mines
Westinghouse Electric
Southern Railway
Nickel Plate
Gulf Oil
Celotex
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
American Cyanamid
Dow Chemical
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania R. R
Standard Oil (Nj
U. S. Gypsum
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Sam Gambling
Sir Stafford
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Atlantic
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Denfield
Afghanistan
Aulogy
American Museum of Natural History
Peshawarun
Opera
Ben Ransom
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