Guilford Body Pushes ABC Stores in Guilford County
Guilford County grand jury recommends special adoptions of State Alcoholic Beverage control stores for Guilford County. Fifteen of sixteen jurors support ABC stores and urge removing illegal liquor from bootleggers while funding county needs. They also seek abolishing the High Point municipal court criminal jury term. A countywide petition will seek voter approval for an election on the issue.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Grand Jury
Wilson Warlick
ABC
Curtis Smithdeal
High Point
Smithdeal
George P. Stone
Guilford
Polish Opposition Leader Vanishes In Poland Crisis
Warsaw reports the Polish opposition leader Stanislaw Mikolajczyk has disappeared amid government takeover of Gazeta Ludowa. The regime cites underground links while his party factions move to leftist realignment. Officials expect Cyrankiewicz to address the situation in parliament as followers fear the end of organized opposition.
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Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Gazeta Ludowa
Mikolajczyk
Poland
Peasant Party
Czeslaw Wycech
Peasant Supreme Council
Josef Cyrankiewitcz
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Duke Student Dies in Auto Crash Near Myrtle Beach
Richard Chandler Simpkins Jr., 19, a Duke University sophomore from Mt. Hope West Virginia died after his car overturned near Conway South Carolina. He was alone. Patrolman Plowden called the accident apparently unavoidable. Simpkins was a weekend guest with fraternity brothers Bill Brinkley and Jack Ray in Myrtle Beach.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
Richard Chandler Simpkins, Jr
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Duke University
Conway
W. 8
Plowden, Jr
Simpkins
Bill Brinkley
Durham
N. C
Jack Ray
Weather page notes mixed conditions for North Carolina regions
Partly cloudy today with further cloudiness and scattered showers across portions. The report lists temperatures and rainfall across multiple cities including Charlotte Charleston Raleigh High Point Wilmington and more with varying rainfall amounts and highs reaching the mid 70s to upper 80s.
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North Carolina
South Carolina Backs Truman Food Conservation Drive
Governor Thurmond praised South Carolina bakers for showing willingness to cooperate with the presidents food conservation program. He urged housewives and retailers to support the effort as state director Audley Ward works to cut food waste and boost production.
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Columbia
8. C
Thurmond
South Carolina
Truman
Audley H. Ward
Rising Winds Bring On New Fire Danger
A forecast of rising winds threatens fresh flare ups as New England forests burn. The fighting has costs of 20 lives and 32 million dollars. Maine reports arson connections with three fires and a juvenile placed in a state school for boys. Bath drops arson charges against a man linked to incidents.
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Portland
New England
Joseph A. P. Flynn
Maine
Wiscasset
Bath
Thomasville Officer Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
Two naval officers were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross today by Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman at the dedication of Stephen Decatur hall at the University of Pennsylvania. Lt. (jg) Francis M. Guttenberger of Chicago and Lt. Marx M. Teague of Thomasville North Carolina both serve in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program. The North Carolina officer received the cross plus a gold star in lieu of a fifth air medal.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Francis M. Guttenberger
Chicago
Marx M. Teague
Thomasville
N. C
James L. Kauffman
Fourth Naval District
Stephen Decatur Hall
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Anti-Soviet Proposal Before UN From Lake Success
France Canada and Australia submitted a joint peace proposal to the United Nations to counter Russia and to condemn propaganda that could provoke conflict. The plan calls for condemning all forms of provocation, urging governments to promote peaceful publicity, and asks the forthcoming information freedom conference in Geneva to consider methods to achieve these aims. The United States opposed the Soviet resolution and the joint proposals.
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Lake Success
France
Australia
Canada
United Nations
Russia
General Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Greece
Turkey
Assembly
Geneva
Match Books Used By Vet Seeking Home
An unemployed Rochester dad, Dick Byers, an advertising agency worker, distributes matchbooks bearing his baby son’s picture to find a home for his family. He signs the plea “Jeffrey Byers” and asks for an apartment for a veteran father and his child.
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Rochester
N. Y
Jeffrey
Byers
Dick Byers
Taylor to Tour South on Three White Horses
Sen Glen H Taylor Idaho Democrat rode from Seal Beach to Santa Ana on a speaking tour for world peace. He planned to ride three horses on the southern leg, two in a trailer and one in use, with possible Phoenix speech Thursday night if mounts hold out.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Glen H. Taylor
Joan Hoss
Seal Beach
Taylor
Phoenix
Ariz
Leaders Confer on Crisis and Marshall Plan At White House
About 90 business and labor leaders gathered at the White House for an off the record briefing on aiding Europe without worsening U S prices. Sen Tom Connally and Sen George Malone urged focusing on stopgap relief and delaying long range Marshall Plan measures until the regular session.
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Washington
White House
Europe
Tom Connally
Dtex
Foreign Relations Committee
George Malone
R-New
Connally
Congress
Malone
Nevada
Swedish plane crashes in Greece killing all aboard
An ABA Swedish air transport carrying 44 people including two Americans crashed into Mount Hymettos near Athens. Greek air force says all aboard believed killed. British air force observer notes the tail on the ridge while the forepart cleared the peak. Americans unnamed.
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Greece
Athens
Mt. Hymettos
ABA
Stockholm
Kenneth John Douglas
Air Force
Attica Plain
Hassani Airport
Istanbul
Rome
Mr. Warner
N Co Rush
Winthrop Trustees Hold Meeting With President Sims
Winthrop college trustees in Rock Hill South Carolina met with President Henry R. Sims for routine faculty appointment confirmations. Gov. J Strom Thurmond and his fiancée Miss Jean Crouch a 1947 graduate joined the board for a luncheon and served as guests of the college.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Winthrop College
Henry R. Sims
J. Strom Thurmond
Jean Crouch
De Gaulle Calls for New Elections Amid Communist Attacks
Gen Charles de Gaulle demanded dissolution of the national assembly and new general elections as municipal results show his rally RPE gaining support in cities. Communists accused him of seeking a dictatorship while labor groups threaten strikes amid a cabinet crisis.
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RARIS
Charles de Gaulle
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPE
Strong Quake Shakes Manila No Casualties Reported
A strong earthquake rattled Manila for about 40 seconds with no casualties or damages. The Philippines weather bureau timed it at 2 20 p m and said the quake moved northeast to southwest. The epicenter could not be located due to no seismograph. The U S 18th Air Force Headquarters said Clark Field and Camp John Hay felt only light tremors.
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Manila
Manda
Philippines Weather Bureau
E.S.T
U.S. 18Th Airforce
Clark Field
John Hay
Baguio
Plane Carrying 18 Persons Is Being Hunted In Alaska
A search across southeastern Alaska for a Pan American World Airways four engined DC-4 with 18 aboard began as gale force winds and rain lashed the area. The plane disappeared after reporting extreme turbulence near Ketchikan and Annette Field while en route from Juneau.
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Juneau
Alaska
Pan-American World Airways
Ketchikan
Annette Airport
Annette Field
Thirteen Killed In Week End Luzon Riots
Manila reports reveal at least 13 killed in Luzon provinces during the weekend as local and national elections campaigns peak. An ambush near Nagbukel left six dead, a convoy guarding Liberal candidate Fausto Gonzales Sioco was attacked in Pampanga, and clashes killed three military police and four attackers.
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Manila
Luzon
Nagbukel
Liberal Party
Fausto Gonzales Sioco
Pampanga
Break in Strike Negotiations Reported in Hollywood
Painters Local 644, a leading member of the striking studio unions, announced its members may seek work in film plants or elsewhere, signaling a possible break in the 13 month motion picture jurisdictional dispute.
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Hollywood
Painters’ Local
North Carolina Observes Navy Day Across the State
Reverent ceremonies from coast to mountains mark Navy Day as the state honors naval dead and pledges strong fleets. At Cherry Point a memorial plane drop pays tribute. Asheville hosts naval reserve services. Charlotte dedicates a new armory costing 340000. Greensboro features The Hornet film. Wilmington hosts USS Gyatt events with public tours.
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America
North Carolina
Old North State
Navy State
Cherry Point
Atlantic
Asheville
Organized Naval Reserve
Charlotte
Naval Reserve
Lions Club
Raleigh
Arleigh A. Burke
Greensboro
Naval Reserve Armory
Wilmington
Gyatt
Navy
Hallowe'en Parade Planned by Ardmore Merchants
Ardmore Pennsylvania businessmen announce a costume parade with prizes to curb vandalism and ensure a safe, enjoyable Halloween. James Hengst of the YMCA boys' secretary spearheads the plan, aiming for a festive event without damage from previous years.
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Ardmore
James Hengst
Lawson Defies House Un American Activities in Hollywood Probe
John Howard Lawson was cited in contempt for refusing to say if he is or ever was a communist as Hollywood hearings proceed. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall led a film star group urging fair procedures amid traffic disruptions outside the Capitol building.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
John Howard Lawson
Robert E. Stripling
Hollywood
United States
Lawson
Committee
Thomas
R-Nj
Howard Rushmore
New York
Rushmore
Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Capitol
Lauren Bacall
House Committee On un-American Activities
House l
John Huston
Nce
2000 Invited To Wedding Of Princess Elizabeth
London dispatch reports that about 2000 guests were invited to Princess Elizabeths wedding after tight controls by the royal household. Invitations are copper plate engraved five by six inches with the royal arms. dress code for civilians is morning dress and lounge suits. serving officers in full dress? text details released.
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London
Britain
Elizabeth
Royal
Westminster Abbey
Lord Chamberlain
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