Egypt seeks UN protection against great power domination
In a UN General Assembly speech Egyptian leader Heykal Pasha urged condemnation of foreign troop presence on any nation’s soil and backed a world police force and disarmament. He highlighted Middle East resources and vital communications while noting tensions with Britain over Sudan.
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New York
Egypt
United Nations
Middle East
UN” Assembly
Mohamed Hussein Heykay Pasha
Britain
Sudan
Cairo
Attlee
Commons
Warren R. Austin
United States
General Assembly
Russia
Security Council
Heykal Pasha
Senate
Peglestine
Reds win overwhelming victory as Fatherland Front leads
Sofia reports Fatherland Front wins 296 seats to 83 for United opposition from 99 districts. Assembly 465 members, majority assured. Communists lead Fatherland Front vote share with 141,942. First clear challenge to two year rule. Sofia returns show strong front gains.
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Fatherland Front
Workers’ Party
Communists
Sofia
United Opposition
Workers
Sovia Radio
CBS
New York
Fear Pact Hits Snag Delays Maritime Settlement Talks
New complications arise that may postpone an elusive maritime settlement halting ships on East Gulf and West coasts. Despite partial peace with new contracts, local union objections threaten immediate effect.
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Gulf Coast
Masters and pilots union to lift pickets at NYC piers
Captain A. B. Oliver, co chair of the negotiating committee of the masters mates and pilots association, AFL, said pickets would be withdrawn at 12 noon EST from New York City piers where they patrolled since the maritime strike began October 1. He added that ship masters are being cleared to return aboard immediately, followed by signed voyage workers and then the general membership.
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New York
A. EB. Oliver
Masters, Mates and Pilots Association
AFL
New York City
Oliver
String of Strikes Pressure Government on Key Industries
In major strikes pressure mounts for government seizure of Trans-World Airlines shut down by a pilot walkout. A basis for peace arises in the Mollywood dispute delaying film production. John L. Lewis demands talks on soft coal, threatens a strike four days before the November 5 elections as maritime resumption may delay. CIO Marine Engineers Benefit Association in Houston rejects the new agreement.
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Trans-World Airlines
Mollywood Motion Picture Producen
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Houston
CIO Marine Engineers Benefit Association
Partly cloudy and mild weather for Carolina region
Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Tuesday with a few showers expected in the eastern portion. Local calendar notes show Tuesday October 20, 1946 with sunrise around 6 28.
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Carolina
Weather watch across cities reports varied 8:30 p.m. readings
Temperature and rainfall figures for multiple cities are listed for the 24 hours ending at 8:30 p.m. including Charleston 74, Charlotte 73, Chicago 72, Dallas/denver readings and coastal and southern city levels.
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Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Petroit
Evansville
Cialveston
High Point
Jacksonville
Little Roach &S
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Miami St
Mini St
Mobile
Mt Mitchell
Orleans
New York
Raleigh
Antonie & Eanes
Partandure
Wilmington
Textile Magnate D. B. McCrary Dies After Long Illness
Asheboro report says D. B. McCrary former acting chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission and textile leader died today after a long illness. Funeral set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. He served as acting chairman in 1943, later as a commission member. not reappointed by Governor Cherry. Survived by two sons Charles and others. wife had died over a year earlier.
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Asheboro
D. B. McCrary
State Highway and Public Works Commission
McCrary
Ben Prince
Cherry
Charles
Meyers to Speak At Meeting Of Camp Fire Girls
Dr Harold D Meyer director of the North Carolina recreation commission will address the national conference of Camp Fire Girls Inc during its first postwar meeting in Cleveland November 3. His banquet speech titled Together for richer human relationships will be delivered November 6.
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Cleveland, C
Harold D. Meyer
Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina Recreation Commission
National Conference of
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Bevin Egypt Talks Not Binding Attlee Says
In London on Oct 28 Prime Minister Attlee stated that last week’s talks between Foreign Secretary Bevin and Egypt’s prime minister were not binding on either government. In Cairo an Egyptian source claimed Bevin agreed to recognize Sudanese sovereignty and to withdraw British troops within three years, tying the Sudan settlement to eventual self determination.
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London
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Egypt
Cairo
Sudan
Bevin
Surprise Move in China Redirects Civil War Front
Wily Gen. Li Ming launched a two pronged offensive against Dairen, the Manchurian port, sending forces down the Liaotung peninsula to seize the city and sever communist support. The expected northward push toward Harbin did not occur as icy weather may have shaped the plan. Dairen’s capture would complicate international relations with Soviet troops nearby.
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Pieping
Ts Li-Ming
Dairen
Manchuria
Manchurian
Sen
Harbin
Liaotung
Anshan
Antung
Port Arthur
Denver Couple Receives Aid and Finds Shelter
Denver couple William E. West and his wife, after housing struggles and considering adoption for their five children, received extensive aid. A large mortgage of offers provided a home for the family, and West said the solution lets them keep the family together as he notes he can now get a job with stable housing.
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Denver
William E. West
West
Wests
Terrorist Bomb Attacks Hit Esslingen Denazification Office
The American military government reports a second bombing in eight days at Esslingen near Stuttgart. No injuries, ten in custody for questioning, with a suspect seen fleeing. The blast damaged the building’s exterior at 8:28 p.m. and mirrors the Stuttgart attacks.
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Frankfurt
Denazification Board
Esslingen
Stuttgart
Army
Truman Heads to Missouri to Vote Tuesday
President Truman will depart at 3 30 p m Thursday by train for Independence Missouri to cast his ballot in the upcoming congressional election on Tuesday the White House said there are no arranged speeches in advance of the vote.
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Truman
Washington
Independence
White House
Citizens' volunteers run city garbage pickup amid strike
In New Orleans on October 22 volunteers joined 22 garbage trucks under police guard to clear five days of waste during a strike by 300 collectors over extra pay. Major deLesseps Morrison and Theo Hotard supervised. about 100 officers kept order as trucks operated downtown. No violence reported.
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New Orleans
Major deLesseps
Morrison
Theo C. Hotard
Unions Say They Spent No Money In Elections
Washington reports two AFL unions the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the American Federation of Musicians testified before the house campaign expenditures committee that they spent no money and do not plan to spend any in this year’s elections. They, with the AFL garment and laundry unions, refused to provide written answers on income sources and political plans, joined by about 250 other groups in replying.
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Washington
AFL
House Campaign Expenditures Committee
John F. English
Indianapolis
International Teamsters Union
Harry J. Steeper
Tea Neck
N. J
American Federation of Musicians
AFL Garment Workers
Laundry Workers
Vote squads formed to spur turnout for election week
Hundreds of vote squads organized by major parties and the CIO plan door to door and phone calls to mobilize the 130000 precincts. Analysts estimate 59669656 eligible voters, with about 58 percent likely to vote, aided by increased registrations in New York California Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
C1o Political Action Committee
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Ohio
Republicans Clash Over War Housing Record in Final Campaign
The final week before the November 5 election sees Republicans accusing the Truman era administration of failure in wartime housing. The GOP cites a Senate war investigations report described as “long suppressed” by Senator Brewster of Maine. Democrats counter with poll forecasts showing GOP gains on Capitol Hill.
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Associated Press
G.O.P
Capitol
Republican National Committee
Brewster
Maine
Senate War Investigating Committee
Truman
Wyatt replies to Brewster attack on housing program
Senator Brewster issued a long suppressed report criticizing war housing operations. Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt said much of the report does not even make sense and the NHA noted the document was not a committee report, but a committee by unnamed experts based on long-ago events with no substantiation for the broad charges.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Wilson Wyatt
Senate War Investigating Committee
National Housing Agency
NHA
Coal crisis showdown as Lewis faces White House November 1 bid
Washington faces a pre election stalemate as John L. Lewis threatens a strike by 400,000 soft coal miners and the Truman administration weighs ending or reopening the Krug-Lewis contract. Krug and Steelman study the pact to decide if Nov 1 can trigger a new agreement or a voided contract and possible mine closures.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Lewis
White House
J. A. Krug
Krug
John R Steelman
Gen. Washington
Solicitor General's Office
Krug-Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federal Coal Mines Administration
UMW
Coal Mines Administration
Communists Riot in Dominican Capital After Coup Attempt
Miami Herald quotes cable from Manuel de Moya to President Trujillo saying armed communists rioted in Santo Domingo after announcing a meeting and distributing weapons. The report notes disturbances across the city including an embassy violation and that party leaders did not join the disorder.
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MIAMT
Fla
Miami Herald Today
Manuel de Moya
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
de Moya
Rafaelo Trujillo
the Herald
Communist Party
Caribbean
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Solid Fuels Administration
Bulgaria
Charles Edward Beach
Mexico City
Nan
Balsas
Mexico
Fear Pact
Snag
U. S
Max Minille
Mingh
China
Germany
Wyatt
Dominican
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