Tobey Urges Charitable Trust Probe
Boston Oct 29 Sen Charles W Tobey urges a congressional probe into charitable trusts amid testimony about Textron Inc and founder Royal Little. He says such trusts divert taxes and burden small taxpayers while a Raymond foundation trust grows from 100 to 7.5 million in four years.
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Mills Textron
Army Hangs 9 More German War Criminals
Nine more Germans convicted of war atrocities were hanged at Landsberg prison as the U S Army proceeds with executions despite church protests. Thirty five others were slated for review, with 139 originally listed and 45 names temporarily removed pending case reviews by Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
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One Death and Five New Polio Cases in North Carolina
One death and five new polio cases were reported to the State Board of Health. The fatality was an Ashe county resident, raising the year’s death toll to 137 and the total cases to 2,396. Lee county reported two cases, with Ashe Davie and Johnston counties each reporting one.
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French Jail 265 Aliens in Effort to End Coal Strike
Paris dispatch reports 700 jailed to curb a 25 day coal strike. Interior ministry says police and troops advance into 12 northern fields with few incidents. arrests include 180 North Africans and 85 other foreigners. 30 to 50 jailed yesterday. Shipments blocked at La Rochelle and La Pallice as dockers strike.
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Bonnel
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la Pallice
France
Teller Error Lands Depositor in Jail at Port Arthur
Paul Martin, 33, was sentenced to two years in prison after being charged with stealing 1105 from a bank. Testimony showed the money was credited to his account through a teller’s error and he withdrew all but 3.11 within 20 days before the mistake was found.
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Stalin May Be Goaded By Unrest
Paris dispatch reports United Nations sources say Stalin's attack on Western powers may reflect fear world opinion is turning against the USSR after the Berlin blockade. US and France deny any Berlin agreement existed. British spokesman also denies. Western delegates insist all three powers acted in accord on Berlin and other issues.
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Communism's Bid Receding Says Hoffman
In Washington Paul G. Hoffman administrator of Economic Cooperation announces the Communist influence over Europe is waning after the French coal strike. He says no country has free votes where Communists have not lost ground and that recovery progress shifts away from Moscow. He will seek to speed spending of 12.5 billion European Recovery funds within a year.
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Dewey
Old Belt Tobacco Markets See Mixed Demand
Old belt tobacco markets reported stronger demand with higher prices in yesterday's auctions though demand weaker on middle and eastern belts. Advances on the old belt ranged 1 to 3 dollars per hundred pounds with a few declines of 1 dollar. other belts fell 1 to 4 dollars. Leaf and nondescript were weakest on the eastern belt with drops of 2 to 3 dollars. Smoking leaf and logs declined from high 1 to 4 dollars on the middle belt.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
UN Council Hears Sanctions Debate On Palestine War
The United Nations Security Council sent the sanctions issue in Palestine to a subcommittee. Britain and China proposed a resolution urging Israel to withdraw to positions held Oct 14 from the Negev, with Egypt to follow. The United States reportedly opposed any immediate economic measures. Russia and Soviet Ukraine abstained.
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U S Gold Pile Near 24 Billion as Demand Rises
Washington reports the U S gold stock climbs toward 24 billion dollars after a year of gains totaling about 1.7 billion. Officials note the surge expands banking lending capacity and reflect on global gold holdings while the United States stands ready to buy more at 35 dollars per ounce.
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U. S
United States
U.S
Britain’s Commonwealth Solidarity Amid Soviet Pressure
British officials credit Soviet Russia for shaping a rare wave of unity among the nine self governing members of the Commonwealth. The 12 day conference produced a warm atmosphere and a joint communique urging closer cooperation in foreign policy and defense as anti communist resolve underpinned solidarity. India and Eire consider a path to maintain ties with Britain, with decisions due next month on constitutional matters and relations.
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DeWitt Mackenzie
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East Campaign Trails Narrowed as Election Grinds On
President Truman, Governor Dewey, and Henry Wallace campaign across New York City as next Tuesday’s election nears. Truman plans a Brooklyn address after a Madison Square Garden stop, Dewey closes in on Madison Square Garden while boosting social legislation, and Wallace mounts Harlem talks. The rivals trade sharp lines on social security housing and anti-Communist policy as New York crowds press the final vote push.
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Zeb Weaver Dies at 76 in Asheville NC
Former North Carolina congressman Zebulon Weaver died at his Asheville home after a long illness. Weaver served 28 years in Congress across two world wars, chaired the judiciary committee, aided Great Smoky Mountains NP and Blue Ridge Parkway projects, and opposed TVA restrictions in 1944. His career included a 1928 defeat then return to office, and a 1946 primary loss to Monroe M. Redden.
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Redden
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Vote Drive Intensifies in North Carolina Across Parties
North Carolina Democrats led by State Chairman Capus Waynick urge heavy voting with the slogan vote a million while warning that more ballots may mean fewer. Republicans including John A. Wilkinson and Sim A. DeLapp announce intensified radio campaigns and a schedule of addresses before Election Day in the Eastern region. Waynick cites two reasons to back the Democratic ticket including continued NC influence in national affairs and maintaining party strength if Truman is defeated.
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Truman
Pre-Election Trading Sags on Wall Street
The stock market shows slow trading with mostly fractional losses and many issues ignored. Some gains appear but overall sentiment tilts toward optimism for a Republican victory as traders hedge amid late pre election caution. Companies like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors fall, while Douglas Aircraft and Dow Chemical rise.
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Woolworth
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Union Carbide
Radio Corp
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Southern Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
Sinclair Oil
Paramount
Douglas Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Distillers Corp
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Standard Oil
Reds Charge Rearmament At Yokosuka
Washington reports the United States will reject Russia’s demand for an official re on MacArthur’s Tokyo talks. The State Department says talks are routine and concern MacArthur as a top U S officer. It also denies Yokosuka yard becoming a U S naval base, citing disarmament accords.
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Funeral for 15YearOld in School Bus Accident
AYDEN Oct 20 Funeral services were held today for Mar Ella Wainwright 15 who died from injuries in a freak school bus crash Wednesday Sheriff Kirby Cobb said she was thrown against an ice guard rail when the bus stopped sharply Others were thrown against ice but she pressed her body against the rail and later collapsed while picking cotton after being driven home She died at a Kinston hospital several hours later from frontal injuries.
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Numbers Racket Ties Torture Case to Wilmington Links
The defense in the Charley Fales and Earl Black trial for the April 19 torture robbery of Greensboro road operator G. E. Waddell closed its case with the two defendants and their wives testifying they were in Wilmington at the time of the alleged robbery. They questioned George Smith’s role in the numbers racket and denied Fales’ presence in Guilford County before the arrest, while Black affirmed efforts to lead a clean life for his young daughter.
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G. E. Waddell
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H L. Koontz
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Black
Waddell
Pales
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Guiford County
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