Tax Boosts Forecast By Crawford
Washington on Oct 31 Crawford R Mich warns Europe faces choice between higher taxes or inflation. Senator O Mahoney D Wy proposes a new excess profits levy as a solution to curb domestic prices while backing a multi billion dollar European recovery plan. Tax cut prospects delayed by Rep Knutson illness. Taft foresees lower income levies but offers no schedule. Crawford says hiking taxes now more likely.
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Washington
Europe
Crawford
Valy
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Taxwriting House
Ways and Means
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Michigan
Truman
Appropriations Committee
Weather update for North and South Carolina regions
North Carolina expected clear to partly cloudy with little temperature change through Wednesday night. South Carolina shows near normal to slightly above normal temperatures with minimal precipitation except for a few showers possible Saturday along the coast. Official figures list Charleston 76 58, Raleigh 7 42, Charlotte 76 46, Greensboro 67 45, and other city readings with highs around 82 and lows near 40s to 50s.
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South Carolina
South
Lattle
Boston
Charleston
Charlotte Tl
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
High Point
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Jon Minn St
Mobile Ey
Mt.Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
S.francisca
Spartanburg
Washington
Resolution Goes Before Plenary Meet
United Nations assembly moves to approve a resolution urging member governments to promote friendly relations by publicity and propaganda. The 57 nation political committee approved it after the Soviet Union backed down on warmongering charges. Australia and Japan not cited.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Assembly of 57 Nations
Flushing Meadow Park
Assembly
Soviet Union
United States
Greece
Turkey
Flushing
Lake Success
Security Council
Russia
Soviet bloc seeks UN reversal on Yugoslav war crime proposal
The Soviet bloc demanded the United Nations Assembly overturn a full legal committee ruling and approve a Yugoslav proposal accusing the United States and Britain of shielding war criminals. The US called the measure an attack on western powers to hand over political dissidents and said approval would be a gross injustice.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
United States
Britain
U S Set to Present Palestine Partition Proposal
At Lake Success the United States plans a key pronouncement before a subcommittee of the assembly's special Palestine committee. U S Delegate Herschell V. Johnson will deliver the statement about the U S proposal for implementing the suggested partition of Palestine. The delegation will not disclose details in advance.
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Netherlands
Lake Success
United States
Assembly
Special Palestine Committee
U. S
Herschelle V. Johnson
Johnson
Palestine
Reshuffling of Ramadier Regime Seen
Paris reports that Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier faces another cabinet reshuffle soon despite a 300 to 280 confidence vote in the national assembly with 18 abstentions. Deputies discuss potential inclusions such as Leon Blum and Paul Reynaud to reshape the government within a month.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
National Assembly
Ramadier
Leon Blum
Socialist Party
Paul Reynaud
France
Wrecked Pan American DC-4 Reported Sighted
Pan American World Airways announced that wreckage of its missing DC-4 airliner with 18 aboard was sighted on a Tangas mountain east of Annette Island near Ketchikan Alaska. The craft vanished Sunday after being turned back by turbulence. a possible fire was reported and headquarters sought confirmation.
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Seattle
Pan- American World Airways
Annette Island
Ketchikan
Alaska
Tangas Mountain
Alf N. Monson
Pan Amercan
Four Lives Snuffed Out By Fumes
North Carolina carried out the second largest mass execution in its history with four condemned men dying in the death chamber. J. C. Brooks and Grady Brown were first, followed by Thurman Munn and Lester Stanley. witnesses included Billie Woodard of Rocky Mount and Raleigh and a Tarboro newspaperman who fainted during the first deaths.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Billie Woodard
Rocky Mount
Bobby Weirich
Tarboro
J. C. Brooks
Grady Brown
Henderson County
George
Hugh Wilson
Thurman Munn
Lester Stanley
Strike Vote To Be Taken Up Sunday
James R. Prestwood of the Textile Workers of America said CIO organizers will meet in Danville Virginia on Sunday to decide if workers at Pee Dee Cotton Mill No 2 will strike. The employees returned to work a month ago after a months long walkout over a union contract and will strike again if no agreement is signed.
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Rockingham
James R. Prestwood
Textile Workers of America
CIO
Danville
Pee Dee Cotton Mill No. 2
Prestwood
Wallace urges Pope to push Palestine solution during audience
Former Vice President Henry Wallace met Pope Pius XII in Rome and urged him to use influence toward solving the Palestine issue, a Wallace party member said after the audience.
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Rome
Henry Wallace
Pope Pius XII
Wallace
Typhoon signals rise as central Philippines hit by storm
Manila raises Typhoon Signal No 10 as a typhoon with 80 mile per hour winds pounds the central Philippines. One death reported from Misamis Oriental ship sinking, other vessels damaged and several cities in Masbate Tacloban and nearby areas report wrecked buildings, flooded districts, and downed lines. Relief teams move to southern areas amid mounting damage and ongoing high winds.
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Manila
Philippines
U.S. Fleet Weather Central Station
Clark Field
Here
Mindanao
Butuan Bay
U. S. Navy
Manila Bay
Masbate
Tacloban
Leyte Island
Gas Shortage Predicted By Economist
New York report warns of a coming gas shortage as demand for fuel oil and gasoline rises beyond pipeline capacity in the Midwest and tanker capacity to the East. Experts forecast higher demand in 1948 and a three year tight supply, with possible further strain if Europe uses Western Hemisphere oil under the Marshall plan. Some stations already post no gas signs and close early.
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New York
East
Midwest
Europe
Thieves Frightened Off At Duchess of Kent House
Thieves broke into a country house owned by the Duchess of Kent and were frightened off last night by a servant. Their sole loot was a police whistle.
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London
Duchess of Kent
Four Unions Ready to Ignore Labor Law Deadline
Four major unions appear ready to miss the today deadline to file Taft Hartley reports and officer affidavits under NLRB rules. The United Mine Workers United Steelworkers United Auto Workers and United Electrical face potential dismissal of cases for noncompliance. Lewis claims about 600000 members across UMW District 50 in a history of jurisdictional fights with AFL and CIO groups.
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Washington
Reorganized
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Phillip Murray
United Steelworkers
United Auto Workers
United
Lewis
AFL
CLO
UMW
CIO
Umstead Warns on Communism Threat in Address
Senator William B. Umstead told a Greensboro audience at Agricultural and Technical College that the nation must unite to face hunger and the spread of communism abroad. He urged vigor and unity to feed the hungry and confront communist influence in postwar Europe, warning it blocks peace efforts. He spoke again to the Civitan club on the Russia U S struggle hindering world recovery.
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Greensboro
William B. Umstead
North Carolina
United States
Agricultural and Technical College
America
Europe
The
Civitan Club
Russia
Congressmen Earn 7 to 12 Dollars an Hour
CIO official Russ Nixon compared congressional pay to hourly wages, urging a raise in the minimum wage. He noted congressmen receive about 15 000 dollars annually for a 40 hour week, equating to 7.21 dollars an hour, and highlighted seven months in session yields about 12.10 dollars per hour.
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Washington
CIO
House Labor Subcommittee
Russ Nixon
CIO Electrical Workers
Nixon
Congress
Ship Captain Held In Sheriff's Death
A Brunswick county coroner's jury ruled Sheriff John T. White died on October 22 from head injuries. Captain Edward I. Conway of the Lay-up Basin is held for grand jury action with a $5,000 bond continued until January 19 when the new Brunswick county criminal superior court term begins.
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Southport
John T. White
Brunswick County
Edward I. Conway
Brunswick River
Conway
Easier Terms for Installment Buyers Predicted in Capital
In Washington figures predict easier installment terms as consumer credit controls end at midnight to morrow. Down payments and monthly terms will be set by sellers for the first time in over six years, amid initial confusion over the expiration date. Federal reserve guidance shifted as interpretations varied among banks.
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Washington
Oct
Federal Reserve
Prodigals Seek Governor’s Forgiveness to Return Home
A North Carolina group in Norfolk requests Governor Cherry forgive their migration taxes and allow them to return to North Carolina or join Virginia, led by former cop turned beer baron W. Carl Spencer. They say they moved to Norfolk to eat higher on the hog but fear tax burdens.
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Norfolk
W. Carl Spencer
R. Gregg Cherry
Virginia
Two Hurt in Rockingham Airplane Crash
R. T. Brigman and Alex Scott of Cheraw South Carolina were injured when their light airplane crashed four miles south of Rockingham late yesterday. The aircraft split in two between the engine and the pilot’s compartment.
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Rockingham
R. T. Brigman
Alex Scott
Cheraw, S. C
Creedon Resigns as National Housing Expeditor
Frank R. Creedon resigns today as national housing expeditor to lead a large construction program tied to atomic energy development. He notified President Truman by letter, with no further details. The White House says Tighe E. Woods has served as a deputy under Creedon.
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Washington
Frank R. Creedon
National Housing
Creedon
Truman
White House
Tighe E. Woods
No Verdict Reached In Airline Case
The Civil Aeronautics Board reserved decision in the dispute between State Airlines of Charlotte and Piedmont Aviation of Winston-Salem over operating a feeder service linking Louisville Cincinnati and Virginia and North Carolina points. After final arguments, board members indicated it would be several weeks before findings are announced.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
State Airlines, Inc
Charlotte
N. C
Piedmont Aviation, Inc
Winston-Salem
Louisville
Cincinnati
Virginia
North Carolina
Sugar Price Outlook Divides Brokers as Controls End
New York sugar brokers report little immediate change as price controls expire at midnight. They diverge on 1948 trends with some forecasting a world surplus led by Cuba and Philippines recovery and others expecting higher demand from Europe under the Marshall Plan.
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New York
Cuba
Europe
D. A. Fitzgerald
International Emergency Food Council
Daniel L. Dyer
B. W. Dyer & Co
Hollywood Red Probe Ends Amid Suspenseful Fallout
The House Un American Activities Committee wraps two weeks of hearings with a pledge to reveal a definite link between movieland and Soviet atom bomb spying only in due time. Louis J. Russell testified on suspected Soviet contacts involving Eltenton Chevalier and Oppenheimer, noting illicit meetings and proposed payments.
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Lardner
Ring Lardner, Jr
Hollywood
House
American Activities Committee
Washington
Communist Party
Congress
Thomas
R-Nj
House Committee On UN
Motion Picture Association
Veb
Louis J. Russell
FBI
George Charles Eltenton
Shell Development Corporation
Emeryville
Calif
Russia
Peter Ivanov
San Francisco
Ivanov
Eltenton
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Berkeley
Haakon Chevalier
Chevalier
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Tobacco Sales To Be Resumed Next Monday
Henderson report says tobacco markets will reopen Monday after a one week suspension tied to Britain's withdrawal. Fred S. Royster, chair of the tobacco marketing committee, said members were polled by telegraph and a meeting of warehousemen was set for this afternoon to plan procedures with the Commodity Credit Corporation’s market purchases.
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Henderson
England
Fred S. Royster
Tobacco Marketing Committee
Telegraph
Royster
Commodity Credit Corporation
Record of U.S. civilian employment and unemployment
The census bureau reports 59,204,000 civilians employed in October, up 332,000 from September. Unemployment fell by 225,000 to 1,687,000, the lowest level since November 1945 after the war.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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