U S and Britain weigh Berlin talks and policy shifts
U S and Britain contemplate ending Berlin talks and delaying any N deal or white paper. Senate Foreign Relations chair Vandenberg joined the discussions, signaling bipartisan momentum as he met with Marshall Lovett Bohlen. Officials blamed outside influence for Berlin breakdown and cited Russian responsibility.
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U. N
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
State Department
Truman
Marshall
New York
America
Robert A. Lovett
Charles E. Bohlen
Russie
Russia
Germany
Yugoslavs Claim Greeks Invaded Their Territory
United Nations observers report Yugoslav soldiers confessed to attempting to push Greek forces from Yugoslav soil during a border clash. They found 20 Yugoslav bodies inside Greek territory and questioned three captured Yugoslavs who described a battalion mission from Monastir to drive Greeks out of Javia, then retreating to their frontier.
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United Nations Commission On the Balkans
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Ent
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Javia
Monastir
Yuvia
William A. Jones Dies After Heart Attack at 64
William Arthur Jones, 64, local contracting foreman, died in a hospital at 11:30 p m after suffering a heart attack yesterday morning. He was born April 13, 1884 in High Point, married Minnie Alexander in 1905, and is survived by three sons Forest R. of High Point John D. of Wilmington Joseph L. of Washington D C and daughter Vada F E Jones of High Point and six grandchildren. Funeral from the family residence Monday at 3 p m with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. The body will be returned Sunday afternoon at 4 30.
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Mr. Jones
High Point
Martin and
Elvira Jones
Minnie Alexander
Forest R
John D. Wilmington
Joseph L
Ashington
D. C
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Yelock
Oakwood Cemetery
Homestead Avenue
Schuman Heads New Cabinet Amid Postwar Reshuffle
In the reshuffled cabinet, Jules Moch leads Interior. Paul Rama dier defense. Robert Lacoste industrial production. Christian Pineau public works. Daniel Mayer labor. Claudius Petit reconstruction. Robert Laud veterans affairs. Paul Coste Floret overseas affairs. Pierre Pflimini agriculture. Yvon Delbos education. Pierre Schneiter health. Andre Colin leads merchant marine and De Gaulle presses for a rightist victory claiming rally of the French people could rebuild France.
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Jules Moch
National Defense
Paul Ramadier
Robert Lacoste
Christian Pineau
Daniel Mayer
Reconstruction
Claudius Petit
Democratic and
Socialist Union of Resistance
Veterans’ Affairs
Robert Claud
Republican Party of Liberty
Paul Coste Floret
Pierre Pflimini
Yvon Delbos
Pierre Schneiter
Andre Colin
de Gaulle
Toulon
Paris
France
More Gotham Truckers To Quit Walkout
Open wage talks with Bell Telephone, unions claiming 375 000 workers plan another joint meeting Sept 24, eight days before negotiations begin. A Washington spokesman said the demonstration aims to push pay to at least match the national pattern. West coast shipowners refuse to deal with Harry Bridges pro striking CIO longshoremen handling army cargoes in Pacific ports. The union had agreed to work army shipments on a pre strike basis.
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Bell Telephone System
Washington
Harry Bridges
CIO
Pacific
Y M C A Reopens Activities For Local Youths
After a summer with limited programs the YMCA at the Y building resumes activities for nearly 500 High Point youths. Physical Director Dick Meisky and staff praise volunteers who kept programs alive in summer and outline schedules for Midgets Cadets Juniors and employed boys starting Monday across multiple district groups.
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YMCA
High Point
Dick Meisky
Edgar Hartley
John Birkmer
Carl Garner
Brentwood
Emma Blair
Cloverdale
Oak Hill
Ada Blair
Elm Street
Ray and Johnson
Streets
Negro Father of Six Is Shot Dead Over Georgia Primary
Mt. Vernon Ga Sept 11 Isiah Nixon 28 of Alston Ga a Black father of six was shot in Dublin hospital after election night wounds from three gunshots. Sheriff R M McCrimmon reported Nixon insisted on voting in Georgia's Democratic primary and was killed.
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Vernon
Georgia
Iff
R. M. McCrimmon
Isiah Nixon
Alston
McCrimmon
Dublin
Berlin Under Hunger Blockade Test of American Nerves
A Central Press dispatch describes Berlin in the summer of 1948 under a Soviet hunger blockade. Americans face power outages, gas rationing, and restricted travel as they cope with radios, ice cream, and club life vanishing. The piece contrasts Berlin’s tension with Alaska and notes dwindling leisure options and rising discontent.
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Central Press
Berlin
Alaska
Gls
Tiftoes
Wanntee Lake
North Korea Demands U N Recognition and U S Exit
North Korea declared it would seek U N recognition as the sole Korean government and warned the United States to withdraw. Gen Kim Il Sung pledged fierce efforts to establish control in areas now underground. Meanwhile U S Ambassador Muccio signed a transfer of property and credits to the South/Korea relief gifts valued at 250 million dollars and canceled part of a 25 million loan for buildings and a student exchange fund.
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U. S
John J. Muccio
Japan
Foreign Liquidation Commission
U. S. State Department
Minnesota Girl Is Miss America of 1948
Beatrice Vella Shopp of Hopkins Minnesota, age 18, was crowned Miss America 1948 in Atlantic City New Jersey. She received a $10,000 crown, a $5,000 scholarship, a $3,000 car, and drew interest from Hollywood and Broadway talent scouts. The event drew about 15,000 spectators, with Shopp chosen from 55 contestants representing 43 states plus Hawaii Canada and Puerto Rico. Shopp stood 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 138 pounds with measurements 37 27 36.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Beatrice Vella Shopp
Hopkins
Miss Shopp
Hawaii
Canada
Puerto Rico
Miss North Carolina
Woodrow Cotten Up For Parole After Death Row Time
Woodrow Cotten, 35, of Morrisville, after more than eight years in prison including time on death row, is being considered for parole by the state parole commission. Convicted in Wake County Superior Court in March 1940 of the shotgun slaying of his mother in law, Mrs. Lacy Herndon, he was sentenced to death. The state supreme court ordered a new trial due to testimony by Cotten’s wife that tended to hurt his case. In the second trial in March 1941 Cotten pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received a 30 year sentence.
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Woodrow Cotten
Morrisville
State Paroles Commission
Cotten
Wake Superior Court
Lacy Herndon
State Supreme Court
Refugees evacuated from volcanic Camiguin island
U S Army transports evacuate about 8 000 refugees from Camiguin island as Mt Hibok hibok erupts. Government says gases no longer deadly though crater landslide raises danger. Captain Williams reports moving Sagay residents to Indonao and warns of potential larger eruption.
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Manila
U. S. Army
Camiguin
Mt. Hibokhibok
Philippines
Walter Williams
William Weigel
Sagay
Camin
Indonao
Big Island
Jinnah Aims for Rapid Growth in New Pakistan
In Pakistan early after its formation leaders expressed strong eagerness to work and develop industry. Jinnah, in an interview, praised the zeal of the people and outlined plans to exploit natural resources with Western aid. He ordered restraining measures in Karachi to curb rioting and keep skilled Sikhs and Hindus from fleeing.
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Pakistan
Jinnah
Karachi
New Delhi
India
Bodies Of Seven Miners Recovered In Kentucky Pit
Rescue workers reached the bodies of seven miners entombed since a December 26 1945 explosion at a Pineville coal mine. Seventeen others remain inside as air and timbering safety measures are addressed by A D Sisk head of the state mines department.
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Pineville
A. D. Sisk
State Department of Mines and Minerals
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