Union Leader Seeks End to 17 Day Coal Strike
John L. Lewis ordered 400000 miners to end the 17 day walkout and return to work amid government pressure. Reports indicated ready compliance as mining resumed expected Monday morning and curbs on coal distribution were lifted. President Truman cancelled his planned broadcast and attended an art show.
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Ashington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Lewis
Leyis
Supreme Court
Vinson
The
Union
Justice Department
Supreme ‘Court
Christ+mas
Express
Coal Mines Administration
U S Opposes Reds Stand Over Veto in Disarmament Talks
The United States presses for independent commissions on arms reduction with no Security Council supervision and veto power. USSR insists councils keep veto, drafting eight-nation committee named for Monday report. Connally reiterates US stance amid Spanish debate as panel moves to page 12.
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Security Council
Tno
Andrei. Y
Vishinsky
Security’ Council
Tom
Connally
D-Tex
United States
Council
Council-Supervision
Russia
Great Britain
France
China
Canada
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Sit
Sen
Court Order On Jaycees Dropped
The Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce abandoned its fundraising plan and will refund all donations. Judge Pardue dismissed the injunction after the Jaycees agreed not to continue the campaign and to abandon the Nash automobile component.
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Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce
99Th District Court
G. V. Pardue
Jaycees
Glenn Woody
Nash
Symian E. Marbut
Peti Honen
Woody
Marbut
Texas
Pardue
Avalanche-Journal
Pias
Three Texas Counties Vote Down Beer Sale Proposals
Texas voters in Archer Freestone and Nolan counties rejected beer sale proposals by wide margins. Archer County 1110 to 662. Freestone 839 to 2738. Nolan 2778 to 1377 with hundreds of votes uncounted late last night.
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Associated Press
Texas
Archer
Freestone
Nolan County
Texas Tech Favored for Southwest Conference Membership
A Texas Poll post season survey shows a majority of football minded Texans support Texas Tech joining the Southwest Conference. The SWC currently includes Rice Baylor A and M SMU TCU and Arkansas and Texas. The report notes growing West Texas interest in Tech admission.
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Texas Grid
Tech
Swc
Joe Belden
Texas
USTIN
Texas Tech
Rice Institute
Baylor University
A. and
M. College
Southern Methodist University
Yuletide Fund Donations Roll In At First Day Total
Donations to the Goodfellows twelfth annual Christmas cheer drive reach 211 dollars on the first day, about 10 percent of the 2000 dollar goal. The public is urged to use the coupon on page 4, mail to Chief Goodfellow, or deliver to Avalanche Journal offices to support the campaign as it moves toward an early conclusion.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Chief Goodfellow
P. O. Box
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Nine Condemned in France for Collaboration Case
Nine persons were condemned to death and fifteen others given hard labor or prison terms by a French court for their roles in The Brigade of the Angels collaborationist group. The defendants were charged with informing the Gestapo about activities of patriots during the German occupation. Sterling Silver Carving set $12.75. King's 1020 Edway Adv.
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France
Brigade of the Angels
Gestapo
King’s
Edway
Horrific Winecoff Hotel Fire Claims 120 Lives
A staff writer recalls the Winecoff hotel blaze described as the nation’s worst hotel fire. People lined ledges, improvised rope escapes hung from windows, and bodies plummeted to the pavement as firemen fought the flames and rescuers scrambled through the chaos.
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Chick
Winecoff Hotel
Woman Survives Ten Story Fall In Winecoff Hotel Fire
Mrs. G. D. Burch of Chattanooga Tenn. survived a ten story fall during the Winecoff hotel fire in Atlanta. She reportedly suffered broken legs and arms and internal injuries but was taken to Grady hospital after climbing to a window on the tenth floor and attempting to descend a blanket rope.
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Atlanta
G. D. Burch
Chattanooga
Tenn
Winecoff
Burch
Grady Hospital
Canary Sings on Charred Winecoff Floor After Fire
Eight hours after firemen tamed the Winecoff hotel blaze a canary was found singing in its cage on the fourteenth floor. The bird appeared unharmed and the owner’s name was not known.
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Atlanta
Winecoff
Food Shipments Rushed To Germany In Wartime
Secretary Patterson announced emergency plans to ship 303,500 long tons of food to the U S zone in Germany this month to counter a severe shortage caused by a maritime strike. Seventeen grain laden vessels will sail from Albany this December with Coast Guard icebreakers and stand-by ships ready at other ports to avoid delays and boost cargoes. The move aims to prevent bottlenecks in food transport that endangered the occupation program.
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Washington
Patterson
U. S
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
War Department
Albany
N.Y
Coast Guard
Hudson River
Tragic Winecoff Hotel Fire Claims 116 in Atlanta
The Winecoff hotel fire in Atlanta kills 116 and injures at least 100 as guests leap from windows or are trapped by flames. Fire marshals probe origin to be third or fourth floor. the 15 story brick structure lacked exterior fire escapes despite fire resistance.
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Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Associated Press
Tlanta
America
Peachtree Street
Carnegie Way
Banks Whiteman
Arthur F. Geele, Jr
Arthur Geele
Harry
Phillips
Harry Phillips
William B. Hartsfield
Chicago
LaSalle
Terminal Hotel
Milwaukee
W. F. Winecoff
E. J
Chick) Hosch
Conner Rowan
Record Shopping Spree Shatters Lubbock Retail Highs
A large crowd flooded Lubbock streets on Saturday, boosting sales across jewelry, furniture, clothing, department, and five and ten cent stores. Merchants called it the biggest shopping day in city history with prospects for a larger Christmas season ahead.
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Bob Weddle
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Cotton money floods South Plains as ginnings top cash flow
The Bureau of the Census reports 112 839 bales ginned by November 14 in 15 South Plains counties, fueling nearly 17 million dollars in local spending on Christmas merchandise. Cotton alone is only part of the potential cash total from other crops and dairy in the area.
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A. B. Slagle
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Bureau of
Weather Outlook West Texas Weekend Briefing
West Texas forecast shows Sunday partly cloudy and cooler with light scattered rain from Pecos valley westward. Monday adds more clouds with scattered rain and cooler temperatures in Pecos Valley. Official records from West Texas Gas and Texas Experiment Station report a 24 hour period ending 6 p.m. yesterday with a maximum 68 and minimum 44.
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West Texas
Pecos Valley
West Texas Gas Company
Texas Experiment Station
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