France Intensifies Coal Strike Crackdown At Montceau Les Mines
French cabinet orders immediate import of one million tons of coal as troops and police clear pits in Montceau Les Mines, freeing 100 guards held by strikers. In St Etienne police shoot a striker while strikers seek aid from British and American miners and dockers.
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John E. Lee
INS
Aris
Alouette
Montceau Les Mines
St. Etienne
France
Confederation
Marshal Plan
Hull condemns Soviet behavior in UN context
Cordell Hull denounces Russia for dangerous actions inside and outside the United Nations. In a statement from Bethesda Naval Hospital he warns Moscow it may wreck the UN and urges adherence to the UN charter as the path to lasting peace. Hull, 77, recalled his Moscow trip urging cooperation among the big powers.
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Washington
INS
Cordell Hull
Russia
United Nations
Moscow
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Hull
Soviet Union
United States
Tech Set For Homecoming
Tech prepares for the 19th annual Homecoming with about 7,000 alumni returning to Lubbock for a full day of events led by the Tech Student Council. A 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech-Rice Institute game at Jones Stadium is the highlight, with an expected crowd near 25,000 and extra seating in the end zones.
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Cotton Fanning
Avalanche-Journal
Inal
Texas Tech
Texas Tech-Rice Institute
Ones
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kansas
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Arkansas
Tech Student Council
Lubbock Exes
Tech Gymnasium
Lubbock
Main
Ave. M
Texas Avenue
TECH
Candidates Go After Big City Votes in Final Drives
Big city vote push draws Gov. Dewey and President Truman into final week of campaigning with speeches in Chicago Cleveland Boston and New York. Truman assails Dewey while Dewey keeps steady on unity and efficiency as both seek electoral votes and broad audience reach.
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Associated Press
Big City
Dewey
Truman
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Pennsylvania
Albany
Washington
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Truman
Independence
Pawling
N.Y
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
South Won't End Fight Over States' Rights, Warns Leader
A Mississippi grocer and rallying figure for the States' Rights Democrats predicts the South will persist in its fight for white supremacy and states rights after the November election. He says the movement will retaliate against any national Democratic candidates opposing its aims.
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Bem Price
Associated Press
Atlanta
National Democratic Party
W. W. Wright
Jackson, Miss
Wheelhorse
States’ Rights Movement
South
South Plains Straw Vote on 1948 Presidential Ticket
The Avalanche-Journal invites readers to mail or bring a straw poll ballot to gauge voter leanings on the 1948 presidential and vice presidential candidates. Readers mark preferred tickets Truman-Barkley Thurmond-Wright Dewey-Warren Wallace-Taylor and indicate expected winners, party loyalty, and personal support.
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Democratic Party
Avalanche- Journal
Texas Avenue
Lubbock
Warren Wallace-Taylor
Truman-Barkley
Dewey, Tarren
Thurmond-Wright
Wallace-Taylor
THE
Avalanche Journal
Dies to Speak in Lubbock on Un American Activities
Martin Dies former Texas congressman and Dies committee head will address the South Plains chapter of the Texas Manufacturers Association in Lubbock Thursday at 7 p m The event location at either the Hilton or Lubbock Hotels will be announced later Col Bill Saffarans West Texas representative said Sen James F Taylor of the Texas Senate may also appear.
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Martin Dies
Texas
Dies Committee
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas Manufacturers Association
Avalanche Journal
Houston
Dies
United States
Bill Saffarans
West Texas
Hilton
Lubbock Hotels
Edgar G. Lewis
Sen
James F. Taylor
Texas Senate
Mexico Backs U S Plan To Return Braceros
Mexico City says it is satisfied with U S measures to return contract farm workers who crossed the border illegally. About 5,000 braceros crossed at El Paso last week despite a border accord and Mexico’s refusal to send workers to Texas due to discrimination.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
el Paso
Tex
Texas
U. S
Korea Moves Against Reds In Two Cities
Korean constabulary troops pushed toward Posong and Kwangyang as rebels retreated toward Sunchon. Sunchon and Yasu remained precarious with rebels fleeing and civilians hiding. Officials reported about 500 government deaths and 192 rebels captured as clashes entered the fourth day near Diackn Sunchon.
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Frank Emeryins
Geoul
Posong
U. S. Army
Kwangju
Kwangyang
Sunchon
Kwangyan
Yasu
Fifth Korean
Yosu
Diack
Seoul
U. S
Korea
Lynn County Man Shot Dead In Accidental Dawn Incident
James T. Barnes 27 of O'Donnell route 3 died of a head wound about 2 this morning at his home. His wife alerted neighbor Ben Kiser and Andrew Jordan rushed Barnes to a Lamesa hospital where he died. The bullet from Barnes pistol entered the forehead. Inquest in progress. investigators say the shot was accidental. Barnes had attended a football game Friday night. funeral set for Sunday at O'Donnell First Baptist.
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O’donnell
James T. Barnes
Ben Kiser
Andrew Jordan
Barnes
Lamesa
Dean
Sam Floyd
Tom Hale
Calloway Huffaker
Soviet veto seen on Berlin plan rejection
Andrei Vishinsky signaled Moscow would veto a six power plan to lift the Berlin blockade. The informant said the Soviet deputy foreign minister objected to lifting the blockade before a currency solution, following talks with Juan Bramuglia in Paris.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Associated Press
Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Berlin
Security Council
Moscow
Vishinsky
Kremlin
Juan Bramuglia
Germany
Cotton ginnings ahead in South Plains despite smaller overall harvest
Ginnings before Oct 1 in 14 South Plains counties totaled 54 714 bales, up from 52 110 last year though total crop estimates remain uncertain. Lubbock and Hockley show gains while Dawson Dickens Garza Lynn Motley Terry trail last year. See COTTON Page 10.
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A. B. Slagle
Avalanche-Journal
Pite
South Plains
Lubbock County
Lubbock
Hockley
New Farming Setup May Prove Boon To South Plains Area
Three column advertisement in the October issue outlines contract growing of lettuce and carrots by fifteen farmers in southern and southeastern Lubbock county. W H Dorman and K K Sharp Co arranged growing and marketing contracts with Dorman Foods and Sharp Co. Martin leads with near 100 acres of lettuce and carrots, while others manage 10 to 13 acres.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Texas
Sharp
Lubbock County
W. H. Dorman
Dorman Foods, Inc
Third
K. K. Sharp Co
Holtville
Calif
W. P. Martin
Martin
Imperial Valley
California
al E. Standal
Higher Temperatures Forecast For Area
Weather forecast for Lubbock and the South Plains calls for warmer conditions after a cold start with 38 degrees Saturday morning. Highs near 71 degrees Saturday and a low around 36 this morning, then a sharp rise to push the cold front out. Partly cloudy with light showers noted elsewhere in the state.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Marfa
Big Bend
Presidio
Brownsville
Crystal City
Laredo
del Rio
New Battles Threaten Truce in Holy Land
In Palestine fighting erupts on both north and south fronts within 24 hours of a UN truce start. Israel accuses Syria of a night attack in the north while Egypt says Israel violated the ceasefire with actions in the Negev. Cairo warns of broader war unless truce holds. UN observers protest guard actions near a U S destroyer.
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Benn Feller
INS
EL Aviv
Palestine
Holy Land
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Negev
Cairo
Haifa
U. S
MacKenzie
William Riley
United Nations
Paris
United States
Sheikh Abbad
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Three Arrested After Stabbing In Lubbock
A 25 year old Latin American man from San Antonio was treated for a stomach stab wound at Lubbock Memorial Hospital and later jailed along with two others on drunkenness charges after the alley stabbing behind Ave G. Three other Latin Americans were questioned and released.
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San Antonio
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Plains Ambulance
Ave. G
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