International science pledge amid Manchuria crisis
Truman Attlee and King proposed a United Nations commission to control atomic threat, sharing basic science for peaceful ends while guarding against weaponization. They urged safeguards, inspections, and disarmament steps, noting only broad scientific info has been openly available and warning of future weapon developments.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Nations Commission
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Truman
Attlee
Mace Kenzie King
Violence Flares in Tel Aviv as Riots Claim Lives
In Tel Aviv riots over British immigration policy escalate with at least one dead and fifty wounded as crowds defy curfew. British authorities warn of death penalties for unlawful violence while troops exchange fire with demonstrators and curfew enforcement continues.
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Palestine
Sixth Parachute
Red Devils
Shaw
Palestine Radio
Israel Rockach
Tel Aviv
Agra
British
Foreign Office
London
Ernest Bevin
Light
Jap Note On Attack Decoded Day Too Late
Washington reports the Japanese diplomatic code was broken in 1941 and intercepted messages show efforts to influence U.S. policy. The Congressional committee released a 253 page record of messages from July to December 1941. The Dec 6 urgent note claims influence through President Roosevelt Hull and cabinet members, detailing plans and denials of war initiation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Hull
Congressional Committee
William D. Mitchell
Senate
State Department
Japan
China
Lewis
United States
Britain
China's Strife Still Paper War Clash Awaits Tuesday Meet
In north China and Manchuria postwar tension persists as Communist and Nationalist forces maneuver for strategic advantage. Japanese demobilization drags, Marines seek return, and about 100,000 Koreans await repatriation. Civil war threats loom while negotiators in Chungking prepare for talks November 20.
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China
Peiping
Japan
Manchuria
Reich
Chungking
Shantung
Hopeh
Shans
Henan
Suiyuan
Chahar
Central
North China
Street Scene in Downpour Captures Urgent City Moments
A drenched crowd during yesterday's noon rain watches traffic crawl as a small carrot-topped boy seeks a phone inside a telephone building. A sober, umbrella-toting child wears a raincoat and galoshes while asking the girl at the desk to borrow a phone amid angry pedestrians.
Coatless Barber on Heber Street Draws Remark
A man in an overcoat comments on a coatless barber with sleeves rolled up on Heber Street, describing the scene as rugged or crazy in a concise street report style.
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Heber Street
Six Towns Battle Major Oakland Fire in Maryland
Fire crews from six towns in Maryland and West Virginia fought a stubborn blaze in downtown Oakland early today, destroying the Nall building at Second and Alden. Seven families from second floor apartments became homeless, losing all belongings, while five first floor businesses were wiped out. A fire wall held the flames from spreading to adjacent structures.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Georges Creek
Maryland
West Virginia
Nall
Second
Alden
Private investigator Edward Bellm charged with murder
Pontia c report states Edward Bellm a 46 year old self styled private investigator and former Detroit police lieutenant was charged with first degree murder today in the October 30 slaying of Alberta Rose Young 35 wife of an army air force captain.
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Associated Press
Pontiac
Mich
Edward Bellm
Detroit
Alberta Rose Young
Krupp Trial Postponed On Health Grounds
The international military tribunal granted a defense request to delay the war crimes trial of Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach until his physical and mental condition permits.
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Associated Press
Mernberg
International Military Tribunal
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen Und Halbach
FBI Kidnap Probe Heads West In San Francisco
FBI assistant director E. J. Connelly arrived in San Francisco to oversee kidnapping investigations into the disappearances of three year old Dickie tum Schen and 15 year old Thora Chamberlain in northern California. The agency has established headquarters to coordinate the inquiry.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Dickie Tum Schen
Thora Chamberlain
E. J. Connelly
Washington, D. C
Dachau Officials Open Trial Before U S Court
Forty Dachau officials go on trial in a U S military court at Dachau today. Prosecution rests on more than twenty witnesses including former inmates from seven countries. Defense led by Lt Col Bates seeks postponement for trial prep. notable attendees include Lt Gen Bedell Smith and Senator Claude Pepper.
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Associated Press
Dachau
Dachau Concentration Camp
U. S
William Denson
New York
Richard G. McCuskey
Canton
Ohio
John A. Way
Houston
Tex
Maurice J. McKown
Maplewood
N. J
Carwin J. Niles
Schenectady
Klaus Schilling
Walter Bedell Smith
Eisenhower
Lucian K. Truscott, Jr
U. S. Third Army
Claude Pepper
Dfla
Raleigh Trails in Victory Loan E Bond Sales
Raleigh county lags in the Victory Loan drive with only 18 percent of its E bond quota and 11.34 percent of total individual purchases. As of November 9, $102,605.40 in individuals and $90,705.40 in E bonds were reported toward goals of $905,000 and $1,378,000 respectively. County war finance chairman Phill A. McDaniel urged greater bond purchases to improve the county’s standing.
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Raleigh
Federal Reserve
County War Finance
Phill A. McDaniel
Raleigh County
Doddridge
Putnam
Lewis
Gilmer
Pendleton
Clay
Tucker
Webster
Berkeley
Summers
McDaniel
State War Finance Chairman A C Spurr
A C Spurr serves as governor appointed chairman of the State War Finance Board. The appointment places Spurr at the helm of mobilizing state funds and resources, aligning with wartime finance efforts and public appeals for support through Bonds and fiscal coordination.
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Associated Press
Charleston
A. C. Spurr
Weather West Virginia fair cold with hard freeze tonight
West Virginia report shows fair skies and colder temperatures with a hard freeze expected tonight. Friday brings continued cold and fair conditions. Rainfall measured 0.88 inch in 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Rivers Greenbrier and New near Bellepoint recorded low, clear conditions.
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West Virginia
Ike Warns Russia Benefits From Peace Not War
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told Congress that Russia has nothing to gain from war with the United States and aims for friendship. He supported Truman's universal military training and warned that advances in war tech would leave the U.S. with little prep time if attacked again. He stated there is no current nation capable of challenging a prepared America.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Truman
Eisenhower
House Military Committee
Parnell Thomas
RNJ
Germany
Japan
America
Fires Destroy Two Richwood Buildings
A fire of undetermined origin leveled the American Legion and Masonic buildings in Richwood today, injuring one man from falling debris. Patrolman Jim Spencer was struck by a collapsing wall as lines of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company were destroyed, isolating the town briefly. Firemen fought for over five hours. losses are estimated at about $40,000 with the Richwood News Company among the damaged firms.
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Associated Press
Richwood
American Legion
Masonic
Heer
Jim Spencer
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Richwood Fire Department
Richwood News Company
Hedrick Returns To Police Force In Beckley
Beckley police gain chief and 10 officers with Dee Hedrick back from military service. Hedrick’s discharge becomes effective November 20 after 32 months overseas including France where he earned a battlefield promotion. Mayor hints at one more patrolman. civil service exam set for November 23 at city hall.
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Beckley
Dee Hedrick
Armed Services
Germany
Seave
Robert W. Winston
City Hall
Hedrick
206Th Military Police
6Th Corps M. P’s
France
Mark W. Clark
Overseas Package Limits Are Hiked
Washington announces expanded mail allowances for U S troops overseas. Packages may reach 42 inches long or 72 inches in length and girth, up to 11 pounds, a rise from prior limits of 15 inches, 36 inches and five pounds. Overseas requests still required for packages over eight ounces.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
War Department
Turner To Be Transferred To Prison Today
Condemned slayer William Turner 29 is set to be transported to Moundsville state penitentiary today, accompanied by accomplice Paul Hahn 21, after their jailbreak at Preston county and capture aided by bloodhounds and planes. Turner, who faces hanging December 28 for the Pratt murder near Newburg, was kept handcuffed in his Harrison county jail cell until removal.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
William Turner
Harrison County
Preston County
Moundsville State Penitentiary
Turner
Moundsville
Paul Henry Hahn
Kingwood
Hahn
Tunnelton
Andrew Casto
Casto
Carla Dean Pratt
Newburg
Wives of soldier-fathers seek releases for husbands
Four women from Ghent Glen White and near Price Hill meet in Beckley county court to press for army releases of their husbands with dependent children One mother Mrs Bertha Meadows describes selling a Jersey cow and calf for 60 dollars to pay a doctor bill for a sick child They seek Red Cross assistance and legal papers to show dependency and need Local officials may relocate the meeting if crowd grows and delegates plan to address the army regulations and the delays in sending husbands home
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Herkley
Bertha Meadows
Ghent
Jersey
Beckley
Glen White
Price Hill
Harry Anderson
Red Cross
Mrs. Meadows
Meadows
Newport News
New York
Register
Frances Hidalgo
Lucille Pack
Dorothy Bragg
Pack
Pfc
Bill Pack
Fort
Industry To Take Stand On Parley Today
Washington reports that the Labor Management conference awaits a promised industry statement on wages and prices as steel wage talks stall. Senator Knowland proposes tying wage resolution to industry earnings and consumer prices. Delegates remain mostly silent while officials push for action on dispute machinery and bargaining definitions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Labors Management Conference
United States Steel Corporation
Knowland
Calif
Labor Management Conference
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Schwellen
Bach
George W. Taylor
Taylor
Schwellenbach
Upstate Miners Visit Governors Appeals Over Unemployment Pay
A Monongalia county miner delegation met Governor Meadows to protest a unemployment compensation board ruling denying jobless pay to Raleigh county miners after spring 1944 foremen strikes. The case, likely tied to a Kanawha circuit court hearing, could affect thousands of claims.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Monongalia County
Meadows
Forc
Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
United Mine Workers
Morgantown
Raleigh County
Kanawha
C. H. Mead Coal Company
Cabell S. Davis
Employment Compensation Department
Unemployment Compensation Department
Bureau
Frank B. King
Appeal Presented In Death Of Cow
In circuit court today, evidence was presented in an appeal by A P Phillips of MacArthur over a $67.50 judgment for a cow's death. Magistrate J P Meadows had ruled for David George of MacArthur, who said Phillips' dogs chased his Jersey cow, breaking its leg and causing death. Neighbor Gordon Davis agreed to pay half the cow's value, $67.50, prior to the magistrate's decision.
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Circuit Court
A. P. Phillips
MacArthur
J P. Meadows
David George
Phillips
Gordon Davis
George
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U.S
Shantung Liberation Army
Liu-Ting
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Tsinan
43Rd Army
Chiang
Jerusalem
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Sacramento
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