Reds disregard agreement in Raleigh Moscow dispute
Forsyth Representative Hayes charges the American Veterans Committee is Communist dominated. Roosevelt rejects the claim while noting AVC ties to the Daily Worker. Senate approves amendments on school machinery, tax deductions, nursing licensing, fertilizer and insecticide laws, auto insurance proof, and Bethania wine and beer ban. The House meets three times in a day, called a “love feast” by observers. In Moscow, Molotov reports no Soviet statement yet on China despite deadlines.
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Raleigh
Franklin DD. Roosevelt, Jr
Rep
Hayes
Forsyth
House Today
American Veterans Committee
AVC
Roosevelt
National Planning Committee
AWC
Dail
State Board of Education
Senate
Gass
Bethania
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
China
Molotov
U. S
Three Die In Wilmington Car Crash Near Mills Creek
Three residents of Wilmington died in a highway 701 collision eight miles from Smithfield as their car struck a bridge abutment at Mills Creek. Carlton B. Liner 33 Carole Reynolds 18 and Milton M. Peck 33 were killed instantly. Set W L Mallard of the state highway patrol led the investigation.
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Smithfield
Wilmington
Mills Creek
Carlton B. Liner
Barnett Avenue
Carole Reynolds
North Fourth Street
Milton M. Peck
Reynolds
Reesse
Set. W. L. Mallard
State Highway Patrol
Weather outlook across the Carolinas with scattered showers
A mixed forecast for North and South Carolina calls for mostly cool conditions with rain likely. Extended outlook shows showers tonight through midweek with cooler days and limited sunshine, as temperatures drift with light winds and chances of light to moderate rainfall varying by location.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Catholic Sisters To Visit Raleigh For New Hospital Site Talk
The Company of Mary nuns plan a visit to Raleigh on April 10 and then High Point to view site options for a proposed million dollar hospital, their first in America. Mayor Phillips plans a formal welcome and a city tour as doctors and locals weigh sites near Montlieu and Royer park. The hospital project may also go to Goldsboro or Salisbury and delays were caused by passport issues. The order has roots in England and Ireland and aims to serve the sick in North Carolina.
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Sisters of the Company of Mary
North Carolina
America
Raleigh
High Point
R. J. MacMillan
Vincent S. Waters
Earl Phillips
Royer Park
Phillips
Montlieu
Salisbury
Winston- Salem
Goldsboro
Order
Company of Mary
England
Ireland
Man Dies in Beulaville Saw Mill Accident
Milton King 21 of Onslow County was killed instantly at a Beulaville saw mill when his glove was caught in the saw while trying to free a wedged slab. Coroner C B Sitterson said the body was cut into three parts.
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Kenansville
Milton King
Onslow County
Beulaville
Duplin
C. B. Sitterson
Sitterson
King
Hires His Maid For Plant Job At Sears Facility
Greensboro April 4 Henry K Brannon personnel director for the Sears Roebuck and company mail order plant nearing completion here is in a bid to recruit 650 workers for operation next month He has even hired his family maid to work at the plant and Mrs Brannon may have a different view about the arrangement.
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Greensboro
Henry K. Brannon
Mammoth
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Brannon
Defensive War Plans Set Up By the Army
High placed War Department officials said the Army has plans ready to deploy troops and aircraft for the first phases of a defensive war. The statement counters Secretary Patterson’s testimony that there is no overall plan for national defense, noting coordination within the military establishment.
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Washington
War Department
Patterson
Wilkes Negro Executed for Taxi Driver Killing
Richard Horton 24 of Wilkes county was executed in Raleigh by gas chamber for killing taxi driver Francis Baker after quarrel over a $4.50 fare. Horton confessed to driving to the site and shooting Baker last December in North Wilkesboro.
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Raleigh
Richard Horton
Wilkes County
Horton
Francis Baker
North Wilkesboro
Baker
Bitter Battle Over Jap Goods In Reparations Plan
The United States presses toward a clash with Russia at Moscow over Japanese reparations. About 1,000 plants earmarked for shipment to China, the Philippines, and eastern Netherlands and Britain possessions, with 300 to go immediately. The U S invoked a procedural move to break deadlock on delaying reparations for relief purposes.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Moscow
Germany
China
Philippines
Netherlands
Great Britain
Tl-Nation
Far Eastern Commission
Nether
Congress Moves To Back Lewis Safety Plan For Miners
John L. Lewis urged tougher mine safety laws and a federal aid measure to aid widows and orphans after the Centralia Illinois and Straight Creek Kentucky disasters. Congress promised help while Lewis backed Interior Secretary Krug, who defended federal safety enforcement and cited a prior inspection as not showing imminent danger.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
House
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Centralia
Ill
Jasta
Straight Creek
UMW
Truman
Krug
Senate
Telegraphers File Notice Over Western Union Strike
The Commercial Telegraphers Union AFL filed a 30 day Smith Connally act strike notice for 50 000 Western Union employees. CTU president Jesse A Payne sent notices to President Truman and key agencies citing a complete collapse of collective bargaining. The contract expired April 1 and extended to July 1 with a 30 day cancellation clause allowing a strike after May 3. Payne predicted about 95 percent of CTU locals would vote for a strike but left room for arbitration.
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New York
Commercial Telegraphers Union
AFL
Western Union Telegraph Company
Jesse A. Payne
CTU
Truman
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Western Union
Three Held in Death of Kannapolis Man
In Cabarrus County three people are in jail awaiting investigation into the death of 29 year old John J. Johnson of Kannapolis. The body was found in a tourist cabin late yesterday by his brother F E Johnson, a Kannapolis taxi driver. The detainees are cabin operator James H. Cook and residents Ida Bell Thomas and Mildred Lawson.
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Concord
Cabarrus County
John J. Johnson
Kannapolis
James H. Cook
Ida Bell Thomas
Mildred Lawson
F. E. Johnson
Foes And Supporters Map Drives On Truman Greek Turkish Aid
Senate critics split into two camps as debate on Truman’s 400 million Greek Turkish aid plan looms. Senator Johnson vows to fight Turkey aid while Senator Pepper backs UN linked relief. Connally predicts overwhelming Senate approval after discussion. State Department issues 46 page briefing denying Soviet threat while defending aid.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Turkey
Greece
Johnson
Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Pepper
D-Fla
Connally
D-Tex
State Department
Congress
Train Hits Beer Truck. Two Men Die at Crossing
Winston-Salem April 4 Two men were killed when a beer truck failed to clear a crossing as a Southern Railway passenger train approached. The truck reportedly raced the train for miles before cutting in front. Identified victims were J T Sears 34 Kernersville and Walter Adam Patterson 27 Winston-Salem both Negro. driver not determined. Engineer W A Moser said the truck raced the locomotive.
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Winston-Salem
Here
Southern Railway
Sears
J.T. Sears
Kernersville
Walter Adam Patterson
W. A. Moser
Worshippers of Christ Observe Good Friday in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem on Good Friday worshippers in varied dress prayed along the Via Dolorosa. Orthodox Jews prepared to journey to Haram Ein Sharif and Nebi Musa as the eight day feast of the ver began at the western wall.
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Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Christ
Calvary
Haram Ein Sharif
Nebi Musa
Moses
Old City
Solomon's Temple
Basilica of Calvary
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Mary
Truman Plans Seizure of Telephones
President Truman considered seizing the telephone industry to block a looming strike. Union leaders called the move inevitable and appealed directly to members of the American Telephone and Telegraph company.
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Truman
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph
Truman May Seize Telephone Industry Under Act
Attorney General Tom Clark said President Truman has the right to seize the telephone industry during the labor dispute, citing seizure authority under the federal communications act. He noted Schwellenbach asked his opinion and Clark provided the ruling at the White House after a cabinet meeting.
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Washington
Tom Clark
Truman
Clark
White House
Labor
Schwellenbach
Board Sought By Union In Labor Contract Talks
The union bypassed Bell System management and asked AT T board to direct system officials to seek a reasonable compromise amid efforts to negotiate a new contract. Truman's Smith Connally seizure power expired December 31. Labor tensions continue.
Death of Wynona Harvey Mystifies Capitals Police
Beautiful Wynona Harvey a 25 year old Philippine embassy secretary who sought spiritual guidance before her disappearance was found dead in a Virginia creek. Police reported no signs of violence though drowning was not confirmed and a lab test was ordered. Theodore Buck a 26 year old Charlottesville man and former fiancé was questioned by Arlington police.
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Washington
Wynona Harvey
Miss Harvey
Virginia
Potomac River
W. C. Welberon
Arlington
Theodore Buck
Charlottesville
Hugh C. Jones
Buck
Harvey
Harry L. Woodyard
One Fourth Of Miners To Be Idle Monday
The closing of 518 coal mines in 19 states for safety reasons will idle about one fourth of the nation’s 400000 miners next week as pits reopen after a six day mourning period. The shutdowns, ordered by Interior Secretary Krug, cut production by 616000 tons daily, about 26 percent of normal output. Field reports show uncertainty about the directive’s impact on industry and civic life. At Chicago, city officials.
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Associated Press
Solid Fuels Administration
Krug
Chicago
Truman Chooses Careful Phrasing For Jefferson Day Speech
President Truman refined wording for tomorrow night’s Jefferson Day dinner while avoiding a direct 1948 campaign pledge. Democratic officials project the party’s next nominee. Hannegan nominated him, but Truman says the speech will speak for itself. A close associate notes focus on legislative requests from the State of the Union and January economic report.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Democratic National Committee
Robert E. Hannigan
New York
Gael Sullivan
Missouri
Hannegan
Congress
Molotov Warns U S Plans Could Split Germany
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov warned that American proposals for Germany’s political organization risk dismembering the country. He said such a result would empower German militarists and revanchists to take Germany’s affairs into their own hands. He also doubted Truman aid to Greece would restore democracy.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Molotov
Johannes Steel
Truman
Greece
Marshall Statement Delays Moscow Talks On German Principles
George C Marshall released a statement on Monday just before the deadline. Moscow observers note a lack of Soviet input while a foreign ministers council panel struggles with German political principles. Diplomats debate whether the Mosco n conference should be treated as a failure. General Lucius D Clay in Berlin warned that hope for reparations settlement at this conference may be fading.
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George C. Marshall
Molotov
Council
Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
Moscow
Albright Indicates Run For North Carolina Governor
R Mayne Albright former director of the state employment service and current world peace organizer resigns as secretary of the GI Democrat group to avoid being seen as an official candidate. Raleigh chatter spots a crowded race with Umstead Broughton and others named as possible contenders.
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Raleigh
GI Democrat
Chalfonté
Pinehurst
Albright
North Carolina
William B. Umstead
J. M. Broughton
Charles M. Johnson
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
L. ¥. Ballentine
Oscar Barker
Durham
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Columbia
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