39 Key Cities Resume Telegram Service Amid Strike
Western Union resumes intercity telegrams in 39 key cities and New York City after a nationwide strike by 31,000 CTU workers. The move comes as 40,000 workers in other regions threaten a tea strike, with service limited to 8 am to 8 pm in main city circuits and some messages delayed by time zones.
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New York
Western Union
New York City
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Michigan
Ohio
California
Deeper Budget Cuts Considered by House
The House economy bloc weighs further cuts to a military spending bill totaling about 46.68 billion dollars. Aimed at trimming waste, it would reduce Army Navy and Air Force funds, halt plans for a second super carrier and restrict personnel hires, with additional cuts likely on a presidential request for military public works programs.
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Appropriations Committee
Truman
House
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
Sheen Tee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Mahon
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Defense
Capitol Hill
Senate
Newport News
cArthur
Standardized Medicines Survey Released at UNC Chapel Hill
A University of North Carolina survey released in Chapel Hill shows prescriptions in North Carolina are standardized similar to national norms. The study compares NC prescriptions with other states and finds medical treatment consistent across the country.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
New Attorney General Gets Call To Salvage Clean-Up
President Truman appoints Federal Judge James P. McGranery to replace J. Howard McGrath as attorney general after McGrath ousted Newbold Morris in a swift cabinet purge. Congress debates the depth of the anti corruption drive as McGranery signals a free hand with no immediate plan of action. Morris promises to testify next week while House investigators push for McGrath tax returns and further testimony.
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Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Newbold Morris
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
McGrath
Morris
Truman McGranery
White House
Congress
McGranery
Key West
Fla
Iman
Eels
New York
Howard McGrath
House
Richard B. Keating
Justice Department
Chelf
Mr. Truman
Harold E. Stassen
Capitol Hill
Senate
Ania
Francis Biddle
Newbold
Yester
Extradition Papers Sought for Mullins Man in Klan Case
Solicitor Clifton Moore said extradition papers will be prepared for Harvey Barfield of Mullins, who failed to appear with 23 other defendants charged with Ku Klux Klan violence. Barfield had twice waived extradition. bonds for others totaled 210000. The case could yield life sentences for kidnapping, assault and conspiracy.
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Whiteville
Clifton Moore
Harvey Barfield
Mullins
D. C
Barfield
N.C
Dillon County
Tornadoes Hit Louisiana and Alabama Causing Deaths and Destruction
Tornadoes struck New Orleans and Mobile with two fatalities and at least 14 injuries. An $80,000 high school near Mobile was demolished. Widespread damage included homes, bridges, and power lines across Gretna Violet and surrounding areas as forecasts warned of more twisters in the Deep South.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Washington
Louisiana
Baker High
Bates Field
Bridge City
Gretna
Harah Kenner
McDonoughville
Violet
Western Union Plunges On Strikes Amid Limited Service
More than 60 of 110 Western Union workers remained on strike while the company opened its main office for limited service. In the Carolinas, officials said about a third of the staff returned to work, surprising local officers as union members had reportedly voted overwhelmingly for the strike.
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Megogee
New York City
American Communications Association
CTU
New York Bee
Uni
Telegraph Company
Carolinas
Garland L. Musick
Fayetteville Businessman Simp Schenck Dies at Home
Fayetteville leader Simp son Schenck 78 died late last night at his home after attending a Lenten service at St. John's Church. A Greensboro native, he was prominent in banking, real estate, and insurance. His son the Rev. Lewis Schenck of Macon Ga spoke at the church. shortly after, Schenck returned home and died.
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Fayetteville
Simpson Schenck
St. John's Church
Whenenck
Greensboro
Lewis Schenck
Macon
Schenck
Truman Sees Peace Chances Rising With NATO Growth
President Truman declared world peace prospects are rising as NATO builds its defenses, urging continued heavy armament costs. Attending Constitution Hall for NATO’s third anniversary, he joined Secretary of State Acheson and others in stressing sustained effort to strengthen Western defense. Lovett noted NATO forces have expanded from fewer than 15 divisions to a much larger, multi-branch defense structure.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Constitution Hall
Queen Juliana
Netherlands
Dean Acheson
Acheson
North Atlantic
Defense
Robert A. ‘Lovett
NATO
Three Way Compromise Hinted In Korean Armistice Talks
Reports from Munsan Korea indicate negotiators are moving toward a three way compromise to end the Korean war. Observers see hope as prisoner exchange talks resume while Gen. Ridgway notes progress and Communist reporters hint at potential concessions on airfield and internal affairs issues.
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Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Panmunjom
Red
Soviet Russia
U. N
Hsieh Fang
Russia
Gen
Subcommittee On
Sears not liable for $800000 damages to Hamlet Cotton
A federal court ruled Sears Roebuck Co. need not pay Hamlet Cotton $800000 after Hamlet moved its plant to Rockingham from Peekskill following Sears agreement to buy 72 000 dozen dresses annually for five years. Hamlet claimed the move hinged on Sears guaranteed business. defense argued the contract drafter overstepped authority and was illegal.
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Rockingham (LLP
Sears Roebuck Co
Chicago
Hamlet Cotton Products Co
Peekskill
N. Y
Sears
Hamlet
Stocks Slide on Heavy Volume in Tumbling Session
New York stocks fell on heavy turnover matching yesterday’s volume. The Curb gains led by Canadian Oils with 400000 shares traded. Oils, Amerada, Atlantic Refining, Deep Rock, and Zenith among decliners. Railway and steel names slipped as utilities and motors dipped. a 10 share NY&H trade caused a 40 point fall.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Amerada
Atlantic
Deep Rock
Ell
Zenith
Republic
Crucible
Motors
Goodrich
Northern Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
New York & Harlem
Flogging Charges Move Against Six in Carolinas Probe
In a cross state crackdown against the Ku Klux Klan, South Carolina police filed flogging charges against six men including a former police chief. Five jailed on assault charges in Dillon County for last fall’s attack on Lloyd Church and his wife.
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Columbia
S.C
South Carolina Constabulary
Carolinas
Lloyd Church
Dillon County
Everett Rogers
E. H. West
Harvey Barfield
English Cook
Floyd Gerald
Marion County
O. L. Brady
Jack Ashley
Fair Bluff
N. C
Brady
KKK
Church
Marion-Dillon
M.eantime
Allied Patrol Pinned Down By Red Fire
Allied patrol in Eastern Korea near the Punchbowl endured four hours of mortar and machine gun fire before breaking out under a smoke screen. The action marked the day’s largest on the 155 mile front as UN artillery assisted.
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Seoul
Korea
Punchbowl
United Nations
U. S
Eighth Army
Saint Paul
Coast Guard blocks nitrate cargo unload. official says safe
Henry Maddux of Synthetic Nitrogen Products Corp. declares the calcium ammonium nitrate aboard a ship refused by the Coast Guard at Wilmington is non explosive. He notes the Texas City disaster was caused by nitrocellulose nitrate, not the cargo on board.
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Raleigh
Coast Guard
Wilmington
Henry Maddux
Synthetic Nitrogen Products Corp
New York
Texas City
Basic Steel Plants Brace for Nationwide Strike
The CIO United Steelworkers plan a 700000 man strike at 12 01 am Wednesday unless Taft Hartley law waives it. Wage talks failed after offers ranged from 9 to 17 percent and the Wage Stabilization Board urged larger increases. Industry spokesmen said furnaces would begin cooling as union leaders warned of an imminent walkout.
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New York
CIO
United Steelworkers
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Cio-Usw
Philip Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Murray
Weather report with temperatures
Tonight's low is 50 degrees and tomorrow's high reaches 63. Today's high was 66 degrees and last night's low was 42.
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