British and American leaders discuss future moves of council
In Moscow Ernest Bevin and George C. Marshall met over lunch to review the progress of the council of foreign ministers and possible future steps. The coordinating committee prepared a report on Germany's provisional government as a potential topic for today's session. The council adjourned at 7:30 p.m. local time.
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Moscow
Ernest Bevin
George C. Marshall
Spasso House
Council of Foreign Ministers
Council
Germany
Legislature Nears End After Sweeping Session
Raleigh April 5 A weary General Assembly wraps up a three month session marked by a 30 percent teachers pay rise a 20 percent state employee boost a large 48.5 million permanent improvement package and new referendum beer wine bills allowing local votes on alcohol additional measures update fertilizer laws label insecticides and set the international log rule as the timber standard. The session also double the beer and wine tax with funds to localities and counties okayed road and municipal power shifts as final adjournment nears.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Chapel Hill
Attack on Tangku Ammo Dump Kills Five Marines
Chinese Communist forces attacked the U S marine ammunition supply point near Tangku at 1 15 am. Five marines were killed and 16 wounded four hours of combat followed before the attackers vanished. Military officers in Peiping reported 100 enemy casualties and dispatch of 600 government troops to aid the Marines.
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Tientsin
North China
Julian N. Frisbie
Fifth Marines
Peiping
Hsinho
Tangku
Marine Division
Easter Observances Set Across Nation In Service Plans
Christians nationwide prepare for Easter with sunrise services in New York Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles. Attendance estimates include 50 000 at Soldier Field Chicago and 50 000 at Glendale California with plans for 500 voice choirs and a 100 foot white cross, while bitter weather could affect turnout. The Holy City pageant in Oklahoma near Lawton promises a devotional dawn observance after an 11 PM music hour.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Milady
Montana
Dakotas
Central Park
Radio City Music Hall
Soldier Field
Glendale
Calif
Lawrence Tibbett
Marina Koshetz
Hollywood Bowl
One God
One World
One Brotherhood
Holy City
Oklahoma
Jerusalem
Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Four Die As Oklahoma Wind Storm Rips Glendale
Bulletin from Wister Oklahoma reports four deaths in the Glendale community of Leflore county after a wind storm struck around 2 am. The Red Cross identifies the victims as Andrew Vaughn, George Vaughn, Jewell Vaughn, and Nancy Vaughn, ages unavailable. The storm demolished several homes and uprooted trees.
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Wister
Okla
St. Louis
San Francisco
Glendale
Leflore County
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Vaughn
Andrew
George
Jewell
Nancy
Weather Outlook North Carolina Shifts to Warmer Weekend
Mostly cloudy and windy conditions with showers today through Sunday. Clear and mild later, with Sunday morning periods of sun. Unclear references to a $31 amount and timing noted as Sunday morning in April 1947.
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North Carolina
Weather records for Charleston April 24 hours ending 8:50 a.m.
Official weather bureau records show the 24 hour temperature and rainfall data for Charleston with readings at 8 50 a.m. including 64 degrees high or low and 14 rainfall units.
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Charlotte
Weath Bureau
Charleston
Rain Expected in Eastern North Carolina
The weather service forecast mild cloudy conditions for tomorrow with morning rain likely in eastern North Carolina. Showers are expected tonight with clearing on Sunday and temperatures in the coatless sixties.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Strike Threat Puts Federal Units to Work
The government intensified efforts to avert a nationwide telephone strike by mediating the NFTW Bell System dispute. Conciliators Edgar Warren and John Gibson sought a settlement before a 6 am Monday walkout involving 287 000 NFTW members and up to 340 000 workers, focusing on AT&T Long Lines and Southwestern Bell units.
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Washington
Edgar L. Warren
John W. Gibson
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Bell System
NFTW
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Union
Company
Repre
Reynolds And CIO Resume Talks Tuesday
Reynolds Tobacco and the CIO United Tobacco Workers will resume negotiations Tuesday over renewing the contract. The union seeks a 24 cent per hour wage increase and may test a new state law banning a closed shop. The union favors a union shop requiring membership after a probationary period.
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Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
United Tobacco Workers, Cio
Edwin K. McCrea
Soviet Critics Attack US Greece Turkey Loan Proposal
Soviet writers target the United States Britain over the proposed 400 million dollar loan to Greece and Turkey. Eugene Tarle denounces the Vandenberg amendment as a maneuver to gain UN authority for new US policy. Tarle notes a protest against Truman's anti-communist program in the Middle East.
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United States
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Eugene Tarle
Izvestia
Vandenberg
United Nations
Tarle
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
UN Assembly
Security Council
Truman
Middle East
Accused Girl Plans to Wed Co-Defendant
In Santa Ana California 17 year old heiress Louise Overell faces release on 50 000 bond while planning to marry co defendant George Gollum 21 in jail if she reaches 18 on April 30. The couple hoped to wed after her majority amid a murder case against them and a divorce from social constraints.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Gollum
Husky
Miss Overell
Walter FE. Overell
Newport Harbor
Louise
Western ministers clash over Austria war damage demands
Deputy foreign ministers from Russia the United States Britain and France meet over Austria reparations G reparation rates proposed at two thirds of value could impede German economic recovery Western diplomats see signs of closer US Britain collaboration against France and tentative alignment with Bidault and Marshall proposals
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United States
Austria
United Nations
Germany
Britain
Georges Bidault
George C. Marshall
Tax Reduction Debate Slated Next Month
The senate may start debate on income tax reduction next month without waiting for house sen ate conferees. Senator Millikin says he will proceed with the tax bill within two weeks, aiming for early May. The house already voted to cut 6.0 billion from Truman’s budget. the senate seeks 4.5 billion with 2.6 billion toward the debt. The house bill would slash 30 percent for incomes up to 1 000 and 20 percent for most others retroactive to January 1.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Millikin
R - Cole
Senate Finance Committee
Mr. Truman
Easter Weather Dims Milady's Parade Plans Across Nation
Weather forecasts show a white Easter in Montana and the Dakotas with snow. Cloudy skies and below normal temperatures prevail elsewhere. Rain is expected in southern New England and along the Washington Oregon coast, while sunny conditions will grace Florida, the Gulf states, the lower Mississippi Valley, the lower Plains, and much of the Pacific region.
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Associated Press
Milady
Montana
Dakotas
New England
Washington
Oregon
Florida
Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Lower Plains States
Pacific States
Western Plateau Region
Truman Prepares 1948 Campaign Speech at Jefferson Day Dinner
President Truman limits access to White House staff to polish a 20 minute speech for tonight’s Jefferson Day dinner. The address, prepared for broadcast on NBC ABC and Mutual, is expected to sketch the Democratic program and avoid open clashes with Republicans amid Congress shift.
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Truman
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
NBC
ABC
Mutual
Wisdom of Solomon Needed to End Palestine Issue
AP Foreign Affairs analyst argues a Solomon level wisdom is required for UN to resolve Arab Jewish differences in Palestine. He notes Britain may resist UN binding plans, while world opinion could push a acceptable solution. Big powers' backing and potential military force hinge on a united five.
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Wisdom
Solomon
Palestine
DE Witt MacKenzie
United Nations
Salmon
Peace Organization
England
American
Britain
Russia
France
China
Levant
Ald
Funeral Rehearsal for Greek King George I in Athens
A dawn procession in Athens rehearses the funeral of King George I. Greek sailors lead a five and a half ton gun carriage carrying the body, with 102 sailors in harness and 56 guiding lines, for 101 minutes. The march ends at the cathedral where the hearse will meet after a 101 gun salute.
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Athens
George I
King George
Few Scattered Coal Mines Certified Amid Certification Wave
Only a scattered handful of the 518 soft coal mines ordered closed for safety were certified to resume operations. A National Coal Mine Administration spokesman in the Midwest predicted a flood of last minute certifications while a federal official said about 25 percent of unsafe mines could be ready by the end of the AFL UMW mourning period for the Centralia disaster. The mines normally produce 616000 tons daily, about a quarter of U.S. output. Some UMW leaders urged caution in certifying mines.
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Coal Mines Administration
Nae Ae
AFL
United Mine Workers
Centralia
Ill
UMW
Dellinger Enters Race For Speaker
RALEIGH April 5 David P Dellinger of Gaston county announced his bid for speaker of the next house. He followed Kev Craige Ramsay of Rowan and A B Stoney of Burke who entered the race and came three days after George A Shuford of Buncombe had already joined.
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Raleigh
David P. Dellinger
Gaston County
Kev Craige Ramsay
Rowan
A. B. Stoney
Burke
George A. Shuford
Buncome
Tompkins Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor in 1948
Rep. Dan Tompkins of Jackson a longtime city leader and five time assembly member announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor next year as the 1947 legislative session neared its end. He is a World War I veteran who served overseas as an enlisted man and previously ran for lieutenant governor in 1940 but was defeated.
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Dan Tompkins
Jackson
Ardent
Assembly
Tompkins
Dellinger Seeks Draft for Post Amid Unusual Speaker Race
Dellinger favors being drafted for a post after noting six sessions as reading clerk and six as voting member in 1925, with later returns in 1945 1947 1948 and 1987. A licensed lawyer since 1900 he resides at Cherryville where he runs a law practice and textile interests. Despite four avowed speaker candidates interest among the aging House remains limited.
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Dellinger
Cherryville
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Latin America
Bulletin
E. Carolina
Red Scribes
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