Austria Must Restore Property in Peace Pact
Four great powers agreed in the Austrian peace committee that Austria must restore to Jewish and other owners property taken during German control for racial and religious reasons. If restoration is impossible, compensation will be paid. Movements hint Molotov may attack reparations policy as ministers consider the German peace accord and reparations report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Austria
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Germany
Council of Regent Ministers
U. S
Council
Jacques Rueff
Interallied
Molotov
Train wreck injures forty near Columbia City
The Gotham Limited running from Chicago to New York derailed near Columbia City Indiana. Fifteen passengers were taken to Fort Wayne hospitals and although three or four were seriously hurt officials expect most to recover. The engine stayed upright while thirteen of the fifteen cars left the rails as troopers reported a damaged roadbed and a burned locomotive scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gotham
Chicago
New York
Columbia
Fort Wayne
K. E. Berkins
Arthur Jackson
Ligonier Post
Commutation Plea Rejected in Gruner Case
The Palestine supreme court rejected today a plea to set aside the death sentence of Dov Bela Gruner an Irgun member for a May murder raid at Ramat Gan police station. Gruner a 35 year old Hungarian Jew and former British army veteran claims he is a prisoner of war. The appeal was filed by Tel Aviv Jews after London privy council refused to hear Gruner's uncle's appeal.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Supreme Court
Dov Bela Gruner
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Privy Council
London
Britain
Gruner
Irgun
Ramat Gan
Weather Update for Carolina Area Tuesday
Partly cloudy with possible showers in the west portion. Tuesday, April 1847 details show variable temperatures with a high near 42 and a low around 12. Weather conditions indicate fair but not warm conditions for the region.
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Mets
Carolina
Phone Workers In Hibernation In Raleigh Strike
Non union supervisory workers at the Southern Bell telephone office in Raleigh went into hibernation to avoid crossing picket lines as about 100 union members walked out in the strike.
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Raleigh
Southern Bell Telephone
UN Delegates Hold Dual Meetings on Armaments Plan
Delegates to the United Nations commission on conventional armaments met to discuss a plan to reduce world arms. Later the Security Council scheduled a session to hear reactions, mainly from Russia, to President Truman's 400 million dollar Greece Turkey aid program.
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Lake Success
N.Y
PiDelegates
United Nations Commission
Anthleta
Andrei A. Gromyko
Security Council
Russia
Truman
Greece
Turey
Gromyko
Road Builders Plan Expansion in Education Support
The Carolina Road Builders Association aims to raise 30 000 dollars for a professorship at State College in Raleigh and may fund a similar chair in South Carolina. Chairman F D Cline notes 10 000 dollars has been raised for a Frank Page chair in North Carolina, honoring the Aberdeen native and former highway commission chair.
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Raleigh
Carolina Road Builders Association
State College
South Carolina
F. D. Cline
Frank Page
Aberdeen
North Carolina Highway Commission
Cline
Pastor Asked To Relinquish His Pulpit
Rev. Ernest R. Bromley, pastor at Stonewall Methodist church in Pamlico county, says Bishop W. W. Peele asked him to leave his duties. Bromley asked the NC Methodist conference to terminate his active ministry and plans no future role. He condemns officials for aiding the purge and warns of dangerous precedents.
Phone Service Here Curtailed
High Point North State Telephone Company workers were not on strike but long distance service out of High Point was drastically curtailed this morning. Calls to Greensboro Thomasville Lexington Asheboro Southern Pines and Pinehurst were working, while other destinations except emergency calls could not be accepted. Emergency calls to doctors hospitals ambulance service fire and police departments were handled.
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High Point
North State Telephone Company
Bell System
Greensboro
Thomasville
Lexington
Asheboro
Southern Pines
Pinehurst
World Halts For Prayer On Easter
Worshipers worldwide paused for Easter prayer as Christians observe the Resurrection. In Jerusalem 16 faiths gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Holy Week rites, while Greek Orthodox and other communities mark Palm Sunday. Moslems depart for Nebi Musa and Jews pray at the Wailing Wall on Passover, amid regional unrest.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Nebi Musa
Moses
Critics Seek Non Intervention Pledge In Greek Turkish Bill
Senate critics push to limit Truman doctrine aid by adding a non intervention clause to the Greek Turkish bill. Senator Edwin C Johnson campaigns for the amendment as debate on the stem communism measure looms.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Thousands Of Coal Miners Refuse To Return To Jobs
In Pittsburgh on April 7 thousands of U S coal miners stayed idle after a six day mourning for the Centralia mine disaster. Some eastern mines opened in Pennsylvania and West Virginia while all eastern Ohio pits remained closed. The Solid Fuels Administration reported some central Pennsylvania mines were closed including those in the big field.
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Pittsburgh
Centralia
Ill
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Solid Fuels Administration
Altoona
Telephone strike braces wires for press and radio
New York April 7. The nationwide strike began with no immediate effect on leased wires serving press and radio. An ATandT official said lines are set for continuous operation and would not need maintenance for months. Union spokesmen predicted impact within a week due to maintenance walkouts. Leased wires also carried ticket services for some businesses.
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New York
Long Lines Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
North Carolina Telephone Workers Strike Across State
Thousands of North Carolina telephone workers quit their posts at 6 a.m. striking exchanges of the Southern Bell system. The action involved members of the nine state Southern Federation of Telephone workers and halted service in major cities. Independent local lines remained functional, dial calls continued, and long distance calls were limited to emergencies as non union supervisors operated manual switchboards.
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North Carolina
Associated Press
Southern Bell System
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
Republicans Target Tax Cuts Amid Truman Critique
Senator Taft asserts the GOP will cut both taxes and government spending in 1947 despite President Truman’s call for restraint. He labels Truman’s remarks on “false economy” as political timing and says revenues will rise, enabling debt reduction with a large surplus.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Truman
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Hardest Legislature in North Carolina History
Raleigh reports a turbulent session opened with a heated teachers salary battle and a record $360 million in education funding. Lawmakers grappled with liquor bills, labor rules, and a sprawling anti gag rule push while clashes with the public over pay, perks, and reforms drew crowds and prompted a statewide drift toward dry measures and local option votes.
Dixie Phone Workers Strike Hits 42,000 Members
The Southern Federation of Telephone Workers ordered 42,000 members to strike at 6 a m against Southern Bell. Union says nationwide walkout 100 percent effective with about 3,000 Atlanta workers and 3,000 New Orleans involved. Pickets limited by Georgia law. management staffed essential lines in nine-state system.
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Associated Press
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Georgia
New Orleans
Southern Bell
South
Southern Bell System
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisiana
Victory for Lilienthal in energy commission vote
Washington reports Senators expect confirmation of David E. Lilienthal as chairman of the new energy commission early this week despite opposition from Senator Taft. Senator McKellar has not yet announced his next move while Taft aims to secure an agreement to vote tomorrow.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
New Energy Commission
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Tie Up Comes In Spite Of All Efforts
In Washington the telephone strike began as 340 000 workers mainly women operators walked out to demand 12 dollars per week plus nine contract revisions. The action started at 6 a.m. across time zones causing nationwide paralysis of voice communications and prompting a last minute push by Labor Secretary Schwellenbach for a delay.
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Washington
West Coast
Joseph A. Beirne
Independent National Federation of Telephone Workers
Labor
Schwellenbach
Beirne
Twelve Killed In Accidents Over Easter Weekend
North Carolina records show at least 12 deaths over the Easter weekend including five from automobile crashes and several gunshot and other fatal injuries across Reidsville Waynesville Fayetteville Elizabeth City and Winston-Salem.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Reidsville
George L. East
Chase Bag Company
Bertha Medford Ammons
Waynesville
Albert F. Longnecker
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
John Herman Merritt
Norris Owens
Elizabeth City
Jasper Barrett
Statesville
John Lee Williams
Winston-Salem
Warrier Turner Wilson
Mebane
Roy Parker
Evergreen
Rue C. Reid
Madison
Hut Melvin
Dunn
Johnston County
J. Durwood Creech
A. James
Rocky Mount
Smithfield
Selma
Lloyd J. Ellis
Clayton-Wilson
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Charles Owens
Cincinnati
Florence Frutchey
Columbus
Indianapolis
Owen
Maton
Max
Hewille
Rose McCuen
Alicia Delaney
Central
American Union of Telephone Workers
Capitol Hill
Memorial Stadium
Down
Farming East
Hiroshima
Forrest H. Shuford
Labor Department
Division of Game and Inland Fisheries
Department, of Conservation and Development
Chapel Hill
Council of State
Voice of the People
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Dixie Phone
Lilienthal
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