Legislature Approves 102 Million Pay for North Carolina Teachers
Raleigh officials report the 1947 49 biennium will see instructional salaries totaling 102 418 430 dollars with an emergency 8 25 million current year bonus. The plan falls short of teachers demands for 30 percent raises while Governor Cherry champions a 20 percent baseline.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Education Association
R. L. Fritz, Jr
Hudson
Charlotte Observer
NCEA
Charlie Philli Greensboro
Claud Grigg
Albemarle
General Assembly
South Piedmonters
Cherry
Paul Reid
State Board of Education
Western powers face Austria debts and Jewish property issue
The article notes Cuba seeking a formal role in the upcoming peace conference, while Austria’s deputies debate return of Jewish property and compensation rules. Disputes arise over heirs, designated beneficiaries, and how prewar debts should be handled, with Russia and western powers clashing on postwar financial obligations.
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Cuba
Alberto Espinosa
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
France
Austral
Vienna
Austria
Germany
Easter Sunrise Service Draws 40000 Moravians
Upwards of 40,000 worshippers attended the Moravian Easter Sunrise service in the city as Bishop J Kenneth Pfohl called the crowd the most reverent in his 17 years directing the rite. Clouds broke to reveal light after an early 6 a.m. start at Home Moravian Church, with a 400 piece Easter band touring the area since 3 a.m. The service ended at the Moravian graveyard, the city described as the equal dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kenneth Pfohl
Home Moravian Church
Salem Square
City of the
Tie Up Matters Before Us In Committee Recess Ends
A committee wrapped up a session after recessing yesterday at 11 pm and resuming at 2 pm today to address ongoing matters listed on the agenda. The note signals continuing discussions and potential actions pending.
Telephone Strike Brief Affects 50 Thousand Workers
The National Federation of Telephone Workers and 39 of 49 affiliated unions, about 50,000 members in unaffiliated groups, strike over a $12 weekly wage increase. Government cites average weekly pay at $43.19, union seeks shop rights and concessions. Negotiations discuss nationwide arbitration. management proposes company by company arbitration in Bell System. Attorney General Clark says the President can seize telephone companies, but officials oppose immediate action.
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Washington
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Aonal
Bell System
Clark
Truman
Administration
Labor Secretary presses for 48 hour delay amid Bell strike talks
Schwellenbach spoke to the union policy committee at 5 45 am as a labor secretary and friend of the union. He urged postponement to allow more time for concessions from Bell and other companies, warning a 6 pm strike would be difficult to avoid. The committee listened as Beirne concluded the 2 pm meeting and members filed out.
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Schwellenbach
Bell System
American Telephone and Tele— Co
Beirne
Critics dispute US role in aiding Greece and Turkey stance
Critics say US aid to Greece and Turkey may not create a binding policy to intervene in other nations' troubles. The article notes Truman's pledge to support free peoples resisting subjugation and aiding those endangered by outside pressures, with officials citing Soviet pressure on Turkey and guerrillas in Greece. Senator Johnson calls the doctrine an open invitation to pick sides in civil wars. Also mentions Formosa forested areas.
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United States
Greece
Turkey
United Nations
Colorado
Truman
Congress
Russia
Senate Committee
Administration
Johnson
Coal Miners Halted as Lewis Pushes Closures
Thousands refused to operate on Easter Monday while many mines in West Virginia stayed working. Two St. Clairsville Ohio mines remained closed after a federal inspector deemed them unsafe. most others resumed following corrective steps. John L. Lewis’s push to close 2,531 soft coal mines met Interior Secretary Krug’s refusal, creating field uncertainty and potential stock disruptions.
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M \ Annesman
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ohio
St. Chairsville
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Centralia
Lewis
Krug
Aged Tobacco Man Crenshaw Dies After 60 Years in Trade
Robert Warren Crenshaw, 78, a legendary tobacco auctioneer who spent almost six decades in the business, died at a hospital. He worked the Lexington market, the World's largest barley center, and the Wilson North Carolina market, retiring three years ago.
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Lexington
Robert Warren Crenshaw
Wilson
N. C
Radio Evening Schedule Filing 1940s Style
A dense rundown lists hourly radio programs with varied networks and hosts across the evening to midnight. It notes time zone shifts and repeats, including News Reports, Serials, Thematic Variety, and Concerts, with many local schedule tweaks and “To Be Announced” slots.
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Abe Eric Sevareid
Cbs Network
Terry
Abe-West
Mbs-East
Hop Harrigan
Mbs-West
Abe
Cbs
Sky King
Superman
Mbs
Jack Armatrong
Abe- West
Mba-Weat
Lowell Thomas
Elmer Davis
Skip Farrell
Abe Bob Hawk
Eds Pandas Halt Monteaner
Lone Rangers
Abde
Henry J. Taylor
Kaltenborn
Abe Brandt
America Cavalcade
Abe Inner Sanctum
Cbhe Lum
Abner
Howard Bariew
Abe Joan Davis
Cba
Gregory Head
Ocba
Voorhees
Abeadio Theater
Ebseulah
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Goodman
Nbe
Sammy Kaye
Abo
Guy Lombardo
Abde Screen Guild and
Quests
Dbs Doctors
Sweeney
March
Cebs
Easter Observances Around World Mark Dawn of Day
Across Europe prayer filled churches as many abstained from fashion parades while New York hosted a massive 1.25 million Easter parade in clear 74 degree weather. In Rome diplomats attended St. Peter's Mass and Berlin hosted American British troop parties for children. Sunrise rituals drew crowds nationwide before regular services. Russia began minting platinum money in 1828.
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Europe
New York City
Manhattan
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Holy See
St. Paul's Church
Ludgate Hill
Old City of London
England
Moscow
Aarhus
Jutland
Saint Lucas Church
Berlin
Police Hunt Babe's Mother in Theater Incident
Winston Salem police search today for a young mother who tried to flush her newborn girl down a theater toilet then abandoned the infant in a trash basket. The baby, born two months premature, was saved by a nurse and is reported doing nicely. the mother, described by police, is a five foot five woman in a red coat with white Bobby Socks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Joan M. Gold
Republicans weigh timing of tax cuts for postwar economy
The passage notes Mr. Truman says the current tax burden is heavy but will only be reduced at the proper time, implying a pre-election move to cut taxes. Taft advocates a personal income tax slash effective July 1, while Katt cites political timing for a Truman tax cut.
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Mr. Truman
Democratic Party
Katt
Truman
Taft
States back driving licenses without vision tests
A report notes fifteen U S states require no vision test before issuing driving licenses. It highlights a lack of uniform standards across the nation and suggests potential safety concerns for motorists and pedestrians.
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U. S. States
Blasting Suspected in Centralia Mine Disaster
State Mine Inspector Scanlan testified before a U.S. Senate sub committee that blasting ignited the Centralia mine dust explosion that killed 111 miners on March 25. He cited improperly tamped dynamite with coal dust as a possible blast source. Illinois lawmakers planned a tour of the ill fat shaft as hearings continued.
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Centralia
Driscoll O. Scanlan
U. S. Senate
Scanlan
Senate
Illinois
U.S
Traffic accidents in U S kill and injure hundreds
A nation faced deadly road incidents with multiple fatalities and about 1,150 people reported injured across states. Officials warned drivers to exercise caution as weather and neglect contributed to higher crash rates.
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Enterprise
Sensuous Sirense
Billy Gilbert
Carolina
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Sinbad the Sailor
Technicolor
Maureen O'Hara
Bumstead
Blondie
Bugs Bunny
Paramount
Jane Russell
Louis Hayward
Kent Taylor
Rialto
Bob
Desert
Formosa
State Theatre
Salem Streft
Thomasville
Joan Fontaine
Arturo DE Cordova
Town and Country School
Louis F. Voorhees
Babe
U. S
Augusta
Gware
UNION
N. Weenn St
Cou Lhe
H. J. Heinz Company
Heinz
American Friends Service Committee
Mr. Heins
Heins Company
America
SH. J. Heinze Company
South 12Th St
Philadelphia
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