Break in German talks Could End Four-Power Conference
Moscow reports say the four power foreign ministers council faces a showdown over German issues and reparations. Molotov and Western ministers debate whether to press on with unresolved topics or end the conference with plebiscite proposals and altered German governance amid U.S. and British opposition.
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Moscow
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Four Power Council
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Control Council
Berlin
United States
Britain
Weather outlook for Carolinas with scattered showers
Clouds cover the Carolinas with scattered showers tonight through Saturday. Temperatures run several degrees above normal with no strong changes expected. Western areas may see showers Wednesday or Thursday, with officials noting variability in rainfall across cities such as Charlotte and Wilmington.
Republicans Take Michigan Elects Big Margins
DETROIT April 8 Republicans piled up majorities near two to one in a dull state election. Leland W. Carr led the Republican endorsed ticket for state supreme court justice as Kim Sigler did for governor last fall. With about 1.5 of 3,900 precincts uncounted Carr had 216,984 ballots as total vote neared 400,000 amid floods and spring apathy.
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Detroit
Michigan
Leland W. Carr
Justice
State Supreme Court
Kim Sigler
Carr
Vandenberg Presses Truman Plan to Aid Greece and Turkey
Senator Vandenberg urged Congress to approve a 400 million dollar aid package for Greece and Turkey to head off a chain reaction threatening global peace. He argued against bypassing the United Nations and warned that tying the UN to specific tasks could destroy its potential. He said such aid would prevent Greece from slipping toward communism and triggering a broader East West crisis. The debate was expected to extend a week or more.
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Washington
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Greece
Turkey
United Nations
Vandenberg
Andrei A. Gromyko
Security Council
United States
Winston Plant Strike Hits Brown & Williamson
R J Petree of the Tobacco Workers Union said 3 200 members walked out at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp plants in Louisville Petersburg and Winston Salem. Local 285 leader William L Meredith said wage talks ended without agreement with the company offering 5 cents an hour and last fall granting 5 cents earlier. union seeks 12 cents more than 71 cents for women and 81 cents for men.
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Louisville
R. J. Petree
Tobacco Workers Union
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Petersburg
Winston-Salem
N. C
William L. Meredith
Meredith
Reds Planning Base In China
Chinese press dispatches said Mao Tse Tung and commander Chu Teh directed a new North China base from Linhsien in Shansi province as Communist troops retreated from Yenan. The report places the site 120 miles northeast of Yenan, with Linhsien serving as the leadership center.
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Nanking
North China
Shansi
Mao -Tung
Chu Teh
Linhsien
Yenan
Truman Calls His Cabinet Into Session
President Truman summoned a special cabinet session for tomorrow to examine the price situation. Edwin G. Nourse of the economic advisory council was asked to submit a report. The move follows Truman’s warnings against profiteering as prices rise.
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Truman
Washington
Price situation cited as serious by Nourse and Truman
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, chair of the president's economic advisory council, said prices are seriously high and warned of pressures for higher wages after a White House conference with President Truman. Truman scheduled a cabinet meeting to review the price situation in detail following the advisory council report.
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Washington
Edwin G. Nourse
Economic Advisory Council
White House
Truman
Nourse
Economic Council presses price survey with Truman talks
The economic council continues a price situation survey as Nourse and colleagues visit the White House for a preliminary discussion with President Truman. Democratic party leaders are briefed at Jefferson Junction.
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the Economic Council
Nourse
White House
Truman
Jefferson
Studious Lad Held for Man's Death in Church
A 16-year-old adopted minister's son, Stuart Allen, was charged with the hammer murder of John Frank, the 58-year-old sexton at Christ Episcopal Church in St Joseph. Prosecutor Newcomer said Allen would be held without bond for trial after a signed police statement in which he described striking Frank with a hammer and then drilling him with an electric tool.
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ST. Joseph
John Frank
Stuart Allen
R. Newcomer
James S. Allen
Christ
Allen
Sexton
Frank
Henry Ford Dies In Dearborn Home
Henry Ford of the Ford Motor Co dies at 11 40 p m in his Dearborn home due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Flooding cut power and heating as Ford had spent the day inspecting flood damage around the plant. Funeral services will be at St Pauls Cathedral in Detroit. All Ford operations will suspend Thursday.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Dearrm
River Rouge
Ford
Mr. Ford
Clara Bryant Ford
Thirty Towns In State Have Limited Service
Charlotte April report from Bell System manager E H Wasson notes about 80 North Carolina towns lack dial telephones with local calls only in emergencies. Listed exchanges include Asheville Boone Burlington Gastonia Grover Goldsboro Hamlet Hendersonville Kings Mountain Laurinburg Lenoir Lincolnton Lumberton Morganton Mt Olive Murphy Newland Newton Reidsville Rockingham Rowland Salisbury Selma Shelby Statesville Waco Waynesville Wrightsville. Bell serves 702000 phones. two thirds are dial operated, independent companies hold the rest.
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Charlotte
April
North Carolina
Bell Company
E. H. Wasson
Carolinas
Bell System
Asheville
Boone
Burlington
Giastenia
Grover
Goldsboro
Hamlet
Hendersonville
Kings Mountain
Laurinburg
Lenoir
Lincolnton
Lumberton
Morganton
Mit
Holly
Mt. Olive
Murphy
Newland
Newton
Reidsville
Rockingham
Rowland
Salisbury
Selam
Shelby
Jess Pine
Statesville
Waco
Waynesville
Wrightsville
Bell
Wasson
Two Tar Heels To Be Feted At Washington Tea
Mrs. Charles W. Tillett formerly of Charutte North Carolina and Mrs. Going Woodhouse former UNC faculty member will be honor guests at a tea April 24 hosted by Mrs. Robert E. Hannegan wife of the Democratic national committee chair. Mrs. Woodhouse from Connecticut and former Greensboro resident Mrs. Tillett hold committee roles while guests include cabinet wives and lawmakers at the Hannegan home Spring Valley Washington.
Reds Spring Surprise At UN Meeting
Delegates to the Security Council rushed to obtain instructions from their governments as Andrei Gromyko unveiled a Soviet plan to grant the United Nations the authority to supervise American aid to Greece. The move criticized U S Greece Turkey aid as internal interference. The proposal called for a special Security Council commission to oversee aid though not naming the Truman program directly.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Security Council
Russia
United Nations
Greece
Andrei A. Gromyko
Council
United States
Truman
Turkey
Special Security Council
U. S
King Christian X Suffers Heart Attack
King Christian X, 76, suffered a heart attack Sunday. A royal palace communique said he was ordered to rest for a considerable period and had since recovered. A court source described the attack as severe with respiratory difficulties.
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Copenmagen
Christian X
Anti-Strike Legislation Hits A Snag
Emergency legislation to halt the telephone strike faces stiff opposition in Congress. House Republicans press for Truman’s view on court action while Senate labor members balk at Hartley’s quick injunction bill. A general labor bill seeks temporary court orders tied to health or safety stakes.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Congress
House Republicans
Truman
Senate Labor Committee
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
Pepper
D-Fla
House
Rep. Halleck
Ind
Halleck
Republican Congress
Ball
R-Minn
Smith
Ives
R-Ny
Jenner
R-Ind
Labor Committee
Lewis Expresses Gratification Over Coal Output
Washington April 8 John L Lewis president of the AFL United Mine Workers says coal production yesterday was substantial and orders miners to resume work as each mine is certified safe by federal inspectors. He released a telegram noting re examined and re certified can and strip pits produced well and urging steady safety driven resumption.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Fear Boy Died Of Exposure
Four year old Jimmy Senser remained missing on central Pennsylvania mountains as searchers scoured the area through the night. Lanterns and flashlights combed the windy terrain after he vanished Easter Sunday in only a thin undershirt with a red sweater and bare footprint clues found near his home.
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Philipsburg
Jimmy Senser
Pennsylvania
Jimmy
Telephones In State Crippled By Strike
North Carolina faced widespread telephone outages as 5000 Southern Federation of Telephone Workers members struck. About 200000 of 300000 phones affected, with long distance and most dial exchanges hit. Asheville most disrupted. Some independents and Western Union saw increased use. pickets at struck exchanges.
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North Carolina
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
Independent
Southern Bell Telephone System
Asheville
Bell System
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell
Western Union
State Patrol To Be Bigger
Raleigh April 8 Commander H J Hatcher of the state highway patrol said he would accept 210 additional patrolmen, bringing his force to 423. Applicants must be high school graduates 5 feet 10 inches tall weigh at least 160 pounds and pass strict exams. The new 55 mph speed limit takes effect July 1 along with other provisions of the safe and sane driving law. Appropriations for new patrolmen also begin July 1. Prewar limit was 60 mph. during the war it fell to 35 mph. late in 1945 Governor Cherry raised it to 50 mph.
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Raleigh
H. J. Hatcher
State Highway Patrol
General Assembly
Chery
Fire Loss in Coinjock Believed to Reach 50000
An unofficial survey today puts the Coinjock fire damage at $50,000 after Saturday night flames destroyed the theatre post office building a four family apartment house and a dwelling. Five families were left homeless. Firefighters from Elizabeth City battled the blaze but could not save the buildings. The theatre and apartment house were owned by E Woodard Sr postmaster of Coinjock. The dwelling was owned by Herman Casiano.
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Coinjock
Willard Fulcher
Coast Guard
Elizabeth City
E. Woodard
Comtock
Herman Casiano
Long Distance Part May Be Ended Today
Federal conciliator Peter Mane said the government is hopeful a settlement may be reached today on the long lines division of AT and T. The strike, now two days old, has hit long distance service hardest, though it would not end the overall walkout of about 294 000 workers.
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Washington
Peter G. Maneno
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Long Lines
Manno
John J. Moran
American Union of Telephone Workers
Moran
National Federation of Telephone Workers
NFTW
Edgar L. Warren
Conciliation Service
Tioup
George Genhart
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Wars Ren
Southwestern Bell Telephone Workers Union
Schwellenbach
Senate Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company
A.t.&t
Cor
Liquor Store Election Set for May 31 in Salisbury
Rowan county will hold a liquor store election May 31, chairman J Giles Hudson said after a three week count of petition signatures. State law required 2 178 valid voters to call the election and more than 6 000 names were affixed to the petitions with 3 003 verified to meet the margin.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
J. Giles Hudson
County Elections Board
Hudson
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