Sea Mystery Cleared All Hands Safe
The schooner Keewatin reported missing since April 1 rode at anchor near Allars Cay in the British West Indies with four occupants all safe. Coast Guard pilot Don Cobaugh identified the vessel from the air after a wide search with 29 aircraft along the Atlantic seaboard. The Parrot family from Salem Massachusetts and a Windfall crew reported seasick but unharmed. rescue signals were not needed.
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Miami
Fla
Keewatin
Coast Guard
Don Cobaugh
Cleveland
Ohio
Donald Parrot
Salem
Mass
Cobaugh
Coe
Parrott
Lazy Jack
Allars Cay
Pensacola
British West Indies
Ainly
Charleston
Atlantic Seaboard
Parrot
David
Steven
Hadley Parrot
Baltimore
Swansboro
N. C
W. C. Norton
Newport, R. I
Hendersonville woman named NCEA president in Raleigh event
Mrs. Lucille Allen of Hendersonville High School was elected president of the North Carolina Education Association with no opposition at the 65th annual meeting. She succeeds A J C Dawson Jr of Southern Pines. Vice president is Mrs. Margaret McDermott, elected over Miss Eunice Riggins. Dr Clyde Erwin urged teachers to push the biennial appropriations bill before the North Carolina Senate.
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Asheville
Lucille Allen
Hendersonville High School
North Carolina Education Association
NCEA
Allen
A. J C. Dawson, Jr
Southern Pines
Margaret McDermott
Winston-Salem
Unice Riggins
Charlotte
North Carolina
Erwin
Hartzell Spence
Early Adjournment In Raleigh Likely After Easter
Raleigh April 9. The General Assembly faced an after Easter adjournment as two detours slowed the march home. Governor Scott's rural road program caused the first snag, and a conference committee took up the issue after the house and senate failed to agree.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Scott
Senate
Tito Defiant Of Cominform Neighbors
Premier Tito declared Yugoslavia free to trade with the west and urged unity against Cominform pressure. He warned Soviet satellites were trying to incite civil strife and outlined plans to seek western trade arrangements.
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Peoples’ Front
Topchidar
Gastonia Dwelling Wrecked by Blast
A small frame house at the corner of Seventh and Marietta streets in Gastonia was wrecked by a dynamite blast shortly before midnight. Mrs. Minnie Dorsey, believed to be inside alone, was hospitalized for examination and later released.
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Gastonia
Minnie Dorsey
Dorsey
Seventh
Marietta Streets
ECA Fund Bill Passed to House With Bipartisan Support
The $5.58 billion European Recovery Program moves to the House after a 70 to 7 Senate approval for 15 months more Marshall Plan aid to Western Europe. The House aims for quick passage in an extraordinary session, with a slight spending cut and a private investment guarantee added.
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Senate
Western
Europe
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
Massachusetts
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Tiny Balloon Aids Lung Surgery and Gonorrhea Prevention
Navy researchers report penicillin tablets can prevent gonorrhea up to 15 hours after exposure, though not yet for general use. Duke University doctors describe a tiny water inflated balloon device inserted into the windpipe to isolate diseased lung areas during operations.
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Washington
Naval
Navy
W.W.H. Campbell
W. J. Dougherty
D. E. Curtis
U. S. Public Health Service
Ruth C. Martin
Duke University
American Society of Anesthesiologist
Western German State to Be Patterned After U. S.
The 1945 postwar plan to divide Germany into four zones failed to produce unity. The United States Britain and France moved to merge their zones economically while opposing a centralized Russian style regime. The Western powers favored a federal structure with 16 states and a common parliament. Russia refused involvement, leading to the split that persists.
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Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Italy
Africa
Gromyko
United States
France
Britain
U. S
Libya
U. N
Cyrenaica
Ethiopia
Eritea
Washington
ABC
Germany
United State
Agreement On Reich May Eventually Include Russia
Washington officials voiced hope that a new three power German agreement could ease East West tensions and aid talks with Russia. The Western zones will merge under a federal German republic, with military control ending once Germany forms its own government, while Russia holds the east. Acheson Bevin Schuman praised the move amid broader U S efforts including the Atlantic Pact and Marshall Plan aid approval.
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Russia
Germany
Washington
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Senate
Western
Europe
Acheson
Soviet Union
Air Force Budget Soars in Defense Bill Approval
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $15.909 billion national defense bill for the year starting July 1, boosting air force funding as the Army and Navy receive less than Truman requested. Leaders warned of possible unforeseen conflict while stressing anxiety and sacrifice. Gen Bradley said war is not expected within the year, but vigilance remains.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
America
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Omar N. Bradley
Congress
President Truman
National Guard
Conservatives Would Unite In New Party
In Dothan Alabama a States Rights rally hosted by southern Democrats and northern Republicans argued for a coalition party. John Semple Graves of Birmingham framed a nucleus formed in Congress and urged unity with any body holding States Rights and constitutional government. The dinner, attended by over 600 at two dollars a ticket, adopted a resolution inviting all Americans to work with them.
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Dothan
Ala
Alabama
John Semple Graves
Birmingham
Democratc
Congress
Truman
Small Child Feared Dead As Rescuers Enter Shaft
Rescue crews reached 87 to 100 feet in a 120 foot abandoned well in San Marino California where 32 year old Kathy Fiscus is believed trapped. Crowbars crowbars pry away rocks as 50 floodlights illuminate the 25 foot wide shaft while squads struggle to reach the casing. Authorities fear the child is wedged inside the 14 inch pipe with no sound since yesterday afternoon.
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San Marino
Calif
Kathy Fiscus
Don Metz
Kathy
Metz
Barbara
Gus Lyon
Glen
Stock market gains as prices rise on hoped oil news
New York April 9 stock market moved forward cautiously with Richfield Oil leading the advance. Sinclair drew interest after a wildcat well was reported in west Texas, while many majors including Southern Pacific Union Pacific U S Steel General Motors Chrysler Johns-Manville and United Air Lines also posted gains.
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New York
Richfield Oil
Sinclair
West Texas
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
General Motors
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Caterpillar Tractor
Electric Power & Ie
Johns-Manville
J. °. Penney
Radio Corp
American Woolen
United Air Lines
Absence Delays Road Bond Conference At Capitol Square
The conference committee on the road bond bill loses time as Senator Ward ambulates in New York creating a one day delay. The panel comprises five house supporters and three senate advocates with Ward Rankin and Best pushing a one cent gas tax tied to bonds. Debate aims to find common ground next week while local ABC bills await action in the house.
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Senate
House
Hursday
D. L. Ward
Ward
New York
Grady Rankin
E. T. Best, Jr
O. B. Moss
W. T. Hatch
Fred Royster
Frank Huskins
H. S. Gibbs
Seacoast
Tennessee Line
Assembly
ABC
Greensboro
Airlift May Continue For Long Period
The air force plans to keep flying supplies into Berlin indefinitely and does not expect a war in the coming year. Lt. Gen. Rawlings cited daily costs and outlined funding plans while the committee reviewed a 12 month military appropriations bill. Secretary Symington highlighted the B 36 as a key strategic asset amid defense evaluations. Traffic records show North Carolina highway use rising with 56,909 vehicles daily in March, up from last year.
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Washington
Air Force
Berlin
Iop
House Appropriations Committee
E. W. Rawlings
Rawlings
Congress
House
Air Symington
3. E. Anderson
Raleigh
North Carolina
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