Molotov Blocks Saar France Merger Talks at Council
In Moscow Molotov resisted immediate approval of an economic merger of the Saar with France as Marshall and Bevin push for a German peace conference plan with over 50 nations. He warned against independent Ruhr and pressed for time to review the proposal while the four power deputies weigh steps.
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Molotov
France
Council of Foreign Ministers
Saar
U. S
State Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Iges
Soviet Union
V. M. Molotov
Rob
Germany
Bie
Tar Heel Gets High Position At RCA Victor
Camden New Jersey April 11 John G Wilson named vice president and general manager of the RCA Victor division of the Radio Corp of America Joseph H McConnell named vice president in charge of law and finance He is a North Carolina native.
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Camden
N. J
John G. Wilson
RCA Victor
Radio Corp. of America
Joseph H. McConnell
North Carolina
Morrisville Calls May 14 Special Mayor Commissioners Election
Morrisville voters will select a mayor and three commissioners in a May 14 special election. The town was incorporated by an act of the recent legislature on April 3.
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Morrisville
North Carolina Weather Forecast Shows Warmer Conditions
The Carolinas will see considerable cloudiness and windy, warm conditions today and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the east. Clearing by Saturday expected with moderate temperatures and a return to above normal highs, while showers linger into Monday before cooler air arrives.
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North Carolina
East Dortion
Carolinas
Bete
Woman to Die in California Gas Chamber
Grey haired Mrs Louise Peete Judson a 69 year old motherly figure is executed at San Quentin at 10 am PST the second woman ever put to death in California. The US Supreme Court again refused to rehear her case and Gov Earl Warren denied clemency citing two premeditated murders spanning years.
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San Quentin
Calif
Louise Peete Judson
California
United States Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Mine Safety Laws to Be Tightened
Senator O Mahoney says federal legislation tightening coal mine safety rules is inevitable after the Centralia disaster. He backs Krug on granting the Bureau of Mines authority to correct unsafe conditions and a larger inspection staff. The subcommittee hears Capt Collisson as it probes United Mine Workers role in the tragedy and safety actions.
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O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Centralia
Wyoming
Secretary of the Interior
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Bureau of Mines
Senate Public Lands
N. H. Collisson
Federal Coal Mines
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Coal Mines Administration
UMW
Lewis’ Union
T. Alan Goldsborough
Immedi
Polish Attache Under Fire Over Anti US Speeches
The United States army asked Poland to recall Col. Tadeusz Podwysocki, chief of the Polish liaison section, for making aggressively anti United States speeches in the presence of allied officers at U S Army Europe headquarters in Berlin. The appeal was conveyed by Lieut Gen Clarence R M Hueber, European command chief of staff, to the Polish military mission head under Allied Control Authority.
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Frankfurt
United States Army
U.S. Army
United States
Clarence R. M. Hueber
European Command
Allied Control Authority
Berlin
Hueber
Tadeusz Podwysocki
Col. Podwysocki
Ruins Of Tornado Searched For Casualties Week Business
United States economy shows a still rising overall trend with signs of levelling off in some regions. Consumers spend cautiously as retail sales dip in certain cities while industrial production and employment remain strong. AP survey notes declining department store unit sales in Kansas City St Louis Dallas and San Francisco.
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Associated Press
United States
Kansas City
St. Louis
Dallas
San Francisco
Inaugurate Rebuilding Process
Tornado damaged panhandle in Texas and Oklahoma totaling 132 dead and about 1305 injured. Rescue crews hunted for more victims as relief efforts mobilized with field kitchens, emergency stations, and supplies. Bulldozers cleared debris while planes, trucks, and trains moved essentials to Woodward and nearby towns. Red Cross listing shows Woodward with 85 dead and over 1000 casualties.
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Woodward
Olka
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Midwest
St. Louis
Ford Buried On His Farm Amid Tribute to Ford
Henry Ford lies buried today beneath a sycamore tree on his birthplace farm while the Ford River Rouge plant resumes operations at midnight in tribute. The factory had been closed since Wednesday out of respect for his death at age 83. His funeral was described as fitting for both prince and pauper alike.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
River Rouge
Ford Motor Co
Death Shaft Was Safe In November
Exeter Pennsylvania April 11 federal inspectors found the Schooley shaft free of gas in a November 14 inspection. The nine men who died were part of a two week series of mine blasts prompting investigations into the flames and causes amid tensions in the industry.
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Exeter
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Centralia
U. S
Pennsylvania
Quake Injures Only 1 Person in Southern California
A Pasadena woman was the lone casualty after two strong quakes and aftershocks rocked about 60,000 square miles. The wrist sprain occurred when she was knocked from her porch as seismologists from Caltech studied the Mojave Lucerne Valley center.
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Los Angeles
California
Pasadena
Las Nevada
Nev
Phoenix
Ariz
California Institute Ofechnology
Lucerne Valley
Mojave Desert
Plot Feared in Venezuela Sparks Emergency Move
Caracas reports a plot against President Romulo Betancourt prompting the provisional government to seek extraordinary powers from the Constituent Assembly. Interior Minister Mario Vargas announced arrests of civilians and retired army officers on charges of conspiring against the state in the past hours.
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Caracas
NPB
Romulo Betancourt
Comstituent Assembly
Mario Vargas
Assembly
Two Negroes Burn to Death In Residence
Two children and a parent died in a Greenville area home when an oil stove exploded around 7 a.m. The two month old Elizabeth Robinson and her parent William Sloan Robinson died in the blaze, while Alma Nell Robinson and Brockhea suffered third degree burns. The explosion halted at the Henry Willimon farm, sending the injured to General hospital.
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Willimon
Fork Shoals Road
J. O. Turner
Elizabeth Robinson
William Sloan Robinson
General Hospital
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Brockhea
Robinson
Henry Willimon
Wallace Attacks Wallace as Disservice in Senate
Senator Eastland labeled Henry A. Wallace a grave disservice for speeches abroad and aiding a neo-Turkish aid program. He accused Wallace of inviting himself to France with Communist leaders and undermining the United States by urging Britain to desert the alliance. Eastland said Wallace lacks broad American support and that his policies have been repudiated at home.
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Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Today
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
France
Great Britain
United States
Forsyth Negro Dies in Gas Chamber at Central Prison
Forsyth county man, Martin, aged Serest-old, died today in the state's lethal chamber at Central prison for the murder of his wife. He entered calmly at ten o'clock and was pronounced dead ten minutes later. Warden Hugh Wilson confirmed the execution and said Martin's mother, residing in Winston-Salem, claimed him.
Finnish government resigns amid postwar economic crisis
Helsinki reports the government of Mauno Pekkala resigning in a domestic political crisis tied to a two month dispute over an economic stabilization program. Pekkala had been premier since March 24 1946 succeeding Juho K. Paasikivi who became president. The cabinet remained trusted by the Soviet Union as tensions centered on wage and price controls.
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Helsinki
Finland
Per Mauno Pekkala
Janes
Pekkala
Juho K.paasikivi
Miet
Soviet Union
People's Democratic Un-I0n
Connally pushes Truman Greece Turkey aid in bold Senate speech
Senator Tom Connally bluntly urged passage of the bill implementing Truman’s program to extend financial and limited military aid to Greece and Turkey. He warned that Soviet aims threaten free nations and urged clear U S resolve against Soviet encroachment.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Russia
Council
Lake Success
Na Vy
Dendramis
UN Security Council
Strike Leaders Demand Face-to-Face Talks on Long-Distance Battle
Secretary Schwellenbach pledged a quick reply to NFTW calls for direct talks with American Telephone and Telegraph and labor officials. Beirne warned of presenting the full story to President Truman if denied a meeting. The policy committee issued a memorandum seeking a rapid end to the nationwide strike.
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Schwellenbach
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Labor Department
Joseph A. Beirne
NFTW
Beirne
Truman
Labor
National Federation of Telephone Workers
A.t.&t
White House
Cotton Export Plans Nearing Completion
E D White assistant secretary of agriculture told the Atlantic Cotton Association convention in Myrtle Beach that all government programs to aid cotton export would be completed this season. He noted favorable factors including the absence of government held cotton and no surplus since 1920, but warned about competition from paper rayon synthetics and foreign cotton. He urged an intensive research program as essential to the industry’s future.
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Myrtle Beach
8. C
E. D. White
White
Atlantic Cotton Association
Anderson
Agriculture Depows
Wilson Resigns UNC Press Post
Dr. Thomas J. Wilson III resigns as director of the University of North Carolina Press to accept the directorship of Harvard University Press. President Frank P. Graham announced the move. no successor has been named.
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Thomas J. Wilson, III
University of North Carolina Press
Harvard University Press
Frank P. Graham
Wilson
The
University Press
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