Public Hearing Ordered On Rent Control Question
Raleigh April 12 The Senate judiciary committee called a public hearing for Thursday to assess ending rent controls in North Carolina. Senator R N Simms Jr of Wake introduced the resolution for a state wide study. Haynes M White N C association of real estate boards said members may testify seeking fair landlord returns. The House readied to debate bills to permit more than a dozen towns to hold ABC liquor store elections and considered adding Mooresville Salisbury Spencer and East Spencer to voter options.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
R. N. Simms, Jr
Wake
Haynes M. White
N. C. Association of Real Estate Boards
House
ABC
Greensboro
House Committee On
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Salisbury
Spencer
East Spencer
House Judiciary Committee
Reds Oppose Guard for UN Peace Envoys
New York April 12 Secretary General Trygve Lie faces Russian opposition to his plan for an 800 man force to guard U N peace missions worldwide The General Assembly shifts from Lake Success to Flushing Meadow Park amid debate on Mindszenty and Bulgarian clerics and a likely long debate on the issues ahead.
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New York
Trygve Lie
Russia
U.N
U. N
General Assembly
Lake Success
Flushing Meadow Park
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Bulgaria
British Labor Promises More Nationalization in 1950 Plan
The Labour Party pledged to nationalize at least five major industries if returned to power, including cement, sugar, water and key minerals, and to extend nationalization if needed to safeguard shipbuilding. The platform also supports socialized medicine, rent and rationing controls, expanded education and housing, while maintaining price controls and farm supports.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
National Party
Blackpool
Bank of England
World Wide Cable and Wireless Communications Company
Rescue fund honors Kathy Fiscus heroes in Calif
San Marino April 12 The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce reports donations from across the nation for 50 to 60 men who worked beyond exhaustion to rescue Kathy Fiscus. The fund aims to recognize the rescuers with Carnegie hero medals, not pay for hours, while autopsy notes suffocation as the cause of death.
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San Marino
Calif
America
Kathy Fiscus
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Earl V. Grover
Chamber
Rescue Fund Committee
C’o
Los Angeles
UH E
Whitey) Blickensderfer
Paul Hanson
Kathy
Hanson
Robert J
Merchant Prince Selfridge Dies With 1544 Pounds Left
London April 12. Harry Gordon Selfridge American born merchant prince to London who entertained kings died with only £1544 ($6176) to his name. His will filed today discloses the estate size. He died in May after making and losing two fortunes. He founded the London store bearing his name after working in Chicago with Marshall Field who taught department store operation. He was born in Ripon Wise and grew up in Jackson Mich.
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London
Harry Gordon Selfridge
Selfridge
Chicago
Marshall Field
Ripon
Wise
Jackson
Mich
Walnut Cove Liquor Bill Passes on Second Reading
In Raleigh on April 12 the North Carolina House approved on second reading a bill to permit a liquor store election in Walnut Cove by a 41 to 4 vote after Rep. L A Martin switched from no to aye prompting a chance for reconsideration later. The measure follows requests from Walnut Cove officials and most Stokes County commissioners.
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Raleigh
L. A. Martin
Davidson
Dty
House
Walnut Cove
Martin
Greensboro
Leonard H. van Noppen
Stokes
Takes County
Stokes County
House Lines Up for ERP Bill Passage
The House aims for swift approval of the European Recovery Program after Democrats and Republicans blocked changes. The bill totals 5.28 billion dollars plus a 272 million guarantee. Senate action earlier set 5.58 billion with minor differences to be reconciled. Speaker Rayburn and Rep. Priest forecast strong House support as a joint committee irons out remaining differences.
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Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Rep
Priest
D-Tenn
Senate
Dr. Samuel Turrentine 87 Greensboro College President Emeritus
Dr. Samuel Bryant Turrentine 87 former Greensboro College president emeritus died at Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital Elkin after a heart attack. He led Greensboro College 1913 to 1935 and contributed to education and religion in Greensboro. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Samuel Bryant Turrentine
Greensboro College
Hugh Chatham
Turrentine
Lucy H. Robertson
Luther L. Gobbel
Chatham County
William Holt
Annie Amy (Stroud) Turrentine
University of North Carolina
Vanderbilt
Columbia
Yale
University of Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Cartersville Institute
Georgia
Trinity College
Duke University
Westmore
Ark Expedition Sparks Spy Accusations At Soviet Border
Pravda branded a two Greensboro researchers led Noahs Ark search as a spy outfit heading toward Mount Ararat at the Turkish Soviet frontier. Egerton Sykes and Dr. E. Aaron Smith deny spying and outline plans with Hans Roozen to begin in June. Turkish authorities have given preliminary approval.
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Greensboro
N. C
Pravdda
E. Aaron Smith
Egerton Sykes
Communist Party
Mount Ararat
U.S.S.R
London
Pravda
Ararat
Turkey
Sykes
Smith
Hans Roozen
Holland
Roozen
O.K
Noah
Warsaw
Tehran
Student Strikers Return To Fight Following Defeat
New York April 12. Student strikers at the College of the City of New York resume picketing after a brawling round with two faculty members. Night sessions join day students in demanding open trial and ouster of Prof. William E. Knickerbocker and William C. Davis amid accusations of anti-Semitism and dormitory discrimination. Police describe yesterday’s violence as near riot as more than 1 000 students protested uptown.
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New York
College of the City of
William E. Knickerbocker
William C. Davis
Fire crews rescue duck entangled in wires in London
Two fire trucks rushed to London's east end. A ladder reached 100 feet and a firefighter freed a wild duck tangled in telegraph wire, unharmed after the rescue.
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London
Nine More Nazi Officials Convicted of War Crimes
In Nuremberg the U S war crimes court convicted seven high German diplomats and officials as accomplices in the murder of six million Jews. Named are Wilhelm Keppler Hans Heinrich Lammers Richard Walther Darre Otto Dietrich Hans Kehrl Gustav Steengracht von Moyland SS Lt Gen Gottlob Berger Baron Ernst Weizsäcker Ernst Woermann. Eleven of twenty one defendants were convicted so far with more verdicts pending. One defendant Otto von Erdmannsdorf was acquitted on Jewish persecution counts and Bohle was acquitted on crimes against Jews though two counts remained.
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Mernberg
Germany
Europe
U. S
Victed
Wilhelm Keppler
Hans Heinrich Lammers
Richard Walther Darre
Otto Dietrich
Hans Kehr
Gustav Steengracht von
Otto von Erdmannsdorf
Foreign Office
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
Foreign Organization
Lighter Vein Highlights from Capitol Proceedings
In a lighter column Lynn Nisbet recounts playful exchanges in North Carolina politics. Roger Kiser of Scotland faced questions on salary cuts for teachers while Jim Regan pressed for motives, and Ralph Fisher sparked a witty reply from Cliff Bell about tides in Transylvania.
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Congress
Caroline
Senate
House
Roger Kiser
Scotland
Kiser
John Regan
Robeson
Ramsay
Clay Ruling Lets Western Allies Control Krupp Works
General Lucius D. Clay changes the Nuernberg judgment on the Krupp steel empire in the Ruhr. He transfers confiscation authority to the western allied commander, with Krupp and ten executives given prison terms for wartime plunder and slave labor.
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Germany
Lucius PD
Clay
Nuernberg
Krupp
Ruhr
United States
Allied Control Council
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Britain
American
Russia
Central Council
Hesnt
Berlin
Alfred von Krupp von Bohlen Und Balbach
Krupps
Krup
Kaiser
Hitler
Sinee K Krupps
Truman Seeks Senate Approval for North Atlantic Pact
President Truman sent the North Atlantic defense treaty to the Senate for approval calling it a step toward peace. He stressed the pact aligns with the United Nations and U.S. Constitution and requires a two thirds Senate vote to bind the United States. Debates and hearings are anticipated as supporters and critics express views.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
United Nations
Calendar Committee Is Named
Raleigh April 12. Speaker Kerr Craige Ramsay named a calendar committee to run closing-session business and absorb regular-committee functions. Rep. Burl Hardison offered a bill to abolish the wildlife resources commission and shift hunting and fishing regulation to the Department of Conservation and Development. The panel includes Best, Wallace, Allen, Caveness, Edwards, Green, Hoeutt, Lassiter Jr, and Pritchett.
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Raleigh
State Wildlife Resources Commission
State Department of Conservation and Development
Kerr Craige Ramsay
Wildlife Commission
Department of Conservation and Development
Burl Hardison
Craven
Wildlife Resources Commission
House Health Committee
Senate Committee On Public Utilities
House
State Utilities Commission
Commission
The
Utilities Commission
Scott
Ramsay
Rep
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Cabarrus
J. P. Wallace
Montgomery
A. T. Alen
Wake
Shelley Caveness
Guilford
Dan Edwards
Durham
H. A. Green
Hoke
Ronald Hoeutt
Johnston
Robert Lassiter, Jr
Mecklenburg
J. T. Pritchett
Caldwell
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