Southeast Conference opens for elementary principals in Winston-Salem
About 400 educators from seven states gathered for the three day Southeast Conference for elementary school principals opening in Winston-Salem. Newton Hanes, a member of a prominent local textile and banking family, paid 5100 to the widow of a Negro tenant farmer accused in a related case. A Craven County jury earlier acquitted Hanes of a murder charge in the death of Ishmael Simmons. Hanes testified he shot Simmons in self defense after being told by Mrs. Hanes the man had raped her about a month earlier.
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Winston - Salem
New Bern
Newton Hanes
Winston- Salem
Hanes
Craven County
Ishmael Simmons
Simmons
League of Women Voters selects officers at state convention
The North Carolina League of Women Voters held its state convention near Charlotte where delegates used a machine at cote quarters to approve the nominating committee slate. The proposed officers include Mrs. John Gillin of Chapel Hill as president, Mrs. W H Walter of Chapel Hill as vice president, Mrs. M W Peterson of Charlotte as secretary, and Mrs. Max Miller of Greensboro as treasurer.
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Charilotte
North Carolina
League of Women Voters
Egates
Cote Quarters
John Gillin
Chapel Hill
W. H. Walter
M. W. Peterson
Charlotte
Max Miller
Greensboro
State highway bids set for 43 road projects in 37 counties
State Highway engineers will open bids April 29 on 43 road upgrades across 37 counties. The Highway Commission meets May 1 to review the Acts. About 292.62 miles of projects will be financed from a million dollar secondary road bond issue. Most work targets county roads.
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Raleigh
Rotary conference opens in Ro International district
The 280th district Ro International opened here with a banquet to close opening day events. Banquet speaker is Philip Lovejoy of Chicago Rotary International secretary.
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Shelby P
Ro= International
Tony
Philip Lovejoy
Chicago
Rotary International
Truck Torch Death Sparks Careless Driving Charge
In Jacksonville Oscar Herring twenty of Mount Olive died when a dump truck load of flaming asphalt exploded into his cab. Police charged David Newbold twenty with careless and reckless driving after his left turn collided with the asphalt truck, causing the fatal blaze.
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Jacksonville
Oscar Herring
Mt. Olive
David Newbold
Newbold
Herring
Bank Robbery at Leaksville Bank and Trust
Leaksville police report two armed bandits held up a branch of the Leaksville Bank and Trust Company near noon and fled with 56000 in cash. An alarm was broadcast across North Carolina for two white men. Assistant cashier Mrs Herman Sutliff was pistol whipped as the robbers threatened her.
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Leaksville
N. C
Leaksville Bank and Trust Company
North Carolina
Dick Fowler
Herman Sutliff
Nationwide Oil Walkout Looms After Final Postponement
Third postponement ends as oil unions threaten a nationwide strike on April 30 if wage demands are not met. About 275,000 workers seek a 25 cent hourly rise, with unions warning the action would disrupt refineries and pipelines and pose a defense impact.
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Denver
Wage Stabilization Board
AFL
WSB
Ching
Sawyer Plans New Talks In Final Steel Effort
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer prepared to meet CIO President Philip Murray and United States Steel’s Ben Fairless in a last-ditch bid to avert a government mandated wage rise. Public remarks hint at potential price actions by Arnall and legal challenges looming if wages move forward.
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Sawyer
Robert Fe.lee
United Press Staff
Washington
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Steel Union
Any
CIO
Philip Murray
Bennn F. Fairless
Ofnited States Steel Co
United Steela Iseenatte
National
Press Club
Arnall
Comny
Senate Labor Committee
Truman Seeks Expanded Flood Control in Missouri Basin
President Truman wins early congressional backing for a broad flood control program to guard the Missouri River Basin. Critics warn the move may be linked to his Missouri Valley Authority push. Truman returns from a flood tour with governors and plans to request rehabilitation funds and restored flood control money. Sen. Schoeppel questions blockages on funds. Sen. Thye urges a full survey and funding for preventive engineering.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri River
Missouri Valley Authority
Capitol
Schoeppel
Clarence Cannon
Dmo
House
Edward J. Thye
R-Minn
Congress
Missouri
Mr. Truman
Allies Tie Down Planes In Big Wind
Allied airmen struggled against strong winds from North Korea tying down planes while weather reconnaissance flights were few. Navy reports of heavy fighting included the Silverstein escaping unharmed after heavy enemy attack. 60 rounds fired by Red shore batteries near Hungnam with 45 splashes spotted.
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Dean Smilfes
William Dean
U. S
Korea
Red
Ang
North Korea
Berkeley
Calif
Tokyo
Seoul
Navy
Silverstein
United Nations
Hungnam
Chinnampo
Sinanju
Sukchon
Kumsong
Eighth Army
Nnd
Eormer
Telegraph Talks Resume After 16 Day Telegraph Strike
Washington reports federal mediators arranged a first face-to-face meeting between Western Union officials and AFL union leaders in nearly two months to end the 16 day telegraph walkout. Western Union refuses wage boost while union seeks a smaller package than the company’s 50 cent per hour estimate. talks previously stalled since February 26.
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Washington
AFL
Company
Union Wence
Western Union
J. R. Mandelbaum
Mandelbaum
Two Asheville men receive prison terms for armed robbery
In Mecklenburg Criminal Superior Court Judge Susie Sharp sentenced Luther Lee Trent and Lloyd Carmon Owenby to two to five years each for armed robbery of a Davidson College student. The defendants had pleaded guilty to the charge after the incident weeks earlier.
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Charlotte
Asheville
Davidson College
Mecklenburg Criminal Superior Court
Luther Lee Trent
Lloyd Carmon Owenby
Susie Sharp
Pilot's wife vows nursing home for infant as husband gets two years
Mrs. Verne Goodwin says she would place their baby in a nursing home and work while her Air Force husband serves a two year prison term after his court martial for refusing to fly. Goodwin, 30, was among the first reserve officers court martialed for not flying, with others at Mather AFB and in Antonio.
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EL Paso
Tex
Air Force
Verne Goodwin
Goodwin
Antonio
Mather Air Force Base
Calif
Verne
Teedwin
Suan & Gaustet
Peru
Randolph
Boy Scout
Ndolph
South Carolina Democrats press for Russell nomination stance
South Carolina Democrats served notice to the national party they will demand bargaining for support in the fall elections unless Sen. Richard B. Russell is nominated. Delegates pledged to back Russell while his name remains before the convention, amid calls from Gov. Byrnes for no early commitment. The GOP met and backed Taft with two delegates, four uninstructed, delaying Eisenhower support. Byrnes warned the national party of Jeffersonian limits, hinting at a possible bolt if civil rights issues surface.
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Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
National Party
Sen
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Taft
Robert A. T Taft
Dwight D. Eisenshower
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
National Democratic Party
White House
Congress
Tennessee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kefauver
Douglas
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Sens
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Georgia
Mutual Security
W. Averell Harriman
House
Rayburn
Secretary of
Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Ae Herlong Jr
D-Fla
Western Electric Wage Dispute Narrowed
New York based report says 16,000 striking Western Electric workers and company officials narrowed the dispute to wages. Talks with federal mediators continued after progress on minor contract demands. The CIO Communications Workers strike seeks a 23 cent an hour raise. company offers 10 to 16 cents as talks at Bell System firms proceed.
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Supef
Cyrus Ching
New York
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Pacific Telephone Telegraph Co
California
Allons
Bearden student charged with murder after fatal baseball game incident
John Dale III, 17, Bearden High School baseball team manager, was charged with murder after striking 14 year old Ray Callihan with a baseball during an argument at Fulton High School. Callihan died at Fort Sanders Hospital shortly after admission. Dale admitted to ordering players to move and then swinging the bat as Callihan refused to retreat.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Soeder
Striks
Sheriff C.W. Jones
John Dale III
Bea High
Ray Callihan
Knoxville
Fulton High
Dale
Jones
Callihan
Fort Sanders
Bearden
W.R. Turner
H.B. Webster
Fulton
Hal Clements
Bat
Ihan
Douglas Endorses Kefauver for Presidency
Senator Paul H. Douglas released a message endorsing Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver for the Democratic nomination, saying the people favor Kefauver despite opposition from politicians and bureaucrats. The endorsement follows Adlai Stevenson’s withdrawal and boosts Kefauver’s bid with hopes other Democrats will join.
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Washington
LLP
Paul H. Douglas
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Douglas
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Gov. Stevenson
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Army Warns Dikes May Be Undercut
Missouri River crest threatens East Omaha and Council Bluffs as levees threaten to fail. Army engineers warn dikes could be undercut while workers and guards evacuate along a 16 mile riverfront. President Truman urges a Missouri Basin flood control program amid a national emergency.
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Army
Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
East Omaha
Council Bluffs
Phelps City
Watson
Don G. Shingler
Missouri River Corps of Engineers
Shingler
Missouri
Weather report with temperatures
The forecast notes a low tonight of 42 degrees and a high tomorrow of 70 degrees. Today’s high reached 70 while last night’s low was 42.
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Rotary Meeting
Bulletin
Eea Ee
Mississippi Valley Public Service Co
Winona
Minn
Pilot
S. C
Western Electric
Douglas Endorses
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