Marshall Disappointed in Moscow Talks After Four-Power Meeting
Secretary of State George C. Marshall, en route to Washington, voiced disappointment at Moscow, saying an Austrian treaty remains elusive. He noted a brief September meeting at the UN in New York and a London conference in November, with no talk of a big three summit. He cited a fair draft on the Austrian treaty and outlined the Vienna committee meeting set for May 12 to define German assets for preparations.
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School Building Ruling Supports Government Funded Construction
Attorney General Harry McMullan ruled that erecting and equipping adequate school buildings for the constitutional term is a necessary governmental expense and may be funded from any available source without a vote. County boards must provide for erection and maintenance, while city units determine site selection within their jurisdiction. The ruling also notes tax exemptions for sales to U S housing authorities and local housing authorities under North Carolina statutes. INDIGENCY STANDARD and related regulatory authority are also mentioned.
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Wallace Denied Bowl Stage for May Speech
Hollywood directors of the Bowl Association denied a request by the Progressive Citizens of America to use the 20,000 seat venue for former Vice President Henry A. Wallace. President C. E. Toberman said the bowl should not be used as a springboard for ideologies contrary to majority sentiment.
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Henry A. Wallace
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Progressive Citizens of America
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Weather synopsis faces mixed cloudiness and warmth across regions
Weather bulletin notes partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures and scattered showers possible in the mountains. Forecast includes regional highs in the 60s to 80s with lingering humidity as systems move through the Carolinas and southern states.
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Hoey Praised by President for Raleigh Jefferson Day Speech
Senator Hoey of North Carolina received a letter from President Truman praising his Jefferson day speech delivered in Raleigh on April 19. The president said he was informed the speech "brought the house down."
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Nator Hoey
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Truman
Raleigh
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Death Claims C F Lambeth in Thomasville
Charles Franklin Lambeth 64 furniture maker and civic leader dies at his home at 3 30 am after a long illness. He once led Standard Chair as president and at death was secretary treasurer. He leaves widow Mary Johnsonbeth, children Charles F Lambeth Jr, Spencer Carlton, Winfield Blackwell, Hoke Shore, and brothers W A Lambeth and James E Lambeth. Funeral at Main Street Methodist church Saturday afternoon.
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Charles Franklin Lambeth
Standard Chair Company
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Mary Johnsonbeth
Charles F. Lambeth, Jr
University of North Carolina
Spencer G. Carlton
Gardner
Mass
Winfield Blackwell
Winston-Salem
Hoke F. Shore
W. A. Lambeth
Greensboro
James E. Lambeth
Main Street Methodist Church
Tobacco quotas program urged by Southern growers
Southern tobacco growers led by R Flake Shaw executive vice president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation urged a permanent federal tobacco program as a necessity. Shaw spoke before a closed House Appropriations sub committee supporting a budget request of 1 105 000 for administration of tobacco quotas and related tasks including inspection seed and plant export.
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Southern Tobacco Growers
R. Flake Shaw
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
House
Shaw
Alamance Man Heads Board
Alamance county school board chairman H A Scott was elected president of the state school board association at the 10th annual meeting at the university. Other officers named include Dr R L Noblin as vice president Temple Gobbel as treasurer Guy B Phillips as executive secretary and Dr D J Rose E H High Sr and M A Stroup as directors.
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H. A. Scott
Alamance County School Board
State School Board Association
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R. L. Noblin
Oxford
Temple Gobbel
Guy B. Phillips
D. J. Rose
Goldsboro
E. High
Wilson
M. A. Stroup
Cherryville
Gordon Clapp Confirmed as Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman
The Senate approved Gordon S. Clapp as TVA chairman by 36 to 31 after two votes. Clapp, 41, a TVA veteran since 1933, won support from 13 Republicans and 23 Democrats, while five Democrats and 24 Republicans opposed his nomination led by Senators McKellar and Stewart. Clapp is a Wisconsin native.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Dtenn
Tobey
R-Nh
Clapp
Tennessee
Stewart
Wisconsin
TVA
Final Cotton Figures Rise
The agriculture department reports final figures show last year’s cotton crop totaling 8,640,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, up from the earlier estimate of 8,482,000 and below the 9,015,000 in 1945 and the 10-year 1935-44 average of 12,553,000. The Census Bureau notes 1946 cotton ginned at 8,639,595 bales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Prices Stay Out of Line Generally
New York April 25 The nation remains out of balance after a month of price discussion sparked by President Truman. Some prices rose while others held or fell. analysts say many key commodities have not yet seen reductions to trigger a broad retail decline. An price survey lists changes across wholesale commodities April 24 versus a week earlier.
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New York
Truman
Atress
Rent Control Is Up Again In House Action
Washington April 25 The house banking committee reversed to kill a 10 percent rent increase and sent a bill to extend rent controls at least through December 31 A floor fight is expected next week over provisions to end government controls on building materials and construction under the veterans housing act Rep Buffett Neb speaks of no further drive on the issue despite the committee’s 14 to 10 vote reversal.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
House
Rep. Buffett
R-Neb
Women Jurors Advocated in Federal Court Reforms
Washington April 25 report notes proposed legislation to enable qualified women in all states to be called for duty on federal juries. Senator Berry and Judiciary Committee members approve two related bills to improve juror selection methods and provide better compensation for jurors.
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Washington
Atone
Weance
Lie Be Berry
Senate
Clark
Jobless In North Carolina Rising Says UCD Official
Raleigh April 25 P R Fuller Martin chairman unemployment compensation division says unemployment in North Carolina is rising since January. First quarter 1947 8814 benefits vs 7144 last year a 25 percent increase. He cites higher prices weak orders and a shift to part time work as factors with about 3000 workers in 32 textile mills and 13 furniture plants affected across the state.
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P.R. Fuller Martin
State Employment Security Commission
North Carolina
Martin
Melrose Hosiery Mill
High Point
Thomas Mills
Yarbrough Hosiery Mills
Lexington
Sun Spun Manufacturing Company
Man Confesses Twin Killing Near Sylva
Robert Messer of Dillsboro and Earl O Dear of Sylva confessed to beating to death Jack Hall and his wife Margie near Sylva early Monday. Messer made the statement in Bryson City jail where he is held, with O Dear in the county jail. The two men allegedly hired Hall, a taxicab operator, to drive them to Messer’s relative’s home near Dillsboro.
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Robert Messer
Dillsboro
N. C
Ion
Earl O’dear
Jack Hall
Hall
Margie
Newcome
Jackson County
Griffin Middleton
Middleton
Messer
Bryson City
O'Dear
Willa Cather Dies at 70 of Cerebral Hemorrhage
Pulitzer prize winning novelist Willa Cather died of a cerebral hemorrhage in her seventieth year. Born in Virginia and raised in Nebraska, she authored My Ántonia Death Comes for the Archbishop and Sapphira and the Slave Girl, winning the 1923 Pulitzer for One of Ours.
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Princess Elizabeth
Great Britain
Loatsi
South Africa
New York
Willa Cather
Antonia
Solons Call For Report On Meeting With Marshall
Washington April 25. Legislators demand a first hand report on American Russian relations from Gen George C. Marshall. The move follows reports that Dean Acheson may be relieved soon with Robert Lovett viewed as a possible successor as Marshall prepares to return.
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Gen. Geo. Co. Marshall
Moscow
Acheson
Robert Lovett
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Marshall
Judge Banning Picketing In South Carolina Case
In Columbia South Carolina Circuit Judge Duncan Bellinger temporarily enjoined picketing by Southern Bell Telephone Company strikers. The Southern Federation of Telephone Workers AFL must appear May 6 to show cause why the restraint should not be made permanent.
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South Carolina
Duncan Bellinger
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
AFL
Conference Deadlock Seen as Achievement by Mackenzie
The Moscow foreign ministers conference on German and Austrian peace treaties collapsed into deadlock yet signals a Western resolve not to retreat. Marshall accuses the Soviet Union of blocking a four power pact while Molotov accuses the U S of forcing its terms. The Western allies grow more unified under Marshall and Moscow may soon reveal its broader expansion aims.
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Dewitt Mackenzip
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Settlement Pleasing To Reuther
The CIO United Auto Workers settled with General Motors for an 11.4 cent hourly wage increase. UAW President Walter P. Reuther called the package a total economic gain well over 15 cents and said the agreement would set a wage pattern for the car industry this year.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
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Walter P. Reuther
Truman Cabinet discusses nationwide telephone strike
President Truman and his cabinet met for 85 minutes to discuss the nationwide telephone strike now in its 19th day. No action was announced beyond federal conciliators pursuing new union management talks as Krug noted they are starting all over again.
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Truman
Krug
GM Production Workers Get Holiday Pay Boost
Under its terms 220,000 General Motors production workers will receive pay for six holidays in addition to the weekly raise. The company says this holiday pay equals an extra 3.2 cents an hour.
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General Motors
Hold-Up Man Sought After Duke Nurse Shot in Durham
Durham police continue investigation into a hospital shooting and seven fires set inside the Duke hospital complex. Nurse Sue Taylor, 26, of Hillsboro, was shot in the back while with medical student O B Williams of Austin, Texas. Williams was robbed. the suspect fled after the shooting.
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Sue Taylor
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Austin
Texas
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Two Killed In Palestine Bombing Shake Tel Aviv
Bombs hit a police billet in Sarona near Tel Aviv killing two and leaving seven missing. British troops surrounded Tel Aviv as rescue crews searched debris amid fears of further Jewish underground violence. Traffic halted between Tel Aviv and Jaffa and British checks operated in Jerusalem while rumors swirled of possible moves against the Jewish agency.
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Wallace Calls Jewish Resistance Move Needed in Palestine
Paris April 25 Henry A Wallace urged that a Jewish resistance movement in Palestine was necessary to arouse world conscience. He expressed faith Britain would solve the Holy Land problem and uphold the 1917 Balfour declaration. He said there could be no world peace without justice for the Jewish people.
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