Red Ground Fire Knocks Down Eight Allied Planes
Communist ground fire felled eight Allied planes in the Korean theater for the week ending Friday. U N and U S air forces reported similar losses on Red MIG15s and other aircraft while US B29s and B26s attacked rail bridges and front lines. Casualties on Red ground forces were 879 killed and 917 wounded with 36 captured in the period.
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North Kee
Tynes
S. Eichth Og
Washington
Yonchon
Western Electric Strike Pushes New Talks Between Parties
Workers at Western Electric Co plants in Winston-Salem Greensboro and Burlington strike over wages and conditions affecting about 5 000 unionized employees. A wage offer of 8 7 cents per hour faced a 19 cent union demand as talks resumed with CIO CWA and company representatives.
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Greensboro
Burlington
CIO Communication Workers of America
Condh
CWA
John Walker
P. L. Norman
Henry F. Snyder
Norman
Snyder
Oil Strike Threatens Tuesday Across Oil Regions
About 100000 oil workers threaten a strike by Tuesday midnight over a 25 cent hourly raise and better shift differentials. The wage dispute involves oil field, pipeline and refinery workers for Sinclair, Gulf, Texas, Cities Service, Shell, Standard of Indiana, Standard of California and others, with CIO AFL and independent unions backing the CIO Oil Workers International Union. Present wages range from 2.00 to 2.10 dollars per hour.
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Federal Concinnation Service
Sinclair, Gulf, Texas
Cities Service
Shell
Standard of Indiana
Standard of California
CIO
AFL
Churches Vote To Merge Presbyterian Congregations
In San Francisco two Presbyterian churches one white and one Negro voted to merge and worship together. Dr Wesley L Hawes Negro pastor of Hope Presbyterian will lead services with Westminster Presbyterian members in a combined congregation as population shifts reduce the white church’s numbers. Members unanimously supported inviting the Hope congregation to join. In Charlotte the Chamber of Commerce sent a resolution to President Truman urging Edwin S Jones to be defense mobilization chief, noting his status as head of a major construction firm and recent talk of him as a potential successor.
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Wesley L. Hawes
Hope Presbyterian Church
Westminster
Hope Iopers
Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Edwin S. Jones
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Sble
Charles Eilson
Steel industry bets on injunction as court battle rages
Washington officials say the steel industry wires for an injunction against President Truman’s seizure of mills, with the Supreme Court looming. Judge Pine weighs a fast ruling while wage and price issues spark talks and threats of a steel strike if the seizure is upheld or overturned.
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Truman
Supreme Court
U. S
David A. Pine
Holmes Baldridge
Pine
CIO United Nena Teagan
Ye Wd
Thevernment
Clarence Randall
Inland Steel Co
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Hoey and Russell urged as Nation weighs party balance
North Carolina Senator Clyde R Hoey urged end to sectional prejudice in Russell nomination and said a Southern candidate could win. In Dunn North Carolina GOP delegates predicted Republicans carry NC against Truman and Democratic nominee would win only if a Trumanite. In Raleigh a foggy crash killed two Negro men, injuring others. Piedmont Natural Gas directors in Charlotte approved 2.6 million dollars for facility expansion and bond sale to institutions.
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Russell Charlotte
Clyde R. Hoey
Russell
North Carolina
Charlotte
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
Carolina
Compeone
GOP
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Georgia
White House
Congress
Byrnes
Ple
North
Tar Heel Trucker's Rodeo set for Winston-Salem
Jones of the Highway Safety Division directs the 13th annual Tar Heel Trucker's Rodeo at Winston-Salem June 13-14. J. T. Outlaw predicts the event will be the greatest rodeo of all time as professional drivers showcase precision maneuvers.
Small Oil Dealers Demand Share of State Contract
North Carolina's smaller oil dealers asked the state Board of Award for a share of the 2 million gallon gasoline contract. They argued Esso Standard Oil Co., the longtime winner, should not have been awarded again and plan to present figures claiming Esso's bid was not the lowest. The Board met with only two members present, Sen John Larkins and Rep Larry Moore, and upheld Esso's bid after a three hour debate.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Award
Esso Standard Oil Co
Esso
Board of Award
John Larkins
Trenton
Larry Moore
Wilson
Lee
Sno
Ula
Wee
Prisoner Returns For Visit To Central Prison
David Marshall Williams, once jailed for second degree murder and later inventor of the Carbine Williams rifle, returned to Central Prison for a movie showing and spoke with former inmates. He served time starting 1927, with an early release in 1929 after his sentence was commuted.
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David Marshall Williams
Central Prison
Williams
Carbine Williams
Caledonia
Methodists to Consider Controversial Plan Later
The 1952 General Conference ministry committee will revisit allowing women full ministerial status. Debate paused when a reporter took notes. opposition persisted among members. Other issues include creating a coordinating council and dissolving the central jurisdiction affecting 40,000 Negro members, with possible all white jurisdiction adjustments.
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General Conference
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Methodist Church
Gee A
Nebraska
Carty
Ning
Charles C. Parlin
Newark
N. J
Survey Commission
Honeymoon Couple Forced to Land On Raleigh Highway
A Westmont New Jersey couple on a Nassau to Laurel honeymoon trip were compelled to land their plane on Western Boulevard near Raleigh last night due to fog and rain. Earl D. Water and his wife planned to resume their journey today after the emergency landing on the highway.
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Westmont
N. J
Here
Earl D. Water
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Laurel
Western Boulevard
North Carolina Credit Union League Holds 17th Convention
About 200 delegates gathered in Charlotte for the 17th annual convention of the North Carolina State League of Credit Unions.
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Charlotte
North Carolina State League of Credit Unions
River Crest Nears End Of Rampage
The Missouri River crest, after a three week surge, is near bank level in Kansas City and should fall by tomorrow. The flood spread across 475000 acres, forced 87000 people from homes, and threatens Jefferson City with further inundation as President Truman pushes flood control funding.
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Alton
St. Louis
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Truman
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Midwest
Senate
Jefferson City
Russell Opens Campaign On States Rights Drive In South
Senator Richard Russell began his presidential bid with a states rights platform at a Georgia rally and outlined a six point program to restore limited government. He warned against centralization and socialism while pledging equal rights under the law for all Americans. Georgia Democrats signaled a renewed Dixie revolt as they urged Washington to recognize Southern leadership in the party.
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Richard B. Russell
Florida
Russell
Orida
Gavile
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
S. Peters
Washington
Peters
National Unity
Cotton Textile Prices Shake as Demand Slows in Week
New York markets show renewed shakiness with civilian demand at a snail's pace. Mills bid on government orders as buyers show no confidence amid declines in cotton and other commodities. Navy inquiry boosts military textile demand with millions of yards and garments on the radar.
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Army
Navy
Supreme Court to rule on four death row inmates
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear next week appeals from four Central Prison inmates on death row. Speller, Daniels cousins Bernie and Lloyd Ray, and Clyde Brown face life or death rulings after prior state and federal appeals. Their attorney Rabiah Taiyoor led the appeals through multiple courts before reaching Washington.
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U. S. Supreme Cent
Central Prison
Washington
Rabiah Tayioc
U. S. Supreme Court
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Bernie
Lloyd Ray
Greenville
Taylor
Pitt County
Niels Boys
Daniels
U. S
O. John Rogge
Daniels S
Federal Courts
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Supreme Court
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Betty Jane Clifton
Highway Commission
R. Brooks Peters
Brown
Western Carolina Retail Bakers Convention Opens in Shelby
Opening day activities wrap with a dance to close the first session as the Western Carolina Retail Bakers Association meets in Shelby. Delegates convened a two day program with a business session tomorrow led by Knox Caton of Waldensian Bakers Inc. and a demonstration on eye appeal of bakery products.
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Shelby
Western Carolina Retail Bakers Association
Knox Caton
Waldensian Bakers, Inc
Full Dress Truce Parley Set Sunday in Korea
United Nations reported a full dress armistice meeting of five admiral and general delegations scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. local time to break the stalemate in Korean truce talks. Communists agreed to attend but questioned the agenda as the Allies push for prisoner exchange terms and an airfield construction ban.
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Korea
U. N
William P. Nuckols
Rail Shares Lead Stocks In Dull Two Hour Session
Rail stocks led the market as gains in carriers topped a point while many pivots held steady. Investors waited on steel dispute developments with a few issues turning negative after news of deferred dividend action. Studebaker stood out in an otherwise steady automotive group.
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Follawsbee Steel
New Haven
Atlantic Coast Line
Northern Pacific
Santa Fe
Studebaker
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