Civilian Production Soaring Amid War Industry Push
Washington April 27 The Civilian Production Administration reports March saw its greatest gains since VJ Day with 1.3 million more jobs and 55.7 million people employed though an April slump is expected due to the coal strike. Veterans job gains and farm work absorbed workers as Small warns the nationwide steel strike and coal shutdown will strain steel supply in 1946.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
March Ress
CPA
So Ag
Small
Comeek Market Arch
Memt
United Mine Workers
OPA
Tel Aviv Under Curfew After British Soldiers’ Raid
Maj. Gen. Cassels declares the entire Tel Aviv Jewish community responsible for a raid that killed seven British soldiers. He orders an immediate curfew from 6 pm to 5 am and bans motor traffic in two districts to secure public safety. Police seek members of the armed group involved.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
A. J. H. Cassels
Sixth Airborne Division
Elieser Persian
Cassels
Palestine
Cassel
Two Boys Die In Hot Springs Jail Fire
Flames swept through a rear jail cell in Hot Springs town hall at 7 15 am killing two men named Frank and Arnold Gentry aged 22 and 16 from Portsmouth Virginia. Sheriff Ramsey said they were arrested at a local restaurant around 3 am on public drunkenness charges and jailed.
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Hot Springs
N. C
Hot Springs Town Hall
Madison County
Jeter P. Ramsey
Frank
Arnold Gentry
Portsmouth
Milton Landers
Veteran Reporter Richard H. Little Dies in Virginia
Richard Henry Little aged 76, famed Chicago Tribune correspondent and columnist, died of pneumonia at his OLD CHURCH Virginia home. He fell ill last Monday and received penicillin but did not recover. Burial set for Immanuel Episcopal Church yard with services tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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Old Church
Richard Henry Little
Virginia
Chicago Tribune
Immanuel Episcopal Church
Australian Deputy To UN Resigns
Australian deputy to the United Nations Security Council Lt. Col. William R. Hodgson resigns due to his wife’s illness in Paris. He will be replaced by Paul Buck, counselor at Australia’s permanent mission, and will serve as Hodgson did during the council’s current session.
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New York
Australia
William R. Hodgson
United Nations Security Council
Paris
Council
Hodgson
Paul Uck
United Nations
Herbert Evatt
War Prisoners Still Needed For Harvests
President Truman told Senator Wheeler he cannot justify delaying the return of German prisoners of war. Wheeler released a letter showing Truman declined to extend POWs stay for farm labor, noting about 50,000 were already engaged in harvesting crops and pulpwood production.
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Washington
Truman
Sen
Wheeler
D-Mont
Mo Pe
Em Nt
Argentina To Lend Spain Food Money in 30 Million Peso Loan
Buenos Aires reports an agreement to lend Spain 30 million pesos to buy food, signed Tuesday, with no international political significance claimed. Madrid says it’s a current account loan, not new credit, while Buenos Aires notes the cargoes would go to Spanish distributors to avoid domestic use by Franco.
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Buenos Aires
Foreign Office
Argentina
Spain
Madrid
Generalissimo Franco
United Nations Security Council
Franco
Phillips Orders Thorough Inquiry Into Isbell Death
Mayor Earl N. Phillips ordered a complete inquiry into the imprisonment hospitalization and death of Harry Isbell a local printer who died in a hospital. City officials including Dr R A Herring and E K Ingram were questioned about alleged neglect and the investigation will be reviewed at the May 7 city council meeting. Hospital reports cite pneumonia as the cause of death.
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Harry Isbell
Earl N. Phillips
High Point
Roy Braden
Phillips
R. A. Herring
E. K. Ingram
J. A. Lowdermilk
Braden
Herring
A. R. Crisp
Lenoir
Isbell
R. L. Isbell
Russia Backs Up On Demand For Big Slice
The Iron Ministers conference in Paris discussed dividing Italy’s navy among the United States Britain France and Russia. Russia retreated from a demand for a third of the fleet and proposed further armistice modifications. A four man expert panel was named to size and apportion the Italian navy, with emphasis on possible Italian access to four heavy cruisers.
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Joseph Dynan
Paris
Iron Ministers
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Trieste
Rome
Rucker Wins Democratic Chairmanship in Guilford County
In Greensboro on April 27 Pierce C. Rucker defeated Eugene Shaw for the Guilford county Democratic executive committee chairmanship by 39 to 25 with 64 of 69 voters participating. High Point delegates voted as a unit. Eleven of seventeen High Point votes were for Rucker. Byron Haworth was re elected vice chairman. Mrs. John Story named Greensboro vice chair. L S Wyrick re elected secretary. James E Coltrane re elected treasurer.
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Greensboro
High Point
Pierce C. Rucker
Eugene Shaw
Guilford
Pull Over Earns Orchid for Careful Driving
In Chattanooga Tennessee on April 27 Mrs. George Clark received an orchid from a police officer for careful driving after she obeyed a command to pull over. The officer issued a traffic ticket with the award ceremony set at radio station WAGC.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
George Clark
Navy Carrier Maneuver Uses Aircraft Deck Gyro to Aid Turning
A naval tactic using groups of aircraft lashed to flight deck corners pitches the carrier around its axis, potentially a permanent auxiliary to harbor tugs. The piece also reports a 27 day coal strike creeping paralysis threatening power for Chicago and other eastern metros with May deadlines looming.
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Upp
Tne
Orng
Navy
Pittsburgh
Chicago
John L. Lewis
Afl-United Mine
Commonwealth Edison Company
Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Oscar FE. Hewitt
Chicago Public Works
Mississippi
Army Plane Feared Down In Mountains
A missing army fighter plane believed to have crashed in the snowbound northern Pennsylvania mountains eluded searchers who scoured the area on foot. Four Andrews field planes were to join the hunt at dawn as Army and private crews pressed the search.
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Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Andrews Field
Washington, D. C
Selfridge Field
Mich
New York
Mitchell Field
George Meyers
Wana
George Will
Moscow Radio Criticizes UN Spanish Question Handling
Moscow radio condemned the United Nations Security Council for handling the Spanish question, calling it a duplication of League of Nations mistakes. Commentator K. Hoffman said Russians support measures to destroy fascism and criticized time wasted on commissions instead of firm international action.
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London
United Nations Security Council
League of Nations
Moscow
United Nations
K. Hoffman
New Bus Lines To Greensboro Proposed
The state utilities commission docketed 26 petitions and franchise applications for hearings from May 31 to June 26. Hearings will be held in Asheville Hickory and Raleigh. One application is Community Transit Lines Winston-Salem for passenger service from High Point to Greensboro via Groometown.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Asheville
Hickory
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Groometown
Generalissimo Takes Hand In Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek took a personal role in Manchuria talks, meeting General Marshall after returning from Chengtu. A Communist spokesman said a truce could come by Monday as Marshall also pressed Chou En-Lai and democratic league mediators to halt fighting before the capital shifts to Nanking.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
Chengtu
Szechwan
Marshall
U. S
Chiang
Nanking
Chou En-Lai
Iator
Democratic League
Rancher crawls 18 hours to reach help after leg break
Rapid City rancher Ben Powers crawled 18 hours dragging a broken leg to seek assistance. He was found by his wife and son at 4 a m on Friday near a highway after being trapped under a bundle of steel posts while unloading from a truck. He suffered skin burns along his left side from the crawl and remained in hospital. The accident happened at 10 a m Thursday.
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Rapid City
S. D
Ben Powers
Mid-Spring Snow Falls Across New York State
A mid-spring snowfall swept across most of New York with drifts up to 18 inches near Syracuse. The New York City area had rain while the western part of the state stayed overcast. Plows cleared highways near Syracuse as a foot of snow fell and drifted in spots. Temperatures hovered around freezing statewide.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Syracuse
New York City
Ed State
Iceland PM rejects plan for U S base rights
Iceland Prime Minister Olafur Thors announced his government could not grant the United States rights for an air base on Iceland on the strategic Atlantic route. American officials said talks may resume after Iceland’s June 30 elections, with Washington still open to UN membership and future base discussions.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Olafur Thors
Iceland
United States
Moscow
War
Navy
United Nations Security Council
Thors
State Department
United Nations
U. N
Uni Nations
Russia
Lwo
One Killed Three Injured In Auto Crash Near Pennyburn
Merrill McWharters a 24 year old resident of High Point Route 2 was killed instantly when the car he occupied with two others crashed into the rear of a truck on the Greensboro highway near Pennyburn. Frank Carroll 24 of 207 Pope street and Wilma Bedenbaugh 20 of Phillips street were injured Frank Carroll was driving the car and W A Fedorowicz of Pennyburn was driving the truck Mrs Fedorowicz was tossed to the ground and treated at the scene Highway patrolmen filed no charges against Carroll or Fedorowicz early this morning
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Merrill McWharters
High Point
Carroll
Greensboro
Secretary Sees Springtime Flood Of Wheat Export
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson predicts a springtime flood of wheat from farms to elevators for export to hungry abroad. He spoke with UNRRA Director General Fiorello H. LaGuardia on a National farm and home hour broadcast, citing a 30 cent bonus for wheat delivered before May 25 to tip 100,000 bushels for export by July 1. He stressed no plans to requisition wheat from farmers and urged cooperation among elevators, farmers, and officials to meet the goal.
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Washington
Anderson
UNRRA
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Home Hour
Agriculture Department
Dean Acheson
Department of Agriculture
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