Johnson says arms program cost spread over three years
Secretary of Defense Johnson tells senators the United States will fund Truman’s arms program with 60 percent cash and 40 percent contract authority. The plan could spread the $1.45 billion cost over two or three years as the joint chiefs prepare their report to Congress.
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Washington
Johnson
Truman
America
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Western
Europe
Saltonstall
R-Mass
U. S
United States
Forsyth Board Clears Doctor Fleming of DUI Claims
Forsyth County commissioners exonerate Dr Samuel Wallace Fleming of accusations by six registered nurses that he was drunk on duty at the county hospital. The investigation found the charges unfounded and dismissed them, with affidavits praising his character from Winston Salem doctors and officials. He serves as assistant to hospital superintendent Dr T Vestal and the board did not consider nurse affidavits on hospital management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N. C
Forsyth County
Samuel Wallace Fleming
Board of County Commissioners
Fleming
T. Vestal
Nation's Retail Purchasing Power Reaches New High
Commerce department data show consumer incomes up 2.6 percent in the first half of the year versus 1948, boosting retail purchasing power to a record annual rate of 213.4 billion dollars. May to June gains come from higher farm receipts and the first factory payroll rise since last September, while inventories fall about 1 billion. Publicly reported cash dividends in June rose 13 percent to 825 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Truman
Edwin G. Nourse
Special Law Passed For One Tar Heel
The Senate passed and sent to the White House a bill to allow Garland F. Fulcher of Oriental North Carolina to fish from his own foreign built boat. The German built craft could not be used in coastwise trade or U S fisheries, prompting the need for the legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Garland F. Fulcher
Oriental
Senate Commerce Committee
United States
Sampson County votes dry by wide margin
In Clinton, Sampson County rejected ABC liquor stores by about four to one. Unofficial results from 19 of 21 precincts show 4,192 against and 942 for the stores. The county had banned wine sales about three years ago, beer remains legal with a county election set for November 1.
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Clinton
Sampson County
ABC Liquor Stores
Tremors and Looting Hit Ecuador After Quake Toll Reaches 6000
In Quito and across the Andean region, fresh tremors deepen fear among 150000 homeless as officials confirm about 6000 dead. Soldiers fire on looters around Pelileo while U S Air Force planes deliver food and medicine to blocked towns.
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Quito
Ecuador
Andes
Ambato
Pelileo
Pilot Escapes After Navy Jet Crashes Over Waterway
Lieutenant Jack Frauen of Cecil Field Florida parachuted from a disabled Navy jet into the inland waterway south of Charleston South Carolina. He landed with a fractured leg and minor injuries and was treated at Walterboro and Charleston hospitals. An air search was halted after Frauen phoned in from Walterboro. Officials suspected a icing thunderstorm caused the crash near Bennett Point.
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Charleston
S. C
Jack Frauen
Cecil Field
Fla
Here
Walterboro Hospital
Navy
Sixth Naval District Hospital
Cherry Point, Marine Airbase
Jacksonville
Frauen
Walterboro
Earl M. Collison
Bennett P Pint
Advertising Committee Seeks Powers Clarification
The Advertising Committee of the State Board of Conservation and Development votes to seek a ruling from Attorney General Harry McMullan on its authority. The move follows Governor Scott naming Charles J. Parker to head the advertising division and comes amid tense exchanges during nearly two hours of discussion.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Board of Conservation and Development Today
Harry McMullan
McMullan
Scott
Charles J. Parker
J. Wilbur Bunn
Morehead City
Ford Davis
Zebulon
Bunn
Davis
Truman Signs Bill Unifying Three Services
President Truman signed the armed services unification bill in his oval office ceremony. Senators, representatives, defense heads, and top brass witnessed as the measure strengthens Secretary Johnson’s control over the military while drawing a criticism over new restrictions on the National Security Council membership. The President called the bill generally progressive and aimed at a balanced, effective national defense.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Oval Room
Defense Establishment
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Johnson
Mr. Truman
National Security Council
Commission On Organization
Executive Branch
Council
Quiet Day in New York Stock Market Activity
Stock trading was quiet with mixed prices in New York on August 10. Leaders mostly unchanged while many issues posted small gains or losses and several major names including General Motors Sears Roebuck and Kennecott moved modestly. West Penn Electric rose at first before retreating slightly while Nickel Plate fell from yesterday’s gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Penn Electric
Nickel Plate
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Dresser Industries
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
J. I
North Carolina bidders win sale of state notes
The state sold seven and a half million dollars of bond anticipation notes with two NC bids leading. Charles M. Johnson of First Securities Corp Durham won at an adjusted rate of .5233 percent, with near parity in premium versus Brank & Trust Co Wilson at four percent nominal. Officials tout sound NC finances despite close competition.
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North Carolina
Charles M. Johnson
First Securities Corporation of
Durham
Branck & Trust Company
Wilson
Committee Protests Parker Appointment by Governor
Committee members condemned Governor Scott for naming Charles J. Parker to direct the state advertising program. McMullan cited the law that department personnel must be selected by the director of conservation and development with board approval. The panel returned to decide its course on Parker’s appointment.
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Scott
Charles J. Parker
McMullan
Conservation and Development
Parker
Advertiser Ayer and Gillett Ties Stir Controversy in State Naming
Ayer and Gillett of Charlotte received the state's 150000-a-year advertising contract while tied to Bunn. Davis accused Bunn of representing the firm during incorporation but later withdrew the claim after Bunn denied the charge. Davis said other information remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer and Gillett
Charlotte
Bunn
Davis
Two Little Girls Die Pushing Stalled Auto Near Train
In Seneca South Carolina on August 10 a stalled car on the Southern railway was pushed by the mother and two women to clear the tracks. A southbound train struck the vehicle killing daughters Tommie Lee Hutson age 6 and Mary Guy Hutson age 8. The women escaped injury. The girls were children of Sgt. Thomas M. Hutson a Clemson College instructor and Mrs Hutson formerly Eva Guyzell Stroud of Taylorsville Mississippi.
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Southern Railway
Hutson
Nell Burgess Stroud
Taylorsville
Jimmy Simpson
Eddie Weathers
Southern
Sergeant Hutson
Clemson College
McComb
Miss
Eva Guyzell Stroud
Vampire slayer Haigh hanged at Wandsworth Prison
John George Haigh a 39 year old business executive known as the vampire slayer was hanged at Wandsworth prison for the murder of Mrs Olivia Durand. He confessed to nine killings and his conviction followed a July 19 trial.
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London
John George Haigh
Wandsworth
Olivia Durand
Deacon
Kerber Money
Dozens Die as Greyhound Bus Crashes in Indiana
A Greyhound bus from Indianapolis to Bloomington crashed after hitting a bridge abutment near Bloomington, killing fifteen and injuring twelve. The bus carried 37 passengers. bodies were loaded for identification as fire and police worked the wreckage amid ongoing investigations.
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Bloomington
Ind
Greyhound
Robert W. Lyons
Monroe County
Indiana National Guard Armory
Wayne Cramer
Indianapolis
Envy Uour
Muddy Fork Creek
van Horn
Edgar Davis
Davis
Everett Miles
Joseph Master
Ten Thousand Polio Cases Reported in U S Today
New York reports about 10,000 infantile paralysis cases across 36 states, up from last year. Dr. Hart E. Van Riper, medical director of the national foundation, announced the figures after a conference on pooling finances for victim care, naming Arkansas and Oklahoma as states with high case counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Associated Press
van Riper
Foundation
Federal Security Administration
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Quality Leaf Prices on Border Belt Shift Sharply
Border belt leaf prices moved from $1 to $2 with gains and losses split. The Carolinas flue-cured border belt showed heavier sales but poorer quality than Monday. Monday set a season high of 10,107,015 pounds at $53.20 per cwt. yesterday prices ranged from 65 to 12 dollars for various leaf grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Carolinas
Federal-State Department
Hoover at 75 Only Living Ex President
Merbert Clark Hoover turns 75 as tributes pour in from around the world. Stanford University plans a 5 p.m. address at Frost Amphitheatre with 12 000 to 14 000 expected, honoring the former president who led the nation from 1929 to 1933 and remains active in public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Calif
Merbert Clark Hoover
Frost
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Arkansas
Maryland
Earl Warren
California
New Mexico
Vermont
Idaho
Alabama
Virginia
South Dakota
Kansas
New York
Washington
Iowa
Leland Stanford University
United States
Truman
Commission On Organization
Brannan Promises Consumer Share in Farm Surplus
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan urged that consumers share in abundant farm production during a speech at North Carolina Farm and Home Week in Raleigh. He vowed to move surpluses into affordable markets and cited the 3.4 billion bushels corn crop as a major challenge, projecting a possible 500 million bushels surplus. Governor Scott introduced him and urged rural electrification and telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Charles F. Brannan
Agriculture Secretary
North Carolina
N. C. State College
Riddick
Brannan
Scott
Western Union Reports 1949 Six Months Revenue and Deficit
Western Union Telegraph Co. reports gross revenues of 90,588,068 dollars and an operating deficit of 3,672,241 dollars for the first half of 1949. The figures come from New York as of August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
New York
Western Union Telegraph Co
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Tim
Van
Frie
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Slran
Philippines
Korea
State Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Forsyth Board
Dry
Salasaca
U. S. Air Force
Galo Plaza Lasso
Helena
Mont
Forest Service
Advertising Committee
Capitol Square
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