Moscow Denounces Tito Regime as Enemy in Soviet Note
Moscow charges Tito regime with aligning with the West and being an enemy of the Soviet Union. The Russian note to Yugoslavia cites April 1947 shifts on Austrian territory and marks Moscow’s strongest term yet in a string of diplomatic exchanges over Yugoslav claims and the Paris talks.
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Moscow
Russia
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Belgrade
Paris
Kremlin
London
One Vote Cast Against Clark Confirmation
The Senate Judiciary committee approved Tom C. Clark for Associate Justice by 9 votes to 2. McCarran initially avoided naming who voted against Clark, then cited Senators Donnell and Ferguson as opponents. If no further action is taken, confirmation may wait until after Mannan’s addition and Senate action remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tom C. Clark
J. Howard McGrath
DRI
Sitc— Clark
Rman McCarran
D-Nev
Clark
Donnell
Ferguson
R-Mich
McCarran
Senate
Mnn
Lupton dismissed as North Carolina wildlife chief
Raleigh Aug 12 The Wildlife Resources Commission announced the dismissal of D Warren Lupton Jr chief of law enforcement after 18 months on the job He will be terminated within 30 days Executive director C P Patton cited the need for loyalty to commission policies Lupton a longtime state wildlife worker from Pantego had clashed with Patton over the past 90 days He previously served at New Holland
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Raleigh
Wildlife Resources Commission
D. Warren Lupton, Jr
C. P. Patton
Commission
Patton
Lupton
Boy 13 shoots father for bicycle money in West Virginia
State police say 13 year old Jerry Riggs murdered his father Harry Livingston Riggs 48 to obtain 60 dollars for a bicycle. The boy waited in a cornfield and shot him with a .22 rifle then fled with 60 of 1315 dollars. He was jailed on murder charges as residents learned of the grim plan.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Jerry Riggs
Harry Livingston Riggs
Ballmansville
Cpl
R. C. Culp
West Virginia
Jerry
Riggs
Nenang
Bradley to be permanent chairman of the joint Chiefs
President Truman selects Omar Nelson Bradley as permanent chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff with no command authority. Bradley, 56, a West Point graduate and former Army Chief of Staff, will lead the combined services while Admiral Louis Denfeld and General Hoyt Vandenberg join him on the council. Eisenhower serves as temporary chairman pending the new law.
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Joseph
Goodwin
Washington
Omar Nelson Bradley
G.l.’S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Truman
Bradley
Joint Chiefs
Navy
Air Force
Veterans Administration
J. Lawton Collins
Louis Denfeld
Denfeld
Hoyt Vandenberg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Clark, Mo
West Point
House Wage Bill to Be Revamped in Senate Path
Washington reports the House approved a minimum wage bill by 361 to 35 and sent it to the Senate where Taft predicts broad Republican support for a 75-cent floor. Senate action may differ from the House version, possibly requiring a compromise bill before any change to the 1938 law.
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Washington
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Congress
MacArthur Declines U.S. Return to Testify on Arms Bill
Tokyo August 12 General MacArthur refused a senate invitation to return to Washington to testify on the foreign arms aid bill. He said he is needed in Tokyo amid critical Far East events and that China lies outside his command. He noted his views are on file with the Army.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Senate
Washington
Far East
China
Department of the Army
Defense Johnson
Knowland
Calif
Truman
Marthur
United States
United State
N C AMVETS Open Business Session Today
North Carolina AMVETS opened its annual convention with a second day of business sessions in Raleigh. About 400 delegates are expected as registration opened. Brigadier General R M Cannon of Fort Bragg will stand on the reviewing stand for Saturday’s parade and speak at a V J Day memorial service. Lt Col Roswell Rosengreen chief of the army public information office will speak at the banquet Saturday night. Officers will be elected Sunday morning.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Amvets
James H. Pou Bailey
Gordon Gray
Army
Gray
R. M. Cannon
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
General Cannon
Praner
Col
Roswell
Rosengreen
Public Information Office
Durham Arterial Highway Project Proceeding After Delays
North Carolina highway officials announced contracts for an arterial highway through Durham. After a July 26 bid let and local protests, officials said a trip to Durham reviewed the plan and the project will proceed. Low bidders include Edison Construction Co. for roadway, John H. Brinkley for structures, J. C. Winters and Sons for house moving, and J. H. Brinkley again for separation work.
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Raleigh
Highway Commission
Durham
W. H. Rogers, Jr
Henry W. Jordan
James A. Barnwell
Burlington
Edison Construction Company
Mocksville
John H. Brinkley
Thomasville
Bumper Crops May Lower Farm Prices After Boom Years
U S agriculture economists predict a fall in farm prices within months as bumper crops and rising pork supplies boost overall production. Parity measures indicate prices are just above fair levels, marking a shift from farmers’ advantage after the wartime boom to potential declines ahead.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Russia Is Only Threat to World Peace Says Vandenberg
Washington Aug 12 Gen Hoyt Vandenberg told the House Armed Services Committee that the Soviet Union is the only major military threat to U S security and world peace. He defended Air Secretary Symington and urged removing charges of dishonesty before proceeding with the B 36 bomber inquiry.
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Washington
Hoyt Vandenberg
Russia
United States
House Armed Services Committee
Vandenberg
Air Force
Symington
Soviet Union
Railroads Approved Four Percent Freight Rate Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a new four percent general rate rise for railroads, despite warnings that further increases could curb business. The move, expected to raise about 293 million dollars annually in freight charges, accompanies the planned September 1 start of the 40 hour work week, which may lift railroad costs by roughly 380 million dollars yearly.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Direct VA To Proceed On Hospitals Bill Introduced
Rep Rankin introduces legislation directing the Veterans Administration to resume 24 hospital projects including a 921 bed Salisbury North Carolina neuropsychiatric hospital and 500 bed general medical facilities in Charlotte North Carolina with additional 200 bed sites in Greenville and Columbia South Carolina and a 100 bed general medical hospital in Thomasville Georgia.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Rankin
D-Miss
Man
Congress
Salisbury
N. C
General Medical
Charlotte
Greenville
S. C
Columbia, S. C
General Medical Hospital
Thomasville
Commission Would Speed Up Rural Roads Program
The North Carolina Highway Commission aims to speed the $200 million secondary road program by testing mileage based earthwork contracts in Wake Lenoir and Pender counties. Bids open Aug 30 on three projects as engineers would not recheck final estimates, potentially speeding grading by 50 to 75 percent and freeing staff for other work.
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Raleigh
Highway Commission
Wake
Lenoir
Pender
Henry W. Jordan
Tennessee
Kentucky
W. H. Rodgers, Jr
Deep Freeze Unit Gifts Investigated
Senator Mundt links Maj Gen Harry H Vaughan to an alleged plot in the five percenter inquiry while tracing freezer gift scandals tied to Mrs Harry S Truman and other notables. Vaughan offers to testify. the White House denies knowledge as the committee probes waitt and Hunt connections.
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Washington
Senator Mundt
Harry H. Vaughan
Harry S. Truman
Vinson
Senate
White House
Vaughan
Truman
James V. Hunt
Army
Hunt
Alden H. Waitt
Waitt
Army Chemical Corps
Secretary of the Army
Gordon Gray
Herman Feldman
Gray
Fleming Case Reopened by Forsyth County Board
Forsyth County commissioners reopen the investigation into charges against Dr.uel Wallace Fleming, hospital physician. affidavits from Mrs. Dolly Goins and Laura Ann Nelson allege drunkenness and offenses during hospital stay in late June and early July. Local attorney Nat Crews and County Attorney Cress oversee inquiry with support from commission members.
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Winston Salem
Forsyth County
Uel Wallace Fleming
Hosital
Dolly Goins
Omasville Road
Laura Ann Nelson
Walkerton
James G. Hanes
Roy Craft
Craft
Forsyth Board of Commissioners
Hanes
Nat Crews
Trading Drones on Stock Market Trade Day
NEW YORK August 12 trading droned along with a slightly mixed day in the stock market. Stocks moved higher for New York Central Illinois Central Pennsylvania Railroad Paramount International Telephone and Telegraph Air Reduction Philip Morris Studebaker J I Case Distillers Seagrams and Admiral Corp while declines occurred for Nickel Plate Texas Company United Gas Corp Kennecott Copper Phelps Dodge Homestake Du Pont Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Goodyear Montgomery Ward Caterpillar Tractor and Radio Corp.
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New York
New York Central
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paramount
International Telephone & Telegraph
Air Reduction
Philip Morris
Studebaker
J. 1. Case
Distillers Corporation Seagrams
Admiral Corp
Nickel Plate
Texas Co
United Gas Corp
Kennecott Copper
Phelps Dodge
Homestake
Du _ Pont
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Herbert Hoover
Palo Alto
Stanford University
Wallace Sterling
N. C. Wildlife Enforcement
G.L
High Point
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Japan
Georgia
Carl Vinson
U. Air Force
Armed Services Committee
Rep. Vinson
Gen. Vandenberg
N.C. Amvets
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