Forest Fires Rage Across U S And Canada
Wildfires sweep Maine and western states while Quebec battle ends with saved villages. Evacuations mount as livestock perish and thousands of acres burn. San Diego declares emergency amid new Deluz Canyon blaze. wind shifts aid firefighting efforts.
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Maine
Quebec
San Diego County
California
Deluz Canyon
Fallbrook
Terrebonne Heights
Pincourt
Montreal
Austin H. Wilkins
Idaho
Tobacco Prices Steady In East
Tobacco prices held steady on North Carolina eastern flue cured belt while edging up on the Carolina Border Belt. Eastern Belt averages showed slight gains for better leaf and cutters, with poorer grades easing. Border Belt demand remained firm with several prices $1 to $5 above Friday.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Carolinas
Federal State Market News Service
Border
Little Chance for Luxury Tax Repeal This Session
In Washington the push to cut wartime excise tax rates faces skepticism. Chairman Doughton says a $5 billion federal deficit makes a slash unlikely this year. Rep. Martin counters that pressure could still yield action. Some Democrats press for reductions on furs cosmetics jewelry and luggage.
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Washington
Congress
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Coughton
Martin
Massachusetts
Muler
New York
Davenport
Pennsylvania
False ideas about liquor effects discussed at temperance convention
Dr. George F. Dunkelberger told the 75th annual convention of the Womens Christian Temperance Union in Philadelphia that many school age youths believe alcohol is a stimulant. He said alcohol actually depresses and pulls a person down and urged education to correct these notions. He criticized avoidance of liquor discussion in schools due to drinking culture and teacher criticism.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania School of Alcohol Studies
George F. Dunkelberger
Susquehanna University
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Textile Manufacturer Foresees Upswing
Boston August 23 A Massachusetts industrial executive reports definite signs of recovery in the cotton textile industry. Pepperell Manufacturing Co President Russell H Leonard says adjustment is far along and increased demand may appear in the fall. He adds the turn in general business hit cotton textiles earlier and there is a hopeful influence pointing to a temporary recovery.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Russell H. Leonard
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Hurricane Harry Veers North Off Florida Coast
The season's first Atlantic hurricane named Harry moves northward about 340 miles east of St Augustine with winds 100 to 115 mph. Warnings issued for Cape Hatteras as planes search the area east of Puerto Rico for a new area of suspicion.
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Miami
Fla
Cape Hatteras
Weather Bureau
St. Augustine
Grady Norton
Harry
Florida
Puerto Rico
Roosevelt Roads
San Juan
Kindley Field
Bermuda
World War I Vet Extends Housing And Job Offer To Gillum
Clarence FE Keith a Veterans Administration hospital employee in Asheville offers Ernest Gillum a Detroit Navy veteran and his wife a home with food and transportation. Keith, widowed with no children, has a large house near Oteen VA hospital and will provide work as available. He will keep the offer open until Gillum can begin cancer treatments financed by a Detroit millionaire.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Ernest Gillum
Detroit
Clarence FE. Keith
Veterans Administration Hospital
Gillum
Keith
Swannanoa
Oteen VA_ hospital
Southern Furniture Exposition weighs six story annex plan
Titus leaders delay decision on a six story annex to the Main Street structure, with bids to be secured by officers and a final build decision to follow after contractor bids. The plan, valued near one million dollars, is earmarked as the expositions postwar project.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
Southern Furniture Market
Main Street
Paul Casey
Casey
Simes Presses For Education Aid
A majority of the House labor committee backs a push for federal aid to education. Rep. Sims of South Carolina announced he has signatures to force Chairman Lesinski to call a formal meeting. A heated round table discussion continues with attendees from business education labor and religious groups.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Ees Sims
D-Sc
House
Committee “Round Table
Lesinski
Dmich
Sims
D-Mich
House Labor and Education Committee
Rep
Steed
D-Okla
Wood
Dga
Lesinksi
CIO
James B. Carey
Rep. Werdel
Rcalif
Open defiance rises in Soviet orbit as Yugoslavia stands firm
DEWITT MACKENZIE notes Moscow faces a bold Yugoslav effort backed by Finland and anti Moscow factions in Germany. He argues Moscow may bluff but sees cracks inside the Communist bloc. He warns that Finnish and German Communist moves threaten Soviet influence and could spark broader East European dissent.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Finland
Germany
Russia
Marshal Tito
Hitler
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Helsinki
Feldman Testifies He Acted In Good Faith On Army Info
Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman told a Senate investigating committee that he provided James V. Hunt information on army buying plans in 1947 but insisted the data was not confidential and he did not know Hunt's alleged five percent status. He said he never abused his office and welcomed the inquiry as he prepared to justify his actions. The hearing recessed after his prepared statement, with further questioning planned for tomorrow.
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Washington
Herman Feldman
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Senate
Susarmy
Arms Aid For Greece Turkey Iran Korea and Philippines Approved
The Senate foreign relations and armed services committees approved 239.01 million dollars in arms aid for Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines. They split 211.37 million for Greece and Turkey and 27.64 million for Iran Korea and the Philippines with further decision pending on European Atlantic Pact members.
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Washington
Senate Committees On Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Iruman
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Atlantic Alliance
Smith
R-Nj
United States
United Nations
Wherry
R-Neb
Capias Issued For Vaughn J Cannon
Asheville August 23 capias issued for Vaughn J Cannon after he faced charges of violating a one year suspended road sentence. Superior Court Judge Zeb V Nettles ordered him to appear and answer the accusations following an earlier arrest on warrants in an Asheville nightclub.
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Asheville
Buncombe
Vaughn J. Cannon
W. K. McLean
Zeb V. Nettles
Cannon
McLean
Capias
Hum
William C. Hampton
States Righters Face Verbal Spanking At Democratic Court
States rights factions within the Democratic national committee face a party court on desertion in last year’s campaign. The credential committee will judge backers of President Truman as the national committee weighs a new chairman. The gathering follows the 1948 convention split and Dixie walkouts, with Thurmond supporters strong in several Southern states. A vote on recommendations and possible committee action follows.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Congress
National Committee
Truman
Dixie
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
Credentials Committee
Seek Man Who Cut And Robbed Driver
Greensboro deputies chase a suspect believed to have cut and robbed cab driver Lewis Webb. Webb, of Daniel Taxicab Co., was seriously injured. The stolen cab was seen early today in Richmond, Virginia, as officers pursue the likely assailant.
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Greensboro
Richmond
Lewis Webb
Daniel Taxicab Company
Webb
L. Richardson Memorial Hospital
Another Decline On Stock Market Today
New York stock market opened softer with widespread small losses and few gainers. Notable declines included Bohn Aluminum down 2 points on 600 shares, with Bethlehem Steel General Motors Studebaker U S Rubber Sears Roebuck and others posting declines.
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New York
Bohn Aluminum
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Studebaker
U. S. Rubber
State wildlife panel faces push for centralized control
At Capitol Square a Monday discussion on the wildlife resources commission and L Woodhouse’s new district allies raised concerns about district bosses and loyalty. Floyd Crouse warned that the Woodhouse system undermines state policy, urging uniform statewide authority and citing Currituck’s 1935 act as a root problem. The debate highlighted a need for centralized power to prevent fragmented empires within districts.
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Wild Life Resources Commission
L. Woodhouse
First
Wild Life District
Floyd Crouse
Woodhouse
State
Whouse
State Board
Yugoslavia Proposes Settlement in Note to Soviets
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia willing to settle all disputed questions with Russia and end the conflict. Tito offers to extradite two Russians detained in Belgrade and calls for a hands off policy in Yugoslavia internal affairs. The note marks the seventh exchange amid growing tensions with Moscow.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Moscow
Tito
Kremlin
Balkan
Coal Miners and Operators Meet as Talks Resume in West Virginia
In White Sulphur Springs W V reports indicate UMW officials and operators reopen contract talks with John L Lewis possibly attending. The three day week for eastern mines reduces production by about 7 million tons monthly, lowering stockpiles to an estimated 40 to 50 million tons as weekly consumption runs near 9 million. Weather turning cool threatens demand.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Clarksburg
Mississippi
Carolina Weather Returns To Normal After Brief Cold Spell
The Carolinas see warming trend after a weekend cold snap. The weatherman expects sun in the east this afternoon with clouds breaking inland. Greensboro reports the heaviest rainfall, nearly 1.25 inches, as lows range from 49 at Mount Mitchell to 74 at Hatteras.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Greensboro
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