Witnesses Face Perjury Charges in Hiss Chambers Testimony
In Washington Aug 25 Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers confronted each other at a House Un American Activities hearing. Chairman J Parnell Thomas said one witness would likely be tried for perjury. Hiss admitted knowing Chambers as George Crosley in 1934 35 while Chambers asserted the same, and both gave differing accounts of their past. Testimony was public as cameras rolled and crowds gathered.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Perry
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
House un-American Activities Committee
Thomas
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Time Magazine
George Crosley
Red Underground
Crosley
Robert E. Stripling
Mr. Chambers
Stripling
Mr. Hiss
Old House
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Piedmont Natural Gas Line Planned for South
W. Priestly Conyers Jr. announced formation of a 75 million dollar Piedmont Natural Gas Corporation to supply the South with gas. The plan seeks FPC approval to build a 990 mile pipeline from the upper Gulf coast through Mississippi Alabama Georgia and the Carolinas to Danville Virginia with Spartanburg as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
S. C
South
Piedmont
Washington
W. Priestly Conyers, Jr
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Gulf Coast
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Danville
Conyers
Piedmont Natural Gas Corporation
Southern and Northern Businessmen Meet in Roundtable
In Montgomery Alabama visiting Northern businessmen joined eight local civil clubs for a roundtable on the South’s problems with emphasis on racial policy. The Blue Gray association hosted the event as part of the North South football week and aims to improve north south relations through dialogue. The sessions featured a tour of Montgomery and a focus on racial questions as moderator R F Hudson Jr. noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Dixie
Truman
Blue-Gray Association
Fort Sumter
Drew Pearson
Washington
Pearson
R. F. Hudson, Jr
Hare Wins S. C. Congressional Nomination
James B. Hare, son of a former congressman, won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House from South Carolina's third district with 38,440 votes to 20,419 for John C. Taylor of Anderson. The runoff also named 40 general assemblymen amid a summer of campaigning. Negroes voted freely under a federal court order.
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Columbia
D. C
James B. Hare
U. S
South Carolina
John C. Taylor
Anderson
Saluda Attorne
Bill B. Hare
General
Escaped Convicts Rounded Up East Of Durham
Two negro convicts from a Franklin county road gang were recaptured near the Wake Duraham line four miles west of the US 15A and 264 intersection after 9 a m. A third escapee was fatally wounded by a prison guard Monday night. The suspects Raymond Williams 20 Shelby serving seven to ten years for breaking entering larceny and receiving and Alfred Shorty Jones 17 Rockingham serving 15 to 20 years for burglary were captured with a posse including state highway patrolmen and prison staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Franklin County
State Highway Patrol
Wake-Durham County
U. S
Raymond Williams
Shelby
Alfred
Shorty) Jones
Rockingham
Davis Will Preside Over Feed Conference
MYRTLE BEACH South Carolina August 25 The annual convention of the North Carolina feed manufacturers association will be held at the Ocean Forest Hotel on Friday and Saturday. Robert Davis of High Point is president and A G Greene of Charlotte is secretary. About 200 feed manufacturers and guests are expected.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
North Carolina Feed Manufacturers Association
Ocean Forest Hotel
Robert Davis
High Point
A. G. Greene
Charlotte
Churchmen Split Over East West Tensions at World Council
The World Council of Churches faces sharp East West divides as delegates at Amsterdam debate how to ease the Berlin crisis. Leaders from both sides clash over peace prospects with John Foster Dulles opposing Soviet communism while Joseph L. Hromadka presents Eastern viewpoints. The assembly forms four groups to craft a response to contemporary global disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Tompkins
Amsterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
Ates
Berlin
Henry Pitney van Dusen
Faculty
Union Theological Seminary
New York
John Foster Dulles
United States
West
Joseph L. Hromadka
Czechoslovakia
Dulles
Living Costs Hit New Record High Across Economy
Washington reports consumer prices surged to a new high with a 9.7 percent year over year increase and a July 15 index of 173.7 based on a 1935-39 base. The cost rise includes a 1.2 percent jump for moderate urban households and a 1.3 percent rise in food, alongside gains in fuel, electricity, and ice, clothing, and house furnishings. GM workers face a three cent per hour hike due to the wage-price mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Motors
Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPA
Lomakin Stay Cancelled As Far East Consulate Closes
Berlin amid border shootings and tense stand off as Russian zone forces clash with German police near the western boundary. U S Army intelligence agents allegedly used German agents to spy in the Soviet zone. Potsdamer Platz guards withdraw easing pressure while talks mix optimism about German peace and Berlin currency control by the Big Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomakin
Far East
Richard K. O'Malley
Berlin
Bavaria
West
Russia
Nuernberg
Coburg
U. S. Army
Potsdamer Platz
Iity
Nacht Express
Moscow
London
Stalin
Accused Mill Worker Takes Stand Today
Wilkesboro Aug 25 Leonard Miller 23 year old textile worker on trial for poisoning his wife was to testify in Wilkes Superior Court today The state opened with testimony from his mother in law that he asked how much strychnine would kill someone A 70 year old aunt said Mrs Miller called the poison the bitterest thing she ever took and died soon after en route to a hospital The state contends Miller planned an easy death and the defense began presenting witnesses today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesboro
Leonard Miller
Wilkes Superior Court
Miller
Avalon E. Hall
Lottie Faw
Miss Fan
Mary Kilby
Local Schools Postponed Two Weeks as Polio Surges
Polio cases rise statewide with 20 new infections in 17 counties bringing total for the year to 1,690. High Point and Roxboro announce delayed openings into mid September, while football games and social events face postponement to protect public health.
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High Point
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Reidsville High School
Gastonia High School
Gastonia
Raleigh
State Board of Health
Caldwell
Montgomery
Moore
Alexander
Burke
Carterest
Cumberland
Durham
Gaston
Guilford
Iredell
Nash
New Hanover
Polk
Robeson
Rowan
Roxboro
Person
Fremont
Iredell County
Rocky Mount
Neuse Baptist Association
Red Cross To Hold 1952 Conference in United States
Stockholm reports the International Red Cross will hold its next conference in the United States in 1952. The American invitation to the 17th conference was extended by James T. Nicholson, executive vice president of the American Red Cross.
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Stockholm
International Red Cross
United States
James T. Nicholson
American Red Cross
Air Force Plane Crashes Kill 25 In Separate Accidents
In Hawaii a 98th bomber group craft crashed near Hickam Field injuring four survivors. Names identified include Capt. William D. Beety Jr and Capt. John B. Fitts Jr. In New Jersey a C-47 collided with a B-25, killing six enlisted men and three crew members. The incident halted a religious conference flight path and left wreckage in Newton area.
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Air Force
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Tripler Army General Hospital
98Th
Okinawa
Stewart Field
N. Y
Bollingfield
Washington
Danbury
Conn
West Redding
Fred Anderson
Duluth
Minn
James E. Ford
de Valls Bluff
Ark
Forrest M. Grate
Council Bluffs
Bernard E. Mahoney
Binghamton
Ofstedfield
Middletown
Albert H. Douglas
Darby
Corp
Donald L. Baum
Lancaster
Bolling Field
William D. Beety, Jr
Biddeford
John B. Fitts, Jr
Linkhorn Park
Virginia Beach
Tech
John Edmond Stringer
Beety
Marshall
Army
Royall
Europe
Newton
N. J
U. S. Air Force
New Jersey
Western Powers Face Moscow Aims in Berlin Talks
The column argues Moscow seeks world revolution and warns peace would threaten bolshevism. It notes Soviet gains in Germany faltering, supplies tight, Greece crushed, Tito defying Moscow, and a Western blockade proving effective. It also cites a new Cominform push from Bangkok signaling Asia may become the next front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Berlin
Europe
Southeast Asia
Bangkok
Siam
Asia
Eastern Belt Leaf Prices Slip Slightly on Eastern NC Markets
Prices on border belt markets rose with most cutters lugs and smoking leaf up to $2 per hundred pounds, while eastern North Carolina markets showed slight weakness. Overall leaf quality was lower than the previous day, with heavy sale volumes on some markets and lighter activity on others. Low and medium lugs and priming grades declined by $2 to $3, while better grades stayed largely steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Border Belt
North Carolina
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Cancer Society Awards Public Health Fellowship to Wakley
The American Cancer Society selects Robert I. Wakley of Waterbury Connecticut for its first public health education fellowship. He will pursue a Master of Public Health at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.
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New York
American Cancer Society
Robert I. Wakley
Waterbury, Conn
University of North Carolina School of Ae Health
U S Agrees To Abandon Vladivostok
President Truman revoked the excounter of Soviet Consul General Jacob Lomakin and announced aboard the Williamsburg that Lomakin’s credentials are canceled. He also noted continued voluntary allocations of petroleum and steel, with a possible move to mandatory controls if ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Truman
Jacob Lomakin
Charles G. Ross
White House
Williamsburg
Navy Mine
National Security Resources Board
Congress
Ross
Lomakin
New York
Washington
United States Accepts Soviet Consulate Closings
Secretary of State Marshall said the United States will accept Moscow’s order to close the American consulate at Vladivostok. He called the move regrettable but not very serious, noting the consul there had limited duties. Moscow also cancelled the 1947 plan to reopen the former American consulate in Leningrad and did not advance efforts to reopen it. The Soviets ordered the closure of Soviet consulates in New York and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshall
United States
Vladivostok
Pacific Post
Moscow
Leningrad
Late News Briefs From Buggs Island to Damascus
Four large turbines and governor equipment contracts for Buggs Island dam were awarded to the low bidders announced by Col. G. T. Derby. Stalin proposes a Berlin currency conference for big four financial experts amid U. S. British and French talks in Moscow. State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson expects Sept 15 for plans after leaving state service and weighs bank offers. No peace talks between Israel and Syria or other Arab states are in progress. Rothgeb granted leave of absence for health. H. Lineberger comments. Hickory telephone rates hearing set for Sept 15 by the state utilities commission.
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Buggs Island
Norfolk, Va
Buggs Island Dam
G. T. Derby
United States Army District
Berlin
Stalin
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Damascus
Syria
Mohsen Berazi
Israel
Raleigh
Hickory Telephone Company
State Utilities Commission
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Hare
Davis
World Council
Germany
Oksana Kasenkina
High Point School
Falling Creek Baptist Church
Wake County
A. C. Bulla
Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr
Terpsichorean Club
Red Cross
Dewitt MacKenzie
Western
Greece
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Cancer Society
U.N.C
U.S
Edward E. Bomar
Johnson
Charles M. Johnson
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