Asheville Officials Questioned by Prosecutor in John Doe Hearing
In Asheville, Aug 26, city and county leaders testified before Superior Court Judge Zeb Nettles about alleged VFA Negen rackets. Mayor Clarence E. Morgan and City Manager P M Burdette denied unprosecuted crimes or protection payoffs and described oversight and duty requirements. County Commissioner Chairman Coke Candler reported no knowledge of unprosecuted crime in the county.
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Asheville
Superior Court
Zeb Nettles
John Doe
Nettles
VFA
Buncombe
Clarence E. Morgan
W. K. McLean
P. M. Burdette
Coke Candler
Board of County Commissioners
Truman Labor Backing Likely For Truman Barkley Ticket
Democrats expect strong labor support for the Truman Barkley ticket in November as CIO and ADA boards debate endorsements. Some CIO leaders back Wallace, while ADA contemplates a political position and a separate Truman committee is planned. Bricker predicts a Dewey victory despite labor alignment rumors.
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Washington
Truman-Barkley
O'Mahoney
D- Wye
TD Board
AFL
White House
Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E Dewey
GOP
CIO
Mr. Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Chicago
Labor Organization
William Green
Americans For Democratic Action
Leon Henderson
Price Control
ADA
Yugoslavia protests Romania over anti Yugoslav actions
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia delivered a formal note to Romania charging officials with inciting Yugoslav citizens to revolt against Premier Marshal Tito. Foreign Minister Stanoje Susic presented the note, signaling a sharp turn in Communist bloc tensions after the Cominform clashes and Albania’s treaty break.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Romania
Marshal Tito
Albania
Stanoje Siic
Communist Party
Borba
Russia
Tanjug
Two Rescued From Stalled Fishing Boat
Norfolk dispatch reports two men, J. T. Lewis master of the Wanderlust and John Church of Southport, rescued from a disabled fishing vessel in the Cape Fear river after drifting more than 24 hours. They were said to be suffering from lack of food and water.
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Norfolk
Cape Fear River
North Carolina
Fifth Coast Guard
J. T. Lewis
John Church
Southport
N. C
Farm Price Supports May Be Cut
Washington reports discussion of possible cuts in farm price supports due to large estimated commodity loans and government purchases for 1948 crops. Officials note Congress must act, with next session not until January, as farmers may still plant large acreages. Estimates show about 1.5 billion dollars needed to support cotton wheat corn and other commodities.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Truman
Act
Department
Roosevelt's Grandson Struck by Polio in Los Angeles
Curtis Buzzy Boettiger, 14, son of Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger, was hospitalized in West Hollywood with poliomyelitis. Doctors say the mild case is not serious. The article notes Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio and his later founding of the March of Dimes.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Curtis
Buzzy) Boettiger
Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger
Curtis Dall
West Hollywood
Buzzy
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
March of Dimes
Georgia
Shelby man killed near Charlotte by automobile
Shelby man Robert N. Grayson, 63, of Shelby, was killed by a car near Charlotte last night. He had been employed as a carpenter on a suburban development project.
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Shelby
Charlotte
Robert N. Grayson
Pro Communist Mobs Seize Berlin Council Hall
In a turbulent event, pro Communist factions occupy Berlin’s council hall as political conflict intensifies. The confrontation follows a surge of Cold War tensions shaping local and international reactions.
Pneumonia And Polio Claim Mother's Life
Morganton reports the death of 34 year old Lucy Bell Smith from bulbar poliomyelitis and double pneumonia at Grace hospital after delivering a six and half pound son in an iron lung. The baby, born Friday by Caesarian, was listed as doing nicely. Mrs Smith is survived by her husband Ira route 4, parents, five brothers and seven sisters. The case is described by state polio experts as extremely complex for the year.
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Morganton
Lucy Bell Smith
Burke County
Grace Hospital Yesterady
Ira
Route 4
U. S
Airing of Soviet Consulate Clash Deemed Minor
Washington's recall demand for Soviet Consul General Lomakin over refugee teachers sparked Moscow to close New York and San Francisco offices and threaten Vladivostok. The fallout largely hits commerce, not diplomacy, with embassies still functioning and Amtorg in New York remaining active. The piece notes Arcos history as a political trading arm and references British raids amid subversion concerns.
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Lomain
Kasenkina
Lomakin
Alexander Panyushkin
New York City
Dewitt MacKenzie
Washington
Moscow
Jacob Lomakin
New York
San Francisco
U. S
Amtorg
Arcos
England
Tropical Hurricane Heads Toward U. S.
The storm, moving slowly at 13 mph, threatens the Atlantic with a potential landfall in four days. Aboard the Virginia about 100 passengers endure a hurricane with rough seas and rising winds as weather officials monitor the system.
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Miami
Fla
Virginia
Atlantic
New York
South Africa Storm Warning Reports 100 Mile Winds
A message from Capetown reports seas heavy but no danger. The weather bureau in Miami logged a storm warning noting winds near 100 miles per hour at 11 a m as a storm advisory was issued.
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Capetown
South Africa
Veryseas
Weather Bureau
Miami
Four Killed When Light Planes Collide Near Annapolis
Near Annapolis Maryland two small planes collided midair four people died in the fiery crash. The Cub trainer piloted by Mrs Helen McGilvery a 30 year old divorcee and president of the Annapolis Flying Service was found burning in a Donald Trumpy farm woodlot. The other plane piloted by Philip Mihaltian 33 of Essex Maryland disintegrated and crashed in Harness Creek marsh. Navy man Charles Hydock died in Mihaltian s craft and George C Barnett 24 of Meade Kansas also perished, both stationed at the naval academy air activity with McGilvery.
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Annapolis
Army
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Donald Trumpy
Helen McGilvery
Annapolis Flying Service, Inc
Philip Mihaltian
Essex
Harness Creek
Charles Hydock
Navy
Naval Radio Unit
George C. Barnett
Hydock
Mihaltian
Barnett
Meade, Kas
Naval Academy
McGilvery
Thirty-One More Polio Cases Reported In North Carolina
Thirty-one new polio cases and three deaths were reported to the state board of health. The year totals reached 1,721 cases and 87 deaths with August contributing 450 cases. Multiple counties reported cases. school openings were delayed across several counties and towns due to the outbreak, with many terms postponed and quarantines extended.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Buncombe
Cleveland County
Moore County
Rutherford County
Guilford
Iredell
Lincoln
Onslow
Wilkes
Alamance
Avery
Burke
Cherokee
Columbus
Davidson
Durham
Gaston
Jackson
Johnston
Madison
Randolph
Robeson
Rowan
Sampson
Durham County
Greensboro
Beaufort
Carteret
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Watauga County
Tokyo Rose figure faces treason trial in San Francisco
Iwa Ikuko Toguri D AQuino, American born wife of a Portuguese, detained on treason charges for wartime Tokyo Rose broadcasts. She will be tried in San Francisco after arriving from the U S Army transport General H Hodges, with six women once dubbed Tokyo Rose spreading propaganda across the Pacific.
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Tokyo
Iwa Ikuko Toguri
D’aquino
Pacific
Tokyo Rose
San Francisco
U. S. Army
H. Frank Hodges
Alaska
Australia
Hawaii
Kunming
Anti-Soviet Board Calls Off Session
In Berlin a pro Communist mob swarmed into City Hall seizing the assembly chamber as 10 000 outside chanted and surged. General Lucius D Clay condemned the demonstrations saying such actions cannot take over the government and the Socialist party planned a counter demonstration at the Reichstag.
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Berlin
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
Socialist Party
Soviet Union
Europe
Wall Street Gains On Rail Stocks As Markets Rally
Stock gains appeared in railroad shares with an upswing of about 2 points. Across markets small advances and declines mixed with some sectors shaping the day. A broad update noted a hit on ship operators with new union settlements affecting eastern gulf and western routes.
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New York
Gulf
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U.N. Economic and Social Council
Amasap Arutiunian
National Industrial Conference Board
Greenwich
Conn
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Mercer County
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Henry Morgan Brooks
Joseph R. Watkins
Watkins
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Princeton
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