North Carolina braces for hurricane strike as warnings stretch coast to coast
Tar Heels prepare as hurricane warnings extend from Wilmington to Cape Hatteras and Virginia capes. Governor Cherry orders state highway patrol to aid warning efforts and evacuations if needed. Center of storm about 225 miles south of Cape Hatteras moves northward with winds near 115 mph and a 50 to 60 mile radius.
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The
Weather Bureau
Raleigh
Cherry
State Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina Capes
Wilmington
Virginia Capes
Charleston
Wallace Greeted By Boos In Durham
Henry A. Wallace arrived in Durham after a day of whirlwind activity across Virginia and North Carolina. He faced boos and egg hurling as his speech at the state Progressive convention was interrupted.
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Durham
Henry A. Wallace
Furt
North Carolina
Progressive Party
Norfolk
Richmond
Virginia
Wallace attacked by eggs and tomatoes in Burlington speech
Progressive nominee Henry Wallace faced a hostile reception on Burlington main street as eggs and tomatoes showered him, 2500 residents booed, police protected him, two white women rode in his car, no charges filed. Disorder echoed in nearby Durham.
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Burlington
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Wallace
Greensboro
A. H. Garner
Mr. Wallace
Garner
Durham
Wallace speech rattled by riot at progressive convention
Vice president declared upon arrival that what he saw in Virginia and here set a criterion for later events. A crowd of about 1,300 whites and Negroes chanted and banners claimed Wallace is a mockery of southern conventions. A chair struck a banner bearer and James D. Harris, UNC student, was treated for knife wounds. The disturbance interrupted his address as books and firecrackers flew.
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Virginia
Wallace
Russia
Watts Hospital
James D. Harris
Charette
University of North Carolina
Truman Asked To Shoot Skeet
Winston-Salem dispatch reports an invitation to President Truman to attend the North Carolina skeet shoot on September 17 and 18 in Winston-Salem. A White House secretary replied that the president appreciates the gesture but cannot add the engagement to his schedule.
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Winston-Salem
Truman
North Carolina
Winston- Salem
White House
Progressives Put Price Up For Governor
Durham August 30 Progressives rally behind Mary Price 39 year old Greensboro woman for governor. Henry A Wallace keynote ahead of nominations of state and congressional candidates. Price’s placement on ballot praised after Bentley smear charge denial. Nominations include Latham Rocky Mount Smith Raleigh Cox Dan and Albemarle Ross Greensboro Murray Thomasville Lael Hickory and Harris Wrightsville Beach Stubbs Brown Summit and Rev. W T Brown Maxton for U S Senate.
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Durham
North Carolina
Mary Price
Greensboro
Henry A. Wallace
Miss Price
Iistgar
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Bentley
Robert Latham
Rocky Mount
L. G. Smith
Raleigh
Harvey Cox
M Dan
Albemarle
Mike Ross
Harold Murray
Thomasville
Ralph Lael
Hickory
C. O. Pearson
Kenneth Harris
Wrightsville Beach
John W. Stubbs
Brown Summit
U. S
Greek General Is Relieved Of His Duties
In Athens Maj. Gen. Demetrios Laios was relieved of command of the 15th division after failing to close a trap in Grammos. Maj. Gen. Christos Varakin replaces him as a new offensive looms north of the Vitsi sector near Greece Albania and Yugoslavia. The general staff cites 250 square miles in the Vitsi triangle and 22 square miles in the Vitsi mountains as area estimates.
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Athens
Ane
Demetrios Laios
Grammos
Christos Varakinis
Vitsi
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Markos Vafiadeshoi
Epidemic Of Polio Worst In History In North Carolina
North Carolina reports 25 new polio cases, pushing total for 1948 to 1 779 and the month to 507. Deaths rise to 91 with Buncombe and Union counties each recording one, Mecklenburg adding three cases, and multiple counties reporting two cases. The outbreak a year so far is more than twice the 1944 total.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Buncombe County
Union
Mecklenburg
Catawba
Davidson
Iredell
Montgomery
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Duplin
Gaston
Guilford
New Hanover
Orange
Person
Rutherford
Stanly
Wake
Wilkes
Line-up For the Draft Registration by Birth Year
Washington reports the draft registration schedule by birth year. Men born in 1922 register today while those born in 1923 register Tuesday and Wednesday. The schedule continues through 1930, with specific dates for each birth year and instructions for those not yet 18 by September 19.
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Washington
Civil Strife Forecast In Korea
Lt Gen John R Hodge retiring as U S commander in Korea says civil war is possible in the split Korea He believes South Koreans would resist a North Korean Communist attack The U S army in Seoul intercepts a Pyongyang broadcast threatening to destroy the elected government in the American zone The North Korean message denounces leaders and says election cards will become bullets against the puppet government in South Korea
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Honolulu
John R. Hodge
U. S
Korea
North Korea
Hodge
Seoul
New Republic
United Nations Commission
Supreme Peoples’ Council
Pyongyang
South Korea
Washington
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Melissa Hodge
Seni
Forecasters Wives Endure Constant Hurricane Calls
In Miami on August 30, Mrs. Grady Norton wife of the chief hurricane forecaster recalls sleepless nights as her telephone kept ringing. She explains that distressed callers cannot reach the weather bureau and blame her husband for leaving the line off the hook.
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Miami
Fla
Grady Norton
Weather Bureau
Human Chain To Bring Down Bodies Of Crash Victims
In Winona Minnesota a 36 person airliner crash left 26 bodies trapped in a 150 foot ravine. A human chain aided by coroner officials retrieved ten bodies last night while recovery of the rest continued amid storm damage and steep rocky slopes.
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Winona
Minn
Northwest Airlines
Mississippi River
Here
Fountain City
Wis
Wisconsin
Herbert F. Stohr
Alma
Minneapolis
Chicago
Sutters Ridge
Howard Rackow
Perry Island
American children begin registering for classes in occupation areas
More than 7,000 American school age children started registration for classes today across occupation zones in Tokyo and surrounding areas.
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Tokyo
Mercury Hits 104 in Goldsboro Sabbath Heat
In Goldsboro on Sunday the temperature rose to 104 degrees, beating the year's prior high of 101 set in July. A late breeze after afternoon thunderstorms in nearby areas eased the sweltering conditions.
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Goldsboro
Mercury
Canadian Air Brings Relief From the Heat
Cool air from Canada cooled parts of the heat belt in Chicago and across the nation today after a week of 90 to 100 degree temperatures. The relief is temporary in late August as the heat wave continues to span from the Rockies to the eastern seaboard with many areas unlikely to see sustained relief.
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Chicago
Canada
Rockies
Seaboard
Milk driver survives snowslide in heat wave incident
Arthur F. Stockman a 31 year old milk driver entered his dairy ice room to retrieve artificial snow used for packing milk cases. A snow slide buried him but coworkers freed him before loss of consciousness as heat reached 95 degrees in Kansas City. His wife said he did not complain about the heat all day.
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Kansas City
Arthur F. Stockman
Stockman
Cold air mass wipes across Great Lakes region
The federal weather bureau reports a mass of cool air moving into the northeast, with temperatures dropping in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan. Rain fell in scattered areas, offering relief, as cooler weather is forecast for most of the Great Lakes and an area from Pennsylvania onward.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
CIO Primarily Supports Truman in November Race
The CIO signals near certainty of endorsing President Truman with its 51 member board. ADA backs liberal congressional candidates and criticizes Dewey. AFL forms a committee to back the Democratic ticket while Barkley earns a perfect rating from CIO on 16 key votes.
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Washington
CIO
Truman
AFL
Congress
Truman-Barkley
Americans For Democratic Action
Chicago
ADA National Board
ADA
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Wallace
Spy Probers Shift Scene To New York
The congressional spy hunt moved to New York as Whittaker Chambers testified he landed a government job while paid as a Communist agent. Nixon said a link exists between Chambers and Elizabeth Bentley's wartime spy activities, with a New York hearing promised to reveal more details. The committee criticized President Truman and Attorney General Clark for hindering the inquiry.
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Washington
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
American Activities Committee
Rep
Nixon
Miss Bentley
Vassar
Capitol Bill
Bentley
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
Committee
Truman
Clark
Refugee Organization Becomes U N Agency
The international refugee organization is now a United Nations agency after Denmark deposited the final of 15 gifts required by the charter.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Refugee Organization
United Nations Agency
Denmark
Berlin City Council Postpones Meetings Over Kremlin Talks
Berlin's divided city council votes to postpone sessions until Moscow issues a communique on Kremlin talks and until Russian police guarantee protection. Communists disrupted anti-Communist meetings, with German police in the Soviet sector failing to intervene.
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Berlin
Kremlin
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Alexander Kotikov
Senate Race In Texas Is A Close Affair
In Dallas Texas Aug 30 UPI reports Lyndon Johnson leads Coke Stevenson by 693 votes in the Democratic runoff for the U S Senate. Johnson has 490285 Stevenson 499?592 final tabulation shows 253 of 254 counties reporting with about 11000 votes still uncounted. The outcome remains uncertain as both seek the seat left by W Lee O Daniel.
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Dallas
Tex
Lyndon Johnson
Coke Stevenson
U. S. Senate
Congress
Texas Election Bureau
Johnson
Stevenson
Senate
W. Lee
Pappy) O'Daniel
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Alfred Priscill
Fairchild Camera and Instrument Co
Jamaica
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Caroline Mars
Navy
Burnham Lagoon
Barkley
McGrath
Rhode Island
Green
Murray
Montana
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
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