Hoey vows to defend soil conservation program
Senator Clyde Hoey of North Carolina says Republicans may cut or scrap the federal soil conservation subsidy. He argues the program saves soil, supports farming and the economy, and should be continued with necessary budget trims. He plans to remain on the Senate Agriculture Committee and push to defend the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kernodle
Washington Service
Washington
Hoey
North Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ress
America
Congress
North Carolina Weather Log With Regional Temperatures
A weather note lists scattered readings across cities including Columbia 61, Denver 50, Detroit, Evansville 42, Greensboro 41, High Point 41, Jacksonville 71, Little Rock 47, Los Angeles 69, Memphis 70, Meridian 7, New Orleans 68, New York 45, Raleigh 65, San Antonio 73, Spartanburg 65. It notes slightly colder today, a sharp but minor temperature drop tonight, and a partly cloudy but warmer Sunday with sunset at 7:32 and rise at 5:07.
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North Carolina
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Grilveston
Greensboro
High Point
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Tos Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Miarai
Minn
Bilbo Case Witness Treated in Mississippi Hospital
Edward P. Terry, who says his family has been threatened to stop him from testifying on Sen Theo G Bilbos war contractor relations, is undergoing treatment at Watkins Memorial hospital in Quitman Mississippi before returning to Washington to testify. FBI had been asked to conduct a wide search for Terry though he reportedly traveled quietly from Washington to Quitman. Co E Hood Jr, a friend said Terry arrived in a highly nervous condition and was hospitalized for treatment.
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Quitman
Miss
Edward P. Terry
Senate
Theo G. Bilbo
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Washington
FBI
Senate War Investi
Gating
Terry
Florida
New York
Bilbo
Co. E. Hood, Jr
Housing May Undergo Revision In Postwar Policy
Washington reports indicate housing policy heads may open non veterans to new home priorities. Proposed rules would require builders to lease old units to veterans. Veterans groups, initially opposed, reconsidering to aid veterans unable to afford new houses as prices rise. A proposal also weighs raising the $10000 sales price limit on new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson Wyatt
32 Bodies Removed From Building After Manhattan Tragedy
Rescue workers recovered the 31st and 32nd victims from the Amsterdam Avenue building collapse as officials believed only four more were buried. The Sloane family perished in the six story fire and collapse that day.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
Orther
Amsterdam Avenue
Peter Sloane
Louise
Sloane
Madelin Sloane
Rita
Judith
Train Wreck Near Mansfield Kills 18 Troops
A 12 hour search of wreckage near Mansfield Ohio confirms 18 dead including 14 soldiers and four crewmen. About 50 wounded, eight transported to Fort Hayes, Columbus, many by litter. The Golden Triangle Pittsburgh to Chicago collided with two eastbound freights 12 miles SE.
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Ohio
Golden Triangle Limited
Mansfield
Here
Japan
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroads
Fort Dix
N. J
Camp Stoneman
Pittsburgh
Cal
Cornelius T. Morris
Golden Triangle
Ytreight
Senator Bilbo Denies Cash From War Contractor
Washington December article reports Senator Theodore Bilbo testifying that he did not receive any portion of a $25,000 contribution from Mississippi war contractor F. T. Newton. The probe tracks the funds used to aid the 1942 campaign of Wall Doxey, with witnesses describing transport of defense workers to vote and questions over full disposition of the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theodore G. Bilbo
Dmiss
Mississippi
Bilbo
Senate
Mead
D-Ny
Ferguson
R-Mich
F. T. Newton
Farlier
Wall Doxey
Doxey
Forrest Jackson
Jackson
Miss
Robert Gandy
Gandy
Ross Collins
Collins
Tax Slashes Are Revised
Republican tax experts say the 20 percent average cut in personal income taxes remains, but some taxpayers may see higher reductions and others lower. The plan could grant larger exemptions and lower surtax rates, with final details pending House Ways and Means action after Congress convenes January 3.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Congress
German Plane Flew Over U S Atlantic Seaboard
Richard Leghorn a former lieutenant colonel and head of a U S reconnaissance unit told optical scientists at Boston University that documents from the German surrender describe a modified Focke Wulf 200 flying a 1943 reconnaissance over Boston and New York. The flight reportedly started from a French airfield and Leghorn offered no further comment.
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Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Richard 8. Leghorn
Winchester
Boston University Army Air Forces Optical Research Laboratory
Leghorn
France
Teachers Told To Get Busy In NC Aide Talks
North Carolina educators press for a 20 percent pay raise for teachers. The NCEA seeks to lift the $95 million appropriation to $123 million for the next biennium. It also seeks higher funds for experienced A and G certificate holders and reserves the right to adjust requests if living costs rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Claude Grigg
North Carolina Education Association
NCEA
South Piedmont
Three top officials turn down major bank presidency
Washington December 14 Three high ranking officials two Americans and one Canadian declined the post of president of the multi billion dollar international bank. Undersecretary of State William L Clayton Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman and Graham Towers governor of the Bank of Canada all refused the 30000 a year tax free salary. The bank board meets at noon to name a successor to Eugene Meyer whose resignation takes effect December 18.
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Washington
International Bank
Bank
William L. Clayton
Averell Harriman
Graham Towers
Bank of Canada
Eugene Meyer
Meyer
Clayton
Harriman
Emilio G. Collado
Collado
State Department
Thousands Greet Troops In Tabriz
Thousands of Tab riz residents crowded the streets as government troops approached the Azerbaijan provincial capital. Sheep and cattle were sacrificed along the route. Amid a few days of turmoil ten people were killed in indiscriminate shooting before security forces quieted the city. Resisting members of the ousted regime were rounded up and jailed as shops reopened and crowds sang.
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Edward Curtis
Asociated Press
Clifton Daniel
New York Times
Christopher Sykes
London Daily Mail
Tabriz
Tehran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Elon College Admitted to Southern Association
Elon College of North Carolina was admitted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools at its annual meeting in Memphis. Winthrop college of Rock Hill South Carolina was removed from the probationary list, and Greer High School of Greer South Carolina was dropped from the accredited list. The convention approved a $1600 annual salary for teachers in member schools.
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Memphis
Elon College of
North Carolina
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Winthrop College of
Rock Hill
S. C
Greer
Winthrop College
Dying Son ForgivesFather Before Death In Shooting
Amos Brown, 40, facing murder charges after shooting his 17 year old son Alvin Brown who told him not to harm him and forgave his father. Alvin died in Anderson hospital from wounds as mother Mrs. Fannie Mae Brown testified before coroner's jury.
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Alvin Brown
Daddy
Anderson
Elder Brown
Olin Burton
Brown
Insurance Agent Cites Dates Money In Support Fight
Los Angeles court records show Dwight M. Berkebile seeking to keep lower child support for son Dwight Jr while arguing he needs 34.60 monthly to finance dates with other women as insurance against loneliness and celibacy. Colleen Berke bile seeks an increase from 40 to 80 per month.
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Los Angeles
Dwight M. Berkebile
Superior Court
Colleen Berkebile
Dwight, Jr
Berkebile
Navy Veteran Sentenced to Life for Library Slaying
In Bryan Ohio judge Russell Maxwell sentenced 21 year old James Robert Engle a Navy veteran to life in the state penitentiary for the September 19 slaying of Emily Abernathy the Bryan public library. Engle said a war born urge to kill drove the crime and he offered no reply when asked for comment. He will be taken to Columbus prison Tuesday morning.
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Bryan, O
Common Pleas
Russell Maxwell
James Robert Engle
Ohio State Penitentiary
Emily Abernathy
Bryan Public Library
Engle
Columbus
Scotland Yard Threatened By Caller
A London spokesman reported two threats to blow up Scotland Yard and the Marble Arch were made today by a man with a deep voice. Extra police were sent to Hyde Park area while the Yard increased guard after the midnight and morning calls. No reasons were disclosed.
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London
Scotland Yard
Marble Arch
Hyde Park
RAGE
World Assembly Approves Universal Arms Reduction Plan
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously backs a basic plan for world-wide arms reduction including atomic and other weapons of mass destruction. The 11 nation security council will draft a detailed plan for later approval by a special session and ratification by member nations. Key speeches by Byrnes Molotov and Bevin supported the plan as a first step toward universal arms control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Assembly of the Nations
Assembly
Security Council
James F. Byrnes
Vv. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
United Nations approves global arms reduction plan
The United Nations general assembly gave final approval to a world wide arms reduction plan. It rejected a proposal for an immediate international troop census despite strong Russian opposition.
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New York
General Assembly of the
United Nations Today
World peace moves push through wartime council plans
In a rapid UN session, Byrnes disclosed US troop totals abroad, Bevin pledged to share information and cut forces, and a veto reform plan passed 36 to 6 despite Russia. Eight trusteeship agreements backed by Britain, France, Belgium, New Zealand and Australia set up the trusteeship council as the assembly wraps up.
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Bevin
Molotov
Elizath
United States
Britain
America
James F. Byrnes
U. S
Russia
Ernest Bevin
Security Council
Trusteeship Council
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Belgium
New Zealand
Australia
Byrnes, Bevin
Molotovens
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Max Min
Asheville
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Ato
Ngham
Tan
Lotte
U.S
Shirley Ruth Williams
Trenton
New Jersey
Harry and
Jessie McConnell
Shirley
Lillian Eldridge
Elon
Lad
Dad
Alvin
Mrs. Brown
UN Assembly
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