Merits Rating Measure Aims For Teachers Commission
Rep Umstead sponsors a bill proposing a special commission to study merit rating for teachers and guide experiments and research at a cost of 50 000 for the first biennium. The commission would include educators, administrators, lawmakers, and the state director of professional services. It urges new methods to pay teachers by merit and capacity.
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Raleigh
Umstead
Orange
North Carolina Education Association
North Carolina Teachers Association
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Division of Professional Services
James E. Hillman
Rep. Stoney
Burke
Council of State
Highway Patrol
Roanoke Island- Buggs Island
Senate Committee On Conservation and Development
Committee On
Interstate and Federal Relations
Senate
Hugh Martin
House
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax
Charles
Wage Boosts For 800 Local People
About 800 workers at two High Point cotton mills may see indirect raises from voluntary 10 percent increases announced in the South. Pickett and Highland mills operate under TWUA CIO contracts, with wage talks pending union deliberations. Other regional mills like Dan River Cannon Burlington have already announced boosts.
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High Point
South
Pickett Cotton Mills
Highland Cotton Mills
TWUA
CIO Textile Union
Highland
Dan River
Cannon
Burlington Mill Company
Burlington Mills
Point Weaving
Hillcrest
Igh Point
Hland
Pickett Mill
18 Die in Explosion at U S 13th Airforce Depot
Manila report says 18 killed and many missing after a blast at a U S 13th Airforce ammunition depot in Barrio Rosario Bauan Batangas. Detonations heard up to 30 miles. most victims were civilian drivers and laborers loading TNT for seaport shipment.
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Manila
Manila Daily Bulletin
U. S. 13Th Airforce Ammunition Enact
Barrio Rosario
Bauan
Batangas
North Carolina Weather Forecast and Rainfall Totals
Fair and slightly warmer today with clouds. Saturday stays fair and mild across the Carolinas. Official data show 24 hour rainfall ending 8:30 p m with varied totals across major cities including Charlotte 0 ? and Miami 0 0, as temperatures range from the mid 20s to the 60s in different locales.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Polary
Charlescont
Charlotte Iy
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Greens-H.p
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Los Anmageles
Memphis Om
Meridian
Miami
Motvite
Mobile
Cte
Plea for Toy Trains Sparks Gifts for Ailing Boy
In Hoquiam Washington four year old Billie Sumpter with acute lymphatic leukemia received five windup and electric toy trains after a Seattle ad plea by his parents. The boy began playing with a growing railway setup that has spread from the living room into the dining room. His father Henry Sumpter is a Navy veteran who survived the Yorktown sinking in 1942.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Seattle
Billie Sumpter
Billie
Henry Sumpter
Yorktown
Midway
Charlotte Man Dies In Auto Wreck
ASHEVILLE Feb. 14. One man was killed and another injured on the Charlotte Asheville highway when a 1941 Buick left the road and plunged down a steep embankment near Sorrells Cove road. Irvin Nathan Cox Jr. of Charlotte, 31, died in the crash. A. H. Quisenberry of Myrtle Beach S C was injured and admitted to Mission hospital. The coroner, Dr P R Terry, said both men were thrown clear of the wreck and questioned delayed due to Quisenberry’s dazed condition.
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Asheville
Charlotte-Asheville
Irvin Nathan Cox, Jr
Commonweath
Charlotte
P. R. Terry
Cox
A. H. Quisenberry
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Sorrells Cove Road
Terry
Quisenberry
Mission Hospital
Sugar Ration Upheaval Follows Appeals Court Ruling
The U S court of appeals upheld a district ruling blocking the OPA historical use sugar allotment for bulk condensed milk producers. The 2 to 1 decision stems from Moberly Milk Co of Missouri challenging the wartime allocation method as discriminatory against small businesses and potentially destabilizing the sugar rationing program.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
OPA
F. Dickinson Letts
Letts
Moberly Milk Co
Moberly, Mo
Milk Company
Moberly Company
Film Star Greer Garson and Richard Ney Separate
Hollywood reports Greer Garson and Richard Ney have split after marriage in 1948 while he was an ensign. Garson, who had divorced Edward Alec Abbott in 1941, stated the decision was hard but best. Garson listed her age as 81 and Ney as 29 at marriage.
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Hollywood
Greer Garson
Richard Ney
Edward Alec Abbott
Ney
Marshall says world in a very critical condition
Secretary of State Marshall told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the world is in a very critical condition. He avoided details of his briefing and noted that Lane's Poland report does not imply a diplomatic rupture.
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Washington
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Poland
Lane
Warsa
Connally
James F. Byrnes
Moscow
China
S.O.S
Palestine Row Put Up to UN
Bevin said Britain would take the Palestine issue to the United Nations after the British-Arab conference failed to resolve the Holy Land dispute. A communique noted no acceptable British proposal emerged for further talks, and the timing of the UN appeal was not announced.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Palestine
United Nations
Bevin
Holy Land
Gas cuts loom for Britain amid coal shortage crisis
London reports warn of possible gas shutoffs as Britain endures fifth day of electricity restrictions. The coal cabinet led by Prime Minister Attlee meets with gas company executives while the Gas Council alerts 1,100 plants to ready shutdowns for non essential industries. The Daily Herald predicts cuts within days.
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London
Britain
British Gas Council
Attlee
Labor Party
Daily Herald
Kiament
Seven Killed In Plane Crash Near Robins Field Georgia
A search party found an army plane wreck about a mile and a half from Robins Field near Macon. All seven aboard were dead, with public relations officer Capt. H. R. Daniels saying they apparently died instantly. Names were not released. The crash occurred after a night takeoff from Robins Field.
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Macon
Robins Field
H. R. Daniels
Army
Honor Gardner In Washington Memorial Services Held
Memorial services for C. Max Gardner ambassador to Great Britain who died last Thursday will be held today at the National Cathedral in Washington. White House representatives, government branches, and the British embassy will attend.
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Washington
C. Max Gardner
Great Britain
National Cathedral
White House
Hotel Rates Of Nation To Be Increased
Washington February 14 The nation faces decontrol of transient hotel rooms as OPA ceilings end this Saturday Landlords must apply for decontrol AAA projects 15 000 motor courts with 175 000 rooms may raise rates 10 to 20 percent in many areas Permanent guest rooms stay under ceilings About 24 000 hotels with 1 5 million rooms under ceilings could see limited increases driven by decontrol applications while total countrywide increases remain uncertain
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Washington
OPA
American Automobile Association
AAA
M. O. Ryan
Eesentative
American Tel Association
Cotton Drops $4.50 a Bale in New Trading
New York on February 14 saw cotton futures fall sharply as heavy liquidation followed a government cut in the export subsidy from 4 to 2 cents per pound. Prices hit 37.65 cents a pound in New York and New Orleans, with declines partially recovering later.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
United States
New Orleans
Soviet demands threaten UN atomic control plan
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko pressed for outlawing atomic weapons before any control system, signaling a possible last-ditch fight against the U. S. proposal as the UN Security Council prepared to resume debate on an international control blueprint approved by the AEC last December. Warren Austin, U S delegate, affirmed the U S plan for veto-free inspections and enforcement as a condition for outlawing weapons.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
Andrei A. Groko
Nations Security Council
UN Atomic Energy Commission
Poland
Atomic Commission
Gromyko
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Austin
Clairvoyance Would Be Put On Black List
A North Carolina bill by Senator Junius K Powell aims to prohibit fortune telling and clairvoyance in Columbus county with fines or up to one year in prison for violations. Backers see it as a potential model for other counties and statewide action.
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Raleigh
Junius K Powell
Columbus County
Senate
Ciary
Idle presidential candidates sing a shy tune
James Marlow recounts the 1948 presidential talk as politicians hedge on running. Harold Stassen publicly says he is a candidate while Dewey, Taft, Vandenberg, Bricker all offer cautious or no commitment. Truman avoids a clear answer, stressing only his goal to do a good job. General Marshall remains a noncommittal figure amid the speculation.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Stassen
Robert E. Hannegan
New York
Hannegan
George C. Marshall
Press barred from budget committee sessions
The senate house budget committee voted 40 to 27 to bar the press and public from meetings while considering a $6 billion reduction in President Truman’s $37.5 billion budget. Debate included attempts to open doors to the public and press.
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Washington
Senate-House
Truman
Senate
Dirksen
Barkley
Budget battle rages over wartime cuts and security
Congress debates a $6 billion military reduction vs a $4.5 billion alternative as President Truman defends a $37.5 billion 1948 budget. House and Senate committees convene with 102 members to push toward a decision before the midnight deadline. Millikin presses to limit cuts citing national security risks.
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Tion
Army
Navy
Truman
Patterson
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Millikin
R-Core
Senate Finance Committee
Senate-House
Newsprint Situation To Be Probed
Washington report states Senate special small business committee will probe news and publishing, starting with the newsprint situation. Chairman Wherry says it will uncover monopolies and examine concentration in newspapers, publishing and radio, inviting diverse views and all parties to testify. Senator Murray notes corporate giants may influence the industry through free groups and potential impacts.
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Washington
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate
Aes
Murray
D-Mont
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By James Marlow
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
Ohio
Bricker
House-Senate
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