Freezing Rain Forecast For Tonight Across North Carolina
Sleet and snow spread across much of North Carolina with a forecast of freezing rain in the central portion tonight. Temperatures hovered near freezing in many areas as drivers faced slick roads. Mount Mitchell saw seven inches of snow.
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Raleigh
State Highway Department
Patrol
Piedmont
Charlotte Weather Bureau
Winston-Salem
Sparta
Boone
Wilkesboro
West Jefferson
Deeres
Winstonlem
MT. Mitchell
Asheville
Buncombe County
Greensboro
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Wilmington
Greenville
Spartan
South Carolina
Anderson
India Free By June 48 Says Attlee
Prime Minister Attlee announced Britain aims to transfer India to responsible Indian rule by June 1948. He recalled Field Marshal Wavell as viceroy and named Admiral Mountbatten to succeed him, with Mountbatten possibly leaving for India in March.
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London
Attlee
India
Lord Wavell
Lord Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Whitehall
Wavell
Federal Taxes Of State Up
North Carolina’s 1946 total Federal revenue collections rose 18.90 percent to 1 136 101 741, the State Planning Board reports, outpacing the national decline of 10.80 percent. The state led all states in percentage gain, ranking tenth in total 1946 collections after twelve in 1945.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State Planning Board
North Carolina
Freezing Rain Expected Across Interior North Carolina
In North Carolina freezing rain and sleet are forecast for interior regions with rain along the coast and continued cold temperatures. The forecast notes sleet and snow in the north and west, with cloudy skies and chilly lows across many locations.
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North Carolina
Epriday
Taxi Drivers Admit Role in Willie Earle Lynching
Eleven men have confessed to taking part in the pre dawn lynching of Willie Earle, a Greenville Negro. Sheriff Bearden said authorities are seeking the man who fired the fatal shotgun blast. Fourteen suspects were in custody as officials pursued the actual trigger man and awaited warrants.
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Greenville
S. C
Willie Earle
R. Homer Bearden
J. S. Converse
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Constabulary
Bearden
Earle
Pickens
Senate Auto Safety Bill Seeks Semiannual Inspections
In Raleigh on February 20 a Senate bill introduced by Sen. W. H. Currie proposes semiannual motor vehicle inspections, a 50 mph speed limit, and quadrennial license exams. The plan includes portable stations statewide with a one dollar inspection fee, and noncompliance penalties.
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Raleigh
Senate
W. H. Currie
Moore
Senate Public Roads Committee
Motor Vehicle Department
Department of Motor Vehicles
Iraq Oil Line Blown Up Near Haifa
An official communique reports the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline cut at two points near Haifa at 3 a m. The damaged line runs about 800 miles from Iraq to Kirkuk via Transjordan and Haifa with a branch to Tripoli Lebanon. Reports mention ongoing violence and regional press reaction to British Palestine policy.
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Jerusalem
Iraq Petroleum Company
Haifa
Indur
Afuleh
Consolidated Refineries, Ltd
Haifa Bay
Kirkuk
Iraq
Transjordan
Tripoli
Lebanon
Holy Land
Palestine
United Nations
Oil workers strike averted in western states talks
In Los Angeles on February 20, CIO oil workers across five western states avoided a strike after nine hours of negotiations. Union and management officials plus a government representative recessed before 6 a.m. without announcing a final accord. W. M. Roberts of Standard Oil discussed ongoing calls.
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Los Angeles
CIO
W. M. Roberts
Standard of Co
Woman Would Pay Alimony in Fly-By-Night Divorces
West Virginia lawmakers consider a bill letting the wife in a divorce case who is at fault pay alimony to her ex husband, bear court costs, and contribute to child support. Delegate Burnside of Harrison County framed it as a deterrent to transient divorces.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Burnside
Harrison County
Truman Pushes Universal Training Plan to Congress
President Truman said he will send a message to Congress advocating universal training after his inquiry committee finishes its work. He noted the draft extension question remains under consideration as the March 31 expiration nears and a MIT commission led by Dr. Karl E. Compton studies universal training.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
War Department
Karl E. Compton
Massachusetts Institue of Technology
Armed Services
Penal Board May Be Cut
RALEIGH Feb 20 A house committee on penal institutions voted favorably a bill to reorganize the state board of correction and training by reducing membership from 19 to 9. The measure consolidates white girls facilities at Dobb's Farm near Kinston and Samarcand and moves the Mount Mount institution for negro girls to Dobb's Farm.
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Raleigh
House Committee On Penal Institutions
State Board of Correction and Training
Reos
Dobb's Farm
Kinston
Samarcand
Dobb’s Farm
Opposition to Labor Bills Threatens Nationwide Telephones Strike
The National Federation of Telephone Workers opposes industry wide collective bargaining bans and threatens a nationwide strike on or about April 7 unless its demand for 12 dollars more per week is met. NFTW president Joseph A Beirne urged Senate labor committee leaders to join with CIO and AFL to resist restrictive laws. Edward G Wilms of New Jersey echoed fears the bills could fuel communist influence in unions.
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Washington
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Joseph A. Beirne
Senate Labor Committee
and Telegraph Co Ared
Beirne
CIO
AFL
NFTW
Edward G. Wilms
Independent Minions of
New Jersey
Reds and U.S. Have 3 Major Differences
In Lake Success New York on February 20 delegates of the United Nations Security Council discussed three main points of disagreement between Soviet Russia and the United States over atomic control. The veto a prohibition on atomic weapons and the lack of powers for constructive work in a control scheme were noted as the outstanding issues.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United States
United Nations Security Council
Explosion rocks building at Twelfth and Stanford streets
In Los Angeles on February 20 an explosion killed several and injured many people in a building at Twelfth and Stanford streets. Windows shattered in nearby structures and the blast was felt for ten miles.
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Los Angeles
Twelfth
Stanford Streets
House Prepares for Four Hours of Budget Debate
The House opens four hours of debate on a planned spending ceiling of 6 billion dollars below President Truman's request. Predictions expect the final cut to be about one billion dollars smaller. The action follows a unanimous Republican conference vote endorsing the 6 billion dollar slash and the running rule bars Democratic amendments.
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Washington
House
Truman
Congress
Senate-House Budget Committee
Forsyth Negro To Be Gassed
Governor Cherry refused to intervene in Eunice Martin's death sentence for the murder of his wife. The 29 year old Forsyth county man will die tomorrow in the state gas chamber at central prison after being sentenced by Forsyth superior court last May. The case involved Martin shooting his wife Bernice after repeated separations and a trip to New York to bring her back. He appealed to the state supreme court, which upheld the lower court. A reprieve was granted for further study by the paroles commission.
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Cherry
Eunice Martin
Forsyth County
Central Prison
Martin
Forsyth Superior Court
Bernice
Hathaway Cross
New York
Winston-Salem
State Supreme Court
Paroles Commission
Mother Killed by 4 Year Old in Pontiac
Four year old Jerry Lee Hargraves shot his mother Loudene Hargraves 23 in the back with a shotgun she kept in a closet. Clyde Hargraves was at work when the tragedy occurred. Neighbors found her in the kitchen. she died en route to the hospital.
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Pontiac
Mich
Jerry Lee Hargraves
Loudene Hargraves
Jerry
Clyde
Ex Convict Pierces Death in Police Ambush at Westchester
Police killed Elmer Henry Pierce 37 in an ambush at a deserted elevated station in Westchester after he allegedly ignored surrender commands and drew a revolver. Detective Joseph McCabe and eight other officers trapped him. Pierce was linked to Milwaukee streetcar slaying of his niece on January 1.
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Chicago
Elmer Henry Pierce
Milwaukee
Westchester
Joseph McCabe
Pierce
McCabe
India Faces Task of Governing Post-British Indian Empire
The piece discusses the challenge a new Indian government faces in uniting British India and 600 native states under a federal system. It notes Gandhi’s push for immediate independence, counterpoints calling for British advisory support, and the rulers’ fears over loss of wealth and authority as Britain withdraws.
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Britain
Mahatma Gandhi
England
Mahomed Ali
All- India Moslem League
India
Truman backs Lilienthal for AEC chair amid senate vote forecast
President Truman reaffirmed support for David F. Lilienthal as head of the atomic energy commission and predicted Senate confirmation. He spoke at a news conference about tax policy, debt reduction, universal training, draft extension, and unification of the armed services. He avoided political questions during a Puerto Rico visit.
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Truman
David F. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Poe
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Britain
Puerto Rico
Rep. Landis
R-Ind
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Churchmen Conclude Final Meet On Church and Economic Life
In Pittsburgh on February 20 a conference of 350 Protestant churchmen pressed for a concrete ongoing plan to blend Christianity with modern economics. Charlies P. Taft urged forming a representatives commission and broader church cooperation to ensure action from the discussions.
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Charlies P. Taft
Cincinnati
Federal Council of Churches
Taft
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