State Briefs Round Up Industrial, Political News
Spartanburg sees final arguments in Odell Hardware Co stock suit as Mont ery and Crawford stake claims. George Vanderbilt Hotel sale eyed at 900000 with 200 rooms. State Treasurer Hodges seeks renomination. Textile Workers gain right to new election at Biltmore Co. Barbour named to State Hospitals Board. Bertie County peanut test farm site chosen. Benchtimes notes include Raleigh appointments and farm development.
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Washington
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
Biltmore Ing Co
Biltmore
National Labor
Eal
Raleigh
Bertie County
J. N. Vann
Rtate
Mixed Stock Market Trends With Utilities Hit Highs
New York reports utilities set a 20 year plus high while the overall market shows mixed action. First hour volume rises by 60 000 shares. Industrials stall. Notable moves include American Smelting down to 46 34 off 1 1 8 and Union Pacific up to 101 1 2.
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New York
Standard Oil
Goodyear
Union Cake
Seaboard
Amera- Atlantic Refining
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Northern Pacific
Nickel Plate
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Erie
Union Pacific
Colorado & Southern
St. Louis Southwestern
United Carbon
Communists Reject U.N. Prisoner Proposal Draws Uproar
Atlantic City CIO President Philip Murray accuses the steel industry of a sit-down bargaining tactic as the 1.1 million member Steel Workers union weighs a threatened walkout. The industry refuses a counter offer on an 18 12 cent hourly raise and insists any settlement be retroactive to January 1, with unions ready to strike if demands aren’t met.
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Atlantic City
N.J
CIO
Philip Murray
Steel Industry
Soerey
Steel Workers Union
USW
Naas
Murray
Syd
Basi
Taft
Vital Steel
Llaneayon Bay i
Doughton Forecasts Battling Over Truman Reform Plan
Washington reports show opposition forming in Congress to President Truman's tax bureau reform, with lawmakers like Hoover and O'Mahoney urging cautious steps. The plan aims to remove tax collection from politics by civil service rules and past delays claim the main hurdles are bureaucratic, not political.
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Doughton
James R. Watson
National Civil Service
Mike Monroney
Okland J
Oseph
C. O'Mahoney
Wye
Secon Tela
Truman
Russia Calls For Action On Korea
Paris AP says Russia urged an immediate United Nations Security Council meeting to assess the Korean armistice proposal. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky delivered a lengthy speech accusing the United States of using the UN to pursue enemies policies and asserting Washington started the Korean War.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations Aray
Perran le
Oode
Ing
Security Council
Pertistory
SS Airacy Potentat
Andrei. Y
Vishinsky
China
Aner
U.N
U.S
Red China
Li Mi
Thailand
Burma
Viet Nam
Indo-China
Yun‘nan
Eleven Year Old Eva Dean Baggett Marries Coal Miner Arvil Ott
An 11-year-old girl, Eva Dean Baggett, wed 23-year-old coal miner Arvil Ott in a mountain cabin after a signed license application. Eva Dean's mother laments losing her daughter while Eva Dean writes from Etna Mountain expressing happiness and a warning to her family not to pursue them.
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Rising Fawn
Eva Dean Baggett
Arvil Ott
Etna Mountain
Eva Dean
Arvil
Daddy
Girl Becomes Ladg e to Babble Both
A curious report notes a girl transitioning into a boyish role and attempting to babble in dialogue. The event is described with minimal context and local tone.
Captain Stay Put Skipper Clings To Stricken Flying Enterprise
The Flying Enterprise lists severely as Capt. Henrik Carlsen remains aboard for a sixth day to save the freighter. The USS John N Weeks stands by to rescue the captain if needed, while tug Navier Parker races to join with five inch cables and hawsers to tow. Weather worsens, delaying action and threatening the ship.
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London
Flying Enterprise
U. S. Naval Headquarters
John N. Weeks
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
Carlsen
Navy
Grees
Land's End
England
Woodbridge
N.J
Carlson
Isbrandtsen Line
Newspa
Frederick
Parker
Eadh
Enterprise
Death of Miami Beach model linked to UM student
A Miami Beach fashion model, Marjie Heicken, 29, was found dead beside her crib as her four month old daughter slept nearby. University of Miami student Jerry Lukin, 26, was held as police investigated the death amid blood traces and an unclear cause, with autopsy pending.
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Miami Beach
University of Miami
Marjie Heicken
Jerry Lukin
William McCrory
Lukin
McCrory
Peter Stewart
Stewart
Philadelphia
Bridge Closure Planned for Newport River Span
The State Highway Commission announced the Newport River bridge between Morehead City and Beaufort will close to highway and water traffic on January 10 for repairs.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Newport River
Morehead City
Beaufort
Deadlock at Panmunjom stalls Korean armistice talks
The stalemate in Panmunjom worsened as Communists rejected a UN proposal on repatriation. U N and Allies debated prisoner exchanges and air base provisions while both subcommittees plan to reconvene Friday. Maj. Gen. Meade and Col. Teal defended voluntary repatriation amid Communist objections.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
R. E
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
U.N Ton
SS Oe
Lee Sang Cho
Sein
Mio
Teal
U.N. Libby
Allies Retake Two Heights in Korean Front
United Nations forces on the western front in Korea recaptured two heights from Communist troops during a surprise attack. The 8th Army reported regaining ground lost December 28 and inferred heavy fighting as Red forces retreated north.
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8Th Army
Korea
United Nations
No Man’s Land
U.N
Pukhan River
Mundung Valley
Search Party Retrieves 28 Bodies From Sierra Ancha Crash
Phoenix dispatch reports grim recovery as 28 victims were pulled from the Sierra Ancha wreckage. Officers say the big aircraft telescoped in the mountain gorge while Fourth Air Rescue Service teams and local ranchers carved a path to recover remains.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sierra Ancha
Onan C. Humphrey
Aeral
Here
Fourth Air Rescue Service
Williams Air Force Base
Rocky Mountain
Humphre
William
Break in bomb murder case hinted by North Carolina police
Airy officials say a break is likely in the case of the dynamite booby trap that killed agriculture teacher William H. Cochran Jr. in Franklin. Investigators note lab findings and the attacker may be a veteran seeking revenge as the funeral proceeds.
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Airy
N.C
Boone
FBI
Shexeietesth
Washington
William H. Cochrane
Cochrane
Franklin
Mt. Airy
Waes Seay
Plains
Sumner
Jay
Wake Forest bursar Elliott Earnshaw dies at 70
Elliott Brantley Earnshaw bursar at Wake Forest dies after a 12 week illness. He had been critically ill since Monday. He was 70. He is survived by his wife Edith Taylor Earnshaw, who has served as his secretary for the past 30 years.
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Wake Forest
Elliott Brantley Earnshaw
Earnshaw
Edith Taylor
Weather report shows cool night and mild day
The forecast calls for a low around 34 tonight and a high near 40 tomorrow. Tonight’s low will dip to the mid 30s after a day with a high of 53 yesterday.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Boston
Charleston
Chicago
High Point
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Miami
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Lee Hoover
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Weeks
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