Southern Democrats vow to block Truman civil rights program
In Washington on January 6, Southern Democrats signaled a unified fight against President Truman's civil rights agenda in the new Senate. They oppose a rules change aimed at ending filibuster, pledging to resist anti poll tax, anti lynching, and fair employment practices measures, with Senators Ellender and Hill spearheading the opposition as Morse's anti filibuster bid stalls.
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Truman
Senate
Ellender
D-La
Hill
D-Ala
Morse
R-Ore
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Rules Committee
Final Action On Gag Rule Is Postponed
Raleigh January 6 final action on a compromise gag rule was postponed in the house of representatives. The rules committee decided to report a modified rule tomorrow allowing a minority report on a bill by majority vote. Rep John W Umstead Jr led the opposition as the new session opened.
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House of Representatives
House Rules Committee
House
R. L. Harris
Person
John W. Umstead, Jr
Orange
Rules Committee
Umstead
Prices Settle Down On Stock Market Today
New York trading was quiet after yesterdays small advance as prices moved narrowly higher. American Airlines led activity with gains while several stocks like Republic Steel General Motors United Aircraft and United Air Lines drew higher bids. Downticks included Du Pont and U S Steel with some losses amid a slow session.
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Truman
Congress
Yale & Towne
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Reblic Steel
General Motors
Jyster
United Aircraft
American Can
Anaconda Copper
Chesapeake and Ohio
Standard Oil
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Congress Set to Pass Much of Truman Tax Welfare Plan
Democratic leaders push to rush most of President Truman’s tax and welfare program through Congress. Senate leaders say action will be swift, aiming for final form by January 20. Republicans warn of bankruptcy risk and oppose government steel plants. Budget of 41.9 billion dollars expected for July 1 start.
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Truman
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White House
Lucas
Ill
Senate
GOP
Resignations Sweep NC State Officials After Inauguration
In Raleigh on January 6 195? at least four top state officials quit with more expected. R Bruce Etheridge director of conservation and development plans resignation by session end. Col H J Hatcher highway patrol chief clerk Charles Z Flack and Paroles Commissioner Hathaway Cross also resigning, all tied to political shifts after Governor Kerr Scott's inauguration.
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Jan
Kerr Scott
R. Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Etheridge
Scott
Charles M. Johnson
Col
H. J. Hatcher
State Highway Patrol
Charles Z. Flack
State Utilities Commission
Johnson
Hathaway Cross
Cross
R. Gregg Cherry
ABC Petition Circulates on North Wilkesboro Stores
Petitions circulate in North Wilkesboro asking the legislature to set an election on establishing ABC stores in the town. A similar petition moved through Wilkesboro last month.
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ABC
North Wilkesboro
Wilkesboro
Southern Presbyterians And Baptists Reject Merger Move
Buck Hill Falls Pa Jan 6 delegates at the 55th annual foreign missions conference voted 63 to 51 with 12 abstentions and one invalid ballot to stay out of the proposed national council of churches in the U S A The opposition was led by the Southern Baptist convention and the Presbyterian church in the U S (Southern) while support came from Methodists northern Presbyterians Episcopalians Congregationalists and others
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National Council of Churches
Foreign Missions Conference
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S. A
U.S
Southern Baptist Convention
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Ralph E. Diffendorfer
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Church
National Council
Methodists
Orthern Presbyterians
Episcopalians
Congregationalists
Plane crash near Brandywine kills crewman
A two engine transport crash near Brandywine Maryland killed at least one crewman. The DC 3 was en route from Raleigh North Carolina to Boston when it failed and burned. One body was recovered and another crewman was believed aboard. Pilot tentatively identified as S Morrill. Coastal Car goes Inc owned by Emanuel Sil bner of Newark New Jersey operated the ship.
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Maryland
Raleigh
N. C
Boston
Brandywine
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
S. Morrill
Coastal Cargoes, Inc
Emanuel Silbener
Clinton Street
Newark
N. J
Scott Inauguration Draws Thousands In Raleigh
Gov Cherry and Gov Elect Scott were sworn in at Memorial Auditorium as 1949 General Assembly opened. A motorcade of 15 cars carried officials while 3 600 marched past cheering crowds. Scott, a 52 year old dairy farmer, emerged from a hard campaign to win the Democratic nomination and governorship.
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Cherry
Scott
Memorial Auditorium
National Guard
N. C State College
General Assembly
Charles M. Johnson
Grand Jurors Probe Bribe Case In College Basketball Fix
New York January 6. Grand jurors hear testimony in Manhattan about an alleged $1000 bribe to fix a college basketball game. Four men bail at 50000 each for attempting to bribe and conspiracy. The case centers on a Madison Square Garden match between George Washington University and Manhattan College.
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New York County
Manhattan
David Shapiro
Brooklyn
George Washington University
Shapiro
Washington, D. C
Jack Levy
Miami
Fla
William Rivlin
Joseph Aronowitz
Philip Klein
Madison Square Garden
Manhattan College
Alfred J. Scotti
Aronowitz
Sylvia Brill
Scotti
Miss Brill
California Hit Again By Sub Freezing Weather
Sub freezing conditions spread across the nation with the Rocky Mountain and Plains states hardest hit by blizzards. Flooding impacted four southern states while the California Arizona citrus belt faced losses around 20 million dollars amid ongoing cold and heavy rains along the Atlantic seaboard.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
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Carolinas
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Dakotas
Nebraska
Coast to Coast Television Through Stratovision Is Feasible
Westinghouse announced that stratovision using high flying planes could provide coast to coast TV, FM, and military communications. A B 20 Superfortress relay reportedly delivered clear telecasts over 250 miles at 25 000 feet as tests move toward commercial development and wider rural reach.
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse
Stratovision
Stratovision Broadcasting
Glenn L. Martin Airplane Manufacturing Company
Walter Evans
Nehru Emerging as Leader of Vast Asiatic Bloc
Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru is highlighted as a potential head of an Asiatic bloc shaping world affairs. The piece notes his rise from activist to statesman, his socialist and internationalist leanings, and his push against imperialism, including plans for an Asian conference in Allahabad with nations such as Egypt Turkey Syria Lebanon Iraq and more.
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India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Asia
England
Harrow
Cambridge University
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Indian Subcontinent
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Indian National Congress Party
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Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
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Philippines
Hungarians Flee by Plane to Munich in Escape
A Hungarian National Airways plane landed in Munich with 13 men, 9 women and 3 children among refugees fleeing Communist terror. Pilot Capt. Janos Majoros led the escape. most aboard want to leave Hungary, while three wish to return. They are housed at Dachau displaced persons camp.
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Germany
Hungary
Hungarian National Airways
Onty
Janos Majoros
Dachau
North Carolina Governor Scott Urges Broad Labor Reform Agenda
Governor Scott outlines a 15 point program in his inaugural address advocating revision of the anti-closed shop law, a state wide liquor referendum, and a $2400 minimum salary for A-certificate teachers. He pushes wage hour rules, utility commission reform, rural road funding, and higher state employee pay. The plan includes health, old age protections, and restaurant meals tax repeal with emphasis on road, school, and health spending to spur growth.
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Raleigh
Scott
General Assembly
State Utilities Commission
Bills Move In North Carolina Legislature For 1949
Raleigh January 6 Legislations sent to house committees include repeal of the automobile inspection program a plan to raise teacher pay and a proposal to aid counties in school construction Rep Burl G Hardison calls the inspection law an abomination Rep John W Umstead seeks a minimum 2400 and maximum 3600 annual pay for teachers with 50 million state aid for school building and a competing 40 million proposal led by Rep R L Harris of Person for the same purpose
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Raleigh
Burl G. Hardison
Craven
Hardison
John W. Umstead
Orange
Rep
R. L. Harris
Person
Senator Parker Begins Term With Illness
Buncombe County Senator Frank Parker starts his new term amid illness, developing mumps. He is under treatment by Dr. C. A. Peterson, a Mitchell County senator, with medical services at hand.
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Jan
Buncombe County
Frank Parker
C. A. Peterson
Mitchell County
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