House wage battle shifts as four join conferees
In Raleigh the House reinstated its conference committee on state employee pay, adding Bost of Cabarrus Taylor of Buncombe Royster of Vance and Sims of Mecklenburg. The action delays final decisions on emergency raises, while Senate must name a parallel committee. Three new bills were introduced including Shelby parking meters funding recreation and extending retirement act provisions to Henderson. A joint resolution honored late Rep. Joe W. Ervin.
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House
Pearsall
Bost
Cabarrus
Taylor
Buncombe
Royster
Vance
Sims
Mecklenburg
Senate
Rep
Mull
Cleveland
Shelby
Henderson
Joe W. Ervin
J. F. Norwood
Hoskins School
Arnall Seeks Governor Role As Capitol Tensions Rise
Ex governor Ellen Arnall returns to the Georgia Capitol challenging Herman Talmadge over governorship access. Arnall occupies a desk, declares himself governor, plans to move operations to 1407 Candler Building, while Dykes and supporters resist. Court actions loom as protests erupt in the rotunda.
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Atlanta
Ellen Arnall
State Capitol
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Arnall
Capitol Rotunda
Talmadge
Jimmy Dykes
Rep. Dykes
Jimmie
Ellis Arnall
Candler Building
STORM
Candler
Ben Fortson, Jr
Fortson
Arnall-Dykes
Capitol
Dr Schaub Receives Special Agriculture Award
In Biloxi Mississippi on January 17 the Association of Southern Agriculture Workers awarded distinguished service honors to Dr George Wilds of Hartsville South Carolina Miss Connie Bonslagel of Little Rock Arkansas and Dr I C Schaub of Raleigh North Carolina. The group also elected M J Funchess Auburn Alabama as president R F Poole Clemson College as vice president and Fred E Miller North Carolina Department of Agriculture Raleigh as secretary treasurer. Executive committee members named were J C Bell Athens Georgia and J C Lidell Spartanburg South Carolina.
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Biloxi
Miss
Association of Southern Agriculture Workers
George Wilds
Hartsville
S. C
Connie Bonslagel
Little Rock
Ark
I. C. Schaub
Raleigh
N. C
M. J. Funchess
Auburn
Ala
R. F. Poole
Clemson College
Fred E. Miller
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
J. C. Bell
Athens
J. C. Lidell
Spartanburg
Brewster Pushes War Probe Expansion and Secrecy
Senate fights over extending the war investigating committee as Brewster asserts 90 percent of needed material is ready for disclosures. He seeks access to secret funds used by Roosevelt and Truman and a hidden mobilization plan, while Republicans press for a new small business panel as Democrats oppose.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Senate
Chamber
White House
Roosevelt
Truman
Man
White
Special Committee
U S Loan To Russia Predicted As Peace Talks Tangle
London sources forecast a possible five billion dollar U S loan to Russia to ease German reparations disputes. The idea, tied to Moscow conference hopes, centers on using a Russian loan to shift terms with Germany and Austria. Prime Minister Stalin cited Russian need for aid, while critics warn it could influence postwar settlements. Australia’s appeal for small nations to join treaty talks faced pushback from Feodor Gusev.
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London
Russia
United States
Germany
U. S
Stalin
Moscow
Washington
Australia
Feodor T. Gusev
Winecoff Hotel Operators Deny Liability in Suits
Atlanta January 17. Operators of the Winecoff hotel deny negligence in answers to 28 of 69 damage suits claiming over 3 million dollars in death or injury claims from the December 7 fire that killed 119. Counsel attack a 1910 fire escape law as arbitrary and say alleged fire hazards are vague and the charges describe only conclusions.
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Atlanta
Winecoff
Wiggins Approved for Treasury Post by Senate Finance
The nomination of Archibald L. M. Wiggins of Hartsville South Carolina banker publisher and merchant to the undersecretary of the treasury has won approval from the senate finance committee and now goes to the senate for confirmation.
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Wiggins
Washington
Archibald L. M. Wiggins
Hartsville
S. C
the Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Visitor Shot In Asheville Hotel Room
Jack Reaves Montgomery a 30 year old plumber from Atlanta and Avon Park Florida died in an Asheville hospital at 2 12 this morning from a bullet wound in the head. Five men were arrested and held for questioning as investigators pursue the case.
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Asheville
Jack Reaves Montgomery
Milner
Atlanta
Avon Park
Fla
Montgomery
Guy C. Kilgore
H. E. Branum
Chattanooga
Brownell-Dunn and Levin Funeral Home
Cherry Not Exerting His Leadership
Raleigh report notes sharp splits between the North Carolina house and senate on opening day. Observers fear the clash will lengthen the session as the houses push their own agendas while Governor Cherry withholds overt pressure. The iron major may later step in if needed to curb independence.
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Lynn Nisbet Raleigh
Ewsmen
House
Senate
Capitol
Cherry
Airports Would Get Municipal Protection Bill Attempts Airport Authority
Senator Gordon Gray of Forsyth introduced a bill to give airport managers power to remove disorderly youths loitering in terminals. He noted most airports fall outside city ordinances covering railroad and bus terminals and that current authority is lacking.
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Raleigh
Gordon Gray
Forsyth
Gray
Continuance Of Excise Tax On Luxuries Gets Approval
The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a bill to continue wartime excise taxes on liquor, jewelry, furs and other goods. Knutson said a companion bill to extend higher postal rates would also win quick approval, shielding government revenue beyond July 1.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Knutson
R-Minn
Tax Framing Committee
Truman
Grant
Three Die In Hotel Blaze In Watertown
Three persons died today and two others were injured when fire swept the three story Graystone hotel in downtown Watertown. Cause of the blaze, brought under control after three hours, has not been determined.
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Watertown
N. Y
Lumberton Airport Seeks Weather Station for Safety and Traffic
A Lumberton North Carolina delegation led by Mayor Hedgepeth pressed officials in Washington to supply weather station equipment for their airport the busiest in the Carolinas. They cited 270 heavy transports landed in December and stressed the need for radio and air weather facilities to aid distressed flights. Senator Hoey supported speeding the acquisition of necessary weather equipment.
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Lumberton’s
Carolinas
Washington
Lumberton
N. C
Cutler Moore
Weather Bureau
Civil Aeronautics Authority Weather and Radio
North Carolina
R. A. Hedgepeth
CAA
Moore
Charleston
D. C
Hedgepeth
Lumberton Field
Lanes
S. C
Hoey
Budget Slash Would Affect Army Navy Budgets
The senate appropriations committee examined a plan to cut 1.5 billion from President Truman’s army and navy budget, aiming at defense savings while the merged forces seek cabinet unity. Chairman Bridges said no cuts would harm national security, signaling careful scrutiny of the merger impact.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Truman
Army
Navy
White House
Armed Services
Bridges
R-Nh
Appropriations Group
Proposed Army Navy Merger Plan Stirs Congress Debate
The army and navy high command back a unified plan placing armed services under a single national defense secretary while preserving separate service chiefs. Congress weighs cabinet status and readiness to approve a council for national defense and related boards as Patterson and Forrestal push unified planning.
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Washington
Army and Navy High Command
Congress
Mr. Truman
Forestal - Patterson
National Defense Security
Patterson
Forrestal
Council For National Defense
National Security Resources Board
Central Intelligence Agency
Fashion Exhibitors Decide On Charlotte
Headquarters for the Carolina Virginia fashion exhibitors will be established here soon under Gail Phillips of Charlotte named manager. About 2,000 buyers attended the January meeting with officers John Dimling Winston Salem president W H Stott Greensboro first vice president Ray Farber Greensboro second vice president Bruce Maddock Charlotte treasurer E B Hallerman Richmond secretary.
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Charlotte
Gail Phillips
John Dimling
Winston Salem
W. H. Stott
Greensboro
Ray Farber
Bruce Maddock
E. B. Hallerman
Richmond
Seven Killed In California Train Wreck
Bakersfield California January 17 seven persons were known to have been killed and many injured when a Southern Pacific passenger train struck a broken rail 12 miles northwest of Bakersfield. Coroner Norman Houze said one or two more might have died and three of the known dead are women. Bodies were badly mangled, hindering exact counts.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Norman Houze
Southern Pacific
Here
John Werts
Validate Divorces Granted Outside of State
RALEIGH January 17 Senator Rivers Johnson of Duplin introduced a bill to protect marriages of divorced persons who obtain divorces out of state to evade local courts. The measure, prompted by the 1940 Williams case, would validate marriages like O B Williams and Lillie Shaver Hendrix who left spouses for Reno divorces then returned to North Carolina. Bigamy charges followed.
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Raleigh
Jan
North Carolina General Assembly
Rivers Johnson
Duplin
Johnson
Williams
U. S. Supreme Court
O. B. Williams
Lillie Shaver Hendrix
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