Attendance at Southern Furniture Market Smashes Records
About 2,000 buyers from across the United States and Canada packed the Southern Furniture market despite rain, with manager Paul Casey predicting near 3,000 registrations for the two week event. Northern and western buyers join southeastern chains, hotel bookings rise, and most displays emphasize traditional to contemporary case goods as summer lines await July market.
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United States
Canada
Earand
Paul Casey
Chicago
North Carolina
South
Midwest
West Coast
East
Exposon Building
Heritage
Talmadge Refuses To Yield To Claim Of Acting Governor
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge rejects Lt. Gov. M. Thompson's claim to be acting governor and refuses to yield. Thompson vows to occupy Senate president's offices while courts decide the case. Talmadge says no vacancy exists and cites the legislature's election of him as governor.
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Herman Talmadge
Governo of Georgia
M. Thompson
Thompson
Senate
State Capitol
Courts of Georgia
Talmadge
General Assembly of Georgia
Supreme Court
Georgia
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Theadio
Italian Premier Submits Resignation to De Nicola
Rome January 20 Premier Alcide de Gasperi announced he will resign, delivering his decision to Provisional President Enrico de Nicola. He had previously said he would ask de Nicola whether the six month old four power government should continue in office. When asked if he was opening a crisis he said he was submitting his resignation.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Enrico de Nicola
de Nicola
Weather Outlook Mixed Cloud Cover With Light Showers
The forecast notes cloudy spells with occasional light rain this afternoon turning mild tonight. Tuesday brings partial clearing and colder conditions with a risk of lighter winds. Area weather records list temperatures and rainfall across major cities including Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Denver, Detroit, Evansville, Galveston, High Point, Jacksonville, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Memphis, Meridian, Miami, Mobile, New York, Saint Augustine, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tampa.
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Strone
Galveston
High Point
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Miami
Minn
Mohile
Mt.Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Santonio
Stanburg
Tampa
Ten Deaths Reported Over State
Traffic accidents fires and shootings claimed at least ten lives in North Carolina over the weekend. A two car collision near Wingate Saturday killed Don Hazelton 23 and left others injured. Leola Caudle 49 died Sunday as a companion remained in fair condition. Harlow Prayton 29 died from injuries after being struck near Fletcher Saturday night. Geo Breezer 33 died in a bunk house fire at the Eastern Fair Association racetrack Elizabeth City.
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Wingate
Don Hazelton
Marshville
Leola Caudle
Charlotte
Hazelton
Harlow Prayton
Arden
Fletcher
William Claude Hopper
Rt. 2
Shelby
Kings Mountain
Eastern Fair Association
Elizabeth City
Geo. Breezer
Marshall Oath-Taking Delayed
Gen. George C. Marshall’s swearing in as secretary of state was postponed after his plane diverted to Chicago due to bad weather. Arrival planned for Washington was disrupted. Byrnes stayed to help. Key issues include Poland, China, and Argentina policy ahead.
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Jan
George C. Marshall
Chicago
Marshall
White House
Army
Air Transport Command
Burbank
Calif
Truman
Byrnes
Hungary
Romania
Italy
Bulgaria
State Department
Spartanburg
S. C
Moscow
Poland
China
PSL leader hints at court challenge to Polish election
In Warsaw on January 20, Vice Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of the Polish Peasant Party suggested he would seek the Supreme Court to nullify yesterday's parliamentary election. He argued the secret ballot guarantee was violated and projected his party could win a majority if votes are counted fairly. Eight people died in raids linked to anti government underground during voting.
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Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
PSL
Supreme Court
Mikolajczyk
Poland
Eastland urges House probe of portal pay case
Senator Eastland said the handling of a portal pay case by Federal Judge Frank Picard should be investigated by the House with a view to impeachment. He spoke as Congress weighs legislation to bar more than 4 billion dollars in portal to portal back pay claims, citing testimony by Theodore Iserman for Chrysler Corp about a judge remark supportive of labor.
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Eastland
D-Miss
Frank Picard
Detroit
House of Representatives
Senate
Theodore R. Iserman
New York
Chrysler Corp
Portal
Iserman
Picard
Chrysler
List of Dead and Missing In Greek Ship Mine Disaster
The Greek merchant marine ministry raises the dead and missing to 437 after the Chimarra sinks east of Athens following a mine explosion. Survivors number 198. the ship carried 548 passengers and 4 crew.
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Athens
Merchant Marine Ministry
Chimarra
Salonika
Marine Ministry
Aristides Mytakis
Teacher Salary Deadlock Faces Third Week of Assembly
In Raleigh on January 20 1947 the senate planned a new nine member house backed conference to push emergency pay hikes for teachers and state employees. Senator Rivers Johnson of Duplin to head a five member senate panel to join the house committee. Ballentine to name two extra senators and reappoint three from the first panel. The initial conference backed a 20 percent retroactive raise from December 8 1946 but was rejected by the house.
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General Assembly
Senate
House
Rivers Johnson
Duplin
L. Y. Ballentine
Barker
Carolina Rivers Face Flood Stage Warnings Across NC
Heavy rain pushed Raleigh area flood stages on the Cape Fear and Neuse rivers while Asheville reports high water on several mountain rivers. Officials warned of potential evacuations in low-lying counties if rains continue, with the French Broad at 7.2 feet and a crest near 9 feet possible tonight.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Raleigh Weather Bureau
Cape Fear
Neuse
Asheville
French Broad
Goes Shopping- But Makes A Sale
A North Dakota State College student found his G I allowance lacked, window shopped in Fargo department stores, complimented a manager on the towniest windows, and was hired to instruct staff in window decorating.
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North Dakota State College
Peoria Police Nab Chickens From Stolen Complaints
Police traced 44 stolen chickens in Peoria Illinois with a bizarre note describing one hen as a freak with a double beak. The tip led to suspects and the poultry theft case is under investigation.
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Peoria
Ill
P- Police
Byrd Seeks Major Federal Spending Cut
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged substantial reductions in next year’s federal outlay, asserting a $32.0 billion cap is possible and could trim Truman’s budget by about $5.5 billion. He said efficiency measures may reduce payrolls by about 1 million without harming defense, as committees review income and outgo.
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Byrd
D-Va
Truman
Congress
Yrd
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
White House
Minister and Lady Friend Face Adultery Charges
Rev. Daniel L. Reedy and Mary Marguerite Cowles, mother of a grown son, faced adultery charges in Grand Rapids as a substitute preacher led services at Plainfield Methodist church. Each posted bonds under $1000 and left town with their spouses, planning to return. Paul Cowles may drop the charges.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Daniel L. Reedy
Reedy
W. C. Purdew
Plainfield Methodist Church
Mary Marguerite Cowles
South Carolina Governor Congratulates North Carolina Health Plan
In a January letter from Gov. Ransome J. Williams to Gov. R. Gregg Cherry the South Carolina governor congratulates North Carolina for its health program and expresses hope SC will adopt a similar approach. The exchange reflects cross state recognition of health initiatives.
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Durham
N. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Ransome J. Williams
R. Gregg Cherry
Youngest Medalist Jacklyn Lucas Receives Medal
Private First Class Jacklyn H. Lucas, aged 12, becomes the youngest person ever awarded the congressional medal of honor for his actions. The honor marks a historic milestone in U S military decoration.
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New York
INS
Jacklyn H. Lucas
Year-Round Teachers Pay Spotlighted In Assembly
North Carolina considers paying teachers in 12 installments instead of nine. Senators S. M. Bason and Junius K. Powell propose the plan to ensure summer income, but teachers oppose it citing budgeting, summer costs, and increased bookkeeping workload for the state education board.
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JO Spivey
Raleigh
S. M. Bason
Caswell County
Junius K. Powell
Columbus
North Carolina
State Board of Education
Powell and Bason
Ex Sailor Held in Virginia Murder Case
Ex sailor William Charles Hall, 19, was booked in Los Angeles on suspicion of murder after confessing to police he and a friend strangled Frederick Austin Currie near Winchester Virginia last December. Hall, from St. Louis, said the pair fought Currie when a car broke down and his accomplice tightened a necktie to kill him. Currie was stationed in Elizabeth City New Jersey.
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N. J. Kohn
R. B. McBride
William Charles Hall
Hall
St. Louis
Frederick Austin Currie
Sation
Winchester
Navy
Kohn
McBride
Frank
Currie
New York
Elizabeth City
N. J
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