Wire Bale Ruins Train. Six Die In Indiana Wreck
Walton Indiana state police opened an inquiry into how fencing wire bale caused a Pennsylvania Union train crash last night. Six people were killed and nearly twenty injured as most cars derailed near Walton on the Chicago bound service from Cincinnati. Investigators seek how the wire reached the tracks and what allowed the fatal accident.
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Walton
Ind
Indiana
Pennsylvania Union
Chicago
Cincinnati
Four dead in Walton passenger train wreck revised
In Walton Indiana the Union passenger train wreck death toll was raised to four after daybreak when wreck crews confirmed only the locomotive fireman and three passengers died. Earlier reports had listed two bodies in a damaged day coach. by daylight the remaining victims were recovered.
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Walton
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad Union
Wire Roll Found Causing Railroad Wreck In Pennsylvania
State Police Lt John R Fisher and A F McIntyre Pennsylvania superintendent said a two foot wide wire roll weighing about 400 pounds was jammed into a switch triggering the wreck. Several rolls were piled along the tracks at the scene. Fisher noted one roll likely fell or was placed on the track and authorities seek the responsible party. FBI at work with W W Patchell of Chicago, general manager of the western region of the Pennsylvania.
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John R. Fisher
A. F. McIntyre
Pennsylvania
Fisher
FBI
W. W. Patchell
Chicago
Jewish Agency Demands Release of Hostages in Palestine
In Jerusalem on January 28 the Jewish Agency executive demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Judge Ralph Windham and British banker H A S Collins, held by Dov Gruner’s Irgun group after an attack on a Palestine police station. Gruner refused appeal for commutation. a citywide curfew in Tel Aviv remained in effect as troops hunted for the captors.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Ralph Windham
H. A. S. Collins
Ta Aviv
Tel Aviv
Collins
Dov Bela Gruner
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Palestine
Gruner
Britain
Privy Council
Weather Outlook for North Carolina and Carolinas
Fair today and tonight then partly cloudy. cooler in the mountains Wednesday. Forecast extends to Saturday with generally warm, fair conditions, some showers Friday mainly in the west, followed by cooler Saturday. Calendar note shows Wednesday January 29, 1947.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Atomic Data Urged For Two Units
The Senate atomic committee pressed to define Congress and the armed services rights to inside the new atomic control commission. Chairman Hickenlooper sought explicit terms before questioning Lilienthal, who leads the commission, amid calls to ensure ongoing knowledge of commission actions versus post hoc disclosure.
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Washington
Senate Atomic Committee
Congress
Armed Services
Atomic Control Commission
Hickenlooper
Rrowa
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Senatornowland
Calif
Gravely Heads Wildlife Body
North Carolina wildlife federation members concluded a two day Raleigh meeting with re election of P. K. Gravely of Rocky Mount as president. T. N. Massie of Jackson county A. C. Davis of Guilford and S. B. Coley of Wake were reelected vice presidents from west central and east sections respectively. Hugh Lee of Wake was named treasurer and the secretary to be appointed by the president and the board of directors.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
P. K. Gravely
Rocky Mount
T. N. Massie
Jackson County
A. C. Davis
Guilford
S. B. Coley
Wake
Hugh Lee
Drastic Cut In Spending Proposed By Rep Bender
Rep. Bender of Ohio proposed slashing spending for normal government functions 25 percent below the 1932 outlay. He did not specify exact savings. 1932 total was 40.48 billion, with civil and miscellaneous at 2.641 billion excluding defense and debt costs. The current Truman budget proposes 37.5 billion with 13.7 billion outside defense and debt. The move comes as Republicans push to curb spending. Democratic Leader Cannon supports cuts but warns against harming government efficiency.
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Washington
Bender
Ohio
Congress
Roosevelt
Truman
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
House
Senate
House Budget Committee
Former State Senator Wallace Found Shot Dead at Home
John Whitlock Wallace 50, ex state senator for the 25th district in 1941 42, was found shot to death at his home in Statesville by his sister Mildred Wallace. Sheriff said the temple wound appeared self defense related and an inquiry unnecessary. A pistol lay near the body. Dr Davis attended Wallace last night. Wallace, a bachelor, lived with his sister who had left a music department job to care for him. In Concord, C M Llewellyn, Tri State league president, said High Point and Salisbury may not join class B this season, postponing league directors meeting to February 9.
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Statesville
Jan
John Whitlock Wallace
Mildred Wallace
James
Walter Morrison
Iredell County
Davis
Wallace
Concord
C. M. Llewellyn
High Point
Salisbury
Anderson
Republicans Back Modernization Of Old House Office Building
Rep Deane of North Carolina reports Republicans are pressing to modernize the aging House office building more than Democrats. Freshman lawmakers were asked to share views on outmoded furnishings, with many replies favorable to change. Speaker Martin has tasked Rep Auchincloss with a detailed survey as Deane notes ongoing removals of decrepit pieces.
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Washington
Rep. Deane
North Carolina
Congress
Deane
Martin
Rmass
Rep
Auchincloss
R-Nj
Britain Pressed By Tass Over Soviet Pact
Tass urged Britain to honor the 1942 Soviet British alliance while criticizing close Britain U S ties. Bevin discussed reservations Moscow says weaken the pact and extend it only with removal of these objections. The exchange followed Zarubin's London talks and signals no easing of pressure on Britain.
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London
Tass
Britian Today
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
U.S.S.R
Georgi Zarubin
Ernest Bevin
Brittain
Europe
Communist
Daily Worker of London
Pravda
Bevin
Russia
Stalin
Foreign Office
Zarubin
Air Tragedy Blamed On Bad Motor
Air crash at Kirtland Field in Albuquerque killed 11 of 12 crew in a B-29 with secret equipment. Engine trouble suspected as the cause after takeoff. one survivor rescued by GI firefighters. Medal citations being considered for Guzman and Hawkins. Pilot Capt Robert F. Bledsoe, 27, El Paso, among the dead.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Kirtland Field
Cpl
Isable Guzman
Laredo
Tex
Eldon C. Hawkins
Oxnard
Calif
Perry M. Hoisington
Kirtland
Robert F. Bledsoe
el Paso
Bledsoe
20Th Bomber Command
India
China
Japan
North Carolina Fireworks Bill Moves After Subcommittee
Governor Cherry transmitted a $680,654.84 return on a $20,000,000 state reserve fund as of December 15, 1943. A five member senate subcommittee endorsed a Weathers fireworks bill, allowing limited out of state manufacture and sale with county permission, and permitting fairs under expert supervision.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Council of State
North Carolina
Senate
Lee Weathers
Cleveland
Senator Weathers
Senator Roper
Lincoln
George Penny
Guilford
Lennon
New Hanover
Sen
Chaffin
Harnett
Weathers
Boards of County Commissioners
Sheriff and Chiefs of Police
Board of County Commissioners
Rotary Club Founder Dies
CHICAGO January 28 Paul P Harris founder of the first Rotary club in 1905 died after a long illness at age 78. The Chicago lawyer won numerous honors from citizens and governments for his work in the organization’s world wide spread.
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Chicago
Paul P. Harris
Rotary Club
Harris
Visitor to Hospital Dies Near Morganton
Robert McConnaughey a 70 year old farmer from near Morganton died suddenly in a Charlotte hospital where he was visiting his wife Elizabeth Perkins McConnaughey a patient for weeks Funeral services will be held at the old Perkins homestead near Morganton with interment in Pleasant Valley cemetery Morganton
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Charlotte
Robert MecConnaughey
Morganton
Elizabeth Perkins McConnaughey
British Burma Reaches Interim Self Rule Agreement
London reports the British government reached an agreement with Burma granting transitional self rule. Lord Petrick Lawrence says an interim government will administer affairs during the transitory period for the 262 000 square mile region and its 17 000 000 inhabitants. Burma lies east of India and was a war battleground against Japan.
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London
Burma
Lord Petrick Lawrence
India
Burma i
Japan
Cards on Table In Labor Row
Pittsburgh on January 28 faced a key dispute between open shop and union shop as big steel and CIO steel workers seek a 1947 wage and hour pact covering 175 000 workers. The union presses for a union shop while U S Steel subsidiary firms push for a choice of membership. The existing maintenance-of-membership pact expires April 30.
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Pittsburgh
CIO Steelworkers
War Labor Board
U. S. Steel Corp
Vital Sugar Ration Rule Is Issued
Federal Judge F Dickin son Letts ordered OPA to halt sugar rationing to industrial users under the historical use formula. Letts ruled the formula illegal, with immediate effect and signaled possible appeal by OPA. The Moberly Milk Products company suit contends the method violates the war mobilization act.
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Washington
Federal
F. Dickinson Letts
OPA
Letts
Carl Auerbach
Circuit Court of Appeals
Auerbach
Moberly Milk Products Company
Moberly, Co
Monopolies Are Scored In Address Monopolies Are Scored
Oscar Johnston, president of the national cotton council, denounces labor monopoly in a paper for the council’s ninth annual meeting in Galveston. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson was to address the morning session. About 1,000 cotton leaders heard Harold A. Young deliver Johnston’s address as the president could not attend due to his mother in law’s death.
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Galveston
Tex
Oscar Johnston
National Cotton Council
Clinton Anderson
Harold A. Young
North Little Rock
Ark
Johnston
Discontent Grows Over House Leadership Jurisdiction
Washington dispatch reports the first GOP rift in the house over portal pay legislation. Labor committee members complain leadership steered the issue to the judiciary committee, calling it political maneuvering and a derailment of labor priorities. Speaker Martin and Majority Leader Halleck avoid admission of worries.
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Washington
House
Labor Committee
GOP
Judiciary
Martin
Mass
Halleck
Ind
Judiciary Committee
Michener
R-Mich
Judiciary Group
Hartley
R-Nj
Approval Of Commission Urged In Labor Talks
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach urged senators to back Truman's plan to create a labor problems study commission and urged rejection of most other bills aimed at settling labor-management disputes. He warned that industry wide collective bargaining bans could curb bargaining rights and pressed safeguards on union dues, labor organization registration, and closed shop rules.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
Truman
Senate Labor Committee
Schnellenbach
Ball
R-Minn
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Thomas
Labor Committee
Schwelier
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Conciliation Service
Bureau of Labor Statistcs
Taxi Driver In Serious Condition After Hold-up
Mil ton Robert House a Franklinton taxi driver was stabbed and shot during a hold-up ten miles north of Raleigh. He was left tied to a tree after being shot five times and robbed of 92 dollars. Deputies Atkins and Shaw reported no major change in his condition at Rex hospital.
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Raleigh
Milton Robert House
Franklinton
Rex Hospital
Here
R. L. Atkins
W. C. Shaw
House
Atkins
Shaw
Wake Forest
Durham-Wake Forest
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W. R. Simpson
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