Ervin Named To State Supreme Court Succeeding Schenck
Sam J. Ervin of Morganton former congressman is appointed by Governor Cherry to replace Michael Schenck as associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Schenck retires for poor health. Ervin a prominent attorney and brother of the late Rep Joe Ervin hails from the west. The move aligns with a westward preference in recent appointments.
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Raleigh
Sam J. Ervin
Morganton
Cherry
Michael Schenck
State
Schenck
Ervin
Joe Ervin
Wappington
Charlotte
Hendersonville
South Piedmont Association
R. L. Fritz, Jr
Hudson
Caldwell County
Fritz
North Carolina Education Association
Reds Protest Warship Presence in Italian Ports
London dispatch reports the Moscow radio accusing the United States of violating the Italian peace treaty by sending U S warships to Italian ports. Alexander Panyushkin, Soviet ambassador in Washington, delivered a protest note to Secretary of State George C Marshall and to the French government for relay to allied powers. The issue follows earlier protests over Mellaha Air base in North Africa. The treaty requires withdrawal of all allied armed forces from Italy by Dec 15 1947, or within 90 days of the treaty's coming into force.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
U. S
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Washington
George C. Marshall
Italy
U.S
Britain
Mellaha
North
Africa
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Reynolds Man Named Head of Engineers
R P Reece chief engineer of R J Reynolds tobacco company Winston-Salem was elected president of the North Carolina Society of Engineers at the annual convention. Delegates learned of the ballot results at the opening session. New district directors include Worth B. Baldwin Fort Bragg Fred B. Wheeler Raleigh W F Humbert Spray and John R. Purser Charlotte.
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R. P. Reece
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Society of Engineers
Reece
A. Paul Lyman
N. C. State College
William F. Henry, Jr
LeRoy Keever
Sleigh
Worth B. Baldwin
Fort Bragg
Fred B. Wheeler
Raleigh
W. F. Humbert
Spray
John R. Purser
Weather forecast for Carolinas extended period
North and South Carolina face an extended forecast from Friday evening to Wednesday evening with temperatures generally below normal in both states. Expect light rain in parts tonight changing to snow in North Carolina, then rain late Monday into Tuesday, and gradual warming through Sunday and Monday before colder conditions midweek.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Carolinas
Democratic Plan Uses GOP Tax Bill as Model for Substitution
Washington January 30 Democrats eye a substitute using the GOP tax cut bill as a model for a 3.2 billion corporate tax and broader changes. Lawmakers discuss a compromise to trim overall tax cuts, with proposals including higher personal exemptions, community property for couples, and tiered rate cuts, aiming to keep total under two billion.
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Truman
House
Mr. Truman
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Nutson
Palestine's Death Toll Reaches 1,000
In Jerusalem on January 30 the death toll in Palestine’s civil conflict hit about 1,000 unofficially, with roughly one death every 90 minutes since the UN partition vote on November 29. A Jewish woman died at the Jaffa Tel Aviv border, the 18th casualty in 36 hours, as gun duels flared around Jerusalem’s Montefiore Ghetto ridge and Mount Zion. British Bren guns were used but failed to halt exchanges.
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Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Montefiore Ghetto
Old City Wall
Mount Zion
Three Injured In Collision In icy English Street extension
Three Burton Upholstery employees were hospitalized after a head on crash between their auto and a Frederickson Motor Express tractor trailer on icy English Street extension near the city limits around 12:20 p m. L G Monroe the secretary treasurer sustained severe head and body injuries C L Austin office manager and Richard Johnson manager of Johnson Frame Works were injured with head and chest injuries Driver of the truck Charles W Simmons was not hurt Highway patrol investigated the outside city limits crash a witness said Monroe tried to pass two autos before the collision and the car struck the trailer tank. no charges were listed late afternoon.
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Memorial Hospital
English Street
Burton
L. G. Monroe
Briggs Avenue
C. L. Austin
Rt. 6
High Point
Richard Johnson
Johnson Frame Works
Monroe
Frederickson Motor Express
Thomasville
Austin
Johnson
Charles W. Simmons
Cold wave grips Midwest and East amid fuel shortages
Snow and ice sweep the region as below zero readings hit northern New York and Michigan. Fuel shortages stretch across cities and towns forcing oil deliveries to essential users while homes, hospitals, and public buildings face heating cuts. In New York City, authorities urge priority deliveries as residents seek warmth.
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Midwest
Dakotas
Michigan
New York
New England
Lake Superior
Middle Atlantic States
Saulte Ste. Marie
Mich
Lower Michigan
Watertown
Mercury
Canton
N. Y
New York City
Burlington
Caribou
Ex Solon May Get AFL Post In National League Push
Ex Solon from Milwaukee is favored for a key AFL appointment directing the $7 500 000 league for political education. Andrew J Biemiller, 41, a labor organizer legislator, won subcommittee approval and will face the 15 member executive council. Expected quick approval by several council members ahead of the executive committee meeting on Feb 4.
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Miami
Fla
New Deal
Milwaukee
AFL
Andrew J. Biemiller
League
Four Persons Missing After Blaze In Vermont Inn
In St. Albans Vermont early today nearly 100 guests fled or were carried from the Jesse Welden Inn as a swift fire swept through the hotel. Four persons were unaccounted for and 10 were injured. Fire Chief Sweeny estimated losses at 200000 though real estate men said replacement could run 300000 to 500000. Owner George E. St Laurent found the blaze in a cocktail lounge and its origin remained undetermined.
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ST. Albans
Jesse Welden
R. H. Sweeny
George E. St. Laurent
Government of France Victorious in Money Bills
Paris January 30. The government won a double victory in the national assembly over its money program. The 5,000-franc note withdrawal bill passed 308 to 288, while a gold market measure cleared a preliminary hurdle 328 to nil. Socialists supported the government, aiding Schuman's coalition and blunting the threat from de Gaulle’s RPF.
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Paris
National Assembly
Robert Schuman
Assembly
Council of the Republic
Schuman
Charles de Gaulle
Young and Strong
Rally of the French People
RPF
Tar Heel Hurt In Wreck Of Crack Train
Ogallala Neb Jan 30 A derailment of 18 cars and one power unit of the Union Pacific City of Francisco stream liner occurred twelve miles east of Ogallala early today. Twenty five persons were injured with seven seriously enough to require hospitalization. none in critical condition. Among the injured treated at the Ogallala hospital was Geraldine McKinny 32 of Spindale NC.
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Ogallala
Neb
Union Pacific
Herb Pennock Dies in New York Hospital
New York January 30 Herb Pennock general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies died today in a New York hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had collapsed in the Waldorf Astoria lobby as he prepared to enter a league meeting.
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Herb Pennock
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Hospital
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Two Airplane Crashes Reported in Germany
U S air force headquarters reported wreckage seen in the lower French Alps and a second plane crash about 20 miles east of the first. The missing DC-3 carried three American women and five children. Names of crew members Bastin Trexler Cimmers announced, with spouses near Rhein Main airbase. No survivors observed at the DC-3 wreckage.
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U. S. Air Force
France
Italy
U. S
Trieste
Digne
Air Force
Weissbaden
Earl FE. Bastin
Florence
H. Trexler
Dunn, N
Donald L. Cimmers
Dumont
Iowa
Rhein-Main
Grain Stand Puts GOP On Spot
President Truman demands control of grain used by distillers, Pressuring Republicans to extend anti inflation powers amid disputes over whisky grain use. Senate backed Feb 9 extension. House banking committee killed it. Distillers argue export grain is for liquor, not domestic whisky. Senator Sparkman calls move a direct challenge to GOP anti inflation program.
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Truman
GOP
Kentucky
Kansas
Senate
House Banking Committee
Agriculture Department
Congress
Europe
U. S
Sparkman
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Three Bullets End Life Of Little Leader Gandhi Shot Dead
New Delhi reports Mohandas K. Gandhi was fatally shot at a prayer meeting on the Birla mansion lawn. The frail reformer, aged 78, was targeted by a Hindu follower he led to independence. The assassination shocked India and the world.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
New Delhi
Birla Mansion
Gandhi
Birla
Gandhi slain in Delhi for political reasons
New Delhi reports say Mohandas K. Gandhi was killed by parties opposing his nonviolence approach. Police cite political motives tied to disagreements with his appeals against violence.
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New Dehli
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi Assassination Sparks Hindu Poona Suspect Captured
Police said the assassin was a Hindu from Poona and held him incommunicado at police headquarters. S. Kalyanam, Gandhi’s secretary, told the Associated Press that “Bapu is dead” as Gandhi’s death followed a five day fast to quell communal bloodshed. A crowd gathered at Birla house where Gandhi was carried away after a fatal shot.
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Gandhi
S. Kalyanam
Associated Press
Bapu
Mahatma
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Birla House
Great Britain
India
Pakistan
Programs On Radio to Be Duplicated
New York Jan 30 Radio programs from standard networks may be duplicated on frequency modulation stations starting Sunday after an agreement between James Petrillo and the four major networks ABC CBS NBC and mutual officials of the American Federation of Musicians. The accord also grants a 60 day extension of the present AFM contract. Petrillo seeks more musicians on affiliated stations. the FM duplication ban is lifted, seen as a softening of Petrillo stance.
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James C. Petrillo
American Foundation of Musicians
A. F. of L. Musicians Union
ABC
CBS
MBS
Petrillo
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