Conciliator Proposes Settlement on Weekly Wages
A settlement around 32 dollars weekly with a cap of 52 dollars weekly in eight years is discussed by H. T. Killingsworth of AT and T. He notes two of three long lines workers will get raises in 1950 if the contract holds. Long distance workers plan no strike before March 1, while unions set to avoid picket blocks on Feb 8.
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H. T. Killingsworth
Long Lines
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Beta System
Long Lines Telephone
Raleigh Voters Decide On Bus Franchise Transfer
Raleigh voters went to the polls to decide on transferring the city's bus franchise. The current operator Carolina Power and Light Company seeks to sell its franchise to White Transportation Company. The franchise expires in 1985.
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Raleigh
Carolina Power and Light Company
White Transportation Company
Defense and Arms Research Highlighted in U S Strategy
A White House briefing stressed America's military strength and defense cooperation with the State Department. It focused on rapid advances in biological, radiological, and chemical warfare defenses and noted other nations exploring new toxic chemical forms. The army report mentions Sandia near Albuquerque as a joint project assembling atomic devices and training personnel for atomic warfare.
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America
U. S
State Department
Johnson
United States
Army
Defense Department
Sandia
New Mexico
Beeches
Bunche says attitudes of hate threaten civilization in Raleigh
Dr Ralph J Bunche head of the United Nations Trusteeship Department told a full Municipal Auditorium audience in Raleigh that if attitudes of hate suspicion and bigotry cannot be changed the handwriting is on the wall He warned that civilization could be destroyed by human relations issues despite perfect machinery and spoke at an Institute of Religion event sponsored by the United Church.
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Raleigh
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nation
Bunche
Institute of Religion
The
United Church
French Broad Flood Control Plan Proposed
The Tennessee Valley Authority proposed a 21.5 million flood control project for the French Broad in western North Carolina. The plan includes seven detention basins with dams on Swannanoa Cane Creek Clear Creek Little River Davidson River Mills River and the French Broad between Brevard and Rosman to protect Asheville and nearbyfarms from future floods.
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French River
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Gordon R. Clapp
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Calhoun
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Graham Man Is Search Hero
A Graham man is hailed as a search hero after aiding rescue efforts from a plane crash five miles east of the scene where he was found. Lt. Edwin Gulzinski led Camp Carson Colorado crews toward the wreckage as planes circled through the night to guide survivors.
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Edwin Gulzinski
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Use Of Whip In Mississippi May Be Restricted
Mississippi senate considers a bill to restrict the prison whip known as black Annie. A sergeant would need written authorization with reasons before using the whip and each lash would be recorded in the inmate file. Senator Fred Jones argues the relic should be controlled though not abolished. the House must act next.
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Miss
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Mother Admits Strangling Tot
CHICAGO January 31 Mrs Mary French 30 held for further questioning in death of 2 1 2 month old son Arthur She admitted twisting a dish towel around the boy s neck in the home Police Capt Patrick O Connell said she told him she could not recall more The baby was found dead by husband Eugene 29 an insurance adjuster and her mother Emma Macon 50 They say she called husband and mother to come home saying something happened to the baby She had been under a doctor s care for a nervous ailment since Arthur s birth They have been married nine years An inquest is scheduled later today
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Mary French
Lice
Arthur
Patrick O'Connell
Emma Macon
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North Side
AEC Reports On Production And Nuclear Advances
The AEC report states weapons development and stockpiling accelerated over the past year, with production shifting to an industrial mode for faster output. It notes advances in design and record output of uranium and plutonium, calls for continued basic and applied research, and describes dispersal of Los Alamos facilities to reduce war-time vulnerability and speed weapon integration.
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Ephemeris Details Sun and Stars for Navigation
The Ephemeris, a U.S. government publication, provides data on the sun, north star and other selected stars for navigational and astronomical reference.
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Truman urges coal deal as production questions loom
President Truman presses miners and operators to accept a settlement by February 4 with a reply by 5 p.m. that day or risk disregarding the proposal. He warns that continued stoppages threaten the economy and national security while court actions test union shop legality amid the Taft Hartley framework.
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George H. Love
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Harry M. Mosses
H. C Frick Coal Co
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
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Federal District Court
Robert Denham
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Reynolds backs Graham in Senate race opposition from labor union
Reynolds announces his county will oppose his re election bid and back Frank Graham in the U S Senate race. AFL Rayon Workers union says Reynolds has aligned with anti labor and anti liberal groups while labor endorses Graham for domestic policy and foreign leadership. John W Piercy of the AFL United Textile Workers supports Graham as a strong domestic and foreign leader.
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Robert R. Reynolds
Frank P. Graham
Rhea Poole
U. S
AFL Rayon Workers Union
American Enka Corporation
Gham
Reynolds
Frank Graham
John W. Piercy
AFL United Textile Workers of American
87 Year Old Man Sentenced for Neighbor Slaying
In Columbus Mississippi an 87 year old man, Capt. T Hunter Sharp, was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary for killing 59 year old Henry Moore in a fence dispute. Moore was shot last November 23. Sharp pleaded guilty and faced the judge’s remarks about the law. The incident sparked a second murder charge against Sharp’s landlord H W McCown, 61, who goes on trial.
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Miss
John Greene
T. Hunter Sharp
Henry Moore
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Moore
Sharp
H. W. McCown
Potash Strike Ends in Carlsbad After 2 Months
Potash workers in Carlsbad New Mexico end a two month strike against three firms. A company spokesman announced the accord today.
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