Anti-Communist UFWA Shakeup Report From Thomasville
Bernard Hiatt resigns as UFWA southern district president alleging communist control after Morris Muster quits as international president. A Thomasville meeting plans to vote on severing ties with the communist wing and seeks support from CIO President Murray for an independent union within CIO. Over 40,000 workers now protest communist control.
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Thomasville
Bernard Hiatt
CIOO
United Furniture Workers of America Southern District No. 5
Ufwa International
Morris Muster
New York City
Communist Party
International (Union
South
Hiatt
UFWA
Washington
Ernest Marsh
Marsh
CIO
Phillip Murray
Murray
Arkansas
No. 9
George Odum
Fort Smith
Ark
Nuclear test shows ships damaged but mission hailed as success
Report on Bikini Atoll test describes underwater blast effects on a fleet including the Nevada Pensacola Sakawa and Sakawa hull damage and fires. General Ramey calls it a complete success while Blandy notes the bomb was Nagasaki-type but stronger than New Mexico and Hiroshima devices.
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Ise
Orig
Roger M. Ramey
Air Orce
Awaldhein
Forrestal
Rith
Sakawa
Anderson
Gilliam
Carlisle
Samson
Arkansas
Nagato
Pensacola
Skate
Honeans
Navy
Ramey
Bikini
Eniwetok
Bikini Lagoon
Nevada
Mavada
Associated Press
Alton C. Fay
W. H. P. Blandy
Mt. McKinley
Nagasaki
New Mexico
Hiroshima
Blandy
Joint Task Force One
Navy Gathers Mixed Views After Atomic Test Outcomes
Navy officials weigh the test results as scientists call the blast highly informative though sensitive data remains undisclosed. They note capital ships stayed afloat with less damage than in WW II, while carriers and battleships endured fires and secondary explosions aboard ships like the Independence Saratoga Nevada Pensacola and Sakawa.
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Adm
John H. Hoover
Int Chiefs of Staff Evaluation Buard
Rlcoper
Independence
Saratoga
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Sakawa
Nagato
Bull's-Eye Me Ooda
Seuna
Pensacola
Seven shot in melee near communist paper plant in Trieste
In Trieste seven people were shot during a clash between Italian and Slav sympathizers in front of a communist newspaper plant. U S sailors were confined to ships and merchant seamen to back areas of the Adriatic port city as the future of Trieste looms before the big four ministers in Paris.
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U. S
Paris
Fire destroys hay barn on Darr farm. milk barn saved
Darr reported returning to the farm about nine o'clock and discovering a blaze in the feed barn. Several bales of hay burned in the driveway and spread to loft hay. He and a negro employee moved livestock and called in local firemen who saved the milk barn and silo. cause unknown. Fire under control by 10 15.
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Darr
Jewish agency reports violence disrupts water and vineyards in Palestine
The Jewish committee warns the government to halt attacks on Jews or face civil disobedience. Rabbi Jehuda Fisherman, 73, acting chairman of the agency's executive, was arrested in joint military police actions in Palestine and reportedly showed signs of assault on his face.
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Jewish Committee In
Palestine
Locker
Jehuda
Markets Lead Stocks Marked by Cautious Tone on July 2
New York stock leaders including Bethlehem Steel Goodyear U S Rubber Sears Roebuck Anaconda Westinghouse General Electric and Great Northern show mild support while others like U S Steel General Motors Woolworth and Montgomery Ward weaken. Cotton futures open up five cents a bale then slip to about one and a half dollars per bale by noon with July at 1.25 and October 1.32.
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New York
Bethelehem
Goodyear
U.S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Anaconda
Westinghouse
General Electric
Dui Pont
Great Northern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Northern Pacific
N. Ys Central
Southern Railway
U. S, Steel
General Motors
Woolworth
Douglas Aircraft
Montgomery Ward
Market Tones Mixed Across Textiles and Livestock
Cotton textile markets show little activity as mills resist offers amid potential price controls and vacation closings. Wool and rayon sectors muted with no immediate price movement expected. Chicago hog and cattle markets report lower hogs and steady to mixed cattle values with sparse buying by big packers.
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New York
Chicago
Record Prices Rise as Free Trading Begins Across Markets
Prices surged across commodities and livestock as free-price trading opened. Indianapolis saw $200, Chicago cattle hit an all time high of 22, while wheat topped 2 a bushel for the first since 1925. Retailers and autos pledge to stay at price ceilings though packers expect higher meat costs. New York stores and clothing makers vow to hold OPA levels while governors freeze rents in several states.
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Indianapolis
Iage
Chicago
Western States Meat Packers Association
New York
New Jersey
Alabama
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Nations prepare European peace talks with internationalized Trieste
Council sources say 18 nations will receive invitations within days while ministers tackle German and Austrian questions. Molotov backs permanent internationalization of Trieste with a broad coastal zone from Duino to Cittanova as rioting and strikes unfold.
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Council
Trieste
Molotov
Duino
Cittanova
State Bank Call Raleigh Reports June 29 Condition
Gurney P. Hood, commissioner of banks, issued a call to all North Carolina state banks and industrial loan agencies for a report of condition at the close of business June 29.
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State Bank
Raleigh
Gurney P. Hood
Commissioner of
North Carolina
Local Woman Rejects Shoes Finds Relief with PED-EX
A local woman tried many shoes to ease foot pain but discarded them all. A friend then advised PED-EX which relieved soreness and swelling, allowing her to wear regular shoes again. PED-EX uses essential oils, is greaseless, and sold in professional size at local drug stores.
Price controls and market pressures under OPA changes
The piece notes minimal impact of the OPA shutdown on fruit and vegetable prices while fryer and broiler prices rose from 31 to 36 cents in Raleigh and 35 to 36 cents in Asheville. It details rent trends in Raleigh Winston Salem Charlotte and Durham with efforts to hold or limit increases. It mentions a predicted 10 percent meat price rise in Durham and reports of independent meat retailers raising prices. It ends with three arrests for larceny tied to cattle theft during a black market beef surge.
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OPA
Raleigh
Asheville
Raleigh Board of Realtors
Winston-Salem
Property Management Association
Durham
Merchants Association
Durham Retail Grocers Association
General Foods
Buncombe County
Lonely Mountain
Government Tax Shortfalls and Debt Rise in 1946
Government tax intake lagged Truman’s April forecast by about 1.061 billion, with funds redirected to the foreign loan program in 1947. War, veterans and tax refunds increased above April estimates, while the public debt at year end stood at 269.898 billion, up 10.74 billion from a year earlier but below February’s peak of over 279 billion. Further debt retirement from cash reserves may be deferred to avoid inflationary pressure.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
Treasury
Senate Prices Hold OPA Levels as Rent Surges Prompt Calls
The piece notes retail prices largely stay at OPA ceilings while rents rise sharply across many areas. It cites Truman veto impact, 7,000 telegrams to the White House, and quotes OPA official Porter warning of inflation bets. Congress debates unified price and rent controls as bills stall in committees.
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Washington
Charles G. Ross
White House
Truman
Senate
Labor Department
OPA
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
House
Pence
D-Ny
Banking Committee
Bankingomittee
Bodenheimer Succumbs to Wreck Injuries
Thomasville constable Bodenheimer died from injuries after a wreck on the Thomasville High Point highway Saturday night. Constable R. E. Buck Kennedy was killed instantly in the same crash. Bodenheimer’s body is to be returned to Co. Green and Sons funeral home and then to his home. funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Thomasville
Bodenheimer
Themasville
High Point
R. E. “Buck Kennedy
Co. Green and Sons Funeral
Mars Diameter Compared With Earth
Mars measures about 4 200 miles across, contrasted with Earth's 7 900 miles. This fact highlights Mars as a smaller planet in our solar system.
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Mars
Earth
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