Truman Wins His Final Fight With Lawmakers
President Truman clinched a congressional victory in a billion dollar clash over atomic expansion as the 82nd Congress adjourned. The House and Senate approved 2.8988 billion for new atomic plants and equipment for 1953, clearing the way for final passage of a large catchall bill including foreign aid and military construction.
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Communists Reject UN Repatriation Framework
Red Radio Peiping reports that the Communists rejected a UN face saving compromise on prisoner repatriation, flagging a new plan of their own that would reclassify prisoners and allow South Koreans to refuse repatriation while denying it to North Koreans and Chinese.
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Former employee admits theft in Dunn case
An 18 year old ex worker named Charles Hodges confessed to stealing 400 dollars in cash and checks from Colonial frozen foods in Dunn. He is held under 2000 dollar bond awaiting trial and police chief Alton Cobb expects two more arrests in the robbery.
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Negro farmers meet at A and T College in Greensboro
About 1200 attendees were expected for the 30th annual state conference of Negro farmers and homemakers opening at North Carolina A and T College in Greensboro.
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Negro Farmers and Homemakers
A. & T. College
NLRB Hearing Tests AFL UTW in Cone Plant Dispute
The National Labor Relations Board held a hearing on the UTW petition to be named representative for workers at Cone Granite in Haw River with another hearing set for Cone Minneola in Gibsonville. Also NC and SC law enforcement officers plan annual meeting with FBI conference. in Myrtle Beach a 19 year old, P Wade D Kluttz of Rockwell, drowns after going missing on a rubber float.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Wade D. Kluttz
Rockwell
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W. C. Newton
Kluttz
Ettie Mae Kluttz
Charlie Kluttz
Land Acquired for Major Synthetic Fiber Plant in North Carolina
Union Carbide and Chemical Co of New York has bought 815 acres along the Dan River near Draper for a 30 million dollar synthetic fiber plant. Title transfer occurred yesterday, with the Spray Land Water and Power Co Interests as sellers. Deed stamps in Rockingham County show about 135 thousand dollars paid.
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Union Carbide and Chemical Co
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Rockingham County
Pentecostal Church Conference Opens in Greensboro
The Western North Carolina Division annual conference of the Pentecostal Holiness Church begins tonight in Greensboro. Bishop T. A. Melton, head of the Eastern Division, will speak. More than 300 ministers and laymen are expected at the three day meeting.
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Taft Wins Florida Delegate Fight Before GOP Credentials Committee
The Republican credentials committee opened televised hearings and unanimously seated 16 Taft Florida delegates as Taft forces gained control. Eisenhower backers sought more time and contested seats from Florida Texas Louisiana Mississippi Kansas Missouri and Puerto Rico were reviewed amid a Taft lead in disputed delegations. The committee limited debate time on most contests and excluded several disputed seats from voting.
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Weather forecast notes unusual high and low
The forecast lists a low tonight of 70 and a high tomorrow of 480. Daytime high reached 84 with a low of 71 last night.
Furniture Market Sees Upswing With Careful Buying
Business at the Southern Furniture Market shows growth with substantial orders and a balanced retailer manufacture dynamic. Attendees total 1912 over two days while officials note no rush to stock metal furniture due to steel strikes and a trend toward businesslike visits by dealers and press at the Emerywood event.
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Cost of Living Near All-Time High As Reports Signal Rise
Washington reports indicate cost of living likely at record highs with June price increases in food and rents driving an overall rise. Wholesale prices stagnated yet expect future climbs due to rents clothing and durable goods while egg fruit and meat costs surged.
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Patrolmen to use whammy radar devices on highways
Greensboro attendees at a two day school mark the start of a program equipping more than 20 State Highway Patrolmen with the whammy radar speed clocking device. The device will be used to enforce speed limits on North Carolina highways.
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Jealous gunman fires in cafe then abducts wife in Pontiac
A posse searches roads and intersections for Richard Cox 27 after he shot two men in a Pontiac cafe and abducted his recently divorced wife Betty. Cox fled with a pistol, warning of reconciliation. Betty later escaped by grabbing the gun and throwing it from the car.
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GOP Platform Takes Final Revision
The 1952 Republican platform underwent a final revision in Chicago as Sen. Eugene D. Millikin led a closed session to prepare a draft for the convention. The “Inter nationalist” foreign policy plank aims to curb Communist aggression while civil rights remained unsettled with a split report to be resolved.
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GOP Opens Third Session Of Its 1952 Convention
The third session of the 25th Republican convention began in Chicago at 12 16 p m CDT. Eisenhower managers push for first ballot nomination while Taft fights for delegates and control of the credentials committee amid intra party clashes and looming balloting. 546 Taft, 445 Ike known, 215 uncommitted. 604 needed for nomination.
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MacArthur Rallies GOP With Speech
Gen. MacArthur addressed the 25th Republican National Convention in Chicago urging a fight against the Democratic war party. He criticized Truman era policy on Korea and warned that entering war without the will to win invites global conflict, drawing loud applause and mixed isolationist critiques from party leaders.
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Convention Program Today at Republican National Convention
The official program lists sessions today starting 11 30 A M CDT with calls to order by a temporary chairman and addresses by Sen Styles Bridges Rep Marguerite of Illinois Sen James P Kem of Missouri and others. Reports from credentials permanent organization and rules committees precede the 8 30 P M CDT session introducing permanent chairman Rep Joseph W Martin Jr of Massachusetts and speeches by Martin Hoover and Gov Howard Pyle on American ideals.
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