Low Flying Claimed Cause Of California Airliner Crash
Civil Aeronautics Board officials say a low altitude flight caused the Standard Airlines twin engine C-46 crash near the Santa Susana Mountains killing 35 and injuring 14. Stewardess Miss Grenander testified of a one punch incident involving Frank Conway. Investigators expect a hearing next week to disclose the final cause.
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Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
Charlotte Grenander
Standard Airlines
Santa Susana Mountains
Frank Conway
Albany
N. Y
Miss Grenander
Roy G. White
Conway
James N. Peyton
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Peyton
House approves broad telephone bill to expand rural service
The House passed a measure by 282 to 109 to let the REA operate in telephone services and loan funds to phone companies or cooperatives, with state regulators approval and existing firms priority for six months. Governor Scott urged North Carolina utilities officials to speed up rural phone and electric service rollout.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rural Electrification Administration Administration
REA
Patrol Ordered To Crack Down On Speeding Buses
North Carolina Highway Patrol will crack down hard on speeding bus and heavy truck drivers after Commander C R Tolar announced the new order. He cited frequent motorist complaints about buses and trucks forcing motorists off the highway and noted statewide speed checks showing big rigs as the biggest speeders.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Highway Patrol
C. R. Tolar
Tolar
Stock Market Cautions In Turbulent Trading Day
New York traders moved cautiously after a two day price rise. Stocks showed fractional changes with small gains and losses amid steel industry strike fears. Major names like U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and General Motors fluctuated while Firestone Kennecott and United Air Lines edged higher.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Youngstown
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Jones & Laughlin
General Motors
Vatican orders excommunication for militant communist Catholics
Pope Pius XII decrees automatic excommunication for Catholics who actively defend or propagate communist doctrine. The Vatican warns adherents in Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary France Italy and other Catholic nations that those who persist read or support communist writings may be denied sacraments while others may receive grace periods to return to faith.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Vatican
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Europe
France
Italy
Josef Beran
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Russia
Senate Hopes To Reach Pact Vote Soon
Democratic leaders push for a Saturday vote on the North Atlantic Pact in the Senate with Senator Watkins of Utah blocking until at least Wednesday. Senate in session to vote early next week if members are ready. Renstar Gurney of South Dakota endorses the pact, arguing it preserves peace. Debate focuses on whether the pact imposes a moral or legal obligation to supply arms to Europe.
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Washington
Senate
Watkins
Rutah
Lucas
Illinois
Renstar Gurney
R-Sd
Gurney
Europe
Fink Named NC Railroad President as Labor Official
Charles A. Fink of Spencer, machinist and labor leader, named by Governor Scott as president of the North Carolina Railroad. He is the first labor union official to head the railroad, with eight directors chosen including railroad employees and other professionals. The governor has stock influence in appointing officers and directors for the state owned line.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
North Carolina Railroad
Scott
Charles A. Fink
Spencer
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Goldsboro
Charlotte
Southern
Jesse J. Collier
Brotherhood of Railway
J. B. Muse, Jr
Hamlet
Seaboard
Roy Cates
Faison
Ralph Fisher
Brevard
Clyde Allman
West End
Harry Nettles
Asheville
Howard D. Robertson
Forsyth County
President Fink
John Reynolds
W. A. Johnson
Lillington
Robert Dennis
Rocky Mount
Raleigh man drowns saving boy at Carolina Beach
Raleigh resident L. E. Woodall, 46, died while trying to save eight year old Michael Young at Carolina Beach. Dr. H W Johnson reported Woodall suffered a heart attack after reaching the child. life guards pulled the boy from danger and Woodall could not be revived. The boy was swimming about a mile from the protected area when he called for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
L. E. Woodall
Raleigh
Michael Young
Carolina Beach
H. W. Johnson
Woodall
Canterbury Street
Indonesia's Search for Freedom Amid Despair and Hope
The piece traces Indonesia's struggle for independence from Dutch rule, after Japanese occupation and wartime chaos. It notes the UN mediation, repeated truces and breaches, and recent Dutch police actions, with observers on a fatal Bombay flight weighing Indonesian readiness for self rule and whether any era of governance is viable.
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Bombay
Indonesia
Java
The
Hague
Truman's Speech Draws Fire in Congress
President Truman denounced "selfish interests" urging drastic cuts in federal spending while facing criticism from both parties in Congress. He defended his plan to expand production and avert a downturn, warned against more cuts, and noted unemployment remains a concern. He also blamed the recent tax cut stance on the 80th Congress as a blunder driven by selfish interests.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Pepper
D-Fla
80Th Congress
Senator McClellan
D- Ark
Grocer Fatally Shot in Fayetteville Home Shooting
Del Howell 27 year old grocer was killed last night in the home of Mrs. Bonnie Jane Nelson 31. Police say Nelson fired five times in self defense after Howell demanded to store illegal liquor. Howell slain by a stomach shot and leg wounds. coroner attributes death to the leg shots. Nelson jailed awaiting inquest in Cumberland County.
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Fayetteville
del Howell
Bonnie Jane Nelson
L. F. Worrell
Howell
Worrell
Joe Pinkston
Nelson
Cumberland County
Dulles Faces Fight Over Foreign Relations Committee Post
A proposal to place New York freshman Senator John Foster Dulles on the senate foreign relations committee sparks Republican strife. Leaders consider enlarging the 13 member panel until December. Senator Morse of Oregon vows to oppose and press a special party conference.
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Washington
New York
John Foster Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Dulles
GOP
Morse
R-Ore
Foreign Relations
Coalition claims votes to defeat farm price plan at House vote
A Democratic Republican coalition asserted enough support in the House to scrap the Truman administration Brannan farm price trial plan. Representative Gore predicts 85 southern Democrats back his substitute to keep the present program, while Pace backs a three crop Brannan trial amid Republican backing.
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Washington
Brannan
Rep
Gore
D-Tenn
Pace
D-Ga
Soldiers Go To London Docks Amid Emergency Powers
London reports that the labor government deployed 4500 soldiers and sailors to the strikebound docks to unload ships. Royal Air Force standby orders cover 2700 more as 14204 dock workers are idle and 132 ships awaiting movement under near martial law rules.
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London
Royal Air Force
Dock Labor Board
George VI
House of Commons
Thames River
French Broad River Still Within Banks
The French Broad River remained within its banks early today near Asheville North Carolina after a light rainfall. Downstream in Henderson and Transylvania counties farms pastures and several highways were flooded yesterday with water covering U S highway 64 and N C highway 191. The river was receding in Transylvania county and crop damage was expected to be heavy.
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Asheville
N. C
French Broad River
Henderson
Transylvania Farm
Brevard
Hendersonville
French Broad Bridge
Kings Bridge
Transylvania County
Civil Aeronautics suspends Strato Freight rights
The Civil Aeronautics Administration suspended Strato Freight Inc operating rights after its plane carried 53 fatalities in Puerto Rico last month.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administrations
Strato Freight, Inc
Puerto Rico
Governor targets waste and time in state spending
Governor Scott vows strong action against wasteful use of state funds and aims to speed up access to appropriated money. He outlined concrete steps at a luncheon with the budget commission and revenue department, stressing discipline from top officials and staff.
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Scott
Budget Commission
Revenue Department
SBI
General Assembly
Advisory Budget Commission
Senate
Grady Rankins
House
Frank Taylor
No Reply Yet From Big Three
Washington July 14 The White House said President Truman will set up a steel fact finding board tomorrow to review the wage-pension dispute with United States Steel, Republic, and Bethlehem Steel. The three giants have rejected his plan for a 60 day strike truce, while CIO unions ready orders for a steel firms wide walkout.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles Ross
Ross
United States Steel
Republic
Bethlehem
Mr. Truman
CIO
United Steel Workers Union
United Steel Workers Union Accepted Mr. Truman
Philip Murray
Britain Cuts Dollar Buying By One Fourth
London reports a 25 percent reduction in British purchases from dollar areas for 1949. Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps set total imports from the United States and other dollar regions at 1.2 billion dollars, down from 1.6 billion last year. He also trimmed U.S. tobacco purchases and lowered the sugar ration to eight ounces weekly while restoring candy rationing on August 14.
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London
Britain
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
United States
Cripps
U. S
Wilkes Man Shot By Son-in-Law in Roaring River
In Wilkes County North Carolina 55 year old Claude Bell was shot and killed about 8 p m as he allegedly tried to invade the home of his son in law Thurmond Sparks in the Roaring River area Sparks surrendered to Sheriff Poindexter and coroner I M Myers says he fired from close range with a twelve gauge shotgun after Bell refused to leave the premises the coroner hearing is set for 3 p m today and Sparks is held on an open charge
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North Wilkesboro
Roaring River
Here
Claude Bell
Thurmond Sparks
Wilkes County
C. G. Poindexter
Sparks
I. M. Myers
Bell
Stokes Arrested On Double Murder Count
Deputy Sheriff Prato Wood transported Charlies Stokes to Columbus North Carolina after a two day manhunt tied to the deaths of his wife and brother in law Jim Goode near Tryon at about 6 am Tuesday. Authorities offered few details on the arrest while Wood was en route.
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Greenville
S. C
Prato Wood
Columbus
N. C
Charlies Stokes
Jim Goode
Tryon
Wood
Stokes
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Fink Heads N.C. Railroad
Labor Federation
Small Boy
James D. White
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Sunda Strait
Krakatoa
United Nations
U. N
Tere
Martin
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