Secret White House Conference Sparks Atomic Speculation
President Truman hosted a closed two hour 33 minute meeting at Blair House with 16 top leaders including Vice President Barkley, Acheson, Johnson, Eisenhower, Rayburn, Connally, Tydings and Me. Reporters were met with silence and hints that any remarks would come from the President. The cabinet and military figures fueled conjecture amid Senate debates on the Atlantic Pact and atomic energy scrutiny.
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Oliver W. D. Wolf
Washington
White House
President Truman
Blair House
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Truman
Senate
Europe
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Acheson
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joint Military Chiefs of Staffs
House
Rayburn
Texas
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
High Point Wins First Place in Pedestrian Protection Contest
High Point received a first place award for general excellence in pedestrian protection among 25 000 to 50 000 population cities in the Carolinas. The city tied for second in overall points with Jackson Michigan behind Montclair New Jersey, earning 766 of 1000 points.
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Lion Club
Coleman W. Roberts
Colemen W. Roberts
Carolina Motor Club
Lion’s Club
Jackson
Michigan
Montclair
New Jersey
Carolinas
Wilmington
Greenville
S. C
Rocky Mount
Spartanburg
D. C
Taft to Reply to President over Taxation Charges
Republican congressmen plan radio rebuttals to Truman's economic report. Senator Taft of Ohio will speak on Mutual from 9:45 to 10 p.m. EST about dangerous taxation, amid GOP demands for equal facilities. Wherry and other leaders may also participate on forthcoming broadcasts.
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Truman
Taft
Ohio
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Mutual
GOP National Committee
Columbia Broadcasting System
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
American Broadcasting Sorgenny
National Broadcasting Company
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Reed
Jake Bird Dies on Gallows for Tacoma Ax Murder
Jake Bird, 48, a transient linked to as many as 44 murders, was hanged in Walla Walla after confessing criminal knowledge and years of roaming. He left $6.15 to his attorney and spoke of a loot stash as his last days ended. The Supreme Court had rejected his appeals for review.
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Bertha Kludt
Tacoma
North Carolna
Bird
Murray Taggart
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Los Angeles
Arvie Chrnell
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Air Force Reveals New Jet Fighter
At Pope Air Force Base on July 15 the United States Air Force announced a new jet fighter aircraft designed to fly and fight in pitch darkness. The F-94 is a 24 hour night fighter intended for high altitude interception of enemy attack especially when weather or visibility would ground standard jets.
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Air Force
Weather ties to St Swithin's Day in Carolinas
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts widely scattered afternoon showers across the Carolinas with temperatures rising into the 80s and 90s. Readings include Mount Mitchell 60 and Raleigh 92 in North Carolina and Columbia 92, Charleston 92 in South Carolina.
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England
U. S. Weather Bureau
Carolinas
North Carolina
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Asheville
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Winston Salem
Hickory
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Raleigh
Elizabeth City
Wilminton
New Bern
Rocky Mount
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Spartanburg
Greenville
Columbia
Florence
Charleston
Housing Bill Becomes Law in Truman Fair Deal Move
President Truman signed the long range housing bill in a ceremony with sponsors. He said the measure equips the federal government to aid cities in clearing slums and rebuilding blighted areas. He will seek additional appropriations to finance the program this year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Prospective Duke Athlete Is Killed
An explosion on a big inch pipeline in West Chester Pennsylvania killed 21 year old athlete Lewis Pete Keller and injured two others. The dead youth planned to enter Duke University this fall. Injured are 17 year old Donald Ciccarone and 22 year old Ezekiel Taylor. Ciccarone is in serious condition and Taylor has burns around the eyes.
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Lewis
Pete) Keller
Duke University
Chester County Hospital
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Ezekiel Taylor
Alicia
Kas
Cicccarone
Taylor
Catholics Fear Severe Excommunication For Supporting Communism
A Catholic theologian explains that excommunication for aiding communism carries eternal damnation unless true repentance occurs after death. The ban covers joining or aiding communist parties, voting, or reading communist literature, with salvation depending on sincere remorse either before death or in secret thoughts.
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Washington
Communist Party
Poland
New York
Governor Scott Moves to Remove Harris Sample from State Post
Governor Scott seeks to fire Harris Sample, longtime director of the state probation commission, amid tensions from last year’s race. A letter ordering Sample's pay stoppage effective July 26 was sent to State Auditor Henry Bridges, reported by The Asheville Times.
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Scott
J. Harris Sample
Sample
State Probation Commission
Henry Bridges
Bridges
Asheville
Missouri
Colorado
Haw River
Night Riders Fire on Home in Atlanta
In Atlanta four bullets were fired into a residence where two young attorneys Hal A. Irvin and Samuel D. Johnson filed an injunction against the Ku Klux Klan. A flaming cross was set in the yard. No injuries reported. Captain Tom Ellis said police would investigate.
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Ku Klu Klan
Hal A. Irvin
Irvin
Samuel D. Johnson
Johnson
Tom Ellis
Decatur
Ellis
Steel Stocks Slip On Today's Mart
New York July 15. Steel stocks slipped in the stock market today as the nation awaited news on a potential strike that could halt production in major plants tonight. Trading showed 1,000 U S Steel and 1,200 Bethlehem shares off fractionally while National Steel rose.
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Cerro de Pasco
Superior Oil
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Eastman Kodak
Eastern Air Lines
Pasquotank County Rejects Pari-Mutuel Betting Proposal
In Elizabeth City on July 15 the Pasquotank county vote favored keeping horse racing out. The proposal to legalize races and pari mutuel betting failed 2 420 to 502 with the county ministerial association leading the opposition.
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Elizabeth City
Pasquotank
Health Work In Schools To Be Stepped Up
Raleigh July 15 The state board of education adopts a plan to spend 876 211 allocated by the legislature for public health work in schools The plan splits funds with 400 000 plus for fifty cents per enrolled pupil and 100 000 as a flat 1 000 per county The plan aims to increase aid to smaller counties and notes exceptions for unusual cases with an equalization adjustment by Clyde Erwin state superintendent
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State Board of Education
General Assembly
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Camden
Johnston County
Clyde Erwin
Archbishop Beran Awaiting Next Move in Prague Communist Crackdown
Arch bishop Josef Beran remains confined in his Prague palace as the Communist government presses to crush the church. Officials pursue charges ranging from insurrection to espionage, while Vatican and Catholic quarters fear a jail move or forced exile.
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Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Comunist
Beran
Seran
Voice of America
Llovakia
St Vitus
Heavy Downpour Floods Gate City
Greensboro and surrounding areas assessed damage after 2.43 inches of rain flooded low areas and blocked highways. Rail lines washed out and the Sedgefield Lake dam damaged as parks and intersections became ponds yesterday and last night. The storm began about 10 30 p m and ended shortly before 1 a m with rain gauges recording 1 56 inches at Woman’s College and an extra 0 02 inch in the afternoon.
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Greensboro
Sedgefield Lake
Woman's College Science Building
President Truman wins steel plan acceptance amid looming strike
Washington. The big three steel producers Bethlehem Republic and U S Steel agreed to Truman's plan for a board to study and propose settlement while a 60 day halt to work proceeds. CIO United Steel Workers had already accepted the plan.
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Harold Ward Washington
Truman
CIO
United Steel Workers
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
White House
Big
U. S. Steel Corporation
States Corn Harvest Down in Tar Heel Farms
Tar Heel farmers may harvest fewer acres of corn in 1949 than since 1929, but yields are rising. The Federal-State crop report shows 2,159,000 acres planted, down 3.1 percent from 1948, yet anticipated yield of 31.5 bushels per acre could reach 68,008,000 bushels, the third highest on record.
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Raleigh
Ready To Take Up Telephone Work In North Carolina
North Carolina REA officials announce readiness to establish cooperative rural telephone systems once federal aid is approved. Gwyn B. Price says two specialists have joined the REA staff in anticipation of early loans as the House passes the aid plan and Senate action is awaited.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
REA
Gwyn B. Price
House
Senate
State board approves largest public school budget in state history
The state board of education spent about 30 minutes on the budget amid a long finance effort. The board has $70,090,947 to pay 25,789 teachers and 1,435 principals, averaging 2,494.08 for teachers and 4,021.70 for principals, with a total average of 2,574.60. Salaries vary by classification from 120 to 341 per month, depending on credentials and experience. If actual staffing differs from estimates, salaries may be adjusted later.
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State Board of Education
Controller's Office
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