Resignation ends bitter clash over Probation post
J Harris resigns today as director of the Probation Commission effective December 31 after a long feud with Governor Scott who sought his ouster. N F Ransdell named assistant director. Scott had ordered payroll cuts and the commission defended Sample, noting no charges against him. Ransdell, 45, Wake County lawyer and former legislator, will take August 31 post. Sample gave no future plans.
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Raleigh
J. Harris Sample
Probation Commission
Scott
Sample
N. F. Ransdell
Varina
Owever
Henry Bridges
Ransdell
Wake County
Charles Johnson
Franklin County
Wake Forest
Wilson Warlick
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Superior Court
W. C. Harris
Clyde A. Erwin
Warlick
John S. Bradway
Durham
Commission
Marion Strike Trouble Clears After Talks With Governor
Governor Scott said labor and management representatives in Marion agreed to cooperate to prevent further disorder. The pledge followed a conference with two Marion furniture firms and a later meeting with state officials.
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Raleigh
Scott
Marion
Harry McMullan
Forrest Shuford
SBI
Walter Anderson
International Upholsterers Union
Furniture Company
J. Maurice Hill
C. P. Reinhardt
Drexel Furniture Company
E. C. Beach
E. C. McCall
Broyhill Furniture Company
Missouri Solon Faces Union Funds Allegations in Suit
Kansas City July 16 Charges that Rep. Leonard Irving Missouri Democrat and two other men diverted union funds for personal use were filed in a circuit court petition by 85 local union members. The 14 page document names Roy E. Livingston and Alvin Butcher as co defendants and alleges a conspiracy to divert funds. Irving denied the claims saying a clique has opposed him since 1940.
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Kansas City
Leonard Irving
Anan
Irving
Truman
Hod Carriers, Building, and Common Laborers’ Union of America
Roy E. Livingston
Alvin Butcher
Circuit
Washington
Kansas City Star
Two Die After Drinking Paint Thinner in Asheville
In Asheville a drinking party left two men dead and a third in critical condition. Ernest Hollingsworth, 37, and Lawrence Bass, 35, both of Asheville, died after consuming paint thinner mixed with water at the gathering. The incident occurred last night with the victims taking the thinner straight upon waking.
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Asheville
Ernest Hollingsworth
Lawrence Bass
15 Year Old Boy Fights Police Siege in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a 15 year old boy fired a rifle with telescopic sights at police, holding 12 officers at bay for thirty minutes. Clyde Houston Sr a postal worker entered the home and subdued the youth after the boy surrendered the gun.
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Columbus
Clyde Houston
Clyde
Houston
Visa Chief Says He Was Overruled
Senatorial briefing reveals State Department overruled the visa division to admit foreign officials despite security concerns. Herve J. L Heureux testified he appealed 3 to 5 times with higher levels rejecting the appeals over the past five years. CIA data on 100 foreign representatives shows 32 with spy records abroad.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Herve J. L'Heureux
Senate Judiciary
Department
Political Desk
Aigher
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
R. It Hillenkoetter
Senate Banking Panel Eyes Labor Monopoly Probe
Senator Robertson says the Senate banking committee may draft legislation to shield the public from labor monopolies and will investigate concentration of economic power by industry wide unions. He cites recent wage strikes including a week long soft coal miners stoppage, a three day work week, a steel industry near strike and a continuing Hawaii waterfront action.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Robertson
D-Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Hawaii
Steel fact finding board to review wage increases
President Truman’s steel fact finding board will meet at the White House on Monday to decide whether to recommend a fourth wage increase. Board head Dr Carroll R Daugherty with Samuel J Rosenman and David L Cole will hear testimony from the CIO United Steelworkers and steel companies. August 30 is set for final recommendations. The 60 day truce delays the steel strike until September 14.
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Washington
Truman
Steel Factfinding Board
White House
John R. Steelman
Arthur Goldberg
CIO
United Steelworkers
Carroll R. Daugherty
Samuel J. Rosenman
David L. Cole
Alleghany Beer Vote Petitioned
The Alleghany County elections board checked a petition seeking a ballot on beer and wine sales presented by dry forces with about 750 names. If valid, a ballot on possible outlawing beer and wine sales under state law would be scheduled.
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Sparta
Alleghany County Board of Elections
Elections Board
G. Glenn Nichols
Sam Landreth
Elmer Edwards
Election Board
Furniture Market Opens for 49th Southern Show in High Point
Monday morning signals the start of the 49th semi annual Southern Furniture and Rug show in High Point as exhibitors finalize preparations to welcome thousands of retail buyers from the Southeast and beyond. Advance registration notes significant buyer turnout.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
Southern Furniture Market
Wrenn
Fred Flagler
High Point
Lions Gather for 32nd Lions International Convention
New York hosts a five day Lions International gathering with 25 000 to 30 000 attendees from all 50 states and 25 foreign countries. Delegates will attend registration sessions a luncheon for the International Relations board and entertainment. Governor Dewey will officially welcome them and Cardinal Spellman and Admiral Blandy will speak. A three hour Fifth Avenue parade with 30 high school bands and floats is set for Monday afternoon.
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New York
Lions International
Madison Square Garden
Board of International Relations
Ornas E. Dewey
Francis Cardinal Spellman
W. H. P. Blandy
Atlantic Fleet
Fifth Avenue
95Th
62Nd Street
Texas Town Rocked by 7 Inch Cloudburst
Rockport Texas was hit by a 7.6 inch cloudburst early today, starting at 2 a.m. Severe lightning and thunder accompanied the storm that caused power outages and issued a weather siege across the Texas coast. Two Texas lives were reported lost. Rockport lies 26 miles northeast of Corpus Christi. The rainfall raised Rockport's total since noon yesterday to 9.5 inches.
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Rockport
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Most Republican Senators Back Atlantic Treaty Opposition Split
Nearly a dozen GOP senators are expected to support Taft in voting against the North Atlantic pact next Thursday. Informal checks show more than two thirds of the party will back the treaty, aligning with Senator Vandenberg in a foreign policy split. Taft faces re election scrutiny over linking the treaty to the arms program.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Gop
Little Teddy Morenos Gunplay Fatal at San Francisco Grocery
A seven year old boy named Teddy Moreno accidentally shot Fred Throckmorton, 67, at a San Francisco grocery after picking up a gun kept for protection. The boy reported hearing a bang and the grocer died from a chest wound, with the mother later contacting police about the incident.
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San Francisco
Teddy Moreno
Teddy
al Nelder
Fred Throckmorton
Duke Power replies to Greensboro Salisbury fare briefs
Duke Power Company responded to Greensboro and Salisbury briefs opposing fare increases for its bus networks in those cities. Vice president W S O B Robinson Jr said the claims of no passenger decline were false and projected a 12 percent drop if fares rise. He cited a 177000 loss in 1949 without raises versus 25000 with raises. Salisbury losses were down but operations remained the smallest in the system.
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Raleigh
Duke Power Company
Greensboro
Salisbury
Duke
North Carolina
W. S. O'B. Robinson, Jr
State Utilities Commission
Robinson
Commission
Duke Power
Knickerbocker Warned of World War Three Risk
Veteran foreign correspondent Knickerbocker, killed in a men, were among 13 American reporters who perished in a Dutch airliner crash near Bombay. His final WOR broadcast from Singapore warned that World War Three seems inevitable unless the US fights communism in Asia and urges an executive to coordinate its Asian strategy.
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New York
Knickerbocker
U. S
Asia
Knicerbocker
Bombay
WOR
Singapore
Thurmond Attacks Duke Freight Rate Report
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina condemned a Duke University study on federal policies and southern economy as extremely inaccurate and hostile to freight rates. He said it favors northern interests and could be used against the South before ICC hearings. The report by Cal v in Hoover and B A Ratchford was issued for the National Planning Association Committee of the South.
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Columbia
S. C
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Duke University
South
Thurmond
Southern Governors’ Conference
National Planning Association Committee
Calvin B. Hoover
B. A. Ratchford
ICC
Army Halts Feldman Waitt Over Contract Influence Probe
The Army suspends Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman and Maj. Gen. Alden Waitt amid a Senate committee probe into alleged influence in Army contract awards. Secretary Gordon Gray cites evidence of irregular conduct and orders full Inspector General inquiry with hearings to follow.
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Washington
Army
Chemical Corps
Senate
Herman Feldman
Alden Harry Waitt
Gordon Gray
Waitt
Feldman
Gray
Waitt T
Hoey
D-Nc
Senate Expenditures Subcommittee
Vatican and Czech Communists Clash Over Church Control
AP reports the Vatican and Czechoslovak Communist rulers waged a cold war over 8 million Catholics. Prague’s party leadership ordered a harsh assault on church leadership while the pope prepared to excommunicate Catholics aligned with Communism, as Archbishop Beran faces a government clash.
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Associated Press
Vatican
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Josef Beran
Pamlico Boy Drowns In Creek Near Home
Four year old George Allen Rice of Lands Pamlico County drowned after falling from a play area by fishing boats near his home Friday afternoon. His playmates found the body about an hour later and Coroner Jack Harris ruled the death accidental. He was the son of Mr and Mrs William Melver ice.
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New Bern
George Allen Rice
Lowlands
Pamlico County
Jack Harris
E Lad
William Melverice
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Young
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