Truman Leaves Hospital Angry Over GOP Tactics
President Truman, angry at Republican leaders, prepares to rejoin public life as he signs a social security bill boosting benefits by about 6 a month on average. He credits House Ways and Means Chair Doughton and attacks AMA lobbyists, saying Republicans danced to a well connected lobbyist tune. Truman notes the measure adds aid to five million dependents and extends employment credits for veterans.
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Truman
American Medical Association
White House
Chicago
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Man Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
House Committee
Coughton
Federal Security Agency
Weather forecast notes high and low temperatures
The forecast lists a high today of 4 degrees with a low last night of 11 degrees. Tonight’s low is expected to be 72 and tomorrow's high 92 degrees.
Mossadegh Crowds Riot Across Tehran and Abadan
In TEHRAN and ABADAN rioters pressured for Mossadegh as troops used tear gas and clubs. One civilian headlined killed in Tehran and two wounded while tanks moved to Abadan refinery to quell demonstrations. Ahmed Qavam became premier after Mossadegh. Police reinforced Ahwaz as riots continued.
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Tehran
Iran
Moammed Mossadegh
Abadan
Mossadegh
Ahmed Qavam
Ahwaz
Two cars collide injuring seven near Hatteras Island
Seven people from Hatteras Island were injured in a two car crash a mile east of Buxton yesterday. No details on the conditions or exact causes are provided.
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Buxton
Hatteras Island
Hatteras
National Park Service to Open Office for Cape Hatteras Lands
A Park Service official said the agency will open an office soon to begin acquiring land for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area in North Carolina. The office is expected to open within the next week or two.
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Washington
National Park Service
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
North Carolina
Park Service
Englehard Driver Killed in Curve Crash
Muriel Jones, 45, of Swanquarter was killed last night when his car lost control on a curve on the Englehard Fairfield Lake road.
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Englehard
Muriel Jones
Swanquarter
Englehard-Fairfield Lake Road
Probation Department Holds Annual Conference In Asheville
The North Carolina Probation Department 9 wrapped up its two day conference in Asheville with round table discussions and a banquet as the final event.
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Asheville
North Carolina Probation Department
9 Works
Five of Seven Bank Robbery Suspects Retired From Service
In Greensboro a judge signed a special order retiring five of seven men implicated in a $50,000 Leaksville bank robbery from April last year. The order reduces one sentence to 13 years from the previous 11 years.
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Greensboro
Leaksville
Johnson J. Hayes
Southern Industrial Relations Conference Ends in Blue Ridge
The 33rd annual conference closed today after a brief morning session in Blue Ridge. The final speaker was Rev. George D. Heaton, pastor of Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte.
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Blue Ridge
George D. Heaton
Myers Park Baptist Church
Charlotte
New Officers Elected At Carolinas Postal Supervisors Meet
At the Asheville convention of the Carolinas Association of Postal Supervisors new officers were elected. Auxiliary members began with a breakfast and heard an address by Mrs. C. W. Fouts of Dallas Texas, first vice president of the national auxiliary.
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Asheville
Carolinas ‘Association of Postal Supervisors
C. W. Fouts
Dallas
Tex
National Auxiliary
Franklin teen dies from clothing fire during gasoline attempt
A 15 year old, Claude Benja Keener of Highlands, attempted to burn a yellow jacket with gasoline. His clothing ignited, causing severe burns to his body and face. He died about nine hours after admission to a Franklin hospital. Tar Heel peaches named fruit of the week in North Carolina with Gov. Scott designating the week.
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Claude Benja_ Keener
Highlands
Franklin Hospital
Raleigh
North Carolina
Scott
Peach Crowers
Body Found in Lookout Lake Near Statesville
The drowned body of 33 year old James Kenneth Prevette was found in Lookout Lake after he was reported missing by his brother. Sheriff J C Rumple said Prevette apparently fell from his boat while trying to start the motor.
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Statesville
James Kenneth Prevette
Lookjout Lake
J. C. Rumple
Prevette
Retain Hope Government Studies New Plan to Take Steel Plants
Washington officials studied a seizure plan to end the 48 day steel strike while hoping to avoid use. A CIO Steelworkers Wage Policy committee meeting in Pittsburgh Monday could press for a compromise on union shop and a new contract. John R. Steelman said negotiations would resume in Pittsburgh as part of renewed peace efforts after Truman seized the industry on April 8 and the Supreme Court later ruled the seizure unconstitutional.
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CIO Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Washington .P
John R. Steelman
CIO
Steelman
White House
Philip Murray
Murray
Chicago
Clarence B. Randall
Inland Steel Company
Truman
Supreme Court
Anti Filibuster Plank Sparks Civil Rights Fight at Convention
Reported moves in Chicago indicate a proposed anti filibuster plank could trigger a major civil rights clash on the Democratic platform. Lehman and Humphrey push for ending unlimited Senate debate while Southern delegates resist. platform committee hearings continue as key figures react to FEPC proposals.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Lehman-Humphrey
Senate
Lehman
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Brook Hays
Arkansas
Lehman- Hi Toc
Averell Harriman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Alben Barkley
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Lewis Persuades Russell on Taft-Hartley Law Switch
The Minneapolis Star reports John L. Lewis influenced Senator Richard Russell of Georgia to reconsider the Taft-Hartley Act after two meetings with the UMW leader. Russell, previously opposed, listened as Lewis argued the act’s wider impact on labor management peace and democracy.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Star
John L. Lewis
Richard Russell
Georgia
Washington
John Herling
Russell
Lewis
United Mine Workers
the Star
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Welly Hopkins
UMW
Justin McCarthy
Hill
John Lewis
Bill Green
AFL
Phil Murray
CIO
Supreme Court
Negotiators Meet for 12th Secret MUNSAN Truce Talks
In Panmunjom, Korean armistice negotiators held their 12th off the record session with no sign of progress on prisoner exchange. A new session was set for 11 a.m. tomorrow, though observers expect possible completion within a day or two. UN spokesman Brig. Gen. Nuckols offered no comment on atmosphere or secrecy.
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Munsan
Korea
William P. Nuckols
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Nuckols
Marine killed in three car crash near Halifax
A U S 301 collision near Halifax left one Marine dead and seven injured. The deceased is Pfc Alfred J Popielkowski of Buffalo New York. Injured were taken to a Roanoke Rapids hospital.
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Cherry Point
Halifax
U. S. 301
State Highway Patrol
Alfred J. Popielkowski
Buffalo
N. Y
UN Forces Drive Back Reds on Old Baldy at Dawn
UN infantrymen pressed a dawn assault on Old Baldy driving Chinese forces from a northwest slope of the hill and pushing toward the crest amid heavy artillery. The fight continued through the day with renewed charges and intense shelling as weather hampered air operations.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Eighth Army
U.N
Chorwon
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Man Seeks Honest Path Despite Uphill Odds
A speaker comments that someone aiming to stay on the level often encounters the steepest climbs, noting the challenge of integrity amid adversity. The remark frames ethics as a persistent, uphill pursuit.
Heat and drought plague the South and crop losses rise
Rain drenched the northeast while the South endures heat and drought. The U S Weather Bureau doubts enough rain will ease parched farmland. Crop losses in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and other Southern states are likely to exceed 200 million dollars when tallied. New England endures a hot spell with temperatures near 90 and humidity around 90 percent.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
North Carolina
New England
New York
Tar Heel Delegates Begin Trek to Chicago
Tar Heel Democratic delegates and alternates begin their journey to the campaigning Chicago convention aboard a special train. Gov. Scott is among those boarding in Raleigh. The group will caucus at the Conrad Hilton Hotel and elect officers.
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Chicago
Tar Heel
Scott
Asheville
Conrad Hilton
Jonathan Daniels
Beatrice Cobb
Morganton
Sparta
R. Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
B. B. Everet
Palmyra
O. Max Gardner
Shelby
William B. Umstead
Doughton
Everett
Cherry
Gardner
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Everett Jordan
Earp Reappointed to Highway Commission Post
Raleigh reports Dr. R E Earp of Selma has been reappointed to the Highway Commission after stepping aside to manage Hubert E Olive's failed gubernatorial campaign. The move follows Olive's unsuccessful bid and confirms Earp's continued public service role.
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Raleigh
R. E. Earp
Selma
Highway Commission
Hubert E. Olive
Byrd backs Russell but Virginia delegation to decide
Senator Harry F. Byrd said he hopes to continue backing Senator Richard Russell for the Democratic presidential nomination despite Virginia Democrats' displeasure over Russell's labor stance. The 28 vote Virginia delegation will decide once gathered in Chicago. Byrd plans to confer with Russell and Gov. James Byrnes. Governor Allan Shivers voiced support for Russell despite the Taft Hartley controversy.
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Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Richard B. Russell
Virginia
Russell
Byrd
James F
Byrnes
South Carolina
Richmond
William M. Tuck
Tuck
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
Texas
Southern Leaders Take Position Ahead of Chicago Convention
Mississippi Governor Hugh White joins Southern leaders in Chicago to back Senator Richard Russell for the Democratic nomination and a platform sans strong civil rights. Georgia Governor Talmadge warns of a potential Dixie revolt if the party backs liberal civil rights aims and considers cross–party alignment if Georgia remains autonomous.
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Hugh White
Mississippi
Dixie
White
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Herman Talmadge
Allan Shivers
Texas
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Russell
Talmadge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Democratic Party of Georgia
National Party
Taft-Hartley
Anti Truman Faction Wins First Round In Convention Battle
In Chicago two regional anti loyalist groups from Texas and Mississippi won the initial round of the Democratic convention contest by forcing the credentials subcommittee to recommend seating or binding resolutions for both delegations. A floor fight looms as Harriman Kefauver forces press to seat loyalists or bind anti Truman delegates. President Truman faces pressure from Mayor Tom D Alesandro and others urging him to reconsider a run, while Barkley Kefauver and Russell emerge as frontrunners for the nomination amid party divisions.
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Mississippi
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Eisenhower
Dixie
Harriman-Kefauver
Thomas d’Alesandro Jr
Baltimore
Truman
Thomas J. Gavin
Kansas City
Gavin
Sen
Burnet R. Maybank
South Carolina
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