Senate Eyes New Pearl Harbor Inquiry Led by Wy man Jr
The Senate War Investigating Committee plans to reopen its probe into pre war delays in fortifying Pearl Harbor. Central figure is Col. Theodore Wyman Jr who led the Hawaii district engineers during the attack and later moved to the Canal Zone project. The push follows past clashes with the House panel over witness access.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Senate War Investigating Committee
Pacific
Brewster
House
Rep
May
D-Ky
Senate
Senate-House
Col
Theodore Wyman, Jr
Hawaiia Department
Wyman
Canal
Canada
Senate Committee
Truman
Governor Seeks Coastal Fisheries Research Center
Governor Cherry urged establishing a coastal fisheries research unit to aid commercial fishermen. He noted last year's strong yields contrasted with declines this year and asked why marine harvests have fallen, proposing a center tied to local needs and supported by existing national labs.
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Atlantic Beach
State Board of Conservation and Development
Cherry
Commercial Fisheries Committee
Department of Conservation and Development
U. S. Fisheries Laboratory
Duke University Marine Laboratory
Weather summary for North Carolina and major cities
Cloudy conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Temperatures moderate with little overall change. Report lists high and low readings for Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington and other cities, plus rainfall totals for several stations.
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Ores
North Carolina
Paren
Madame Sun warns US to curb aid as Chinese reactionaries push war
Madame Sun Yat Sen, widow of the republic founder and Chiang Kai-shek kin, urged a coalition government in China and asked the United States to halt military supplies. She warned Kuomintang reactionaries want civil war to provoke a US USSR clash and crush Chinese Communists, calling for a clear US stance against arms to China.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat-Sen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Russia
Kuomintang
United States
China
Adame Sun
America
Ussr
Baptists Report 1.5 to 2 Million Believers in Soviet Union
Dr. Louis D Newton of Atlanta said a Soviet visit found between 1.5 and 2 million Baptist believers in the USSR. He noted 250000 Russians baptized and 3000 Baptist churches, with services described as open and free as in any Baptist church. The delegation toured Moscow under invitation to study relief aid.
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Moscow
Louis D Newton
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention
Soviet Union
Newton
Russia
Russian Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies
American Society For Russian Relief
Moscow Baptist Church
China Will Need Usual Amount Of Imported Flue Cured Tobacco
Raleigh July 22 Preliminary estimates place the 1946 crop of flue cured tobacco in China at about 80 million pounds said W P Hedrick executive secretary of the North Carolina tobacco advisory council Hedrick noted the leaf will be of low quality due to seed deterioration fertilizer shortages and neglect This means China will need her usual imports which averaged 34 million pounds before the War
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Raleigh
China
W. P. Hedrick
North Carolina Tobacco Advisory Council
Hedrick
Drew Pearson Hailed and Mocked in Georgia Klanspeech
In Atlanta on July 22 Drew Pearson faced intermittent boos and cheers during an anti klan speech on the Georgia capitol steps. Police were present as about 2000 in the crowd heard the Washington columnist attack the hooded order and quote klan officials about law enforcement in the Talmadge era. Governor Arnall introduced Pearson amid legal moves to remove on Page Two.
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Atlanta
Drew Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Georgia
ABC
Talmadge
Gene Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
Two Cars Collide Injuring Three at City Junction
Three persons were injured when two automobiles collided head on near West Lexington avenue and Highway 10A. Mr and Mrs Charles D Davis of Salisbury and George L Rogers of Charlotte suffered injuries. Both drivers face reckless driving charges. Ambulances transported victims to High Point Memorial hospital after 1 PM.
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Lexington Avenue
Charles D. Davis
North Main Street
Salisbury
George L. Rogers
Evendale Avenue
Charlotte
Sechrest
Georgia Prep for Weed Market Opening July 24
Georgia growers anticipate a slightly smaller yield than 1945 for the tobacco crop with better quality leaf and potentially higher prices. Harvest logistics prompted changes in auction speed and basket counting, while 2,000 baskets per day per buyer set limits remain.
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Georgia
Atlanta
South Georgia
Florida
Agriculture Department
Douglas
R. Y. Scruggs of
Mahira
Georgia-Florida Warehouse Association
Boards of Trade
OPA Measure in Hands of President
Senator Barkley said outside the White House he did not know if President Truman would sign compromise legislation to revive OPA but hoped he would. He noted the president was not asked whether he would sign and did not say.
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Washington
Senator Barkley
D-Ky
White House
Truman
Senate
Barkley
Conference committee delays price ceilings revival to Aug 20
A house senate conference committee announced that price ceilings for meat poultry eggs milk and other basic foods cannot be restored before August 20 as part of the revival of OPA. The decision affects the timeline for rationing and consumer prices.
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Washington
House-Senate
Truman to hear OPA bill analysis amid price control debate
President Truman will review an OPA bill analysis as Paul Porter reports its economic impact. A three man board will decide de control and recontrol of meats dairy grains cottonseed soybeans and related products. Spence and Barkley offer cautious views on the measure's merit and likely fate.
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OPA
Paul Porter
Mr. Truman
E.S.T
Truman
Spence
Senate
Barkley
Indictments Announced Against Mimeograph Firms and Executives
Attorney General Tom Clark announced federal indictments against five corporations and six individuals for conspiring to restrain and monopolize the mimeograph industry in violation of antitrust laws. The case targets A. B. Dick Co Chicago Mimeograph Co Ltd Windsor Locks Conn C. H. Dexter and Sons Inc Green Island Troy Aldine Paper Co Inc New York Albert B Dick Jr Lake Forest Ill and others. The grand jury in Cleveland returned the indictment citing a 50 year history of antitrust violations and monopoly efforts.
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Washington
Tom Clark
Clark
Cleveland
A. B. Dick Co
Chicago
the Mimeograph Co
C. H. Dexter and Sons, Inc
Windsor Locks
The
Mimeograph Co. Ltd
Edison Dick
Graph Co. Ltd
Dexter D. C of
Lake Forest
Ill
Mimeofin
Conn
Herbert H. Griswold
James F. Adams
Albany
N. Y
John A. Manning Paper Co. Inc
Harry F. Gould
New York City
Aldine Paper Co, Inc
Explosion at King David Hotel Kills Dozens in Jerusalem
A Palestine police communique says at least 50 people were killed when terrorists bombed the King David hotel, the British army headquarters and Palestine government secretariat. About 60 wounded, with the blast damaging the hotel’s right wing and forcing a cordon around the area. Richard Mowrer of the New York Post was reported among the injured.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Police
King David
Palestine
Richard Mowrer
New York Post
CIO-PAC Backs Axtell In Fifth District Primary
Jefferson City Missouri July 22 Official CIO PAC support for Enos A Axtell Truman choice to defeat Rep Roger C Slaughter in the fifth district Democratic primary was announced by the steering committee They welcomed Slaughter campaign inquiry and urged examining its financial backers and sources of funds for a possible slush fund of up to a half million dollars promoting corporate interests.
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Jefferson City
Cio-Pac
Enos A. Axtell
Truman
Roger C. Slaughter
Political Action Committee
Congressional
Slaughter
Kansas City
Radio Telephone Service Planned For New York
Plans for a two way radio telephone system in New York state aim to serve automobiles and boats. Tentative charges include 30 to 40 cents for a three minute call within the greater New York area and a seven dollar monthly service charge for 15 to 20 calls. A directory listing may be provided if desired.
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New York
New York State
New York Telephone Company
Army Delivers Belfast Bread Amid Strike
Army trucks operated by 200 soldiers distributed bread in Belfast as 1,500 deliverymen refused to service routes on the first day of rationing. Authorities used 21 trucks, matching the 21 emergency centers, after the bread servers rejected a one week trial plan by 377 to 325.
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London
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bread Servers Association
Seven violent deaths in North Carolina over weekend
The count of violent deaths in North Carolina over the weekend reached seven. Causes include two shootings, three traffic crashes, and two train related fatalities. Names include Carl Bailey, Arbulas Kindley, Boyce Frisby, Ted Ward, Peter Turner, Hobson Anderson, and Norma Dunn.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
J. Durward Creech
Johnson County
Carl Bailey
Hunter Strickland
Princeton
Strickland
Luther Kindley
Asheboro
Madison County
Boyce Frisby
Marshall
Bailey's Bend
Asheville
Ted Ward
Barnard
Peter Henry Turner
Henderson
Hobson Raymond Anderson
Greensboro
Burlington Highway
Norma Dunn
Richmond
Weldon
Ruler Killed By Kate Mob In Capital
In La Paz Bolivia on July 22 rebels overran the government and assassinated President Gualberto Villarro, his body displayed on a lamppost and later hung from a lamp near the palace after brutal street fighting that left about 2,000 dead or wounded. Nestor Gullen acted as president briefly before Monje was expected to assume power, as rebels vowed to restore civil liberties and elections.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Livia
Gualberto Villarro
Jess
Nestor Gullen
Perior Court
T Monje
P .Osed
Polit
Villarroel Re
Villarroel
Alfredo Mendizabal
Preparations For Bomb Test Completed
Aboard USS Mt. McKinley on July 22 preparations for the underwater test of the atomic bomb were to be completed as target submarines were submerged in Bikini lagoon. Vice Admiral Blandy warned the test might be delayed a week due to weather but meteorologists hoped for clear conditions. Six submarines were to be submerged at 60 feet tomorrow with two bomb-battered subs Skate and Parche afloat on the surface.
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MT. Mckinley
U. S
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Blandy
Skate
Tuna
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