Steel Strike Closes Major Shell Plant
Washington announces the Army’s largest shell making factory at Chevrolet in St Louis has shut down due to steel shortages from the ongoing strike now in its eighth week. The plant, employing 2600, makes about half the Army 105 millimeter shell casings and its closure will slow finished shell production for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Frank Pace
Chevrolet
St. Louis
Pace
General Motors
GOP Leaders Map Strategy in Lenoir Meeting
State Republican leaders met in Lenoir to plan the campaign and consider sites for a state headquarters office. Attendees included Chairman James M. Baley Jr of Marshal and national committeemen J. E. Broyhill from Lenoir and Sim A. DeLapp of Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir
GOP
James M. Baley, Jr
Marshal
J. E. Broyhill
W. P. Few
Durham
Anne K. Hickman
Winston-Salem
Sim ‘A. DeLapp
Lexington
Stock List Highlights Huge NY Market Values and Odd Figures
The New York stock list shows vast percentages for firms such as American Can 33% and General Electric 34% with many entries across industries. Jupiter’s day is defined as about 399 Earth days, noting the planet's long rotation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adams Express
Scescseeee
Admiral Corporation
Air Reduction
Air Alaska
Juneau
Alleghany Corporation
Allied Chemical & Dye
Allis Chalmers Mfg
American Can
American Car & Fdy
Atchison, Top & SF
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Refinery
Atlas Powder
Avco Manufacturing
Baldwin-Lima
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Company Eeetereen
Borg Warner
Scceeee
Celanese Corp
Champion Paper & Fibeeneee
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Corporation
Coca Cola Ee
Columbia Gas & Elec
Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Vultee Continental Can
Eeesessees
Continental Motor
Continental Oil
Curtis Wright
Davison Chemical
Delaware Lack & West Oo
Douglas Aircraft
Dow Chemical
Dupont de Nemour
Eastern Airlines
Eastman Kodak
Emerson R & P
General Electric
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Llinois Central
International Harvest
Nickel
Cesee
Tel
Johns Manville
Kennecott Copper
Kroger Company
Libby Owen Ford Gl
Liggett & Myers
Csccseses
Nash Kelvinator
Csccessees
National Biscuit
National Cash Register
National Distillers
Eeeeeesesees
New York Central
North American Avia
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil Company
Otis Elevator
Remington Rand
Republic Steel
Reynolds Tob B
Seaboard A
Sears Roebuck
Socony
Vac
Southern Pacific Southern Railway Standard Brands
Standard Oil
Calif Standard
Ind
N. J. Stevens, J. P. Co
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Company
Sylvania
Elecrod Texas Company
Tex Gulf Products Zone Ce Sulphur Extron Corporation
Jupiter
Southerners Drag Feet On Pledge
The dispute over an electoral pledge divides Southern leaders as Moody and Roosevelt push a proviso backed by Sen. Hill and other South allies. A credentials committee votes seats for Texas regulars and Mississippi regulars while Louisiana and Mississippi figures show mixed signals on accepting the pledge. Byrd Byrnes and Talmadge seem inclined to ignore the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York
Lister Hill
Alabama
South
National Party
Frank McKinney
Moody
Roosevelt
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Frank B. Ellis
Hugh White
John C. Stennis
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Herman Talmadge
Bermuda High Drives Heat Across Carolinas
The Bermuda High shifts east and west controlling Western Hemisphere weather. Heat waves grip the Carolinas with temperatures reaching 106 in New Bern and 105 in Rocky Mount. Rainfall remains deficient as moisture-laden clouds are blown inland from the south.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Bermuda
Bermuda Islands
Gulf of Mexico
New Bern
Lamberton
Rocky Mount
Columbia
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Convention Picks Seats as Loyalists Stand Firm
Northern coalition leaders fail to push a liberal platform as the Credentials Committee seats Texas and Mississippi groups amid loyalty pledge tensions. President Truman quietly backs a compromise civil rights plank while Southern delegates resist advance pledges until nominee and platform are revealed.
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White House
Dixie
Texas
Mississippi
Jacob M. Arvey
Illinois
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Averell Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York
G. Mennen Williams
Blair Moody
Michigan
Truce Teams Hold Seven Minute Do Nothing Meeting
PANMUNJOM Korea based talks show no progress as Allied and Communist negotiators agree to reconvene tomorrow at 11 am. Observers say both sides stall on prisoner exchange and news blackout may end soon after 44 minutes over four sessions.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Joseph J. Borchert
U. N
Civil Rights Gap in Platform Highlights Europe Focus
The platform emphasizes Europe and Western alliance while pledging aid to Israel and Arab states, supporting UN rights and the Joint Chiefs, and calling for strong military forces. It also envisions world disarmament and liberalization of immigration laws despite recent McCarran Bill tightening.
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Europe
Asia
Pacific
Dorsed
Schuman
Free Germany
Family of Nations
Israel
United Nations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
82Nd Congress
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John R. Steelman
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High Point Corner
Nathan Hunt
Kefauver
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Paro
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Dr. Jules Morteman
Mocine Cata
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