Weather outlook for North Carolina July 27 1946 with scattered storms
Considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions during today and tonight with showers and scattered thunder storms especially in the south early tonight. Saturday looks partly cloudy and milder with temperatures near 79 to 82 across the district. Rain is expected Tuesday and Wednesday as warm air brings scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Temperature readings across cities are listed with highs near 90s and overnight lows in the 60s.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Justice Jackson Calls for Conviction of Nazi Leaders On Trial
In Nuremberg July 26 Justice Robert H Jackson urged that all 22 Nazi leaders on trial be convicted as conspirators to wage aggressive war. He linked Goering and co defendants to mass murders, describing the gas chambers and ovens as a mass production of death. The crowded courtroom saw varied reactions as defendants listened to Jackson and British prosecutor Sir Hartley Shawcross outlining crimes against nations and races.
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Mernberg
Germany
Robert H. Jack
Herman Goering
Jackson
Hitler
Hartley W. Shawcross
Aneseat
Rudolph Hess
Scotland
Martin Bormann
Hermann Goering
Erich Raeder
Ernst Stenbrunner
Secret Police
Gestapo
von Papen
Democratic Peopl Papen
Ore Hitler
Julius Streicher
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Holland
Austria
Congress Rules Out Any Tax Increases
Senate Finance Committee Chairman George stated there will be no tax increases this session despite President Truman’s threat to reconvene Congress to strengthen price control laws. The exchange signals possible shifts if the OPA revival bill fails to curb inflation.
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Washington
Truman
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Atomic blast would kill crews on Bikini ships
Vice Admiral Blandy says the atomic test would have killed all hands on decks within a half mile if crews had manned target vessels in Bikini Lagoon. He notes the Arkansas sank, the Saratoga was damaged, the Nagata listed, and the destroyer Hughes remained in danger after yesterday's underwater test.
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Appalachian
Bikini Lagoon
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Arkansas
Saratoga
Greeny
Nagata
Hughes
Local Hosiery Workers Get Wage Boosts
About 6,000 employees in High Point seamless and fashion hosiery plants will receive pay increases of 7 to 10 percent starting Monday July 29. The raises are being announced by mill foremen and plant bulletin systems, with boarding sections excluded due to union contract terms.
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High Point
Enterprise
Seo Bg Department
Congressmen Certain to Get Salary Boosts
Washington July 26 The House approved 12500 salary plus 2500 expense money while the Senate voted 15000, with the tax free expense allowance boosting take home. The measure would also allow government pension eligibility though action is not final yet.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Reds to Seek Showdown On Atomic Plan
Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko opens debate at the United Nations on an international convention to outlaw atomic weapons. The plan has little support beyond Poland, with the U S pushing for strict controls before giving up its atomic monopoly. Australian external affairs minister Herbert Evatt is named in a broader note.
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New York
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
U. S
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Poland
United States
Herbert V. Evatt
Kentuckian Congressman May Illness Delays Testimony
Attorney Warren Magee told the Senate war investigating committee that Rep. Andrew J. May is ill and unable to testify about his connections with a mid west weapons deal. May’s physician Henry Lowden is willing to testify in private session, but May may not appear for at least a week or longer after a reported heart attack.
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Washington
Rep
May
D-Ky
Senate War Investigating Committee
Warren Magee
Mead
Senator Ferguson
R-Mich
Magee
House Military Committee
Henry Lowden
Lowden
Ferguson
Britain Plans to Curtail UNRRA Contributions
London reports that Britain intends to sharply reduce its UNRRA funding and may urge winding up the UNRRA scheme. Cabinet circles show support for ending this form of international aid as it strains national resources after Britain has supplied about 155 million pounds in services and goods. The stance will be presented at the UNRRA session in Geneva on August 5.
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London
The
Daily Graphic
Britain
UNRRA
Geneva
UNRRA Officials Refute UK Contribution Cut Claim
UNRRA officials in Washington say Britain has already provided the full two pledges totaling 624,650,000 dollars and no further UNRRA contributions are planned. They note UNRRA will end activities in Europe on December 31 and in the Far East on March 31.
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Washington
UNRRA
London Daily Graphic
Britain
Europe
Far East
Quality tobacco on Florida market brings as high as 55 per hundred
Valdosta Ga July 26 An upward trend in Georgia tobacco prices shows averages around $44.26 per hundred with better grades rising while poorer grades stay in moderate demand. Valdosta sales $47.30 per hundred, Douglas $44.58, Hazlehurst $44.83. opening day totals 8,896,020 pounds. Live Oak reported $46.75 per hundred.
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Valdosta
Georgia
Douglas
Hazelhurt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Live Oak
Florida
Jewish Arabic agreement formed for two states name
Paris July 26 an authority said Jewish and Arab representatives in direct negotiation have drafted a provisional plan for Palestine settlement proposing two independent states Jewish and Arabic. Both states would be declared permanently neutral under the United Nations and the plan has been submitted to London and Washington for study. The mandate would cover territory east and west of the Jordan River.
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Paris
United Nations
London
Washington
River
Jordan
Rent Control Enters Chapel Hill and Hickory Areas
The Office of Price Administration announces rent control will begin August 1 for the Chapel Hill area in Orange County and the Hickory area in Catawba County in North Carolina. Rents freeze at the March 1, 1945 level after delays due to the lapse of OPA.
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Washington
North Carolina
OPA
Ivan D. Carson
Chapel Hill
Orange County
Hickory
Catawba County
Carson
Four Negroes Ambushed and Killed by Armed Whites in Georgia
Sheriff reports a mob of 20 to 30 armed white men waylaid a farmer and four Black victims on a northeast Georgia road near Monroe. The band shot the four Black individuals after holding the farmer at gunpoint. Names include Roger Malcolm and others. coroner's inquest found death at unknown hands.
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Georgia
Monroe
E. S. Gordon
Roger Malcolm
Barnet Hester
Lou Harrison
Harrison
Oconee County
Apalache River
Civilian Plan To Supervise Bomb Opposed
Backers of civilian control of atomic energy developments plan a last ditch fight in the house to block a five civilian member control commission. They aim to overturn the conference recommendation and retain the patents section in the final act, a victory for the administration backed Senate bill, with both chambers expected to press for accord.
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Washington
House
Senate-House
Control
Senate
Four Tar Heels Watch Dogs for Uncle Sams Funds
A North Carolina contingent controls federal money with Camnes Webb named director of the budget by President Truman. Webb, a wartime marine, lawyer, and former congressman secretary, joins Max Gardner Lindsay Warren and Doughton in shaping treasury policy and spending. Webb’s balanced-budget philosophy and Gardner’s support mark a pivotal shift, succeeding Harold E. Smith who joined the IBRD.
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Uncle Sams
Washington
Camnes’ FE
Webb
Truman
Treasury
Tar Heels
The
North Carolina
Max Gardner
Congress
Lindsay C. Warren
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Gardner
Warren
University of North Carolina
Harold E. Smith
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Marines
Thomasville Chair Workers Begin Six-Plant Strike
About 1,200 Thomasville Chair employees, members of local 286 UFWA CIO, walk out at six plants after wage and benefit talks collapse. CIO negotiator William L. Gilbert says strike lasts until demands met but arbitration possible on substantial offers. Picketing peaceful with minimal scabbing. Kay Kyser undergoes surgery and rests post operation.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
United Furniture Workers of America
CIO
Chair Company
UFWA
National Labor Board
William L. Gilbert
Gilbert
Control Body Swings Into Action Quickly
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration hikes on June 30 price ceilings and lifts controls on many items less than a day after a fresh start. Temporary increases target coal and fuel costs while major budget staples remain exempt until August 20.
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Washington
OPA
Truman
NAM Revival Sparks Price Controls After Lapse
Truman restores price controls after a 25 day lapse with old ceilings in effect and 142 new orders ready. NAM criticizes revival measure while UAW urges continued buyers strike. special session may weigh a tax hike.
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Associated Preas
Truman
NAM
UAW
Revival of OPA Stirs Congress as Truman Signals Reluctant Support
President Truman explained signing the revival of the War Supplying Agency with reluctance and warned inflation may resist efforts. Congressional leaders doubt any tax hikes and consider abolition of the agency. NAM opposes OPA due to restrictions on American freedom.
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Truman
Congress
Congressional
Wherry
R-Neb
OPA
NAM
Robert R. Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Prison Camp Head Dropped From Service
A. H. Graham announced that Richmond County prison camp Superintendent Jack Black was dismissed after an investigation into an alleged beating of Albert Lee Boyce a 20 year old World War II veteran and prisoner at the camp. The incident reportedly occurred June 23 during a road gang assignment.
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Raleigh
A. H. Graham
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Richmond County
Jack Black
Albert Lee Boyce
Graham
Clyde O. Robinson
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