Clark's Supreme Court Nomination Faces Broad Backing
A Czech newspaper links Cardinal Spellman and Mrs. Roosevelt to Vatican anti-progress campaigns, accusing ongoing excommunication rhetoric of aligning with anti Soviet attitudes. The Lidove Noviny editorial frames the U S controversy as part of a wider church battle amid Czechoslovakia's religious freedom tensions.
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Praue
Ands
Cardinal Spellman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vatican
Lidove Noviny
Czech Writers Union
Spellman
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
America
Ex Bootblack Testifies At Five Percenter Hearing
Ex bootblack Dapper John Maragon testified before the Senate special investigations subcommittee investigating alleged influence in government contract awards. He described connections with Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan and claimed some hot material may emerge in a few weeks. Maragon initially denied testifying before the panel, then admitted to appearing.
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Washington
White House
Senate
John Maragon
Congress
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Maragon
Maragoff
Special Investigations Subcommittee
Mara
Pre-Brewed Frozen Coffee Comes In Can
New York reporters note frozen coffee is headed to grocer freezers this fall. The concentrate brewed and frozen will be heated by water and served with cream from a vending system, already in 2000 machines worldwide, yielding over two million cups weekly.
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New York
Rudd-Melikian Company
Philadelphia
Tobacco Shipment Heads to Germany Bound for Europe
A ship loaded with 2000 hogsheads of tobacco left Wilmington for Germany yesterday. Another steamer is due next week to load at the same port. The Oriole carried about one million pounds of tobacco in its cargo.
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Wilmington
Prison Supt Gets 9 Months Road Sentence Suspended
Rockingham July 29 A prison camp superintendent Ned Carpenter of Richmond County prison camp received a nine month road sentence suspended on condition of a $200 fine two years’ good behavior and no handcuffing prisoners to bars again for abusing Clarence Lett a prisoner kept in a spread-eagling position with rest periods Judge Susie Sharp first woman superior court judge condemned the acts and noted the rules were not his fault Carpenter admitted ordering the punishment but said it followed highway commission regulations.
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Rockingham
Susie Sharp
Ned Carpenter
Richmond County
Carpenter
Clarence Lett
Sharp
No Relief In Sight Death Toll Rises Across East
Heat wave deaths climb to at least 27 in eastern cities as cooler air moves into the Midwest. Temperatures hit 90s and 100s from the Rockies to the Atlantic with record July readings. Washington reports nine deaths and 83,000 federal workers sent home early.
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Hickory
Charleston
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Myrtle Beach
Greenville
Elizabeth City
Wilmington
Greensboro
Cherry Point
Asheville
New Bern
Washington
District of Columbia
Frazier recounts mental cloud before killing intended mother in law
Kermit Frazier testified he felt a cloud pass over him before he shot Mrs. Mary Thompson and wounded her twin daughters Doris and Sharle. He said he did not intend to kill or harm anyone and recalled a telephoned plea to reconcile with Doris.
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Redwood City
Calif
Kermit Frazier
Mary Thompson
Kermit
Mrs. Thompson
Doris
Sharle
Frazier
Nathan Says Steel Can Pay Better Wages
Nathan, key CIO ally, testifies before Truman panel on steel wage fairness. He cites 1949 profits and productivity gaps, urging higher hourly pay for production workers while noting potential to sustain profits at 90 percent capacity. He cites a 30 cent wage package demanded by the union and argues 20 cents more is possible under current cost and price conditions.
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New York
New Deal
Robert R. Nathan
War Production Board
CIO
United Steelworkers
Truman
Nathan
Stee
Philip Murray
Tom Clark Seen as Supreme Court Contender for Truman
James Marlow portrays Tom Clark as a loyal ally of President Truman with a steady rise from U. S. Attorney General to potential Supreme Court justice. The piece notes his Texas practice, government service, wide club memberships, and expected pay increase, while weighing how his conservative to progressive alignment might fit the high court.
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Clark
Truman
Supreme
Mr. Truman
Fred Vinson
Vinson
Time Magazine
Municipalities Struggle to Meet Road Building Needs
A North Carolina special study commission reopens hearings on state highway revenue sharing. City leaders argue urban streets are sound investments yielding at least half the gasoline tax, while durable funding gaps prompt calls for state responsibility, revenue adequacy, and potential tax gains. The panel reviews roles and funding options as it prepares a report for the General Assembly.
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Raleigh
Highway Commission
League of Municipalities
George Franklin
Harry B Caldwell
Greensboro
State Grange
Bloom Mills Inc Placed In Bankruptcy In Charlotte
Judge Wilson Warlick orders Bloom Mills Inc of Gastonia into reorganization in bankruptcy. The mill employing 400 people may seek rehabilitation if creditors and trustees approve. John Cumnock of Charlotte and Wade H Lesler of Newton named temporary trustees.
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Charlotte
Wilson Warlick
Bloom Mills, Inc
Gastonia
John Cumnock
Wade H. Lesler
Newton
Five Day Week Proposed For North Carolina State Employees
Raleigh July 29 The State personnel council will consider a five day work week proposal from the State Employees Association After a hearing the council asked personnel director Henry Hilton to survey all state departments to assess feasibility without hiring more staff A report is due at the next meeting likely in October The 1949 state chapl act grants authority to set hours James Mason Swearingen and R Mayne Albright presented on behalf of office workers noting potential issues for institutional personnel and highway department staff The current schedule runs 39 hours weekly with 7 4 hours per day Monday to Saturday and proposed plan would set eight hours per day Monday through Friday The council also established a policy restricting employment of immediate family in the same administrative unit with exceptions for current workers
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Raleigh
State Persoonel Council
State Employes Association
Henry Hilton
Hilton
Mason Swearingen
Employes Association
R. Mayne Albright
Highway Commission
Nation's traffic toll down in first six months of 1949
The national safety council reports 13 810 traffic deaths for the first half of 1949, 100 fewer than the same period in 1948, while mileage rose six percent and deaths per 100 million miles fell to seven. Twenty-two states posted fewer deaths and 200 of 471 cities over 10 000 population saw reductions. 128 cities reported no fatalities.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
No Additional Troops to Europe in Defense Aid
Defense Secretary Johnson told the House Foreign Affairs committee that no U S troops will be sent abroad under the military aid program. The initiative provides equipment training and technical support only, with a tightly limited cadre of specialists.
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Defense
Johnson
Congress
Europe
House Foreign Afairs Committee
National
United States
Armed Services
Truman
Interest Slight In Stocks Today
New York July 29 Traders showed casual interest with slow activity and minor price changes. Stocks mostly stagnant as gains went to Studebaker Goodyear Sears Roebuck Deere Commonwealth Edison Air Reduction General Electric Union Carbide Owens-Illinois and American Airlines while losers included General Motors Chrysler U S Rubber International Harvester Anaconda Copper Allied Chemical International Paper N Y Central Atlantic Coast Line and Standard Oil NF.
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Studebaker
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
Deere
Commonwealth Edison
Air Reduction
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Union Carbide
Owens-Ilinois
American Airlines
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U. S. Rubber
International Harvester
Anaconda Copper
Allied Chemical
International Paper
N. Y. Central
Atlantic Conn Line
Standard Oil
State highway and public works panel debates personnel policy
The state highway and public works commission spent its meeting discussing personnel issues including age limits for payrolls, with Commissioner Wilbur Clark opposing a 60 year age cutoff and pushing for exceptions for bridge-tenders. A measure to keep permanent rolls at August 1 1949 levels was upheld to control costs, sponsored by George Cobl.
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State Highway and Public Works Commission
State Personnel Department
Wilbur Clark
Commission
Highway and Public Works Commission
Clark
George Cobl
Truman Nominates Clark and McGrath to High Court and Cabinet
President Truman's surprise picks Tom Clark for the Supreme Court and J. Howard McGrath for Attorney General drew broad Senate approval. Clark, a Texas lawyer, would replace Justice Frank Murphy. McGrath, Rhode Island's former governor and Democratic chairman, would become Attorney General. Both indicated readiness to accept, with McGrath planning family talks before final decision.
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Truman
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
Clark
McGrath
Texas
Frank Murphy
Democratic National Committee
Rhode Island
Senate
Friends
Democratic
William M Boyle, Jr
Kansas City
Suon
Dr Kelley Offered Criminology Post at USC Berkeley
Dr Douglas M Kelley eminent psychiatrist and head of Graylyn Rehabilitation Center says he’s been offered a position as Professor of Criminology at the University of Southern California at Berkeley. He plans to decide after Dr C C Carpenter returns. If he accepts he will retire from practice to focus on exclusive teaching and research.
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Winston-Salem
Douglas M. Kelley
Graylyn Rehabilitation Center
University of Southern California At Berkeley
Kelley
C. C. Carpenter
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Graylyn
Carpenter
Nuernberg
Medical School
Prices Improve On Georgia And Florida Markets
Georgia-Florida flue cured tobacco prices rose after a weak start. The Department of Agriculture attributed gains of 1 to 4 a hundred mainly to leaf grades while primings and low quality lugs fell. First two market days averaged 45.43 per hundred, up from 52.53 year ago, with 21,443,172 pounds sold.
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Valdosta
Georgia-Florida
Department of Agriculture
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