Duke Trustee Elections Add Local Hosiery Leaders
J Welch Harriss president of Harriss Covington Hosiery mills was elected a Duke trustee becoming the second High Point man chosen in recent years Amos R Kearns city councilman and Crown Hosiery secretary treasurer also from the class of 26 serves on the board Others elected include W J Hobbs Coca Cola Export Inc president Norman A Cocke of Charlotte and Dr James S Sedberry of Wilmington.
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DUKE
J. Welch Harriss
Harriss- Covington Hosiery Mills
Duke University
Amos R. Kearns
Crown Hosiery Mills
W. J. Hobbs
Coca-Cola Export, Inc
Norman A. Cocke
Charlotte
James S. Sedberry
Wilmington
Truman Signs Foreign Relief Bill Amid Stretched Schedule
President Truman signs a foreign relief measure aiding Italy Greece Austria Poland and China while his plans for June trips include a visit to Ottawa and a goodwill rail tour to Grandview Missouri. A White House reshuffle follows with executive orders on staff transfers land returns and agency duties.
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Washington
Mt Truman
Missouri
Thas
Char G. Ross
Truman
Ottawa
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Joe
Secretary of the Interior
Iion
Ross
Italy
Bus Auto Collision Kills Two in Indianapolis
Two people died and 19 were injured when a private auto collided with an Indianapolis Greyhound bus at the south edge of the city. Witnesses say the auto crossed directly into the bus path after swerving to avoid a head on crash, with the bus then careening into a nearby business building.
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Indianapolis
Church Union Issue May Not Come To Vote
Southern Presbyterians meet at Montreat with no decisive vote planned on reunion with the northern church. The assembly plans study by 87 Presbyteries in 16 synods before possible 1948 action, while urging protection of minority civil rights and cautious views on Russia.
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Montreat
Assembly
Committee On Cooperation and Union
Presbyterian Church of the
America
Bodies of 53 dead in Maryland air crash identified
Relatives from the south and east flocked to Port Deposit Maryland to identify victims of a DC-4 crash that killed 53. Eight bodies were positively identified, including two New York women and a Watertown Connecticut resident. investigations and mass burial questions loom as CAB plans hearings.
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Port Deposit
America
Eastern Airlines
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Navy
Big
H. Schrifrin
East 96Th St
New York City
Edith Stuart
Orange
N. J
Alton Rd
Miami Beach
Donna Medling
Burton St
Watertown
Conn
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
John Chamberlain
The
Safety Bureau
CAB
Naval Base
R. C. Dodson
Cecil County
West Nottingham
Elkin Man Buried Alive In Cave-In
In Elkin North Carolina on May 31 a cave-in at an excavation site left one man dead and three injured. Josephus Lyons, 64, of the Benham community, was crushed when dirt and rock collapsed into a 54 inch ditch where he worked.
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Elkin
N. C
Josephus Lyons
Benham
Hungary crisis prompts US talk of strong measures
May 31 Washington reports US and Britain plan to condemn what some call a Soviet backed coup in Hungary. Dinnyes named prime minister, heightening fears Soviet troops will train Hungarian forces. Officials warn Hungary may be lost to the West as policy options hinge on Marshall and Truman.
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Hungary
Washington
Russia
United States
Europe
Britain
Budapest
Lajos Dinnyes
Ferenc Nagy
Communist Party
Secretary of State
Marshall
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Soviet
France
Italy
Germany
Tornado Routs Leedey Oklahoma Leaving Five Confirmed Dead
Reports from Leedey Oklahoma indicate a tornado struck at 9 05 p m on the edge of town causing extensive destruction The fire siren was sounded and an emergency circuit was set up as rescue crews worked The storm followed a path from Higgins Texas and struck near Arnett and Gage before hitting Leedey destroying waterworks and much of the business district Five deaths are confirmed with more possible injuries and the full toll is not yet known
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Lledey
Okla
Jack Sapp
Oklahoma City
Leedey
Sapp
Oklahoma
Higgins
Tex
Texas
Arnett
Gage
Two Die As Cub Plane Crashes In New Jersey
In Middletown township a light Piper Cub collided with another plane. The Cub crashed killing Allen Francis Coles, 26, of Red Bank, and Willard Ivins, 29, of Little Silver. The other plane did not go down. A Navy four engine craft reported a ramming near Red Bank.
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Red Bank
N. J
Middletown Township
E. O'Hare
Shrewsbury Barracks
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Allen Francis Coles
Willard Ivins
Little Silver
Three Killed As Denver Apt House Explodes
A Denver apartment building explosion killed three occupants including landlady Mrs. Gertrude Rowan and her 11 year old grandson Richard Rowan, with M C Breckenridge also dies. Police say escaping gas from a broken line triggered the blast. At least eight others were injured and digging for additional victims continued.
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Denver
West Dakota Avenue
Gertrude Rowan
Richard Rowan
M. C. Breckenridge
Denver General Hospital
L. C. Morton
Textile mills cut week in parts of North Carolina
Charlotte May 31 Some of North Carolina's 400 cotton textile spinning and weaving mills are adopting a shorter work week due to a weaker market. Reports from Greensboro Durham Winston-Salem and Charlotte indicate near normal or unchanged production with no broad trend yet.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Worth Street
Greensboro
Cone Mills
Pomona Manufacturing Company
Durham
Erwin Cotton Mills
J. M. McNutt
Golden Belt Manufacturing Company
Winston-Salem
William P. Jacobs
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Taft Says Veto Of Tax Cut Bill Could End Prospects This Year
In Salisbury a county ABC election shows opponents of liquor stores winning 2 485 votes to 8 428 after 14 411 ballots were cast. In Washington Senator Taft warned that a presidential veto could kill the tax cut this year and delay any further action, while Senator George urged that a veto would likely halt the tax bill this session.
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Taft
Salisbury
Rowan County
ABC
Rowan
Spencer
East Spencer
Washington
Ayeaves
Ohio
Truman
SB Haenguence
George
DGA
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Memorial Day Death Toll Rises Across Nation
The three day Memorial Day period saw at least 277 deaths with cars as the leading killer. Highway fatalities reached 114, while plane crashes in New York and Maryland claimed 94 lives. Drownings totaled 38 and 31 other deaths occurred from various causes, with California reporting 19 highway deaths the highest by state.
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New York
Maryland
National Safety Council
California
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Negotiations Break Down in Coal Talks Warn Of 35 Cent Raise Dispute
Washington May 31 The collapse of contract talks between John L Lewis and 75 percent of coal operators over a 35 cent hourly raise intensified the prospect of a July 1 mine walkout and possible new emergency legislation. Talks resumed Tuesday with the Southern Coal Producers association, as North Western operators cited a 15 cent raise pattern and contemplated separate deals. Lewis pushed an eight hour day and $13.05 pay for eight hours, plus a paid lunch and travel time, while operators argued nine hours of work with current pay.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
I Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Charles Oneill
North-West
Lewis
Ars
Three French Fliers Die In Transport Crash
Three French government fliers were killed when a Junkers transport plane crashed in the Tidikelt mountains at the edge of the Sahara, about 650 miles south of Algiers, authorities said. The accident occurred Thursday and the bodies were recovered at the scene.
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Algiers
Junkers
Tidikelt
Sahara Desert
Here
India braces for possible conflict as independence nears
New Delhi May 31 Reliable but unconfirmed reports say gun running troop movements and private armies form amid Hindu Muslim tensions on the eve of independence. Mountbatten to present Britain's transfer plan to Indian leaders as curfews tighten and troops move in Bombay Calcutta.
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India
Louis Mountbatten
Britain
Burma
Afghanistan
Calcutta
Bombay
Bombay Stock Exchange
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