Atom bomb will be dropped today Bikini test plan announced
Vice Admiral Blandy set 8:30 a m and 4:30 p m EST as zero hour for the Fourth atomic bomb detonation on a guinea pig fleet at Bikini lagoon. Weather, wind, and 40 000 personnel awaiting last minute checks amid preparations for the sea launch.
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Thomasville Constable Killed in Highway Crash
Police investigate a three car collision on the Thomasville highway near the Atlantic States motor lines terminal that killed Thomasville township constable Buck Kennedy and seriously injured Constable J M Bodenheimer. Officials described Bodenheimer as in critical condition with severe injuries.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
President pledges battle to restore price and rent controls
President Truman warned the nation that the fight to keep price and rent controls is not over. He urged business leaders and landlords to observe existing regulations and for workers at the OPA to stay at their posts while Congress acts. He pressed Congress to pass a workable extension to maintain controls.
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Mississippi Negro Voting Spotlight Shapes National Debate
Mississippi's Negro registration remains a tiny percentage with counties lacking Black registrants. Senator Bilbo warns small numbers may grow, while leaders blame intimidation by clerks. Senate committee weighs a federal probe as the National Negro Council appeals for troops to guard polling places.
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Theo G. Bilbo
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Mississippi
National Negro Council
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Four-Power Ministers Debate Trieste Plan at Peace Parley
In Paris the four power foreign ministers discussed a compromise on Trieste amid deadlock fears. France proposed Trieste as an autonomous region under international guidance for ten years, a plan Molotov reportedly found not good, while American delegates said it was too complex and unlikely to yield progress.
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Trieste
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
President Renews War Powers Authority for One Year
President Truman signed an amended second war powers act renewing his authority to ration and allocate scarce materials for another year. The measure bars using the power to fix price ceilings on commodities or rents while preserving the right to requisition property and grant priorities.
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Washington
Truman
Airlines Need Competition Says Hudson
Alfred M Hudson of Colonial argues at a civil aeronautics board hearing that competition will improve service on a Boston New Orleans route. He cites Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Atlanta Birmingham and New Orleans and notes railroads have endured in competitive fields. Hudson says Colonial’s plan would boost traffic without ruinous competition and is in the public interest.
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Colonial Airlines
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Hudson
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OPA's Death Sparks Early Budget Talks Across Government
Washington reports show OPA's rapid demise jolting top officials as they assess ripple effects on emergency programs. Officials foresee wage and price shifts without OPA, with only tied laws on housing and livestock controls likely surviving. Truman warns of quick, large price rises without the bill, citing potential steel, auto, and appliance cost jumps and clothing up 15 percent on average.
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Office of Economic Stabilization
British See Dive Results Of Bomb Use
A British mission estimates that a single atomic bomb over a large city could kill 50,000 instantly or within eight weeks and render 300,000 homeless or displaced. It projects 50,000 hospital cases, 100,000 non casualties left homeless, and 200,000 temporarily homeless. It calls for reinforced concrete and steel structures and deep shelters like the London underground for protection. Gamma ray exposure could cause nausea and fever after 24 hours as bone marrow is damaged.
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Groups Riot In Poland On Eve Of Referendum
Riotous clashes erupt in Warsaw as armed bands confront Poland's security forces on the eve of the national referendum on reform and industry nationalization. A foreign ministry spokesman says gangs have wounded and killed hundreds with thousands feared.
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Poland
Foreign Ministry
Cab Driver Ross Eaton Found Dead Near Greensboro
Ross J. Eaton a 23 year old Jamestown taxi driver was found dead inside a Greensboro area car on the highway east of High Point after lying in a pool of blood from about 11 am to 8:15 pm. A sweater sleeve stuffed in his mouth suggested homicide and investigators pursued leads as the case unfolded.
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Nation Heads Toward Record Business Boom in 1946
New York June 29 The nation nears the second half of 1946 with signs of a strong business boom. Industrial backlogs shrink, consumer demand stays high, and money remains plentiful. Estimates place annual national income between 155 and 160 billion dollars for early 1946 quarters, more than twice the prewar level despite some risks.
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Ashington
Office of War Mobilization
Agriculture Dept Urges More Wheat Planting for 1947
The agriculture department forecast a world food shortage lasting at least two years and urged farmers to plant more land to wheat for 1947. A national plant of 71,700,000 acres is proposed, with 71,057,000 seeded this year and 78,891,000 planted in 1938, aiming at a crop near 1,083,000,000 bushels this year. The department also advised a four percent rise in winter vegetables for 1947 in commercial truck areas and a 19 percent boost above the 1941-45 average, with tomatoes up 30 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
North Carolina House Voters Back Truman OPA Veto Override
North Carolina members of the house voted 5 to 2 to override President Truman's OPA veto. Representatives Clark Doughton Folger Pratt and Weaver favored the override while Barden and Bulwinkle voted to uphold the veto.
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Bulwinkle
President criticizes bill for price hikes and consumer impact
The president argues the proposed bill would trigger widespread price increases with no stopping point. He warns that costs would be passed to consumers and notes objections to extension legislation and amendments that would raise manufacturers' prices and push general markups to wholesalers.
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Rent Payers Face Sharp Hikes After OPA Ends
The end of the Office of Price Administration leaves renters nationwide facing potential rent increases. New York State and District of Columbia have measures to keep rents steady, while other states search for controls as bills and penalties loom.
Weather Update for North Carolina Scattered Thunder Expected
Scattered thunder is forecast across North Carolina with bursts likely today and Monday afternoons. Residents should anticipate isolated storms and possible brief heavy rain as humid conditions persist.
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Huge Cut In Congress Appropriation
The 79th congress ends its first post war fiscal year with total appropriations around 24 billion dollars for the coming year, a 60 percent reduction from wartime levels. Navy and army budgets see sharp peacetime drops while several non war agencies gain peacetime funding, with specifics for Agriculture Labor State Justice Treasury and other departments.
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