Capitol Square Compromise and Milestones in North Carolina
A Raleigh desk note discusses legislative compromise between the governor and the General Assembly, noting the need for give and take among 170 members. It highlights pending administration bills, a failed liquor referendum, and the governor’s cautious optimism about future outcomes. It also covers state finances, hospital system reforms, and staffing changes at Morganton and Goldsboro institutions.
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Hese
Err Scott
He Govenor
Rogram
Department of Rsonnel
Senate
House
Brandon Hodges
Prank or crime debated over Bay Psalm Book theft
Charles J Glenn a UCLA postgraduate student faces burglary charges after leaving a library window with the Bay Psalm Book an extremely rare 1640 edition. Librarian L C Powell calls the incident a serious act harming a priceless artifact and dispatches disciplinary action while Glenn claims it was a secret society initiation prank.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
UCLA
Charles J. Glenn
Portland
Ore
Superior
L. C. Powell
Clarence Dykstra
Glenn
DeGaulle's Party Loses Momentum and Its Implications
Paris dispatch reports the French People's Rally if losing momentum amid Lille congress apathy. Observers say the mid dle-road coalition gains standing with strong police presence, while De Gaulle pushes constitutional and labor reforms and seeks to curb party power, risking friction with the United States and Marshall Plan aid.
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Paris
Charles deGaulle
French People’s Rally
RPF
Western Europe
France
United States
de Gaulle
Germany
Lille
DeGaulle
Third Force
Major Problems Settled By North Carolina Legislators
North Carolina legislators bring most major 1949 session items to a close with debates focused on the nine months school funding and the foundation program. Real estate taxes for schools and revenue tweaks spark fierce opposition as the session heads toward decisions on the revenue and appropriations bills. The public school funding issue remains the clearest potential flashpoint, with a verdict possible this week or prolonged debate.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
General Assembly
Foundation
Sinte
Senate
House
Joint Finance Committee
Heir to Millions Plans Creative Haven for Young Talent
Huntington Hartford, heir to the A and P fortune, outlines a California project to shelter and support aspiring writers painters and composers. The 150 acre site in the Santa Monica mountains will offer cabins soundproof studios and equipment with no classrooms or professors. Selection requires endorsements from established artists and aims to aid 50 to 100 young creators within six to twelve months.
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George Tucker
New York
Huntington Hartford
Young Hartford
Huntington Hartford Foundation
Santa Monica Mountains
California
Rustic Canyon
Will Rogers
Hartford
Frank Lloyd Wright
University of California At Los Angeles
Clifford Odets
Weather Chronicle North Carolina Warms Then Frosts Tonight
The report notes windy and colder conditions today with fair and colder skies tonight and frost on Tuesday. Temperatures show varied readings across multiple stations including Charlotte and Raleigh, with notable mentions of Asheville Atlanta Birmingham and others. A sidebar highlights Kenn Terry, son of Memphis Bill Terry, as a Mississippi sophomore pitching prospect who is a southpaw.
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North Carolina
Kenn Terry
Memphis
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Mississippi
High Point Ordinance Reenacts Water Rates for Outlying Areas
City council reenacts Section 98 to charge water sold outside city limits via master meter not at a flat rate per hundred cubic feet. Applies to owners with ninety or more consumers and reads on the city limits. Ordinance repeals conflicting provisions and takes effect after passage, dated March 1, 1949.
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High Point
Bett
City OF
Lots W. Smith
Cooksey Calls Meeting of City Leaders
North Carolina League of Municipalities expresses extreme concern over the General Assembly's failure to relieve municipal finances. Thomasville City Manager R M Cooksey, league president, will host a Raleigh meeting with the executive board and legislative committee, Tuesday at 11. Monroe Mayor J Ray Shute supports worries over rural urban split and administration inaction.
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General Assembly
North Carolina League of Municipalities
R. M. Cooksey
Thomasville
League
North Carolina
Cooksey
J. Ray Shute
Monroe
Shute
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Morganton
Louis Beall
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Roy Purser
Pat O'Brien
Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes
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John Hodiak
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Red Ingle
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Paramount
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O’ Flynn
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John Wayne
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Sweetheart OF
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