Chief Eagle Feather Drops Charges and Plans Westward Move
Waverly Tennessee March 8 AP Chief Eagle Feather says his wife may keep her scalp and he is headed west. He was jailed for assault after trying to cut his wife with a knife in a quarrel. The princess withdrew the charge and a warrant for larceny was dropped after discussions with local officials.
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Waverly
Tenn
Eagle Feather
Trent Westbrook
Silverheels
Westbrook
Silverheel
Joe Parks
Details emerge on proposed North Atlantic defense pact
London sources publish a draft treaty to be signed in Washington by end March. The 20 year pact would bind signers to mutual aid and collective defense with U S ratification via constitutional process. Foundations include US Canada Britain France and more with possible later invites.
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London
Washington
U. S
Dean Acheson
Frederick Kuh
Chicago Sun-Times
Kuh
Congress
U.S
W. N. Ewer
London Daily Herald
Britain
Labor Party
Ewer
Liberal News Chronicle
Canada
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Norway
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Connally
Dtex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Protestants Given Life Sentences in Bulgaria Spy Trial
In Sofia on March 8 four top defendants in Bulgaria's Protestant church spy case received life imprisonment. Vassil Ziapkov Yanko Iavanov Nikola Naumov and Georgi Chernev were fined 1 million leva each and faced loss of civil rights and confiscation of property. Prosecutor Dimiter Georgiev sought death sentences.
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Sofia
Mar
Bulgaria
Vassil Ziapkov
Yanko Iavanov
Nikola Naumov
Georgi Chernev
Moscow
Dimiter Georgiev
United States
Britain
Ziapkov
J O Carr Dies At Home In Wilmington
Former U S District Attorney J O Carr 79 died at his home near Wilmington. He served as U S attorney for the eastern North Carolina district from 1916 to 1919 and 1933 to 1945. Survivors include his widow two daughters and a son. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Wilmington
U. S
J. O. Carr
Carr
Eastern District of
North Carolina
Kenansville
Duplin County
Frederick B. Graham
H. M. Emerson
Jacksonville
Fla
James D. Carr
Funeral services for Herbert G. Gulley held in Raleigh
Funeral services will be held in Raleigh tomorrow for Herbert G. Gulley 65 a Wake County political leader who died yesterday at Rex Hospital
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Raleigh
Herbert G. Gulley
Wake County
Rex Hospital
Yestery
Appropriations Committee Approves 135 Million For Employment Bureau
The story notes the Appropriations Committee approves a 135 million allocation for an employment bureau. It also covers House Republicans backing a 90 day extension of rent controls and Senate calls for longer extensions amid a Southern filibuster. President Truman seeks a two year extension, while Senate action depends on multiple factors.
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Appropriations
Washington
House
Senate
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
GOP
Congress
Myers
D-Pa
Senate Banking Committee
CIO
House Banking Committee
Truman
Sparkman (Dela
Banking Subcommittee
Russia Not Bent on War Says Dulles
John Foster Dulles, U S delegate to the United Nations, told 400 delegates from 57 denominations that Soviet policy does not aim for open military conquest. He warned some fear history repeating and forces beyond control could draw nations into another war.
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Cleveland
John Foster Dulles
U. S
United Nations
Russia
Department of International Justice
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Dulles
Trucking groups push for heavier highway loads in North Carolina
In Raleigh on March 8 the prospect of raising legal gross truck loads to 64 000 pounds drew concern from highway users. Engineers warn seven more tons could require significant bridge and paving upgrades and shift funds away from primary roads to rural highways. The issue intersects with road bond lobbying and tax changes supported by large trucking firms.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Milder Weather Improves Carolinas Forecast
The Associated Press reports milder temperatures for the Carolinas over the next two days with highs around 60 and little risk of frost. Peach orchards avoided major damage while Spartanburg Greenville crops faced a lower risk as temperatures stayed above freezing. Partly cloudy skies, warmer today and tomorrow, with mountain showers tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Mountains
Spartanburg-Greenville
Final chapter of killer's tale from Devil's Island
MacKenzie recounts the last installment of a French killer's story from Devil's Island off Guiana. He describes the penal colony's three islands, the treacherous currents, and the grim trio of inmates including a poisoner doctor and his massive assistant Philippenet. A letter from Philippenet hints at escape attempts, but the ex-convict later reports Philippenet's death by heart apoplexy, ending his chance of a new life in America or Canada.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
France
Devil's Island
Guiana
South America
St. Joseph
Royale
Devil's
Joseph Philippenet
Philippenet
Philipponet
America
Salvation Army
French Guiana
Canada
United States
Speculation Rise In Raleigh Scott Rejects Senate Succeeding Suggestion
Governor Scott refused a plan to resign as governor to accept the U S Senate seat for J Melville Broughton death. He will study all qualified candidates, saying the people of North Carolina have a definite assignment and he will not rush a decision. Funeral services for Broughton were held. about 1000 telegrams arrived with successor suggestions.
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Raleigh
Scott
J. Melville Broughton
U. S. Senate
H. P. Taylor
North Carolina
Broughton
Washington
Charles Parker
William B. Umsteam
Durham
Church Safe Robbery Has Familiar Ring
In Fairmont on Sunday night thieves drilled open a church safe taking about $500 in cash and $5,000 in government bonds owned by Mrs. Edward Prewett. Sheriff Willis Britt said the method matched a Lum berton incident a month earlier with no arrests yet. The Sunday collection remained untouched and the burglary was found Monday morning.
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Fairmont
Lumberton
Willis Britt
Britt
First Baptist Church
Edward Prewett
Carey P. Herring
Key Stocks Gain on Wall Street Amid Mixed Market
On March 8 in New York numerous key stocks rose modestly while losses tempered a potential upward trend. Western Air Lines again sold 100000 shares at 5s with earlier holder W A Coulter linked to the sale. Other movers included Youngstown Sheet, Chrysler, Studebaker, Firestone, Sears Roebuck, Deere, AT&T, Electric Power, American Smelting, American Can, Great Northern preferred, Gulf Oil, and Pan American Airways.
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New York
UPI
Exchange
Western Air Lines
W. A. Coulter
Western
Coulter
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Studebaker
Firestone
Sears Roebuck
Deere
American Telephone
Electric Power & Light
American Smelting
American Can
Great Northern Preferred
Gulf Oil
Pan - American Airways
Odom Sets Record After Honolulu Takeoff
Sets new record hours and one minute after leaving Honolulu. It was Odom's second attempt to bring his single engine 185 horsepower plane non-stop from Honolulu to Teterboro near New York City. He carried 228 gallons of gasoline.
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Honolulu
Odom
Teterboro
New York City
Hudson River
Funeral rites for U S Senator J Melville Broughton in Raleigh
North Carolina mourns as funeral services are held for U S Senator J Melville Broughton in Raleigh. Flags fly at half staff and a large delegation led by Vice President Alben Barkley attends. The service at Tabernacle Baptist Church lies in state from 1 to 3 pm before burial at Montlawn Memorial Park.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U. S
J. Melville Broughton
Broughton
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Scott
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Montlawn Memorial Park
F. O. Mixon
Tabernacle Church
Edward Hughes Pruden
First Baptist Church
Washington
Barkley
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
National Democratic
Army
Kenneth Royall
Goldsboro
James E. Webb
Oxford
General Assembly to Resume Work Tonight in Mourning
North Carolina legislators paused to honor Senator J. Mel Ville Broughton, a former governor and state lawmaker. Both houses adopted a resolution praising his service and planned to meet at 8 p m after deferred noon sessions following his funeral.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. Mel Ville Broughton
Broughton
Senate
Governor Faces East West Senate Seat Dilemma
News notes the death of Senator J. M. Broughton shocks Capitol observers and sparks swift talk of his successor. Governor Kerr Scott may appoint a senator to serve until the 1950 general election when North Carolina voters will choose two senators for the full term.
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J. M. Broughton
Capital Square
Scott
Clyde Hoey
Broughton
W. B. Umstead
Bailey
Kerr Scott
Money Bill Moves Toward Debate In House
The House appropriations committee approved a 2.21 billion money bill funding the Labor Department Federal Security Agency National Mediation Board and Railroad Retirement Board for the coming year. Unemployment security gets 135 million with potential rise to 157.5 million if needed and 10 million more awaits Senate action. The panel noted jobless figures may edge up but prospects look relatively good for the coming months.
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Washington
Mar
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Employment Security
Senate
House
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
National Mediation Board
Railroad Retirement Board
Sol Bloom Mourned By Thousands After Sudden Death
Washington mourns Rep. Sol Bloom a New York Democrat and longtime chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who died of a heart attack at Bethesda Naval Hospital on the eve of his 9th birthday. President Truman and Secretary Acheson led tributes describing him as a bulwark of foreign policy and a trusted colleague.
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Washington
Sol Bloom
New York
Congress
Bloom
Truman
Acheson
United States
House
Martin
Mass
John Wesley Seagle of Hickory Dies at 101
Hickory reports the death of John Wesley Eagle aged 100 or 101, a famed local cobbler active until 93. A storyteller of Catawba county, he recalled pre Civil War tales and memories of North Carolinians who joined the 1849 California gold rush.
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Hickory
Catawba County
John Wesley Eagle
California
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