New Treaty Aims to Secure Peace Across Nations
AP analysis describes the Atlantic alliance as a peace insurance using a defensive pact to maintain peace. Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent says merging friendly nations is key, while Acheson notes the treaty reduces insecurity aiding recovery. The draft includes America, Canada, Britain and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
North Atlantic Alliance
Louis St. Laurent
Montreal
Union of Nations
St. Laurent
Atlantic Alliance
U. S
State Acheson
Washington
John M. Hightower
Europe
United States
America
Canada
Brit
Tornadoes On Rampage In Six States
Tornadoes cut a wild path through six southern states causing deaths and injuries. Deridder Louisiana and Terry Mississippi reported fatalities as schools and homes were destroyed. The pattern stretched to Whitehaven Tennessee and into Georgia and Alabama as weather officials warned of colder conditions.
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Atlanta
Deridder
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Columbus
Phenix City
Ala
Chattahoochee River
United States Weather Bureau
Florida
Terry
Miss
Jackson
Ethel Kendrick
Whitehaven
Tenn
Memphis
Whitehaven High School
Lawrence Calvi
Committee Approves Governor Road Bond Plan with Tax Hike
In Raleigh on March 10 the House Finance Committee backed Governor Scott’s rural roads program voting for a $200 million statewide rural road bond issue and raising the gasoline tax from six to seven cents. An amendment reallocates bond funds by county passed, while another to trigger the tax increase on voter approval failed. The panel also defeated a measure to boost city shares of highway funds, keeping cities at about $1 million yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
House Finance Committee
Scott
J. Frank Huskins
Yancey
House
R. Grady Rankin
Gaston
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Officer Shot While Taking Man to Jail
In Raleigh a policeman was wounded last night while escorting a one legged suspect to police headquarters on the city hall elevator. Lieutenant O C Jordan and Patrolman W H Hunnicutt wrestled with Claude Scott who drew a pistol and fired twice. Hunnicutt was hit in the arm. both officers reported the suspect shot first into the air then at the stomach region. Scott was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and the condition of Hunnicutt was listed as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
O. C. Jordan
W. H. Hunnicutt
City Hall
Hunnicutt
Rex Hospital
Claude Scott
Jordan
Election-Necessity of Electing Both Senators Demand New Law
The article discusses a rare situation where both U S Senate seats will be vacant next year creating a need for legislation. It explains the typical eastern western candidate pattern, the lack of residence rules, and how dual vacancies would force a statewide contest unlike past elections. A precedent from 1920 allowed specifying the seat sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Assembly
Senate
General Assembly
Supreme Court
High Court
Sur -Me Con
Triple murder suicide shocks New York household
In London Terrace New York a 32 year old Emory Holt shot his wife Norma 34 and David Whittaker 32 then killed himself. A telephone call from Norma’s mother in Hollywood revealed the killing as a murder suicide pact amid a love triangle.
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New York
Emory Holt
Hollywood
Norma
David Whittaker
Elsie Thomas
Whittaker
London Terrace
Thomas
Holt
United Fruit Line
50 Million Approved For School Work
The North Carolina Senate Education Committee approved a bill to provide 50 million dollars to counties for school construction and repair. Funds would come from end-of-year general fund surpluses and bond issues, with counties capped at 500,000 each. The measure moves to the Senate Finance Committee, with amendments likely to fund solely by bonds for voter approval. A separate bill would create a director of music in the State Department of Public Instruction, supported by Normen Corden of UNC Extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Senate Education Committee
D. L. Ward
Craven
Senate Finance Committee
State Department of Public Instruction
Normen Corden
University of North Carolina Extension Division
Oleo Forces Move To House Floor In Tax Battle
Oleomargine supporters plan to push their fight to the House floor to repeal all federal taxes on oleo and block new sale restrictions. The Agriculture Committee backed a tax repeal 24 to 3 while adding a rule to outlaw colored oleo in interstate trade. Representative Poage stated he will offer his bill as a substitute and seeks victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Agriculture Committee
Rep
Poage
Dtex
Rep. Granger
Utah
August H. Andresen
Wis
Stock Market Slow With Few Changes In Trading
New York March 10. The stock market showed slight weakness in another day of lackluster trading. Many issues held at Wednesday's close or advanced slightly. Declining or steady names included U S Steel Chrysler General Motors Sears Roebuck Columbia Gas Cerro de Pasco General Electric Dow Chemical Philip Morris American Woolen Southern Pacific Union Pacific Standard Oil NJ Paramount Pictures.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
Columbia Gas
Cerro de Pasco
General Electric
Dow Chemical
Philip Morris
American Woolen
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Standard Oil
Paramount Pictures
Russian Councils Convene to Discuss 1949 Soviet Budget
Moscow reports two equal chambers of the Supreme Soviet, the council of the union and the council of nationalities, opening a joint session to consider the Soviet budget for 1949. A. I. Mikoyan attended with Molotov stepping down as foreign minister, both remaining deputy premiers. The session drew Western attention for clues to Russia’s plans on military spending and economic policy amid a government shakeup. Nearly 2,000 legislators gathered in diverse regional attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Council of the Union
Council of the Nationalities
Supreme Soviet
A. I. Mikoyan
Council of Nationalities
Second Supreme Soviet
Russa
Winter Wave Threatens Fruit Crans in Carolinas
The Associated Press reports growers brace for a brief return of winter with sub freezing lows in parts of North and South Carolina. Overnight temps may dip to 25-30 in NC mountains and 30-38 elsewhere, while SC could see 28-38. Frost is unlikely. wind and rain forecast with highs in the 50s and a warmer day ahead in SC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Winston-Salem man held for murder in California
Kermit Owen Frazier 34, once of Winston-Salem, is held in Atherton near Palo Alto for the shooting deaths of Mrs. Mary L. Thompson 58 and wounding of her twin daughters Sharle 29 and Doris, with Doris critically hurt. Frazier, a former fiancé of Doris, surrendered after the slayings and admitted involvement. He had moved to California from Denver three weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
Winston-Salem
N. C
Atherton
Mary L. Thompson
Sharle
Doris Thompson
Thompsons
Fred Wycoff
Kermit Owen Frazier
Wycoff
Frazier
Doris
Stanford Law School
Shirden Flanders
Thompson
George Thompson
Denver
Winston, Salem
Kermit Frazier
California
Jesse Frazier
Cascade Avenue
R. R. Kinney
Kinney
Grand Jury Returns Espionage Indictments Against Coplon and Gubitchev
A federal grand jury indicted Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev on espionage charges. The two were arrested in New York after FBI surveillance in Manhattan. The indictment cites information relating to national defense and intelligence reports on espionage activities in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ludith Coplon
Department of
Valentin A.gubitchevy
United Nations
Miss Coplon
Gubitechev
United States
FBI
Manhattan
Snow forecast for four states from New York to Ohio
The Washington weather bureau issued a bulletin forecasting three to five inches of snow across interior New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, southern and eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia. Northeast storm warnings were posted from south of Block Island to Cape Hatteras with winds turning strong by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Washington Weather Bureau
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
Danish Envoy To Confer On Atlantic Pact
Danish Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmussen arrived in Washington to obtain first hand information on the North Atlantic Security treaty. He will meet with Secretary of State Acheson and other officials to decide if Denmark will join. Denmark’s Greenland bases likely factor into the alliance considerations. The United States maintains air stations in Greenland.
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Washington
Gustav Rasmussen
Acheson
Denmark
Europe
Greenland
Rasmussen
United States
Ten Bills to Amend N C Constitution Pending
Ten measures in the North Carolina legislature seek home rule for cities and revised powers for local government. Proposals add new sections to Article VII giving city charters and self governance, with limits on state taxation and local acts. Additional bills cover retirement fund safeguards, early legislative sessions, and judicial and tax authority adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
House
Senate
Fountain
Two train robbers captured after Washington pawn shop shootout
Police traced and captured Lyman Ramsdell and George Ashton, two Youngstown men linked to the Martinsburg West Virginia train robbery. One suspect was shot in the stomach when he drew a pistol in a pawn shop near the White House. Ramsdell and Ashton confessed to the ambush that yielded over $1,000 as officers closed in fifteen hours after the heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
White House
John E. Winters
Lyman Ramsdell
Wellington Street
Youngstown
Ohio
George Llewelyt Ashton
Kenmore Avenue
Winters
Elwoot Lo
S. and W
Lomax
James D. Kennedy
Ramsdell
Kennedy
Rent Control Vote In House Tomorrow
Senate and House leaders debate extending rent controls beyond March 31 as filibuster tensions rise. Senator Myers urged a 27 month extension while talks on a compromise fair value plan for landlords stall in committee. Federal housing official warns rents could jump 55 to 60 percent without extension.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Myers
Dpa
Myers
Questio
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Banking Committee
House
Truman
Congress
Mr. Man
Sena
Tigh Woods
Demper
Woods
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Robert E. Lee
Federal
Mississippi River
New Orleans
St. Louis
Robert
Singapore
Idlewild
Genevieve Cuprys
Cuprys
Stott
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
Oleo
Associated Press
Lumberton
Asheville
Hickory
Cherry Point
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
Greensboro
Charlotte
Mt. Mitchell
NY Grand Jury
Virginia
By Gil Billings
Worthington
Legislative Department
Legislature
Committee
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