Road Safety Bill Gains Senate Committee Support in Raleigh
Sponsors express satisfaction after the highway safety act clears the senate roads committee. The bill enacts semi annual equipment inspections, quadrennial driver license reissuance, and sets 55 miles per hour as the absolute state speed limit with strict enforcement and penalties. Critics warn against tolerance in enforcement. lawmakers insist the law means what it says and aims to deter careless driving.
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Raleigh
Senate
Highway Patrol
Arthritis Pain Formula Released by California Doctor
A California physician with 26 years experience releases Romina a pain formula for arthritis rheumatism sciatica neuritis lumbago and neuralgia. It is now available in 7000 drug stores across the U.S. and Canada with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Try Romina from your druggist and see fast relief.
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Romina
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U.S
Canada
Nature
Carter
Ature
Huy Carter
Bomb attack in Jerusalem sparks curfew and search
Brig. Edmund F. Davis reports attackers breached a 15 foot wall in an assault on royal pay corps quarters. Explosives left behind and bloodhound scent failed to follow. Curfew remains as authorities search while Israel notes intensified hostilities in Jerusalem.
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Alestine
Jerusalem
Palestine
Edmund F. Davis
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Unidentified Girl Is Dead in Statesville
Police seek the identity of a brown haired young woman about 20 found on the Hickory highway and dying in a Statesville hospital after a hit and run incident. Cab driver Jake Johnson, 53, is held on the charge.
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Statesville
Hickory
W. Dorrison
Jake Jonhson
State bill to let governor appoint special police for railways
State (from page one) bill to allow the governor to appoint special police for railway express agencies. The committee voted against a bill to permit franchises to municipal bus companies and street railways to operate one mile outside the city limits. A Gaston county case now before the state supreme court is noted with no action planned at this time.
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Gaston County
State Supreme Court
Governor appoints two Thomasville officials for two year terms
Raleigh March 12 Governor Cherry named W H Steed to the recorder s court in Thomasville and L Roy Hughes as solicitor The two year terms run to April 1 1949 with duties commencing immediately and covering the two year period
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Cherry
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High Point Building Rules On Track As Law Debate Rages
Lawmakers debate a bill establishing minimum building requirements for High Point housing. The revenue bill edged forward after a tied vote on a dry amendment for Cleveland county. A separate appropriation plan seeks about 311 million in general and highway funds.
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Rowan
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Building Collapse Traps Six Rescuing Two Businessmen
Sam Ostrov 42 owner of Western Fixture and Bar Supply Co and Roy Bell 38 an employee were rescued yesterday after a building collapse trapped them and others beneath tangled wreckage. Rudd described Peskin saying he was alright though his foot was caught before midnight. Ostrov sustained bruises and Bell suffered fractures of the right shoulder and arm.
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Roy Bell
Leo Kuhn
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Ostrov
Truman Plans Visit to Boca Chica Naval Station
The report notes a four and a half four flight to the Boca Chica naval air station five miles east where Captain W. A. Saunders commands the Key West submarine base host for the ceremony or visit.
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Boca Chica
W. A. Saunders
Key West
Labor Chief backs anti Communist labor proposals in hearings
The labor secretary and committee members debated bills to curb unions with Communist officers or members. Hartley and Schwellenbach supported outlawing the Communist party, while critics warned of chaos and urged preserving collective bargaining. Dennis labeled the moves as anti American, and Kersten endorsed Schwellenbachs plan to ban the party.
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Parnell Thermas-Rankin un-American Committee
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National Isbor Relations Board
Kersten
Two women slain near Bellflower in murder probe
Sheriff investigators linked Mrs Mae Preston to a 1943 prints case and found blood in her Bellflower home as Frank Funk and son Myron were jailed on suspicion of murder. Another victim, Evelyn Winters, was found near railroad tracks with her mother Harriet Winters describing drift and barroom habits. Detective work traced suspects to liquor stores and beer taverns while connections to the Black Dahlia case and actress Jeanne French sparked further inquiry.
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Joplin
Charles King
Wickliffe
Miss Winter
Jack Donohoe
Elizabeth Short
Black Dahlia
Jeanne T. French
Allied clash over German demilitarization at Potsdam talks
Foreign Minister Molotov urged speed in destroying heavy industry in all German zones while Marshall urged unified economic planning before heavy reparations. Bevin and Bidault backed limited aims as the East West split deepened, China’s fate debated, and war prisoners’ status raised amid caustic exchanges.
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Recall of Soviet Ambassadors Sparks Diplomatic Moves
The United States and Britain confirmed Russia recalled ambassadors Nikolai Novikov and Georgi Zarubin for consultation. No official explanation given, fueling speculation about Moscow seeking reports on Anglo American attitudes amid Mediterranean shifts and a Foreign Ministers Council meeting. Truman did not mention Russia in his address.
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Truman asks support for Greece and Turkey aid plan
President Truman outlined before Congress a request to provide Greece and Turkey up to 400 million dollars for the period ending June 29, 1948. He proposed sending American civilian and military personnel to assist reconstruction, supervise U S furnished aid, and train Greek and Turkish staff. He urged the fastest possible use of funds and resources and said he would seek more if needed.
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Truman urges immediate aid to Greece and Turkey
President Truman warns that without US support for Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour the consequences would ripple west and east. He frames the choice as between democratic freedom and totalitarian oppression, arguing a modest investment now safeguards world peace and American welfare.
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Labor Backbench Defect Rumors Spark Showdown Voting
In a heated session Labour MPs debated Attlee's armed forces policy with about 160 backbenchers opposed. Leonard Callaghan accused heavy military maintenance of crippling Britain's economic recovery as Conservative MPs urged a government vote. Sweden's wartime neutrality and global ocean stats are noted in a broader international briefing.
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High Point Page Initiates North Carolina Autograph Map Idea
In Raleigh on March 12, pages in the General Assembly introduced a map signing contest. Senators Billy Nance of High Point and Jimmy Glover of Nashville and Raleigh house members Red Pope and Harold Newman sparked a statewide rush for maps. Leading signers include Senate pages John Corbett James Hemby and Jack Harden with House pages Pete Hairston Lewis Bryan.
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North Carolina
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High Point
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Nashville
Red” Pope
Harold Newman
State Highway Department
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Spring Hope
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New Hosiery Unit In Thomasville Nears Completion
Wrenn Hosiery Mills of Thomasville expects to finish a new 8000 square foot unit by April 15 increasing plant space by 20 percent. Construction began in November on the plant and an office building, brick structures designed to meet updated specifications. Over 70 new workers are expected by May, bringing total employment to about 560. The full fashion plant will feature forced air ventilation. cost not announced.
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Wrenn Hosiery Mills
Seaborn
Perry
High Point
Wrenn Company
Florida plans circus relics museum in Sarasota
The Florida state board of control approves a plan to build a 13 acre museum in Sarasota to house Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey relics now held by the circus. The structure will resemble an old-time circus tent. Portions of the Bible have been translated into over 1 000 languages.
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Male Bridge Club Aims to Shape Shreveport Social Life
In Shreveport Louisiana an all male bridge club formed as a social experiment. Founder W R Newman attracted eight prominent professionals and businessmen to become charter members.
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Shreveport
W. R. Newman
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