Appropriations Committee Drops Conciliation Service Funding
The House Appropriations Committee killed funding for the United States Conciliation Service by denying pay for Director Edgar L. Warren and top aides. The panel trimmed most of President Truman's labor budget and cut the National Labor Relations Board overall, while approving a few increases such as railroad retirement and the National Cancer Institute. The measure, amid a Warren-Keefe clash, advances to debate next week.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
United States Conciliation Service
Edgar L. Warren
Warren
Rep
Keefe
R-Wis
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
House
Conciliation Service
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
National Cancer Institution
Weather forecast for the Carolinas with scattered showers
Partly cloudy with little temperature change today tonight and Saturday. Brief showers in the mountains. Forecast notes below normal temperatures through the weekend with gradual warming toward next week.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Ly Fair Tenacy
Ries
Reduction In Tobacco Forecast for 1947 Production
The Agriculture Department predicts a roughly 14 percent drop in tobacco output in 1947, with total production near two billion pounds. Acreage is set at 1,908,000 planted acres, slight shifts seen in barley, and state figures show North Carolina at 819,500 acres and South Carolina near 144,000. The two billion pound forecast assumes average yield per acre.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
South Carolina
US predicts peacetime high in industrial output and income
The United States Employment Service projects a new peacetime peak in industrial output and national income for the year starting July 1. Director Robert C. Goodwin testified before the House appropriations committee that a heavy workload remains due to reconversion and placing veterans. He warned about about a million veterans entering unemployment at period start, with another million in school likely to rejoin the labor market later.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Robert C. Goodwin
House
Negroes Aid Gardner Fund Grows at Shelby Service
Shelby residents including a group of Negro donors contributed 200 dollars to the Max Gardner flower fund raising the total to 6,300 dollars. The fund supports Gardner Webb Junior College after the family asked that no funeral flowers be sent for his funeral earlier this year.
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Shelby
Max Gardner
Gardner-Webb Junior College
O. Max Gardner
Gardner
benefi_Ciary
CIO Seeks Wage Boost From GM
The CIO United Auto Workers asked General Motors for a 2.34 cent hourly raise for about 225,000 GM production workers, aiming to lift average pay to 1.56 dollars per hour. The union seeks equal pay for equal work, an employer financed retirement, social security enhancements, a 40 hour work week, adjusted vacation terms, and earlier start of talks, with resignation on May 31 without mutual consent.
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Louisville
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
General Motors Corporation
UAW
Uaw-Gm
Walter P. Reuther
Detroit
General Motors
Reuther
Truman to Address Associated Press Luncheon in New York
President Truman will speak at the Associated Press annual luncheon in New York on April 21 at 1 p.m. EST. The event, to be held in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom, will be chaired by Robert McLean of the Associated Press and Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
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Washington
Truman
Associated Press
New York
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman Acrees
Gra
Waldorf Astoria
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Republicans Face Bitter Struggle Over Tax Cut Plans
Democratic members of the house Ways and Means Committee oppose tax reduction proposals as the Republican majority advances a bill calling for a 30 percent cut for small taxpayers and 20 percent for others. Sam Rayburn says the issue should be deferred until the fiscal situation and appropriations are clearer.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Ways and Means approves tax cut bill on party lines
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 16 to 9 to approve a Republican backed bill cutting income taxes by 30 percent for small taxpayers and 20 percent for most others. The panel rejected a Dough ton motion to postpone tax considerations amid world developments.
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Washington
Mar
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
Republicans Push Income Tax Cut Through House Committee
The five Republicans on a 15 member committee push a revised income tax cut. The plan votes for a 30 percent cut to low bracket payers and a 20 percent cut to most others, altering Knutson’s original 20 percent across the board proposal. Democratic Rep. Coughton calls it a political move and says tax cuts should wait pending new international commitments.
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House
Republican House Steering Committee
Knutson
ReMinn
Davidson College student body officers elected
Hugh M. Hill of Greensboro was chosen president of the Davidson College student body after the final ballot. James Pittman of Orlando lost on the last round, P. W. Cobb of Durham defeated Jake Wade of Charlotte for secretary treasurer, with George W. Cheek as candidate. Selma Alabama was named first vice president and Carl H. Pahl of Memphis second vice president.
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Davidson
Mar
Hugh M. Hill
Greensboro
Davidson College
Hill
James Pittman
Orlando
Fla
P. W. Cobb
Durham
Jake Wade
Charlotte
George W. Cheek
Selma
Ala
Carl H. Pahl
Memphis
Bevin Plans Two Chamber Germany Government Model
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is said to propose to the foreign ministers council a federal Germany with two legislative chambers. A people elected president would have limited executive power while states retain most executive rights. A central body would handle foreign policy and external trade, with laender representation. France and others were expected to react.
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Moscow
Mar
Ernest Bevin
Foreign Ministers Council
United States
Canada
Bevin
Germany
Nip In Air As Spring Arrives
A North Carolina spring day arrived with cool morning lows in the 30s in Asheville 33 Charlotte 35 Raleigh 34 and Greensboro 30. Sunshine lifted temperatures by late morning and Charlotte reached 50. Forecasters expect continued mild but partly cloudy conditions with light rain possible in western counties tonight and tomorrow.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Asheville
Raleigh
Greensboro
Stalin stance on U S policy eyed as anti Soviet claim
AP dispatch reports Moscow officials treating Truman Greco Turkish plan as fueling a supposed anti Soviet U S policy. Officials say Americans prefer friendly ties, while Washington objects to Communist aggression willing to wage world revolution.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Moscow
Truman
U.S.A
Russia
United States
Liquor Referendum Bill Dies In North Carolina House
Raleigh march 21. The house committee on propositions and grievances unanimously rejected Rep. Dan Tompkins of Jackson bill for a state wide liquor referendum. It was the last of three statewide referendum measures to be disposed of. The bill called for a vote on sales of beverages over 0.5 percent alcohol.
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Raleigh
House Committee
Dan Tompkins
Jackson
Tompkins
Senate Finance Committee
Penny
Guilford
Chaffin
Harnett
Wine Bans Move Through North Carolina House
The house finance committee reported bills to prohibit wine sales in 17 counties where commissioners may ban beer, with four other counties allowed to outlaw beer. Beer bans exclude Grade A and B cases, costing about 2 million dollars in revenue over the biennium. Districts named include Gaston, Davidson, Davie, Randolph and others. four counties may ban only beer with municipal approval. Debates set for Tuesday alongside a Hickory referendum on Alcoholic Beverage Control stores.
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Raleigh
House Finance Committee
State Revenue Department
Gaston
Davidson
Davie
Acon
Cherokee
Yadkin
Cleveland
Anson
Harnett
Haywood
Jackon
Lee
Randolph
Robeson
Sampson
Scotland
Transylvania
Bladen
Madison
Avery
Northampton
Hickory
Rep
Moseley
Guilford
Councilmen Give Up Jobs in Salisbury Primaries
Four seasoned Salisbury city officials announced they would not seek reelection in the municipal primaries on March 28. D. C. Dungan has 10 years on the council and J. P. Mattox nine. Holmes Plexico the mayor and J. R. Crawford Jr. and R. E. Ramsey will run again for the biennial primary.
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Salisbury
D. C. Dungan
J. P. Mattox
Dungan
Mattox
Holmes Plexico
J. R. Crawford, Jr
R. E. Ramsey
Reducing iron shipments amid Soviet trade dispute
A joint British American statement says iron and steel shipments to the Soviet zone are sharply reduced and an embargo on pig iron steel and standard products may be ordered as the Soviet zone lags in fulfilling trade terms. Minden reports an embargo to take effect today, pending confirmation.
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Berlin
Minden
Rent Control Through 1948 Approved by Senate Subcommittee
A Senate Banking subcommittee unanimously approved legislation to extend rent controls through February 29, 1948 with no general increase. The measure allows state governors to form advisory rent committees in about 600 areas and lets them propose removal or increases of ceilings, plus special hardship adjustments as OPA winds down by June 30.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Banking
Buck
R-Del
OPA
Acheson Opens Greek Turkish Secrets for Inspection
Undersecretary of State Acheson agreed to open for public inspection certain secret documents on Greece and Turkey at the request of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The move accompanies debate on President Truman’s proposal of 400 million dollars plus military aid to bolster the two nations against Communist aggression. Chairman Eaton questioned the secrecy, noting the documents stirred interest beyond their perceived value.
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Washington
Acheson
Greece
Turkey
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
House
Eaton
R-Nj
Acheson Warns on Communist Governments Worldwide
Under Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that any communist dominated government anywhere threatens U S security. He testified for the second day on Truman's request for authority to deploy up to 400 million dollars in military aid and material to Greece and Turkey to resist communist pressure.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Rep
Judd
R-Minn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Greece
Tyrekey
Acheson Eyes Publication Of State Dept Documents
Acheson said Eaton noted a committee demand to furnish copies of the document to the pre. The state department plans to do so and likely publish them later. Some papers are not the department's statements and press may treat them as such. Warren Austin, UN chief envoy, may urge a Truman gesture to the UN over Greece and Turkey. He faces a choice between airing contents or risking the department’s wrath.
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Acheson
Eaton
State Department
Warren Austin
United Nations
Austin
Greece
Turkey
Sercolasson Ars
Truman
Trygve
Two RAF Lancaster crash leaves two dead
London reports an RAF Lancaster of a naval cooperation exercise crashed in the Atlantic north of Ireland. Of nine crew members, four were rescued. two died later. Five others remained missing as searches continued, with full details and crew names not released.
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London
Air Ministry
Atlantic Ocean
Ireland
Royal Air Force
Aoe Airanette
Apera
Irelan
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Missouri
Harold H. Conant
Springfield
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Clara
Harold, Jr
Stalin
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