Carolina Moves to Admit Negro Students to Grad Schools
North Carolina trustees consider admitting Negro students to graduate and professional schools when those schools do not provide for colored students in state. The executive committee recommends the full board approve admission decisions under existing rules at a special meeting set for April 4 at N C State College.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
N. C. State College
Ee Fn
North Carolina
New Deal Star Surrenders for Prison Term
Alger Hiss, once a Roosevelt era rising star, surrendered to federal authorities to begin a five year prison term after being convicted January 21, 1950 on two counts related to government secrets. He appeared before Chief U S Deputy Marshal Farley and signed into custody.
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Alger Hiss
Roosevelt
Department
Jen Y Hise
U. S
Marshall Farley
Second Group of War Dead Sail for Home
Fifty four war dead from Korean battles depart from Moji Japan aboard the Woodstock Victory for return to the United States. The ship salutes with music as it leaves port, the Moji port designated for future movements of Korean War fallen.
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Japan
United States
Chalmast
America
Socialist Shaw Could Afford It
London reports George Bernard Shaw, famed socialist playwright, left an estate valued at 1 028 254 dollars 22 cents. The will directs part of the money for a 40 letter alphabet project. Shaw died last November at Ayot St Lawrence aged 94. net estate 301 585 pounds after obligations. Estate taxes totaled 10 571 pounds.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Ayot St. Lawrence
Tanks Break Free From Chinese Trap Near Chunchon
Allied tanks and infantry fought through a Chinese trap around Chunchon as forces moved north of the 38th parallel. An AP dispatch describes tanks taking cover, then returning fire as troops evacuated wounded, with Chinese Third Field Army inactive since Hungnam.
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iCpl
Charley Hamilton
Virginia
Chuncchon
Third Field Army
Hungnam
Chet Gai Womentey
Uijongbu
Chunchon
AP i
William C. Barnard
U. S. Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
Textile Mills Resist Demand Of CIO Union
Charlotte reports show Carolina cotton rayon mills resisting CIO TWUA wage rise demands. Erwin Mills in Durham refused new offers as TWUA officials led by Emil Rieve and Lewis Conn sought negotiations. A stalemate continued at Woodside Mills Greenville and Fieldcrest Mills Leakesville Spray, with a March 31 deadline looming and a mid April extension proposed.
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Charlotte
Carolina Cotton Rayon
Lewis Conn
Greensboro
North Carolina
TWUA
Erwin Mills
Durham
Emil Rieve
New York
Conn
Rieve
Woodside
Carolina Mills
Cracks in Stratosphere Myth Raise Tax Question
The fragment hints at an abstract idea that taxes lie far beyond reach in a distant stratosphere, presenting a metaphorical tax issue rather than concrete details. No named entities or clear events are provided to anchor specifics.
Half Billion Bill Sparks Raleigh Budget Debate
A Raleigh budget report from a special subcommittee outlines a roughly 80.5 million dollar rise in spending and a 2.1 million wage scale for teachers. The plan signals heated discussion over next two fiscal years funding and potential new taxes, with changes to state employee pay and school financing on the table.
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Raleigh
Joint
House
Senate
France Faces New Crisis As Strike Spreads
Paris reports a nationwide strike halting about 80 percent of trains and suspending leaves for all army personnel. Premier Queuille ordered immediate rejoinings after talks with ministers and labor leaders. Gas workers strike spreads to Lyon and Rouen. Garbage collection halted in Bordeaux. Easter supplies remain reaching Paris by truck while railway walkouts threaten Easter travel. Government drafted key railway personnel to stay on duty or face penalties.
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Paris
France
Henri Queuille
Monde
Lyon
Rouen
Reims
Bordeaux
Socialist Workers Force
Puerto Rican Loses Plea for His Life
Oscar Collazo of Puerto Rico loses his bid for a new trial in the Blair House shooting case. U S District Judge T Alan Goldsborough rules the trial was fair and sets sentence for 10 a m EST on Friday April 6 for the November 1 incident in Washington.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
Puerto Rico
President Truman
Blair House
U. S
T. Alan Goldsborough
Graft and Gambling Scandals Involving Ambassador O'Dwyer
New York report details Water Commissioner Moran resignation after mayor Impellitteri threatened suspension over a 935 030 good will gift. Moran and Crane testified amid graft accusations as O Dwyer denied taking money. Evidence and political pressure mark a widening national scandal involving officials and a future ambassador.
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New York
N— Water
James Moran
Crane
O'Dwyer
Moran
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Impellitteri
Newark
Firemen's Association
Senadr
Aanneee
New York County Grand Jury
RFC Now Claims Burglar Trouble
Midnight prowlers gained access to confidential RFC files in Washington. The incident prompted installation of special locks and a burglar alarm on the file rooms after a severed chain was found on a door leading to the vault. High ranking but unnamed sources cited no confirmed theft and no date given for the break in.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Senate
Truman Dons His Clothes And Starts Toward Home
President Truman departs Florida ending a three week vacation aboard the destroyer Sarsfield. He returns to Washington to face congressional inquiries and a busy Easter weekend at Blair House.
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Truman
Key West
President Truman
Eric Johnston
W. Stuart Symington
Fla
Naval Base
Johnston
National Security Resources Board
Fie
Florida
Washington
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Congress
Fort Jefferson
Sarsfield
Garden Key
M ’ Island
Joseph D. Elmore
Tacoma
Wash
Blair House
White House
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Iran Crisis Looms Over Oil Rich Nation Amid War Risk
AP analyst DeWitt Mackenzie warns Iran’s turmoil could trigger a wider war as Tehran moves toward nationalizing oil and Soviet influence grows. Martial law, tenant farmer discontent, and Britain’s oil stake collide with Russia as Iran sits at the strategic junction of East and West.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Spain
Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Tehran
England
Red
Russia
Soviet Union
Britain
Iran
Middle East
Far East
Persian Gulf
Moscow
Scientist Urey Speculates Russia Holds 50 A-Bombs
Nobel laureate Dr Harold Urey says Russia may possess about fifty atomic bombs and has likely tested several. He notes hydrogen bomb progress is real but unsure of its stage, adds he fears and doubts the atom bomb's value, while en route to Israel for lectures.
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Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Urey
Soviet Union
Milwau kee tablecloths spark Commons inquiry
A British Conservative MP announced he will ask the House of Commons kitchen committee on April 16 why some dining room tablecloths bear the legend Milwaukee University Club, potentially tying the club to the famed city. The note highlights Britain’s interest in American tableware as a symbol of Milwaukee.
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House of Commons
Milwaukee University Club
Gambler James J. Carroll Testifies Before Senators
In Washington on March 22 James J. Carroll of St. Louis denied direct ties to a nationwide betting syndicate and said he does not know racketeers Frank Costello or Mickey Cohen. The senate committee pressed him on betting operations and the use of telephones in gambling, with hearings returning to Washington after an eight day session in New York.
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Washington
AFL International Association, of Fire Fighters
Senate Crime Investigat
Crane
New York
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Senate Crime
Frank Erickson
York
Frank Cosetello
Mickey Cohen
John Burling
Erickson
Carroll
Mooney
Burling
Senator Hunt
D.-Wyo
Hunt
New York City
Frank Costello
Joe Arvanni
Railroads Reject Union Proposal
The nation’s railroads rejected a union plan to settle a two year dispute with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. D P Loomis announced the decision to the Senate labor committee as Senator Murray urged agreement to ease wider rail labor tensions.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad
D. P. Loomis
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
Weste Murray
White House
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Mt. Mitchell
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Wilmington
Larry Parks
Gale Condergaard
Howard DA Silva
Ned
Yesty
Hollywood
Gale Sondergaard
Leif Erickson
CIO Union
Coe
Junius K. Powell
Columbus
Senate Education Committee
W. J. White
Borong County
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O’dwyer
Correc
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Milwaukee
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