Court Restraining Order Tamps Down Local Strike Turmoil
Superior Court Judge J Will Pless issued a temporary restraining order halting a wave of strike violence in Thomasville as United Furniture Workers of America CIO leader arrives from New York City to meet with local unions A hearing is set for Wednesday to decide if the order becomes permanent Union officials say federal labor law violations are under review and pledge broad support for the strike while noting wage delays since October 1950.
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Thomasville
J. Will
Aiday
United Furniture Workers of America
New York City
Grensboro
T, Zer
Pizer
UN Accused of Breaking Secrecy in War Talks
In Panmunjom Peiping radio accused the United Nations of breaking the secrecy pact on prisoner exchange talks. Allied officers dispute the claim noting the U.N. policy on executive sessions is public and efforts to keep negotiations secret continue. Col Don O Darrow said Chang Chun San’s next move remains unclear and no conclusive results were reached in language discussions.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Today
U.N
Reuters
Ena
Ose
U.N. Command
Munsan
Russia
Chang Chun San
Chang
Don O. Darrow
United Nations
George W. Hickman
Hickman
Five Trapped Miners Believed Dead After Mine Flood
Rescue workers battled to reach five miners trapped about 400 feet below the surface at Forestville mine after a dynamite blast released a flood of water from an adjoining abandoned shaft. Two miners escaped 400 feet to safety as rescuers said hope fading.
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Pottsville
Forestville
Walter Varish
Charles Mucklow
Dowdentown
Weer
Yarish
Judge Denies Continuance of Strike Cases
Judge W H Steed refused defense requests to delay trials linked to the Thomasville Chair Company strike. United Furniture Workers representative Harry Weinstock sought more time and access to recording equipment but court officials ordered immediate hearings beginning at 1 30 PM with lunch recess discussions to schedule further cases.
Navy plans 300 planes a month by 1953 with seven new jets
In testimony on the 52.1 billion defense budget, Navy Secretary Kimball and CNO Fechteler said production will rise to about 300 aircraft monthly by end of fiscal 1953. Seven new Navy jets, including the F9F-6 Cougar and FJ-2 Fury, are described as superior to MIG-15s with speeds above 650 mph and ceilings over 45,000 feet.
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Washington
Navy
Russia
Dan A. Kimball
Adm
William M. Fechteler
Naval Operations
Jer House Appropriations Comitee
Naval
John H. Cassady
Air
Cassady
Korea
Kimball
Air Force
Gilpatric
The
Aircraft Industries Association
U.S
Grumman
North Carolina Faces Loss of Minerals Lab in Evvile
State geologist Jasper L. Stuckey told the State Board of Conservation and Development that the minerals laboratory at Evville is at risk of being lost. He said the lab has been funded equally by the state and the Tennessee Valley Authority with TVA covering work and equipment while the state provides the building and upkeep.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
Los
Eville
State Board of Conservation and Development
Jasper L. Stuckey
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Greensboro teen carrier killed by truck in city
Eugene Newell, 15, a substitute newspaper carrier, was struck and killed by a truck in Greensboro yesterday. Truck driver Clarence A. Smith posted a $500 bond on a manslaughter charge for a hearing April 1.
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Greensboro
Eugene Newell
Clarence A. Smith
Umstead Appeals Rural NC Needs at Mooresville
Gubernatorial candidate William B Umstead told Kiwanis and Robasteans in Mooresville that rural North Carolina lacks enough telephones and electricity He urged expansion of poultry fruit vegetable and livestock processing plants for prosperity. About 400 Central North Carolina Rotary members attended a district conference in Winston Salem where Dr Arthur V Gibson spoke at dinner and Robert A Vogeler addressed the banquet.
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Durham
William B. Umstead
Kiwanis
Robasteans
Mooresville
Mstead
Dunn Lions Club
North Carolina
U. S
Winston-Salema
Ram
Arthur V. Gibson
Robert A. Vogeler
Hungary
State Ports Authority faces pilot licensing change
Director George W. Gillette will report today on a nationwide survey to determine the workability of state control of ship pilots. The plan would let federal independent pilots obtain a state license issued by the Board of Navigation.
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Wilmington
George W. Gillette
Auto
Esent
Board of Navigation
Paces
State Ports Authority
Cotton Warehouse Association Opens Annual Convention in Charlotte
The Carolinas Cotton Warehouse Association opens its two day convention in Charlotte with 100 warehousemen in attendance. L Y Ballentine North Carolina commissioner of agriculture delivers the morning address. Other speakers include G M Jones from the Commodity Credit Corporation Tom Carroll of the National Cotton Council and H W Yoke from the Production and Marketing Administration.
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Charlotte
Carolinas Cotton Warehouse Association
L. Y. Ballentine
North Carolina
Olive names four more county campaign managers
Gubernatorial candidate Hubert E. Olive announced four additional campaign managers. Dr Burgawden will oversee Pender County, Beaufort’s J Ross and Owen Rodman of Washington are named co-managers, Grady Stevens handles Camden, and F H Watson covers Mitchell.
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Raleigh
Hubert E. Olive
Nge
Burgawdena
Olive
Pender County
Beaufort
J. Ross
Owen Rodman
Washington
Grady Stevens
Shiloh
Camden
F. H. Watson
Mitchell
Republican campaign for governor grows in North Carolina
GOP Nominee Herbert F. Well Jr. of Carthage spoke before the Piedmont Republican Club in Greensboro urging party unity and a two party system in the South.
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Greensboro
GOP
Herbert F.well, Jr
Carthage
Piedmont Republican Club
South
Turmoil and Attacks Hit Three Moslem Countries
Rampant violence across Iran Syria and Tunisia reports clashes and bombings. In Tehran 12 killed and 50 arrested as riots over alleged germ warfare turn violent. Damascus bombs strike U S Information Service offices killing a radio operator. In Tunis power shifts seen as France backs a pro French premier to ease negotiations for greater self rule.
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Tehran
Iran
United States
Korea
Damascus
Syria
United States Information Service
Rator
Tunisia
Mohammed Chenik
Gafsa
Tunis
U. S. Information Service Today
George Douyeik
Smith Sees Fair Taft Deal In New Jersey Primary
U S Sen H Alexander Smith pledged fair treatment for Sen Robert A Taft in the New Jersey Republican presidential primary despite Gov Alfred E Driscoll endorsing Eisenhower. Taft sought to stay in the race. a court ruled his name cannot be removed from the ballot. Taft hopes for Wisconsin victory as Eisenhower campaign intensifies in New Jersey.
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Taft
Raymond Lahr
United Press
Washington
H. Alexander Smith
Robert A. Taft
New Jersey
Smith
Alfred E. Driscoll
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Riscoll
New Jesey
Driscoll
Eisenhower
National Campaign Organization
Wisconsin
Truman
Key West
Fla
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Springfield
Ill
Southern Railway seeks Roaring River station demolition
The Southern Railway filed an application with the State Utilities Commission to dismantle the Roaring River station in Wilkes County. It plans a freight warehouse and a passenger waiting booth in place of the current structure.
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Raleigh
The
Southern Railway
Roaring River
Wilkes County
State Utilities Commission
Southern
Mobilizer Fails To Get Agreement On Steel Wage Plan
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson failed to win cabinet support for a wage price formula to avert a steel strike on April 8. Wilson met three hours with Ellis Arnall and Feinsinger before briefing President Truman, while Arnall and Feinsinger stood by their wage board recommendations totaling 26 cents an hour in three installments.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
Ellis Arnall
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Arnall
Feinsinger
Phill Murray
United Steelworkers. i
Wage Board
Stocks Extend Their Gains On Higher Volume
Stocks extended yesterday's gains with higher volume as rails led the advance. Northern Pacific rose 31 4 points to a new high of 92 1 8, while Amerada climbed 2 1 2 to 227 3 4 and Shell gained 1 1 2 to 84 5 8.
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Northern Pacific
Amerada
Shell
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Zenith
McIntyre Porcupine
Amereican Cyanamid
Aluminum Limited
Weather forecast latest temperatures
Tonight’s low expected at 43 degrees with tomorrow’s high near 68. Today’s high was 63 degrees and last night’s low around 39.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Max Minnom
Asheville
Atlanta
Boston
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