Final Talks Expected This Week On Berlin Blockade
New York May 2 officials foresee a lifting date for the Berlin blockade this week as talks near a meeting point. Paris reports French Foreign Minister Schuman forecasting a four power conference on Germany this spring and possibly in Paris. He said a date will be set after New York discussions with Jessup and Malik as secrecy remains tight.
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Berlin
Paris
Robert Schuman
Germany
France
Britain
Philip Jessup
U. S
Jakob Malik
Schuman
Split May Day Observances Highlight Cold War Divisions
Communists and non communists staged rival May Day events worldwide to mark the 60th anniversary. In Moscow Stalin reviewed troops as Vasilevsky denounced NATO plans while satellites paraded in Eastern Europe. Western cities showed mixed loyalties with larger communist crowds in Berlin and Rome drawing about 300,000 and 70,000 respectively.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Politburo
Alexander Vasilevsky
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Prague
Bucharest
Budapest
Sofia
Russia
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Communist Party
Iron Curtain
New York
Alben W. Barkley
Berlin
Rome
Full Force of Trolley Strike Felt by Atlanta Citizens
Atlanta residents faced widespread transport disruption as 1,300 A AFL streetcar and motor coach workers walked out after failed negotiations. The strike began Saturday night with unions seeking a 15 cent hourly wage rise and pension changes while Georgia Power and the union met with a federal conciliator but made no concrete progress.
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Atlanta
Jesse L. Walton
C. B. McManus
AFL
Son of Stalin Leader In Air Demonstration
In Moscow on May Day Maj. Gen. Vassily Stalin led the traditional Communist aerial parade as his father the Prime Minister watched. Observers noted strong Soviet air power, with Sweden's Lieut. Col. S Wennerstrom and America's air attache Brig. ____ commenting on rapid postwar development since 1946.
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Freezer Locker Expansion Seen By Speaker
Albert Todoroff of St. Louis editor of Locker Management spoke at Sedgefield Inn as the North Carolina Frozen Food Locker Association opened a two day session. He predicted continued growth with 1000 new plants entering operation last year and many more planned.
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Greensboro
Albert Todoroff
St. Louis
Locker Management
Sedgefield Inn
Todoroff
North Carolina Froze Food Locker Association
State to nearly double welfare spending over two years
North Carolina will nearly double welfare outlays in the next two years, rising from 5.98 million to 9.53 million, with a 700 thousand allocation for general assistance to 16 to 65 year olds pending federal funds. The plan includes 600 thousand for county welfare administration to raise worker salaries and other line items, amid debate over expanding aid.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
County Welfare Administration
North Carolina Cities Set Elections For City Councils
Voters in Raleigh Charlotte Greensboro and other towns will elect seven member councils in runoffs from April 15 primaries with some towns choosing municipal officers today Some races feature historic firsts including the first Negro candidates on Greensboro and Charlotte ballots and a woman candidate in Greensboro Republicans and Democrats contend for seats as several towns face no runoff.
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Smithfield
Victor Shaw
Governor Scott spooks potato farmer in casual encounter
In New Bern on May 2 a Crab Point potato farmer Donnie Oglesby was approached by a man who claimed to be vacationing and stopped to inspect the fields. The stranger identified himself as Governor Scott, prompting surprise from the farmer.
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Donnie Oglesby
Crab Point
Oglesby
Governor Scott
Theistranger
Reds Forced Atlantic Pact Says Lovett
Robert Lovett former undersecretary of state testified before the senate foreign relations committee as hearings on a 12 nation security pact began. He said the North Atlantic Treaty grew from Russia’s savage reaction to the European recovery plan and the need to restore a sense of security in western Europe to ensure recovery succeeds.
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Washington
Robert Lovett
Russia
Lovett
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Western
Europe
Nine Persons Killed During Weekend By Tornadoes
A two day series of tornadoes across the south and southwest left nine dead and about 100 injured. Oklahoma suffered the worst blows with sixteen tornadoes statewide and Norman hit hard near the University of Oklahoma. Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kansas also reported damage and casualties, including fatalities near Telephone and Bonham.
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Associated Press
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Oklahoma
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Kansas
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Okla
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Houska
Houston
Bryant Wade
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Malcolm
Telephone
Bob Cantrell
Bonham Daily Favorite
Edhube
Lamasco
Bonham
National Guard
Oakley
Garden City
Spring Market Opens for Furniture in Jamestown
The 1949 spring furniture market in Jamestown N Y opened with over 400 buyers present and more than 50 exhibitors showcasing new merchandise in the Exposition building. Highlights include a therapeutic mattress new dining room designs in mahogany and cherry and a new cherry bedroom line. The fall market is set for October 24 to 31.
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Jamestown
New Laws At Capitol Seen In Secret Official Copies
A dozen typewriters clatter as stenographers proofread certified copies of new laws at the secretary of state office. Most acts take effect after ratification. until the official volume is published, copies from the secretary’s office are the only accurate source.
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Secretary of State
General Assembly
Republicans Plan Softening Amendments To Labor Bill
Republican leaders said they will propose at least two amendments to the Wood labor bill to ease restrictions on unions. The White House backs a competing Taft Hartley repeal plan, while Truman reportedly weighs concessions to win support for the administration measure.
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Dmich
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Arthur Goldberg
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Rayburn
D-Tex
Wood
D-Ga
McConnell
R-Pa
House Labor Committee
Nixon
R-Calif
Thunderstorms Across Nation Hit Southeast Heaviest Rains
Weather map shows thunderstorms and steady showers nationwide. The southeast bore the heaviest rainfall with squalls, while the Great Lakes and parts of Michigan reported steady showers. Pacific Northwest saw light to moderate rain and clear skies persisted elsewhere.
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Great Lakes
New York
Pacific Northwest
Funeral planned for Pinkney Starnes 90
Hickory May 2 Funeral services are held today for Pinkney File Starnes a 90 year old farmer of Alexander county who died Sunday in a local hospital He is survived by 190 descendants including three daughters six sons 57 grandchildren 102 great grandchildren and 22 great great grandchildren A lifelong resident he was once active in county affairs.
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Hickory
Pinkney File Starnes
Alexander County
Reds Claim Eight Armies Destroyed In Shanghai Theater War
Shanghai report says eight Chinese government armies were wiped out and parts of four others routed in the Nanking Shanghai Hangchow area. Rail service suspended between Hangchow and Nanchang. garrisons report Nationalist holds near Kunshan amid heavy fighting and claims of regional thrust toward Hangchow.
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Nanking
Shanghai - Hangchow
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Nanchang
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Canton
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Chingyangkang
Taichang
Lake Tai
Wallace accuses Vandenberg of authoring pact for war
Henry A. Wallace on a national peace tour names Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg as the author of A Pact for War and says it aims to line up nations under anti-Communism. He warns the $1.13 billion funding is a down payment on a broader war policy and pushes for a stronger United Nations.
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