Better Schools and Roads Campaign Organizes for Rural Aid
Better Schools and Roads Inc opened its campaign in Raleigh on May 3 advocating 200 million dollars for rural roads and 25 million for school buildings. John Marshall will serve as executive secretary and campaign manager with Ben Rooney and John Moorehead assisting. Governor Scott pledges active support as the group names county and local managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Better Schools and Roads, Inc
Walter Hote
John Marshall
Ben Rooney
John Moorehead
Marshall
Weaperman
Farmers’ Co-operative Exchange
Rooney
Rocky Mount
Moorehead
Durham
Scott
Bradley says US defense lies in heart of Europe for NATO
Gen. Omar N. Bradley testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that American defenses rest with Europe through the 12 nation NATO alliance. He stressed joint chiefs agree that retaliation would strike the aggressor’s military and industrial power and warned the Normandy beachhead lessons demand a secure Western Europe front.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
America
Army
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Atlantic Security Alliance
Europe
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Free World
Normandy
United States
Communists Claim New Successes Near Hanchow
Shanghai May 3 report from Peiping radio said Kwangteh an important city between Wuhu and Hangchow has fallen to Red troops and 2400 Nationalists were captured. It claimed Tatung also taken and noted Hangchow lines were out of order. Navy said Americans still in Shanghai could be evacuated if needed.
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Shanghai
Kwangteh
Wuhu
Hangchow
Peiping
Kiangsu-Anhwei
Chekiang
Here
Tatung
Yangtze
Tsingtao
U. S. Navy
Whangpoo River
Woosung
Nanking
Daniels To Talk With Johnson On Navy Post
Raleigh May 3 UPI Friends of Jonathan Daniels said he would confer with Defense Secretary Louis A Johnson before deciding whether to become secretary of the navy The President offered Daniels the post and a confidant quoted the offer as made last week Daniels is editor of the News and Observer and son of former Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels He had no comment on the reports and planned to discuss the decision with Johnson before replying
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Raleigh
Jonathan Daniels
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Navy
Washington
Truman
Daniels
News and Observer
Josephus Daniels
Johnson
Vandenberg and Taft Push Five Percent Government Cut
Senator Vandenberg joined Senator Taft in calling for a five percent cut in government operating expenses. He urged applying the cut across all appropriations and suggested trimming funds for the European recovery program accordingly. Vandenberg previously resisted deep cuts to the Marshall Plan ceiling, and the outcome now depends on Senate action on pending appropriation bills.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Michigan
Appropriations Committees
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Leo Durocher Reinstated After Hearing in Cincinnati
Leo Durocher, manager of the New York Giants, was reinstated after a hearing in Cincinnati. Commissioner A B Chandler said no evidence supported a charge by fan Fred Boysen that Durocher assaulted him. He may rejoin his team tomorrow. The report also notes the State Department authorized Spain to negotiate a direct loan with the Export-Import Bank.
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Cincinnati
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
A. B. Chandler
Fred Boysen
New York
Durocher
Giants
Stock Traders Hold Back Amid Wage Talks Unclear Market
New York May 3 faint downward tendencies appeared in the stock market with losses edging gains and little price movement. Traders await the fourth round of wage negotiations before acting while several large issues showed lower prices including Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Packard Goodyear J N Case AT&T Western Union and Radio Corp. Other leaders such as Youngstown Sheet Studebaker International Harvester Cleveland Electric Illuminating Dow Chemical Du Pont Eastman Kodak Southern Railway Atlantic Coast Line and Standard Oil NJ leaned forward.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Packard
Goodyear
J. N. Case
American Telephone
Western Union
Electric Power & Light
Kennecott Copper
Philip Morris
Union Pacific
And
Radio Corp
Youngstown Sheet
Studebaker
International Harvester
Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Dow Chemical
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Standard Oil
Greatly Revised Labor Measure Argued Before House Today
The United States Chamber of Commerce president urged that a postwar peak recession is inevitable and would bring relief to consumers. He warned that higher taxes and red-ink financing would delay recovery while a balanced budget should come through restraint in spending. Additional speakers urged price reductions and new products to restore consumer demand, with Canadian business leaders proposing an ABC committee to bolster prosperity.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Earl O. Shreve
Chamber
Shreve
Truman
Harry A. Bullis
General Mills, Inc
Minneapolis
Bullis
America
Henry G. Birks
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Montreal
ABC
Auto Workers Strike Ford Rouge Plant Sparks Walkout
Detroit May 3 Local 600 of the CIO United Auto Workers ordered a Wednesday strike at Ford Motor Co. Rouge plant without international approval. The walkout follows an investigative committee finding the dispute unsettled and accuses Ford of violating an oral agreement on line speed during talks.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
The
International
UAW
Thomas Thompson
Walter P. Reuther
Thompson
Manila Describes Death of British Official
British Charge d Affaires John Herbert Dickinson plunges to death from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank building in Manila. Police report he took his own life after notes indicated he was low in spirits.
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Manila
John Herbert Dickinson
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
State Sets Precedent On Schools
The 1949 North Carolina general assembly approved over 201.5 million dollars for public schools for the next two years including 25 million for county building aid and another 25 million on an enrollment basis if a bond issue is approved on June 4. An additional 176.5 million funds operations and teacher pay raises. the state also becomes a self insurer for school buildings with county option and federal funds may boost teacher pay to 2400 to 3600 dollars. surplus funds would increase teacher pay further. Military leaves of absence for school personnel were authorized.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Scott
New Rent Schedules Deemed Fair by Woods
New York May 3 Housing expeditor Tighe Woods said the new rent regulations would help both sides though a city wide rent strike against increases was urged by Rep. Vito Marcantonio. Landlords and tenants react with confusion and anger as details of a fair rent formula aim to net landlords 25 to 30 percent returns while preserving appeal rights.
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New York
Tighe Woods
Woods
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Com
Merce and Industry Association of
Solvent North Carolina Holds Large Invested Balances
State treasurer report shows about 297.4 million dollars invested in interest bearing items as of April 30 with 182 million in liquid short term securities yielding 1.22 percent. The balance includes sinking fund and retirement funds and local government retirement funds plus a 45 million dollar open checking account to cover routine operations and contingencies.
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North Carolina
Brandon P. Hodges
N. C
Cautious Optimism Shaped Berlin Talks Amid Cold War Tensions
The piece argues that easing east west Berlin talks could yield a cautious optimist path toward better relations. It notes General Lucius D. Clay’s view that Soviet stance may soften at future conferences, but warns Communism’s core aim remains world domination and the Cold War could resume after a lull. The author sees Germany as the key prize and envisions a possible quasi peace if bloc tensions stabilize while communist influence persists elsewhere.
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Berlin
United Nations
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Europe
Asia
Warm Weather Prospects Spread Across Central U S
Central states and Great Plains expect 80s after weekend heat. Record highs include 102 at Presidio Texas while Carolinas report 80s. Light coastal rain from North Carolina to New Hampshire with showers in Washington Oregon Idaho and western Montana.
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Chicago
Midwest
Great Plains
Mercury
Dakotas
Presidio
Texas
Carolinas
Charleston
Columbia
S. C
Raleigh
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Spartanburg
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
California
Nevada
Labor Bill Could Allow 80 Day Injunctions In Nationa lEmergency
House debates a revised Democratic labor bill with Taft Hartley features and five compromise amendments. The measure would repeal the Taft Hartley act while preserving 80 day injunctions for national emergencies. Speaker Rayburn and Rep McCormack expected to speak as a floor vote looms.
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Howard Dobson
Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
McCormack
D-Mass
Lesinski
Labor Committee
D-Mich
Troubles Stir In Middle East On Eve Of Israel Vote
In Tel Aviv on May 3 4 reports say Trans Jordan premier resigned and Abdullah begins a reshuffle signaling possible expansion. Syria Egypt Lebanon discuss easing anti Jewish restrictions while tensions with Abdullah rise amid rumors of annexation and greater Syria ambitions.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
Jordan
Husni Zayim
Syria
Zayim
Egypt
Lebanon
Arab Palestine
Tewfik el Huda Pasha
Trans- Jordan
Amman
Abdullah Jong
Palestine
Iraq
Damascus
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Export-Import Bank
Earl Shreve
Lydda
Auto
Ford
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Philip C. Jessup
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
Dewitt MacKenzie
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Reich
Middle East
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