Taft Opposes Murray Labor Bill Amid Senate Clash
Senator Taft of Ohio fights a new Democratic labor bill by Murray with ten co sponsors as a replacement for the Taft backed measure. Taft accuses dilatory tactics while Democrats condemn his moves during a stormy Senate debate.
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Senator Taft
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Truman
Murray
D-Mont
Art
Senate Labor Committee
Loom
Hatch
Pepper
Dfla
Ohioan
Telephone strike ends as workers prepare to return
In nine southern states the telephone strike is officially over though picket lines remain at affiliated unions. Settlement with Southern Bell awards weekly wage increases for about 42 000 non supervisory employees, $2 to $3 and a half to a full week depending on job and service length.
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Atlanta
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Thern Federation of Telephone Workers
Ind
H. F. Tweedy
Western Electric Company
New York City
Association of Communications Equipment Workers
SFTW
United Nations Debate Over Palestine Independence Plan
Herschell V. Johnson objected to Russian demand that the UN commission include a Palestine independence plan. The assembly's political committee discussed terms of reference, with possible instruction to submit a plan to the September session and potential independence if Britain accepts the decision. Arab states and India were seen as likely backers of the Soviet proposal.
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Josephus Daniels
United Nations
Center
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Mexico
Palestine
Lake Success
N. Y
Sir Alexander Cad
United Nations Commission
Herschell V. Johnson
General Assembly
Commission
Johnson
Assembly For
Great Britain
Holy Land
India
Td Pom
Aeand
Egate
Naeme
Greek Turkish Aid Measure Wins House Approval
The administration's 1.5 billion Greek Turkish aid bill won overwhelming House support after Senate passage. A coalition of 127 Republicans and 160 Democrats backed the measure by a 277 to 107 vote, with critics including Rep. Marcantonio dissenting. The bill returns to the Senate as a conference committee is expected to resolve minor differences before reaching President Truman.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States
Rep
Marcantonio
New York
American Labor Party
House Senate
Capitol Hill
Truman
41 300 New CIO Members in North Carolina
The CIO reports 41 300 members in North Carolina as part of a 1 000 000 southern drive. Eight textile mills organized this year while nine elections were lost and three NLRB results pending. Cannon mills in Kannapolis and Concord remain targets. activity will grow in Rockingham and Hickory.
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Charlotte
CIO
North Carolina
William Smith
NLRB
Cannon
Kannapolis
Concord
Smith
Rockingham
Hickory
Weather summary for Carolina cities May 10 11
Official weather bureau records show temperatures and rainfall across several cities for the 24 hours ending at 8 59 a m Raleigh 41 Charlotte 54 Charleston 58 Memphis 45 New York 36 Wilmington 70.02 inches of rainfall reported in some spots while many locations show no measurable precipitation.
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Charlotte
Weath Bureau
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Fireenshorn
Miami
Mobile
Mitchel
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Fran
Spartanbure
President Truman to Visit Mother Briefly Tomorrow
The White House says President Truman will leave Washington at 6 30 a m tomorrow for a brief Mother's Day visit to his mother Mrs Marta Truman in Grandview Missouri The plane will land about 9 15 a m and depart at noon returning to Washington by 6 p m Eastern times
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President Truman
Mother
Washington
White House
Truman
Marta Truman
Grandview
Missouri
Air Transport Command
Western N C Crops Suffer From Frost
Western North Carolina reported widespread damage from a cold snap with temperatures as low as 26 degrees. Beans Irish potatoes tomatoes and grapes faced heavy blight while apples cherries and plums in mountain counties near the Tennessee line suffered severe losses. Marshalls area saw at least 30 percent fruit destruction with total monetary losses to be tallied in days ahead.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ashe County
Haywood County
Waynesville
Arshall
Madison County
Governor Grants Reprieve in Negro Convict Case
Governor Cherry issued a reprieve for Moses Artis a 42 year old inmate sentenced to death for the murder of George Houston. The stay extends the execution date to June 24 while attorney Vance Gavin seeks additional evidence. The governor also reviews Woodrow Brown's case for rape with a slated death date upcoming.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Moses Artis
Central Prison
Landigra
Hathaway Cross
Vance Gavin
Kenansville
Artis
George Houston
Cross
Woodrow Brown
Wake County
Search Renewed For Body Of Drowned Lad
In Sylva North Carolina on May 10 the search continued for 15 year old Jimmy Jones son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Jones of near Dicks Creek who is believed to have drowned yesterday when the boat he and his brother Bruce were riding capsized in the Tuckaseigee river
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Sylva
N. C
Jimmy Jones
Gordon Jones
Dicks Creek
Bruce
Tuckaseigee River
Steel rod removed from man's skull in New York
George Duinfeld, 22, a shipping clerk, was critically injured when a four foot steel rod pierced his skull after falling from a building on East 32nd Street. He underwent a four and a half hour operation at Bellevue hospital to remove part of the rod. Police provid ed aid, and Sgt Frank Manion cut the rod near the head with shears to prevent further harm.
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New York
George Duelfeld
Bellevue Hospital
Duelfeld
East 32Nd Street
Frank Manion
Newsman Seeks His Release In Treason Case
Boston May 10 Doug las Chandler a former American newsman awaiting treason trial has appealed for discharge from custody arguing he was brought into this district by force He and co defendant Robert Best were forced down by bad weather at Westover Field Massachusetts en route from Germany to Washington Trial in jurisdiction of entry.
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Boston
Douglas Chandler
Chandler
Robert Best
Germany
Washington
Westover Field
Mass
Francis J. W. Ford
Hosiery Union Launches Southern Organizing Drive
In Durham on May 10 the American Federation of Hosiery Workers announced a drive to unionize the hosiery industry in the south. The union, after agreeing to a 13 cent per hour raise for two years, faces a possible split from its CIO affiliate over a higher per member tax due July.
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Durham
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
South
Alexander McKeown
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
Hosiery Federation
Textile
CIO
New Yorker to Deliver Rotary District Banquet Address
Dr. Allen A. Stockdale of New York head of the speakers bureau for the national association of manufacturers will deliver the banquet address at the May 12 meeting of the 189th Rotary district. The three day meeting starts Sunday with District Governor Ike Bailey of Raleigh presiding.
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Durham
Allen A. Stockdale
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Ike Bailey
Raleigh
Salisbury Still Out as Telephone Strike Ends
Salisbury's manual telephone system remained struck today despite a national Bell System settlement. Local telephone workers honor a picket line tied to a strike by General Electric workers sent to the area for installation and repair assignments.
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Salisbury
Bell System
General Electric Pe Benol
Chiang Kai-shek orders defense of rice shops in Shanghai
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek instructed Shanghai officials to protect rice shops and punish hoarders as rioting and strikes driven by high prices begin. Merchants demand shoot to kill authority but Wu refuses, while police pledge greater protection if dealers reopen stores now barricaded and closed.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
K. C. Wu
Chu Ching- Hwa
Shanghai Rice Dealers Guild
State Students Elect Leaders At N C State College
J W Teal of McFarlan defeated Harold S Stinson for student body president by 185 votes. Bruce E Beaman of Greensboro won vice president over Joe J Houston. Bob McNeil of Wade beat Ralph Barksdale for treasurer 1267 to 1112.
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Raleigh
J. W. Teal
McFarlan
Harold S. Stinson
N. C State College
Bruce E. Beaman
Greensboro
Joe J. Houston
Bonlee
Bob McNeil
Wade
Ralph Barksdale
Phone service disrupted as ACEW strike enters settlement phase
About 300 ACEW members staged pickets in several cities as normal service resumed in North Carolina after a 33 day strike partial settlement. Charlotte and Piedmont areas saw lines honored by non returning workers while Shelby reported full duty by Southern Bell staff after yesterday wage increase settlement.
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Associated Press
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
ACEW
North Carolina
Charlotte
Piedmont
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
American Union of Telephone Workers
Long Lines Workers
W. A. Dannon
J. R. Burnie
SFTW
Nion
Shelby
Southern Bell
E. H. Wasson
Carolinas
Russian Backed Slav Revolt Faces Security Council
The United Nations Security Council considered a Russian backed Slav revolt over an international watch on Balkan frontier areas. The clash with Western powers was anticipated as Greece charges of outside guerrilla activity were set for discussion. Andrei Gromkyo urged the meeting citing the Balkan inquiry and border flare ups.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Balkans
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Security Council
Andrei A. Gromkyo
Council
Balkan
Mystery Man Tied To Family In North Carolina
Wayne welfare officials seek to identify a man calling himself W. C. Smith found in Pikeville with no ID except part of a Tallahassee to Rocky Mount bus ticket. He says he wants his wife and mentions a daughter in Rocky Mount and appears 45 to 50 years old.
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Goldsboro
Wayne
W. C. Smith
Rocky Mount
Pikeville
Tallahassee
Fla
J. A. Best
Acheson Outlines U S Global Recovery Oligations
Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson spoke before business and farming leaders in Cleveland Mississippi praising America’s duty to lead world recovery. He urged rapid reconstruction of Germany and Japan and expanded imports to close the payment gap, drawing mixed international reactions from Britain and France.
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Dean Acheson
America
Acheson
Delta Council
Cleveland
Miss
Europe
Asia
Germany
Japan
Tax Cutting Opposed By Sen George
Senator George of Georgia argued against a Senate Finance Committee approved 4 billion dollar annual income tax cut. He urged delaying until clearer next year spending plans, while voting to proceed to the floor with reservations. The plan lowers withholding July 1 and reduces rates across brackets with a three year phased relief.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
Iranians Organizing Mountain Campaign Invoked by Exile Source
An Iranian returning from a three month tour of the north reports that remnants of the Azerbaijan province partisan army, unofficially about 15,000 strong, are assembling in the mountains for a summer campaign against the central government.
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Tehran
Azerbaijan Province
Two Killed As Train Crashes Into Truck
A father Leon Fowler and his son William Fowler were killed when a Southern Railway freight train hit a bakery truck near Morrisville about 12 miles west of Raleigh. The elder Fowler drove the bakery truck. the collision spread debris along the tracks for half a mile.
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Raleigh
Southern Railway
Morrisville
Here
Leon Fowler
William Fowler
Zebulon
W. S. Holmes
Fowler
Girl Hurled In Path of Train By Man
New York May 10. Jack Didia 28 a former mental hospital patient is charged with felonious assault for hurling Bertha Pataky 21 a Brooklyn coed into a subway path. She was rescued and treated for cuts bruises and shock.
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New York
Jack Didia
Himse
New York University
Bertha Pataky
Brooklyn
Didia
Bellevue Hospital
Miss Pataky
President Truman and Farley Discuss World Conditions
James A. Farley and President Truman spoke for thirty minutes in Washington about world conditions. Farley, returning from a six week trip and chairman of Coca Cola Export Company, said they did not discuss politics.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Truman
Farley
Democratic National Committee
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