End of Berlin Blockade Inches Toward Normal Railroads Open
Berlin awaits the lifting of the blockade as traffic resumes with sixteen freight trains daily and highways open. Soviet and Western zones coordinate to restart transport, mail, and supplies while Berliners decorate and prepare for renewed connections with West Germany. The Taegliche Rundschau labels the move a unity policy success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. I. Chuikov
Germany
Berlin
Ernest Reuter
West German Republic
Hanover
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Taegliche Rundschau
Soviet Union
Israel Set for UN Admission After Committee Vote
Israel appeared poised for United Nations membership after winning a 33 to 11 vote in the General Assembly's special political committee. Thirteen nations abstained and one was absent as the 59th member awaits final assembly action expected tomorrow or Thursday.
Ford Strike Talks Open as Labor and Management Begin
Detroit May 16 The Ford strike idling 65 000 workers prompts union chief Walter Reuther to seek talks with Henry Ford II. Initial negotiations set for 2 p m EST in Detroit as 40 000 more Ford workers fear idleness and Ford warns of possible plant shutdowns. John S Bugas to lead the company team with Ford absent from the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Henry Ford II
Walter Reuther
Reuther
John S. Bugas
Boars Head bombing leads to arson charges in Charlotte
An army private and a Charlotte restaurant owner were charged with arson after the April 19 firebombing of the Boar's Head restaurant. Jimmy Elliott, operator of the Greenland cafe, allegedly offered $5,000 to commit the bombing. John H. Kimbro admitted the act in a police statement. Bonds were set at 10,000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl J. Furr
Elliott
Charlotte
Kimbro
Columbus
Farr
Littlejohn
M. A. Allan
Jack Fesperman
Boar's Head
East Morehead Street
Jim
Horton Named Special Superior Court Judge in North Carolina
Wilkins P. Horton, longtime North Carolina official and Democratic figure, was appointed as a special superior court judge by Governor Scott. The selection, announced two months before effective date without clearly stating whom Horton would replace, drew mixed praise and criticism for bypassing traditional processes. Horton, linked to conservative party elements, joins other non Scott supporters in key posts, with details continuing on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Err Scott
Wilkins P. Horton
Horton
North Carolina
Senate
Democratic State Committee
National Democratic
Scott
Fred Hunter
Utilities Commission
Landon C. Rosser
Chatham County
Rosser
Governor to Open Bond Drive Tonight
Governor Scott opens the campaign for road and school bond issues statewide. He will speak from the capitol at 7 30 p m over a state network in support of a 200 million dollar roads bond and a 25 million dollar school buildings bond. He plans a statewide tour with appearances booked in nearly every section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Scott
Movement To Cut Government Spending Gains Momentum
Senators defend reduced spending as President Truman pushes for larger national plans. Harry Byrd vows to oppose purges and fights for economy. Wallgren nomination remains a flashpoint as Byrd allies back restraint in federal spending.
Loyalists Claim Win At Liuho
A Central News dispatch from Hankow says 600 Communists attacked Liangkulow, about 20 miles north of Hankow. The attackers suffered 100 casualties and were reinforced as a regional peace movement was reported as being in full swing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Central News Agency
Hankow
Consumer Income Dips in March Below February Level
The Commerce Department reports March consumer income at an annual rate of 214.3 billion dollars, down three percent from February and four percent above March last year. Wages and farm receipts led the decline, while unemployment compensation partially offset the drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Nationalists claim decisive victory near Shanghai area
Shanghai reports a nationalist garrison declares a decisive victory at Liuho 30 miles northwest of Shanghai as counter offensives begin. Communique says exact extent being ascertained while other actions near Kunshan Taichang and Kashing are noted with Reds casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Liuho
Yangtze
Kunshan
Taichang
Roanoke Girl Dana Weaver Die at Church Picnic
Roanoke police deploy all resources to solve the brutal slaying of 16 year old Dana Marie Weaver. She was found in Christ Episcopal church kitchen after a church picnic near Calloway. Investigators questioned Polytechnic Institute students who drove her to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Dana Marie Weaver
Jefferson High School
Christ Episcopal Church
E. A. Griggs
Roanoke Police
Youn People’s Service League
Calloway
Young Peoples
Dana Marie
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Bids Open for New 100-Bed High Point Memorial Hospital
Bids for construction of the 100 bed High Point Memorial hospital will be opened June 10 1949. R T Amos chairman says final plans received from the North Carolina Medical Care Commission and contracts will be awarded about two weeks after bid opening. Separate bids will cover general construction plumbing heating and ventilating electric and elevator work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Memorial Hospital
R. T. Amos
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Medical Care Commission
Amos
Burlington Centennial Opens With Parades and Exposition
Alamance County marks its centennial with a two mile parade attracting about 75,000 spectators in Burlington and Graham. The $100,000 industrial exposition at the Carolina Tobacco warehouse features textiles hosiery and radio equipment with 40 firms. City leaders and Governor W Kerr Scott attend while Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Harold D Cooley are scheduled to speak as the pageant opens later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Alamance County
Graham
Carolina Tobacco Warehouse
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Harold D. Cooley
W. Kerr Scott
J. Spencer Love
Burlington Mills Corporation
Scott
Naval Shipyards to Lay Off Thousands
The Navy announced 10,000 workers will be laid off across 11 naval shipyards in the United States and Hawaii between now and June 30, 1950. About 7,500 employees will have been dropped by July 1, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
United States
Hawaii
Market Mixed Early Gains Slip Into Small Net Moves
New York May 10. Early stock gains faded after the opening bell leaving a mixed day. American Ice rose on news of a stock tender offer at prices not above 89 a share, while Caterpillar, Tractor, Studebaker, N Y Central, Boeing and others posted higher prices. Several issues including Chrysler Packard Southern California Edison Cerro De Pasco Phelps Dodge and Warner Bros slipped back.
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New York
American Ice
Caterpillar
Tractor
Studebaker
N. Y. Central
Boeing
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
General Electric
Standard Oil (Nj
Mission Corp
Chrysler
Packard
Oliver Corp
Southern California Edison
Cerro de Pasco
Phelps Dodge
Allied Chemical
U. S. Gypsum
Radio Corp
International Paper
Santa Fe
Great Northern Preferred
Pacific Western Oil
Warner Bros
Germany’s New Constitution Praised as Landmark Democracy
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes West Germany’s new republican constitution mirrors American British systems and promises broad rights. It outlaws aggressive war, transfers sovereignty to a united Europe, and enshrines inviolable dignity. It aims for postwar stability under Allied supervision with a future to include Soviet zones.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Western
Germany
United States
Europe
Krupp
Ruhr
Weimar Republic
Congress backs Truman advisers plan to cut spending
Democrats and Republicans in Congress support a report from President Truman's Council of Economic Advisers urging spending cuts to ease economic pressure. Backers include Senate Finance Chair George and House Ways and Means Chair Doughton who warn that tax hikes could harm a slowing economy.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic National
J. Howard McGrath
Russia's Main Threat Is Political Not Military
James P. Warburg told the Senate Atlantic Pact hearings that Soviet strategy is a political threat through communism and subversion rather than military conquest. He indicated he might oppose the pact unless it commits the United States to avenging and liberating Western Europe, not necessarily preventing invasion.
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Washington
James P. Warburg
New York
Senate
Russia
Foreign Relations Committee
Warburg
Acheson
Connally
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
Canada
Westernurope
Doctors Approve Medical Society Insurance Plan
In Pinehurst on May 10 the North Carolinian Medical Society house of delegates approved a voluntary medical and hospital insurance plan led by Dr. W. K. Hart of Charlotte. The plan aimed to extend health protection to the wage earner and was debated without serious opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
Pthe North Carolinian Medical Society
House of Delegates
W. K. Hart
Charlotte
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Kerr Scott
Burlington Daily Times-News
Staley Cooke
Spencer Love
Burlington Mills Company
Love
Enterprise Staff
Israel
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Byrd
Virginia
D-Va
Gilbert Harrison
American Veterans Committee
Harrison
Mon Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wallgren
Virginian
Wherry
Nebraska
Harry Byrd
United States Senate
Ellender
D-La
R. W. Bevington
Knoxville
Penn
Maryville
By Fred Hampson
Naval Shipyards
MacKenzie
West Germany
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