Electric Firms and Workers Fail to Reach Pact
In New York on May 17 the National Association of Telephone Equipment Workers said talks with Western Electric broke down over a no strike clause. The union rejected a company proposal, seeking a union shop condition. In Washington a day of settlements aimed at 52,000 strikers began, with Southwestern Bell and Michigan Bell reaching deals. The Southwestern pact covers 42,000 workers across five states with weekly wage hikes of 4.42 dollars. Michigan Bell affects 10,000 traffic and accounting staff with 3 and 2 dollar increases. Voting and final steps were to proceed Tuesday.
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New York
National Association of Telephone Equipment Workers
Western Electric Company
Milton G. Boltz
Bolz
Washington
Western Electric
Southwestern Be Company
Michigan Bell Company
Southwestern
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Iter
Michigan
Hie Ps
Russia and U S near showdown in UN security council
In Lake Success on May 17 195? Yugoslavia butted heads with the United States in the UN security council over a Balkan inquiry. Yugoslav representative Kosanovic pressed Greece blamed for border incidents while Herschel Johnson and Andrei Gromyko clashed over interruptions and speaking rights. Council chairman Alfonso Lopez tried to restore order.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United States
United Nations Security Council
Balkan
Yugoslavia
U. S
Herschell V. Johnson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Sava N
Gromyko
Ohnson
Council
Alfonso Loof
Colombia
Kosanovic
Reds Rewarded For Their Efforts
London report says 163 Soviet air force generals officers and sergeants were awarded medals for mastering a new aviation technique.
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Reds
London
Moscow Radio
Weather summary for North Carolina May 11 1947
Partly cloudy and warmer today with continued warm nights. Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers mostly in western areas. Temperatures reported across multiple cities and regions, with readings around the mid 70s to mid 80s in several locations.
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North Carolina
West Poroun
Murderers Eyes to Restore Sight for Two Men
Surgeons planned cornea transplants from 20-year-old Wollie Bill Bates, executed for a taxi driver's robbery slaying in Mena, Ark. The corneas were to be placed in Michael F. Boucher of Hot Springs and Frank McCracken of Fort Smith who were both blind.
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Little Rock
Wollie Bill Bates
Tucker Prison Farm
Mena, Ark
Bates
Michael F. Boucher
Hot Springs
Frank McCracken
Fort Smith
Oklahoma Sinks While Being Toward Scrap Drawing
The battleship Oklahoma, towed from Pearl Harbor for scrapping in San Francisco, sank 540 miles from Honolulu at 4:35 a m Pacific time. The ship, sunk after capsizing during the tow, had been towed by the Hercules toward Oakland for salvage by Moore Dry Dock Co. No crew were aboard.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Hercules
Oakland
Calif
Moore Drydock Co
Young Brothers, Ltd
Pair Questioned In Atlanta Case
The Atlanta Journal reports police are questioning a white man and a Negro in the Peggy Re foule strangulation murder case. Assistant Chief E G Fitzgerald refused to confirm details. The newspaper says the white man is a construction worker and the Negro a former convict, held in a jail outside Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Peggy Refoule
Atlanta Society
E. G. Fitzgerald
Fulton County Police
Journal
Wounded Man Refuses Wife Visit After Shooting
David Miller, seriously wounded last Sunday, says he does not want to see his wife Mary Ellen Miller. He questions the reported love triangle motive and asks guards to keep her away if she seeks access. Sheriff Willis Britt notes Mrs. Miller admitted hiring Fred Wiggins to shoot him to resemble self harm.
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Lumberton
David Miller
Willis Britt
Mary Ellen Miller
Fred Wiggins
Burlington Man Guilty Of Sugar Violation
Eleven of 18 men indicted for a five state sugar black market ring pleaded guilty in federal court in Huntington. Judge Harry E. Wetkins announced two pleaded innocent and five more await arraignment. Quillien N. Faulkner of Burlington, N C. was among those pleading guilty to sugar regulation violations.
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Huntington
W. Va
U. S
Harry E. Wetkins
Quillien N. Faulkner
Surlington
N. C
Shale Cliffs May Hold Key to U S Oil Supply
In Rifle Colorado the first retorts of a government oil shale demonstration plant were lit as Commodore W G Greenman USN, head of naval petroleum reserves, outlined plans to use such plants to ensure fuel in emergencies. The shale cliffs loom large as a potential margin between want and plenty for America.
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United States
Brewster Calls Fast U S Aircraft Aid as Industry Ails
Senator Brewster warned the U S aircraft industry faces ailing conditions and needs quick government aid. He cited hemispheric air defenses slipping and urged congressional action while noting America lags in developing new aircraft types compared with Britain selling 75 jet fighters to Argentina.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Senate Commerce
Great Britain
United States
Man Killed at Catawba Park After High School Game
Salisbury report says James Rhyne 26 of Gaston county was found slain in a ditch beside the Catawba college baseball park after a Gastonia versus Greensboro game. Rowan Sheriff J H Krider rushed to Gastonia for investigation and possible arrest. A fight among Gaston area visitors was reported by fans but details were not learned locally.
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Salisbury
Rowan
J. H. Krider
Gastonia
James Rhyne
Gaston County
Catawba College
Greensboro
Gaston
State rests as lynching photos are barred in court
Greenville bulletin reports Judge J Roebert Martin Jr excludes in evidence pictures of a Negro lynched Feb 17. The state rests after defense moves for directed verdict of acquittal for Earl Martin a member of a prominent South Carolina family alleging lack of proper connection to the lynching.
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Greenville
South Carolina
J. Roebert Martin, Jr
Tom Wofford
Earl Martin
Martin
Henderson man elected state TPA leader at NC convention
In the closing session of a three day state convention the North Carolina Division of the Travelers Protective Association named Jack R. Teague of Henderson president, succeeding Ed W. Davis of Wilson. The gathering chose 32 delegates for the national convention in Richmond June 22 to 26 and set a slate of officers and directors for two-year and one-year terms. A banquet featured national secretary T. C. Abele of St. Louis addressing about 135 delegates and wives.
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TPA
Sheraton Hotel
North Carolina
The
Traveler's Protective Association
T. C. Abele
St. Louis
Brotherhood In Peace
J. B. Kittrell
Greenville
Adele
Ed W. Davis
Wilson
Davis
Jack R. Teague
Henderson
Richmond
Rocky
H. M. Bouldin
Winston-Salem
E. T. Bemont
G. S. Currin
Wilmington
Charlie Wallace
Gastonia
Thomas R. Yates
Sune
State Hotel Association
J. W. Smitherman
Grover M. Allen
W. B. Davis
Greensboro
C. L. Mosteller
Hickory
Rocky Mount
Umstead Seeks 1948 Senate Race to Succeed Himself
Senator Umstead of North Carolina indicated he plans to run for re election in 1948. He said he has written letters stating his candidacy but has not made a formal announcement and does not expect to for some time.
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Umstead
Senate
Washington
D-Nc
Charlotte
Keyes Succeeds Gen Clark As Commissioner
President Truman appoints Lt Gen Geoffrey Keyes as United States high commissioner on the allied council for Austria effective immediately. He will replace Gen Mark Clark, reassigned to a new U. S. command. Keyes now heads U. S. armed forces in Austria and acts as high commissioner. He is a 60 year old Fort Bayard New Mexico native.
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Washington
Truman
Geoffrey Keyes
United States
Allied Council For
Austria
Keyes
Mark Clark
U U. S
Senate
Fort Bayard
N. Mex
Four Killed in Collision Near Marmet West Virginia
Four persons died and at least one was seriously hurt when an auto collided with a large tractor trailer on U S route 119 near Marmet last night. State police said two victims died on arrival at Charleston hospital: Verne McCoy Williams, 93, of Packsville and Glen Strong, about 25, of Marfork.
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Charleston
W. Va
U. S. Route 119
Marmet
R. T. Cummings
Verne McCoy Williams
Packsville
Glen Strong
Marfork
State officers and memorial service mark NC division meeting
The dance followed the banquet in the hotel ballroom. A memorial service by the state chaplain honored 71 members who died in the past year. The retiring president reported a membership gain, bringing the North Carolina division total to over 6.
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North Carolina
President Truman Called to Bedside of Ailing Mother
Mrs. Martha Truman, 64, bedridden since a broken hip, suffered a setback last night. President Truman flew from Washington at 7:45 a.m. EST to Grandview, Missouri, summoned by family and medical reports. Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham attended the mother as complications were reported.
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Grandview
Martha Truman
Mary Jane Truman
Miss Truman
Wallace Graham
Mrs. Truman
Washington
Capital
Truman
Char
Les G. Ross
Matthew Connelly
Martha E. Truman
White House
Wallace H. Graham
Truman seeks slowdown of farm land boom
President Truman announced a June 9 conference with government and private lenders and farm groups to discuss methods to curb the current surge in farm real estate values. He warned he fears a repeat collapse like the one after World War I and noted land prices are well above the 1935 39 average. Leaders invited include the Federal Reserve Board Farm Credit Administration banks insurance firms and major farm organizations. No specific action was disclosed.
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Washington
Agriculture Anderson
Truman
White House
Agriculture Department
Federal Reserve Board
Farm Credit Administration
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
National Grange
National Farmers Union
Wickard
Bees Aboard Trolley Spark Wild 15 Minute Panic
In Cincinnati on May 17 a streetcar piloted by Earl Armstrong with 70 passengers was besieged by a swarm of bees entering an open front window. The bees caused a chaotic 15 minute melee as occupants swatted them with newspapers hats and bundles. No injuries were reported.
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Cincinnati
Earl Armstrong
Armstrong
Vandenberg Signals Possible Limit On Direct Relief
Senator Vandenberg indicated Congress may close the door on further direct relief with approval of a bill but did not push action on rehabilitation and other assistance funds. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman spoke as Truman’s Greek Turkish aid bill faced delay due to his mother’s illness.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Truman seeks funds for postwar aid as Congress debates relief
The article notes President Truman may need national funds for economic aid to war hard hit nations. Korea is named as a potential recipient, with other countries likely to request aid after the Greek Turkish package advances. Congress is expected to act on a $350 million relief measure soon, while action on a UN children’s aid fund is unlikely due to its terms.
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Truman
Korea
Senate-House
Congress
United Nations
Europe
Conference
Rebuilding On In Texas City After Blast
Texas City shows signs of recovery one month after explosions from the Grandcamp wreckage killed 484 and left 200 missing. Piers lie twisted, roads rough, workers search for bodies as half mast flags rise to full height. Unclaimed victims wait in refrigerated storage at Camp Wallace.
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Texas City
Tex
Camp Wallace
Judges Change For Hearing In Harnett County
Gov. Cherry assigns Judge H. S. Burgwyn to preside at the Harnett County criminal term starting Monday for a new trial motion for Charlie Phillips who was convicted of wife murder. Burgwyn sat on the case last September. Phillips faces death, now postponed by a respite until June after defense notes a death by own action note by Mrs Phillips.
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Raleigh
Govag Cherry
H. S. Burgwyn
Hartnett County
Phillips
Neill MckSalmon
Cherry
Yanks Begin Goodwill Cruise to Australia
In Sydney on May 17 a U S Navy ship Shangri La tied at Wolloomooloo pier as a navy band played Waltzing Matilda. Thousands of U S sailors, warned to behave themselves, prepared for shore leave on a goodwill tour.
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Sydney
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