Textile Plants In North Carolina Asked Not to Deal With CIO
Greensboro reports state and local union tensions as TWUA CIO disaffiliation drives spread in nine textile areas. Lewis Conn claims 42000 workers voter disaffiliate, while James Bamford calls the figure exaggeration. CIO and AFL factions clash over union alignment as locals switch affiliation amid heated debate.
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CIO
Greensboro
North Carolina
Textile Workers Union of America
Enson
AFL
Lewis Conn
Twua-Cio
Hall River
Rocking
Coolham
Gibsonville
Erwin
James Bamford
Atlanta
CIO Union
Conn
Bamford
TWUA
Emil Rieve
Luther Carroll
Ieee
Charlotte
Franz E. Daniel
United Textile Workers
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
Daniel
Sabre Pilots Shoot Down Four Reds Over Korea
U S Sabre jet pilots report four Communist jets downed over Northwest Korea near the Yalu. Five more enemy planes destroyed May 4. Eight B29s bombed a Sunchon rail bridge northeast of Pyongyang. Anti air fire reported. UN surface ships shelled Red targets on both coasts. Ground action limited to patrol clashes along a 155 mile front.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
North Korea
Yalu
Sunchon
Taedon River
Pyongyang
Air Force
United Nations
Strategists Plan Major Eisenhower Speech in Detroit
Washington reports Eisenhower strategists plan a major Detroit address around June 17. A June appearance is deemed definite, date not yet firm, with possible Abilene stops and multiple key speeches before the convention.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Detroit
Eisenhower
Arope
Abilene
Kan
GOP
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Michigan
Blair Moody
D-Mich
Truman
Three Railroads Study Labor Peace Plan Aims to End Dispute
Washington three railroad unions representing engineers firemen and conductors with over 150000 members studied a White House labor peace plan to settle a three year rail dispute. The proposal from Presidential Assistant John R Steelman offers wage boosts for yard and road crews and a 40 hour week with a cost of living escalator while avoiding automatic binding arbitration on interdivisional runs.
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Rowland Evans JR
Washington
White House
Steelman
Truman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ike Denies Seeks Nomination Says GOP Must Ask Him First
Ike Eisenhower says he is not campaigning for nomination and will not seek U S political office. He emphasizes duty and will finish his European farewell tour after handing command to Gen Matthew Ridgely and voices confidence in North Atlantic defense with U S and Canada support.
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Gop
Hague
Netherlandsment
Drees
Eisenhower
U. S
Europe
Revahilonness
Holland
Matthew B. Ridy
United Nations
Far East
Canada
Nuclear device fails to explode at Nevada test site
The second failure in a Nevada Proving Grounds test left the atomic device inert at zero time. About 2,000 soldiers watched from foxholes as the tower detonation did not occur and officials postponed the experiment at least 48 hours while investigating possible issues in firing circuits or the device.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Proving Grounds
Foxholes
Nevada Proving Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
West Jefferson death probe widens after strangulation
State Bureau of Investigation agents and county officers continued their inquiry into the death of Malissa Goodman 86 found dead in her home. Coroner Rager said the elderly woman was struck with a sharp instrument. Investigators probed the Saturday night strangulation of a Onslow County woman missing from Carolina Beach. Coroner Coleman said the victim was strangled about 24 hours before her body’s discovery.
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West Jefferson
State Bureau of Investigation
Malissa Goodman
Rager
W. R.roten
Carolina Beach
Onslow County
Big Still Found in Rockingham County Still
An 1000 gallon still was discovered in Rockingham County on a Saturday by Constable H. H. Prac man bone. The eight by four by two and a half foot device included three bags of malt sugar two cases of fruit runs stoves cooking gear and silverware. North Carolina drivers paid more in motor vehicle fees and gas taxes to the state than total state taxes in 1940 totaling 84 998 000 versus 74 943 000 in all state receipts the executive secretary said.
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Reidsville
Rockingham County
H. H
Raleigh
North Carolina
S. Gilmer Areer
North Carolina Petroleum
Peach growers urged to time market shifts for crop
A marketing specialist says growers should plan now to move peaches to new markets. Hugh B. Martin of the state agriculture department notes a strong possibility of peach crops in the state and that South Carolina and Georgia will market concurrently, giving提前 planners an edge.
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Tod
Toole
Hugh B. Martin
State
Dent of Agriculture
South
Carolna
Georgia
Martin Add
Weather Outlook With Anomalous High Tomorrow
The forecast shows a low of 57 tonight and a high of 174 tomorrow. Today’s high was 67 and last night’s low is unclear due to text error.
UN Truce Delegation Accuses Communists at Panmunjom
At Panmunjom un truce negotiators accuse the Communists of blocking a Korean armistice with vicious tactics over repatriation of prisoners. Vice Admiral Joy rails against hostile propaganda as talks resume, while Gen Nam Il cites public confessions to justify demands.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Sit Down Strikes Break Quiet on Koje Island Prison
In Koje Island hospital and nearby Pusan facilities violence eased as Allied troops broke a sit down strike by prisoners, doctors, and attendants without further violence. One prisoner was killed and 85 injured in a later riot near Pusan as guards dispersed Communist agitators.
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Seoul
Korea
Pusan
Koje Island
Pusan Ca
James A. van Fleet
Sth Army
Ak Aa
8Th Army Sa
Kose
Compound 76
Francis T. Dodd
United Nations
8Th Army
Ameri
Sli
Oe Eer
Local Phone Firm Seeks Higher Rates Amid Costs
The State Utilities Commission heard that taxes and rising labor and material costs push a local phone firm to seek increased rates. The company wants to boost gross annual revenue by 218000 dollars and raise its rate of return on net investment to 6.5 percent, applying the increases to business and rural service and other charges.
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Fi Point
Tatin
State Utilities Commission
Con K Half Ae
Estimated 25 000 Oil Workers Return to Jobs
About 25 000 of the nation's 90 000 striking oil workers were back at work today, with more returning by nightfall as plant by plant settlements spread. Airlines warned of revenue losses due to aviation gasoline shortages, and 10 000 Sinclair Refining workers signed a wage deal, while Stand ard Oil of Indiana and East Chicago refineries faced breakdowns in talks. CIO AFL and independent unions sought a 25-cent hourly raise plus higher night shift differentials from an average $2 to $2.10.
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Denver
United States
Europe
American Airlines
C. R. Smith
Sinclair Refining Company
Midwest
U. S. Conciliation Service
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Cities Service Company
Chicago
Cleveland
Sohio Company
CIO Oil
CIO
AFL
Ginions
Truman Warns Of Possible New Fighting In Far East
President Truman warned of possible large scale warfare in Korea and pledged readiness to meet treachery or renewed aggression. He urged no relaxation of defense while noting tripled military production and rapid allied rearmament. He cited tests of an atomic artillery piece and praised General Ridgway for leadership in Korea.
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Korea
Far East
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Truman Gat
J. Lawton Collins
Som
Collins
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far
Tae
Gan
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
West Point
Iman
Ridgway
Disney
United Nations
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