Question Of Holding Union Office Issue
Senate House conferees consider allowing former Communists to hold union offices. Senator Taft says repented members may not be barred forever, while House conferees resist removing the “ever has been” ban. Both bills prohibit unions as bargaining agents if officers are Communist or advocate overthrow of the government.
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Senate-House
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Conference Committee
House
Communist Party
Greece Turkey aid bill signed by Truman in U S effort
President Truman signed a $400000 aid bill to bolster Greece and Turkey against communism, calling it proof of the United States earnest desire for peace. The signing came in Kansas City as part of a broader push including a $350000000 foreign aid measure and measures to extend information and educational services abroad.
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Truman
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Turkey
Kansas City
Trieste
Italy
Hungary
Austria
Poland
China
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Diplomatic Post Is Presented Kentuckian
President Truman nominates former Kentucky Congress member Emmet O Neal as ambassador to the Philippines to succeed Paul V McNutt. The announcement came from Truman’s hotel headquarters in Kansas City as McNutt returns to legal practice and the Senate likely reviews the nomination tomorrow.
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Truman
Emmet O'Neal
Kentucky
Philippines
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Paul V. McNutt
New Republic
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Muehlenbach
McNutt
Accidental Death in Seagate Filling Station
Wilmington reports coroner Gordon Doran stating S. E. Sneeden Seagate filling station operator died yesterday in an apparent accident. He allegedly jostled a shotgun while moving packing cases and the weapon discharged striking him in the face.
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Gordon Doran
Seagate
Sneeden
Weather report for North Carolina and nationwide readings
Partly cloudy and mild in the west with more cloudiness and showers to the east. Today warm with scattered rain, tonight cooler, Friday partly cloudy and mild. May 23, 1947 sunrise 6 00 am sunset 7 25 pm. Temperature readings across cities listed with highs and lows.
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North Carolina
Plans To Help Vets Outlined At State Meeting
In Asheville NC today 200 executives of North Carolina Building and Loan Associations mapped how to finance more homes for veterans. Two addresses and two round table discussions were held during the 44th annual State Building and Loan League meeting, which continues with officer elections and further speeches tomorrow.
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North Carolina Building and Loan Associations
State Building and Loan League
No Change In Condition Of Mrs. Truman
President Truman reported no perceptible change in his 94 year old mother's condition as he and Mrs. Truman remain near Grandview to be at her bedside. Doctors note she is progressing nicely after being placed in an oscillating bed for passive exercise, with limited improvement possible given her age and frail health.
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Kansas City
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Muehlenbach
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Woodcliff
Sylvania
May Explains His Action On Intervention In War Case
Former Congressman Andrew J. May told a federal jury he appealed to General Eisenhower to intervene in wartime court martial proceedings against a munitions maker's son to see justice done. He testified in his fraud defense regarding alleged bribes of $55,000 from Murray and Henry Garsson, co-defendants in a munitions case.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Murray Garsson
House Military Committee
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Garssons
Rosser Takes Post as North Carolina Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Col. L. C. Rosser of Chatham county was sworn in today as motor vehicles commissioner, succeeding T. Boddie Ward who will assist Rosser until June 1 before resigning to return to his duties. Ward had served in the previous legislature and will step down from the commission.
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Chatham County
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British Labor Defends Its Actions at Conference
London May 22 Labor party leaders defend British American understanding as a bid to prevent war and deny taking sides in any world war. Rebels draft an anti American resolution criticizing U S aid to Greece and Turkey and urge UN review of American policy. The booklet argues both powers are not driving Britain toward Russia.
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Ernest Bevin
Britain
Russia
United States
Ronni Zilliacus
I Bor
Margate
U. S
Mills Will Give Xmas Vacations
Dr. W. P. Jacobs president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association said a large cotton textile company adopted his suggestion of giving annual vacations with pay during Christmas instead of the busy summer period. He did not name the company.
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W. P. Jacobs
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Jacobs
ACMA
Augusta
Judge endorses whipping post to curb juvenile crime
Statesville May 22 A North Carolina judge urged a return to the whipping post as a remedy for juvenile delinquency. Superior Court Judge Felix E B Alley spoke while handling the case of two teenage defendants George Phifer 12 and Ernest Mitchell 18 charged with murder in the shooting of a farmer. He remanded the case to the juvenile court noting under law a child under 14 cannot face capital charges.
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North Carolina
Superior Court
Felix EB. Alley
George Phifer
Ernest Mitchell
Alley
Tax Motion To Be Voted On Monday
The Senate agreed to vote at 3 p.m. Monday on a motion to postpone action on the 4 billion dollar income tax cutting bill until June 10. Senator George (D Ga) leads the postponement effort while Democrats push their priority. Republicans expect a close result. Millikin (R Colo) supports allowing more debate time.
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Millikin
R-Cole
George
D-Ga
Aid
Virginia
Wee
Barkley
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D-Md
Byrd
R-Colo
Try Ex-Sailor For Murder
William C. Hall former Navy man from St. Louis went on trial in Frederick county circuit court for murder in the slaying of a Grosse Pointe sailor. Hall waived jury trial and changed his plea to guilty. Evidence includes signed statements given to FBI agents in Los Angeles after surrender in that city.
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Winchester
William C. Hall
St. Louis
Frederick County
Kuykendall
George R. Ridgewell
Portland
Frederick Austin Currie
Hall
Small Town Installs Mayor And Board After 17 Years
GOLDSBORO May 22. Fourteen White Hall, a town of 115 near Seven Springs resort, now has a mayor and town board. At the first official meeting Mayor F R Jarman and Commissioner Kivett Ivey with G A Gurley and C B Dale faced the task of codifying ordinances from the 1918 code, including a 10 mile per hour limit and Sunday blue laws.
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Goldsboro
White Hall
Seven Springs
F. R. Jarman
Kivett Ivey
G. A. Gurley
C. B. Dale
Progress Reported On Korean Government Talks
The U S Soviet commission seeking a unified provisional Korean government said it made very favorable progress in its first closed session. Major General Albert E Brown, American lead, said all items on the agenda were covered except one and a joint statement is to be issued tomorrow.
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Seoul
Korea
Albert E. Brown
Rain Lifts Crops After Prolonged Drought Across North Carolina
The Associated Press reports heavy rainfall eases drought strains in North Carolina. Greensboro leads with 1.18 inches in 24 hours, while Durham 0.60, Greenville 0.07, Charlotte 0.80, Asheville 0.15, Mt. Mitchell 0.43, and Wilmington 0.65 inches. Skies clear tonight with cooler air and a mild Friday forecast.
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Durham
Greenville
Charlotte
Asheville
Mt. Mitchell
Wilmington
Piedmont
Border Watch Is Opposed By Bulgaria
Detroit May 22 Production at Ford plants faced a foremen strike affecting three Detroit area factories. About 3,800 supervisory workers walked out, threatening output at Ford Rouge Highland Park and Lincoln plants. Union grievance issues cited though not over wages, with potential car shortages looming.
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Eir
Navy orders blood counts for Bikini test servicemen
The navy announces a complete blood count for all men who took part in the Bikini atom bomb tests last year. A bureau of medicine officer calls it a routine followup and Secretary Forrester directs the checkup across all ships and stations in an order dated May 19 and released today.
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Washington
Navy
Bureau of Medicine
Forréstal
Bevin and Marshall Clash Over News Coverage In Diplomacy
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes Britain's Ernest Bevin complains aloud thinking is hampered by headlines while U S Secretary of State Marshall favors full press coverage. The piece recalls London government press access during WWI and the growth of official press relations.
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Britain
Ernest Bevin
Moscow
U. S
Marshall
Bevin
England
Union Denies Communist Links as Sue Threat Looms
Union Local 22, United Tobacco Workers, denies Communist domination charges and warns it will sue the Journal and Sentinel and others over what it calls Red smear attacks at its leadership. Meanwhile Dr. Yates Heafner seeks a basis to resume talks in the R J Reynolds Tobacco strike with no new bargaining dates set. Philip Koritz, former local leader, returns to visit picket lines as the strike continues.
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United Tobacco Workers
Journal and Sentinel
U. S
Philip Koritz
Philadelphia
Tobacco Company
Soldier Killed As Car Hits Parked Auto in Durham
Ermine Stallard 18 of Norton Virginia died after an automobile he drove collided with a parked car in Durham on a pass from Fort Bragg. Cpl. Charles Parker of Spadra Arkansas, riding with him, was treated for head injuries at Watts hospital. Stallard died at 12 30 a m of shock and internal injuries while Parker is listed in good condition.
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Ermine Stallard
Norton
Charles Parker
Spadra
Ark
Stallard
Parker
Fort Bragg
Stallings
Watts Hospital
Pickens Plans To Quit Post As NC Veterans Head
Col. Wiley Pickens said he planned to resign within two months as director of the North Carolina veterans administration and would succeed Col. Paul Younts as executive vice commander of the American Legion department of North Carolina. Younts plans to enter private business in Charlotte.
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Wiley Pickens
North Carolina Veterans Administration
Paul Younts
American Legron Department of North
Union Ready To Bargain Out Demands Amid Railroad Tensions
Washington May 22 Five major unions prepare to bargain under the Railway Labor Act delaying any strike for about six months. A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says unions will start from scratch in talks to change 44 working rules and aim for settlement or breakdown by November 1. The stance parallels comments by Alvaniey Johnston of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Whitney
Alvaniey Johnston
Cleveland
Truman
Army
Cooke resigns as president of East Carolina Teacher College
Dr. Dennis H. Cooke announced his resignation as president of East Carolina Teacher College to lead Teacher Training in the education department at Woman's College Greensboro. Board names a search committee: T. T. Hamilton Ralph M. Garrett and Thomas J. Hackiney to seek a successor.
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Dennis H. Cooke
East Carolina Teacher College Board of Trustees
Cooke
Department of Education
Woman's College
Greensboro
Maiden
ECTC
Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Department of
Negro Escapes Prison Camp in Wayne County
Roosevelt King a Wayne County inmate serving a three year sentence for larceny escaped the Prison Camp 405 at Adamsville around 4 PM on Wednesday. Guard Ed Ray fired once but King vanished into thick brush. King had been at the camp about 18 months.
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Roosevelt King
Wayne
Plane crash near Dayton kills five, injures two
A four engine transport plane from Wright Field crashes four miles east of Dayton during a routine test flight. The craft tilted, struck a ditch, plowed into a wheat field, and exploded, killing five aboard and injuring two others. Wright Field officials confirm military personnel were aboard.
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George A. Whatley
Army
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