Bush Escaped Lynching Then Surrenders to FBI Custody
In Northeastern North Carolina a 24 year old Negro, Godwin Buddy Bush, fled a white mob after being seized from Northampton county jail on a rape charge. After 48 hours in pine woods with no food he surrendered to FBI protection and is jailed in Raleigh. Governor Cherry praised his survival and vowed to pursue mob participants.
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Buddy” Bush
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R. Gregg Cherry
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Sampson County
Clinton
C. Darlington
S. C
Wiley Grantham
Willie Pooler
Greenville
Willie Earle
Grantham
Pooler
South Na
Britain Uses Our Money Says Senate Protest on Loans
Senator O Mahoney charged that Britain uses U S loans to finance state monopolies in wool and cotton. He backed a $3 750 000 000 British loan and urged price supports for domestic wool while criticizing a tariff increase as a veto threat.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Great Britain
Wyoming
Verpool Cotton Exchange
England
Russia
Greece battles on Mount Vermion leaves dozens dead
Athens reports intense weekend clash between Greek commandos and guerrillas on Mount Vermion near Naoussa. Authorities say 45 guerrilla bodies found, one Greek officer and 12 soldiers killed, 45 troopers missing, and one officer with eight soldiers wounded.
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Weather Overview for North Carolina Coastal and Western Areas
North Carolina shows fair conditions in the west and partly cloudy skies with some coastal showers. Tuesday expected to be mild with a slight warmup. data include daily temperatures from Charlotte to Wilmington and a list of city readings with rainfall amounts.
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Truman reports no change in mother’s condition
Grandview Missouri May 26 President Truman expressed amazement at his mother Martha E. Truman’s life signs saying there is no change this morning. He noted sister Miss Mary Jane Truman is about the same and described his mother’s vitality as amazing while visiting her rural home. The President spoke at Kansas City earlier and then walked to his hotel before driving to her home again.
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Heiress and Fiance Go On Trial Today
In Santa Ana California May 26 heiress Louise Overell and her fiancé George Gollum face murder charges over the March 15 dynamite yacht blast that sank the Mary E in Newport harbor killing her wealthy parents. The couple, 18 and 21, profess innocence amid pretrial jail conduct as investigators link unexploded dynamite to the blast and autopsy notes describe head injuries.
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George Gollum
Walter E. Overell
California
Overell
Newport Harbor
University of Southern California
Overells
Flintridge
Los Angeles
Gollum
Los Angeles City College
Thomas McGaff
Miss Overell
Six Survivors Of Plane Crash Sighted
Morrison Army airfield reported six survivors from the 15 man B 17 crew sighted near Alamicamba Nicaragua after the crash last Thursday. A radio from Managua said five had walked out of the jungle, six were seen, and four remained missing. details were not immediately available.
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North Carolinians Seek $1 Million for Smoky Mountain Park
Francis J. Heazel leading Asheville Chamber of Commerce urged a Senate panel to fund operation and development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He asked $884,923 for maintenance, fire prevention, museum buildings, park roads, campgrounds, and surveys, arguing the area functions as a forest preserve rather than a true national park.
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Asheville
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Mingus Creek
N. C
Fontana. Dam
N. C. Highway
Fontana Lake
UN Palestine Commission Opens Sessions With Migration Fallout
A United Nations commission on Palestine begins three months of work to solve the Holy Land issue amid talks on widening the probe to Europe’s displaced persons camps. Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia push for access to refugee sites while Arab states threaten a boycott and insist Palestine and displaced persons are separate issues. Faris El Khoury notes Arab relations may sour if such a step occurs.
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Central Assembly
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Chanee
Security Council
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Does in Meeting Charlotte National Convention May Week
The Does ladies auxiliary of the Elks lodge will hold a national convention in Charlotte from Wednesday through Saturday. Mrs Ila Yule Cody of Wyoming is named supreme president.
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Principal To Take Long Rest In Avery County
ELK PARK N C May 26 Cranberry High School principal C A Bowlick was renamed for another term by the school committee. After two weeks ago’s vote to not reelect Bowlick about 400 students struck and demonstrated with community backing. The committee reassessed and appointed Bowlick for the 1947 48 term.
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N. C
Cranberry High School
C. A. Bowlick
California
Bowlick
Avery County
Tobacco Local Maintains Its Picket Lines
Winston-Salem May 26. Striking R J Reynolds tobacco workers continued picketing after leaders of their CIO union, labeled Communist dominated by a newspaper, were reported as fairly elected. Jethro Dunlap, co chairman of Local 22, defended the election as democratic and said rank and file support their leaders.
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
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Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
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Religious Strife Grips India's Huge Population
AP reporter Dewitt Mackenzie outlines escalating Hindu Muslim clashes in India as leaders blame each other and warn of possible bloodshed. He notes communist influence growing in cities and rural areas while the idea of dividing British India into Hindu and Moslem states Hindustan and Pakistan gains traction amid British acquiescence.
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Seven Killed Violently On Week-end In North Carolina
Seven persons died violently in North Carolina over the week end from auto crashes drowning and knife wounds. Carl D. Fisher 25 Kannapolis died after a motorcycle crash at the Greensboro fairgrounds. Glenn Jones 12 Varina near Raleigh was killed in a collision. Jimmie St John 25 Durand Michigan body found in the Catawba river at Withers Creek after boat capsized while fishing with relatives.
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Greensboro
Greensboro Fair Grounds
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Varina
Raleigh
Jimmie St. John
Durand
Mich
Catawba
Eight Die in Weekend Amid Auto Crashes and Violence
Associated Press report lists eight fatalities from accidents and violence over the weekend. Clyde Poole, 28, Greensboro, died after a street fight. Joseph Parrish, 25, Greensboro, held on murder charge. Herbert Mullis, 17, Mint Hill, died from injuries in an auto wreck near Charlotte. Lonnie Stone, 44, Sanford, died from a head injury after seeking hospital help. Hezekiah Smith, 29, Fayetteville, drowned at Adams pond near Linden. Willie Manning, 41, La Grange, was fatally slashed. James Anderson linked to the case and released on $3,000 bond for a June term murder charge.
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Greensboro
Joseph Parrish
Herbert Mullis
Mint Hill
Charlotte
Salisbury Road
Lonnie M. Stone
Sanford
Lee County
Stone
Hezekiah Smith
Fayetteville
Adams Pond
Linden
Willie M. Manning
la Grange
Cliff Howard
Raymond Joyner
James Anderson
Lenoir County
Truman backs broad hemisphere defense program
President Truman urged Congress to approve a wide military cooperation program in the Western Hemisphere. It calls for arming training and organizing Latin American and Canadian forces, standardizing arms, and transferring equipment with safeguards against indiscriminate armaments. The plan aligns with Chapultepec and UN principles and stresses limited, regional use.
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Canada
U. S
White House
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Mr. Truman
Four Shot Deaths Taint Texas Family Tragedy
Four persons including Willard H. York of San Antonio and three relatives were shot to death on a rural road near New Braunfels. Dr Lloyd I Ross faces murder charges and an assault count for wounding York’s daughter. York had previous SEC and securities dispute filings.
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Williard H. York
San Antonio
Here
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Gertrude O. York
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Mary York
Ross
Securities and Exchange Commission
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McKellar Faints at Senate Office and Hospitalized
Senator McKellar of Tennessee aged 78 was reported in pretty good condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after fainting in his office. He rested well through the night according to the hospital report.
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Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
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