United States rail strike impact on world image noted
AP analysis argues a quick end to the national rail strike prevented a blow to U S prestige abroad. Dewitt Mackenzie notes that a prolonged stoppage could have damaged food relief efforts and emboldened communism as Western democracy faces off in postwar Europe. The piece cites Secretary Anderson promising record food shipments and stresses the need for united national prestige.
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Patterson Dies in New York Publisher Joseph Patterson
Joseph Medill Patterson aged 67 founder and president of the New York Daily News died yesterday at Doctors hospital after a liver ailment. His body will lie in state at the Patterson home in Ossining New York and burial is planned for Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday. Patterson led News Syndicate Co to the nation's largest newspaper circulation.
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Two Charlotte Papers Trim to Eight Pages
Charlotte May 27. The Observer and the News began eight page issues without advertising to conserve newsprint. The Observer said it would limit its Sunday edition to 24 pages.
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North Carolina Weather Forecast Note
The forecast indicates fair to partly cloudy conditions. A cool night and Tuesday with little temperature change expected.
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Deane Wins Democratic Nomination in Eighth District Race
Raleigh May 27 C B Deane Rockingham lawyer apparently won the Democratic nomination for congress in North Carolina eighth district. Unofficial returns from 201 of 206 precincts show Deane 18649 to Horner 18002, Horner conceding. Missing mountain Wilkes and Davidson precincts likely not altering the result. Four incumbents renominated. runoff possible for others.
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Davidson 1946 Graduates to Receive Diplomas
Twenty one Davidson College seniors of the class of 1946 will receive degrees in a 12 10 p m commencement at the college. The ceremony began with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr James A Jones of Charlotte and a sacred concert by the college band. A reunion of the class of 1896 is set for tonight with a faculty reception for seniors and families. Tomorrow the alumni council and its executive committee will hold annual meetings.
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Two Americans Wed German Women Amid Army Edict
Stars and Stripes reports two former US soldiers Charlies Quatt from Paterson NJ and Philip Haere from Pittsburgh married German girls by a technicality during the period they left the army and took War Department posts in Germany.
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Stars and Stripes
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War Department
Tobacco leaders oppose OPA ceilings on 1946 crop
Myrtle Beach South Carolina May 27 F B Royster of Henderson North Carolina president said the Bright Belt Warehouse association opposes OPA ceilings and allocations for the 1946 tobacco crop He urged a committee of tobacco warehousemen growers and buyers to set marketing regulations and opening dates to ensure orderly marketing and fair competition.
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Hodges Loses In Race For Senator
In Buncombe County a political upset narrowed the North Carolina General Assembly field as Frank M. Parker defeated Sen. Brandon Hodges with 9 621 votes to 8 443. Unofficial returns indicate incumbents facing defeats including Sen. Wiley G. Barnes and several house members. Local results show shifts across Camden and Duplin counties amid a broader turnover.
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AFL to Resist Truman Labor Draft to Last Breath
AFL President William Green denounced Truman's strike draft as slave labor under fascism and vowed to resist the legislation to its last breath. He spoke as Senate leaders began sectional explanations and House delay continued on the Case labor disputes bill seeking military induction for noncomplying workers.
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Cannon Mills in Kannapolis Targeted by CIO Union Drive
The CIO announced a national campaign to recruit textile workers, naming Cannon Mills in Kannapolis as the first objective. Six organizers work to unionize Cannon employees as members of the Textile Workers Union of America, with Hanes mills and Firestone mills also high on the list. Four organizers focus on the Thomasville High Point Lexington area. L. L. Shephard leads the Kannapolis effort.
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Labor unions seek 2,000,000 Dixie members in yearlong drive
Associated Press report from Atlanta notes AFL and CIO push to sign 2 million southern workers within a year amid favorable business conditions. organizers warn gains unlikely but plan years of campaigns, with textile and lumber sectors as major challenges and many small plants dispersed.
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Chiang Kai Shek forces push toward Manchurian clash
In Nanking on May 27 Chiang Kai-Shek troops move north toward Harbin in Manchuria for a possible new battle with Chinese communists while General Marshall seeks to reopen peace talks with Chou En-Lai. Observer reports say Tehhwei lies 90 miles southeast of Harbin with Changchun 60 miles away as negotiations continue.
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Milk and Butter Prices Seen Rising Soon
Washington officials say government plans to raise milk by one cent per quart and butter by 10 to 12 cents per pound with cheese about 5 cents higher per pound. They cite higher grain and feed costs and the political opposition to new subsidies as reasons for the coming price ceilings adjustment.
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Booze Guzzling Charged to United Nations Members
Boston May 7 Dr Daniel L Marsh president of Boston University decried what he called excessive quelling of liquor by United Nations members during a baccalaureate address He urged reducing drunkenness at international gatherings to improve diplomacy and world peace saying private bars were set up for UN members at a London meeting and at Hunter college campus.
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Communists Gain Lead in Czechoslovakia Election
Prague reports a Communist plurality in parliamentary elections with returns from Prague and partial national tallies showing strong leftward support. Moderate Socialists and the Catholic People’s Party also performed well as voters respond to nationalization and other postwar policies.
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Government And Lewis To Meet Again In Coal Strike Talks
The government and John L. Lewis failed to settle the soft coal strike and will reconvene at 3 p m EST. Lewis and the UMW meeting committee, with John J. O Leary, left after a session with Secretary Krug and Deputy Moreel as Senate leader Barkley called prospects hopeful. Army troops stood by in coal states while federal seizure of pits remained in effect.
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Molotov accuses US UK bloc over Paris ministers meeting
Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov charged that the United States and Britain led an offensive at the Paris four power talks. He said Byrnes proposals on peace treaties in the UN contravene Potsdam decisions and warned the Soviet Union would not be pressured by threats. Molotov published his view in Pravda, criticizing Bevin Bidault and the Paris discussions.
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Plot to assassinate new president in Manila
A May 27 report cites an AP informant claiming a plot to kill President elect Manuel Roxas. He said 75 men from Nueva Ecija and Pampanga had entered Manila to strike, unsure if the attack would target tomorrow's inauguration.
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