Senators Grill State Department Over VOA Broadcasts
Washington May 27. Senators accuse Voice of America programs of sabotage and libel calling for a full airing. Notes senators Hatch and Ferguson condemn the broadcasts as drivel and demand cutting the 27 million dollar appropriation for next year.
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State Department
Voice of America
New England
Texas
Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
Hatch
D-Nm
Ferguson
Rmich
Congress
UN Eyes Strong Actions as Palestine War Persists
Cairo May 27. The Palestine war continues with no cease fire in sight. Arab rejection of UN pleas worries delegates who foresee possible Security Council action, including force. U S plans Cyprus evacuations if needed as Jerusalem battles intensify around the Old City and holy sites. King Abdullah visits the Holy City praying at Christian and Muslim shrines.
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Palestine
United Nations
UN Security Council
Holy Land
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Lake Success
Jerusalem
Iron 7
Abdullah
Old City
Tia
Holy Pulchre
Calvary
Omar
Nine Called To Trial In Gandhi Case
Nine men were formally accused in a special court in New Delhi of assassinating Mohandas K. Gandhi on January 30. They face trial starting June 14 on charges of murder conspiracy to murder and violations of arms and explosives rules. The court heard the charge sheet as guards supplied drinks to some defendants.
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New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Royall to speak at Oak Ridge military institute
Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall will visit Oak Ridge near Kernersville to deliver the commencement address at Oak Ridge Military Institute. He arrives at Greensboro High Point Airport about 9:15 a.m. with full military honors including a 19 gun salute, and will present diplomas and medals to about 60 cadets after the 10:30 a.m. address.
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Winston-Salem
Kenneth C. Royall
North Carolina
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Goldsboro
Greensboro High Point
Oak Ridge
Kernersville
America Rejects Protests Of Reds
The United States rejected Russian protests that American airplanes interfered with Soviet shipping near Japan. No details on retaliatory actions or diplomatic steps were provided.
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America
Washington
United States
Japan
Weather summary for North Carolina and other cities
Weather data lists temperatures and rainfall across multiple cities including Charlotte Chicago Columbus Detroit Memphis Meridian Miami New Orleans San Antonio and San Francisco. Figures show varied highs and lows with rainfall amounts noted in inches and a May date reference.
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Somaonangre
Cae Otien
Congress orders double inquiry into Voice of America reports
Angered lawmakers announce two investigations into Voice of America broadcasts they deem libelous. Senator Ferguson to head a Senate probe and Rep Chenoweth to direct a House inquiry. Reactions rise as reports claim New England was founded by hypocrisy and Texas by sin. Senator Vandenberg confirms plans and voices astonishment.
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Washington
Voice of America
United States
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Rep. Chenoweth
Texas
Vandenberg
Capehart seeks inquiry into State Department information broadcasts
Senator Capehart announces plans for a top to bottom congressional probe into the State Department information program and NBC scripts used under contract. He cites excerpts from late 1947 and early 1948 accusing states and regions of bias and falsehoods, sparking sharp Senate denunciations from Eastland, Hill, and Saltonstall.
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Capehart
Rind
State Department
National Broadcasting Company
Department
Senate
South
Central America
Indiana
States
Hartley Defends Taft Hartley as Abuse Curbs Emphasized
Rep Fred A Hartley Jr of Pittstown New Jersey co author of the Taft Hartley act spoke to the High Point Rotary Kiwanis meeting on the truth about the law. He said it does not curb fundamentals of labor rights but targets abuses and aims for fairness on both sides. He favored federal enforcement to curb labor violence and noted examples of jurisdictional strikes secondary boycotts and closed shops.
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Fred A. Hartley, Jr
Pittstown
N. J
House Committee On Labor and Education
Rep. Hartley
High Point Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
E. N. Phillips
United States
Rep
Hartley
House
Political Candidates Set Out Today On Last Roadwork Before Primary
North Carolina candidates on their final day of campaigning before the primary planned radio appeals and town stops. Ex-Governor J Melville Broughton pressed opponent Senator W B Umstead on 1938 41 farmer struggles, while J Don Lanier accused Broughton of misleading claims on tobacco control and stabilization. Oscar Barker and Mayne Albright commented on veterans bonuses shifting positions in the gubernatorial race.
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Raleigh
U. S. Senate
J. Melville Broughton
Kinston
W. B. Umstead
Roughton
North Carolina
J. Don Lanier
Greenville
Leaf Tobacco E%porters Association
Broughton
Lanier
Oscar Barker
Mayne Albright
Barker
Anthracite Wage Talks Open as UMW and Operators Meet
John L. Lewis led United Mine Workers and anthracite operators at a Philadelphia meeting to negotiate a new wage agreement for about 80,000 miners in 225 mines across eight eastern Pennsylvania counties. The current pact expires July 10 after notice by Lewis. Topics include health and welfare fund funding, possible 40 cent per ton levy, a 35 hour week from 40, and increased vacation pay from 100 to 250 dollars.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ralph E. Taggart
Pennsylvania
Taggart
UMW
AP speeds up NC primary returns with IBM tabulation
The Associated Press plans faster, more accurate coverage of North Carolina's primary using International Business Machines tabulation for the first time in the Carolinas. Esso Standard Oil provided machines and facilities. reporters in Raleigh and Charlotte will relay results to a special AP election bureau as returns come in from 1,952 polling places.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Carolinas
Esso Standard Oil Company
Charlotte
Paul Hansell
International Business
Hansel
Raleigh
Special Election Bureau
Esso
I.B.M
H. C. John
Radio network to broadcast North Carolina election returns
WHPE-FM and The Enterprise join forces with 15 Dixie FM stations to offer the most complete NC election returns Saturday night. The Enterprise gathers local results while WHPE-FM carries AP reports on governor, Senate, and House races. WRAL-FM serves as key station for state and district totals. Editor Rob Thompson will provide trends and updates. Listen to 95.5.
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High Point Enterprise
Dixie FM
Enterprise
Associated Press
Charlotte
Raleigh
Wral-Fm
Rob Thompson
Oo 95
Comfortable Weather For Carolinas Promises scattered thundershowers
Weather in the Carolinas remains similar to earlier in the week with scattered thundershowers and comfortable temperatures. Farmers approve the forecast as rain has fallen daily since Sunday, with Mt. Mitchell recording 0.76 inches in the last 24 hours and readings across Raleigh Greensboro Spartanburg Charleston Columbia Myrtle Beach showing light totals.
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Carolinas
Mt. Mitchell
Raleigh
Greensboro
Spartanburg
Charleston
Columbia Trace
Myrtle Beach
North Carolina Ranks 14th in Farm Receipts Nationwide
Analysis of 1947 cash farm receipts shows twelve states, led by Iowa with 2.37 billion dollars, accounting for 57 percent of U S farm wealth. North Carolina stands 14th with 743.951 million, while the nine Midwest states all exceed one billion each.
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North Carolina
Iowa
Washington
Middle West
Agriculture Department
California
Texas
Illinois
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
New York
Midwest
North Atlantic
Pennsylvania
South Atlantic
Tex
Legion Leader Warns Against Quislings Threat to U S
American Legion leader Paul Griffith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee urging quick passage of the Mundt Nixon bill. He claims 100000 trained Quislings of the Communist front threaten the United States and cites a million fellow travelers and a $500000 war chest to defeat the measure.
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Washington
May
American Legion
Communist Front
United States
Paul Griffith
National Legion
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Griffith
Communist Party
Nations Break Deadlock Over German Set Up
London May 7 A deadlock over western Germany's future threatened talks among Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Informants said France pushed for Ruhr region control while the United States demanded an international mineral resources board to allocate ore coal and coke. An agreement reportedly emerged after British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin intervened.
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London
International Control Board
Germany
United Stat
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ruhr International
United States
Ernest Bevin
Coast Guard Evacuates Navy Officer in Critical Condition
An emergency call sent the Coast Guard to a vessel 700 miles east of Elizabeth City to pick up a Navy officer with a leg injury. The crew included Dr worth North and coast guard car officer, all part of a post week feature in the Saturday Pine Post.
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Here
Worth North
Coast Guard
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