Ex-President Supported By Rep Taber
Washington May 28 Chairman Taber of the house appropriations committee urged the administration to accept Herbert Hoover suggestion that the U S write its own peace treaties with Germany and Japan He warned that American foreign commitments through July 1 1948 could near 5 billion dollars if current legislation stays unchanged Hoover supported a 725 million dollar army relief request for Germany Austria Korea and Japan saying relief issues will stay unsettled without formal peace agreements with the major axis powers.
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Washington
Taber
R-Ny
House Appropriations Committee
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Japan
Hoover
Appropriations
Austria
Korea
United States
Sons Dig Grave for Aged Mother in Labor Strife
In Lakeview cemetery, three sons buried their 72 year old mother Mrs Ora Stella Blackburn of Berea Ohio. The burial was performed by Dr Laurence Blackburn pastor at St Anne's Episcopal Lowell MA Wallace Blackburn and Harold Blackburn from Michigan and Massachusetts amid rain with no picket interference during an AFL strike of gravediggers.
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Cleveland
Lonely Lakeview Cemetery
AFL
Ora Stella Blackburn
Berea
Ohio
Laurence Blackburn
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
Lowell
Mass
Allace M. Blackburn
Detroit
Harold Blackburn
Framingham
AFL Arborists and Landscapers Union
Jury Selection On Coast Still In Early Stages
In Santa Ana California on May 28 the selection of a jury for Louise Overell and George Gollum in the murder of Walter Overell and Beulah Overell was in initial stages. Defense attorney S B Kaufman warned jurors that the couple face two charges only and emphasized resistance to tying them to yacht dynamiting.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Gollum
S. B. Kaufman
Bud’ Gollum
Walter Overell
Beulah Overell
Kaufman
Weather summary for Carolina with scattered showers expected
Partly cloudy and warm today and tonight with a few widely scattered showers late afternoon or early evening on Thursday. May 29 1947 calendar times rise at 6 06 and set at 7 29. Official weather data lists temperatures and rainfall across multiple cities including Boston Charleton Charlotte Chicago Columbia Denver Galveston Evansville Greensburg Jacksonville Little Rock Los Angeles Miami New York San Francisco Tampa Washington and more.
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Gate Carolina
Boston
Charleton
Charlotte Ss
Chicago
Columbia OL
Denver
Galveston
Evanaville
Greens- HP
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Menplus Sou
Meristian Skoh
Miami
Ots
St. PY
ST LS Mobile
Ikee
Miami Ge
Mt.Mitchell
S. Orleans
New York
Francisco
Piatice Max Min RY
Partonic Se
Oni
Ecessbers Sta
Tampa
Washington
Robbery Nets $87,000 Cash in Columbia Home
Columbia police say three masked men robbed a Wales Garden home at 5:30 am, forcing D A Murray and B C Murray to dig up $87,000 buried in a cellar. The brothers, their invalid mother, and nurse Mary H. Herring were held. Rawlinson called it the citys greatest robbery.
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Columbia
Wales Garden
W. H. Rawlinson
D. A
8. C. Murray
Rawlinson
Murray
Mary H. Herring
Murrays
Impounded Ballots Stolen in Kansas City Vault Burglary
Kansas City officials disclosed a vault burglary at the city election board less than a day after a grand jury urged continued probe into primary fraud. Ballot boxes and poll books were reported stolen from the Jackson County courthouse vault on the first floor across from city hall. Detectives were assigned to investigate as the grand jury previously concluded Roger C. Slaughter may have been deprived of the Democratic nomination in Missouri fifth district in August.
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Kansas City
City Board of Election Commissioners
Ludwick Graves
Jackson County
Roger C. Slaughter
Missouri
May Testimony Is Refuted By Marshall
Secretary of State Marshall testified that the army cut back ammunition orders in 1945 while ex- Congressman Andrew J. May stands trial for bribe conspiracy with Murray and Henry Garsson of Garsson munitions. Marshall said he knew nothing of May dealings and regarded him as a man of integrity. Other former colleagues supported May’s good reputation.
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Washington
Marshall
Andrew J. May
Garsson Munitions Combine
May
House Military Committee
Murray
Henry Garsson
Garsson Brothers
War Department
Army
Garssons
Kentucky Democrat
House
Garsson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Federal permits for housing to be eliminated
Washington May 28 federal permits will not be required for new house construction effective June 1. Housing Expeditor Frank R Creedon announced removal of bathroom fixture limits and a square footage cap rising from 1500 to 2000 square feet. Continued controls include restrictions not specified.
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Washington
Frank R. Creedon
Creedon
Slayings Told by Youth Who Killed Four Children
Oliver Terpening Jr the 16 year old farm youth charged with the flower patch murders faces court after admitting he killed Barbara Smith 16 and her siblings Stanley 14 Gladys 12 and Janet 2 near Imlay City Michigan Prosecutor Smith says the killings followed an alleged attempt to assault Barbara as they gathered flowers in a farm community The suspect was captured in Toledo and returned to Michigan amid questioning by officials and the medical examiner
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Betty Coulter
Lapeer
Mich
Oliver Terpening, Jr
Flower Patch
Barbara Smith
Imlay City
Don S. Leonard
Stanley Smith
Gladys
Janet
Toledo
Ohio
Michigan
Terpoms
Oliver
East Lansing
Kenneth H. Smith
Oliver Terpening
Smith
Terpening
Justice Sought After Tragic Shooting By Oliver
Oliver described the killing in calm tones as police and medical expert Dr. Snyder listened. He said he fired first at Stanley with a .22 rifle then at the three girls. William Smith, father of the victims, urged justice for his children and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Oliver
Lee Moyne Snyder
Stanley
Barbara
Terpening
William B. Smith
United States
Two Explosions Reported Near Haifa Oil Installations
Report from a private source claims two heavy explosions occurred in Haifa near major oil facilities shortly before noon. No independent confirmation. Coinciding event: five young Jews go on trial at Acre for alleged participation in the May 4 prison raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Haifa
Acre
President Truman’s Mother Shows Improvement at Home
President Truman said his mother Martha E. Truman was improving satisfactorily at her Grandview home and might be able to return to the White House this weekend. He noted his sister Mary Jane reported she had the best night since his arrival and he hoped her condition would continue to improve. he was hoarse from talking but did not have a cold.
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Grandview
Truman
White House
Mary Jane Truman
Washington
Martha FE. Truman
Muehlenbach
Kansas City
Truman Combines Housing Agencies Faces GOP Push
WASHINGTON May 28 Congressional Republicans gave a cool reception to President Truman's plan to group the government's housing agencies under a single administrator Democrats hope time and a heavy schedule will help. Senator Taft said he does not favor an administrator with power to command agency actions. Lonnie Winstead of Nash County was sentenced to 28 to 30 years for second degree murder in the shooting of his step brother Jesse Pittman in Rocky Mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Rocky Mount
Lonnie Winstead
Nash County
Superior
Jesse Pittman
White House Blamed for Communist Propaganda Films
A House subcommittee report alleges flagrant communist propaganda films arose from White House pressure. It faults the National Labor Relations Board for aiding communist infiltration of the motion picture industry and calls for public hearings and subpoenas of actors, writers, directors, and producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
White House
Holly Sea Key
J. Parnell Ene
R-Nj
Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
National Labor Relations Board
Capitol
County school smoking ban authority affirmed by attorney general
The North Carolina attorney general's opinions state a county board of education may bar smoking by students on school grounds and buildings. Other rulings cover removing dangerous conditions within a town, gasoline tax rebates requiring a user permit, recording marriage certificates, magistrate court locations, prohibitions on corporations practicing law, and health certificates from physicians after examination.
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Raleigh
Wineral
Harry McMullan
McMullan
North Carolina
26 More Are Hanged In Germany War Crimes Verdicts Near End
In Landsberg Germany May 23 US army hangmen executed 26 more Mauthausen camp guards along with foremen for war crimes. The latest tally brings to 48 the number of guards and foremen executed after a court found them responsible for the massacre of over 700000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landsberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Mauthausan
Otto Spriegel
Mauthhausen
Spriegel
Maj
Victor Zoller
Mauthausen
Zoller
Rain of Death Possible With Atomic Bomb
Scientists weigh exploding an atomic bomb in storm clouds to create radio active rain over inland cities. The plan would use cloud layers several thousand feet thick and drift monitoring to target a rainy day, with fallout spreading through rain. Some fear the blast may dissipate the cloud instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Somoza Promises New Elections After Coup D Etat
General Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua, head of the army, says a new election will be held soon to choose a successor to President Leonardo Argüello, who was ousted in a bloodless coup. He blames the coup on a plot to remove him and says he has been marked for death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Leonardo Arguello
Somoza
Jefe
National Guard
Ford Offers Wage Boosts To Workers
Ford Motor Company offers 130,000 CIO production workers a 15 cent hourly raise and raises 20,000 salaried staff 10 percent. The increase applies to those earning under $1,000 monthly and takes effect June 1. The plan excludes 3,800 striking foremen unless covered by a contract, and hinges on accepting the old contract with wage changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Southern Coal Groups Meet Lewis Seeks New Pact by June 30
Southern coal producers hold talks with Jenna L. Lewis today after a year of blocked negotiations. Northern and western operators had pressed ahead, and southerners seek a conference to secure a new contract before the June 30 deadline when mines return to private owners. The 1946 seizure ended a 59 day strike and the dispute centers on royalty payments, a federal safety code, and supervisory unionization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Coal
Jenna L. Lewis
Lewis
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Greensboro Awarded 1948 Lions Meeting
The 25th annual Lions clubs state convention in Asheville selected Greensboro for the next meeting and rejected a plan for a fourth district. Herbert H. Sanders of Black Mountain was named governor of district 31-A, Francis Walker of Durham governor of district 31-B, and Gaither M. Beam of Louisburg governor of district 31-C, succeeding their predecessors.
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Asheville
Lions Clubs
Greensboro
Thestate
Herbert H. Sanders
Black Mountain
D. R. Mauney, Jr
Cherryville
Francis Walker
Durham
Ben Q. Foreman
Salisbury
Gaither M. Beam
Louisburg
Littlejohn Faulkner
Wilson
Rich Square Men Facing Three Counts
Seven Rich Square men, freed on bonds, are set to stand trial on kidnapping charges tied to an attempted mob action against a Black youth last Friday. The listed defendants include Ro Vann, Russell Bryant, Linwood Bryant, Gilbert Bryant, Glenn Collier, Joe Cummings, and W. C. Cooper, all residents of Rich Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
North Carolina
George P. Burgwyn
Northampton County
Ro Vann
Russell Bryant
Filling Station Mator
Linwood Bryant
Gilbert Bryant
Brothers
Carpenters
Glenn Collier
Joe Cummingham
W. C. Cooper
Lunch Island
Rich Square
Seven men to stand trial in Jackson mob case
Governor Cherry announced that seven men arrested in the Jackson mob disturbance will be tried August 4 in Northampton County Superior Court. An FBI confession linked seven other whites, while a warrant lists three charges: conspiracy to break jail, breaking and entering jail, and kidnapping related to the assault on Godwin Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
R. Gregg Cherry
Jackson
Northampton County
Ernest Tyler
J. H. Boone
Godwin
Buddy) Bush
Rich Square
FBI
Washington
North Carolina
Bush
Central Prison
Tax Cut May Be Approved By Tomorrow
Senator Millikin said he is hopeful the Senate will approve the 4 billion dollar annual income tax cut by tomorrow night. The measure cleared a second big test with a 51 to 29 vote defeating an amendment to allow all states to split income. Earlier Republicans defeated a Democratic move to postpone action until June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate
Finance Committee
McClennan
Veto Question Sows Debate as UN Meeting Opens
The United States prepared to oppose a Soviet resolution seeking to place all international atomic energy control organs under the Security Council. Frederick H. Osborn, deputy American delegate to the AEC, planned to argue against the measure at a closed working committee meeting in Lake Success.
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Lake Success
United Nations
United States
Security Council
Frederick H. Osborn
Atomic Energy Commission
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U. S
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