Young Democrats split over civil rights at national convention
At the Chattanooga meeting the national Young Democrats delayed a civil rights resolution amid a floor fight between factions. Five candidates contest the national presidency while governors and officials press thundering warnings on unity and labor issues.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alabama
Truman
Tennessee
South Carolina
Michigan
Illinois
Minnesota
Resolutions Committee
Missouri
D. W. Gilmore
Jack New
Indianapolis
Harry King Lowman
Kentucky
Michael Jaffrin
Ohio
al Rutherford
Nashville
Gilmore
Army
Gordon Gray
William P. Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad
Ralph Wricht
State Plans Uniform Bus Inspection
Raleigh announces a state wide plan for monthly school bus inspections. Seven major safety factors brakes stop signals steering exhaust door controls windshield wipers and identification must pass. seven repairable within 24 hours governors horns glass steps mirrors speedometers and tires. Grounding occurs if any factor is failed and a Totar aid equipment check card is issued to the operator.
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Raleigh
C. R. Tolar
C. C. Brown
Transportation Division
State Board of Education
Col. Tolar
Sides Await Next Move in Coal Dispute
Washington reports both John L. Lewis and coal operators waiting for the other to act as government advisers monitor the stalemate. The UMW president signaled willingness to talk, while operators press for Lewis to move, amid pressure from the 52 day miners strike and looming prospects of a new shutdown.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Northern
Western
Frank Amos
Pittsburgh
Amos
Car buying is getting down to earth
Detroit reports that auto makers plan more manual transmission options next year as they cut deluxe models and emphasize buyer choice. Dealers say nonessential options aren’t truly optional, with optional transmissions adding 175 to 218 dollars to cars. Demand shifts toward color and equipment.
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Detroit
Tord
Stock Market Slows to Walk in Three Day Sprint
New York stock activity cooled after a three day rally as many key issues held firm. A few names advanced modestly including Republic Steel Studebaker Packard U S Rubber Sears Roebuck Schenley Admiral American Smelting Dow Chemical Du Pont American Can Southern Railway Standard Oil NJ and U S Gypsum while Bethlehem Steel Zenith Radio Southern California Edison Westinghouse Electric and Leon's dipped slightly.
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New York
Republic Steel
Studebaker, Packard
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Schenley
Admiral Corp. American Smelting
Dow Chemical
du Pont
American Can
Southern Railway
Standard Oil
Coordination urged between state and local roads to fix funding
Nearly 200 towns presented cases to the state municipal road commission calling for better coordination and more financial aid for street maintenance. Frustration cites dozens of highway commissions and missed local input as counties and cities clash over aid and allocation.
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State
Municipal Road Commission
Highway Commission
Marine Pilot Dies In Crash On Allegheny Mountain
First Lieut. Man H. Rosecrans 28 formerly of McDonald Pa died when his Corsair F4U crash landed on a snow covered mountainside near Glencoe Pennsylvania. Body found within 15 feet of wreckage as Navy investigators head from Johnstown to the scene. Next of kin includes widow Mildred L. Rosecrans and three children at Midway Island near Quantico Virginia.
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Cumberland
Marine Corps
Navy
Pennsylvania
Quantico
Man H. Roseecrans
Roosevelt Ave
McDonald
Mildred L. Rosecrans
Midway Island
Alleghany Mountain
Glencoe
Washington
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Twin Falls
Idaho
i—Neil
Butterfingers
Glenda
Butterfield
Cassia
Henry W. Tucker
Cassia County
Burley
Idaho State Industrial School
St. Anthony
Demand for Leaf Grades Strengthens Across Tobacco Markets
RALEIGH Nov 19 Demand was stronger yesterday for leaf grades as the old best flue cured tobacco markets ended their 10th week of sales. Average prices for lugs primings and nondescript moved little while cutters and smoking leaf held steady. Thursday sales totaled 1 784 213 pounds at $41.94. Closing dates: Virginia Lawrenceville Nov 22 Brookneal Kenbridge Nov 23 South Hill Nov 30. North Carolina Mount Airy Roxboro Dec 2. South Boston Va and Reidsville NC have not set closing dates.
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Raleigh
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Virginia
Lawrenceville
Brookneal
Kenbridge
South Hill
North Carolina
Mount Airy
Roxboro
South Boston
Reidsville
N. C
North Carolina Gov Scott: roads schools and ports expanding
Gov. Scott says the state is catching up on hauling and boasts wide progress. He highlights faster electric and telephone lines, 1 411 miles of hard surfaced secondary roads, and plans for 21 million of rural road bonds. Credit is described as sound by bankers.
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Raleigh
Scott
North Carolina
Capitol
Highway Commission
Wall Street
Air Force Grounds Part of Nation Sm B-29 Fleet
Washington reports part of the B 29 bomber fleet grounded as the Air Force opens an investigation into a string of crashes over 12 weeks killing at least 120 men. Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg ordered the grounding amid recent Bermuda and Hickam Field incidents.
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Air Force
Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Bermuda
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Soviets Demand Recall of Yugoslavia's Top Diplomat
Moscow issued a second recall demand for Yugoslavia's charge d affaires Lazo Latinovic and reiterated that the Yugoslav ambassador Karl Mrazovic is unacceptable. Tass reported expulsion of three Russian representatives from Yugoslavia, while Tito's government says the two embassies remain formally in place.
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Gudulic
Daffaires
Russia
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Lazo Latinovic
Marshal Tito
Karl Mrazovic
London
Tass
Latinovic
Mrazovic
Latinovicc
Tikhomir Stojanovic
Douglas Would Cut Mail Privileges
Senator Douglas proposes newspapers and magazines relinquish second class mail subsidies worth about 400 million dollars to help reduce the deficit. He urged editors to forgo subsidies and seek a balanced budget, noting magazines are the main beneficiaries of the mail rights.
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Washington
Douglas
D-Ill
Raleigh Names New Public Safety Director
Police Chief Carlisle Johnstone of Montgomery Alabama has been named Raleighs director of public safety by city manager Roy S Braden. He will take the 6000 a year post heading the fire and police departments as soon after January 1 as possible. Johnstone 43 a native of St George South Carolina and former Montgomery police chief since 1947.
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Raleigh
Carlisle Johnstone
Montgomery
Ala
Roy S. Braden
Johnstone
Braden
St. George
S. C
Wofford College
Spartanburg
Death at Falling Trap Sequences Ends Circus Act
Jan Vogel 37 known as the Great Stanelly died after a rope broke during a high trapeze stunt at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. The audience of about 9,900 gasped as Vogel fell from 96 feet, attendants removed him, and he died later in a hospital. He had recently come to the United States from Amsterdam Netherlands.
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Kansas City
Navy
Jan Vogel
Stanelly
Municipal Auditorium
Vogel
Ia Hospital
Amsterdam
Holland
That Man In the Black Beret Is Coming to America
New York reports Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, famed commander of Allied forces, will meet American military leaders to discuss fortress Europe defenses. The article portrays him as both legendary and controversial, detailing his WWI and WWII actions and personality.
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Black Beret
America
Hal Boyle
New York
Field Marshall
Viscount Montgomery
Fortress
Europe
Monty
Western European Alliance
Russia
E Alimein
Montgomery
Patton
Italy
Rommel
Normandy
Kay Summersby
Eisenhower
Ike
Allied
Montgom
Navy Officer Demands Court Martial Over Policy Spat
Capt. John G. Crommelin escalates conflict by alleging Pentagon rulers with a lust for power push Nazi style controls on defense. He presses for a court martial or reversal of a previous reprimand while urging support from Sen. McCarthy and Rep. Sutton amid a widening interservice dispute.
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Washington
John G. Crommelin
Navy
Pentagon
Crommelin
Armed Services
Sherman
Army
Air Force
Congress
McCarthy
R-Wis
Rep
Sutton
D-Tenn
Barkleys Head For Shangri-La Honeymoon
Vice President Alben Barkley and Jane Hadley married in St. Louis and left for an undisclosed honeymoon possibly in Florida. Reports placed their car entering the Angles Barkley home area near Paducah after the ceremony. Police estimated over 5 000 gathered outside the church to glimpse the couple.
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ST. Louis
Alben
Jane Barkley
Paducah
Barkley
Barkleys
St. John’s Methodist Church
MacArthur Bridge
Tinois
Shangri-La
South
Florida
Washington
Jane Rucker Hadley
Hadley
Wake Forest Dean Resigns to Lead Crozer Seminary
Dr Sankey L Blanton dean of the Wake Forest School of Religion since 1946 resigns to become president of Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester Pa. His effective date is January 30 1950 and he cites deep regret at leaving Wake Forest. He is a Hollis North Carolina native and alumnus of Wake Forest and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Wake Forest
School of Religion
Crozer Theological Seminary
Chester
Sankey L. Blanton
Thurman D. Kitchin
Blanton
Wake Forest College
Dr. Blanton
Hollis
N. C
Wakecrest
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Calvary Baptist Church
New Haven
Conn
First Baptist Church
Wilmington
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