Fifth Of Coal Miners Resume Work Today
About 80,000 anthracite miners in eastern Pennsylvania and 22,000 soft coal diggers in western states returned to work while roughly one million steel and coal workers remained on strike for pensions. The nationwide stoppage, led by CIO unions, has strained the economy with potential federal intervention eyed as talks stall.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
America
CIO
American Can Company
Damocles
Steel Workers’ Union
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworker
Russia Recognizes Red China and Attacks Allied Germany
Moscow announces diplomatic recognition of the central People's Government in Peiping and accuses the West of splitting Germany by backing Bonn. Soviet notes also condemn allied moves while Romania, Poland, Bulgaria and Hungary sever ties with Tito's Yugoslavia as tensions rise in Belgrade.
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Moscow
Russia
China
Germany
Central People's Government
Peiping
Andrei A. Gromyko
Bonn
U. S
Britain
France
Romania
Yugoslavia
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Marshal Tito
Tito
Cominform
Belgrade
Associated Press
Alex H. Singleton
UN Tackles Greece Red Differences
UN moves to end Greece and Communist led Greek guerrilla conflict in the Balkans. Brig Gen Carlos P Romulo convenes the four nation Balkn conciliation committee with Lester B Pearson Selim Sarper and Trygve Lie. Albania and Bulgaria invited as special representatives to the talks. Yugoslavia has closed its border with Greece per the committee report.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Greece
Carlos P. Romulo
U. N. General Assembly
Romulo
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Selim Sarper
Turkey
U. N
Trygvee
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
New York
U. N. Special Committee
Balkans
Newsboy cries of murder draw crowds in Philadelphia street
On a Philadelphia street corner a newsboy shouts Read all about it as passersby gather to glimpse a sensational murder report. The scene captures the era’s street sale culture where headlines sparked immediate chatter and anxious curiosity among shoppers.
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Philadelphia
Red Ox
Patrick Henry
Surgeon named chief at Shrines Hospital in Greenville
Dr. Frank A. Stelling of Augusta Georgia was named chief surgeon at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Greenville South Carolina. Chairman J Ed Hart announced the appointment yesterday. The piece notes the 60th birthday celebration at North Carolina State College with Dr David A Lockmiller delivering the principal address.
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Shrine Hospital
Greenville
S. C
Frank A. Stelling
Augusta
Shriners Hospital For
J. Ed Hart
Board of Governors
Raleigh
N. C State College
David A Lockmiller
University of Chattanooga
Tanker Loses Propeller Off Atlantic Coast
A 10,000 ton American tanker named S. S. Clarke's Wharf lost its propeller about 400 miles east of Wilmington North Carolina. A Moran Towing Corporation tug from Baltimore was sent to aid and Tanker Rock Landing standby. The vessel was traveling from Aruba Netherlands West Indies to Boston under Trinidad Corporation of New York operation. Coast Guard vessels stood by ready to assist if required.
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New York
Atlantic
Wilmington
N. C
Baltimore
Coast Guard
S. S. Clarke's Wharf
The
Trinidad Corporation
Aruba
Netherlands West Indies
Boston
Moran Towing Corporation
Rock Landing
CAA Probes Overload Link In Buddy Clark Crash
The Civil Aeronautics Board investigates if the midtown crash that killed crooner Buddy Clark and injured five others was caused by overloading. The two engine Cessna carried five passengers, not the typical crew. Nearby NBC executives Sam Hayes Frank Berend and Jennings Pierce were among the injured with varying injuries. Clark, 38, a noted singer and radio star, faced CBS network debut plans after the Contented Hour. Funeral services were set for Forest Lawn with Rabbi Morton Bauman officiating. he leaves widow Nedra Clark and three children.
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Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
Midtown
Buddy Clark
Sam Hayes
NBC
Palo Alto
Jennings Pierce
Clark
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Truman
Community Chest Campaign
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn
Morton Bauman
Nedra Clark
New Efforts Made to End Hart Cotton Mill Dispute
Governor Scott announced new efforts to end the Hart cotton mill strike at Tarboro after five months. He invited Marcus Carter and Lewis Cowan to a conference in his Raleigh office with possible federal conciliators and state labor officials. The mill payroll runs about $20,000 weekly with around 100 workers still on site.
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Hart
Raleigh
Scott
Tarboro
Marcus Carter
Lewis Cowan
Textile Union Workers of America, Cio
Carter
Conn
Former US Army public health head to lead local district
Dr. M. P. Rudolph, former head of the U S Army Public Health Service in Germany and current head of Pittsylvania county Va health department, will assume duties as health district director for Catawba Lincoln Alexander counties on November 1.
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Hickory
U. S. Army Public Health Service
Germany
Catawba- Lincoln-Alexander County
M. P. Rudolph
Pittsylvania County
Famed psychic explains clairvoyance as electro magnetism
Eileen J. Garrett, famed medium, describes mind reading via electro magnetic fields in her book Adventure In The Supernormal. She recalls childhood sightings of surrounding colors and later names the magnetic mesh that links her body to the external world as the source of her abilities.
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New York
Eileen J. Garrett
Garrett
Ireland
Prohibition Writ Asked Against Superior Judge
Seven people die violently in North Carolina over the weekend with multiple fatal auto accidents. Victims include Freddie King Murdock, 32, questioned on a traffic matter near Salisbury. Dora Bingham Sherman, 79, near North Wilkesboro. James Harvey Hensley, 72, in Marion. Charles J. Snyder, 77, near Burgaw. Ruby Laughinghouse Rief, 25, in Vanceboro. Willie Cannadey, 72, near Wilson. and John Wesley Denney, 53, in Edgecombe County.
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North Carolina
Freddie King Murdock
Troutman
Salisbury
Dora Bingham Sherman
North Wilkesboro
James Harvey Hensley
Marion
Charles J. Snyder
Wallace
Burgaw
Ruby Laughinghouse Rief
Vanceboro
Willie Cannadey
Wilson
John Wesley Denney
Tarboro
Edgecombe County
UNC Journalism School Gift Honors Beatrice Cobb
The North Carolina Press Association awarded $1,000 to UNC School of Journalism in honor of Beatrice Cobb editor of the Morganton News-Herald and Valdese News. The gift was announced at a welcome home party after her 60 day tour of northern Europe and a world cruise.
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Morganton
UPI
North Carolina Press Association
School of Journalism
University of North Carolina
Beatrice Cobb
Miss Cobb
The
News-Herald
Democratic National Committee
Liability Rates Reduction Passed
Insurance Commissioner Waldo C. Cheek announced a nine percent overall rate reduction for Mutual Casualty Insurance rating bureau members and subscriber companies. The cut applies to all new and renewal policies written after today, with Tar Heel policyholders expected to save about $16 000 annually.
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Raleigh
Waldo C. Cheek
Cheek
Mutual Casualty Insurance Rating Bureau
Miami Herald Suffers Major Fire Loss
A stubborn warehouse blaze at the Miami Herald storage area caused an estimated $750,000 in damages. Fire Chief Henry Chase called it the worst fire he ever fought in Miami. James L. Knight, the Heralds business manager, said the loss includes newsprint and damage to the new four story reinforced concrete warehouse adjoining the publishing plant in downtown Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Herald
Henry 2. Chase
James L. Knight
The
Herald
Garden Schools Set For Three Locales
The North Carolina State College horticulture department will run three garden schools in October. Assisted by M. E. Starnes the extension division will conduct programs in Reidsville Asheville and Wilmington under the North Carolina Council of Garden Clubs.
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Raleigh
N. C
State College Department of Horticulture
M. E. Starnes
North Carolina Council of Garden Clubs
Reidsville
Asheville
Wilmington
Hiring of Handicapped Asked by State Official
Tar Heel employers urged to test the ability and job performance of men and women with physical handicaps. The request came from Charles H. Warren, director of the state vocational rehabilitation service, during National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.
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Raleigh
Charles H. Warren
Composer-Convict Sings On Big Spring Centennial Stage
Big Spring Texas celebrates its 100th birthday with Cantata Big Spring sung by a male chorus. Frank Grandstaff a life term convict on furlough from Tennessee prison receives a standing ovation for his prison cello cantata. Shine Phillips notes the free pardon hope. Grandstaff thanks the town for its hospitality and support.
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Big Spring
Tex
Frank Grandstaff
Tennessee
Shine Phillips
Grandstaff
Whiteville Couple Arrested on Negro Murder Count
Sheriff reports Ford Ellis and Ethel Jernigan jailed in Welches Creek township Columbus county for the murder of George Clark a 28 year old Negro. Ellis a tenant farmer allegedly shot Clark in the leg after dispute then fatally fired a second shot. Jernigan is charged with aiding and abetting.
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Whiteville
Welches Creek
Columbus County
Herman D. Stanley
Stanley
Ford Ellis
Ethel Jernigan
George Clark
Council
Ellis
Clark
State ABC Board Revokes 22 Beer Permits in September
Raleigh reports the malt beverage division revoked 22 beer permits in September and licensed 188 new dealers. The state now lists 6,494 licensed retail beer outlets.
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Raleigh
ABC Board
Train Rips Bus Killing Seventeen at Ontario Crossing
A passenger train struck a U S Air Force bus at a crossing near Ontario injuring none on the train and killing 17 of 22 aboard. Eleven military or civilian March Air Base personnel were among the dead, including five members of the Ontario hostess club. Chaperone Mrs Ruby McLaughlin 45 mother of Juanita McLaughlin 18 also died. Only five survived including twin sisters seated apart. The Pony Express Eastbound to Chicago was delayed four hours as rescuers cut wreckage with acetylene torches. The bus passengers were returning home from a day at the beach. The train was traveling at 70 mph. engineer Al Hall said I didn’t see a thing.
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Ontario
Calif
U. S. Air Force
March Air Base
Ontario Hostess’ Club
Ruby McLaughliin
Juanita McLaughlin
Union Pacific
Chicago
al Hall
CIO Seeks High Court Writ Over Tarboro Strike
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear a motion next Tuesday to issue a writ of prohibition against Judge John J. Burney regarding the Hartcoton mill strike in Tarboro. Robert S. Cahoon of Greensboro, attorney for the Textile Workers Union of America and CIO, said he would present the formal motion after serving notice. Cahoon filed Sept. 21 contends Burney acted without jurisdiction directing the Edgecombe Sheriff to enforce a mass picketing order. Seven years of dispute followed after Judge Bone’s Sept. 13 order citing 68 pickets, with 53 found guilty of contempt last week.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
John J. Burney
Tarboro
Robert S. Cahoon
Greensboro
Textile Workers Union of America, Cio
Burney
Cahoon
Edgecombe
Tom Bardin
Walter J. Bone
Argentina Slashes Peso Value in Major Devaluation
Argentina devalued the peso by 46 percent against the dollar, raising the dollar to 84.6 percent more pesos for travel and services. Exchange rates for trade were realigned, with nine pesos per dollar, down from 4875, and 2520 pesos per pound, from 19.37. Imports were suspended temporarily.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
U. S
Radio Writer Briskin Joins UNC Communication Center
Arthur V. Briskin, veteran radio producer and writer, has joined the UNC Communication Center in Chapel Hill to oversee radio production. A Wright College and Caltech alumnus with Columbia and Michigan State training, he has scripted Curtain Time The Whistler and the Jim Ameche series and produced for CBS NBC ABC Mutual and various TV and ad firms.
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Chapel Hill
Arthur V. Briskin
Comesmunication Center
University of North Carolina
Earl Wynn
Briskin
Wright College
California Institute of Technology
Columbia College
Michigan State
Mr. Briskin
Curtain Time
the Whistler
Jim Ameche
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting System
Mutual Networks
Americans Shelve Cold War for Series
AP Foreign Affairs analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes Americans balance heavy world events with a strong interest in baseball. He argues people stay informed across ages and sexes, resisting one track thinking while following many issues including taxes and education, urging vigilance and engagement in both affairs and sports.
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Texas
Russia
Marshall Tito
Kremlin
Governor Scott Delivers Cautious Speech at Lumberton Plant
A pre opening copy of Governor Scott’s Lumberton speech praised power company operations while noting criticisms. At the event he slipped into caustic comments about power firms, the general assembly and the utilities commission, drawing attention from civic leaders and editors. Interviews hinted at upcoming legislative contests and potential strong opposition next spring.
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Scott
Carolina Power & Light Plant
Lumberton
General Assembly
The
Utilities Commission
Carolina Power & Light
State Bar Association
State Press Association
Lumbee
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