Truman to press new Czech envoy on Oatis case
President Truman will confront new Czech ambassador Karel Petrzelka over the imprisonment of American journalist William N. Oatis. Petrzelka, arriving quietly, is expected to face a sharp rebuke similar to past exchanges when he meets Dean Acheson and later presents credentials.
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Truman
William N. Oatis
Karel Petrzelka
Dean Acheson
Oatis
Acheson
U.S
Prague
Vladimir Prochazka
Petrzelka
University of Georgia Scholar To Speak At SECRURST Dinner
Dr Roland C. Young of the University of Georgia will be the keynote speaker at a dinner tonight in Seccurst N C. as part of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association 42nd annual convention. Today’s session featured Charles R. Sligh Allen Mogensen and Lester A. Ferguson. The two day ram ends tomorrow with election of officers and directors.
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Washington
Detroit driver fined after wind pressure speed explanation
A traffic judge fined William R. Williams 25 dollars and suspended his license for six months after he claimed his meter was his left hand held out the car window to check wind pressure. The court rejected the unusual justification for speed readings.
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Detroit
Wiliam R. Williams
Williams
Administration All But Resigned to Long War in Korea
Washington sources say the administration sees a protracted Korean war and is shaping strategy for no early armistice. Officials consider extending the conflict to the Chinese mainland while opposing a naval blockade or bombing Red China except in emergencies. The UN Command postponed truce talks and will press POW terms, with a UN General Assembly push for united Allied support.
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Local TV Schedules Note Time Zone Adjustments
A notice explains that standard time shifts affect mountain and central schedules. It warns that some local stations adjust relay times by one hour or two hours and that last minute program changes may not be included.
Television Schedule Fragment and Evening Lineup
A dense OCR of TV listings shows a weekday schedule with multiple network segments and shows including News for 15 minutes, sports, dramas, and talk formats across abe cbe mbe mbs channels. It lists Roy Rogers Red Millie Father Knowles Father Knowse and various 1940s era programs, with a late night slate featuring Night Beat and News plus entertainment blocks and a Friday morning lineup on WBTV Charlotte Channel 8.
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Bureau error issues duplicate tax refund check
In Richmond Virginia the Bureau of Internal Revenue issued a duplicate income tax refund check to a local man after he claimed the original was eaten by a cow. The case highlights a rare payment mishap and IRS review.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue Office
Supreme Court settles Yancey County board dispute
The State Supreme Court ruled Rush T. Wray and Everton Powell are the lawful Yancey County board of education members, appointed by the State Board of Education, while Lloyd Fortner and Adrian Buchanan were not. The ruling also covers other cases, including beer election irregularities in Chatham, a Lee County case freeing Willa Mae Alston, and a Buncombe County damages suit.
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State Supreme Court
Yancey
Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Wray and Powell
Mark W. Bennett
Burnsville
R. A. Radford
Cane River
State Highway Commission
Williamston
Chatham County
W. F. Collins
Asheboro
Lee County
Willa Mae Alston
Aaron
Henry L. Stevens
Lee Grand
James H. Jackson
Buncombe County
T. H. Joyner
Jackson
Judith
Buncombe
High Court
William Bobbitt
Sleepy Watchman Is Slugged by Burglars at Plant
A night watchman for Murice Coal and Waste Material Co. was slugged, tied, and gagged by burglars who entered through an unlocked window during a nap. He woke after about two hours, freed himself with his teeth, and called police. About $2,000 was taken from the office safe.
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Cleveland (Ap
Murice Coal & Waste Material Co
Chinese Set Up Collective Farms In Swatow Coast
The independent Chinese press reports that 10 collective farms have been established in the Swatow area of Kwangtung province. Farms vary from 6,000 to 65 acres, mainly on reclaimed coastal land, with reclamation work carried out by convicts former Nationalist troops dependents of liquidated landlords and unemployed workers.
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Hong Kong
Swatow
Kwangtung
Independent Chinese Press
Man files damage suit over punctured tire at Manhattan hotel
James King sued a New York hotel for 75 cents plus tire repair after claiming a tire was punctured while his car was parked in front of the hotel. The case was dismissed and King paid $1.25 court costs and 75 cents for the tire.
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James King
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