Hydro Electric Plant Proposed At Roanoke Rapids
Virginia Electric and Power Co seeks a Federal Power Commission permit to build a large hydro electric plant on the Roanoke River near Roanoke Rapids North Carolina. The project includes a dam and powerhouse with four units totaling about 110000 horsepower and an seven mile long lake at an estimated cost of 18 090 00 plus 385 000 for land and rights.
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Virginia Electric and Power Co
Richmond
Federal Power Commission
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Roanoke River
FPC
Virginia Electric” and Power
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Soviets on Defensive as Berlin Crisis Faces UN Council
The Soviet delegate Vishinsky sits silent and doodles as Western powers press for a Berlin crisis settlement. US Britain and France demand no Berlin talks without blockading end. neutral nations seek compromise while a Canadian official urges prompt action. In unrelated note, a bobcat description contrasts it with a Canadian lynx.
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Berlin
Vishinsky
Germany
Philip C. Jessup
United States
Alexander Cadogan
Britain
Alexandre Parodi
France
Bramagila
Argentina
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Syria
China
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
A. G. L. McNaughton
Security Council
Textile Leader Details Costs and Exports Pressing Need
A textile leader argues for an annual study and continued investment for years. He cites high replacement costs, doubled machinery prices since acquisition, and 35 to 40 percent of costs from wages. Since 1939 cotton and other supplies rose sharply, yet mill prices remain steady. Kerr Scott praises textiles as North Carolina’s economic bulwark and urges rural development to fuel balanced prosperity.
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Swink
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Atom dispute and election campaign rhetoric
President Truman warned against private profit in atomic development while stressing international control to avoid another Teapot Dome, and Russia warning. Dewey attacked the Democratic administration as split and promised five essentials for good government, pledging a unified national administration after January 20.
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Truman
Russia
Dewey
Kansas City
Tom Papdei Gast
Sealed Bids Sought for Homemaking Department Cabinets
The Board of School Commissioners of High Point N C invites sealed proposals for furnishing and installing cabinets for the Homemaking Department at the Junior High School. Bids due 2 00 PM October 27 1948. opened publicly at the board office. Plans from Voorhees Everhart Architects. bid deposits 2 percent. bids firm for 30 days. right to reject all bids. Charlies F Carroll Secretary.
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Board of School Commissioners
City of
High Point
Russell Street
N. C
Voorhees & Everhart
Wachovia
Education Commission Urges Dual System Reforms
The commission attacks dual administration in schools and calls for a unified department of public instruction. It recommends board of education control, 10 members with staggered terms including Negro representation, and raises in teachers, principals, and superintendent salaries with specified scales.
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Department of Public Instruction
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Education
Board
Haworth Named Director of Brookhaven National Lab
Dr. Leland J. Haworth of Bayport New York radar and nuclear authority was named yesterday as director of the Atomic Energy Commission's Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton New York.
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Upton, N. Y
Leland J. Haworth
Bayport
N. Y
Radar and Nuclear Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
Brookhaven National Laboratory
North Carolina Weather Forecast Summary
Fair today and tonight with a high in the mid 70s and clear skies. Saturday looks fair with light winds and mild temperatures, extended outlook shows slightly warmer conditions into the weekend.
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North Carolina
Weather Records for Culanlutte Oct 15
Official weather bureau records list the 24 hours ending 8 30 a m for temperature and rainfall at Culanlutte. The report notes observed values and standards used in reporting.
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Culanlutte
Official Weather Bureau
War criminals hanged at Landsberg prison near Munich
Ten Germans convicted of war crimes were executed today at Landsberg prison near Munich, according to the U S army. The charges included the murder of captured American fliers among the crimes.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Landsberg
Munich
U. S
Cellar Teams Meet At Ebbets Field
Brooklyn hosts the Western division last place Chicago Rockets at Ebbets Field in a bargain basement contest. The Rockets hold one victory and six defeats while the Dodgers are winless in six starts.
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Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Chicago Rockets
Brooklyn Dodgers
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