Yugoslavia Blames Russia in Tense War Nerves Dispute
Belgrade charges Russia sought $50000000 for Yugoslav claims on Austria and accuses Moscow of pressuring Tito. Borba outlines Russian aims to subdue Yugoslavia while Tass spreads fabricated reports as Western powers weigh danger of a broader conflict.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Austria
Russia
Marshal Tito
Balkan
Borba
Britain
France
U. S
Tito
Rus
Tra
Politika
Tass
Acheson
Washington
President Truman Defends Vaughan Retains Army Aide
President Truman said he will keep Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan as his army aide after a Senate inquiry into Vaughan's activities. He would not discuss the hearing fairness as Senators speak of continuing scrutiny and McCarthy warned of more questions.
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Washington
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Vaughan
Capitol Hill
White House
McCarthy
R-Wis
Harry Vaughan
Clyde Hoey
D-Nc
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wise
State Commission Calls Study For Cement Plant Raw Materials
Raleigh Sept 1 A state commission urged further study of raw materials before building a Portland cement plant. The report to Governor Scott outlines unit investigations to locate limestone marl and clay in the coastal plain and western ranges, with site selection deferred pending results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Scott
Cpost
Castlene
Trent River
Murphy, Marion
Kings Mountain
Sanford
Commission Approves Piedmont Gas Pipeline Across State
The North Carolina State Utilities Commission approves plans for a natural gas pipeline to run across the state. General counsel John Paylor will present the approval at a FCC hearing in Washington on Sept. 14 as Piedmont natural gas corporation seeks permission to build the line serving Piedmont communities.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Utilities Commission
Commission
John Paylor
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Piedmont Natural Gas Corporation
Piedmont
Five Day Week Starts for Non-Operating Railroad Workers
Nearly one million non-operating railroad workers begin a five day week today, ending the six day cycle. The move, urged by a presidential board, keeps trains running daily with equal pay to six day workweeks.
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Washington
William M. Leiserson
New York
Parker Reforms State News Bureau Staffing Shift
Raleigh Sept 1. Governor Scott swaps aides in a staff shakeup. Charles J. Parker moves from private secretary to advertising director at the State Department of Conservation and Development. John H. Marshall becomes gubernatorial secretary, formerly a publishers editor at Farmers Cooperative Exchange.
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Raleigh
Scott
Charles J. Parker
State Department of Conservation and Development
John H. Marshall
Capitol
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Scott i
Better Schools and Roads, Inc
Parker
Marshall
Legionnaires Vote Today On National Commander Post
Philadelphia September 1. The American Legion closes its 31st convention with 3 344 delegates voting for a new national commander amid a neck and neck race among four World War II veterans for the 15 000 yearly post. The ballot follows reports from 44 states on caucuses and ongoing committee actions.
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Legionnaires
Philadelphia
American Legion
Legion
Perry Brown
Beau
United States
Typhoon Ravages Tokyo Area Leaving Dozens Dead
In Tokyo and surrounding Metlolitan area a deadly typhoon leaves 68 dead and 223 injured with 50 missing. About 100000 workers scramble to sandbag rivers to prevent floods, recalling 1947 floods that killed about 2000.
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Tokyo
Metlitan
Yaabeena
Higher Average Tobacco Prices Reported Today
Raleigh reports tobacco auction sales began on five markets in the middle belt. James Speed, sales supervisor at Henderson, estimates an average of 52 dollars per hundred for the first hour. He notes better quality offerings including smoking type leaf and farmers pleased with prices.
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Raleigh
Middle Belt
James Speed
Henderson
Top Marshall Plan Leaders Skeptical
Paris dispatch reports Europe’s top Marshall Plan officials, Baron Jean Charles Snoy of Belgium and Robert Marjolin of France, say more than 5 billion dollars in American aid has not yet put Europe on the road to self support. They note continued dollar shortages despite two years of improvement and say the situation remains unresolved. The findings will be sent to U S Marshall plan authorities.
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Paris
Europe
Baron Jean Charles Snoy
Belgium
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Robert Marjolin
France
OEEC
Krug Seeks Unified Action on Roanoke Rapids Project
Secretary of the Interior Krug proposed that three government agencies jointly recommend funds for federal hydroelectric dams at Roanoke Rapids and Gaston North Carolina. VEPCO seeks a license to build a 24.515 million project at Roanoke Rapids and a dam at Gaston. Krug urged public funding and hearings closed with final briefs due midnight tonight and responses by September 23.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
Krug
Ble
Roanoke Rapids
Gaston
N. C
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Federal Power Commission
Secretary of the Interior
WEPCO
Rural Electrification Cooperatives of
Virginia
Frank A. Hampton
Hamptonville
FPC
Commission
VEPCO
Roanoke River
Buggs Island
Philpott
Smith River
Army
Secretary of the Terror
Thermy
Congress
United States
Hydro Power Prome
Rwanoke Rap
Legion's national race narrows with split unofficial totals
Leading James Green 33 from Omaha Nebraska trails with 1,278 votes while Craig leads with 1,657. Erle Cocke Jr of Dawson Georgia has 68 and Donald Wilson of Clarksburg West Virginia has 53. Missing 288 votes span Wisconsin Wyoming New Hampshire Maryland and the District of Columbia. It takes 1,670 to elect.
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James Green
Omaha
Nebi
Craig
Green
Erle Cocke
Stock market gains tighten as highs hit in New York
Opening rise in the stock market gained momentum through late trading in New York. Gains ranged from fractions to about a point, with several issues near yesterday's close. Richfield Oil and Stone Webster hit new highs for the year, while General Motors and others failed to keep pace.
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New York
Richfield Oil and
Stone & Webster
Bethlehem Steel
Studebaker
International Harvester
National Distillers
Allied Chemical
Dow Chemical
Philip Morris
International Paper
N. Y. Central
Nickel Plate
Standard Oil (Nj
Barnsdell Oil
U. S. Gypsum
General Motors
Commonwealth Edison
International Nickel
General Electric
Santa Fe
Pearson testimony links Vaughan to 1946 Burton tax case
Drew Pearson testified that Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan telephoned the Justice Department in 1946 asking intervention in the income tax case of W. T. Burton, a New Orleans oil man and friend of William Helis. Pearson said Sturton was later indicted and convicted of jury bribing amid alleged maneuvering to block conviction.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Harry H. Vaughan
Justice Department
New Orleans
Pearson
W. T. Burton
William Helis
Sturton
Vaughan
James P. McGranery
U. S
McGranery
Tom Clark
Burton
Vaughan Calls John Maragon A Washed Up Figure
A political row erupts as Vaughan denounces John Maragon as washed up and unfit for future appearances. Vaughan reportedly described Maragon as a lovable friend, creating a tangled exchange with reporters and Mr. Truman present at the briefing.
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Ure
John Maragon
Vaughan
Maragon
Mr. Truman
Tropical Storm Moves Toward Martinique in Caribbean
A small but growing tropical storm moved toward Martinique about 1,400 miles east southeast of Miami. Northeast storm warnings stretched from Martinique to Antigua while southwest warnings extended from St. Lucia to Granada Island. Winds 40 to 50 mph over 75 miles east of center, slowly increasing. moving northwestward at about 12 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Martinique
Antigua
St. Lucia
Granada Island
Caribbean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Soviets Claim Russia Won War No 2 Single Handed
The Moscow weekly New Times proclaims the Soviet Union won the European war single handed on the war’s 10th anniversary. Gen Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo reports Japan’s four years under allied occupation showing steadfast surrender adherence and population growth with no mass unemployment. West German notes follow.
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Europe
Moscow
New Times
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Fair Deal To Triumph Says The President
President Truman expressed confidence that his fair deal program will be enacted in full as Congress resumes in January. He defended the 41.9 billion budget, praised the defeat of an economy rider, and said Congress must analyze his proposals and make its own decisions. He warned the 81st Congress cannot be judged until it finishes its work.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
McClelan
D-Ark
Senate
Contingency fund allocations hit eight hundred seventy five thousand
The first two months of the current fiscal year show the contingency and emergency fund balanced at about 875000. The general assembly normally allocates 1000000 annually, disbursed by the governor and council of state to cover unforeseen needs when sessions are not in session. Allocations include 32970 for veterans service officers matching funds, 828,970 total, 2835 for governor offices renovation, 5459 for archives truck, 14118 for personnel department staff, and 6500 to the Institute of Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Pagenet Semey
Department of Archives and History
General Assembly
Institute of Gov
Cab Driver Found Nude Beaten in Robeson County Field
The naked, beaten body of Fayetteville cab driver Howard Christopher Hayes, 22, was found at dawn in a Robeson county cornfield after his cab, with clothes bearing white sand, was located in Fayetteville. A search of eastern Cumberland county involved 25 cab drivers. Authorities note head trauma, facial injuries, and possible prior linked killings, with no clear connection to a previous homicide on a lovers lane near Fort Bragg.
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Fayetteville
Robeson County
Howard Christopher Hayes
Hayes
Cumberland County
Till Moore
St. Pauls
Paul McMillan
W. C. Britt
Fayetteville Associates
Ft. Brage
Matha Hicks
Temperatures Dip Near Freezing Across Midwest
Temperatures fell to near freezing in the Midwest with a cool air mass stretching from the Dakotas to Ohio and Arkansas. Readings in the 30s appeared in Iowa and Wisconsin, while Chicago posted a record 45 degrees for September 1 as the cool belt extended over the region.
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Chicago
Midwest
Dakotas
Ohio
Arkansas
Towa
Wisconsin
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
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Ma He
Biak
New Guinea
Pacific
Senate Committee
Post Office Department
William T Fariey
Association of American Railroads
State
Soviets
Associated Press
Capitol Square
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