Legion to Insist on Voice In Political Life
George N. Craig of Brazil Indiana became the American Legion's national commander pledging to make the organization an important voice in political and social life. The 40 year old lawyer and World War Two veteran won a close race and will earn 15000 dollars yearly with a 35000 dollar expense allowance. The Philadelphia convention drew about 60000 Legionaires ending four days of speeches politicking and parades as Craig accepted the post amid Hoosier fanfare.
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Philadelphia
American Legion
George N. Craig
Brazil
Ind
Legion
Craig
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Indiana
New York
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Barden Aid to Education Subcommittees Abolished by Lesinski
House Labor Committee subcommittees dissolved by Rep. Lesinski of Michigan. The move ends four panels after they completed work on the Barden aid to education bill, opposed by Catholic leaders for excluding parochial schools. New committees will be appointed later this month.
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Washington
House
Barden
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
Rep
D-Nc
Detroit
Bailey
Wva
Landslides and floods devastate Tokyo area after typhoon
In Japan a deadly typhoon raises the death toll to 95 with 417 injured and 49 missing. Over 50,000 homeless in Tokyo and Yokohama due to floods and destroyed homes as heavy rain continues. Rail traffic is halted between Tokyo and Yokohama and the Tone river runs high. Nine new deaths come from a landslide near Urawa.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo-Hokohama
Kyo
Yokohama
Tone
Urawa
Middle Belt Leaf Averages Fall at Five Markets in 1949 Open
Averages at Durham Henderson Oxford Louisburg and Warrenton open at 46.50 to 48.75 per hundred pounds with lower prices than last year. Opening tobacco quality ranged from low and fair to cutters and primings of low quality, with most declines 1 to 3 per hundred and some 4 to 5.
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Raleigh
Durham
Henderson
Oxford
Louisburg
Warrenton
Government moves to curb five percenters in contracting
Washington reports that the government will curb five percenters as probing senators pause their yearlong inquiry into influence in federal contracting. Jess Larson of the Government Services Administration vows direct contracting for small businesses while blacklisting unethical firms and warning federal employees about favors.
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Washington
Hoey
D-Nc
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Jess Larson
Larson
Government Services Administration
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Frank Pace
Senate
William Helis
Whch
Truman
Harry H Vaughan
Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy
R-Wis
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Helis
Boston Priest Defends Ultra-Orthodox View Amid Vatican Ruling
A five month dispute in Boston over Fr. Leonard Feeney and the non salvation doctrine continues after a Vatican ruling upheld Archbishop Cushing. The sacred congregation called Feeney’s position harmful and demanded immediate abandonment, while Feeney defies and seeks an ex Cathedra ruling from the pope.
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Boston
Vatican
Richard J. Cushing
Cushing
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Leonard J Feeney
S. J
Sacred Congregation
Fr. Feeney
St. Benedict's Center
Vets Rally For Peekskill Concert Controversy
Paul Robeson accepts a Cortlandt concert after a riot halted a Peekskill appearance. Fourteen veterans groups plan a parade past the concert site, terming it a conclusive demonstration against communism.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Cortlandt
Tempo of Stock Market Slower Today
New York stock market eased to slightly lower grounds after yesterday’s brisk rise. Fractions down touched many issues while a small group posted modest gains. Followsbee steel fell after news directors skipped the dividend due. high priced Superior Oil jumped briefly.
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New York
Evels Follawsbee Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Wage Hour Law Changes Await Final Congressional Compromise
Washington reports on proposed amendments to the 1938 wage hour law. House and Senate-passed bills differ on key points, especially raising the minimum to 5 cents and expanding coverage. A joint committee must finalize a single bill before final passage, with impacts on roughly 1.5 million workers and possible wage recoveries via wage hour suits.
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Washington
House
Senate
Private Operation of Roanoke Rapids Project Recommended by FPC Counsel
FPC counsel recommends Virginia Electric and Power obtain a 50 year license to build and operate a Roanoke Rapids hydro project in North Carolina. The plan includes a dam above the diversion dam, a 4,900 acre reservoir, a 91 MW powerplant, and an 8,000 foot tailrace.
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Roanoke Rapids
FPC
Washington
Sept
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Virginia Electric and Power Com
N. C
Interior
Kiug
Virginia Rea Association of Cooperatives
VEPCO
United States
Roanoke River
Congress
Carolina Power and Light Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company
C i
Halifax
Northampton
North Carolina
Gaston
Secretary of Interior
Tots' Bodies Found Stuffed In Old Ice Box
Two young children Franklin Sherer five and Sandra two and a half were found smothered in an ice box in a neighbor’s garage in St Paul Minnesota. Police say the bodies were in separate compartments behind closed doors and investigators will question playmates for possible involvement.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Franklin Sherer
Sandra
Stanley Sherer
Increased Sales For Work Clothes
New York reports the cotton textile merchants association predicts more work clothes will be sold at lower prices in the August to January period than last year. Retailers expect sales volume to be about equal to or slightly below the prior year, with work clothing seen as a key industry barometer.
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New York
Association of Cotton Textile Merchants of
Primitive Hunters Roamed America 14000 Years Ago
Dr Loren Eiseley of the University of Pennsylvania reports a major find near Cody Wyoming dated between 5000 and 12000 years before Christ. The Yuma camp site spans about 600 square feet and contains tools weapons and food remains buried under desert sand. No human bones found but Yuma points suggest lance tips and possible absence of bow and arrow.
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New York
American West
Christ
Cody
Wyo
Loren Eiseley
University of Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Yuma
New World
Eiseley
Sage Creek
Ejiseley
Orson
Justice Rutledge's Condition Is Grave Reported
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge, 55, remained in grave condition at a work hospital bulletin. The Supreme Court member was listed as critical with a circulatory ailment after a relapse on Wednesday, with family by his side including Mrs Rutledge and their children Neal Mary Lou and Jean Ann.
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York
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
Work Hospite Bulletin
Active Labor Day Weekend Planned By Tar Heels
Thousands of Tar Heels prepared for a long Labor Day weekend with beach resorts expected to draw large crowds. The program includes boat races at Morehead City, speedboat races at White Lake and Lake Waccamaw, a golden jubilee in Scotland County, Southern States exhibition in Charlotte, and Hendersonville's apple harvest festival starting Saturday.
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Raleigh
Morehead City
White Lake
Lake Waccamaw
Scotland County
Railroads Press State Assessments On Valuations At Capitol
Major railroads and many short lines attend a Capitol hearing protesting the state board of assessments over rising valuations for local tax levies. Officials note a quadrennial basic appraisal with little change since 1945 may stand until 1953, amid concerns of declining net revenue and potential future misalignment. The ex officio board includes Commissioner Eugene Shaw as chair and State Treasurer Brandon Hodges.
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State Board of Assessments
State Board
Brandon Hodges
Commissioner of Revenue
Eugene Shaw
Brandon More
Republicans Will Oppose Tariff Cuts
A six point plan to aid Britain’s finances is under discussion among American British and Canadian officials. It includes reducing British purchases from the US and promoting non dollar trade, easing the 1946 loan, buying more British Commonwealth tin and rubber, aiding Southeast Asian members, and proposing a tariff cutting conference next year.
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Washington
Sept
Britain
United States
India
Pakistan
Burma
Malaya
State Offers Evidence In Medlin Trial
In Charlotte, Sept. 2, the State presented ballistics expert testimony to place Monroe Medlin away from Mrs. K. Q. Anderson when the shotgun fired Aug. 1, arguing the shot was not accidental. Photographs, the murder weapon, cartridges, and teeth from Will Randleman were entered as evidence as the trial proceeds.
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Charlotte
Monroe Medlin
K. Q. Anderson
Medlin
Superior Court
Andersons
Queens Rd
Pierczynski
Will Randleman
Randleman
Anderson
Autumn chill sweeps eastern nation with frosty starts
Frost warnings and subfreezing lows sweep the eastern states as midwest cold fronts push into the Ohio Valley. Temperatures dip to 32 in Philipsburg Pennsylvania and the 30s across parts of New York and West Virginia, while Asheville and High Point North Carolina see 52 and 60s respectively.
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Chicago
Midwest
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic States
Philipsburg
Pennsylvania
Binghampton
N. Y
Albany
Elkins
W. Va
Asheville
N. C
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