Rio de Janeiro Pact Unprecedented Treaty Signed by 19 Nations
Delegates from 19 nations signed the Rio de Janeiro pact in a formal ceremony at Itamaraty palace. The treaty binds Western Hemisphere states to mutual defense within a security zone from pole to pole and from Hawaii to the Falklands, with ratification pending in each nation's congress.
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Rio de Janeiro
Quitandin
Truman
Itamaraty Palace
Brazil
Foreign Office
Guatemala
Coasta Rica
Peru
el Salvador
Panama
Paraguay
Venezuela
Chile
Honduras
Cuba
Bolivia
Columbia
Mexico
Haiti
Uruguay
Argentina
United States
George C. Marshall
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Tom Connally
Warren R. Austin
U. S
United Nations
Sol Bloom
D-Ny
William D. Pawley
Marshall
Vandenberg
Austin
Washington
Marshal
Chapultepec
Pole
Hawaii
Falklands
Europe Faces Urgent Crisis Says Lovett
Secretary of State Lovett warned that Europe’s economic crisis is worsening faster than expected and may require congressional action before year’s end. He noted options include extending World Bank support or adopting permanent measures tied to the Marshall plan for long term European aid. Lovett also said Congress may need a special session if conditions deteriorate.
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Washington
Lovett
Europe
Mary Marshall
Lovett Cape
Congress
Hays
D-Ark
Thevete
United States
World Bank
Bride-To-Be Fatally Wounded by Rejected Suitor
Detroit report states Mary Dorsey a 47 year old bride to be was shot twice in the abdomen by Arthur N Badger 47 who then fatally shot himself as her husband to be tried to intervene The incident occurred after Badger allegedly fired at Collins and then shot Dorsey on the porch and in the front room before officers halted him.
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Detroit
Trousseau
Joseph Gaca
Mary Dorsey
Gaea
Arthur N. Badger
Dorsey
Ager
Lord Collins
Badger
Collins
Himage
Winston Salem imposes emergency water conservation ordinance
Winston-Salem enacts a strict emergency water conservation ordinance with a 50 dollar fine or 30 days imprisonment for violators. Public Works Commissioner H. K. A. Thomas warns the city could run dry in 60 days without rain, aiming to save at least four million gallons daily until the crisis ends.
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Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Board of Aldermen
Hk. A. Thomas
Thomas
Pressure mounts in UN Palestine debate for US backing
Lake Success reports the American Jewish Conference calling the United States to lead the drive for a Jewish national home in Palestine. It cites past commitments by President Truman and warns Washington cannot shirk its role as Britain may seek US help in interim Palestine administration if the UN divides the Holy Land.
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Lake Success
United States
Palestine
United Nations Assembly
Holy Land
American Jewish Conference
Britain
United Nations
United Nations Special Commission
Jewish Conference
General Assembly of
Truman
Umstead Fears Low Mood On Way
Greensboro Sept 3 Sen William B Umstead a North Carolina Democrat warned that unless prices cease rising a low mood could follow He said a depression is possible if industry labor farmers and all groups do not cooperate not predicting one but signaling risk if talks fail to reach understanding
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Greensboro
William B. Umstead
North Carolina
Carolinas Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association
Bombers Reach Westover for Transatlantic Flight to Europe
Col. Alan D. Clark lands at Westover Field Mass for refueling as 31 B 20s prepare to depart across the Atlantic in the largest flight of Super Forts to Europe. Bombers from Fort Worth Texas arrive and plan a Goose Bay stop before continuing to Germany.
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Westover Field
Mass
Alan D. Clark
Atlantic
Europe
Fort Worth
Texas
Germany
Goose Bay
Newfoundland
State revenue climbs in August amid price rise
Revenue Commissioner Edwin Gill reported total August receipts of 7,229,456 for the general fund, up 174 percent from a year ago. Highway fund tallies reached 4,176,690, a 22.48 percent rise, driven by record gasoline tax collections of 3,800,541 versus 3,077,819 the prior August.
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Raleigh
Edwin Gill
Gill
Identical Triplets Join Hartford Hospital Nursing Staff
Hartford Connecticut reports the arrival of identical triplets Helen Ellen and Evelyn Justice who were assigned to different floors at the hospital. The sisters from Rutherfordton North Carolina came from Waterville Maine where Ellen and Helen worked at Thayer hospital and Evelyn at a girls camp. All wear identical uniforms with unique hairdos to distinguish them.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartford Hospital
Helen
Ellen
Evelyn Justice
Rutherfordton
N. C
Waterville
Thayer Hospital
Evelyn
Albemarle Man Held in First Degree Murder
Walter B. Meachum, 28, a textile worker from Albemarle, is jailed on a first degree murder charge in the shotgun death of his estranged wife, 18-year-old Sher iff P. FE. Herrin of Stanly County said. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday in Recorder’s Court. Mrs. Meachum, mother of a three-month-old daughter, died Monday in a local hospital. The sheriff said Meachum claimed he fired after seeing his wife with another man on her mother's porch.
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Albemarle
Walter B. Meachum
P. FE. Herrin
Stanly County
Recorders Court
U S Demands Bulgaria Review Cases Against Petkov
The United States urges Russia and Britain to join a review of Bulgaria’s repressive campaign against the Agrarian Union and its anti communist leader Nikola Petkov who faces a death sentence. Lovett said the protest was delivered to the Soviet foreign ministry by Ambassador Bedell Smith.
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Washington
United States
Russia
America
Britain
Bulgaria
Agrarian Union
Nikola Petkov
Petkov
Lovett
Bedell Smith
Rural electrification approves loans for widespread service
The Rural Electrification Administration approves loans totaling 85.2 million across multiple states to expand electric service in rural areas. Notable borrowers include Davidson Electric Membership Corp Lexington North Carolina 195000 and Horry Electric Cooperative Conway South Carolina 500000.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Davidson Electric Membership Corp
Lexington
N. C
Horry Electric Cooperative
Conway
President Truman Joins Orchid Hunt Near Rio de Janeiro
President Truman and his physician Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham climbed a Rio mountain behind the U S embassy for orchid hunting. They outpaced guards for a stretch, dug up several plants, and returned with them amid light challenges from Brazilian sentries.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Truman
Corcovado
U. S
Wallace H. Graham
Secret Service
Graham
Rent Control May Continue If Housing Shortage Persists
Washington reports Chairman Wolcott predicts rent controls likely extended if the housing shortage is not resolved by March 31. He notes potential extension unless building momentum reduces shortages. McCarthy urges action, calls for data from agencies and open conferences as hearings may start next week.
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Washington
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Congress
Rep. Gamble
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Rattlesnake Whiskey Seized in Chinatown Raid
New York on September 3 authorities seized a bottle of rattlesnake whiskey in a Chinatown raid by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. The bureau gave the recipe for the concoction as rattlesnake in a jar with rice wine dried toads soy beans sliced deer antlers and dried sea horses aged six months. James Ryan acting district supervisor noted the product is popular with west coast Chinese who believe it grants strength.
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New York
Chinatown
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
James Ryan
Bureau
Economists Watch Bond Cashing by World War II Veterans
Economists study the cashing of terminal leave bonds by about 9,000,000 ex service men, totaling around 1.8 billion dollars. They see potential inflation pressure and gauge veterans' finances two years after V J Day. Reports vary city to city with heavy to moderate cash-ins, mainly to pay old bills, though some open savings, plan new cars or travel. President Truman urges veterans who do not need the money to keep the bonds as nest eggs.
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South
Truman
Hope for Peace From Truman and Hoover
Truman and Hoover offer optimism that a new world war can be avoided. Truman spoke at the Quitandinha conference in Brazil saying current differences can be settled without armed conflict. Hoover, via American Magazine, argues economic power may prevail against communism and war.
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Gilead
Truman
Hoover
Quitandinha
Brazil
Shalett
United States
James F. O'Neil
American Legion
New York
Europe
Asia
Mancheno Ousted as Ecuador President in Coup Fallout
Quito reports say Col. Carlos Mancheno resigned after a counter revolt. Mariano Suarez Veintimilla seized temporary power, declaring he will lead until a congress session appoints a successor for the May 1948 elections. Velasco Ibarra exiled former president reportedly returning.
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Quito
Ecuador
Col
Carlos Mancheno
Mariano Suarez Veintimilla
Mancheno
Suarez
Jose Mario Valasco Ibarra
Congress
Velasco Ibarra
Argentina
State Barbers Set 20th NC Convention in High Point
The 19th annual convention of the Associated Master Barbers of North Carolina closed at Carolina Beach with High Point chosen as next convention city. M. E. Meadows of Asheville reelected president, John Atkins of Charlotte named vice president, Y.4. Can hon of Chapel Hill renamed secretary treasurer, and C. F. Holland of Raleigh reelected chaplain.
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Wilmington
Associated Master Barbers of
North Carolina
Carolina Beach
High Point
M. E. Meadows
Asheville
John Atkins
Charlotte
Canhon
Chapel Hill
C.F. Holland
Raleigh
Weather outlook with heat across North Carolina today
North Carolina faces partly roaster and rather hot conditions today and tonight extending into Friday. Local sun calendar notes sunrise and sunset times for Thursday and Friday look to be around 5:54 and 6:44 respectively with high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and dry conditions in most areas.
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North Carolina
Bevin Urges US Gold Redistribution to End World Chaos
Foreign Secretary Bevin told the British trade union congress that redistributing Fort Knox gold could raise purchasing power in devastated areas and curb global chaos in trade payments. He warned of Britain's ongoing dollar crisis and vowed a tough production drive at home.
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Southport
England
Ernest Bevin
United States
Fort Knox
British Trade Union Congress
Kentucky
Bevin
Marshall
Europe
Britain
British Empire
Commonwealth
German Gestapo chiefs sentenced to death by British court
In Hamburg a British military court condemned 14 Gestapo operatives to die for killing 50 Allied airmen on Hitler’s orders. Two others got life terms and two received 10 years. Victims were recaptured escapees from Sagan prison camp. Erich Zacherias, linked to the Kidder case, among the condemned.
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Germany
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Sagan
Silesia
Erich Zacherias
G. A. Kidder
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