Churches To Seek Order In Palestine
The World Council of Churches committee proposes churches condemn both capitalism and communism and seek order in Palestine. It calls for relief for war victims without discrimination and urges nations to aid displaced people, while avoiding taking sides in Arab Jewish disputes.
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Palestine
Amsterdam
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
World Council of Churches
Taft
Robert Raft
Senate
Netherlands
World Council
World Council For Action Today
Douay Bible To Be Replaced By Modern English Version
YONKERS N Y Sept 3 A new modern English translation of the Old Testament is nearing completion by a Catholic scholars committee to replace the Douay version used since 1609. Genesis already printed and sent to Pope Pius XII. general publication to begin Tuesday.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Stephen J. Harthegen
Pius XII
Father Hartdegen
John Forest
Abram
Hartgeden
Hurricane Stirs Waters East of Brownsville Texas
A Gulf of Mexico hurricane strengthens east of Brownsville prompting hurricane warnings along the Louisiana coast from the Mississippi mouth to Vermilion Bay. Southeast warnings issued from Mobile to New Orleans as of 1:45 a m EST. The center lay about 350 miles east of Brownsville moving north at up to 10 mph with potential rough seas and tides Saturday morning.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Vermilion Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Ala
Galveston
Brownsville
Texas
Schuman Fails to Form New French Cabinet
Paris reports Premier designate Robert Schuman could not assemble a workable coalition. Despite assembly endorsement, socialists opposed his economic plan and wages policy, leaving France without a government as the current parliament faces uncertain future.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Schuman
France
Andre Marie
Marie
Schulman
NLRB Seeks Court Backing to Enforce Hiring Hall Ruling
The National Labor Relations Board asked the New York Court of Appeals to enforce its order against the CIO National Maritime Union over use of the Hiring Hall. The action marks the first time the board seeks court backing under Taft-Hartley. The board held the Hiring Hall practice discriminated against non union applicants, effectively creating a closed shop.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Circuit Court of Appeals
New York City
CIO National Maritime Union
NLRB
Great Lakes
Electrical Firms Face Inquiry Over Communist Ties
A House labor subcommittee will question electrical company officials on whether they do business with communists in the labor movement. Rep. Kersten worries management cooperation with communists could be dangerous and may call witnesses. The dispute centers on CIO United Electrical Workers leadership contest between James Carey and Albert Fitzgerald. Carey, former U E president, now secretary treasurer, contends for control as Fitzgerald chairs the union. The panel heard Carey testify on the matter.
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House Labor
CIO
Rep
Kersten
R-Wis
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Albert Fitzgerald
United Electrical Workers Union
New York
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Fitzgerald
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Onial
House
Do Thenericns Activities Committee
White House
U. S
Russia
Dewey
Truman Urges Share Health Movement
President Truman urged a nationwide share-the-health program built on compulsory insurance and large outlays to expand medical services. The 10 year plan aims to make good health affordable for all, drawing praise and critique from officials and lawmakers.
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Washington
Truman
Oscar R. Ewing
White House
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
John M. Pratt
National Physicians Committee
Chicago
Ewing
United States
Motorcycle Rider Killed in North Carolina Truck Collision
Miles Sawyer a 33 year old Elizabeth City resident died in a Thursday night crash on the Fort Raleigh to Wanchese road north of Manteo. Sawyer riding a motorcycle attempted to pass a southbound car and collided head on with a pickup truck carrying Lost Colony cast members.
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Miles Sawyer
Elizabeth City
Fort Raleigh
Wanchese
Westminster Choir
Sawyer
Lost Colony Cast
New York Truck Strike Hampers Nation Wide Supplies
New York City trucking walkout disrupts hosiery and textile shipments to the Piedmont region. High Point firms report canceled orders, storage bottlenecks, and 30 trucks tied up at Jersey City terminal. Union Local 807 draws up new demands as talks resume next Tuesday.
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York City
High Point
Piedmont
Philadelphia
New York
Jersey City
Polio Cases Rise in North Carolina as Schools Postpone Openings
Twenty polio cases were reported to the state health board today, bringing the year total to 1,885. The August total reached 612 with several counties reporting cases. Wake and Granville counties delayed school starts with St. Mary’s in Raleigh set for September 27 and other area schools shifting dates to September 15.
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State Board of Health
Rutherford County
Cleveland
Guilford
Iedell
Buncombe
Catawba
Cumberland
Davidson
Duplin
Harnett
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
New Hanover
Surry
St. Mary's
Capitol City
Wake County
Granville County
Oxford
Columbus County
MacArthur’s Prophecy on Asia's Democratic Shield
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes General MacArthur's Tokyo remarks on the Japan surrender anniversary. He ties Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines into a democratic triangle facing totalitarian expansion, and notes China’s potential role amid regional military stakes. He discusses strategic implications for defense and offense in a future conflict.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Japan
Nippon
Republic of the Philippines
Asia
Russia
Philippines
Korea
Korean Peninsula
Occu
President Truman Entered Slugging Match Over High Prices
President Truman clashed with Republicans over communists high prices health insurance and the St Lawrence Seaway as he attacked Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Harold Stassen. He dismissed charges of red threats as false and defended his anti communism stance while contrasting Democrats and Republicans in the campaign.
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Washington
Truman
St. Lawrence Seaway
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
Mr. Truman
Dewey
Stassen
Agriculture Brannan
Prices firm as middle belt tobacco sales open
Middle belt flue cured tobacco markets report opening day prices near yesterday’s levels. Durham Henderson and Louisburg saw lighter volumes yet firm grades with averages around $51.84, $58.00, and $56.71 respectively. Overall sales in Henderson and Oxford totaled several hundred thousand pounds with price gains of $6 to $10 over last year’s opener.
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U. S8
N. C
Henderson
James Steed
Louisburg
Claude Allen
Oxford
U.S
Berlin Blockade Easing Rumor Sparks Allied Talks
Berlin reports said the Russians may lift the 72 day blockade soon. Officials noted no confirmation from Moscow or Western allies and discussed currency reform and rail canal reopenings amid Sino Soviet tensions.
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Berlin
Soviet Zone
Helmstedt
Moscow
Ruhr
Stocks Drift Lower After Early Indecision
The New York market opened uncertain and fell as Armour & Co. dividend omission weighed on packing shares. U S Steel and car makers slipped while many major issues like Chrysler, Goodyear, GM and Johns Manville declined. Some leaders such as Caterpillar Tractor and Western Union held steady against the trend.
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Armour & Co
Cudahy and
Wilson
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General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
American Smelting
Westinghouse Electric
du Pont
Johns Manville
American Woolen
Pennsylvania
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Mission Corp
Schenley
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Western Union
Electric Power and Light, Radio Corp
Standard On
Montreal Textile Workers Win 16 Cent Hour Increase
About 2,600 Montreal textile workers will receive a 16 cent an hour raise under a new contract announced by the Dominion Textile Company and the United Textile Workers of America.
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Montreal
Dominion Textile Company
United Textile Workers of America
North Carolina Adopts Stricter Teacher Physical Exams
Raleigh reports that the 1947 General Assembly requires public school teachers to meet tighter health standards. The new law expands exams beyond tuberculosis checks to include temperature, pulse, weight, vision, hearing, chest x-ray if available, and several other tests with a formal certificate outlining findings and recommendations.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
State Department of Public Instruction
Clyde A. Erwin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Edward Benes dies aged 64 after pivotal role in Czechoslovakia
Prague reports the death of Edward Benes at his Sezimovo country home. A founder of Czechoslovakia and twice its president, Benes aged 64 had been ill since Tuesday after a stroke and weakened heart. He led the republic from 1918, resigned in 1948 under Communist pressure, and earlier faced pressures during the Munich crisis.
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Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Sezimovo
Benes
Jan Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
Klement Gottwald
Adolf Hitler
United States
Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
War drama cites B 29 crash near Netherlands in air defense test
A B-29 crashed in the Netherlands during a large air defense drill, crew bailed out per air ministry. Edenton NC air base to reopen in March 1949 for Marine Corps fighters. Mayflower carries Jewish refugees to Haifa under UN observers amid arms cargo rumors. Bishop John Long Jackson dies in Virginia. A Black laborer survives being buried alive near Cr armeton NC. Sir Henry Blackwood dies in London. possible estate to American brother. Four die in Crystal Brook Farm Inn fire near Fort Monmouth Gate.
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London
Netherlands
Britain
Air Ministry
Toronto to Start Sex Education in Public Schools
The Toronto board of education announced that city public schools will begin a sex education program this year for students aged 12 to 14.
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SEX Education
Toronto
Toronto Board of Education
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