Forbes Heads State Motor Carrier Group
B J Forbes of Wilson was elected president of the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association at the 18th annual convention in Blowing Rock. Officers include W D Lewis High Point vice president D W Royster Shelby secretary treasurer and others. The gathering approved highway safety campaigns and public relations efforts and featured speeches by H D Buddy Horton of Charlotte ATA president and John F Fletcher Raleigh. Gov W Kerr Scott and Austin Wilson spoke at the banquet.
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Blowing Rock
B. J. Forbes
Wilson
North Carolina Motor Carriers Association
W. D. Lewis
High Point
D. W. Royster
Shelby
J. T. Outlaw
Raleigh
W. T. Owens
Winston-Salem
Council of Safety Supervisors
John M. Akers
Gastonia
American Truck
Archaeological Ararat Expedition Guards The Search
The article describes a government guarded expedition exploring Ararat with armed gendarmes and troops surrounding camp. A small lake near the base camp yielded no notable finds while peasant reports mention a ship further north, and officials note this is the first fully organized Ararat expedition since 1940.
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Ararat
Ararat’s Peak
Smith
Russia
Iran
Guerrillas Disarmed by Albanian Radio Report
Albanian radio in Tirana says Greek guerrillas driven across the Albania border by Athens troops have been disarmed and sent to concentration camps.
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London
Albania
Athens
Tirana
Richard Strauss Ill in Garmisch at 85
German composer Richard Strauss is dangerously ill at his home in Garmisch tonight. The 85 year old suffers a heart ailment and kidney stones.
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Garmisch
Germany
Richard Strauss
Britain’s 1949 Steel Output Surges Past Prewar Levels
Great Britain produced about 14.877 million tons of steel in 1949, nearly tripling its 1931 output, reflecting a sharp postwar recovery in steel production and industrial capacity.
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Great Britain
Senator Thomas presses Johnson on government plane use
In a pointed letter to Secretary Johnson, Senator Thomas demands flight details for all trips since January 1, including miles flown and trip costs. He asks for logs of aircraft activity, lists of personnel aboard, and the total cost of the unification weekend and other government flights to assess savings and rule on private air travel for officials.
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Johnson
Armed Services
Thomas
Europe
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On
Middle
Near East
Pacific
Appropriations Committee
Airforce and Navy Fields
Secretary of Defense
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Chiefs of Staff
Barkley
White House
Key West
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Reed
R-Gas
Speed record flight marks Bendix event and jet race
Maj. Vernon A. Ford led a Thunderjet streak from Muroc California to Salina Kansas and back covering 1993 miles in 3 45 51. Lt Dan Daird set a jet fighter deck race speed of 548 9 mph for 432 miles. Bill Wittman topped midget class with 184 5 mph, while Reaver edged Salmon for Bendix second with 150 2 mph.
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Vernon A. Ford
Air Force
Muroc
Calif
Salina
Kas
de Bona
Paul Mantz
Jimmy Stewart
Billie Robinson
Pacoima
Robinson
Goodyear
Navy
Midway
Dan Daird
Loomis
Reaver
Salmon
Bd. E. Buzzart
Nashville
Tenn
Bendix
Leland Cameron
North Hollywood
North Platte
Neb
Vince Perron
Burbank
Grand Junction
Colo
Major Ford
Middletown
San Francisco
California
J. E. Newman
Mason City
Harry M. Lester
Gambier
Ohio
Franklin Rizzer
Syracuse
Peoria
Ill
Laird
Atlantic
Governor Kerr Scott to Speak at Local Civic Meeting
Gov Kerr Scott will address a joint meeting of the High Point Lions club and Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton hotel on September 22. Invited by Lion Jack Furgurson, he will discuss civic clubs and his go forward program following earlier caustic remarks about civic clubs.
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Kerr Scott
High Point Lions Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
Scott
Lion Jack Furgurson
Senator defends judicial stance during five percenter hearings
Senator Hoey claimed he had long handled hundreds of cases and sat like a judge in Senate hearings. He praised rapid rulings on proceedings while criticizing investigations he called a show, and said he stopped committee members from expressing opinions to preserve a judicial atmosphere.
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Senate
Navy hurricane hunter reports eye encounter with wild propeller
Commander E. T. Harding reported a navy hurricane hunter plane entered the eye of a well formed hurricane. Maximum winds reached 65 knots about 75 mph. Diameter of eye 22 miles. Propeller governor failed and the propeller ran wild before the crew left the storm. Pilot William Yean relayed a message about icebergs not all frosty white. Pittsburgh and surrounding Allegheny County have more than 900 bridges.
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E. T. Harding
Navy
William Yean
Weather report shows varied temperatures across cities
The Weather Bureau lists 27 hours of temperature and rainfall ending at 9 PM in major cotton areas and other cities. Readings include Asheville 86, Charlotte 68, New York 78, Chicago 56, San Francisco 55, Washington 78 with rainfall amounts shown for several locations.
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Weather Bureau
Chicago
New Orleans
Cleveland
New York
Pallas
Norfolk
Denver
Philadelphia
Detroit
Phoenix
el Paso
Pitshuragh
Jacksonville
Portland
Wanses City
St Louis
Key West SS
Francisco
Knorrille
AF Washington
Yugoslav Invasion Rumor Denied by Ministry of Information
European ministry rejects United Press claim that Yugoslavia faces invasion by Russian troops describing the report as fabrication. Pope Pius XII calls on Poland’s 20 million Catholics to defend the church. Bolivia’s civil conflict continues with Riberalta and Potosi reported as government gains amid heavy casualties.
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Ministry of Information
United Press
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
New York
Pius XII
Poland
Bolivia
Riberalta
Potosi
Braden resigns Raleigh city manager post amid smear campaign
Braden, 60, resigns as Raleigh city manager after two years since transition to a manager council system. The smear campaign has produced no specific charges against the city council, following a dispute with Coley that surfaced in July when Coley was convicted for assaulting the manager. he paid a $25 fine and costs. Walter Hunt, inventor of the safety pin, sold all rights to his invention for 400 in 1849.
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Braden
High Point
Raleigh
Coley
Walter Hunt
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