Patrolman Bound Over in Shooting of Chief Near Kings Mountain
State Highway Patrolman Har lots Dayton ordered bound over to the October term of Cleveland county superior court on murder charges for the fatal shooting of Cherryville Police Chief Carl Short near Kings Mountain August 19. He was released on a 2500 dollar bond after two witnesses testified that Short stood with hands at his sides in the highway.
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Shelby
Harlots Dayton
Cleveland County Superior Court
Cherryville
Carl Short
Kings Mountain
W. L. Angel
Dayton
Short
Notre Dame scientists report Bikini still radioactive but safe briefly
Two Notre Dame professors say Bikini Atoll remains radioactive but humans could reside there without danger for brief periods. Dr. William H. Hammill and Dr. Russell R. Williams, returning as special Navy consultants, note ongoing radiation after the 1946 atomic tests.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Bikini
Atoll
William H. Hammill
Oswego
N. Y
Russell R. Williams
Orchard Park
Notre Dame
United States Navy
Government pays out large sum on GI bond redemptions
Initial reports indicate the treasury paid at least 108.8 million dollars to redeem GI terminal leave bonds on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first cash-ins by veterans. Officials call the figures fragmentary and a broader AP survey suggests heavy early cash-ins with the rush now tapering off.
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Washington
Treasury
Associated Press
Weather Summary North Carolina and Nearby Areas
Clear to partly cloudy and hot with a few scattered thundershowers this afternoon and near the coast Saturday. Low and mid 60s to 90s across cities with scattered rainfall readings listed for several stations including Raleigh and Charleston.
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North Carolina
Death Sentence Given Negro in Rape Case
AsheboroSept 5 Buster Hooks a South Carolina Negro living near High Point was sentenced by Superior Court Judge William Pittman to die in the gas chamber on October 10 for criminally assaulting Mrs Ora Bouldin in August A jury found him guilty after a night session and fingerprints tied Hooks to the crime Mrs Bouldin a 35 year old mother and her daughter identified him as the assailant intruder broke into the home through a window Hooks faced first degree burglary charges but the state pursued only the rape count
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Asheboro
Buster Hooks
South Carolina
Trinity
High Point
Superior
Wiliam Pittman
Ora Bouldin
Pittman
Hooks
Woman Kills Husband Ends Her Own Life in Home
In a residence near the House, Mrs. Albertson and her husband Leary Albertson 54 were found shot to death. An inquest verdict returned murder and death by self-inflicted gunshot. A note on the door asked for patience and notes on locking up, while a will requested a private funeral and no friends.
Pullman Fares Upped By ICC
The Pullman company plans sleeper rate increases ranging from 1 to 48 percent on October 1 by ICC authority. A minimum berth would rise to 3.50, with most short trips affected. some higher fares see smaller or no increases. The ICC allows suspensions and a formal inquiry upon request.
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Washington
Pullman
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
British coal miners strike widens across Yorkshire fields
About 60 000 Yorkshire miners shunned pits as 54 collieries were shut. Union leader Arthur Horner rushed to London for an emergency meeting with fuel minister Emanuel Shinwell and coal board officials to seek an end to the three week walkout that threatens the national economy.
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London
Yorkshire
Kent
England
Arthur Horner
National Union of Mine Workers
Southport
Emanuel Shinwell
National Coal Board
Boy Torture Case Heads to District Court
A 14 year old boy recovering from 12 days of torture at Smiths Prairie in Elmore County is described by Prosecutor Perce Hall. The assailants Don Elders 17 and Leroy M Landers Jr 16 waived a preliminary hearing on felony mayhem and were bound over to district court with bonds of 500 dollars each.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Smith's Prairie
Elmore County
Perce Hall
Joseph Cannon
Hall
Don Elders
Leroy M. Landers, Jr
A. F. Anderson
Greek regime reshaped as Sophoulis to join Tsaldaris party
Athens reports Liberal leader Themistoklis Sophoulis, 86, seeks a broader government with Premier Constantinos Tsaldaris. An enlarged cabinet would place public order and justice under Liberal control while foreign affairs, a vice premiership, and war portfolio go to the populists. Guerrilla fighting persists as government claims two decisive recent victories.
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Chakales
Athens
Liberal Party
Themistokies Sophoulis
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophoulis
Tsaldaris
United States
Greece
Napoleon Zervas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of War
Gandhi Threatens Fast Unto Death Over India Pakistan Violence
Mohandas K. Gandhi warned rival Hindu and Muslim factions that his next fast will be unto death after ending a 73 hour protest in Calcutta. Officials noted quiet in most areas though minor outbreaks occurred in Bombay New Delhi and Karachi with Calcutta described as calm since Wednesday night.
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India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Pakistan
Punjab
Gandhi
Bombay
New Delhi
Karachi
Butter At $1 Per Pound And Eggs At $1 Per Dozen Likely In America
Chicago reports rising prices across major markets with butter near 87 cents a pound in New York and eggs near 65 cents a dozen for October delivery. Wheat and corn reach record highs for the era as drought and reduced crops push staple costs higher, prompting calls for substitutes and cheaper cuts.
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Chicago
New York
Chicago Board of Trade
Ohn Kraey
American Meat Institute
Eugene Schulz
Novi
Auance
Cantenber
Two Men Die In Plane Crash Near Clinton
Clinton reports two men killed when a single engine plane crashed in a field late yesterday. George Honeycutt from Kitty Fork burned in the wreck and Mack Gales, the pilot, died from burns after being hospitalized. Witnesses said the aircraft was at low altitude during a steep turn before the crash.
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Clinton
Here
Yestern
George Honeycutt
Kitty Fork
Mack Gales
Marshall Points To Hemisphere Pact As Example of World Peace Promotion
Secretary of State Marshall hailed the inter American security pact as a postwar model for world peace. Senator Vandenberg said he would push the treaty for Senate ratification, calling it sunlight in a dark world and good for the United Nations.
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Marshall
Hemisphere
Washington
United Nations
Andenberg
R-Mich
Russia
Petropolis
Brazil
Moscow
Germany
Britain
France
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Rosser Calls for Complete Safety Program in NC
At the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association convention in Blowing Rock Col. L. C. Rosser, state motor vehicles commissioner, urged unselfish devotion to highway safety. He cited 1028 traffic deaths and 6000 injuries in the state, with an economic loss around 46 million dollars, and advocated a fully funded, comprehensive safety plan. He outlined new laws including quadrennial license reissues, annual vehicle inspections, higher speed limit 55 mph on open highways, tougher penalties for drunken and reckless driving, and stronger highway patrol.
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Blowing Rock
Col. L. C. Rosser
North Carolina
Col. Rosser
British Lords and Financiers Should Sell Bonds Says Sabath
Rep Sabath urged British lords and financiers to sell gilt edge securities in US inventories and dispose of interests in German cartel industries. He dismissed Bevin’s call for the US to share its gold with Europe as propaganda. Lovett indicated Europe may require action before 1948.
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Sabath
Washington
Rep. Sabath
D-Ill
United States
House
Wall Street
Ernest Bevin
Robert Lovett
Vandenberg Sees No Need For Session On Europe Crisis
Senator Vandenberg says no current need for a special session to address the European economic crisis. He notes outcome depends on President Truman and cites no administration plans or White House guidance.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Petropolis
Brazil
Senate
Martin
House
Nail in Head Fails to End Soldier’s Fight at Fort Logan
Virgil Gomez a 27 year old farmer from Cerro New Mexico clung to life after a two inch nail was surgically removed from his head at Fort Logan Veterans Administration Hospital. Surgeons followed a long operation lasting over two hours while his wife Isabel waited in prayer nearby.
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Denver
Bataan
Fort Logan Veterans Administration Hospital
Virgil Gomez
Cerro
N. Mex
Isabel
Railway Help Receives Wage Hikes for 65000 Workers
George Harrison of the AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks announced the rail way express agency agreed to a 15 1/2 cent hourly increase for 65 000 employees effective Sept 1. The rise mirrors an arbitration award for about 1 million railroad workers and averts a threatened strike. The settlement covers Clerks International Machinists and Blacksmith unions with an estimated $30.6 million annual impact and an average wage of $1.31 1/2 hourly. Harrison and A M Hartung of the express agency led the agreement ahead of the mediation board conference.
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Washington
George Harrison
AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Railway Express Agency
Harrison
Clerks
International Machinists
Brotherhood of Blacksmith
AFL
A. M. Hartung
Express Agency
National Mediation Board
Hartung
Ramadier May Resign Post As Premier
Paris report says Premier Paul Ramadier won a confidence vote 292 to 243 with 60 absences. Despite backing, Ramadier weighs resignation amid economic troubles and looming international negotiations. Cabinet to meet tonight as assembly approves coal subsidies in the program.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
National Assembly
Ramadier
Assembly
Truman pledges full U S backing for United Nations
President Truman told the Brazilian Congress that the United States will support the United Nations with all resources and stressed the need for mutual good will and patience. He praised inter American defense cooperation and urged continued hemispheric joint effort for a stronger world order.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Truman
United States
United Nations
Tiradentes Palace
Brazil
Mr. Truman
Mr Truman
Anm
Shipyard Row Confronts Labor Man
Washington September 5 The government moves to calm the nation plagued by its biggest current strike and a looming larger threat as Cyrus S. Ching begins as director of the mediation and conciliation service. The 71 year old former industrial relations chief at U S Rubber will oversee talks in the Atlantic seaboard shipyards and take his oath of office.
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Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal
Atlantic Seaboard
Ching
U. S. Rubber Company
Mediation and Conciliation Service
Murder Case Nears Jury in Greenville Trial
Wiley Van Gorman, 37, a daily route salesman, stands trial for murder in his wife’s death last June in Greenville South Carolina. Attorneys wrapped arguments as Judge W H Grimbell prepared to instruct the jury in General Sessions Court.
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S. C
Wiley van Gorman
W. H. Grimeball
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