Berlin peace talks hinge on four power Paris meeting
Moscow reports Russia proposes a four power meeting in Paris to resolve Italys colonies and Libia. Britain and the United States favor the call but France and Italy show divisions. If Paris convenes the Berlin talks may pause as Molotov attends.
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Moscow
Russia
Paris
Britain
United States
Withous Aga
Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Kremlin
Marshall
Germany
France
Foreign Ministers Council
Italy
De Gaullists Seek Revised Constitution in French Cabinet Talks
Paris sept 9 De Gaullists demand a constitutional revision as their price to back Henri Queuille in forming a cabinet. Paul Giacobbi led De Gaullists in the national assembly and pressed for elections to the council of the republic with no detail of changes, while Queuille seeks Socialist support to form a stable government excluding Communists.
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Paris
de Gaullists
Henri Queuille
Charles de Gaulle
Paul Giacobbi
National Assembly
Council of the Republic
Econd
Queuille
Euille
Robert Schuman
Dent Vincent Auriol
Burlington Mills to Build Pilot Dyeing Plant in Virginia
Burlington Mills Corp announced plans to construct a pilot plant for textile dyeing and finishing in the Hunt community near Alta Vista Virginia. President J C Cowan Jr said the plant will allow the company to test new finishes while outside firms will handle about two thirds of dyeing and finishing.
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Greensboro
Burlington Mills Corp
Hunt Community
Alta Vista
J. C. Cowan, Jr
Burlington Mills
Burlington
Burton
Cowin
Railroads seek higher freight rates before utilities panel
Representatives of railroads told the state utilities commission that operating costs have risen and requested an increase in freight rates. The session occurred in Raleigh on September 9 and noted the railroads’ cost pressures.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
States Rights Democrats to appear on N C ballot with Thurmond Wright
North Carolina will list the Thurmond Wright ticket along with three other presidential slates after the state supreme court affirmed the elections board's recognition of the States Rights party. The ruling ends a dispute over party status and marks a rare third party presence in the November ballot.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Navambha
States
Supreme Court
State Board of Elections
Elections Board
States Rights Democrats
Law and Board
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Truman-Barkiey
Dewey-Warren
W. P. Stacy
Ervin
Sam J. Ervin
Cold Air Wave To Hit This Area Tonight
A high pressure colder air mass moves southeast from Canada toward the Carolinas. Expect cooler temperatures and scattered thunder showers today with the cooler air spreading west to east this afternoon and interior tonight, then along the coast tomorrow. Yesterday's highs neared the mid eighties, with comfortable sixties overnight.
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Associated Press
Canada
Carolinas
Prices Steady On Eastern Leaf Markets
Eastern North Carolina flue cured tobacco belts reported steady to slightly higher prices yesterday with gains mostly $1 to $2 per hundred pounds in the eastern belt. Middle belt priming grades slumped while middle and border belt auctions showed slight declines.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Talmadge May Be Installed In November
Georgia prepares for a second generation of the Talmadge political dynasty as Herman Talmadge, youthful winner of the Democratic primary for governor, moves toward a November installation. A special session would be called to seat him early, with revenge hoped against acting Governor M. E. Thompson dating from past clashes involving Eugene Talmadge’s rise and death in 1946.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Talmadge
Herman Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Eugene Talmadge
Herman
Hammon
Two Littleton Men Killed In Accident
Two Littleton men died in a truck collision near Roanoke Rapids yesterday. Bert Lee Edman 41 and Clarence Taylor were pronounced dead at Roanoke Rapids hospital after colliding with an automobile driven by W Copenhaver of Roanoke Rapids per state highway patrol.
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Roanoke Rapids
Here
Bert Lee Edman
Clarence Taylor
Littleton
W. Copenhaver
Soviets Tell U S to Mind Own Affairs
German anti communists beat and stoned five Russian soldiers at the Brandenburg gate. Russian police opened fire on demonstrators as thousands left a mammoth protest in the British sector and surged into the Soviet area.
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Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
der Kurier
Brandenberg Gate
Berlin Air Show Of Russian Troop Movements Sparks Tension
Russian fighter planes swooped over the American sector of Berlin in a high profile display. They issued no air raids but heightened German anxiety amid power rivalry. Moscow warned the U S to mind its business and rejected protests over the seizure of Western sector police.
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Edwin Shanke
Berlin
Frank Howley
Alexander Kotikov
Kotikov
Howley
Taegliche Rundschau
Banks Told To Freeze Almost Two Billion
Washington action by the Federal Reserve Board orders member banks to boost reserves by 1.9 billion dollars. The move aims to curb inflation by tightening lending. banks can meet the requirement mainly by selling government bonds, with limited risk of a broad credit squeeze.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
FRB
Congress
New York
Chicago
50 000 Auto Workers Idle Amid 170-Worker Strike
The Detroit walkout by 170 Briggs plant guards triggered plant shutdowns and 25 000 laid off, threatening broader auto industry layoffs. About 19 000 Chrysler and 6 000 Packard workers also idle due to Briggs body shortage and plant shutdowns, with little sign of settlement amid wider strikes in oil, shipping, trucking, and longshore work.
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Detroit A
New York
New Jersey
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Detroit
CIO United Auton
Chrysler Corp
Packard
United Plant Guard Workers of America
CIO
Jacksonville Man Buys Estonian Refugee Vessel
Wilmington reports L S Zappas of Jacksonville North Carolina bought the 37 foot sloop Roland for 2100 dollars. He plans to repair the boat and stage an exhibition cruise of US ports to raise charity funds. The 15 Estonian refugees who sailed from Estonia on the Roland are being detained at Ellis Island while their entry is investigated by immigration authorities.
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Wilmington
Roland
Atlantic
Southport
L. S. Zappas
Jacksonville
N. C
United States
Ellis Island
Blood drive by police for sentenced father’s daughter tragedy
Grand Rapids officers donate blood to save an 8 year old girl after her father was imprisoned for a long term. The child recently had a serious heart operation and her mother is dead. Police Chief Albert Scheiern said the department will ensure she receives needed blood.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Albert F. Scheiern
State Reports AO Additional Polio Cases
Raleigh reports a surge with 40 new polio cases for the day raising the yearly total to 1,976. counties tally spread across Durham Buncombe Gaston New Hanover and others while 98 people have died. August and September onset cases are noted with a rising epidemic tally.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Buncombe County
Durham County
Buncombe
Gaston
New Hanover
Surry
Forsyth
Lee
Stokes
Watauga
Caswell
Catawba
Cleveland
Guilford
Macon
Madison
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Randolph
Sampson
Wilkes
Wilson
Broadcasters Meet Southern Pines
The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters will hold its sport convention in Southern Pines on October.
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Southern Pines
North Carolina Association of Broadcasters
Berlin Kidnapping and Bolshevik Tactics Across Zones
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes yesterday's Berlin kidnapping by Russian gunners and German police as typical communist strategy to destabilize anti communist city government. He argues that Moscow seeks disorder to disrupt four power talks and predicts any agreement with Western democracies is a temporary truce before new offensives.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Berlin
U. S
Marshall
Pital
Poland
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Warsaw
Ships Urged To Speed To Camiguin Isle
An urgent radio appeal urged all ships to evacuate Camiguin Island as Mt Hibok Hibok erupts sending acidic ash. The message from volcanologist Arturo Alcaraz on a navy patrol boat ordered mass evacuation with Guinsiliban and Binoni embarkation points and top priority for Binone.
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Manila
Camiguin Island
Mt. Hibokhibok
Little Island
Arturo Alcaraz
Philippines Weather Bureau
Philippines Navy
Globe Wireless
Guinsiliban
Binone
Guinsilban
Binnone
Mindanao Sea
Mindanao
Quick work by doctors saves infant’s life
In Salem Ohio on Sept 9 two doctors rushed in without aprons or gloves to perform a Caesarean section fifteen minutes after the mother Mrs Florence McRoberts 45 of Enon Valley Pa died of a heart artery failure. The infant weighed nine pounds fourteen ounces and began breathing after artificial respiration and incubator care.
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Salem
L. C. Ziegler
Paul Corso
W. S. Elliott
East Palestine
Florence McRoberts
Enon Valley
Ziegler
Corso
Charlotte Leads N C Cities In New Construction
Public officials in 69 North Carolina cities issued 1 498 building permits in July for an estimated 9 594 160 dollars. Charlotte led with 2 943 191 dollars in proposed construction, followed by Greensboro 739 783, Winston Salem 596 774 and Raleigh 475 500.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Labor
C. H. Pritchard
Labor Department
Pritchard
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Diplomats Wary As Berlin Talks Face Strain
President Truman says the United States will stand up for its rights in Berlin while seeking to settle differences with Russia. Secretary Marshall notes continued talks and cautions against duress as Western powers brace for possible changes in the four power negotiations.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Berlin
Russia
Marshall
U. S
Kremlin
CIO United Electrical Workers reelect top officers
The three top officers of the CIO United Electrical Workers Union opposed to signing non-communist affidavits under Taft Hartley were reelected at the union convention. Albert J. Fitzgerald won the presidency over Harry Block by 3652 to 719. Julius Emspak kept the post of secretary treasurer and James J. Mattes was reelected director of organization by wide margins. Fitzgerald had become president in 1941.
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New York
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
James B. Carey
National
Carey
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Lynn
Mass
Harry Block
Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council
Julius Emspak
Schenectady
N. Y
Tresurer
Anthony Cimino
Springfield
James J. Mattes
New York City
John M. Duffy
Pittsburgh
Fitzgerald
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Fon
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Peter Zenk
Czechoslovakia
London
Soviet Bloc
Camiguin Isle
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