American returnee to Czechoslovakia longs for homeland no longer
Mrs James Saunders of 605 Gordon Street recalls a wartime marriage to a U S soldier and two months in Czechoslovakia last summer. She says Communist rule changed her view, noting state ownership, travel limits, scarce goods, and weak churches. Her family remains in Prague.
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Czechoslovakia
High Point
James Saunders
Gordon St
Sylvia
Communist Party
Mrs. Saunders
States
America
United States
China
Illinois
Winston-Salem
Prague
Saunders
Czechoslovaka
Confession Ends 14-Year Mystery In Charlotte
Jack L. Fite, 36, Charlotte, confessed to driving a stolen car that crashed May 2, 1944, killing 15-year-old Jimmy Johnson of Bristol Tennessee. He was held on manslaughter charges with a $500 bond after a two hour police interview.
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Charlotte
Jack L. Fite
Fite
Charlotte Cook
Jimmy Johnson
Bristol
Tenn
Manhunt for Youths Ended After Evening Chase
Three youths aged 14 to 16 were captured after an all night manhunt following the slaying of Clyde Farmer, 35, at his home in Edgecombe County. Jenkins admitted firing the shotgun. the four escapees included Tommy Melton who was recaptured separately. The trio, jailed without bond, had looted a cottage and a saw mill storage building, causing $2,500 to $3,000 in damage.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
Reformatory
Edgecombe County
Tom I. Barden
Wayne Jenkins
Gastonia
James Goodman
Concord
Willie Ingram
Lenoir
Jenkins
Clyde Farmer
North Carolina
Farmer
Floyd Farmer
Clyde
Bardin
Tommy Melton
Hobocken
Melton
Tarboro
Frank S- Wilkinson
Goodman
Ingram
Piedmont Pilots Fail To Reach Wage Agreement
Washington AP reports Piedmont Airlines and the Air Lines Pilots Association failed to settle a wage and working conditions dispute after a National Mediation Board session. Pilots, earning up to about $1,070 monthly under an expired contract, seek a $125 raise now and further increases with new equipment. a strike vote had occurred.
Airline Strike Delayed After Negotiations Begin
A planned strike against the airline serving 46 Southern and Midwest cities was postponed on September 1 to allow time for further negotiations with labor representatives.
Storm Gathers Over Islands In Caribbean Weather Note
A tropical easterly wave with weak circulation lay southeast of Miami, moving west toward Puerto Rico. Heavy showers and squalls affected the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico, with gusts up to 50 mph around St Tomas and St Croix as a reconnaissance flight found no circulation.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Miami
Weather Bureau
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