Teamsters Win Terms In AFL Driver Pay Fight
New York September 18. Major truck employers allowed signed contracts with an AFL teamsters local as 18 day strike continues. Employers cap at 15 cents rise while 866 drivers have signed. 5 777 of 9 400 drivers back to work. CIO UAW intervenes in Briggs Manufacturing guard strike slowing automobile production.
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Jet Sets New Speed Record and Air Force Birthday
Washington reports the U S Air Force marks its second anniversary with speed and transport feats. General Vandenberg cites a 670.981 mph world speed record in an F 86 jet. Berlin cargo runs haul 5 572 tons coal in 651 flights as praise for air power.
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Marshall To Leave Today For Paris
Secretary of State Marshall flies to Paris for a United Nations assembly meeting amid a Berlin blockade showdown with Moscow. Moscow talks between Molotov and Allied envoys raised expectations, but no plan for a four power ministerial conference existed and Western ministers faced possible delays or a negative stance on lifting the blockade.
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Controls To Affect Autos
Credit controls set to take effect Monday may depress used car prices. Dealers report lowered bids on late model and "new used" cars in anticipation that stricter terms will hurt resale. Finance experts warn high monthly payments could push late model autos out of reach for many families. With many households earning under $2,300, millions could be cut from the market. a $1,800 car would require $600 down and about $80 monthly for 18 months, consuming a quarter of a $3,840 annual income.
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UNC Opens Doors To 1 000 New Students
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcomed about 1,000 freshmen in Memorial Hall as orientation began for the 155th session. Classes start next Friday after registration on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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Curfew Enforced as India Takes Hyderabad
New Delhi Sept 18 India installs military governor after Hyderabad surrenders and troops enter Secunderabad. A curfew from 7 pm to 6 am is ordered in Hyderabad city. Razvi arrested, Razvi’s private Rakazar militia to be dissolved. Razvi's whereabouts unknown. Nehru calls for restraint and warns against communal tensions.
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Ferguson vows Dewey to purge communists from government
Senator Homer Ferguson predicts Thomas E. Dewey will root out communists after January and indict Reds in federal agencies if elected. He spoke at a Republican rally during the 57th Bean Soup Festival in McClure Pennsylvania, criticizing Attorney General Clark for not indicting known communists.
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UN to consider peace army after Bernadotte death
United Nations leaders push for strong action to shield peacekeepers after the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte. Security Council convenes to discuss Palestine and a proposed UN force, while Argentina's Jose Arce calls for a 10 000 strong force and condemns Israel's government.
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ECA Purchases $26 4 Million in American Tobacco
The Economic Cooperation Administration reported buying 26.4 million dollars of American tobacco through Sept 10 to ease a cigarette shortage in England. Most buys came from Maryland Virginia and the Carolinas with Kentucky and Tennessee small. Other recipients included Denmark Norway France Austria and the Netherlands in amounts ranging from 1.4 to 4.2 million dollars.
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North Carolina praised for safe school bus program
Safety expert Robert W Eaves lauded North Carolina for its strong school bus safety and economy record noting 99 of 100 counties employ trained student drivers. He urged national standards on driver selection and bus equipment and highlighted a West Virginia conference October 3 8 to discuss revisions and a uniform loading and unloading code.
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Truman Hits GOP Record In Congress At Iowa Speech
President Truman urged farmers in Dexter Iowa accusing Wall Street reactionaries and GOP privilege seekers of harming farm prices and benefits. He labeled Congress as having stuck a pitchfork in the farmer's back and warned against slick Wall Street propaganda while Dewey prepares a Des Moines speech tomorrow.
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Polio cases by North Carolina counties list
A Raleigh report details year to date infantile paralysis cases by county. Counts include Guilford 215, Mecklenburg 122, Buncombe 136, Durham 60, Forsyth 58, and other counties with smaller totals.
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FBI Work Is Adequate Clark Tells War Veterans
Attorney General Tom C. Clark told the Jewish War Veterans encampment in Monticello New York that the United States has the fifth column on the run and can suppress it with legal tools. He defended loyalty investigations as necessary and criticized sensationalist coverage while noting the FBI operates around the clock on internal security.
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Final Run State’s Last Street Car Heads to Museum
North Carolina marked the end of street car era as Old Ironsides No. 2 completed a four mile run in Gastonia. Motorman Bob Nolen will retire with a brief death bed ceremony next Tuesday. Mayor Herbert Baxter will speak as officials take one last ride before the trolley is preserved near the National Guard armory.
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Stern Gang Accused Of Terrorism In Jerusalem
Israel announces mass arrests following the Bernadotte assassination. Police have detained leaders linked to the Stern gang in Jerusalem, with 200+ arrests nationwide and a curfew forcing Jews to remain indoors as roadblocks and house searches intensify. UN officials debate a 6000-man international force to oversee Jerusalem.
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AVC Expels Daily Worker Editor Gates
Washington reports the American Veterans Committee voted to expel John Gates, editor of the Daily Worker, from its ranks. Gates, a New York resident and 17-year Communist, faced expulsion after the planning committee stated Communist principles contradict AVC civil liberty beliefs.
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End of Four Day Strike Grounds France's Air Line Ends
A four day strike that halted Air France operations was called off tonight in Paris. The state owned carrier resumes flights as workers return to duty after the stoppage that disrupted schedules across the nation.
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