NLRB Affidavit Provision Upheld Across Pension Bargaining
A court upholds the NLRB order requiring Inland Steel to bargain with CIO United Steelworkers over pension plans. The board conditioned the order on non Communist affidavits, which the union rejected. The ruling potentially places pension matters under compulsory bargaining.
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Inland Steel Company
CIO United Steelworkers Union
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Inland Union
Retirement Steel
CIO
Vaughn Cannon Surrenders on Gambling Charges
Asheville Sept 23 Vaughn J Cannon a wealthy Ashe villian charged with gambling violations was free on 15,000 bond after surrendering to Sheriff Laurence E Brown. He faces Buncombe county superior court October term on charges of operation of gambling houses conspiracy to operate gambling houses possession and sale of gambling devices. The federal government filed tax liens totaling 1 451 972 against Cannon for additional income taxes 1941 1947 with six year income estimate not disclosed.
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Asheville
Vaughn J. Cannon
Cannon
Internal Revenue
Czech Captain Sentenced to Death for Spying
In Prague on September 23, a Czech army captain, Rudolf Hrazdilek, was condemned to hang for high treason and crimes against the people's democratic regime after charges of passing information to a British intelligence agent. Authorities say 32 others are under arrest for spying for the United States as a crackdown follows claims about Jan Masaryk’s death.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
Rudolf Hrazdilek
Jan Masaryk
Masaryk
Josef Novotny
Ministry of Information
Drinking Founts In Charlotte Parks Condemned
Seven of Charlotte’s eight public parks have condemned drinking fountains as unsanitary and ordered shut off. Inspectors reported Freedom Park fountains meet spec, while others lack guard covers and suffer weak water pressure. Park officials urged a referendum on a $999,000 park improvement plan.
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Charlotte
Freedom Port
Chester Whelchel
Hairman
Park and Recreation Commission
Park Commission
Hurricane Is Now at Sea Near Bermuda
The hurricane, after crossing Cuba and Florida, moved into the Atlantic and threatened Bermuda with near hurricane force gales. It centered about 350 miles southeast of Charleston moving northeast at 16 mph, with 100 mph winds at the core and a 250 mile gale radius. Florida faces $25,000,000 in damage and Key West records $1,000,000 losses. Bermuda and strong ships warned to seek shelter as the storm heads offshore.
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Miami
Fila
Bermuda
Florida
Carolina
Charleston
S. C
Atlantic
Cuba
Melbourne
Fla
Atlantic Seabo
Ocean
Jansen Beach
Jacksonville
Key West
Indian River
Lake Okeechobee
Party Leaders To Honor Kerr Scott At Barbecue Rally
State Democratic leaders gather in Burlington for a barbecue honoring W. Kerr Scott Democratic nominee for governor on his Haw River farm. About 3,500 are expected, with Capus Waynick U.S. Senators Hoey and Umstead and others in attendance.
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Kerr Scott
Burlington
W. Kerr Scott
Scott
Haw River
D. K. Muse
Alamance County
Democratic Committee
Capus Waynick
U. S
Clyde R. Hoey
William B. Umstead
J. M
Spy Hunters Admit FBI Effective
The House Un-American Activities committee says no evidence of wartime spying since the war. Rep. Herbert says the panel is progressing on atomic espionage but blocked by Truman and Clark. Ferguson accuses the administration of hampering investigations while Clark blames Congress for inaction. Hoover is praised as best informed on loyalty and subversion.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Herbert
D-La
Truman
Clark
Senate
GOP
Thomas &. Dewey
J. Strom Thurmond
Ferguson
R-Mich
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Michigan
Hoover
Federal ‘Employees
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congress
American Hotel Association
Lawrence Meloy
Loyalty Review Board
Marshall Threatens Soviet Reply In UN Showdown Preview
Secretary of State Marshall warned the Soviet Union that American patience is not weakness as he outlined U S foreign policy to the United Nations General Assembly. He urged respect for human rights and freedoms, cautioned against NATO rivals seeking to widen rifts, and said the United States will not compromise core principles.
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William L. Phillips
Paris
Marshall
Soviet Union
United States
Nations General Assembly
Little Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
United Nations
Autumn Weather Brings Cool Start to Season
Chicago dispatch notes first day of autumn with a cool air belt stretching from plains to New England. Temperatures near freezing appear in parts of Michigan Pennsylvania and northern New England while light frost is forecast for some Midwest areas. southwestern states remain fair and warm as Montana cools from 80s with Pacific Northwest breezes. Rain reported from Kansas northward into the Dakotas and parts of the Pacific Northwest.
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Chicago
Plains States
New England
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Midwest
Montana
Pacific Northwest
Kansas
Dakotas
Seventeen More Polio Cases Reported In North Carolina
Seventeen additional polio cases raised the year total to 2138 with Guilford Durham Rockingham Buncombe Burke Catawba Cleveland New Hanover Johnston Mecklenburg and Person counties each reporting one case. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis sent NC 876788.69 to aid the fight along with prior grants totaling 664054.33 since July 6.
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Raleigh
State Board ‘of Health
Guilford County
Durham
Rockingham
Buncombe
Burke
Catawba
Cleveland
New Hanover
Johnston
Mecklenburg
Person
National Foundation For
North Carolina
Philip S. Randolph
Chapel Hill
Britain Forms Veteran Reserve For Immediate Military Call Up
Britain plans a large volunteer reserve drawn from ex service men for instant call up in emergencies. Defense Minister A V Alexander to outline details in Commons as government tightens defense in response to East West crisis. The reserve will rely on up to two million veterans in civilian jobs, with no special training provided.
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Barton D
Pattie
London
Britain
House of Commons
A. V. Alexander
Berlin
House
Moscow
West Indies
Viscount Hall
Lord of
The
Admiralty
CIO Rejects Textron Plan in Nashua Mills Standoff
General President Emil Rieve of the CIO Textile Workers Union rejected Textron’s plan to keep two Nashua mills running with heavier workloads. He urged restoring Nashua to pre‑scene conditions and accused Textron of asset draining. Textron plans expansion in the South and Puerto Rico, drawing union criticism over American job losses. Senate Chairman Tobey accused subsidies harming U.S. workers and questioned federal tax exemptions.
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Nashua
N. H
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile Workers Union
Textron
Little
Rieve
Senate
New England
Royal Little
Puerto Rico
United States
Charles Tobey
Tobey
Puertoco
Thieves Crack Winfall Safe Hit $7,000 to $8,000
Three men cracked the Fred Winslow general store safe in Winfall near Elizabeth City between 1 and 2 a m and escaped with between seven and eight thousand dollars. Sheriff Melvin G Owens of Perquimans County was alerted by a neighbor and the search for the suspects continued.
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Elizabeth City
Fred Winslow
Winfall
Melvin G. Owens
Perquimans County
Truman's Name May Be Put on Louisiana Ticket
Louisiana legislators resume special sessions to decide if Truman's name can return to the November ballot the central Democratic committee dropped. Gov Earl Long proposes a bill to list Truman Barkley as national Democratic party candidates, giving Louisiana 10 electoral votes to Truman or Thurmond Wright.
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Truman
Louisiana
Associated Press
President Truman
State Central Democratic Committee
Earl K. Long
Truman-Barkley
National Democratic Party
Mr. Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
State
Democratic Committee
Thurmond
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Not Inevitable War Between America and Russia
The writer argues against the view that a war between the United States and the Soviet Union is inevitable. He says the risk exists but stresses deterrence, Western unity, and the Marshall Plan boosting European security. He notes Moscow seeks to spread Communism by strength short of war and admits war could arise only if Communists succeed across Europe and Southeast Asia.
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Russia
America
Uncle Sam
Europe
Western
Moscow
Soviet Union
European
Southeast Asia
France Grants Wage Boosts Amid Strikes
Paris reports the government approved a 15 percent wage increase for French workers, raising minimum pay to 12 535 francs monthly and extending the rise to family allowances. The move came as Communists and non Communist unions planned a two hour general strike to press for higher wages. French ERP profits and American aid were cited as stabilizing factors for Premier Henri Queuille's cabinet.
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Henri Queuille
France
Queuille
Francis Mitterand
Information
Forest Blaze At Lylesville Now Under Control
A forest fire near Lylesville in Anson county was controlled today after burning about 125 acres of timberland. District Forester J A Pippin warned nearby counties that small fires could flare up and urged immediate reporting of any fires due to extreme dryness across Richmond Anson Montmor Moore Scotland Leeatham Randolph and Iredell counties.
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Rockingham
Lylesville
Anson County
J. A. Pippin
Pippin
Richmond
Anson
Montcomer
Moore
Scotland
Leetham
Randolph
Iredell
Eugene C Cowles Dead at 88, Light Opera Icon
Eugene C. Cowles, 88, long dean of American light opera, died after a protracted illness in Boston. He retired 18 years ago but his songs still topped the hit parade, leaving a lasting imprint on musical theatre.
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Eugene C, Cowles
Boston
Eugene C. Cowles
American Light Opera
Cowles
Fire victims rise as warehouse blaze toll grows in Hong Kong
The known dead from yesterday's chemical warehouse fire in Hong Kong increased to 135 with 115 bodies recovered as rescuers continued operations. Damage is estimated at 4 million dollars.
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Hong Kong
Wing On
To Carry Fight to Assembly Over Berlin Crisis
Two American soldiers and a German police officer were kidnapped by Russians near the Soviet zone border. Britain, France and the United States proposed a final three power note to the Soviet Union and said the Berlin question could go to the UN assembly if Russia rejects it. Sir Hartley Shawcross, Britain's attorney general, said the three powers intend to bring Berlin before the assembly as a prelim to end the deadlock, though a Soviet veto could block any decision. Envoys met in the Kremlin to discuss Russian relations and German affairs as a next step.
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Paris
United Nations
Berlin
UN Assembly
Russia
Hartley Shawcross
Britain
France
United States
Moscow
Shawcross
Assembly
Security Council
Shawscross
Stalin
Yv. M. Molotov
Kremlin
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
Sou
Shawcrass
Eighth Bank Bandit Taken After East Carolina Bank Robbery
Jesse Campbell, an eighth member of the gang that robbed the East Carolina Bank in Columbia, was arrested in Creswell by Constable W. F. Ainsley. Campbell resisted, a pistol and $844 were seized, and about $9,550.75 remained unrecovered from the initial $68,200 theft. Several others were detained. six were sent to the FBI, one wounded suspect remained hospitalized.
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Columbia
N. C
Jesse Campbell
Norfolk
Neagro
Gan
East Carolin Bank
Creswell
W. F Ainsley
Ainsley
Campbell
M. Atthews
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wilson
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Czech
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Carolina Coast
Dewey
Reds
Rothers
National Foundation
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Royal Ordnance Works
California
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Gilmore Stadium
San Francisco
Oakland
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
Santa Fe
N. M
Dewitt MacKenzie
Frankfurt
Germany
Eighth Bank
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