Lawmakers ponder lax espionage laws amid A bomb talk
Washington lawmakers argued for tighter espionage controls after Russia claimed atomic weapons and a two year head start. Representative Velde and Senator OConor urged investigations into security failures and possible bans on communist infiltration, despite Acheson warnings against rupturing diplomacy.
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Washington
U. S
Congress
Russia
Rep
Velde
R-Ill
O'Conor
Senate
Hurricane Dies Out In Gulf Area
Hurricane, four days old, moved inland northwest of Vera Cruz Mexico and died as circulation over land weakened. U S Weather Bureau adviser reports no center located at 9 am and no strong coastal winds, with possible squalls in extreme southeast gulf for the next twelve hours.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Mexico
U. S
Weather Bureau
E.S.T
Southeast Gulf
Durham Telephone seeks charter change for capital stock
The Durham Telephone company applied to the State Utilities Commission for permission to amend its charter to alter capital stock structure. It cites need for increased working capital to meet customer service demand.
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Raleigh
Durham Telephone Company
State Utilities Commission
Taft Pushes Spain Pact Partner in Atlantic Defense
Senator Taft urges Spain to be invited into the community of nations ready to resist communism and to join North Atlantic defenses against possible Soviet attacks. He says speedy reestablishment of friendly relations with Spain is needed and uranium production strengthens its role.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Spain
North Atlantic
Russia
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Community of Nations
Eight Violent Deaths Listed In North Carolina Weekend
At least eight persons died by violence in North Carolina over the weekend. Among the dead are James D. Price 35 and his brother Joe Price 25 of Woodruff South Carolina who perished when their motorcycle collided with a truck near Maxton. Other victims include William Erastus Stiles 37 in Murh ay after his car hit a bridge, Tony Stephens Bateman 2 months old in Franklin area when a parent’s vehicle collided, Walter Hardy 65 of Grifton after being struck by a car near Epworth, Bradie Maxwell 35 and Ivey Williams 25 of Cherryville in a Gaston county wreck, and Bradley Daley Stubbs two months in Scotland county.
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North Carolina
James D. Price
Joe Price
Woodruff
S. C
Maxton
Fort Bragg
William Erastus Stiles
Murhay
Tony Stephens Bateman
Gene Bateman
Franklin
Walter Hardy
Grifton
Route 1
New Bern
Epworth
Bradie Maxwell
Ivey Williams
Cherryville
Gaston County
Bradley Daley Stubbs
Laurel Hill
Scotland County
Pair Poses As Royalty Now In Jail
In Berlin a man and woman posed as nobles to scam men into marryings. Brigitte claimed to be a princess and arranged adoptions and counts. The pair, exposed as fake nobles, were jailed with Emile Krause getting three years and Brigitte one year.
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Berlin
Brigitte
Richard
Wilhelm
Emil Krause
Emma
Emile Krause
Lowell Thomas Hurt As Horse Throws Him
Lowell Thomas, injured after being thrown from a horse in Tibet, is reported to reach safety by sedan chair after a 16 day trek to Gyantse. A rescue plane is planned to evacuate him from Bhutan near the Tibetan frontier, with his son Lowell Thomas Jr sending updates.
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New York
Lowell Thomas
Tibet
Lowell Thomas, Jr
Gyantse
U. S. Air Force
Thomas
Bhutan
New Uranium Veins Raise Atomic Race Fears
Reports of new uranium discoveries in Czechoslovakia and Spain heighten talk of a Western Soviet atomic arms race after Truman said Russia detonated a bomb. Tass says Russia has had weapons since 1947 and backs international control with veto power issues.
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Moscow
Russia
Tass
Truman
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Molotov
Tess
Soviet Union
Arte
Welde
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate-House Atomic Committee
United Nations Security Council
Watkins
Utah
Washington
U.N
London
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Europe
Franco
Generalissimo
Bargaiining
Soviet Russia
East Germany
Stalin
U U. S
United Nations
U.S
Security Council
Boos for Governor at North Carolina State State Game
The North Carolina State University stadium in Chapel Hill drew more than 43,000 for the Carolina State football game as Governor Kerr Scott, ex-officio chairman of the Greater University board, faced boos during halftime amid a civic day crowd. The event mixed people from all walks of life and regions, highlighting democratic expression in a university setting.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Kenan
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Judy O'Grady
United States of America
Kerr Scott
Greater University
Scott
State College
Max Gardner
Tension Rises In Mines as UM W Strike Enters Second Week
Western Pennsylvania coal fields see 480000 United Mine Workers begin the second week of a nationwide strike. John L. Lewis says no break while steel talks run to a five day deadline. Police monitor areas as potential violence looms. coal output limited to keep operations going.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lingle
Shawville
Clearfield
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Lewis
Northern
Western
White Sulphur Springs
Quick Street Job Rebuilds Fifth Avenue in 12 Hours
Six blocks of Fifth Avenue were resurfaced from 51st to 57th Street in 12 hours by the Manhattan Asphalt Plant crew. Police kept gawkers off the wet asphalt as traffic returned to normal within an hour. One woman left a footprint before drying, and a steamroller had to be reined in to finish smoothing.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
51St
57Th
Balkan troubles loom in United Nations assembly
New York September 26 Yugoslav and Greek foreign ministers were set to open the second week of debate as Balkan tensions over the Greek civil war again dominated the United Nations assembly schedule.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Construction on Mart Addition Starts Wed
Stockholders of the Southern Furniture Exposition approved a ten story addition to the Exposition building to begin by September 28. Southeastern Construction Co. of Charlotte is the contractor. The $1,000,000 project adds 163000 square feet of display space and will include three passenger elevators and one freight elevator to improve access. The annex connects to the ten existing floors and aims for completion by July 1, 1950 in time for the semi annual market.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
Tha Hie Wawe
Southeastern Construction Company of
Charlotte
High Point
Missing Charlotte Girl Sparks Police Search
An eight year old girl Dorothy May Lewis vanished from her home in Charlotte and was missing for nearly 24 hours. She was last seen in the yard playing with two small friends and later reportedly seen near a theater. Her father works at a Spartanburg bakery. She is about four feet tall with gray eyes and blonde hair. She wore a checked dress with shoulder straps and a white blouse.
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Charlotte
Dorothy May Lewis
L. E. Lewis
Spartanburg
S. C
Pay Boost for Armed Services Deemed Sure
The first general pay increase for U S armed forces in 40 years faces a Senate vote with expected approval. Balloting set for 5 p.m. EST and House already approved a similar bill. The measure raises pay from private to major general, costing about 274 million dollars from October 1 through June 30.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Money
Rsd
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Britain Faces Critical Vote On Pound Devaluation
Britain musters a three day session as Prime Minister Attlee and his government seek to justify the pound devaluation. The move shocks parliament and the public, risking the support of Labour's large majority as essential import prices rise, including bread.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Britain
House of Commons
Attlee
John Bull
Ford Wage Dispute Near Climax With 115000 Workers
Detroit reports a Ford Motor Co wage dispute nears peak with 115000 workers facing a potential strike as talks resume after a weekend session. Union and company negotiators push pension issues while Chrysler workers vote 50101 to 6512 for a strike to push similar terms.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Chrysler Corp
Truman Signs Extension of Reciprocal Trade Act
President Truman signed legislation extending the reciprocal trade agreements act, giving him authority to negotiate tariff-cutting treaties. The 15 year old law is renewed through June 12, 1951, marking Congress sixth extension since 1934. Cordell Hull, hailed as father of the program, attended the White House ceremony.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Cordell Hull
Hull
White House
Cotton market quiet with limited offerings in New York
In New York on September 26 the cotton textile market showed quiet activity due to scarce listings on lighter eight quarter fabrics like print cloths and sheetings. Some sales occurred in the second hand market at discounts to asking mill prices.
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Quiet Mart
New York
Union Holds To Pension Demands
Pittsburgh talks on averting a nationwide steel strike began with pessimism as James J. Thimmel says little chance of success. Murray and Thimmel pressure pension and social insurance. industry favors a contributory plan and denies full pension funding.
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Pittsburgh
James J. Thimmel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Thimmel
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel Corporation
Murray
Steelworkers District No
Terre Haute
Ind
Truman
Big Steel
Fall From Horse Kills Lexington Man
William Alex Buchanan of Lexington North Carolina was fatally injured in Radford Virginia when he fell from a horse. He was visiting his grandparents with Mr and Mrs Alex Buchanan his parents. The funeral and burial will be held tomorrow in Radford.
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Radford
William Alex Buchanan
Lexington
N. C
Alex Buchanan
Russia Builds Rocket Bases Across Eastern Europe Says Allies
Berlin reports from German and American sources claim the Soviet Union has created a chain of rocket launching bases from the Baltic to the Black Sea in satellite territory. The Nazi era Peenemuende plant in the Soviet zone is cited as a rebuilt facility.
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Berlin
Russia
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Baltic
Black Sea
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Balkans
Peenemuende
North Carolina Road Commission to Study City Highway Links
The North Carolina Municipal Road Commission will charter a bus and spend at least three days visiting towns from Asheville to Greensboro to study how city streets relate to state highways. The trip begins October 5 with stops at Black Mountain Old Fort Marion Morganton Statesville Winston-Salem Lexington High Point and Greensboro.
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North Carolina
Commission
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