Southern Coal Talks To Be Taken Up Again Today
Bluefield West Virginia September 28 negotiators begin a new round of talks between United Mine Workers and southern operators covering about 97 million tons of annual production. John L Lewis may join talks in White Sulphur Springs or return tomorrow for discussions with northern and western operators as a steel dispute looms over the coal contract that expired June 30.
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Bluefield
W. Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
Northern
Barry-In
Prices Steady On Eastern Middle Belts Tobacco
The Middle Eastern North Carolina flue cured belts posted steady prices with slight belt fluctuation. On Monday the middle belt sold 3,399,196 pounds at $48.84 per hundred, the eastern belt moved 9,794,950 pounds at $55.15 per hundred, the highest season average, while old belt sales averaged $47.80 and the Carolinas border belt $49.11.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Carolinas Border Belt
Wood Heirs Must Take Loyalty Oath
In Los Angeles on September 28 heirs of late film producer Sam Wood must sign a loyalty affidavit to receive legacy. widow Clara L. Wood is exempt while two daughters their children and a servant face the requirement. Estate valued between 100000 and 500000 dollars. Wood, a noted anti-communist, died last Thursday at age. The will, dated May 25, requires beneficiaries to declare non affiliation with any communist organization or subversive group. LAST ONE-TEACHER SCHOOL
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Los Angeles
Sam Wood
United States
Clara L. Wood
Woods
Wood
Armed Guards Shield Miners Amid Western Pennsylvania Walkout
Pittsburgh dispatch reports gun toting guards protected over 1,000 non union miners in western Pennsylvania as state police patrol roads during the 10th day of John L. Lewis United Mine Workers strike. Sheriff Hanold notes heightened tension and issued gun permits to non union operators for protection.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
A. R. Hanold
Clarion County
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern
Bluefield
W. Va
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
Independent
Progressive
Illinois
Kentucky
Hanold
Adjournment Possible as Congress Advances Pay Bills
Washington reports House approval of two large pay raise bills boosts push for mid October adjournment. A $1.314 billion overseas arms program moves to the White House after Senate House agreement. Civil service reclassification and postal armed services pay raises also advance as Russia A bomb news looms.
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UK House
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Armed Services
Post Office Department
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White House
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Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
China Area
Far East
Truman
Sinkiang Goes Over to Reds
The vast northwestern province of Sinkiang reportedly sided with the communists. Tihwa, its political center, has been out of radio contact, fueling rumors that nationalist officials withdrew to southern Sinkiang. An informant said communists may control northern Sinkiang. Chang Chih-Chung, a turncoat, is linked to the surrender.
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Canton
Sinkiang
Tihwa
Chang Chih-Chung
Northwest
Peiping
Chinese Turkestan
Ma Pu-Fang
Kansu
Lanchow
Two Young Americans Freed by Soviets
Two young Americans Warren Oelsner aged 20 from Oyster Bay New York and Peter Sellers aged 18 from Philadelphia were released in Helmstedt Germany after two months in custody in the Soviet zone city of Magdeburg. They had been arrested July 28 for bicycling into the Soviet zone without permits while attempting to bicycle to Berlin. US protests supported their release.
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Helmstedt
Germany
U. S
Warren Oelsner
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Peter Sellers
Philadelphia
Madgeburg
President Truman Begins Two Day Missouri Swing
President Truman heads to Missouri for a two day visit. He will land in St. Louis for a Masonic ceremony and then travel to Kansas City for a dinner honoring William M Boyle Jr. He will return Friday night to Washington for a radio address and community chest drive. He defends welfare programs as constitutional and essential to general welfare.
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Truman
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
William M. Boyle, Jr
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Boyle
Kansas City Police
J. Howard McGrath
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Democratic Party
Churchill pleads to overthrow Labour government in emergency session
Winston Churchill urged Parliament to replace the Labour government formed in 1945. He warned of grave times as Britain faces devaluation, party conflict, and an atomic bomb issue, while the government sought a vote of confidence during a three day emergency session.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
de Churchill
Britain
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Churchill
Ark of Noah Likely Lost on Mount Ararat Says Explorer
Edwin B. Greenwald reports from Dogubayazit, Turkey, that after a four man Turkish expedition in the Mount Ararat region no trace of Noahs ark was found. Scientists say the ark may lie buried beneath ice or be destroyed by volcanic ash, with experts noting the search furthers science by disproving long standing claims of a visible ark.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Mount Ararat
Dogubayazit
Mount
Ararat
Great
Small Ararat
Big Ararat
Necati Bey
Yugoslavia Orders Nine Hungarian Diplomats Out
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia expelled nine Hungarian diplomats in a move widening the rift with the Soviet bloc. Hungary retaliated by ousting ten Yugoslav officials in Budapest as Tito accused Moscow aligned states of border tensions and intimidation.
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Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Budapest
Tanjug
Russia
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Yugoslav
Tito
Romania
Edvard Kardelj
United Nations
New York
State to issue 5 million rural road bonds at 1.5768 percent
A syndicate led by First National Bank of New York City emerged as the apparent low bidder for North Carolina rural road bonds worth 5 million dollars. The bid, reported by Wien Mascate, would yield an interest rate of 1.57687 percent. The bids were opened at 11 a.m. with three multi-bank syndicates competing for the issue, the largest in state history.
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Raleigh
First National Bank of
New York City
North Carolina
Wien Mascate
Brick-Laying Device Demonstrated in Montgomery
A new brick laying device by Paul Sommers and John Hodgson debuted at Huntington College in Montgomery. The rig lays eight to twelve bricks at a time, cuts labor and costs, and promises 2000 to 3000 bricks in an eight hour day with 30 minutes training. They project mass production soon and savings of up to 36 cents per square foot.
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Montgomery
Ala
Huntingdon College
Paul Sommers
John S. Hodgson
Sommers
Consumer Price Index Rises Slightly in August
Washington reports the mid August consumer price index at 168.8 percent of the 1935 39 average, up 0.2 percent from July. Food prices rose 0.4 percent driving the small increase, with minor gains in goods and services, fuel, electricity, renting costs, while house furnishings and apparel fell.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Four Power Crisis Deepens Over Berlin Railways
Berlin officials and Allied commandants met to avert a collapse in four power rule as the Soviet controlled elevated railway faces all sectors. Russia did not send a representative. western allies fear another crippling strike could halt Berlin’s economic lifeblood. The railway has refused to raise West Berlin salaries to 100 percent in West marks, despite a prior settlement toward October 1.
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Berlin
Russia
West Berlin
Mediator Promises Statement On Steel Labor Dispute
Federal mediation director Cyrus Ching said he would issue a statement about the steel labor dispute around 4 p.m. EST. Armco Steel announced a pension plan of 100 dollars a month for about 4,500 workers in two Middletown plants, up from 60 to 65 dollars, with details noted by Elmer Davis of the Armco Federation. Pittsburgh reports a looming contract showdown as talks continue without confirmation from CIOUSW chief Philip Murray or US Steel VP John Stephens.
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Washington
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation
Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Elmer Davis
Armco
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
John Stephens
United States Steel
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
China pressures UN to debate Soviet Russia charges
China and Soviet Union moved toward a public clash in the United Nations as China demanded the 59 member assembly consider charges that Russia threatens peace. Tsiang sought to place all charges on the discussion schedule while Vishinsky prepared to counter with rebuttals and State Department findings.
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N. Y
China
Russia
United Nations
Korea
Assembly
T. F. Tsiang
Canton
United States
Britain
Tsiang
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Vishinsky
U. S. State Department
General Assembly
U. N
Entire B 29 crew perished in Oklahoma crash
Charred remnants of a 13th body were found as the B 29 from Smoky Hill base in Salina Kansas crashed near Talihina Oklahoma during a non stop navigational training flight. The loss confirmed last night after the crew perished in the wreckage on Monday night.
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Talihina
Okla
Smoky Hill
Salina
Kas
Oklahoma
Opening of 120000 horsepower plant at Lumberton draws leaders
The Lumberton ceremony for the new steam electric generating plant unites Gov Kerr Scott a public utilities advocate and Louis V. Sutton of Carolina Power and Light a private power proponent. They may debate but likely will acknowledge shared problems and cooperative aims.
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Capitol Square
Lumberton
Kerr Scott
Louis V. Sutton
Carolina Power & Light Company
Britain and Canada May Share in Atom Research
Senator Hickenlooper said British and Canadian scientists could join in U.S. atomic energy work if legally permissible and properly screened. He suggested a possible law change but rejected full British bomb-manufacture partnership, citing Russia's claims and the need to keep developments under U.S. control.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
James E. Webb
Russia
Oklahoma Prohibition Victory Halts Repeal Vote
Oklahoma remains dry after a special election with 264 661 votes for repeal and 313 071 against it. David C Shapard of the Victorious United Dry Association vows further action to curb bootleggers and whisky traffic.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Victorious
United Dry Association
David C. Shapard
Fractional Gains Mark Stock Market After Decline
New York stocks edged higher after a sharp drop and a Monday setback with gains described as fractional but broadly distributed. Leaders included U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Chrysler Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Consolidated Vultee Grumman ITT Eastman Kodak American Can American Broadcasting Santa Fe Standard Oil Warner Bros with some declines in Pennsylvania A A Chesapeake and Ohio Southern Pacific Sinclair Oil and Bethlehem Steel.
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U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Consolidated Vultee
Grumman
International Telephone
American Smelting
DuPont
Eastman
Mount Asama belches ashes 92 times in 48 hours
Tokyo report says Mount Asama in Japan erupted repeatedly with ashes belching from its 8343 foot summit. The central meteorological observatory notes 92 ash emissions in the past two days as observers monitor activity near Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Mount Asama
Central Meteorological Observatory
Catawba County Votes on School Bond Issue Proposal
Citizens voted on September 28 to authorize 83.75 million dollars in school improvement bonds. The referendum seeks funding for school construction and modernization projects across the county.
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Newton
Catawba County
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