Justice Officials Accused of Window Dressing
Rep. McDowell of Pennsylvania accused the Justice Department of window dressing in charging 12 Communist party leaders. He said the moves were deliberate and not just ineptness. The remarks came as officials faced scrutiny over the timing and handling of the cases in Washington.
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Rep. McDowell
Rpa
Justice Department Today
McDowell
New York
U. S
House un-American Activities Committee
Pennsylvania
J. Parnell Thomas
Truman
Justice Department
Thomas
Oklahoma City
Congressional
Mran
Clark
FBI
Reds Told To Organize G E Plants
Salvatore M. Vottis a former CIO official testified before a House labor subcommittee that Communist members were ordered to organize General Electric workers as crucial for the party. He recalled meetings in Schenectady in 1936 with leaders including Earl Browder, stating GE was the strongest bulwark of capitalism. The hearing followed charges of a Communist dominated union and unfolding political clashes over anti-Communist actions.
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CIO
Communist Party
General Electric Company
Salvatore M. Vottis
United Electrical Workers Union
Vottis
House Labor Subcommittee
Bor
Local 301
General Electric
Wattis
Browder
New York
Ral Electric
Washington
Electrical Workers Union
FCC suspends 302 television applications to polish service
The Federal Communications Commission halted new television station approvals effective immediately. Of 123 authorized stations, 37 are on air while others hold permits. FCC Chairman Wayne Coy expects the pause to last about a month as officials review results and possibly adjust engineering rules including channel mileage separations.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission Today
FCC
Wayne Coy
Coy
Commission
Valley Clinic To Be Dedicated Sunday
The 12 bed Valley Clinic hospital at Bat Cave will be dedicated Sunday. The $50,000 facility was funded by public subscription and all indebtedness is paid. Speakers include Dr. Robert Barrett national Elks official Senator Clyde R Hoey and Representative A L Bulwinkle.
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Bat Cave
New Valley Clinic
Robert Barrett
Burlington Mills declares extra and regular dividend
Burlington Mills Corp. directors announce an extra 50 cent dividend and a regular 37 cent dividend on common stock. Both payments are due December 1 to holders of record November 1.
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Burlington Mills
New York
Burlington Mills Corp
U S Delegate Parsons Dies in Athens at 48
Arthur W. Parsons, 48, former U.S. delegate to UNSCOB, died last night in Athens Greece. He was the son of Edward Lamb Parsons, a retired Episcopal bishop of California.
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Athens
Greece
Arthur W. Parsons
U.S
United Nations Special Commission On the
Military Plane Explodes Killing All Occupants
A military plane from a Georgia base crashed near Kepsville Virginia killing all aboard. Army spokesman at Camp Pickett said the craft was from Marietta or Warner Robins bases in Georgia with three men aboard and two identified by papers found in the wreckage. Names not released.
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National Guard
Georgia
Army
Camp Pickett
Marietta
Warner Robbins
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Stern Gang Leader Reported Arrested by Israeli Police
Reliable informants say Nathan Friedman Yellin head of the Stern gang was arrested in Haifa with a top aide. Police found documents in his room and Tel Aviv apartment linking Sternist activities and claims of responsibility for the assassination of UN mediator Folke Bernadotte.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Nathan Friedman Yellin
Stern Gang
Count Folke Ternadotte
Palestine
Jerusalem
Friedman Yellin
Haifa
Yellin
UN Council Schedules East West Controversy Hearing
The Western North Carolina Methodist conference enters its fourth day with routine business at Wesley Memorial church. The temperance report urges stronger education and legislation to combat liquor sales and promote total abstinence among one million Methodist youth.
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UN Council
North Carolina
The
Temperance Board
Western North Carolina
Youth Council OF Methodist Conference
Methodist Conference
Wesley Memorial Church
First Methodist Church
Joe Caldwell
Charlotte
Jim Harbison
High Point
Atom Energy Question Is Introduced
Russian soldiers in Berlin shot and wounded two German civilians in the U S sector this evening. American military police intervened and the incident is under investigation with few details released.
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Berlin
U. S
Soviets May Be Planning Coup In Iran
U S officials say Moscow propaganda against Iran has intensified with four radio broadcasts and a secret Azerbaijan station accusing Tehran of not freeing pro Soviet leaders, courting Arab bloc alignment, and worsening famine risks. Iran's Shah faces charges over talks with Britain amid Berlin tensions.
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Washington
Moscow
Iran
Russia
Middle Eastern
U. S
Azerbaijan
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
Shah
London
Public utilities in state valued at 324 millions
Raleigh September 30 The state board of assessments set 1948 valuations for North Carolina public utilities at 324,023,973 dollars, up 10,963,577 from 1947. Telephone property at 38,942,988 rose 6,534,478, while electric and gas property reached 124,867,420 up 4,795,122. Railroads Western Union Telegraph Pullman stayed unchanged. Duke Power under construction was valued at 72,443,432, up from 71,080,518. A tax penn has been set for October.
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Raleigh
State Board of Assessments
North Carolina
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pullman Company
J. C. Bethune
Pullman
Penn
Duke Power Company
Duke
Jewel Robbers Taken Quickly By N Y Police
In New York detectives quickly recovered $75,000 in jewels stolen from Mrs Sonja Loew of Milton Massachusetts. Three men were arrested after being caught with the jewels in a Manhattan apartment. Police say a four man hired them to sell the gems and that Lt Francis X Cassidy aided in a swift takedown as the gang was traced through underworld links.
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New York
Sonja Loew
Milton
Mass
Madison
Manhattan
Francis X. Cassidy
Underworld
California
Dewey to Deliver Major Foreign Policy Speech Tonight
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey planned a major foreign policy address in Salt Lake City as President Truman toured the South. Dewey urged unity against dictatorship and totalitarianism while outlining a clear, consistent policy to Washington.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Salt Lake City
Truman
Illinois
America
Republican Party
Great Falls
Mont
Washington
Earl Warren
Newark
N. J
Alben W. Barkley
Rains End Near-Drouth But Floods Threaten Carolinas
North Carolina rainfall eased drought fears yet rivers in Cape Fear Neuse Tar and Roanoke basins rose. Weather head said rivers could flood. harvest prospects improved for early crops though soil remained dry. Temperatures rose to mid 70s with scattered showers, readings from multiple towns listed.
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Carolinas
Raleigh
North Carolina
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State Department of Agriculture
Demots
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Neuse
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Roanoke
Asheville
Charleston
High Point
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Charlotte
Columbia
Cape Hatteras
Myrtle Beach
Wilmington
New Bern
Cherry Point
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth City
Anderson
Greenville
S. C
Hickory
Winston-Salem
Lumberton
Florence
Strife Torn France Praised for Stand Against Reds
DEWITT MACKENZIE notes France joins the United States and Britain in denouncing Soviet tactics and backing a Western front at the UN in Paris. He highlights Schuman's call for solidarity, Western military planning, and hopes the alliance can deter Bolshevik aggression without war.
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France
Dewitt MacKenzie
Berlin
America
Britain
Russia
Schuman
General Assembly of the
United Nations
Paris
Moscow
Red
Bevin
Eleven New Polio Cases Reported
Raleigh report states eleven new polio cases across eight counties raising 1958 year total to 2,211. No new deaths, overall toll remains 120. Durham County records four cases, while Brunswick Buncombe Chatham Cleveland Gaston Onslow and Watauga report one case each.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Durham County
Brunnswick
Buncombe
Chatham
Cleveland
Gaston
Onslow
Watauga
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Dies at Sagamore Hill
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt aged 87 widow of the president died today at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay N Y. The longtime first lady of American public life passed away at her home in New York.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sagamore Hill
Security Council to debated Russian blockade of Serbia
United Nations Security Council to open in Paris with Warren R. Austin as chair for October. The meeting will address Russia’s blockade of Serbia and a possible transfer of the chair to Argentina. Austin urged international control of atomic energy and backed the Baruch plan, saying peace requires cooperation and that the United States will submit atomic production to global controls.
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United Nations Security Council
Russia
Serbia
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Austin
Argentina
Berlin
Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
UN General Assembly
Lad Praised By Canadians For Courage
RCAF flyers praise 12 year old Michael Lintner for surviving 42 hours hang ing head down beside his dead mother after a plane crash 65 miles northwest of Fort Nelson B C. He had a skull fracture a broken arm and frozen feet. surgery followed in Edmonton.
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Alta
Rcaf Flyers Today
Michael Lintner
Savas
Michael
A. L. Lintner
Anchorage
Alaska
Fort Nelson
B. C
RCAF
Sgt. Poulson
K. W. Clark
Air Force
Clark
Army Reserve
Great Falls
Mont
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