Co op probe begins as political clash erupts
A Republican led congressional committee opens a cross country inquiry into cooperatives in the 1948 campaign era. Charges fly between Chairman Moeiser and Rep Patman with both sides accusing the other of smear tactics as the probe targets the Greenbelt Maryland housing project and cooperative privileges.
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Greenbelt
Weather Summary From Local Station Reprint
Yesterday high reached 93 degrees with a low overnight. At noon today, August rainfall stands at 1.35 inches with a monthly quota of 5.07 inches and a deficiency of 3.52 inches.
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New Curbs On Unions Begin
The Taft Hartley Act took full effect as labor policy shifts. Debates reveal split views among supporters over the act’s philosophy, between Hartley who urges enforcement and Taft who believes any agreements not violating the law are allowed. Hartley warns employers to avoid violating the spirit of the act, while noting recent contract battles and limits on suing unions for unauthorized strikes.
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Taft
Ohio
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Chicago
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Train Strikes and Kills Man Near Belmont Mill
Victor Webber a 55 year old textile worker at Belmont was killed when struck by a northbound freight train near the National mill Thursday night. Witnesses say he sat on a track cross tie and waved, perhaps mistaking the sidetrack for the main line. Fireman Mack Smith was aboard. Sheriff’s deputies Belmont police and Gastonia coroner investigated. Survived by widow Ruth Hawkins, son Darrell, mother Dora Webber and sisters Mrs Hartness of North Belmont and Mrs Hartness of East Belmont. Funeral plans through Fite Funeral Home with Rev Roy Rikard to conduct service.
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Gastonia
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Darrell
Dora Webber
Jim Hartness
North Belmont
Luther Hartness
East Belmont
Fite Funeral Home
Sterling Bateman
Cramerton
Gordon Evans
Culver
Roy Rikard
Cramerton Baptist Church
Jews Refuse to Quit Ships Aboard Three British Vessels
About 4,400 Jewish refugees aboard three transports anchored off Port de Bouc France refuse to disembark by the British ultimatum threatening placement in a displaced persons camp in Germany. The Ocean Vigil refused to land after the ultimatum and the others had previously insisted they would only leave for Palestine, with several thousand from Exodus 1947 aboard.
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Ford and Union Accord Sighted at Ford Plants
Detroit officials of Ford Motor Co and CIO United Auto Workers agreed on two contract options and left the choice to 107 000 Ford production workers. The pact, signed just before the Taft Hartley Act took effect, ensures continuation of the union shop at company plants pending membership ratification.
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Argentina seeks ban on internal hemisphere aggression
Argentina joins Inter American Defense Conference with a surprise proposal to limit mutual defense to external attacks only. The move challenges Chapultepec Act provisions already backed by the United States and seven Latin American nations. Argentina argues aggression by any state within the hemisphere should not trigger joint military force.
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Russia Insists Petkov Die. U S Seeks Review
In Sofia on August 22 the Soviet Allied Control Commission rejected the United States demand for a review of Nikola Petkov’s death sentence. Petkov, a top anti-Communist leader, was condemned as a conspirator against the Communist government. No hanging date set. The United States and Britain had pressed for review after his arrest and trial.
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Britain
Alexander Cherepanov
Indonesian Crisis Fails Compromise Bid at UN Session
UN Security Council reconvened as clashes spread in Indonesia amid failed compromise talks on the Dutch Indonesian conflict. China Australia and Poland proposed observers in Batavia and an arbitration commission, with key powers split on allowing observers and arbitration.
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Cairo riots pit Egyptians against police over British troop pullout
Thousands. of Egyptians clashed with police in Cairo as the Security Council debated Egypt's dispute with Britain. Police fired on demonstrators outside Al Azhar Mosque and in Malika Farida Square, wounding several. Demonstrators demanded British troop withdrawal and an end to British Sudan administration, shouting Down with America and traitor CAIRO Aug 22.
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The Stormy Mississippi Career of Theodore Bilbo
Theodore Bilbo known as The Man from Mississippi led a volatile 30 year political life. He served in the state senate lieutenant governorship and two governorship terms, faced jail and bribery charges, and inspired a fierce base with his blunt rhetoric. His Senate run followed a colorful rise from local politics to national attention and a controversial reputation.
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Mississippi
Poplarville
Miss
Senate
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Capitol Hill
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Huey Huey Long
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