Wide Open Slots Lure Butte Mining City Residents
HAL BOYLE reports from Butte Montana on the slot machine boom. In a town of about 50 000 there are 750 machines across 120 saloons and many clubs legal only for certain organizations pending court rulings. Patrons include businessmen housewives and older ladies all chasing jackpots as bartenders reward continued play with free drinks.
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Hal Boyle
Butte
Mont
Montana
Uncle Sam
Thankatopsis Club
Trapped Man Near Death in New York Well
Rescue workers battled to save Dominick Atteo 49 trapped in a two foot well. A physician reported he is sinking fast as rescuers heat the scene with hope pinned on his endurance. One leg was pinned by a boulder while a watch indicated the layoff of time.
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New York
Dominick Atteo
Attec
Ourleunis
Princess And Mate Will Wed Again
Paris dispatch reports Persian Princess Patemeh and her American husband plan a second Moslem wedding ceremony as part of peace steps in Tran’s royal family. Fatemeh reveals the 25 year old groom Vincent Lee Hilyer from Los Banos California has left the Catholic Church to join her Moslem faith.
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Paris
Patemeh
Tran
Fatemeh
Shah of
Vincent Lee Hilyer
Los Banos
Calif
Weather: North Carolina Warmer Tonight Through Thursday
The forecast calls for warm, calm conditions in North Carolina with parity in temperatures tonight and into Thursday. Scattered thundershowers may affect southern areas, but overall the period looks mild and dry for most locales.
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North Carolina
Temperature Report Summary
Mid yesterday bow be here can to date 132 inches Qweta 3.57 inches efficiency 2.25.
Truman pledges atomic leadership amid long cold war
President Truman announced the National Science Foundation Act to boost U S atomic strength and scientific research as he travels Idaho and Oregon. He warned the cold war with Russia will last long and urged unity among non Communist nations while pledging aid to the Chinese people via private agencies.
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U. S
Truman
Russia
Pocatello
Idaho
National Science Foundation
United States
Oregon
New Mexico
Laramie
Wyo
Free Nations
Soviet Russia
Uniform contracts set for Gastonia police and firemen
Gastonia voters approve new summer uniforms for police and fire crews. Matthews-Belk Company bid 36537 for 92 trousers 46 patrol caps 276 shirts for police and 32 caps 4 pants 192 shirts for firemen plus two Navy suits for two plainclothes officers. Bidder priority given to Metcalf tropical worsted material over Charlottesville Mills. Delivery promised in four to five weeks.
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Charlottesville Mills
Gastonia
P. A. Roberts
Matthews-Berk Company
Bryant Low Birder
Bryant Electric Company
Ice Jbicder
Democrats To Meet Thursday Throng To Swell Party Convention
A large gathering of Democratic members is planned for Thursday as planning for a party convention intensifies. Key figures and local affiliates are expected to participate, signaling strong turnout and organizational momentum ahead of the event.
Flood toll mounts as Nebraska leads nationwide collapse
Seventeen dead or missing as floods swipe through North Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska isolating towns. Rain swollen rivers flood acres with thousands homeless. Manitoba faces road crisis with about 25 000 displaced or evacuated. Nebraska fatalities rise with seven bodies recovered others lost. Officials warn relief efforts continue as floods spread across the region.
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Associated Press
Midwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Manitoba
States Rights Rally Pledged At Deep South Meet
In Jackson Mississippi on May 10 delegates from 14 states gather for a States Rights rally pledging to block President Truman. The executive committee endorses a Truman Welfare State opposition and plans precinct by precinct organization to gain influence in the 1952 Democratic convention.
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Jackson
Miss
Iadcis Pledgal le Gay
Truman
Executive Committee
Harry F Byrd
Cleveland
Deep South
Basler University
Waco
Tex
Deb Sump
Bays HS
Texas
Slimp
United Nations
Eric
W. W.wright
Jackson Miss
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
S48
States Rights
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oppenheimer Denies Meeting with Communists at Berkeley
Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer denies being a Communist or hosting a secret gathering at his Berkeley home in July 1941. Mrs. Paul Crouch testified before a state senate committee that she attended such a meeting in 1929, while a textile worker in Gastonia. He stated he never joined the Communist party and cannot recall any gathering at his residence fitting that description. SC IENTISTS P-15-
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Paul Crouch
State Senate
Oppenheimer
University of California
Washington
Institute For Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Communist Party
Crouch
Gastonia
N.C
Fier Husband
Hee
Fight heats up in North Carolina Senate race
In Raleigh on May 1, Democratic U S Senate hopefuls Frank Graham, Wills Smith, Scott Reynolds clash over deficits, measures, and socialist programs. Smith accuses Graham of backing labor, while Reynolds forecasts securing the nomination with about 25,000 votes lead. Reynolds promotes sales tax relief, old age pensions, tax cuts, a balanced budget, and anti communism.
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Frank Graham
U. S. Senate
Baat
TeMameng
Weanaan Pian
Pe- Cintiech
Ferc mii
Wills Smith
Graham
Scott
CIO
Smith
Scotti
Senate
Rocky Mount
Scott Forieavernay
Phncert Rice Reynolds
Asheville
Reynolds
Couliihouse
Gas tonia Feels Strong Impact Of Rail Strike
Gastonia reels under a Southern Railway firemen strike disrupting rail operations. Holiday reliefs at freight and passenger offices exist with limited work possible if the walkout continues. No. 34 northbound to Charlotte and Washington ran with mail and a few passengers. No. 35 may pass later. Local freight can ship under permit plans. a switch engine remains available for limited moves.
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Gastonia
Southern Railway
Southern Railway System
Charlotte
Washington
Edward Roscoe
Roscoe
Atill Wble
Greensboro
Ines
Effort To End Walkout Meets With Rejection
CHICAGO May 10. Railroad firemen’s strike crippled the nation’s rail network as mediators abandoned hope of a quick settlement. Francis A. O Neill said the lead report would go to Washington after failed continuous sessions since last night. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen walked out at 6 am to press for hiring of two second free men per locomotive. Railroads backed by boards faced a disrupted network with no further sessions scheduled.
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Chicago
Francis A. O. O'Neill
National (Railway
Washington
O'Neill
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Peeren
Ation
Gomanda
Railreids
Fantssa Ad Ants
Ynneesea
Southern Railways Traffic Tied Up by Firemen Strike
CHARLOTTE May 10. Southern Railway reports passenger traffic nearly at a standstill across the Carolinas due to a firemen strike. Eastern headquarters says efforts are underway to resume freight with reassigned staff while only a few firemen respond to calls. Plans emphasize tentative, rapidly adjustable operations amid evolving conditions.
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Charlotte
Southern Railway
Carolinas
Tra
Hawaiian Ties Deepen For Gastonian Fred Waters Jr
A Gastonia native, Fred M. Waters Jr, now GM and pilot for Hawaii Helicopter Co, says Hawaii suits him and he plans to stay. In a two week Gastonia visit, he praises Hawaii as the island paradise with year round climate. Waters notes sugar cane and pineapples drive the economy, locals are honest, and support for U S statehood grows. He recalls working in Hollywood helicopters in 1947 and moving to Hawaii in 1948 where he enjoys fishing, hunting, and island life with his Florida-born wife and two children. Hawaii’s push against communism is ongoing as natives hope to join the United States fully.
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Bill Williams
Gazette
Gastonian
Fred M. Waters Jr
Gastonia
Naval
United States
Waters
Hawaii Helicoper Company
Hawaii
United States Helicopter Company
Mawati
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Reese
Re Meng
Bell Aircraft Company
Hollywood
Young Walers
Florida
Maze Cood
Waters Eald
Walters
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