Atomic tests begin new series with high yield blasts in Nevada
Atomic scientists staged a new test series at Yucca Flat near Las Vegas with a planned air drop blast. Civil Aeronautics Administration warned aircraft to stay 12 000 to 14 000 feet from the test area until 5 p m EST. Dr Alvin C Graves of Los Alamos said the tests show progress in weapon efficiency and yield, though not indicating a new weapon.
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Nev
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kirkland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
N.M
Yucca Flat Proving Ground
Here
Continental
United States
Pacific
U.S
Yucca Flat
Frenchman Fiat Proving Grounds
New Mexico
Alvin C. Graves
Los Alamos, N.M
Atomic Laboratory
America
Graves
AEC
Two Unions Stage Strike In Tunisia
In Tunis two unions led a 24 hour strike against French rule. Public utilities operated normally despite police patrols as streetcar and suburban rail workers largely did not participate. Riots in Tangier and Safi preceded the strike, with several dead and many injured.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Tangier
Safi
Morocco
Spaayem
Pierre Gabey
Protectorate
Count Jean de Hauteclocque
Sarah Eddine Baccouche
United Nations
New York
Enairen
Security Council
Havre Flood Forces 1500 From Homes Along Milk River
A flash flood and ice jam on the Milk River forced about 1,500 Havre residents to flee. The north city dike cratered and flooded, cutting Havre off from parts of town while 3 feet of water buried U S Highway 2 nearby. Bulldozers and flood workers battled a rising river as evacuees used boats and private vehicles to escape.
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Havre
Mont
Neoceane
Weathen
Here
Oval Hatler
Lohman
Betwen
Shelby
Carolina Coach seeks lease of six Union bus stations
Raleigh Union station would be leased to M. E. Newton for 1666.66 dollars monthly, Durham to N. G. Lytton for 75 dollars, Rocky Mount to P. H. Shreve Jr. for 218.33 dollars, Thomasville to Willie Ownes Jr. for 10 dollars, High Point to Owens for 10 dollars, and Burlington to H. S. Aaron for 12.50 dollars.
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Raleigh
Carolina Coach Co
State Utilities Commission
Union
M. E. Newton
Durham
N. G. Lytton
Rocky Mount
P. H. Shreve, Jr
Thomasville
Willie Ownes, Jr
High Point
Owens
Burlington
H.S. Aaron
Not Sorry Killer Shoots Two Wilmington Lawyers in Charlotte
Ray mond Reinhart Jr. shot and killed Emmett Bellamy and critically wounded Lloyd Elkins Jr. outside the Law Building during a State Industrial Commission hearing. Reinhart, 51, Myrtle Beach hotelkeeper, surrendered after declaring he came to kill. Bellamy was a longtime Wilmington figure. Elkins, his colleague, was in grave condition.
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Charlotte
Raymond Reinhart Jr
Wilmington
Reinhart
Inner
Emmett H. Bellamy
Lloyd Elkins Jr
Bellamy
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Law Building
Pines
Elkins
Memorial Hospital
State Industrial Commission
Blacksburg
Wrightsville Beach
Myrtle Beach Hotel Association
South Carolina Hotel Association
John D. Bellamy
Carolina
Congress
State House of Representatives
State Senate
University of North Carolina
A and T College At
Greensboro
Michael Stovall
Houston
Tex
Lillian Bellamy
Washington
Funeral services for Frances Elliott King
Funeral services are held today for Frances Elliott King 30 who died of gunshot wounds yesterday. Coroner F Earl Hunt said the wound was related to personal safety in Oxford.
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Oxford
Frances Elliott King
F. Earl Hunt
American Sabres Down Nin e MIG-15s Over North Korea
UPI reports that American Sabres destroyed nine MIG-15s, probably ten, and damaged six more in six air battles over North Korea. Col. Francis S. Gabreski became jet ace during the forenoon clash north of the Yalu, while afternoon fights added further MIGs destroyed and damaged as Allied Sabres defended bomber strikes on Chongju Sinanju rail targets.
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Seoul
Korea
List
61St
RCAF
Bruce S. Fleming
Montreal
Canada
Charles D. Owens
Orlando
Gabreski
Chongju
Sinukuk
Canady Named Fire Chief in High Point
Claude Canady, 48, named chief of the High Point Fire Department succeeding E K Ingram who retires tomorrow. J E Horney promoted to assistant chief. City Manager T E Hinson praised the arrivals, salaries set at 400 and 345 dollars respectively, and both men pledged to improve the department.
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Joe Ag
Claude
Canady
High Point
E. K. Ingram
T. E. Hinson
Hinson
J. E. Horney
Department An
Horney
Civil Service Commission
Caswell County
A. B
Ingram
Imarried
North Hamilton Street
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Peacock Bible
Incolnton
Woodrow Avenue
High Point Lions Club
Trophy Council
Red Cross
Community Chest
Amos Kearns
Voters in Nebraska Ballot 290 000 in presidential primary
Omaha voters faced a long ballot as more than 290 000 people were expected. The contest included about 100 candidates for 18 Republican and 12 Democratic convention seats. Write ins and complex delegate counts loomed as Truman’s withdrawal reshaped the race.
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Omaha
Neb
Truman
Wisconsin Voters Decide Fate Of Sen Taft In Primary
Nearly 1 million Wisconsin voters cast ballots in the presidential primary as Taft Stassen and Warren compete for delegates. Write in Eisenhower largely absent. Truman’s withdrawal affects Democratic race. cross over voting allowed under state law and Republicans choose 30 delegates while Democrats pick 28.
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Robert A. Taft
Wisconsin
Sen. Taft
Milwaukee
Rio
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Earl Warren
Wendell Willkie
GOP
Stassen
Warren
Bnc
Eisenhower
Grant Ritter
MacArthur
Ohio
Mr. Truman
Burglary Indictments Return Six In Reno Heist Case
A federal grand jury indicted six people over the $1.5 million break in at millionaire La Vere Redfield’s Reno home. Jeanne d Arc Michaud allegedly transported $50,000 in cash, $23,000 in jewelry, and $74,000 in stocks to Los Angeles and Flagstaff. Others named include Andre Young John Drillie Frank Sorrenti Jr Leona Rogers and Benton Robinson. Redfield said jewelry and bonds were recovered with about half of the $300,000 cash still missing.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Reno
la Vere Redfield
Jeanne d'Arc Michaud
Los Angeles
Flagstaff
Ariz
Redfield
Andre Robert Young
John Drilliege
Frank Sorrenti Jr
Milwaukee
Leona Rogers
Leona Giordano
Benton H. Robinson
More Fireworks Expected in Renee Action in North Carolina
A federal narcotics agent, W. T. Atkinson, said a statewide survey shows raids have cut narcotics traffic and driven prices higher, signaling that more action may follow in North Carolina.
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Greensboro
Renee
North Carolna
W. T. Atkinson
Defense calls witnesses in farm girl abuse case near Shelby
Defense lawyers pressed to disprove the claim of an 11 year old girl who said a teenage high school student assaulted her while another man restrained her. Testimony yesterday identified Clan itworth Jr in the truck cab on a lonely dirt road near Shelby with Bill Adair holding her shoulders.
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Shelby
Clan Itworth, Jr
Bill Adair
Veterans Administration to cut 53 NC payroll workers
The Veterans Administration Regional Office will drop 53 employees in North Carolina by May 31. Manager J D Deramus said the reductions will reduce the Charlotte field office staff by 50 percent, the Greenville office will be closed, and two employees will be dropped.
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Winston-Salemp
Veterans Administration
North Carolina
J. D. Deramus
Charlotte
Greenville
Outbreak of Fires in Great Smoky Mountains Under FBI Inquiry
Federal investigators probe a series of arson fires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park Superintendent John C. Preston said two fires last Saturday near Fontana Lake in North Carolina burned about 40 acres, adding that more than 100 acres were burned in 12 fires on March 9.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John C. Preston
Fontana Lake
North Carolina
Atty Gen McMullan Urges End of Electoral College
Raleigh report states Attorney General Harry McMullan urged abolishing the electoral college in favor of direct popular vote. He noted a constitutional amendment passed the Senate but failed in the House due to sectional vote aimed at the South, citing three instances where a candidate won without the popular vote.
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Raleigh
Atty
Harry McMullan
McMullan
Congress
Senate
House
Ford Foundation Fellowships Awarded to 11 Carolinas Professors
Eleven college professors in North and South Carolina received Ford Foundation Fellowships for the 1952 53 school year. The grants come from a $1 140 000 fund aimed at advancing higher education through supported research projects.
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Charlotte
Ford Foundation
Carolinas
Russian Issue Hits High Level In Korean Armistice Talks
Allied and Communist staff officers remain split over naming Russia as a neutral truce inspector and will escalate the matter to higher command. After agreement by UN negotiator Vice Adm. C Turner, admiral and general talks resume with major powers set to meet Thursday. Debates also cover Korea’s language for the armistice and prisoner exchange procedures.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Russia
United Nations
Adm. C. Turner
U.N
Xchange
Murder Trial in Danbury Over Feb 5 Shooting
Glenn Miller, 41, went on trial in Stokes Superior Court for the February 5 shooting death of 45 year old Mrs. Dora Wilson at Dan River Park. Miller expected to plead guilty as an accessory before the fact of murder, with Solicitor Ralph J. Scott expected to accept.
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Danbury
Glenn Miller
Stokes Superior Court
Dora Wilson
Dan River Park
Miller
Ralph J. Scott
Belluschi Says Humans Must Match Machines in Architecture
Dean Pietro Belluschi of MIT Architecture School told North Carolina State College School of Design that human relations must keep pace with machines or society will not reach a golden age. He noted some people seek emotionally satisfying architecture and some architects can deliver it.
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Raleigh
Pietro Belluschi
Massachusetts Institute of P Ienacloey Architecture School
Belluschi
North Carolina State College School of Design
Weather report with highs and lows
Low temperature tonight is 4 degrees. High tomorrow is 63 degrees. High today reached 66 degrees and the low last night was 54 degrees.
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