Eisenhower reiterates need for congressional approval before using troops
The president said he would not order American troops into war without Congress backing and that any local action would be defensive. Secretary Dulles echoed that view, implying deployment without emergency congressional approval is unlikely. The piece notes farmer concerns amid the election year while promising full coverage on page nine-A.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Middle East
Ite Dulles Dulles
Calls for Constitutional Guardrails on U S Military Action
Administration officials and Senator George caution that any deployment of troops would require Congress. Dulles says no current emergency and would seek congressional approval if action were needed, while Eisenhower could use air and naval forces only with legislative backing.
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State Dulles
Sen. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vienna
Eisenhower
U.S
Congress
Middle East
Nation seeks religion in daily life through work and prayer
America finds a path out of frustration through closer Godly contact. Oklahoma rural stations offer prayer sanctuaries for motorists while Timore docks see a Negro sweeper lead daily devotions. In San Diego workers built a meditation chapel as Pittsburgh steel takes up prayer groups amid noisy mills. Industrial chaplains and lay counselors grow, with Catholic priests and Protestant ministers conducting Lent services.
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Robert Dieffenbacher
NEA Service
America
Oklahoma
Timore
San Diego Aircraft Company
Pittsburgh Steel
Neguenen
Frisco Leads in Alcoholism in 1950 Survey
Washington reports San Francisco had the nation’s highest alcoholism rate in 1950 among large cities, with 4 190 alcoholics with complications per 100 000 adults. Sacramento Louisville Boston Seattle Los Angeles follow with lower rates. Researchers Keller and Efron note higher numbers of chronic drinkers without complications as well.
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Washington
San Francisco
Yale Univer
New York
St. Louis
Mark Keller
Vera Efron
Journal of Studies
Sacramento
Calif
Louisville
Boston
Seattle
Losm
City
Disarm Plan Scrutiny Grips London Debate
Four lead weapons aim to curb war threats with strict international controls. The plan envisions a census of nuclear stockpiles and a staged move to peaceful use, starting after conventional arms reductions. The U S approach seeks a confidence building phase and a preparatory regulatory body.
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London
U.S
America
United States
Soviet Union
Preparatory Armaments Regulatory Commission
Jenkins Takes Over Business Development
Raleigh reports H Powell Jenkins of Morganton will lead processing of loan applications for a state industrial expansion program. The new corporation aims to help create or expand businesses unable to obtain capital through normal channels with about three million dollars in loan applications and roughly one million in its initial capital.
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H. Powell Jenkins
Morganton
Jenkins
Tornado Toll Rising Across Ten States
A tangle of tornadoes and fierce winds swept ten states from the Midwest to the Deep South, killing at least 45 people and injuring many more. Michigan and Wisconsin suffered heavy losses as dozens of homes were destroyed and thousands were displaced. The Red Cross dispatched 43 disaster specialists to the stricken areas as warnings eased and the storm moved northeast.
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Associated Press
Mid-Continent
Agiare
Midwest
Mississippi
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky
Nebraska
Tennessee
Arkansas
Goat
Oklahoma
Kansas
Red Cross
South
Boston Weather Bureau
Michigan Twisters Ravage Western Counties Killing Dozens
Grand Rapids reports 22 bodies recovered with up to 50 missing amid mass destruction from Savage spring tornadoes across western Michigan. Over 200 injured, damage in millions, 2,000 homeless, Hudsonville hardest hit. Grand Rapids area deaths include at least 17 in a trailer camp and a farm woman in Traverse City area. National Guard mobilized as looting fears rise.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Hudsonville
Grand
Traverse City
Civil Rights Proposals See Chance of House Passage
Chairman Cellar of New York invites Attorney General Brownell to present the administration civil rights program to the House Judiciary Committee next Tuesday. White House plans include a national civil rights commission and a Justice Department civil rights division. A court access provision to protect voting rights is under revision.
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Cellar
Atty
Gen. Brownell
House Judiciary Committee
Brownell
Florida
Eisenhower
Congress
Ee Ude
Sipereen
Justice Department
Keating
Thes Judiciary Committee
Senate
Wisconsin Democrats claim strong spring showing in Kefauver bid
Wisconsin spring results show Estes Kefauver winning 42 percent of the vote while Eisenhower supporters reach about 55 percent. In the 30 delegates, Kefauver and Eisenhower split roughly half each. Kefauver carried rural northern districts, reflecting farmer agitation and support for his program. More details on page nine.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower
Kefauveres
Jean Defe
Kefauver
Miami
Graf
John Chapple
Chapple
North Carolina Merchants and Makers Optimistic for Spring Boom
North Carolina business leaders from merchants to manufacturers and bankers expect a spring spending surge. Employment is up and unemployment down, with 1,040,000 nonagricultural jobs in February, and unemployment claims down 22 percent from 1955. Prices may rise on housing and materials, yet home sales and overall business activity look to improve.
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Robert A. Willis
Associated Press
North Carolina
State Department of Labor
State Employment Security Commission
Hea
Bob Broadway
Charlotte Home Builders Assn
Broadway
Hodges Urges New Industry For East
Roanoke Rapids North Carolina Gov Hodges called for a sustained well planned constructive drive to attract many more industries to eastern North Carolina. He warned the state must improve its economic level to avoid dropping to 43rd in the nation and to rise toward its rightful destiny. The remarks accompanied ceremonies dedicating VEPCOs new hydroelectric dam built at a cost near 32 million dollars, adding about 100000 kilowatts and expected to meet regional power needs for years ahead.
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Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Hodges
United States
Dan
Virginia Electric and Power Co
VEPCO
Vira
Isolated Tornado Possible Today In Piedmont N C
Windy weather with scattered thunderstorms expected to develop over the Piedmont region of North Carolina this afternoon and into the coastal plain. Some storms may be severe with strong winds and hail and an isolated local tornado is possible in the Piedmont and northern or central coastal plain this afternoon or early evening.
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Raleigh
Piedmont
North Carolina
Coastal Plain
Court's Decision Prompts State Officials to Cry Encroachment
State attorneys general denounce Supreme Court ruling banning enforcement of sedition laws as federal overreach while urging legislation to preserve states rights. The decision nullified convictions under Smith antisubversive acts in 42 states plus Alaska and Hawaii, triggering calls for action on page nine.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Majori Coumiotioneb
Seminary President Inaugurated at Union Theological Seminary
Dr. James Archibald Jones 44, former Shore Park Presbyterian pastor from Charlotte, inaugurated as the third president of Union Theological Seminary in Richmond Virginia. He pledges to expand post graduate education and train leaders for the Presbyterian Church in the South. Jones received his charge from retiring president Rev Don R. Lacy Jr. Union Theological Seminary, one of four PCUSA seminaries, enrolls about 280 students with delegates from some 180 other schools.
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Richmond
Charlotte, N.C
James Archibald Jones
Union Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Church
South
Jones
Shore Park Presbyterian Church
Charlotte
Don R. Lacy Jr
Union Seminary
United States
Univerburg
Government Warns Against Hoxsey Cancer Treatment
The FDA issued a formal public warning against the Hoxsey cancer treatment calling it worthless and dangerous if it delays other care. Officials say the preparation contains potassium iodide and may hasten some cancers. Hoxsey disputes the claims and cites records of success after other therapies.
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Washington
Hoxsey
Food and Drugs Administration
Harry M. Hoxsey
Dallas
Portage
FDA
Federal Register
George Peck
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