Hodges Leads NC Board session on expanding industry
Gov. Luther Hodges presided as chairman of the State Board of Conservation and Development at its spring meeting in High Point. Reports highlighted quarter progress toward industrial expansion, with 33 new or announced industries and an eastern focus. The board discussed tolls on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Tryon Palace construction, and forest fire response as eastern North Carolina faced ongoing blazes.
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Luther H. Hodges
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
State Board of Conservation and Development
Miles Smith
Salisbury
Tom Alston
C&d Board
Hodges
Ben Douglas
Raleigh
Ben E. Douglas
Dallas T. Daily
Douglas
Durham
North Carolina
Daily
Eee Daily
Blue Ridge Parkway
Tryon Palace
Waynesville
Mount
Shelby
Fred H. Claridge
State Forester
Fire crews push to trap giant North Carolina blaze
Fire fighters, aided by National Guard and military pumps, battled a massive swamp growth blaze near Lake Phelps that has scorched about a quarter million acres. Officials said the fire may be cornered if winds stay mild, with Rose Bay and Matamuskeet Lake secured and nearby villages safe. Wildlife losses were reported and damage blamed on boggy terrain hindering equipment.
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Swan Quarter
N.C
Berry
Rose Bay
Mattamuskeet Lake
Ponzer
Scranton
Hyde County
Panzer
al Campbell
Forestry Department
Lake Phelps
Tyrrell County
Gov
Hodges
Washington, D.C
National Guard
Camp Lejeune Marine
Ft. Bragg
Pers
Coast Guard
Kilkenny
Fairfield
Dare County
Pamlico Sound
Segregation Resolution Stressed by North Carolina House
In Raleigh the House Education Committee advanced a resolution opposing racial mixing in public schools. Members replaced a word to tighten language, indicating integration is not acceptable anywhere in the state. An identical measure was brought in the Senate after a brief session.
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Raleigh
House Education Committee
North Carolina
House
Senate
Senate Education Committee
USPS
Wit
World Wide Dope Ring Smashed
A multinational narcotics investigation reports the seizure of opium and marine base, six arrests, and confessions tracing 1089 pounds of opium. Authorities identified a Lebanese kingpin, issued a warrant, and uncovered a secret compartment Jaguar used for smuggling. Hashish was moved to Egypt, opium routed from Turkey to Beirut or Aleppo and on to France for U.S. distribution. Undercover agents across Lebanon and France gathered photos and fingerprints.
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Rome
U.S
Ponce
Middle East
Egypt
Turkey
Beirut
Alepno
France
United States
Only Three State Dept Risks Fired
Washington reports that three of the State Department’s 11 282 employees were dismissed as security risks in 194. Two faced accusations of Communist era ties. Dennis Ainn, the security director, told the House Appropriations Committee in secret testimony. he did not name names.
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Washington
State Department
Dernis Ainn
House Appropriations Committee
Flinn
R. W. Scott McLeod
Ate
Two Top Men Purged In Red China Crackdown
Peiping announced a purge of two top Chinese Communist leaders Kao Kang and Jao Shu-shih for conspiring to seize party and state leadership with Red army aid. It created party control committees to strengthen discipline and prevent a recurrence of the antiparty alliance.
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Munist
Kao Rian Stalin
Jao Shu-shih
Shanghai
Kao
Peiping
Jao
East China
Red Army
Kao Kang-Jao
Rate Cut Ordered For United Telephone Company
The North Carolina State Utilities Commission ordered United Telephone Co to cut rates by 50000 annually with a 50 cent monthly residential bill reduction, effective on and after April. The move follows findings the company earned more than a fair rate of return and comes amid numerous service complaints from customers across multiple towns. United serves 9733 subscribers including both business and residential customers, with headquarters in Southern Pines and offices in St Salis Ansonville Bonlee North Carolina towns.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
United Telephone Co
Ie Danielson
United
Southern Pines
St Salas Ansonville
Bonleemae
Sugar
Commission
Chavez Says Army Cuts Stand Despite Opposition
Senator Chavez chairs an Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a request for about 3.5 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. He says a majority opposes the Army size cuts but cannot force the administration to spend. Defense leaders promise no further reductions beyond those planned this year.
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Washington
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Eisenhower
L-Man
Passel
Defense
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs
Ellender
Dla
Ellender Crs
Senate
Intellectual questions Graham crusade sparks self-search in Glasgow
Noel Stevenson, chairman of the BBC's Matter of Opinion division, reflects on Billy Graham's revival at Kelvin Hall. He cites motives of attendees, wonders if curiosity, inadequacy, or fear drive interest, and recalls a youth speaker challenging industrialists and clergy on purpose and direction amid a lost generation.
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George Burnham
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Wester
Glasgow
Scotland
Billy Graham
Kelvin Hall
Noel Stevenson
British Broadcastin Company
Fisherman Sues Over Bombed Oyster Boat Incident
Leonard Goodwin of Sea Level sues the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act claiming a Marine Air Station plane dropped a smoke bomb on his 30-foot oyster boat near Little coastland in Pamlico Sound. He says the boat sank, he endured frostbite and shock, and seeks 5000 for boat loss and 10000 for personal damages.
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New Bern
N. C
Ntiff
Leonard A
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Littlecoasland
Pamlico Sound
Good Sin
U.S. District Court
Superior Court
Luther Hamilton
Morehead City
Goodwin James Styron
Atlantic Fishan
Stryon
Drum Inlet
Cherry Point
Atlantic
Oe Core Sound
Drum In- Marine Gels
Goodwin
Eee
Blizzard strands motorists in Wyoming and Montana
A severe blizzard left motorists stranded across Cheyenne and Sheridan Wyoming and parts of Montana. Up to 70 mph winds and 16 to 17 foot drifts blocked roads as 53 drivers ended up stuck in snow with some miners and residents sheltering in homes and ranches.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Montana
Sheridan
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
South Dakota
Indiana
Missey Fair
Rootievant
Continental Divide
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Great Basin
Real War Not Near Stevens says war unlikely on Formosa
U S Army Secretary Robert T Stevens after a two day Formosa visit said he did not feel a shooting war was near. He received the latest intelligence briefing on Red buildup near off shore islets and noted no need for American ground forces or a larger advisory group though the United States feels stronger war fears than Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.S. Army
Robert T. Stevens
Off - Islands
Kong
Americas
United States
Eden Cleared as Churchill Resigns to Name Eden Prime Minister
London reports that Winston Churchill resigned today after meeting with ministers at No 10 Downing Street. Queen Elizabeth II would appoint Sir Anthony Eden to head the government, with formal notice expected after Eden is summoned.
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London
Winston Churchill
No. 10
Downing Stone
Queen Elizabeth II
Bucksham Palace
Anthony Eden
Anthony
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Churchill
Eden
House of Commons
Winston
Downing Street
Patty
St James’ Park
Mioe
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C&d
Amos Kearns
T. Max Watson
Spindale
Phil Clarke
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Adt Reer Paann
C&d Group
Don Sturkey
State Dept
China
Blizzard Maroons
Stevens
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