Allies Reject Barter Idea in Korean Armistice Talks
U N Lee said the Allies would not trade on repairing military airfields for the issue of neutral supervision in Korea. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison noted the Communist hint and dismissed it as irrelevant to vital truce terms. Keightley remained optimistic that an uneasy peace could emerge within six months.
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Korea
U. N. Lee
Russia
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Tokyo
Charles F. Keightley
Panmunjom
U. N
Peiping
Keightley
Far East Sas
Hsieh
Hosiery Officials In Meeting Plan Industry Revival
New York hosiery manufacturers gather 53 delegates at the Waldorf Astoria for the Economic Study Committee to discuss overproduction high inventories rising costs and weak demand. Southern leaders including Taylor R. Durham and J F McCrary participate as mills shift South amid reduced shipments and wage cuts.
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New York
Ree Knitting Mills
Bobby Sox
Economic Study Committee
Waldorf-Astoria
Taylor R. Durham
Charlotte
N. C
U N Forces Escape Communist Pincer Trap Near Punchbowl
U N troops defending an outpost north of Punchbowl Valley repelled an initial assault by 100 Red soldiers after midnight, then withdrew as reinforcements arrived. The carrier Iowa joined the war effort, bombing rail lines and fortifications along a 50 mile North Korean coast after years in moth balls.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Punchbowl Valley
U.N
U. N
Navy
Iowa
Bolivia Revolt Seizes Power As MNR Claims Victory
The National Revolutionary Movement Party announces control of Bolivia after a revolution. Hernan Siles says the revolution triumphed and urges calm while Gen. Antonio Selene acts as military chief with army backing. President Ballivian's junta faced upheaval since May 16, 1951.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
National Revolutionary Movement Party
MNR
Hernan Siles
Siles
Antonio Selene
Hugo Ballivian
Mamerto Urriolagoitia
Gualberto Villarroel
Villarroel
Steel seizures overshadow idle mills as 650000 steelworkers strike called off
United Press reports President Truman seized steel mills to forestall a nationwide strike by 650000 CIO United Steelworkers. Plants like U S Steel and Jones & Laughlin halted production as unions threaten further disruptions in telephone service with 300000 workers set to strike.
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United Press
Truman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Crucible Steel Corp
Washington
Beruman
Taft wins Illinois primary as Eisenhower suffers setback
In Chicago Taft leads early and holds big margin over Stassen with Eisenhower third in write-ins. Kefauver wins Democratic race unopposed. Stevenson lagging. Taft secures delegates and strengthens path to national lead while weather boosts turnout to around two million statewide. Stratton tops GOP governor field as Sabath is renominated in Seventh District.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Taft
Stassen
Kefauver
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Minnesota
GOP
John Lodge
Connecticut
Truman
Springfield
Los Angeles
Ninth
Adolph Sabath
Ill
House
William G. Stratton
Carolinas Await Pickets From Western Electric Strike
Watchful waiting defined the Carolinas as Communications Workers of America members anticipate roving picket bands. About 100 striking Western Electric employees are set to install equipment in Bell Telephone exchanges, signaling a tense labor action across the region.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Western Electric
Thei Bell Telephone Co
The
S Communications Workers of America
CIO
Long distance service disrupted by Bell operators' meetings
Long distance telephone service out of High Point was at a standstill today as Bell Telephone operators held meetings in major North Carolina cities. The North State Telephone Company said callers to Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Asheboro, and Raleigh faced delays or no answer, with some operators replying only emergency calls.
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Bell Systems
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
High Point
Bell Telephone
North Carolina
North State Telephone Company
Charlotte
Durham
Greensboro
Asheboro
Raleigh
Western Union Strikers Use Hit and Miss Picket Tactics
Telegraph workers plan a spread of picket lines in one city at a time, with five hour meeting in Charlotte Armory Auditorium called by union officials. Western Union maintains operation despite a Commercial Telegraphers Union strike, with service reported in multiple North and South Carolina cities.
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Western Electric
Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte Armory
Signs Point Toward the Returning Eisenhower Campaign
Washington reports strong indications that General Dwight D. Eisenhower will return to campaign for the Republican nomination. The lack of denial on a letter seeking relief as NATO commander, Lodge's Ireland Paris trip remarks, and Dirksen's cable stressing an unequivocal stance on major issues point to an imminent move.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NATO
Henry Cabot Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
Shannon
Ireland
Enlroute
Paris
Eisenhower
Sen. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Gen
Flood Threat Grows as Midwestern Rivers Surge
A new flood warning covers the Missouri Red and Big Sioux basins and stretches from Sandy Lake Dam to Brainerd Minnesota. The Missouri is to crest at 22 feet at Sioux City and the Red River is expected to reach 34 feet near Fargo Moorhead next week.
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Sioux City
Upper Midwest
Missouri
Red
Big Sioux
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Aitkin
Minn
Daner
Sandy Lake Dam
Brainerd
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Blencock
Neb
Fort Pierre
S.D
Pierre
Floyd
South
Dakota
Red River
Fargo
N.D
Moorhead
Linton
Big Beaver Creek
Englerth
Mankato
Picket Line Forms At Local Western Union Office
A picket line forms in front of the Western Union office after the facility was closed by employees since Thursday. Union members will picket two at a time, bearing placards as they protest supervisory firings and push for union recognition.
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Western Union
Serine inston-Salem
Sia. W. PD
Western Union Service Resumes In Winston-Salem
J. W. Holbrook, manager of the Winston-Salem Western Union office, announced the service retry today after a strike by Western Union employees began at midnight on April 3. The local office is operating with a full staff and can man the High Point office, he said.
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Western Union
High Point
J. W. Holbrook
Winston-Salem
Stocks Hold Despite Steel Seizure News In New York
The market paused on steel seizure fears with an overall modest move. Industrial averages dipped slightly as steel losses tempered gains in oils and rails with some utilities easing and a strong opening in Alleghany Corp. Amerada fluctuated after an ex-dividend spike.
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New York
Alleghany Corp
Amerada
Superior Oil of
California
Shell
Colorado & Southern
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Napkin Bootlegger Busted in White Lightning Find
Whiteville officers raided rural store of Johnnie Ward and found 12 pints of white lightning hidden in napkin boxes on shelves. Investigators suggest napkin purchase at a special price included a shot of whisky.
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Whiteville
Johnnie Ward
Duplin County Deputy Sheriff Charged in Embezzlement Case
Duplin County grand jury indicted Charles L. Nicholson, 30, on embezzlement of about 4500 while serving as deputy sheriff and treasurer-clerk. He posted 5000 bond for Criminal Court appearance after SB I investigation. Sheriff Ralph L. Jones commented on the probe.
Shore charged with manslaughter after tractor accident
Fred Shore of Hamptonville faces manslaughter charges in the death of Solomon Claude Royall a 42 year old Hamptonville farmer. Royall died hours after being run over by a tractor they were riding on Buck Shoals highway. SBS Agent John Edwards and Deputy Sheriff Bray quoted Shore saying Royall pulled the throttle causing the tractor to lurch and throw Royall under its tracks.
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Yadkinville
Fred Shore
Hamptonville
Solomon Claude Royall
Royall
SBS
John B. Edwards
Elkin
Yadkin
Dick Bray
Shore
Buck Shoals Highway
Royal
Plane lands in field after power failure near Greensboro
A single engine plane piloted by Fred S. Keefer of New York made a forced landing in a plowed field between Guilford College and Greensboro High Point airport yesterday afternoon. Keefer and a passenger escaped injury. Officials listed partial power failure as the cause. Aircraft damage estimated at $600.
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Greensboro
Guilford College
Greensboro - High Point
Fred S. Keefer
New York
Keefer
Aira
Gwyn, Former Haywood County Representative, Dies
Thomas Le noir Gwyn aged 71 a former Haywood County representative and the first Tenth District highway commissioner died at his home yesterday after a brief illness. He was a pioneer in North Carolina road program development and served under Frank Page as highway commissioner.
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Waynesville
Thomas Lenoir Gwyn
Haywood County
Tenth
North Carolina
Gwyn
Frank Page
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Weather outlook with temperatures
Tonight low 40 degrees. Tomorrow high 62 degrees. Today’s high 60 degrees and last night’s low 36 degrees.
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