Appeals To Protect Hunting and Fishing In Currituck
Elizabeth City NC residents joined lawmakers and federal officials at a public hearing on Southern Industries Inc. dredging plans in Currituck and Albemarle Sounds. The hearing, before the State Board, drew over 200 speakers, with opponents arguing dredging would harm wildlife and recreation. A Mineral Resources Committee will study the issue, while a biologist survey proposal was suggested. The firm offered ten cents per cubic yard for shell material.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Currituck Sound
State Board of
Southern Industries, Inc
Mobile
Ala
Currituck
Albemarle Sounds
Currituck County
Miles J. Smith
Mineral Resources Committee
W. B. Austin
Jefferson
E. C. Bryson
Durham
Addi
Herbert C. Bonner
Thurmond Chatham
Clyde Patton
North Carolina Wildlife Commission
Clarence Cottam
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Back Bay
Virginia
W. P. Clark
North Carolina
Clark
Vey
Smith
Bryson
Dudley Bagley
Moyock
Jack Etheridge
Princess Anne County
NLRB Hears Mt Hope Case Over Move to North Carolina
Mt Hope Finishing Co of North Dighton Massachusetts faced NLRB oral arguments today over charges that it moved mills to North Carolina to avoid collective bargaining with unionized employees. Textile Workers of America CIO alleged mass layoffs and discharges tied to union activity, with back pay and reinstatement urged.
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NLRB
Mt. Hope Finishing Company
Ernest G. Warren
Washington
Mt. Hope Finishing Co
North Dighton
Mass
North Carolina
National Labor Relations Board Today
C. W. Whittemore
Taunton
Butner
Examiner
Massachusetts
Butner Company
Ormer North Dighton
Senate Okays Budget Bill and Teacher Pay Increases
The Senate approved a two year budget totaling 626 million with 13.6 million for retroactive teacher and state worker pay, 5.2 million for improvements, and 405.4 million for general fund agency operations. Projected general fund revenues total 379.5 million, with a hoped for 46 million surplus at year end to cover the gap. The governor backs higher teacher funding but calls for balance.
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Medical Care Commission
General Fund
Joint Appropriations Committee
W. Frank Taylor
House Okays Bond Bill Over 15 Million With Vote Planned
The General Assembly approves a bond bill above the 15 million mark requiring a statewide vote. The House allows governor and Advisory Budget Commission to trim items if essential services remain intact. Additions include 500 000 for Winston Salem State Teachers College building 240 000 for Stonewall Jackson School repairs 40000 for Appalachian elementary model school 135 000 for East Carolina Training School central cafeteria 200 000 for Western Carolina Teachers College physical education building 135 000 for Fayetteville State Teachers College infirmary.
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General Assembly
House
Advisory Budget Commission
Winston-Salem State Teachers College
Stonewall Jackson
Concord
Appalachian State Teachers College
East Carolina Training School For
Rocky Mount
Western Carolina Teachers College
Fayetteville State Teachers College
Agreement On Talks Expected
A staff officers meeting reported Allied officials informed the Reds that the first group of Communist sick and wounded would depart Pusan on a 12 car train Sunday noon and reach Munsan early Monday. The exchange involves 600 Allied POWs at 100 per day and about 5,000 North Koreans plus 700 Chinese at 500 daily, with possible Chinese numbers rising to around 930.
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Reds
Pusan
Munsan
U. N
Eisenhower outlines five point disarmament program
Eisenhower presented a five point disarmament plan including ceilings or caps on forces, limits on strategic materials, international control of atomic energy for peaceful use, bans on other weapons of great destructiveness, and UN backed enforcement with inspections. He framed these as faith driven and aimed at genuine peace with the Soviet Union and global cooperation.
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United Nations
Eisenhower
America
Stalin
Malenkoy
Russia
U. S
Korea
Soviet Union
Asia
Europe
U. N
Hearing Set On Oakhurst Pay Claims
The North Carolina Employment Security Commission will hold a hearing on April 23 in Charlotte to decide if workers at Hudson Hosiery Co. Oakhurst plant are eligible for unemployment benefits during the strike. About 225 knitters walked out April 6, with many others in the mill affected and several hundred claims already filed. The AFL Hosiery Workers Union leads the strike, claiming over half the plant’s workers joined.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Everett
Oakhurst
AFL American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Dogcatcher’s dogs spark surprise returns at pound
Greensboro report says Gray Fulk sold Hobo the Spitz like dog twice. each time the hound returned to the pound. Butch, a white German Shepherd, tops the record with six returns after being bought by six different people.
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Greensboro
N. C
Gray Fulk
Hobo
Butch
Fulk
Not enough information to determine a headline
The quote notes more than 900 sick and wounded Chinese in the Pusan area with a possibility of returning that many, while an officer cites constraints on giving back.
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Pusan
Flanders Urges Ike to Define Truce Terms in Korea
U S senators pressed for clear truce terms in Korea with Sen. Flanders urging President Eisenhower to define acceptable terms and tell Congress and the world. Sen. Humphrey urged global peace talks with Russia while voicing caution over alleged Communist trickery in POW exchanges and congressional oversight. Sparkman echoed concern about guarding against such moves as details of the POW deal emerge.
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Flanders
Ike
Washington
Sen
R-Vt
Eisenhower
Korea
Humphrey
D-Minn
Russia
U. S
Mark Clark
Clark
United Nations
Far East
Fisenhower
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United States
Conpees
Sen. Humphrey
Foreign Relations Committee
Skulldogeerge
Moscow
Tra
Sparkman
D-Ala
Pay Raise Debate Aims to Balance Budget and Teacher Raises
Lawmakers discuss funding to balance the biennial budget while granting teacher pay increases. Governor maintains stance on funds and no tax hikes, with legislators stressing a balanced budget and safeguards against deficits. Participants include Taylor, Sanders, Royster, Copeland, and school ties to family.
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Taylor
Overnor
House
General Assembly
Sanders
Orror
Fred Royster
Vance
Royster
J. William Copeland
Hertford
Red Attackers Fall In Korea and Suiho Air Battle
Thirteen Reds reported killed or wounded in the Jackson Heights clash. Capt Joseph McConnell of Apple Valley Calif downed his ninth MIG at 40 000 feet over the Suiho Reservoir near the Manchurian border. Col James K Johnson of Phoenix Ariz credited with multiple MIGs destroyed. Damage claims listed for Capt Vincent E Stacy, 1st Lt Robert D Carter, and 2nd Lt Herbert T Ordelheide. Nine B 29s attacked the Korea front line with 90 tons of ordnance and met no opposition.
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Jackson Heights
Suiho Reservoir
Manchurian
Joseph McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
James K. Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
Vincent E. Stacy
Crystal Falls
Mich
Robert D. Carter
Bluefield
W. Va
Herbert T. Ordelheide
Aurora
Colo
Korea
Comre Ront
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