Wind fires burn 4200 acres in five North Carolina counties
Firefighters contained wind swept blazes across more than 4,200 acres with at least seven serious fires and several minor ones in a five county area over the weekend. In the Pine Level case a 12 year old robbed the Bank of Pine Level stealing 250 dollars. police will pursue commitment to the Training School at Kins.
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Whiteville
North Carolina
den Lakes
Pine Level
T. M. Oliver
Greensboro Workers Set to Return After Settlement
More than 100 installation workers for the Western Electric Co of North Carolina were scheduled to return today after A Maddux of Greensboro, representative of Local 10322, Communications Workers of America CIO, said the men would report back once the nationwide dispute that idled employees two weeks ago was settled.
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Greensboro
Western Electric Co
North Carolina
A. Maddux
Carolinas
Communications Workers of America Cio
Three Democrats for lieutenant governor outline platforms
Roy Rowe of Burgaw Marshall C Kurfees of Winston-Salem and Luther Hodges of Leaksville will address the Democratic Club in Winston-Salem outlining their platforms for the May 31 primary.
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Winston-Salem
Roy Rowe
Burgaw
Marshall C. Kurfees
Luther Hodges
Leaksville
Democratic Club
Scout Earns Gold Medal for Life Saving in North Wilkesboro
Eagle Scout Wade Foster of North Wilkesboro Troop 34 received Scouting’s Gold Medal for Life Saving after he plunged into Wilson’s Creek to rescue an unconscious Oak Hill County woman, reviving her with official respiration.
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North Wilkesboro
Wade Foster
Ldwell County
Wilson's Creek
Smith
Young Girl Confesses to Church Fires in Charlotte
Charlotte police hold Margie Davis a 13-year-old junior high student believed to have started fires at St. Martins Episcopal and Caldwell Memorial churches causing about 75000 in damages. She said she acted to "get even" after being denied use of a ping pong table and a telephone.
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Caldwell Memorial
Idren
Margie
St. Martin's
Presbyterian
Margie Voluntee
Charlotte
Congress Warned Not to Cut Steel Mill Seizure Fund
President Truman warned Congress against restricting federal funds for seized steel mills fearing a shutdown could harm wartime Korea defense. The debate centers on a Republican amendment to a 900 million dollar plus supplemental bill accusing the administration of overreach. Senators Ferguson Morse Douglas weigh profits, wages, and possible settlement paths as mobilization talks continue.
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Truman
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Korea
Senate
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Wayne L. Morse
Ore
GOP
CIO
Kaite Murray
John Ivan
Potomac
White House
Charles Sawyer
Murray
Sawyer
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
Rioting Prisoners Seize Major Michigan Facility
More than 2,000 inmates at the Southern Michigan Prison rioted late last night, seizing the disciplinary block and taking four guards hostage. Troopers and guards prepared to fire tear gas as riots spread through the four story cellhouse. Warden Frisbie ordered guards to the administration building while leaders warned of further action if live ammunition was used.
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Jackson
Mich
Julian Frisbie
Donene
Michiigan
Frisbie
U Frisbie
Pyle
Earl Ward
Ward
Vernor Fox
Jack Hyatt
Detroit
Fox
Hyatt
Northern Michigan
Marquette
Williams
State Hospitals Board to open Caswell Tubercular Hospital bids
The State Hospitals Board of Control will open bids tomorrow in Kinston for a tubercular hospital and administration building at Caswell Training School. The facility will provide 50 beds.
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Kinston
State Hospitals Board of Control
Caswell Training School
Paratroops to test atomic blast at Yucca Flat
About 1500 troops at Camp Desert Rock Nevada prepare to occupy foxholes near Ground Zero for an atomic test near Yucca Flat. 120 paratroopers exposed to the blast and to be dropped just beyond zero with instruments and observers tallying reactions and tactical lessons. Participating units include 2nd Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Fort Bragg and Company C 135th Infantry Camp Rucker.
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Oyre
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Desert Rock
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504Th Airborne Infantry Regiment
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
135Th Infantry Regiment
47Th Infantry Division
Camp Rucker
Alabama
Jets Knock Out Seven Red MIGs in Korean air battles
In Korea, American F-86 Sabres shot down seven Soviet built MIGs across three dogfights. Capt. Joseph J Love of San Bernardino claimed his fourth and fifth kills, becoming America’s 11th jet ace. Multiple pilots earned credits for downing MIGs as Sabres pursued a mixed formation against large numbers.
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Korea
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Straud
James E. Kasler
Indianapolis
Ind
Ant
Brooks J. Liles
Clayton
N.C
Alvin R. Moorman
Fontana
Calif
Donald J. Hemmer
Princeton
Percy L. Sound
Reidsville
Weekend Toll in North Carolina Sees Seven Dead
United Press reports six traffic deaths and one stabbing fatality over the weekend in North Carolina. Julian M. Brown 20 of Matthews and Henry McCorkle of Charlotte died when a pickup hit their car near a highway intersection. Euna Earp Hollers 53 of Vilas died after a high speed crash near Boone, and John William Jordan 81 of Garysburg was struck stepping into traffic in Northampton County. Ralph Bland Bauguess 19 of Winston-Salem died in a skidding wreck in Winston-Salem. Mrs. James T. Whitlow 65 of Mount Mourne died from injuries after being hit by a truck in Mooresville. Delbert Curtis Swaim 47 of Winston-Salem was stabbed Friday night. murder charges were filed against Donald James White 17 who admitted stabbing Swaim.
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United Press
North Carolina
Charlotte
Julian M. Brown
Matthews
Henry McCorkle
Euna Earp Hollers
Vilas
U. S. 421
Boone
Hollers
John William Jordan
Garysburg
Northampton County
Ralph Bland Bauguess
Winston Salem
James T. Whitlow
Mount Mourne
Mooresville
Iredell
Delbert Curtis Swaim
Missouri River Crest Closes In On St Joseph
The Missouri River reached flood stage as it bore toward the Mississippi, with St. Joseph bracing for a major crest. Officials noted the river running bluff to bluff through the flood soaked valley and expected the Missouri to meet the Mississippi at a critical point.
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Missouri River
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Mississippi
U. S. Army
Missouri
St. Louis
Fort Leavenworth
Sherman Air Force Base
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Taft seeks to force Ike on hot public stance
Taft supporters circulate a petition pressuring Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to take a public position on 21 contested issues. Taft aims to draw votes by forcing clarity on MacArthur, labor law, world government, and cabinet reform while delegates vie in key state primaries this week.
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Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
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Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Dean Acheson
Defense Department
Anna Rosenberg
Tennessee
Guy L. Smith
Smith
Mit
GOP
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Pennsylvania
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Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
Taft Organization
Rotary Delegates Tour Burlington During Session
Rotarians from Northwestern North Carolina convene in Burlington for business sessions with speeches by leaders. Delegates this afternoon tour Burlington’s industrial plants and recreational facilities.
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Burlington
Northwestern
North Carolina
Trees Bloom On Outer Banks Amid Warm Winds
Hundreds of citrus trees idle outside Buxton on the Outer Banks are in full bloom under warm winds, residents say harvest looks promising and fruit may follow.
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Buxton-On-Hatteras
Weather highs and lows for today and tomorrow
The forecast reports a today high of 88 degrees and a low of 55 last night. Tonight's low is expected at 52 degrees, with tomorrow's high reaching 86.
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