Army gridmen face dismissal amid cheating scandal at West Point
Col Earl Blaik weighs resignation as 90 cadets, including son slated to be quarterback, face charges. Formal hearings likely within three weeks with options to resign and receive general discharge. cadets claim coercion and deny widespread guilt.
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Milton Richman
U.S
SS Seay
Earl
Red) Blaik
Army
Blaik
Ed Weaver
Kingston
Toe
Ao Nothy My Leer
Leer
West Point
Committee Okays Top Peacetime Budget
The House Appropriations Committee approved a record 56,062,405,890 peacetime military budget, 1.54 billion below the President’s request and excluding 4.5 billion for public works. Cuts target Army Navy Air Force civilian and procurement funds while preserving overall force readiness.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Selene Maine
Defense Department
House
Curtis
Mahon
D-Tex
Ces
Army
Navy
Air Force
National Security Council
Secretary of Defense
Ridgway Summons Negotiators Over Armistice Talks
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway urgently called his truce negotiators to Tokyo for a 83 minute session on the suspended armistice talks with Korea. Officials offered no official explanation for the summons and the deadlock in the talks remained unresolved.
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Robert Vermillion
United Press
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Ridgway
U.N
Kaesong
38Th Paralpet
Kim Tl
Com'2
Chandler Raps Rule On Office In Baseball
Former baseball czar A B Chandler criticizes the 12 of 16 owner rule and calls for scrapping restrictive rules. He testifies before a House subcommittee amid debate on a third major league and owner control of minors. He warns against a stooge as commissioner and urges public confidence in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Foster
United Press Staff
Washington
A. B. (Happy
Chandler
House
New York
Weaa
Cracked OCR Note Lacks Readable News Details
The readable text is unusable for a factual summary. No clear persons, organizations, dates, places, or events are present to form a valid news card.
Wall Street Industrials Hit New High
New York stocks rallied as industrial shares hit a high since June 6 1930 with Du Pont rising to 98 34 and Allied Chemical trading at 74 1 4. Railroads lagged, utilities slipped from a 20 year high, while Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel recovered and General Motors and Chrysler gained. Trading noon volumes showed 510 000 shares, down 160 000 from Friday.
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New York
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Las
Bethlehem Steel
U.S. Steel
U.S
General Motors
Chrysler
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Peake & Ohio
Hiroshima observes A-Bomb anniversary
Three Korean War veterans manned a U S bomber that dropped flowers on Hiroshima to mark the sixth anniversary of the first atomic attack. The B 26 approached from the south along the same route used by the B 29 Superfortress that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima on August 6 1945 ending World War II.
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Hiroshima
Japan
U. S
Mass Ousters Would Waste $270,000
Senator Edwin C. Johnson argues that about 270000 dollars would be spent for dismissals in a program to clean up military leadership, asserting it is worth it while others call for inquiry into the process and costs.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Joneson
Senate Military Affairs Semintee
A Johnson
West Point Military Academy
de Ae
Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
Drownings Top Week End Death Toll in North Carolina
A weekend spate of drownings and fatal accidents across North Carolina left at least 18 dead. The toll includes several rescue attempts, with victims from Danville Virginia to Raleigh, Wilmington, and Wilson, plus two Fort Bragg soldiers in a highway crash and multiple vehicle and boat incidents across coastal and inland communities.
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R. W. Weitzel
Danville
Carolina Beach
Bobby Roscoe Morton
Jacksonville
Morehead City
Gary Jarrett
Statesville
Cape Fear
Wilmington
Thomas Carroll Vail
Pikeville
Nathaniel McNair Smith
Raeford
Albert Ray ‘ Newsome
Durham
University of North Carolina History Department
Fort Bragg
Arthur Eitel
Forest City
Garvin Redd
South Carolina
Rutherfordton
Avern W. Driver
Middlesex
Warsaw
James S. Knight Jr
Raleigh
Knightdale
Tazewell Baskerville
Clarence Blandshaw
Wilson
Shirley S. Johnson
Hickory
Marion
UN Pushes to Expand Footholds Around Kaesong
UN forces pressed east and northeast of Kaesong and crossed the Imjin River to engage three Communist platoons. Mortar exchanges south of Kaesong caused no damage, while an eight hour frontal skirmish near Kumsong left about 34 Communists dead. Naval air raids with four nations targeted Korean targets including Haeju and Chinnampo near Pyongyang.
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Rangpo
Imjin
Kumsong
38Th Parallel
U.N
Korea
Ceylon
Haeju
Niagara River
Usher's Creek
al Sedore
Ledore
Red
William Sr
Striverman
Iran Ruler Urges Calm Amid Oil Dispute Talks
Reza Pahlavi appealed to Iranians in a special broadcast to remain calm during negotiations with Britain over oil. The government ordered five Sherman tanks into Tehran to preserve order as an anti British demonstration was planned. British officials led by Lord Stokes prepared to meet with Iranian representatives.
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Shamed Reza Pahlevi
Britain
Iran
Tehran
Privy Seal
Richard Stokes
North Carolina Census Decline Highlights Farm Population Drop
The state reports final 1950 census tabs show a decline of about 260000 from 1940 totals. Hamilton notes farm populations fell even more in other areas. In Raleigh the Council of State plans to meet on expanding graduate programs at North Carolina College as part of a broader discussion.
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Will
Hamilton
Raleigh
Council of State
North Carolina College
Whitener Nominated by Gastonia Young Democrats
Basil L. Whitener of Gastonia named as sponsor by North Carolina Young Democrats for president of the Democratic Clubs of America. Whitener serves as the solicitor of the 14th Judicial District.
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Whitener
Gastonia
North Carolina
Basil L. Whitener
Democratic Clubs of America
Ener
14Th
The
Carolina
Planned Technology Institute to run four-week courses yearly
Southeast region officials announced that the institute will offer a four week course during each calendar year at State College.
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Ps C. State College
Gilles
North Carolina Farm Bureau Opens Manteo to Murphy Drive
The North Carolina Farm Bureau launched a Carthage based effort titled Manteo to Murphy to recruit 80 000 members. The drive aims to counter what the group calls hostile forces within the administration and seeks broad farmer participation across the state.
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Greensboro
Manteo
Murphy
Carthage
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Daredevil dies in Niagara Falls barrel plunge
Niagara Falls Ontario 200,000 spectators watch William Red Hill perish in a rubber innertube barrel attempt to plunge over the 165 foot Canadian horseshoe falls. His brother Lloyd plans a steel barrel attempt next Sunday.
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Daredevil
Niagara Falls
Robert C Jensen
Ont
William “Red” Hill
Lloyd
Red
Niagara River
Hill
Hope
Maid of the Mist
Corky
William Hill Sr
Major
Byrd presses immediate ruling in Boyle case
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia demanded that President Truman delay action, and announced plans to introduce an amendment to the federal criminal code to bar officials or employees of a national political committee from paid lobbying before federal agencies. He noted Lithofold Corp of St. Louis loaned 565000 to American Lithofold and that Boyle received only 1250 in legal fees related to the case, saying he has taken no fees since. The Boyle-Lithofold dispute calls for full-scale House and Senate investigations while the Senate committee finished its work.
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Byrd
Corp
American Lithofold Corp
St. Louis
Boyle
Lithofold
Boyle-Litheford
House
Ite
Senate
Border Belt Weed Markets Reopen in Carolinas
Charlotte reports the 1951 border belt market season opening with auction sales. North Carolina averaged 47.79 cents per pound, while South markets sold 8,866,431 pounds at 49.54 cents. last year NC averaged 55.50 and South markets opened with broader operations.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Agriculture
North Carolina
South
Aoe
South Carolina
Carolina
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