Conference Begins Mars Hill School Leaders Gather
The four day annual conference of North Carolina school superintendents opened at Mars Hill College with speakers D Hiden Ramsey Asheville newspaper executive and vice chairman of the state Board of Education and Dr J W R Norton state Health Officer set to address. A memorial tribute to Clyde A Erwin will close the meetings Thursday.
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Mars Hill
North Carolina
Mars Hill College
D. Hiden Ramsey
Asheville
State Board of Education
J. W. R. Norton
Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin
Public Instruction
Truman May Forget Call For Congress
President Truman faces pressure from fellow Democrats to skip a special session on price controls until after the elections. Senate figures Sparkman and Stevenson show hesitancy, while Ellis Arnall pushes for action amid rising food prices and drought. Arnall plans resignation as governor. Farm Bureau disputes drought impact claims.
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Maureen Gothlin
United Press
Washington
Truman
Congress
Sen
John J. Sparkman
Sparkman
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Mr. Truman
Ellis Arnall
Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
Arnall
Georgia
Roger Fleming
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fleming
22 Killed In Weekend Accidents
North Carolina suffered at least 22 deaths over a weekend from trains, vehicles, fires, and other incidents. Notable cases include two Fayetteville men struck by an Atlantic Coast Line train and a Greensboro delivery truck collision. The toll includes drownings, stabbings, suicides, and a fatal house fire, with multiple other injuries reported across several counties.
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North Carolina
United Press
Fayetteville
Atlantic Coast Line
Jasper Bullock
Lonnie M. Culbreth
William L. Hughes
Greensboro
Southern Railway
Ul Johnson
Craven County
East Carolina
Baron C. Murphy
Richlands
John H. Braswell
Charlotte
Death Rate Drops and Life Expectancy Up
A Brookings Institution study notes the U S death rate fell about 45 percent in the first half of the century while life expectancy rose. It compares the 1900 death rate of 17.2 per 1000 to 9.6 per 1000 in 1950.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Paysour Not To Swim Today In Channel Bid
Bob Paysour, 24, Gastonia firefighter, eyed the wind driven English Channel and chose not to swim. A dozen hopefuls returned to hotels awaiting better weather as observers warned only a window in 24 hours. Also aiming for the crossing were Ned Barnie and Jenny Kammersgaard as plans linger on faring tides.
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Folkestone
Eng
Bob Paysour
Gastonia
N. C
Ned Barnie
France
Jenny Kammersgaard
England
Paysour
Sam Rockett
UN Pushes Week-Long Recess as Korean Talks Stall
UN asks for another seven days to resume stalled truce talks in Panmunjom. Main issue remains prisoner repatriation with 116000 communist-held prisoners demanding forceful return while the UN offers only willing repatriees. General Nam Il accuses Allied bombing while POW exchanges publish debate over paragraph five.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Nam Il
U.N
Nam
Oat Uen
William K. Harrison
Gen
Iran Senate backs down on Mossadegh power crisis
In Tehran the Iranian Senate narrowly approved Mossadegh emergency powers after his threat to resign. Only two of 27 senators opposed the bill, which would grant Mossadegh authority to address the economic crisis and oil dispute with the Anglo Iranian Oil Co. The Majlis also rejected extending martial law and dispatched a delegation to Mossadegh. A 16,000 ton American tanker reportedly docked to load oil at Bandar Mashur despite British warnings.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Jane Daftari
Senate
Majlis
Tudeh Party
Oi! Co
Anglo-I Iranian Company
Bandar Mashur
Persian Gulf
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Nelson-Waldron
Governor name selects Young Democrats leader for Hospitals Board
Gov Kerr Scott appointed Bedford W Black of Kannapolis to a four year term as representative for the Ninth District on the State Hospitals Board of Control and reappointed two existing members. Black, 33, a Gastonia native and Wake Forest alum, has long led Young Democratic Clubs activities and served as YDC organizing director in 1948.
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Raleigh
Kerr Scott
Young Democrats
State Hospitals Board of Control
Scott
Bedford W. Black
Kannapolis
T. T. Goode
Statesville
Black
Gastonia
YDC
Wake Forest
Viice
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Tre
Weekend Developments Spot Political Scene
Washington reporters summarize a flurry of post convention activity. Kefauver pledges support to Stevenson in Springfield as Eisenhower eyes Southern strategy. Key figures include Mitchell Stevenson Sparkman Carey Harriman and the American Veterans Committee urging civil rights unity.
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Gallup
N. M
John J. Sparkman
Truman
Congress
Alabama
CIO
James B. Carey
Alben W. Barkley
James A. Farley
Barkley
Labor
Farley
Richard B. Russell
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
The
American Veterans Committee
Meat Workers Strike At Armour Plant In Atlanta
Packinghouse workers at Armour & Co in Atlanta Ga began a strike and set a picket line as the night crew of 20 to 30 left at midnight when the contract with CIO United Packinghouse Workers expired. Negotiations continued in Chicago with a 1 pm meeting planned while some locals threatened to strike if no new contract is agreed.
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Chicago
Atlanta, Ga
Armour & Co
CIO United Packinghouse
Armour
A. O. McKinney
UPW
Atlanta
Tifton
Birmingham
Ala
Tilton
Editorial endorses Stevenson in Bloomington paper
The Bloomington Pantograph editorial says it would endorse Adlai Stevenson for president without reservation but cites his party as a great handicap. It praises Stevenson and Eisenhower as capable men yet criticizes the Democratic party for long national governance while urging voters to consider changes in coming campaign programs.
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Bloomington
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Democratic Party
United States
Harry Truman
Political Action Committee of the
CIO
Egyptian Premier Aly Maher Seeks Fast East Peace Move
In his first interview since the army coup, Prime Minister Aly Maher says settling the Anglo Egyptian treaty dispute is a top priority and hints at soon announcing policy on Middle East defense. He supports Egyptian aims to withdraw British forces from the Suez Zone and asserts the army will not interfere with government reforms. Normal life returns as martial law remains in place until potentially lifted soon.
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Walter Collins
United Press
Cairo
Egypt
Aly Maher
Middle East
Farouk
Maher
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Mid-East
Alexandria
Ground Forces Fight In 104 Degree Heat
In 104 degree heat, UN and US aircraft pounded North Korean targets near Nam sok and Namsok while Marine and British air units engaged MIG-15s. Ground fighting raged with heavy artillery, casualties rising as the first week of August yielded 2,520 Communist losses, including 1,245 killed.
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5Th Air Force
Korea
Haeju
38Th Parallel
HMS Ocean
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
U. S
Siberia Hill
1St Marine
Siberia
Sth Army
Principals Named for Port Dedication Night in Morehead City
Gov. Scott and John Motley Morehead III will speak at Thursday’s dedication of the state ocean shipping port terminals in Morehead City. The event, tied to a multi city terminals program financed by a seven million dollar port improvements plan, invites many dignitaries and officials.
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Morehead City
Scott
John Motley Moreehead
Morehead
New York
John Motley Morehead
Wilmington
Weather: mild night and hot tomorrow
Tonight low around 68 degrees with a clear sky. Tomorrow will be hot with a high near 92 degrees and sunny conditions. Today’s high reached about 90 degrees and the past night cooled to around 67 degrees.
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