India Sit on Communist Side Sparks U N Clash
At the United Nations General Assembly Political Committee India faces South Korea on seating at the Korean peace conference. New Zealand's Leslie Knox Munro urges inclusion of India amid mixed support from Britain allied states and the Communist bloc. Y T Pyun says Korea cannot join with India if seated with the Communists.
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United Nations
N. Y
New Zealand
Leslie Knox Munro
U. N
South Korea
India
Munro
General Assembly
Y. T. Pyun
Korea
Britain
Iraq
Ethiopia
Mexico
Syria
Pyun
Col
Ben Limb
Republic of Korea
Sible
U. N. Assembly
Chinese Say 400 Allied POWs Choose Communism
Panmunjom reports say 400 POWs may remain under Communist rule while 136 Americans and 264 other U N prisoners were released today. Allied sources note no nationality breakdown for the 400 and emphasize continuing repatriation discussions.
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Panmunjom
U. N
Reds
Stockades
Red
Pan
Peiping
Drought Hits Greensboro Farmers With Slump in Purchases
Greensboro merchants report a summer drought lowering farmer buying power by an estimated 3.5 to 5 million dollars from last year. Officials attribute the drop to reduced farm income and national trends, with fertilizer sales down and heavy equipment demand softening.
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Greensboro
Piedmont
North Carolna
Guilford County
Harry B. Caldwell
Department of Commerce
Caldwell
France Strikes Ease as Railways Reopen and Taxi Blockades End
Paris sees relief as more trains run and public transport nears normal. Rail workers return amid communist push, while taxi drivers block yet markets and tourism suffer from strikes costing tens of millions weekly. Public services and tourism hit hard by the generalized labor action.
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Paris
Parisian
National Assembly
Union of
Railworkers’ National Federation
Polio outbreak prompts cautious replies in Wilkes County
Wilkes County sees polio cases rise to 42 as Dr J W R Norton urges against gamma globulin campaign citing limited paralysis prevention. Schools plan staggered reopenings with classes resuming on Sept 7 if the outbreak subsides. A fifth death is reported as 5 year old Judy Gant dies en route to Winston-Salem hospital.
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North Wilkesboro
J. W. R. Norton
Wilkes County
Crorton
Sandhills tobacco markets delayed to next Tuesday
The five Sandhills flue cured tobacco markets in the Middle Belt Sanford Carthage Aberdeen Ellerbe Fuquay Varina open delay announced by Sandhills Tobacco Warehouse Assn directors. A R Talley said buyers would be absent Thursday, prompting the postponement.
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Fuquay Springs
N. C
Sandhills
Middle Belt
Sandhills Tobacco Warehouse Assn
A. R. Talley
Talley
Sanford
Carthage
Aberdeen
Ellerbe
Fuquay-Varina
B36 Bombers Make Nonstop Tokyo Flight Arrival
A group of B36 heavy bombers landed at Yokota air base after a nonstop flight from U S bases. Guards were tightened and details restricted as the aircraft, part of overseas training under Gen Curtis LeMay, emphasized global mobility. The ten engined bomber features six Pratt and Whitney propellers and four J47 jets with a 230 foot wingspan.
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Tokyo
United States
Yokota
Okinawa
O. P. Weyland
Far East Air Forces
U. S. Air Force
Pacific Ocean
Far East
Strategic Air Command
Curtis E. LeMay
General Electric
Wright Brothers
Bill Bailey Named Prisons Director
The State Prisons Advisory Council denied its letter to Gov. Umstead was a resignation threat and stated the tone could endanger the council’s future. Dr. William McGehee of Spray said the group would consider its status if changes are not made and noted the firing of Walter Anderson as director may influence their stance.
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Greensboro
State Prisons Advisory Council
Umstead
William McGehee
Spray
Walter Anderson
Anderson
McGehee
Asis
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Prisons Department
The
Highway Commission
Civil Defense
William F. Bailey
High Point
Advisory Council
Prisons Head
North Carolina
Council
Bailey
Police Seek Young Girl's Murderer in Slaying of 14 Year Old
In Somerville Massachusetts detectives sought to interview Mild Mac Donald a 14 year old girl friend of Mary Di Rocco about the murder described as a bullet and fire slaying. Authorities say MacDonald recently bought a caliber pistol and was seen in a Brighton bar last night. The victim’s brother and father testified to the horrific scene including five bullet wounds and a throat slash with oil and flames used in an attempted concealment.
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Somerville
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Mild MacDonald
Mary di Rocco
Brighton
Boston
McDonald
di Rocco
Robert di Rocco
Robert
Miss McDonald
Angelo di Rocco
Red Cross team returns from North Korea with restricted access
U N Red Cross officials report limited talks with hand picked POWs during three week North Korea visit. Jerram says restrictions and delays marked the mission and access to other prisoners was denied. Corom notes no Geneva Convention violations but limited freedom for Red Cross teams. Nicholson in Tokyo says teams will persist despite obstacles.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N. Red Cross
North Korea
U. N
Reds
Red Cross
R. M. Jerram
Cornwall
England
Dean
Ers
Jerram
Gerald Corom
Canton
Ohio
South
Generally Good Weather To Continue
The Associated Press reports fair and pleasant weather for most of the day with showers along the Gulf Coast and in northern Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Rain fell along Oregon and Washington coasts while other areas remained fair. Heat moved from the western Plains into the North Central region with highs around 95 to 103 in several towns.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coast
Wisconsin
Upper
Micii
Dakotas
Oregon
Washington
Plains
Rockies
North Central
Miles City
Mont
Southwest
Des‘ Ee
Rapid City
Lumpkin Fined for Hatch Act Violations in Eisenhower Support
Former Mississippi official Sam Lumpkin, ex-director of the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, was declared ineligible for state reemployment for 19 months, after the Civil Service Commission found he led Democrats for Eisenhower while a state employee. Four IRS workers in Aberdeen were dismissed for Hatch Act violations. Lumpkin, now Tupelo city attorney, had supported Eisenhower and engaged in activities for political purposes while employed with state funds.
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Washington
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Mississippi
Sam Lumpkin
Lumpkin
Mississippi Employment Security Commission
Civil Service Commission
Hatch
Employment Security Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Aberdeen
S. C
Commission
Tupelo
Miss
Eisenhower
New Arrests Reported In Germany After June Revolt
West Berlin radio reports 64 arrests linked to the June 17 uprising across three plants. ADN says Gerhard Roemer, 26, received a life sentence as a revolt leader after seizing a rifle at Magdeburg jail. The broadcast notes 400000 workers have refused to pay union dues, a new East zone challenge to Communist rule.
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Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
ADN
Gerhard Roemer
Roemer
Magdeburg
East Zone
Red
Weather outlook with warm temperatures and sunset timing
The forecast notes a low of 63 and a high of 93 for tomorrow. Daytime high reached 90 with a 60 degree low last night. Sun sets at 6 58 p m and rises tomorrow at 5 47 a m.
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Siace
Augusta
High Point Peedseesctene
Dacksonville
Little Rock
Ceeeretnens
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
Chy Leigh
San Antonio
Sesees
San Francisco
Washington
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Morae
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