Jaycees Back 11 Point Public Safety Program
Salisbury North Carolina Dr Grover A Palmer heads the Safe Committee urging all Jaycee groups to adopt the 11 point safety plan endorsed by the State Police Officers Executive Association and approved by the State Jaycee Board of Directors.
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Salisbury
North Carolina
Jaycees
Grover A. Palmer
State Junior Chamber of Commerce Safe Committee
State Police Officers Executive Association
State Jaycee Board of Directors
Symphony Tour Begins Next Month With Extended Reach
The North Carolina Symphony will start its spring tour next month and run through mid May with concerts planned from Selma Alabama to Welch West Virginia and additional appearances in South Carolina. Dr. Benjamin Swalin, the conductor, said exact dates will be announced soon.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Symphony
Selma
Ala
Welch
W. Va
South Carolina
Benjamin Swalin
Four Appointees to UNC Committees Named
Gary and Scott named four new appointees to UNC Consolidated University committees. James S. Ficklen of Greenville will replace the late James A. Gray on the Finance Committee. William C. Barfield of Wilmington replaces John C. Rodman on the Television Committee. Rodman remains a trustee.
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Raleigh
Gary
Scott
Greenvile
Wilmington
The
Consolidated University of North Carolina
James S. Ficklen
Greenville
James A. Gray
Winston-Salem
William C. Barfield
John C. Rodmand
Washington, N. C
Rodman
Hotel men elect new officers at Greensboro convention
North Carolina Hotel Association members gathered in Greensboro for the seventh annual convention. Attendees heard an annual report from Ehringhaus Raleigh attorney J C B Ehringhaus during an earlier business session attended by about 70 members as they prepared for a banquet that evening.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
North Carolina Hotel Association
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Parole Board Cuts Terms for Two Life Prisoners
Raleigh reports the Parole Commission reduced life terms for Junius Fowler aged 28 to 50 years and Ernest Smith aged 43 from Johnston County described as a Negro to 30 to 35 years for good behavior. Both become eligible for parole after serving one fourth of their sentences.
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Raleigh
Paroles Commission
Junius Fowler
Ernest Smith
Johnston County
Elks Midwinter Convention Opens in Charlotte
C D Thomas of Charlotte led the Elks midwinter convention session with Boyce Whitmire of Hendersonville as featured speaker. Whitmire, Elks camp director for boys at Hendersonville, discussed camp operations.
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Charlotte
C. D. Thomas
The
Elks Association
Boyce Whitmire
Hendersonville
Whitmire
Elks’ Camp For
Seaboard to Build Major Freight Yard and Diesel Shop
Seaboard Air Line Railroad begins work on an eight million dollar freight classification yard and an eleven million dollar diesel shop in Hamlet. The yard, to be among the nation’s most modern terminals, will take two to three years to complete, announced terminal superintendent E. E. Hamer yesterday.
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Hamlet
Seaboard Airline Railroad
E. E. Hamer
Closing Address Marks 33rd Carolinas-Virginia Purchasing Agents Meet
More than 250 members and guests attended the closing address of the 33rd annual convention of the Carolinas Virginia Purchasing Agents Association. Speakers included Tomlinson Fort, vice president of Western Electric Co., Pittsburgh, and James M. Berry of Vick Chemical Co., Greensboro.
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Purchasing Agents
Pinehurst
Carolinas-Virginia
Purchasing Agents Association
Tomlinson Fort
Western Electric Corp
Pittsburgh
James M. Berry
Vick Chemical Co
Greensboro
MacArthur outlines plan to end Korean War for Eisenhower
Gen Douglas MacArthur told a New York industry dinner he has a clear and definite plan to end the Korean War and is willing to present it to President-elect Eisenhower if invited. He warned of not revealing basic decisions publicly and criticized Truman era policy as isolationist, urging strong support for the new administration.
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Gen. MacArthur
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Congress of
Amehiisican
National Association of Manufacturers
Far East
Korea
Macur
China
Manchuria
Truman
Remington Rand, Inc
Helena
Hagerty
Hse
Ith
Syngman Rhee
Seoul
Republic of Korea
Three Airmen Survive Crash on Mt San Gorgonio Slope
A U S Air Force helicopter crash left three airmen stranded on Mt San Gorgonio after failing to reach the C 47 wreckage. Maj Andrew McVickers and two others endured 10 degree cold while a five man rescue team worked through steep snow. March Field Base rushed to drop supplies as weather hindered further landings and delayed identifications of the transport’s casualties.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Mt. San Gorgonio
San Bernardino Mountains
Andrew MecVickers
McVickers
Air Force
March Field Air Force Base
March Field
Tucson
Ariz
Stabilization Board Faces Walkout Threat Amid Wage Dispute
Washington officials voiced optimism that Wage Stabilization Board members from industry will remain, avoiding a collapse of wage price controls. Charles Killingsworth, new chairman, warned the board could fall if industry members resign, while Truman’s coal wage decision fuels tensions and potential widespread strikes if the board fails.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Tripartite Board
Hope
Charles Chillingsworth
Mr. Truman
Killingsworth
Archibald Cox
John L. Lewis
Heddeld
Liquor Store Bandit Whistles During Holdup
A lone bandit robbed a New York liquor store Friday night taking 250 dollars from proprietor Samuel Einsidler who reported the thief whistled All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth throughout the holdup.
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New York
Samuel Finsidler
Einsidler
Tar Heel UWF Opens Sixth Annual Meet in Rocky Mount
Hundreds of Tar Heel United World Feder atists arrived to open a two day event in Rocky Mount. Minnesota attorney and UWF national council chairman Jercee Butler Jr. is the featured speaker. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville, an early UWF organizer in NC, also addressed the group.
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Rocky Mount An
United World
Eisenhower Eyes Cabinet Choices as Taft MacArthur Clash Looms
President elect Eisenhower sails toward the Pacific as Taft criticizes a cabinet pick and MacArthur signals his own Korea plan. Adams says no statement from headquarters while the new admin roster and remaining posts loom back in New York.
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New York
Eisenhower
Central Pacific
42Nd Street
White House
Taft
MacArthur
Airliner Crashes at Sea Near Bermuda with 41 Aboard
A Cuban four engine DC-4 en route from Madrid to Havana crashed into the sea off Bermuda with 41 on board. Four rescued, search ongoing. Passengers included Alice Eubanks of Hamilton and Orlando Lopez Suarez of Havana. Coast Guard Yakutat and U S Air Force planes aided in rescue amid burning oil.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Spain
Havana
Compania Cubana de Aviacion
Madrid
Azores Islands
St. George's Harbor
Alice Eubanks
Orlando Lopez Suarez
United States Coast Guard
Yakutat
American Air Force
Kindley
Pan American World Airways
Louis Sastre
Cuba
Sastre
Atlantic
Azores
O'Dwyer Ends Ambassadorship and Seeks Mexico Jobs
William O'Dwyer quits as U S ambassador to Mexico and begins job hunting in Mexico City. He eyes roles from film to cattle farming while delaying vacation in Acapulco and declines further comment on future plans. He has faced Kefauver committee scrutiny and may pursue opportunities tied to his law degree with wife Sloan Simpson O'Dwyer.
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William O'Dwyer
Mexico
Mexico City
New York City
U.S
O'Dwyer
New York
Pacific Coast
Acapulco
Richard Nixon
Kefauver Committee
Sloan Simpson O'Dwyer
Night air invasion repulsed near Seoul during Korean War
American fighters and anti aircraft fire repelled the largest Communist night air attack seen in the Korean War. Eleven Red fighters reportedly approached Seoul while Eisenhower’s presidential transport fled southward. Radar tracked 11 hostile planes over three hours. details on casualties or craft type were kept classified.
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Seoul
Korea
Eisenhower
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Ike
Military
Constellation
U.N
United Nations
503Rd Tactical Control Group
North Korea
Pease
U.S. Air Force
Marine
Eisenhower Party
Guam
Hawaii
Sniper Ridge
Okinawa
Wonsan
Shadow over United Nations Tunisian debate deepens
At the United Nations in New York a murder linked to a Tunisian nationalist faction and a claimed organization the Red Hand shadows the debate on Tunisia. The French deny involvement and France boycotts the committee while Tunisian leaders prepare statements and the Korean war ceasefire plan moves to Chinese and North Korean authorities.
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United Nations, N. Y
the Hand
United Nations
Ferhat Hached
Hached
The
Red Hand
U. N
France
Tunisia
Toda
Ace de Te Abdel Y Elega
el Menem Mostafa
Assassina
Wilson Tobacco Market Wins Largest Bright Leaf Title
Wilson retained its title as the world's largest bright leaf tobacco market with 19 warehouses selling more tobacco than any of the 88 markets in the flue cured belts. The market closed for the season yesterday.
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Wilson
Weather Outlook With Temperatures and Sunset
The forecast shows a low of 40 tonight and a high of 66 tomorrow. Today's high reached 55 with a 92 degree reading for Inet debt. Sunset is 5 06 pm today and sunrise tomorrow is 1 17 am.
Eisenhower to Pick Up Conferees at Wake Island
President elect Eisenhower aboard the USS Helena plans a stop at Wake Island to bring aboard key administration figures for mid Pacific talks. Dulles may be among the conferees while the ship continues toward Hawaii after en route from Seoul.
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Helena
Eisenhower
Korea
Wake Island
United States
Wake
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
John Foster Dulles
Guam
Seoul
Pacific
Walter L. Dyer
Dyer
Hawaii
New York
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