U S Protests Holding Of Four American Fliers
The United States will send formal notes to Moscow and Budapest protesting the detention and ransom of four American airmen seized after a flight from Munich to Belgrade on Nov 19 1951. Captains Swift Henderson Elm and Duff and Sgt Elm were fined $120000 and held for over a month before release.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Moscow
Budapest
Hungary
John J. Swift
Glens Falls
David H. Henderson
Shawnee
Okla
James A. Elm
Kingsland
Ark
Jess A. Duff
Spokane
Wash
Munich
Germany
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Navy Warplanes Stage Biggest Seaborne Raid
Navy planes from three carriers conducted a major seaborne raid targeting four rail and supply sites near Manchuria. The operation included 352 flights as Corsairs Panthers and Sky Raiders struck Honyang Musan Najin and Hyesanjin, with substantial damage reported to rail facilities and rolling stock.
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Sam Summerlin
Seoul
U. S. Navy
Manchuria
Siberia
Vladivostok
Honyang
Musan
Najin
Hyesanjin
North Korea
James F. Low
Sausalito
Calif
U.S. Air Force
Ronald W. Hartrim
Port Jervis
N. Y
Air Force
Alfred M. Millerin
Navy
Reds
Panther
Oriskany
Bon Homme Richard
Essex Geatures
Hongung
Korea
Majin
Sea of Japan
Far East Air Forces
Suiho
Yalu River
Ridgway Warns NATO Allies Short of Defenses
Paris AP Gen Matthew Ridgway says fifty Allied divisions in Western Europe remain far short of the minimum needed for defense. The NATO report notes he can form a UN shield around Western Europe but warns against an all out Russian drive, despite recent build up of troops and aircraft.
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Paris
Matthew R. Ridgway
Europe
Ridgway
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Korea
NATO
Lisbon
Russia
Supreme Court takes up fight over segregated schools
The Supreme Court resumes hearing challenges to state laws maintaining separate white and Negro schools in Kansas and South Carolina with NAACP attorneys urging strike down and defenders arguing the 14th Amendment does not ban classification by race.
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Washington
South
Supreme Court
Kansas
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
High Court
John W. Davis
Davis
Onceurgood Marshall
Eee
Marshall
Robert L. Carter
Paul E. Wilson
Wilson
Kansas City
Carter
Topeka
Frankfurter
Roe
Dulles Backed Hiss for Carnegie Post in 1947
John Foster Dulles recommended Alger Hiss for the Carnegie Endowment presidency at $12 500 a year in 1947. Sahn We Davis, an endowment trustee, testified that Hiss was chosen after a careful inquiry with favorable reports. Davis said Dulles first mentioned Hiss and supported his appointment amid debates over tax exempt foundations and potential subversive activities.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
House
Dulles
Eisenhower
Hiss
Achalves Sahn
Davis
State Department
Carnegie
Supreme Court
South Carollina
Foundation
Grand Jury
Soviet Russia
Putnam backs move to revive Wage Stabilization Board
Washington (UP) Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam supports the U S Chamber of Commerce opposition to the walkout that collapsed the Wage Stabilization Board. He says he can recruit businessmen this week to reconstitute the board, which is frozen with 12 000 wage cases awaiting action after industry walked out in protest of a 1 90 daily pay increase. Laurence F Lee of the Chamber urged businessmen not to serve, calling the action a sham and urging immediate wage and price controls repeal.
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Washington
Roger L. Putnam
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Putnam
Truman
John L. Lewis
Laurence F Lee
Chamber of Commerce
Wage Stabilization Board
Lee
Chamber
Independence
MacArthur Plans End to Korean War Revealed
President elect Eisenhower shows interest in MacArthur’s plan to end the Korean War. MacArthur said his proposal could be carried out without undue casualties or risk of a broader war.
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Uss Helena
Fisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Eisenhower
Truman
Korea
United States
State to open bids for Criminal Insane Building work
North Carolina plans bid opening on December 19 for renovation and partial rebuilding of the Criminal Insane Building at the State Hospital Raleigh. Total funds of 615000 allocated for demolition of front section and renovation of the remainder housing about 85 patients. A Cape Hatteras Seashore Recreation Commission meeting on December 22 will transfer state property to the federal government and review resolutions with Gov. Scott and federal park service officials.
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Raleigh
State Hospital
Cape Hatteras Seashore Recreation
Newspapers of Future Will Be 7 to 10 Cents
New York reports that the seven or ten cent newspaper could become standard in major cities as newsprint prices and labor costs rise. W G Chandler of the ANPA notes higher costs push prices, with imports from Canada supplying about 80 percent of newsprint.
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New York
W. G. Chandler
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Buffalo
Chandler
Denver
Albuquerque
Transporta
Canada
ANPA
Egyptian Premier Abolishes Constitution in Drive for New Charter
Cairo reports Premier Gen Mohammed Naguib announced the abolition of the Egyptian constitution and promised a new charter to be drafted by a committee up to 100 members. He said the transitional government will hold all power until the new constitution is submitted for a plebiscite, arguing the old charter favored capitalism and feudalism. The move follows King Farouk’s abdication and aims to define whether Egypt remains a monarchy or becomes a republic.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Aguib
Cari
Farouk
Forget Someone Ties Come In Very Many Hues
A playful notice urges buyers to choose ties carefully and avoid wasting money on impulse purchases, highlighting variety from pale to extra hearty options and advising early purchase.
Two Raleigh Brothers Warned After Christmas Court Visit
John Christmas faced a city court on a mule powered wagon without a light. His brother William appeared for a truck license issue. Judge Albert Doub gave both men a warning and let them go.
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Raleigh
John Christmas
William
Albert Doub
Robber Stole $224 From Raleigh Hotel Desk Clerk
Raleigh police continued a search for an unidentified gunman who robbed desk clerk Howard Cannon at the Sir Walter Hotel at about 3 15 a m. Cannon said a man demanded change, pulled a pistol, and fled with $224.
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Raleigh
Sir Walter Hotel
Robert Goodwin
Howard F. Cannon
Cannon
Trio on probation after pleading no contest to larceny charges
In Hillsboro three North Carolina students pleaded no contest in Superior Court to seven counts of larceny breaking and entering and store pevenne. They admitted pulling robberies in Chapel Hill Carrboro and Pittsboro about a month ago and were arrested after the November 8 drug store theft. Hendersonville meanwhile reported the death of Henry Izard Middleton musician and direct descendant of a Declaration signer in a local hospital.
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Hillsboro
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Carrboro
Pittspore
Hendersonville
Henry Izard Middleton
Ond
North Carolina truck safety contest set for spring
Plans near completion for the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association annual truck road event. A Committee of Safety Supervisors in Asheville met to check the site and lay out the obstacle course for the skill and safety contest.
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Asheville
North Carolina Motor Carriers Association
Council of Safety Supervisors
Rosenbergs Lose Bid to Avoid Execution in January
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg face electrocution at Sing Sing in the week of January 12 after federal judge Sylvester J. Ryan denied motions to stay the execution and to set aside the death sentence. Co-defendant Morton Sobell also had his 30-year sentence affirmed. The trio were part of an international spy ring led by Klaus Fuchs.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing Prison
Sylvester J. Ryan
Ryan
Morton Sobell
Klaus Fuchs
MacArthur not planning West Coast meeting with Eisenhower
An aide said General MacArthur does not plan a conference with President elect Eisenhower on Korea. He noted a changed stance on ending the war and said past plans, including blockades and CIA forces, are not fully applicable now. Eisenhower said he valued MacArthur's views and hoped for informal talks.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
8S. L. Huff
Far East
West Coast
Eisenhower
Truman
MacArthur
NAM
U.N
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Weather forecast with temperatures and sun timings
Low tonight 40 high tomorrow 54. Today's high 65 and last night’s low 55. Sun sets at 5 06 PM today and rises at 7 20 AM tomorrow.
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Asheville
Atlanta
Cree
Boston
Renee
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
High Point
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