California Firm Leases High Point Plant for Local Manufacturing
Powers Wire Products Inc of Monterey Park California will immediately set up a 8200 square foot operation in High Point. The firm will install 100000 dollars of new machinery and hire staff with plans to expand. Key personnel will transfer from Monterey Park to lead the local plant as Mendenhall Moore Realtors handle lease details.
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Powers Wire Products Co. Inc
Monterey Park
Calif
M. E. Powers
E. Hutchens
North Carolina Metal Products Co
W. Green St
Powers Company
R. E. Powers
R. J. Miller
N. E. Powers
O. Nick
High Point
Hutchens
Phil Clarke
Chamber
Clarke
Monroe
Mich
Gto High Point
Mendenhall-Moore, Realtors
Dean Leaves Tuesday For Washington
U S special envoy Arthur H Dean departs for Washington to consult with officials while Kenneth Young stays in Korea to press for renewed talks on a Korean peace conference. Peiping radio and North Korea demand resumption and accuse the United States of perfidy as Dean outlines U N participation for Russia in the conference.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Washington
Korea
Dean
Red China
North Korea
Peiping
United States
Reds
Kenneth Young
U. S. State Department
Weecue
United States of America
POW Son Writes Letter to Mother From Korea Camp
A letter received by Mrs. Portia Howe from her son Private First Class Richard R. Tenneson, an American prisoner of war who refused repatriation, expresses his commitment to his cause and explains his reasons for not returning home. He critiques U S. authorities, mentions life in the camp, and asks his mother to contact a friend’s wife in Tokyo. The missive also contains personal details and references to loyalty oaths and government suspicions.
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Tokyop
Portia Howe
Pfc
Richard R. Tenneson
United States
GHQ
House of Unamerican
Drake
Japan
Claude Bachelor
Kiyoko Araki
Kitasenzoku- Cho
Tokyo
Thimayya
Somerton
Caer
Sara Thimayya
M.mayya
Reahey
Pacific
Minnesota
Son
Alden
Minn
Du Pont Cellophane Industry Cleared of Monopoly Charges
U S District Judge Paul Leahy ruled the Du Pont cellophane operation did not monopolize or restrain trade. He dismissed the six year old antitrust complaint by the U S Justice Department stating the firm should not be punished for its success.
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Wilmington
del. P
U. S. District Court
Paul Leahy
The
du Pont Co
Leahy
U. S. Justice Department
E. L. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Inc
America
Foreign Ministers Open 12th NATO Meeting in Paris
Paris hosts 50 ministers as Bidault backs Eisenhower's atomic pool idea to divert power from war to peace. Dulles to press ahead with rearmament, stressing Russian threat and EDC treaty ratification in the Western European defense plan.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
NATO
Eisenhower
Bidault
North Atlantic
Palais de Chaillot
Seine River
Europe
U. S
Dulles
Berlin
France
Moscow
Congress
New Group Would Conduct Red Probe
Rep Frelinghuysen announces plans to introduce a bill creating a new joint committee to handle communist investigations now done by three existing panels. He says current probes caused international friction and lacked a fair play code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frelinghuysen
R-Nj
Congress
Eastern storm brings sleet snow and cold air mass
The Associated Press reports sleet snow and rain hit the eastern U S as a mass of cold air from Canada moved southward. Western Pennsylvania and New York expected heavy snow. rain in the Carolinas and Virginia measured up to .75 inch. Temperatures ranged from deep freezes in portions of the Plains to 5 above in Eagle Colorado. On the West Coast a light rain persisted.
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Associated Press
United States
Canada
Central Plains
Pennsylvania
New York
Carolinas
Virginia
Great Lakes
Missouri
Eagle
Colo
Thimayya says 22 U S POWs stall Korean talks at Panmunjom
Indian Lt Gen K S Thimayya reported the 22 American prisoners of war refusing to participate in explanation sessions, seeking to stall the process with counter explanations. Talks stalled as South Korea and POWs withhold access, while a letter from a son accused U S authorities of brainwashing. Panmunjom remained quiet amid mounting delays and a deadline of December 23.
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Panmunjom
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
Neutral Nations Ration Commission
Brownell Says Reds Cleaned Out, McCarthy Disagrees
Texas radio interview quotes Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell claiming all suspected Reds are gone from federal employ. Sen. McCarthy counters the job isn’t finished. both discuss ongoing loyalty firings and the President’s security program. Interview transcribed during Brownell’s Texas visit.
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Brownell
Sen. McCarthy
Fort Worth
Tex
Herbert Brownell
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Texas
State Republican Committee
Nothing To Worry About
Knoxville deputies found a man asleep on railroad tracks with head on one rail and feet on the other. In a drunken exchange the man claimed the engineer would stop for him, saying it was 4 o'clock and he had nothing to worry about.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jews Charlain
Defense Request Awaited Amid Budget and Tax Debate
Senator Knowland says defense funding figures to be set soon and will influence budget balancing and tax action. White House talks begin with Republicans on 1954 program as Defense Secretary Wilson discusses a continued Air Force buildup. Analysts foresee possible a 2 billion dollar cut from current year while Byrd warns of a likely deficit and limited tax relief.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Eisebser
Congress
Senate
White House
Wilson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Joint Chiefs
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Five Killed When Diesel Train Hits Station Wagon
A diesel streamliner derailed near Rouse City Texas after striking a station wagon killing a father and mother and three children plus a maid. Five train passengers died and about 30 were bruised or shaken. six people in the wagon were killed. The engineer said he blew the whistle and attempted to brake just before impact.
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Rouse City
Tex
Dallas
St. Louis
Victor Saufley
Southern Methodist University
New York Giants
Harriett
Bill
John
Jim
Irma Davis
Greenville
Here
Robert W. Price
Fayette City
Henry Silver
New Braunfels
Mabel Parks
Tulsa
Okla
Russell Lambert
Chester
Ind
Rebecca Rubenstein
Chelsea
Mass
Gineers Story
Highway Patrol
Ed Majors
Marcus B. Hudgins
Denison
Winds halt CAP flights at Wright memorial celebration
In Nags Head North Carolina high winds led to Civil Air Patrol flight cancellations during a four day Wright brothers anniversary event. Crowds gathered at the memorial as organizers delayed start times and reconfigured demonstrations. Notables including Brig. Gen. Frank Lahm and Mrs. Arnold attended the ceremonies honoring early aviation history.
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Nags Head
N. C
Civil Air Patrol
Wright Brothers
Pe Sl Hill
Wrights
Wilbur Wright
North Carolina Air National Guard
W.D
Billy) Parker
Bartlesville
Okla
Frank Lahm
Huron
Ohio
Los Angeles
Picana
Lahm
Arnold
Kitty Hawk
Army Signal Corps
Army
Orville
Thomas E. Selfridge
Selfridge
FBI Holds Beheading Weapon Linked To Pamplico Slayings
A blood spattered shovel found beneath a Rosa Graham home is reported as the first major clue in the Pamplico double slaying case. Betty Clair Cain, 15, and Henry B. Allen, 22, were found in an abandoned well near Pamplico. Raymond Carney, a 38 year old Black male, is wanted in connection with the killings. Sheriff Hanna notes the shovel came from a tip by Rosa Graham, mother of Carney’s wife. Carney was last seen in Tarboro, North Carolina, Friday night.
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Pamplico, S. C
Pamplico
FBI
Betty Clair Cain
Henry B. Allen
Latta
Florence County
John Hanna
Rosa Graham
Hanna
Raya
Rosa
Raymond Carney
Carney
Tarboro
N. C
Cour County
Rela Tees
Settlement of Aviation Strike Reached at North American
LOS ANGELES North American Aviation announced a settlement ending a seven week strike. The company held to a 4 percent wage increase or 8 to 20 cents an hour while the CIO United Auto Workers had sought up to 20 cents for most workers. Pre strike wages ranged from 1.42 to 2.32 an hour. Union meetings will be scheduled to ratify the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
E. D. Starkweather
Starkweather
Fresno
Calif
Columbus
Ohio
CIO
United Auto Workers
Christmas Cheer Fund Nears One Thousand Dollars
The Christmas Cheer Fund stood at 983.60 after weekend donations from local residents. A wave of support is expected tomorrow as about 30 Gulf dealers in Greater High Point donate two cents per gallon of gasoline sold. Donations may be sent to the newspaper offices, radio stations, or Christmas Cheer headquarters at 108 W. Green St. Readers may call 3370 for pickup 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.
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Theund
Greater High Point
W. Green St
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Meet the Press
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Paul Owen
W. E. Linthicum & Son
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