Transportation executives address carrier legislation talk
Transportation leaders discussed federal and state rules affecting passengers and freight and heard Donald Conn of the Transportation Association of America. Ernest E. Norris of Southern Railway Co. presided and introduced Conn who spoke on ties between common carriers and free enterprise.
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Charlotte
Donald Conn
Transportation Association of America
Ernest E. Norris
The
Southern Railway Co
Conn
Tar Heel radio TV experts urge UNC Channel 4 start
Twenty four representatives from twenty North Carolina radio and TV stations recommend UNC enter educational television. They propose activating Channel 4 in the Chapel Hill Raleigh Durham area as a first step and suggest expansion to blanket the state with booster stations.
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Chapel Hill
Consolidated University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Channel 4
Raleigh-Durham
Man Burned to Death as Fire Routs Rescue Efforts
Winston-Salem reports Ray Mickey, 43, died in a kitchen fire in his home yesterday. Neighbors saw smoke and called firefighters who could not reach him though they prevented the blaze from spreading and located the body in the kitchen where the fire started. His wife was away at work.
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Winston-Salem
Everett Ray Mickey
Mickey
Foreign students awarded NC State statistics certificates
A group of 22 international students completed statistics courses at North Carolina State College under the Point Four and Mutual Security programs. They received certificates yesterday and will return home to establish agencies for gathering agricultural information.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Department of
Southern Bell Rate Hike Hearing Resumes In Raleigh
The Utilities Commission prepares to resume a Raleigh hearing on Southern Bell’s proposed rate increase. The firm seeks 3.43 million dollars annually to earn a fair return, but spokesmen say at least 4.71 million is needed to meet all requirements. The commission has approved five prior Southern Bell hikes since 1945.
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Raleigh
The
Utilities Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Corp
Southern Bell
Carolinas Expect Warmer Weather Tomorrow Says Weather Bureau
Freezing conditions linger in the Carolinas with lows from 19 to 30 degrees across cities including Columbia 19 Myrtle Beach 11 and Wilmington 25. The Weather Bureau forecasts a warmup tomorrow followed by rain totals of a quarter to half an inch by Saturday.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
South Carolina
Columbia
Myrtle Beach
Spartanburg
Greenville
Charleston
North Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
Raleigh
Greensboro
Charlotte
Asheville
Wilmington
Truman warns against defense cuts to face hostile foe
President Truman warned the incoming Eisenhower administration against sizeable defense cutbacks while the nation faces a very hostile and powerful potential enemy. He stressed true economy in safeguarding rearmament and said mobilization would continue for years as dangers loom.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Gled
United States
Mr. Truman
Citizens Protest Plans For Negro Development
Fifteen homeowners petitioned City Council in opposition to a proposed 16 unit Negro housing project at Meredith and Leonard Streets. J. Allen Austin presented a 100-signature protest claiming property values would fall and homes would suffer neglect. Council delayed a decision, ordering further study with a final ruling set for January 20 after committee hearings.
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Meredith and
Leonard Streets
J. Allen Austin
Council
Board of Adjustment
Amos Kearns
Guarino
UN Bombers Strike Red Rail Lines in Korea Air War
American Sabre jets claimed four MIG-15s down with probable destruction of another in 13 aerial dogfights over northwestern Korea. Col Royal N. Baker and Capt Leonard Lilly each notched their sixth MIGs, with other pilots earning credits for damaged or probable kills. Bombers hit rail lines near Haeju and Pyongyang as ground fighting pressed along the 155 mile front, while B-29s pounded Pyongyang area targets and B26s hit 95 trucks aiding Communist troops.
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Seoul
Korea
Royal N. Baker
McKinney
Tex
Leonard Lilly
Manchester
N.H
Baker
Jack E. Mass
Red Bank
Manuel J. Fernandez Jr
Miami
Fla
Clyde A. Curtin
Portland
Ore
James K. Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
Haeju
Pyongyang
North Korea
Pinpoint Hill
Pinpoint
Rocky Point
Lexington man dies after truck collision on way to work
Winston Salem report says Robert Perryman of Lexington died in a hospital yesterday from injuries suffered a week earlier when his car crashed into a tractor trailer while he was en route to Western Electric Co. in Winston Salem.
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Winston-Salem
Robert Perryman
Lexington
Western Electric Co
Eisenhower Eyes Possible Korea Meeting With MacArthur
President elect Eisenhower plans an early meeting with Gen. Douglas MacArthur to discuss Korea as he schedules a full day of interviews at the Commodore Hotel. MacArthur was not listed among today's appointments. Hagerty said no liaison existed yet and announced appointments as they are made.
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H. D. Quigg
United Press
New York
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Commodore Hotel
MacArthur
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Second NSLI dividend announced for five million veterans
The Veterans Administration said a second regular dividend will be paid next year to about five million NSLI policyholders. Most will receive a $60 flat dividend. total dividends amount to about 180 million dollars, with earlier special dividends bringing the four billion dollar total. Payments occur 30 to 40 days after each policy anniversary date, with options for cash, premium credits, or deposit earning 3 percent interest for permanent plans.
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Washington
National Service
Veterans Administration
NSLI
New York Crime Commission Probes Jersey City Waterfront
The New York State Crime Commission opens Jersey City hearings amid claims of labor racketeering tied to Hoboken docks. Witness Anthony De Vincenzo alleges Edward Florio ran graft with Hoboken officials including Michael Borelli, while records theft at Local 1247 is reported. De Sapio denies misconduct. corroboration links Florio to payroll and loan shark schemes.
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New York
New York State Crime Commission
Jersey City
Hoboken
Edward Florio
New Jersey
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
Anthony de Vincenzo
Florio
Michael M. Borelli
New York City
Hud
Commission
Suboena
Fred M. de Sapio
Fitzpatrick
Borelli
Aging Witness Recalls Wright Brothers First Flight
Crestview Florida AP report recalls an elderly witness, 70, recounting his youth near Kill Devil Hills. He recalls locals were skeptical as Wilbur and Orville Wright carried out their first powered flight 49 years ago tomorrow and offers theories on dune handling and landing spots.
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Crestview
Fla
Nassersby
Kill Devil Hills
Nlc
Ew FE. Green
U.S. Coast Guard
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Green
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Gaffey's Inlet
Orville
Vincent Fails to Clear Loyalty Board
The Loyalty Review Board ruled there is reasonable doubt about diplomat John Carter Vincent's loyalty and recommended possible firing. The State Department suspended him and sent him home from Tangier while considering the board's finding, while John Paton Davies Jr was cleared of loyalty doubt. The department hinted a possible reopening of the case with President Truman and Secretary Acheson.
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Washington
John Carter Vincent
State Department
Truman
State Acheson
Vincent
Tangier
John Paton Davies Jr
Davies
VU. High Commission
Germany
A Department
Acheson
Ard
Hiram Bingham
Bingham
Chinee
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Senate
Communist Party
Department of Loyalty and Security
Oe Department
Last of 39 Grommet Reefer crew saved at Leghorn
Helicopters from the carriers Midway and Leyte evacuated the final survivors from the Grommet Reefer off Leghorn Italy after the ship broke on rocks in a gale. Rescue crews saved all 39 aboard with breeches buoy and rope ladders as Italian navy crews aided the operation.
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Italy
Midway
Leyte
Breches
Henry P. Sauriant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leghorn Footeball
Leghorn Harbor
Queen of Leghorn
Saukant
Navy
United States
Europe
Pisa
Weather outlook and temperatures
The forecast reports a low tonight of 4 degrees with a high tomorrow of 5 percent. Today’s high reached 48 degrees with a low overnight to be determined. Sunset is 5 07 p m and sunrise tomorrow is 1 24 a m.
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