Merger trends push toward centralized private public services
The article argues that pending mergers of major North Carolina electric utilities and a plan to unite several mountain telephone firms reflect a shift to large scale control across power, transport, and communications. It notes benefits of big operators and questions about regulation and public oversight, with regional municipal systems facing funding gaps.
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Carolina Power and Light
Rai
San Francisco
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
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Korea
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Asheville
New York
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UN Sets New Air Policy For Vehicles
UN forces in Munsan Korea ordered air attacks on unmarked vehicles along the Pyongyang Kaesong highway. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols said the move ends immunity that allowed 18 to 20 vehicles daily to move toward the front. The policy signals U.N. frustration with Communist stall tactics in armistice talks.
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Korea
UPV
United Nations
Pyongyang
Kaedong
William P. Nuckols
U.N
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National Flag Word Puzzle List Reveals Clues and Answers
A fragmented puzzle sheet lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbered entries. The grid hints at words for items like electrical units aromatic ointment and verb forms, ending with a final note about a production level of 331.
Goddess of infatuation and other constellations in a cryptic list
A compact cryptic compilation lists terms such as Goddess of infatuation, 34 Bird, 365 Smirk, 37 Races, 42 Goddess o7 discord, Natrium, 44 Food regime, 5 Domestic slave, 46 Actual, 49 Benign tumor, al, Physician (ab.), 55 Chlorine (ab.} arranged without narrative.
Draft Board Head Charged In Fix Case in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Dec 17. UP A draft deferment bribery case centers on Mark F Hefferman, 54, board chairman accused of selling a sick boy for 200 dollars. Col Richard W Jew, special investigator, says the reclassification prompting the fix was routine and temporary. Hefferman helped organize Tennessee's WWII state guard and was arrested last night on bribery charges for deferring Leslie Lee Thompson, a 24 year old music teacher. The report adds unrelated notes on color television and poultry origins.
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Memphis
Selective Service
Richard W. Jew
Mark F. Hefferman
Hefferman
Tennessee
Leslie Lee Thompson
Clues Eyed In Wanger Shooting
Hollywood report details Walter Wanger's alleged jealousy over Joan Bennett and Jennings Lang. Beverly Hills police seek evidence to prove premeditation as Lang recovers in hospital. Wanger, 57, faces possible charges of assault with a deadly weapon. lawyer Jerry Giesler avowedly ready to defend him.
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Joan Bennett
Walter Wanger
Jennings Lang
Beverly Hills
FH. Anderson
Wanger
Lang
Jerry Giesler
Anderson
Giesler
Boys Indicted In Firecracker Case in Laurel Mississippi
Seven teenaged boys were indicted on assault and battery charges for disrupting a school Christmas party by tossing lighted firecrackers through windows to scare the girls. One firecracker burned Mrs. Virgil Watters on the leg. S. S. Anderson of Hattiesburg was indicted for shooting with intent to kill after firing a shotgun at the boys as they threw the firecrackers.
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Laurel
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Atty
Paul Swartzinger
Swartzfaser
Virgil Watters
S. S. Anderson
Hattiesburg. Miss
Undelivered 1949 Letters Found in Hartford Home
About 3000 undelivered letters dating back to 1949 were discovered in a Hartford Connecticut rural mail facility worker's home. The letters were stashed under a mattress in a bureau tucked away in closets and between book pages.
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Hartford
Lions to star in Quo Vadis rival ad campaign
MGM touts Deborah Kerr and Robert Taylor as the big attractions in its Quo Vadis remake but Irving Hoffman notes the Valkenburg Holland zoo used lions for Nero's amphitheater scene is advertising the lions as the real stars. An old Houston parson reflects on weekly sermon creation with a simple structure of prayer at start and end and a hopeful middle.
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Deborah Kerr
Robert Taylor
Irving Hoffman
Valkenburg
Holland
Houston
Air Ceremonies to Honor Wright Brothers Today
Kitty Hawk North Carolina commemorates the Wright brothers on the exact site of their first flight 48 years earlier. Aerial ceremonies feature jet and transport aircraft, wreath lifting by helicopter, and a formation by F series fighters and other planes, honoring the pioneers and their era.
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Wright Memorial
Portland
Ore
Pasadena
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Tournament of Roses
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Navy
Marine Corps
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Hollywood Press Club Names Top Cooperative Stars
The Hollywood Women's Press Club praised Anne Baxter William Holden and John Derek as the year's most cooperative film stars. Frank Sinatra and Esther Williams were labeled the least helpful. Holden and Derek tied for the Golden Apple award, the first dead heat in 11 years.
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Hollywood Women's Press Club
Anne Baxter
William Holden
John Derek
Frank Sinatra
Esther Williams
Holden
Derek
Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Miss Williams
NCAA Video Committee Reports on Football Program
NCAA officials in Chicago will release findings today on a controlled football video program for the past season. Nine district representatives presented reports yesterday. Walter Byers said a summary would be shared at a press conference. Proposals are expected for the next NCAA convention. One in four trailer coaches is being built for service members and their families to maintain family life when federal duty arises.
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Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Walter Byers
Arctic Cold Front Grips Nation Amid Deep Freeze
A new Arctic air mass pushes into the United States as frigid conditions spread from Montana to the Northeast. Deaths tied to the cold rise with many weather-related incidents across Indiana Ohio New York and Wisconsin. Severe fires and a damaged Columbus club also mark the record cold period.
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United Press
United States
Canada
Rockies
Montana
Dowagiac
Mich
Indiana
Ohio
Hainois
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Scioto Country Club
Columbus
Revenue Probes Thus Far Appears One Way Street
Washington column flags a one sided congressional inquiry into tax scandals. It notes Democrats on the Ways and Means panel pressured outsiders while shielding fellow lawmakers and keeping a secret three day hearing for King. The piece argues for consistent scrutiny and cites past crimes by Parnell, Thomas, and May.
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James Marlow
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Rep
King
California
San Francisco
Washington
Best discard in Canasta freezes the pack
A reader asks for the correct play in a Canasta situation. The analysis favors discarding a deuce to freeze the pack, delaying loss of the count while preserving chances to pick up the pack later, with safe discards available through the next moves and potential improvements with a joker or extra aces.
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Cincinnati
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