North Carolina Names Wilson County County of the Year
The Board of Farm Organizations and Agencies named Wilson County the County of the Year in Rural Progress. Wilson County won 500 dollars as a state winner and 500 dollars for the area, with other area winners including Madison Forsyth Union and Pitt counties each receiving 500 dollars. Clarence Poe donated 500 dollars for the county making the most progress among Negroes. The winner will be announced later.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Board of Farm Organizations and Agencies
Wilson County
Madison
Forsyth
Union
Pitt
Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Tax collections show NC per capita near national average
North Carolina's per capita state tax collections in fiscal 1954 were 70.30 dollars, just under the national average 70.31. The state ranked 26th among 48. From 1942 to 1954 NC total state collections rose from 99 million to 295 million dollars, outpacing prewar growth but lagging the national rise in recent years.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Slaying at Rick's Bar Investigated in Fayetteville
Frederick Solomon Ricky Monsour, 41, operator of Rick's Bar, was fatally beaten in his home in Fayetteville. Police hold one man without charge. evidence has been sent to Washington for examination as neighbors recall shots heard the night of the crime. Monsour's wife and children witnessed the incident.
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Fayetteville
Oni Saat
Frederick Solomon
Ricky Monsour
Rick
Eisenhower to Begin Augusta Vacation Over Holidays
President Eisenhower plans a Christmas and New Year vacation in Augusta Georgia with Mrs Eisenhower aboard, contingent on whether their son Maj John Eisenhower and his family can join. He will deliver the State of the Union on January 6 and release the economic report to Congress later in January. Cabinet officers will accompany for the legislative messages.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Ac Eisenhower
Aneer Taee
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Cone
Mamie's In
Hagerty
Wake Forest Fund Increased and Trustee Meeting Held
A Wake Forest fund expansion of 40000 dollars was approved with the rider delaying start until state agencies finalize operating expenses. Proposals from artists forwarded to the Foundation were heard in New York with Dr Tribble presenting requests. Outcome announcemen t was withheld pending the trustee meeting today.
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New York
Tribble
New Healing Substance Promises Piles Relief Without Surgery
A special report from New York describes Bio-Dyne, a new healing substance claimed to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. The article cites cases with statements of cured piles and promotes Preparation X for topical use with a money-back guarantee.
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New York
N. Y
Japan Rules Armed Forces Legal Under New Constitution
Japan's government affirms that the small army navy and air force created after World War II are legal under the pacifist constitution. Prime Minister Hatoyama and Cabinet join Democratic Party leaders in arguing the forces are below wartime potential, though a constitutional revision to permit rearmament is discussed. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu and Naoe note no plan to station troops abroad and stress cautious moves toward coexistence with China and the Soviet bloc while weighing changes ahead of Diet deliberations.
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Tokyop
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Democratic Party
Shigeru Yoshida
Mamoru Shigemitsi
Histoyama
Red China
Shigetitsu Naoe
Russia
Hatoyama
Diet
Violent Deaths Reported Across North Carolina State
The Associated Press details several fatal incidents across North Carolina including Thressa Dolzer 33 Moorehead City found shot at Atlantic Beach Moody Z Lewis 55 Salter Path charged with murder in that case Miss Joyce Ann Lamm 17 Bailey died in a two car crash near Wilson her car fire after the collision Jerry Broome 17 Raleigh stabbed near the bus station Frederick Monsour Fayetteville and Hugo Simmons 42 Raleigh killed in separate incidents Charlotte resident struck by car near a street and David Baird 29 Gaston killed in a rural road accident William Lowe 14 Mooresville fatally injured in Catawba County crash James Norwood 3 Waxhaw killed when struck by a car Daphne Kinlaw 17 White Oak fatally injured when the car she rode in skid through a stop sign into a tree.
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Associated Press Centre
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Thressa Dolzer
Morehead City
Atlantic Beach
Moody Z. Lewis
Salter Path
Wilson
Joyce Ann Lamm
Rt. 2
Bailey
Miss Lamm
Jerry Broome
Raleigh
Frederick Solomon Monsour
Ron
Fayetteville
Hugo John Clay Simmons
Rt. 6
Charlotte
David Baird
Gaston
Stokes
Whipeas
Cana
William Charles Lowe
Mooresville
Catawba
James Walter Norwood
Waxhaw
Rt 1
Moore
Daphne Ann Kinlaw
Te Oak
Foundations Say Report Is Biased From Page One
A GOP report attacks a federal study on foundations arguing it favors empirical social science and socialism. It cites Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie groups and says foundations influence policy through grants and affiliated societies while criticizing media ties. The New York Times and Washington Post denounced the report as false.
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Dowa
Institute of Pacific Relations
China
Korea
Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Carnegie
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Ca ¢ Endowment For International Peace
The
Carnegie Corp. of
New York
GOP
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
Washington Post
Times Herald
Housing Study Is Proposed Amid FHA Windfall Critique
A congressional housing inquiry flags windfall profits in FHA financed projects and urges tighter controls. The report criticizes builders and FHA officials for ignoring suggestions and failing to curb costs while noting postwar apartments rose to 465,683 units in 7,045 projects nationwide amid a severe housing shortage.
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Sen
Cam. Sart
R-Ind
FHA
Sparkman
Comenities
Ufder
Micro
Purcenis Vee
Pope Works On Yule Message
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XI is drafting a brief Christmas radio address to be broadcast at noon. He plans to appear in St. Peter's Square on Christmas Day to bless the crowd, as the Vatican notes his improving condition after a life-threatening crisis 18 days earlier.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican Radio
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
L’'Osserremuaianema Romano
Domenico Tartini
Tardini
Stairs Collapse In Glasgow Traps Eight People
Archie Logan and seven others and a 500 pound piano fall from a stairwell after a collapse in Glasgow Scotland. Three others hospitalized in serious condition while Logan and five others escape further injury.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Archie Logan
Corse
Logan
Creomulsion for Coughs and Colds
An ad promotes Creomulsion to treat coughs and colds in children and adults. It emphasizes relief from lingering chest congestion and bronchitis symptoms, urging use for persistent coughs and as a general remedy in blue packaging.
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Sweetie Pie
Seltzer
Dick Turner
Ike
Yale
Wake Forest Fund
Yoshida
Commu
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Reece
Hays
National Police
Iormation Clearing Houses
Pope
Belks
Nash Jewelry & Loan CO
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Towncraft
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