Plans For Bi County Airport Authority Forming
Guilford and Forsyth counties move toward an airport authority by drafting a legislative bill to authorize an eight member body with four appointees from each board. Forsyth appoints Rep. William F. Womble to work with McLendon on the measure as progress toward clearing the log jam continues.
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Guilford
Forsyth
Southern Furniture Exposition Building
Forsyth County
William F. Womble
McLendon
Protest Grows After Jet Crashes Into School Yard
A large airliner collided with a jet fighter and crashed into Pacoima Junior High School in Van Nuys, tearing through the athletic field and damaging multiple nearby buildings. Witnesses report debris raining over homes, churches, and schools as authorities call for a nationwide review of test flights over populated areas.
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van Nuys
Calif
Los Angeles
Pacoima Junior High School
Co Ha Ona
Eun Serre
Sae Sunes Fang
List
M. C. Dougherty
Noble L. Owings
St. Simon's Episcoe Church
San Fernando
Vicw
Secretary Wilson Defended By Wife in Public Clash
Mrs. Charles E. Wilson breaks silence to defend her husband after President Eisenhower criticized him for a draft dodge remark. The 67 year old Detroit born mother of six says Wilson has done a good job as defense secretary. Her son Edward calls her a lioness and a remarkable woman.
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Detroit
Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Wilson
National Guard
Foster Dulles
Edward E. Wilson
Jessie Ann Curtis
Costello
New York State Line
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electrical Corp
Westinghouse
General Motors Corp
Speculation Rises On Wilson Tenure Amid Outcry
Washington debates Secretary of Defense Wilson's future as critics challenge his National Guard remarks and his wife’s reaction. Some lawmakers demand resignation while President Eisenhower calls the statement unwise. Wilson had signaled staying until military budget action ends. Continued discussion appears on page two.
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Washington
Wilson
National Guard
Congress
Eisenhower
Immigration Proposals Go Slow in Congress
Congress showed no quick action on President Eisenhowers immigration proposals. House subcommittee member Waiter said it would be a couple of months before the plan reaches Congress, while Senate subcommittee chair Eastland gave no sign of an imminent meeting. Both back current national origin based quotas though proposals would raise ceilings and actual admissions.
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Wahington
Congress
Eisenhower
House Immigration Subcommittee
Eastland
D-Miss
Senate
Walter
Inflation, wages under fire in state message
In Florida, AFL-CIO leaders back a policy blaming high prices for inflation not high wages. The president urges Congress to probe wage price trends, with a joint Senate House committee expected to study the issue in Washington.
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Mi4mi
Joint
Senate House Economic Committee
Washington
Flash Floods Hit North Carolina Mountains Amid Rains
Heavy rains caused overflows and rock slides in the North Carolina mountains injuring at least three people and blocking three Southern Railway freight trains on the Murphy line near Canton. Families were evacuated along N C 129 and U S 192 between Andrews and Murphy. Continuous rainfall surpassed two inches in many areas with a cold front expected to bring showers tomorrow night.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Asheville
State Highway Patrol
Hendersonville
Otis Jones
Lulila
John Irvin Jones
Greensboro
Hickory
Raleigh-Durham
Elizabeth City
Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Canton
Black Mountain
Grandfather Mountain
Care Carolina
Official Tass Statement On World Disarmament Stance
The Soviet government accused Western Powers of deliberately avoiding a solution to the world disarmament issue in a terse official Tass release. Moscow framed the move as a breach of effort toward disarmament and urged renewed negotiations.
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Moscow
Rains Feed Appalachian Floods and Fallout Fears
Floods blamed on rains kill thirteen across Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia as waters rose four days after storms. Relief aid of five hundred thousand dollars announced for the three states. Heavy rains persist in east Tennessee with eight and a half inches in twelve days. Two hundred families flee Little Pigeon River rising to two to three feet. U S Weather Bureau warns floods in the mountains and rail lines blocked by landslides. A Tass-distributed statement accuses the United States of speeding preparations for an atomic war and demands disarmament action. Soviet reply reiterates commitment to resolving disarmament while denouncing Western provocations.
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East Tennessee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Little Pigeon River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railroad
North Carolina
Tass
United States
United Nations
Foreign Ministry
Leonid F. Ilyichev
Soviet Union
Russia
West
Kremlin
Europe
United Na
Tito Will Not Visit America
Belgrade announced that President Tito will not visit the United States for now. A government spokesman said conditions and atmosphere in the U S make the time for such a visit not ripe amid Congressional opposition and boycott threats.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
United States
Branko Draskovic
Washington
Draskovic
U.S
Rep
O’konski
R-Wis
Sen. Douglas
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Draskovi
U. S
Voice
Borba
Pension Money Favored By House Appropriations Panel
The House Appropriations Committee voted to provide 275 million dollars for boosted social security benefits and included it in a 335,090,000 five month supplemental package for the current fiscal year. The total falls 46,997,500 below Eisenhower’s request. The social security allotment would raise annual program funding to 1,575,000,000 for the year ending next June 30, with 15 million set for emergency drought measures. The panel also endorsed a 20 million dollar farm ownership loan authority increase and a 45 million dollar rise in revolving Small Business funds.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Social Security Administration
Agriculture Department
Flooding of Lowlands Forecast in Eastern North Carolina
The Raleigh Durham airport weather station forecast moderate flooding of river lowlands in eastern North Carolina over the next few days with light to moderate rainfall. If rains are light, water levels stay lower than predicted. if heavy, forecasts will be revised. No unusual flooding expected on eastern rivers barring heavy rains.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Raleigh - Durham
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ground Hog Club Sets Wing Ding Tomorrow
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania the Ground Hog Club holds its annual Wing Ding tomorrow with dinner festivities and a ground hog prediction. Local president Samuel R. Light notes the event traces to German settlers and old weather superstition about an early February shadow signaling six more weeks of winter. The piece ends with a tease for continuation on page ten A.
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Ben Deforest
Punxsutawney
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Ground Hog Club
Samuel R. Light
Light
Burgh
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