Federal tax receipts rise in North Carolina last month
North Carolina tax collections reached 132,136,630 in the prior month, up 14,290,975 from January 1951, with increases in individual and corporate income taxes and excise taxes noted. A Raleigh damages suit over medical treatment for a Wake Forest football player seeks 40,000. Peahead Walker was dismissed from the case. A Halifax prison camp release reports a 19 year old Fayetteville inmate and another man absconded during a religious revival escape attempt.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Internal Revenue
Colleetn
Damage
Raleigh Upa Dan
Wake’ Forest
Malcolm Grandy
Granly W. Paschal Raleigh
Padieat
Waler
Peahead Walker
Walker
Halifax
Taylor
Wilmington
Arnett Jr
Fayetteville
Arnett
Cna
Revenue, paving and tax totals amid state progress update
The report shows January sales tax receipts up sharply over the prior year, signaling strong business activity. Officials note the general fund gains and highway construction progress, with 82 percent of the 12 000 mile goal completed and a total mileage nearing 9837.
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Shaw
General Fund
Raleigh
Henry Sen
North Carolina sweet potato crop to rise 15 20 percent in 1952
Marketing specialist Joe B Gourlay of the State of culture reports 46 000 acres will be planted for commercial production, up from last year but below the 62 000 acres sown in 1950. If growing conditions stay favorable, output may reach five million bushels versus 6 820 000 in 1950 and 3 760 000 in 1951.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Joe B. Gourlay
State of Culture
Race With Death Ends in Tragedy Near Albemarle
Earl Brown of Star was killed in a high speed chase with the state highway patrol when his car swerved off the road and overturned near Albemarle. Patrolman W R Tuberville said Brown was traveling over 100 miles per hour during the pursuit.
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Albemarle
Earl Brown
Star
State Highway Patrol
Here
Brown
W. R. Tuberville
Groundhog Predicts Early Spring Across Carolinas
Groundhog activity signals approach of milder weather with shadows seen in some areas while others report overcast skies. The Weather Bureau notes varying shadow forecasts from Chicago to Texas as rainfall and snow showers affect several states. Local highs reached 85 in Laredo Texas with 8 inch rain totals in Beaumont and Galveston.
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The
Weather Bureau
Sonight
New Bern
Wilming
Chicago
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
Duke Power Rate Increase Case Taken Under Advisement
The North Carolina Utilities Commission took the Duke Power Co plea for a $2 million rate increase under advisement after four days of hearings. Duke seeks funds to support expansion and a fair return, arguing 1951 returns at 5.4 percent would rise to 6 percent with the higher rates, while the commission auditing indicates returns around 5.59 percent.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Duke Power Co
North Carolina
Duke
Southline
W. L. Choate
Commission
Atomic Work Probe Recessed
In Las Vegas a labor inquiry examined wages up to $700 a week paid by Haddock Engineers Ltd. Roy B. Flipin of the Builders Exchange testified workers earned high salaries under the cost plus fee contracts. He noted the Las Vegas market can tolerate high pay but questioned sustaining such wages.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Roy B. Flipin
Builders Exchange
Haddock Engineers, Ltd
Dias Coll Ie
Government Moves In Strike Morris Heads Federal Clean-Up
Newbold Morris, named head of the Truman administration’s probe, plans to begin Monday by examining the attorney general’s department. The House Judiciary Committee voted for a separate non political inquiry into the Justice Department amid tax scandal disclosures. Morris, active in New York politics and former c ity councilor, is expected to pursue department reforms.
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Morris
Federal
Washington
Newbold Morris
Soehere
McCrrath
Attorney General
House Judiciary Committee
Grath
End McGrath
Sven
Pola
Geochien
New York
Henesity
Rasch Ha Haley
It Ain't Fair Lexington Audie Dockery Bigamy Claim
Audie Dockery, on a bigamy charge, protested that many men jailed for not supporting one wife are sent to prison while he supported two wives. He argued the system is unfair.
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Lexington
Audie Dockery
Hungarian Tomato Paste Confiscated In Atlanta
U S Commerce Department officials say 46 537 gallons of Hungarian tomato paste, imported for the Army and valued with de composed materials, were confiscated at an Atlanta depot as part of non strategic trade with Iron Curtain nations. Export controls mandate government licensing and this item illustrates limited cross border exchanges amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Atlanta
Picayune
United States
Iron Curtain
U. S
Joe Harrison
Army
Hungary
Soviet Bloc
Mother and teen charged in baby’s murder for insurance
In Auburn Georgia a 2 year old girl was killed as a plan to collect on two life insurance policies valued at 225 and 400 dollars. The mother Sadie Belle Burnett allegedly forced the boy to keep silent as they plotted the double indemnity. The boy initially struck the child with a bottle and the mother then killed her. The teen will be sent to juvenile court while the mother faces murder charges.
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Auburn
Geiko
Sadie Belle Burnett
Smith
Divorce Suit Narrowed to Single Action in Raleigh
The Mary Vail Cameron divorce case is reduced to one action after the State Supreme Court ordered that Mrs. Cameron's suit for divorce from bed and board be settled before B. Cameron's divorce proceeding. Justice Ervin noted the Dec 28 1948 filing and two prior appeals. case remains pending in Sampson Superior Court.
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Raleigh
ULP
Mary Vail Cameron
B. Cameron
Wear Wilmington
Sampson
Boys Sought After Bus Disappearance in Charlotte
Police seek Jack Emmett Fox age 14 and his brother Bobby age 9 after they missed a school bus in Charlotte and were last seen asking a driver for routes to Miami through Jacksonville and Augusta.
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Charlotte
J. D. Whitley
Jacksonville
Fla
Augusta
Whitley
Miami
Jack Emmett Fox
Bobby
16 000 Truck Drivers Strike Halts Southern Midwest Shipping
AFL Teamsters truck drivers across 12 states halt highway shipping as talks with federal mediators stall. Chicago dock workers also walk out, disabling one of the nation's largest truck terminals. Wages remain the central dispute. mediators seek a settlement pattern similar to Midwest terms.
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Midwest
Associated Press
Federals
AFL
Chicago
AFL Teamsters Union
Washington
Cyrus S$. Ching
Memphis
Sunvy
Ohio
Ching
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Byunion
American Woolen seeks end to fringe benefits dispute
Union leaders and American Woolen Co discussed a 15 point fringe benefits plan aimed at cutting costs. No decisions were made after a meeting in Boston. workers in several mills, including in Vermont and Massachusetts, fear wage reductions and loss of cost of living protections.
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Boston
Tives
The
W Co
AFL Ae
Vassaldoro
Providence
R. L
Andover
Mass
Frank L. Chupka
Winooski
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
John Chupka
Frank and Woolen
Amer
South
Tragic Hit and Run Near Jacksonville Locales Driver Cleared
An unidentified white woman was killed five miles east of Jacksonville when struck by a truck driven by Monroe B. Powers of Silverdale. State patrolmen absolved Powers of blame, saying the woman was attempting to flag down a passing car to help a stalled auto. Car registered to Meaty George Smith of Camp Lejeune.
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Jacksonville
Here
Monroe B. Powers
Silverdale
Meaty George Smith
Camp le
Unidentified Planes Hit U N Front Line Troops
Unidentified planes bombed and strafed Allied front line troops in Central Korea near Kumsong around noon. A U N Command officer could not confirm if the attackers were Communist or Allied. Up to six propeller driven planes took part in two attacks. three South Koreans were slightly wounded. MIGs were sighted in large numbers. Fifth Air Force reported 14 lost aircraft that week, with 13 due to ground fire.
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Seoul
Korea
U. N
Kumsong
Parallel 38
Sinuiju
Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
Kumhwa Ee
UN Holds Out For Rotation Of 40 000 Troops In Korea
UN truce negotiators settled three minor disputes in Panmunjom but the United Nations Command insists on a monthly rotation of at least 40 000 troops. Allied proposals call for inspection teams within 30 miles of ports, while Communist officials resist. Libby Libby Libby He said Northan Maj. Gen. Lee Sang Cho criticized the talks as illogical and incomprehensible.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
Col
A. Darrow
U.N
Libby
Lee Sang Cho
Weather Forecast Low Tonight 47 High 54
Tonight low expected near 47 and tomorrow high around 54. Last night’s low around 36 and today’s high near 60.
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