State Court Hears Track Arguments
The state argues Currituck dog track law violates the state constitution by granting special privileges and creating a monopoly within Currituck County. Lawyers for the track and racing groups rebut that no constitutional provision is breached. The court also considers a civil action to close the track as a public nuisance.
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Ralphae
Moyocktuck County
Morehead City
Moody
Oral
Currituck Courty Racing Commission
Carolina-Virginia Racing Assn
John G. Dawson
Kinston
Soames
Anson 88
Bene
Portsmouth
W. E. Felton
C. D. Stewart
S. M. Isitt
Stet Tare Beri “Co
Howard Hubbard
Track and Race Commission
Stocks show mixed moves as wage slip hits market
Stocks fluctuated with small gains and losses after a wage slip, with lower divisions like steels, railroads, oils and chemicals down while motion pictures and airlines held steady. Notable names trading include U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, Union Pacific, and Dow components. Approximate midday volume reached 810,000 shares.
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Tradi
Ae Everee Wence
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
American Telephone
Baltimore & Ohio
Union Pacific
Standard 01
du Pont
Admiral Corp
Douglas Aircraft
NEW_YORK
Admiral Corporation
Alleghany Corporation
Veces Allied Chemical & Dye
Allis Chalmers Mig
American Can Eececsveses
American Car & Fdeecccsee
American Smelt & Ref
American Tel & Tel
Soulen’ Skea
Ebsecece Onl Atlantic Coast Line
Kine Paper & File
Aa Chyler Corporation
Enssens Sieteens
Elec
Commercial
Consolidated Edison
Ssse
Consolidated Vultee Erreeerere
Continental Can
Continental Motor
New York Central
North American Avia
North Americrican Ee
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil Company Een
Pacific Gas & Elec Ee
Nenehay Tee
Repub Stellae Codnoana
Sears Roebuck Standard
Erent Tence United Prue
A States Rubber
Secess
U. S. Smelting
United States Steel Scanees
West Auto
Sccseses
West Maryland
Ssccsess
Western Union Tee E Eee
Western Electric
Csseeee Sam Woolworth & Co
Zenith Radio Tee Eee
Five Cent Coffee Report Finds 5 Cent Cups in High Point
An Enterprise survey of eateries shows some High Point coffee still costs five cents with others moving toward ten cents. The mid point price appears common while a few places were seen around fifteen cents, though not verified. Downtown spots largely keep five cents. many still price at a dime.
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High Point
Roosevelt Says He Was Blackmailed Over Infidelities
James Roosevelt, eldest son of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt, asserts in a prepared statement that his signing a 1945 letter admitting nine infidelities was blackmail to shield his wife from divorce and protect his family. He denies all misconduct by the 12 named women and describes ongoing threats and a campaign to seize assets.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seana
Romelle Schneider Rooselt
Roosevelt
Farm Solons Split Over CCC Funding Plan
Farm state senators express opposition to the CCC funding method amid a push to reimburse the agency for losses from farm price supports. President Eisenhower and Secretary Benson support two options including canceling notes and raising lending authority. The Senate balked at a full increase and trimmed the reimbursement measure to 245.9 million dollars before sending it to conference with the House.
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CCC
Congress
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
The
Treasury
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Ami
Blood Free At Hospital Report
Report discusses hospital blood costs and Red Cross support. It notes patients sometimes face charges, while blood donations flow to the bank. The Red Cross will supply blood, with a 11 a.m. meeting tomorrow and a nursery arranged at the Armory for children.
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Mars
Red Cross
Mine Landslide Fatality Report Near Ridgecrest
A landslide buried a mica mine near Ridgecrest, killing one worker. Mine owner A. W. Reid and another man Robert Williams were covered. Reid was injured and taken for treatment.
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Inunity
A. W. Reid
Ridgecrest
Robert Williams
Reid
Robbery Suspect Fleeing After Wallet Grows Short
Detectives chase a clean cut, well dressed 18 year old Negro in a blue V neck sweater who demanded access to a safe and stole $10 from drawers after forcing open two compartments. He fled north on N Main St as police widened patrols and hotel staff aided the chase. The case echoes a prior Human Jewelry Store robbery linked by similarity to a student-associated suspect. no identity yet.
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Johnson
A and T College
Greensboro
Halstead
Blizzard
Western Union
Vietminh Steps Up Attacks Across Indochina Front
Vietminh forces intensify raids in Laos and central Vietnam as they push toward Prabang and Thakhek while threatening the Me River area. In the Red River delta they infiltrate with tens of thousands of irregulars, challenging French Union defenses and coastal targets from Cap Varella to Faifo.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Luang
Ho Cn Minh
China
Bien Phu
Phithe H Devily
Laos
Vietminh Division
Red River
Southeast Asia
Haymes and Wife Refuse Arrest in Hotel Standoff
Sheridan County sheriff deputies waited outside the Madison Suite for 15 hours as Dick Haymes and Rita Hayworth refused entry, citing a California civil writ from Joanne Dru seeking $32,000 plus taxes and debt. Attorneys planned to meet to seek settlement.
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New York
Dick Haymes
Rita Hayworth
Haymes
Joanne Dru
Miss Dru
Madison
Lewis Greenbaum
Miss Crums
California
Greenbaum
Miss Hayworth
Bartley Crum
Crum
Foraymes
Sam Engleman
Charles de Lancey
AFL Urges Immediate Public Works to Fight Slump
The AFL leadership urged President Eisenhower to deploy the drafted public works program to spur the lagging economy. Meany warned that unemployment has worsened and that mass projects should move from shelf to action. Economists cited Census figures and estimated 3,350,000 jobs lost since June. The council backed raising the federal minimum wage and expanding unemployment benefits.
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Miami Beach
Fila
AFL
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Cies
George Meany
Samole
Ar Ment
Pavia A Atka
Mass Public Works Pro Council
Surgeons Gather in Charlotte for ACS Section Meeting
Dr Hamilton W McKay of Charlotte led a three day sectional meeting of the American College of Surgeons as more than 500 doctors from the Carolinas and Tennessee attended. Dr Paul R Harley urged doctors to uphold medical citizenship to curb exhorbitant fees and ghost surgery. Dr Alfred Blalock of Baltimore noted the 1944 first blue baby operation during a banquet speech on cardiovascular surgery.
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Charlotte
Hamilton W McKay
American College of Surgeons
Carolinas
Tennessee
Paul R. Hawley
Chicago
ACS
Alfred Blalock
Baltimore
Neuse River Recedes Slowly After Cresting
The Neuse River crest late yesterday at 29.30 feet, then receded to 20.10 feet this morning, easing flood fears in Hoppersville where about 60 families were displaced. Goldsboro saw a similar drift, Tar River flood stages eased, and Greenville remained mildly flooded as waters declined.
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Kinston
N. C
Hoppersville
U. S. Weather Bureau
Happersville
Goldsboro
Neuse
Tarboro
Weather Bureau
Europe One Vast Icebox
London reports the worst winter in seven years turning Europe into an icebound region from the Urals to the Mediterranean. Trains stalled, rivers froze, villages cut off, and electricity failures spread. North Africa sees heavy snow for the first time in 35 years. Icelandic ports and German towns face severe conditions with ice on the Rhine and Elbe. Public warm rooms open as relief efforts mobilize and Danish planes airlift food to stranded children on Juist.
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London
Urals
Mediterranean
Afriica
Morocco
Aema
Algiers
Villa
Aes
Rhine
North Sea
Switzerland
Lorelei
Elbe
Ana
Juist
Fr Germany
Local Weather Forecast Update
Tonight's low 32 degrees with a high near 55 degrees tomorrow. Today's high reached 58 degrees and last night fell to 35. Sunset is this evening and sunrise is tomorrow morning.
Dulles Defends U S On Soviet Treaty Critique
Dulles argues the United States earned the right to dismiss Soviet claims as chatter amid debate over Molotov’s call for a defense union. Western allies Britain and France indicate resistance to Moscow’s push while seeking Germany's role in a six nation defense community.
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Soviet Union
United States
Dulles
U.N. T
Molotov
Westerm
Russia
Eden
Germany
EDC
Moscow
Forester Warns Cuts Will Weaken State Forestry
Fred H. Claridge chairman of the Southern section of the National Association of Forestry asserts federal budget cuts would hamper farm forestry and forest fire control. He warns staff could drop from ten foresters to five or six and cooperation with counties would be halted. He urges forest ers statewide to oppose reductions in forestry funds.
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Fred H. Claridge
Claridge
National Assn. Poting Age
South
January highway death toll lowest in NC since 1951
North Carolina recorded 64 highway fatalities in January, the lowest for a month since April 1951 when 59 died. Motor Vehicles Commissioner Fd Scheidt called the figures very encouraging after noting 23 deaths occurred during the bleak January weekend, and said the period marked the safest since 1948 when 58 deaths occurred.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Fd Scheidt
Cotton Man Advocates Red Trade Policy at Cotton Council Meeting
Clayton Co. chairman in Houston urged free trade at the National Cotton Council gathering, arguing tariffs hurt buyers and favor tyrants. Lamar Fleming, on Eisenhower's Randall Commission, criticized U.S. barriers and urged currency convertibility to spur commerce. He noted disputes over butter exports to the Soviet orbit and cited strong domestic cotton demand offsetting export slumps as industry reps from 18 states attend the closing session.
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Lamar Fleming
Texas
Clayton Co
Housfirm
National Cotton Council
Fleming
Eisenhower
Randall Commission On Trade
Cotton Council
United States
Europe
Africa
Sovet
Weeks
Russia
M. K. Horne
Sakaot
New Highway Design Reduces Wear and Improves Safety
A new highway design using white-burned flint produces a light-colored, skid-safe road with longer life and reduced wear.
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An Nor Sabenee
SON Bae Ng
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