Publisher R B Page Succumbs In Durham
Rinaldo Burr Page 64 longtime owner and publisher of the Star News died at 7 30 am at Duke Hospital in Durham after months of declining health He led the North Carolina Ports Authority and Wilmington civic efforts born September 26 1890 in Columbus Georgia Page joined his family newspaper lineage and rose to chief executive of Wilmington papers after a career across Georgia Florida and North Carolina His civic work included port development and Lower Cape Fear River channel deepening with a focus on Wilmington’s waterfront back country and industrial growth.
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Wilmington
Rinaldo Burris Page
Star-News
North Carolina Ports Authority
Wilmington Civic Leader
Duke Hospital
Durham
Page
Columbus
Margaret E
Rimaldo William Page
The
Columbus Ledger
Bus
Emory University
Oxford
University of Georgia
France
Ledger
Palm Beach
Fila
Sarasota, Fla
Herald
Wilmington Morning Star
R. W. Page Corp
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
Wilmington News-Dispatch
Murchison
Star
News
Sunday Star-News
Cape Fear River
Tornadoes Kill 26 and Injure 100 Across Midsouth
Destructive storms raked the Midsouth killing 26 and wounding about 100. Three people died near Olive Branch Mississippi and 23 near Commerce Landing. Many victims were schoolchildren as tornadoes struck near Marianna Arkansas and a Leatherwood plantation area. National Guardsmen patrolled the damaged zones as survivors searched for missing victims.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi
Commerce Landing
Miss
Here
Olive Branch
Marianna
Ark
National
Leatherman Plantation
Evacuation Delays and Tornado Toll Reported
Reports from Formosa indicate the Tachens evacuation could take weeks or be canceled amid U N diplomacy and Red opposition. Separately a deadly tornado at Olive Branch hit Wiggins Elementary and Leatherman plantation area, killing a teacher and two children with damage to a Negro church and school.
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Olive Branch
Wiggins Negro Elementary School
Delta
Memphis
Tunica
Miss
Commerce Landing
W. W. France
Ruthie Lee Clark
Soviet industrial gains push ahead in 1954 output
The Soviet Union increases production of heavy industry and war materials in 1954 while the United States sees larger gains in electric power and some commodities. The Central Committee urges further expansion of heavy industry. Soviet steel coal and petroleum rise, while U.S. output falls in several key sectors.
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New York
Russia
Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
United States
R. U.S. Steel
U.S
Big Need For New Ministers In The South
A leading Methodist official in Charlotte says the denomination must recruit 2,000 new ministers now and 5,000 more in twenty years to keep pace with a growing South. Dr James W Sells of Atlanta urged substantial funding for ministerial training as the Southeast Jurisdiction convocation discussed church growth and warming population projections.
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Charlotte
James W. Sells
Atlanta
Methodist Church
Southeastern
Dr Sells
South
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Wells
George E. More
Eisenhower vows to keep Formosa from falling to communism
President Eisenhower stated the United States will not permit Formosa to fall to international communism and that Congress's defend-Formosa declaration ensures against miscalculation by Chinese Communists. He emphasized the crystal clear policy shown at today’s news conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Formosa
Congress
Eisenhower Briefs On Military Cuts And National Security
President Eisenhower refused to detail plans for defending Nationalist outposts Quemoy and Matsu and would not commit to U S defense of Pescadores. He said no change to Army downsizing remains likely despite Gen Ridgway’s warning. He commented on Supreme Court nomination delay and the Dixon Yates contract, stressing no withdrawal.
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Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
United States
Reds
Matthew Ridgway
Army
Ridgway
Congress
Senate
Eisenhower Defends Formosa Resolution as Peace Measure
President Eisenhower said the Formosa resolution voted by Congress last week serves peace by deterring Communist miscalculation. He aims to show the Reds the United States will defend Formosa as part of the western Pacific island barrier. Sen. Sparkman suggested potential ceding of small islands if U N efforts produce a cease fire, noting Quemoy Matsu and Tachens could be demanded.
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U.S
Formosa
Tachens
Eisenhower
U.N
Peiping
Tachen Islands
Chebiang
Communist China
Ningpo-Hangchow- Chushien
Yikiangshan
Chekiang
Washington
Congress
America
United States
Great Island Barrier
Western Pacific
South Korea
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Formosa Strait
Senate Foreign Relations Far Eastern
U.N. Security Council
Quemoy
Matsu
Refugees From Tachens Describe Communist Bomb Attacks
About 538 evacuees arrived at Keelung Formosa aboard a Nationalist ship after Tachens Island bombardments. Liu Yu, a former storekeeper, recalled repeated bombings as families, including 214 dependents, fled with children in black uniforms and DDT powder on their fronts. Teacher Lee Tsui said soldiers remaining behind are prepared to fight.
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Keeling
Formosa
Hon Cha
Tachen Islands
Here
Liu Yu
Tachens
Lee Tsui
Red Bombings Describe Nationalist Air Strikes
Chiang Kai-shek's warplanes launched new strikes on Communist targets at Yikiangshan while Nationalist refugees recounted Red bombers forcing civil activities on Tachens to a near standstill.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Yikiangshan
Tachens
de Formosan
Kee
Tachen
U.N. Security Council
China
7Th Fleet
U.S
Karl L. Rankin
Tachen Islands
Hseng
Anst
Tchen
Alaskan Defense Outlined at Elmendorf AFB
Alaska defense plans outlined by top military leaders at Elmendorf Air Force Base emphasize delaying any invasion, protecting key installations like Elmendorf Ladd and Eielson bases, and denying enemy control of Anchorage and Fairbanks. Acknowledging limited airborne or amphibious threats, authorities favor keeping major centers safe while relying on U.S. reinforcements by air if needed.
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Elmendorf Air Force Base
Alaska
United States
Texas
Atkinson
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Acheson
Collins
Ike Sticks By Army Reduction Despite Ridgway Reservations
President Eisenhower defended his plan to cut the Army by 140,000 troops despite misgivings voiced by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. He said Ridgway’s view is parochial and that he bears ultimate responsibility for national security. He sees no current plan to rescind the reduction.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Congress
Presiden
Uneasy Stalemate in Formosa Strait Reassessed
The New York Times reports the Eisenhower administration expects a stalemate in the Formosa Strait rather than immediate conflict or a cease-fire. If China attacks, the US would pursue limited war with air and naval power, not ground troops, and would aim to deter without prompting atomic retaliation.
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New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Formosa Strait
Washington
Times
United States
Formosa
U.S
United Nations
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