Crissman weighs judge race amid speculation in High Point
Walter Crissman five term state legislator confirms he is weighing a bid for the 12th Judicial District resident judgeship. He says a decision is not made and notes possible opposition from incumbent Judge H Hoyle Sink. Local politics swirl over campaign management and other nominees including Kerr Scott associate names.
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Walter Crissman
12Th Judicial District
State Assembly
H. Hoyle Sink
Greensboro
Sink
Crissman
House of Representatives
Davidson
Kerr Scott
High Point
York
J. Morgan
Municipal Pee Here
D. Whitley Jr
Guilford Superior Court
U N Charges Reds Bypass Ports To Build Up Forces
U N Command says Communist forces moved warplanes and other combat matériel into North Korea in violation of the armistice. Maj. Gen. J K Lacey urged immediate triad inspection teams and cited bases including Taechon Pongyang East Pongyang Main Sinuiju Northwest Wonsan Saamcham Sunan for suspected buildup.
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Tokyo
U. N. Command
North Korea
J. K. Lacey
Joint Military Armistice Commission
U. N
High Command
Lacey
Manchuria
Taechon
Pongyang
Pongyang Main
Sinuiju
Wonsan
Saamcham
Sunan
Reds
Arson Investigation Schools Planned at Five Cities
The State Department of Insurance announced a week of arson investigation training for law enforcement officers and firemen at five North Carolina schools during the week of March 15. The program is run by the Institute of Government with the Insurance Department and State Bureau of Investigation. The first session is in Asheville on March 1, with Statesville Fayetteville Chapel Hill and Greenville on successive days.
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Raleigh
State Department of Insurance
Institute of Government
Insurance Department
State Bureau of Investigation
Asheville
Statesville
Fayetteville
Chapel Hill
Greenville
Disaster Stage In Greensboro Coffee Shortage
Greensboro reports a coffee price crisis as Navy recruiters abandon the all day coffee hour. Visitors may still get tea brewed in the recruiters’ office pot.
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Greensboro
Five Airmen Found After Bailout Near Caceres Spain
Five American airmen aboard a C119 Flying Boxcar bailed out after engine trouble while en route to the United States. They were found near Caceres in southwest Spain with two slightly injured. The crew included Lt. T. G Johnson, Lt. John Matthesen, Capt. William Adams, S Sgt Charles John Sink, and S Sgt M. W. Strang. The aircraft belonged to the 317th Troop Carrier Wing at Neuburg near Munich.
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Madrid
Spain
Caceres
T. G Johnson
John Matthesen
William Adams
Charles John Sink
M. W. Strang
317Th
Neuburg Air Base
Munich
Germany
United States
Azores
Portugal
Air Force
Prestwick
Scotland
Royal Air Force
Gibraltar
Empty Building Levelled By Fire
A large frame building once housing Hamilton Lumber Co. near W. Burton Street and 10-A Highway was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Firefighters battled flames after carpenters noticed the blaze while renovating, with tar paper siding catching fire rapidly. A smaller former Hamilton Co. office building was damaged. No damage estimate or fire origin yet. Paul Hamilton listed as owner.
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W. Burton St
Hamilton Lumber Co
Hamilt Co
Paul Hamilton
Burial plans set for Maxwell Bodenheim in New Jersey
New York report says author Ben Hecht offered funeral funds. Minna Bodenheim arranged burial in Cedar Park Cemetery near Oradell New Jersey. time unknown. Police seek Harold Weinberg linked to double murder. Weinberg may have fled toward Florida after Bodenheim and his wife were killed in a Greenwich Village room.
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New York
Maxwell Bodenheim
Ben Hecht
Bodenheim
Minna
Cedar Park Cemetery
Oradell
N.J
Remai
Ruth Fagan
Miami
Fla
Harold Weinberg
Weinberg
Bodenheims
Greenwich Village
Charlottesville
Florida
Boden_heim
Democrats Snap Back Hagerty Defends Criticism as Facts
Washington brief notes President Eisenhower spokesman James C. Hagerty calls Republican criticism of the Truman era “facts.” Democrats push back as Sen Jenner accuses predecessors of treason and corruption while Sen Gore counters campaign talk as insulting to voters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
James C. Hagerty
Russia
Sherman Adams
Action Party
Hagerty
Adams
Sen. Jenner
R-Ind
St. Paul
Minn
GOP
United States
Sen. Gore
Magill
Gore
Jeanner
Congress
House
Rayburn
Texas
Six Airmen Describe Alaska Crash and Rescue
Six airmen recounted their ordeal after a C47 disintegrated in flight over Alaska. They were among 16 aboard. three bodies were found as searchers reached the scene 15 miles from Curry. The six survivors received treatment at Elmendorf and spoke of a fierce down draft and an explosion before parachuting to safety.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
W. West-Watson
Joint Military Services Mission
U. Army
Washington, D. C
James Hill
Army Field Forces
Ft. Benning
Curry
Here
Elmenis Air Force Base
Utica
N. Y
J.C. Eli Ladue
Au Sable Forks
Senators Seek Speculator Lists From Coffee Exchange
Senate banking subcommittee chaired by Beall plans to subpoena large traders and speculators on the New York Coffee Exchange if brokers refuse voluntary disclosure. Beall and Payne seek November-January data to link speculation with price spikes while promising to protect confidential customer relationships.
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WASHINGTON /P
New York Coffee Exchange
Beall
Voikart Bros
R-Md
Sen. Payne
R- Me
Payne
Senate
Gustavo Lobo Jr
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Leon Israel
Exchange
Defense Secretary Sees Indochina War Going Well
Secretary of Defense Wilson said the Indochina war was progressing as well as expected and a military victory rather than negotiated peace might be possible. He added aid to the French need not rise above the present level and ruled out use of atomic cannons or bombs at this time. He noted outcomes depend on enemy actions.
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Washington
Wilson
Indochina
Korea
Bank Robbery Shocks Danville Virginia Bank
A lone gunman robbed the First National Bank branch in Danville in a residential area. Police initially reported 68 thousand dollars, but bank officials said that was the branch total and not all was taken. An employee described being shoved at gunpoint into the vault as the robber claimed a getaway car outside.
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Danville
First National Bank
Benjamin Booth Jr
Robert Davis
Davis
Ea Branch Bank
Greensboro to Rename Highway 29 Section O Henry Boulevard
The Greensboro Planning and Zoning Commission recommended naming the Summit Ave Highway 70 segment of Highway 29 the O Henry Boulevard. Born in Greensboro in 1862, William Sydney Porter known as O Henry, was buried in 1910 at Asheville where his widow now lives.
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Greensboro
William Sydney Porter
AFL plan nears approval to settle union jurisdiction fights
A special committee led by AFL President George Meany prepared a compromise to end AFL jurisdictional warfare. The plan offers binding arbitration or neutral decisions, with unions able to veto arbitration. It awaits ratification by all AFL union leaders in mid March in Washington. The council ends its winter session after addressing the plan and a health welfare trust funds resolution.
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AFL
St. Louis
AFL Council
George Meany
Executive Council
Washington
Molotov Dominates Berlin Talks as German Unification Tops Agenda
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov led off the 14th Big Four session in Berlin with a German unification resume. Austrian Foreign Minister Fig arrived to press for immediate independence as the quartet eyed an Austrian state treaty for Friday. Molotov resisted pledges while Western ministers pressed for a North Korean peace path and disarmament talks outside the UN.
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Molotov
Germany
Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Oretory
Leopold Fig
Soviet Union
China
United Nations
Dulles
Britain
Anthony Eden
France
Georges Bidault
First Indian Troops Sail For Home After Prisoner Transfer
A Seoul contingent of Indian troops sailed for home with 88 war prisoners amid protests by South Korea. Pyun Yung Tai threatened to remedy the evil effects of the armistice violation. The Asturias carried about 1,500 soldiers among 6,000 guarding over 20,000 unrepatriated prisoners. most will be freed or repatriated by others.
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Pyun
ROK
U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
Inchon
Asturias
India
Dulles Shifts Approach in Korea Peace Talks
Secretary of State Dulles may pursue a new tack with Molotov in Berlin to resolve Korea peace, signaling a potential move away from Panmunjom. The State Department denies Dean will be replaced as Panmunjom negotiator and hints at arranging a conference without resuming Panmunjom talks.
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Washington
Dulles
Molotov
Berlin
Korea
Panmun
Jom
State Department
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Panmunjom
United States
United Nations
Im Korea
Spex
Yestered
Arethur H. Dean
New York Herald Tribune
Roscoe Drummond
Herald Tribune
Danville Bank Robbers Believed in North Carolina
North Carolina Highway Patrol issued an all points bulletin for three white men who robbed a Danville Virginia bank. The trio fled in a black 1941 Buick after taking more than 10 000 dollars in five dollar bills. Authorities described one as overweight. The Virginia State Police alerted North Carolina to the alert.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Nville
Virginia
North Carolina
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West United
Ant Eden
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Red China
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