Draft Age Change Faces Senate Proposal in 195
Washington and lawmakers discuss a broad universal military training bill that could limit 18 year olds being drafted. The plan would raise manpower sources, recheck 4 F rejects, draft married non veterans, expand women in service, and enlist 25 000 foreign nationals.
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Wholesale Crime In State Prisons Charged In Report
Rob ert L Thompson reports on an SBI investigation into the Central and Woman s Prisons in Raleigh alleging theft tampering with supplies and wide ranging misconduct by state prison staff. The article cites secrecy and political interference surrounding the release of the findings and names in office.
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Rail Strike Officially Finished
The army deadline arrived as switchmen returned to work and most rail operations moved toward normal. Backlogs persist in freight yards, but Chicago and other hubs resumed full duties while auto and mining sectors faced lingering idle numbers. Pay boosts were issued to returning workers but unions rejected earlier higher terms.
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Yugoslavia Seen as War Trigger in Spring Crisis
Washington reports a top level survey warning Yugoslavia as the peril point for a new spring war. A Soviet attack there could trigger wider hostilities. the U S and allies seek to bolster Tito in Belgrade while diplomacy and rearmament timelines shape the strategy.
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Plans For Odd Fellows Home Pushed Forward
Greensboro report that plans for a $200000 home for the aged were advanced at a special session of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Buena Vista lodge. Grand Master Bradley Wyrick of Greensboro named two committees to report at the May 5-8 session in Winston-Salem.
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McFarland Denounces War Effort Critics
Senator McFarland of Arizona assails critics of the administration’s European defense stance. He pledges to back Eisenhower and warns against isolationist urges, noting Europe’s resolve to resist Communist aggression and the need for a united Western alliance. He cites Taft’s critique and Hoover’s call for stronger air and sea power.
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Doctor Claims Medics Chose 82nd Congress
Florence South Carolina February 10. Dr John W Cline of San Francisco said the American Medical Association shaped the makeup of the 82nd Congress though the group usually keeps politics at a distance. He warned doctors see socialized medicine as a grave threat to their profession.
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Husband Of Dead Woman Leaves Town With Family
The husband of a woman who allegedly died by her own hand on January 13 fled High Point with his third wife sister of the deceased and two of the Whitt children. They left Fisher street where Mabel Whitt was found shot, as police say no further evidence supports reopening the case.
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Brentwood Apartments Infant Attacked By Huge Wharf Rats
Public indignation over Brentwood housing rose after Calvin Capps reported their three week old daughter Cynthia Jane injured by a rat described as big as a possum. Rats infest the Brentwood project despite Orkin action as officials fret over conditions and stalled redevelopment.
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Roger Allen
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Seoul Battles Escalate as Allied Forces Press In
Allied artillery blasted Seoul as U S Turkish and South Korean troops watched from the Han river banks awaiting orders to attack. Forces captured Yongdo Kimpo airfield and Inchon while a South Korean patrol entered Seoul. Red casualties were tallied at over 65 000 since January 25 with heavy shelling across the Han.
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Weather warms after Carolina cold snap ends
Warmth returns to the Carolinas as a five day cold snap breaks. Temperatures ranged from near freezing to mid thirties with icy roads in places. Forecast calls for cloudy skies and rising temperatures this afternoon. Frigid conditions and hazardous driving were reported in parts of the region. A separate flood emergency struck Columbia Pennsylvania due to a major ice jam on the Susquehanna river.
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Lansing Fire Suspect Admits Deliberate Arson to Dodge Draft
Lansing 19-year-old Richard Shay confessed to police that he started the blaze that damaged the Michigan state office building. He planned to retreat and be arrested for arson to receive probation and avoid military service.
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National Guard to Receive Rear Area Duty Assignments
Army officials say four National Guard divisions federalized last year and two new ones will likely be given non combat rear area duties as training and equipping them for field operations takes months. Training progress remains two thirds complete with company and battalion readiness but regimental and division level operations require field exercises and more time.
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Weather Outlook for High Point
The forecast shows temperatures rising to about 36 degrees in High Point today with a low near 28 tonight. Wind conditions are light, and no precipitation is expected.
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