Unemployment rises to 4.49 million in January report
The Commerce and Labor Departments show a 1.12 million jump in unemployment the largest monthly rise on record bringing jobless total to 4.494 million. Factory employment fell sharply total employment dropped 2.158 million to 62.238 million with average hours down to 38.7 and weekly earnings down 1.47 to 81.27. A Census official noted the unemployment spike may be the largest on record.
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Commerce and Labor Departments
Census Bureau
Congress
Sen
Douglas ‘Dill
Douglas
Dulles Urges France Tunisia Accord On Tunisian Clash
Secretary of State Dulles appealed to France and Tunisia to settle their differences and restore friendly ties. He said a foreign ministers conference is not essential before an East West summit, and that a summit could prove necessary. He noted Tunisian Ambassador Slim asked U S support for a UN Security Council appeal but did not commit to any action.
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Washington
Dulles
France
Tunisia
United States
Mongi Slim
U. N. Security Council
Schwartz Delivers Armload Of Documents To Probers
Dr. Bernard Schwartz former counsel to a House investigative subcommittee appeared with a stack of personal files after being subpoenaed to testify on federal regulatory agencies. He criticized the panel as unjust and said procedural rights were denied. Chairman Moulder resigned amid internal discord as lawyers Wachtil and Berger left the staff.
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Bernard Schwartz
Special House
Schwartz
Star Chamber
Cpat de
New York University
Moulder
D-Mo
Herbert M. Wachtell
Paul Berger
New York
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Harris
D-Ark
Two-Gun Nan Recalls Life Aboard Buffalo Bill Show
Ninety year old Nan Aspinwall Gable recalls riding a solo cross country 1910 trek from San Francisco to New York. She and husband Frank Gable starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West and the Oriental troupe before her retirement in 1929.
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James Bacon
Hollywood
Nan
Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
Nan Aspinwall Gable
San Francisco
New York
Col
William Cody
Frank Gable
Cody
Pawnee Bill
Omena
Gable
San Bernardino
Calif
Gaillard Agrees To Full Debate On Tunisian Raid
Paris Premier Felix Gaillard agreed to an immediate parliamentary debate on the French bombing of a Tunisian frontier village. The Saturday raid killed 68, left 10 missing and 84 wounded, triggering a diplomatic crisis as Tunisia demanded evacuation of French troops and strained relations with Paris.
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Paris
Felix Gaillard
France
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Chance of N C Snow Late Today Across State
The Associated Press reports a late snow possibility for North Carolina with the southeastern corner in the path. Temperatures rose from night lows near zero on Mt. Mitchell to about 14 above in the morning. Snow and rain were noted near the SC Georgia line and are expected to move offshore tonight with continued cold, with lows from 10 to 28 and highs around the 30s to mid 40s in major cities including Asheville Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh and Wilmington.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
South Carolina-Georgia
East Coast
Mountains
Piedmont
Coastal
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
Husband Sails 580 Miles in Open Boat for Bermuda Voyage
Esther West waits in Morehead City for word on her husband Melvin West who left January 29 in an 18 foot boat named Empress of North Carolina carrying fuel water and rations for eight days. Coast Guard flights have tracked the voyage and West previously attempted the trip last October but was picked up after 12 days and 160 miles from Bermuda. West is a former disc jockey and supports three children Morty Melva and Barry Joe as neighbors urge faith in the risky but honest journey.
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Morehead City
N.C
Esther West
Melvin
Bermuda
Coast Guard
West
WJNC
Jacksonville
N. C
North Carolina
G. R
Sonny) Ballou
Ballou
Wests
Morty
Melva
Barry Joe
Sergeant Rhodes Denies Guilt At Court Martial
Roy A. Rhodes, a 40 year old sergeant, denied guilt at a court martial on spying charges related to passing secrets to the Soviet Union while stationed at the U S Embassy in Moscow from 1951 to 1953. His wife defended him as innocent as the 10 member panel headed by Col Milton S Glatterer opened proceedings in a soundproof courtroom.
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Washington
Roy A. Rhodes
Rhodes
U. S
Moscow
Brooklyn
Ae J. McNair
Milton S. Glatterer
Eatontown
N.J
Russia
U.S
Empty Outboard Motorboat Found Drifting In Atlantic
Navy report places two destroyer escorts near a capsized outboard motorboat on February 5 about 150 to 200 miles south southeast of Morehead City. Lt Commander Richard Tripp questions if the craft belonged to Melvin West, but Navy identifies it as Dell of Miami using two outboard motors.
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Washington, N.C
Naval Reserve
Atlantic
Richard Tripp
Melvin West
Morehead City
Bermuda
West
Navy
Miami
Fla
Dell
Norfolk
Roberts
Loesser
Coast Guard 7Th District
Tripp
Empress
North Carolina
Gulf Stream
Chou En Lai Relieved as Foreign Minister in China
Peiping radio reports Chou En Lai has been relieved as foreign minister on his own recommendation while remaining premier. Vice Premier Chen Yi appointed to succeed him as foreign minister. Chen Yi also serves as vice premier. The National People’s Congress plenary session announced the change. Rising Chen Yi is noted for his 8th Field Army role in the Yangtze River and Shanghai campaigns.
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Hong Kong
Peiping Radio
Chou Enlai
China
Chen Yi
Chou
National People’s Congress
Red Radio
Cheu En-lai
Peiping
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Viice
Baptist Opposed To Religion In Schools Leader Speaks Out
Dr C Emanuel Carlson executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs told the 10th National Conference on Church and State that teaching religion in public schools would diminish church vitality and violate free traditions. Other speakers argued over church subsidies and school values during the Atlanta meeting sponsored by a group advocating church state separation.
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Atlanta
C. Emanuel Carlson
Baptist Joint Committee On Public Affairs
Washington
10Th
National Conference On Church and State
Europe
C. Stanley Lowell
Leaking Water Main Located in Jersey City repairs end news
Jersey City officials announced the 36 inch water main feeding the city was pinpointed under the Hackensack River ending a state of emergency. About a third of the population lacked water while 195 plants and 25 500 workers were shut to conserve water and restore pressure.
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Jersey City
N. J
August W. Heckman
Public Works
Hackensack River
Padlock Case Jury Sought in Flowers Trial
Prospective jurors were to be questioned to decide if the padlock stays on J Percy Flowers country store near Clayton. Flowers faces 10 charges including liquor law violations and assaults while in federal custody for contempt of court after remarks to a black ATU agent.
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Smithfield
N.C
J. Percy Flowers
Raleigh
Flowers
Clayton
Don Gilliam
ATU
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