Airlines Officials and Newark Crash Fallout Looms Over City
Officials from airlines and airport operators met as investigations continue into three Newark area crashes in two months. The Elizabeth disaster killed 31 aboard the DC-6 and four residents, raising the death toll to 117 since December 16. Newark Airport was closed, forcing flights to LaGuardia and Idlewild, straining air traffic and spurring public outcry.
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National Airlines
New York
Newark
Elizabeth
N.J
Elizabeth Aeroll
Harold DeFiore
N.Y
DeFiore
Port Authority
LaGuardia
Idlewild
International Air
Long Island
Robert C. Hendrickson
Congress
Hendrickson
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Committees
Elizabeth-Newark
National Airlines DC
Andrickson
Airport runway expansion planned at Charlotte Douglas
Raleigh reports plans to open bids March 6 for a 2,500 foot northeastern runway addition at Charlotte Douglas Municipal Airport. Sponsored by the Air National Guard, the project aims to accommodate jet aircraft. In Nashville NC a 14 year old boy, claiming self defense, was granted bond after admitting to shooting his father, Snelby Barkine, 45, to protect himself and his mother amid family disagreement.
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Raleigh
Bureau
Douglas Municipal
Charlotte
Air National Guard
Nashville
N. C
Poli
Snelby Barkine
North Carolina College names new dean and department heads
The Consolidated University trustees authorized adding a dean and two department heads to UNC Chapel Hill. Dr Clifford P Lyons was named dean of arts and sciences replacing Dr Wells who resigned last fall. Dr L is named head of the Eng Department succeeding 194. Dr Arthur Roe, a 1941 member, becomes head of the aanment succeeding the late Dr ph W Bost.
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Raleigh
Vanes of North Carolina
Chapel
The
Consolidated University
Clifford P. Lyons
College of Arts and Sciences
Wells
Eng
Arthur Roe
Aanment
Ph W. Bost
North Carolina highway crashes set record in December
The Department of Motor Vehicles reported 4 064 highway accidents in December 1951, with 116 road fatalities the month, the highest monthly totals in state history and the first time over 4 000 accidents in a single month.
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Raleigh
North Via
Forester meeting in Raleigh discusses OPS role and mill waste
A Raleigh forestry meeting by the State Form Association covers the Office of Price Stabilization role in forestry operations. Talks address sawmill waste and quality control in small mills. A separate Asheville report notes a grand jury inquiry into tax matters and organized crime in the Western district.
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Forestry Meeting
Raleigh
State Form Association
Anington
Office of Price Stabilization
Asheville
Are
Greensboro
Congressmen Plan Action In Crashes At Newark
Congress leaders pledged urgent steps after the Newark area crash toll rose to 117 lives in two months. NJ lawmakers urged keeping Newark Airport closed while investigations proceed, with calls for full disclosure of faults and safety measures.
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Washington
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Newark
Reds Assault in Snowstorm Front Lines in Korea
About 430 Communist troops attacked UN lines in a snowfall on the eastern Korean front. Allied infantry killed or wounded roughly half the attackers. 96 Reds were killed and 130 wounded, with 00 forced back. An 8th Army communique noted probing strikes at five other points while Western front probes near Yonchon drew withdrawal. Five more details include 12 Reds killed in a central front clash and 2272 Communist casualties reported for February first week. Low clouds limited Allied air sorties to 276.
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Korea
United Nations
Mundung
U.N
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Yonchon
Pohang River
Themecmant
U. S
North Korea
5Th Air Force
Oldest Motorist Robert Dring Shares Driving Tip
Newport Rhode Island AP 99 year old Robert Dring the nation s oldest motorist offers a simple driving tip Keep eyes on the road and a light foot on the accelerator Dring has 36 years of motoring without a serious accident He recalls a close call when a gas pedal stuck and he would have landed otherwise
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R.I
Robert Dring
Cay
Dring
Air Force Defends Jet Aces Policy in Korea
Air Force argues pilots must complete 100 combat missions in Korea before release. Maj George A. Davis Jr. is cited as a hero, while his widow in Lubbock urges homecoming and a full investigation. Rep Mahon calls for review of Davis death as officials say aces who flew five kills were among the first sent home to train others.
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Korea
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Fifth Air Force
Eedt
Oysame Prince
Communists Outline Compromise on Peace Conference Questions
At Panmunjom Korea the UN Command said talks may lead to a truce but accused the Communists of stalling. Communists promised a brief meeting to present a new compromise on topics for a peace conference within 90 days of an armistice. UN officers rejected proposed limits on rotation and on joint Red Cross veto rights as insufficient. No new plenary date was set, awaiting the Communist proposal.
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Ean
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Red Cross
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Nam I
Willem Puckels
Taft Leads In Oklahoma GOP Delegates Count
Oklahoma taft supporters claim seven of sixteen delegates at the state convention while Eisenhower also wins seven. Stassen, Warren, and Kefauver figure in a two man Taft Eisenhower race with Stassen seeking second choice votes as no majority on first ballot seems likely. Lincoln Day stops and national party moves noted.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
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Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Sen
Victor A. Johnson
Washington
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Gen
Seattle
Northwest
Gov
Earl Warren
Cali- Stassen
Writer Gives Tips on State Income Tax Return
North Carolina residents can reuse federal form data for state tax figures. The process begins with total income then applies exemptions and deductions to reduce taxable income, guiding filers to the final tax due using 2 percent on the first 2000 and 7 percent over 10000.
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North Carolina
Congress Hits Useless Waste in Armed Forces Spending
Washington House Armed Services subcommittee faults military waste and probes procurement costs. Rep Lyle notes billions could be cut without harming defense while urging clear accountability and tighter budgets amid divergent item pricing across services.
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Washington
Congress
House
Armed Services
Lyle
United States
Truconniseginie SaUlneau Canetaee
Budget Bureau approves contracts for teachers' apartments
After a nine month delay the Budget Bureau awards contracts for an Appalachian State College teachers' apartment building. Chief engineer Frank Turner says the National Production Authority has approved steel and other critical materials for the project.
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Raleigh
Budget Bureau
Appalachian State College
Frank Turner
National Production Authority
Youth Kills Family in Milwaukee Tragedy
John Schulz, 16, killed his mother, sister, and brother in Milwaukee after a quarrel over the family car. He later told police he fired to prevent police involvement. Schulz was returned from Kirkwood, Missouri, as charges were prepared.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Catherine Schulz
Wis
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Thandy Outh County
Schulz
Robert
Catherine
John
Kirkwood
Imen
Milwauke
Arno
Limia
Weather outlook with cooler temperatures ahead
Tonight's low 38 degrees and tomorrow's high 55 degrees. Today's high reached 55 degrees and last night's low was 27 degrees.
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