UN Air Armada Strikes Kyomipo Near Pyongyang
More than 200 UN warplanes attacked the Kyomipo area south of Pyongyang destroying nearly 100 targets and creating a sea of smoke. Sabre jets claimed several MIG-15s damaged or destroyed while Maj. James Jabara and Capt. Ted Williams piloted fighters in the large operation. Infantry on the eastern front drove North Korean forces from Kum Song trenches, with reports from Panmunjom noting no immediate comment pending a UN update.
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Violent Death Claims Three Across North Carolina
The Associated Press reports a weekend of violent deaths across North Carolina. In Newton Virgil Luckey 23 drove a car in a hit and run then died of a heart attack after his vehicle overturned three times. Pvt Chester McLaine 23 died in hospital and a passenger was severely injured. A freight train hit Mrs Fannie Mae Carroll in Bladenboro killing her husband mother in law and two children injured. In Goldsboro Pfc Journey Webb 22 was killed instantly by a car.
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Ninety-Nine Scholarships Awarded at Wake Forest College
A total of 100 students received athletic scholarships totaling 82760 dollars at Wake Forest College during the current year.
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General Assembly Faces Broad Issues on 35th Day
Raleigh February 16 The General Assembly moves into week six with major public issues defined. Gov Umstead’s budget hints propose about 88 million for schools mental hospitals and improvements while administration reorganizations advance. Paroles commission and highway control bills pass and joint committee hearings may seek about 75 million to 150 million in the biennium with bond proceeds deducted.
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Legionnaires pledge support for Back to God crusade
Greensboro 300 NC legionnaires at the three day post officers conference pledged to back the Back to God religious revival program. Rev Milton B Faust Salisbury urged regular church attendance and strengthening daily spiritual life in line with Eisenhower's nationwide radio address promoting the effort.
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Eisenhower Eyes Repudiating Yalta Pact With Advisers
The President moves to repudiation of the 1945 Yalta Agreement with Russia to satisfy GOP pledge. A White House conference tests form of a resolution while Senate and House Foreign Relations chiefs plan to participate. Republicans say the aim is psychological leverage against Moscow as a political tool.
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Gulf plane crash ends hope for survivors in Florida Gulf
Mobile Alabama officials and Coast Guard teams intensified search for 46 National Airlines passengers after a DC-6 went down about 60 miles south of Mobile. Seventeen bodies recovered as wreckage was sought. four life rafts accounted for. weather blamed on unexpected tornadic conditions.
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House Ways and Means Committee backs 10 percent income tax cut
The committee approved a bill to cut individual income taxes by about five percent for 1953 and another five percent on Jan 1, 1954, totaling around ten percent. President Eisenhower opposes premature cuts, while Taft suggests delaying until mid-1954 and extending the excess profits tax.
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Stevenson Plans Far East Trip and White House Talks
Adlai E. Stevenson, leading Democratic figure, prepares a Far East voyage with visits to State Department officials and ambassadors. He may meet President Eisenhower at the White House for lunch and report back after his trip, potentially visiting Korea and other Asian nations.
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Escapees Back in Custody as Police Seek One Man
Five of six Union County jail escapees are in custody in Monroe North Carolina. John Sturdivant, 21, is still being sought as police continue the manhunt. Robert Lee Anderson, 21, of Gastonia was captured after being spotted by city officers and surrendering.
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Rice chosen to lead North Carolina Crop Improvement Association
John C. Rice appointed director succeeding R P Moore at the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association. Rice becomes research professor of agronomy at North Carolina State College School of Agriculture. Moore will focus on crop stand improvement research and Rice will handle the seed certifying program in the state.
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Frog Tale Tops Liar's Contest in Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin veterans of foreign wars challenged Burl ington liars club to top a tall tale about frozen frog legs. James Hood of Ridgeway told how frogs leaped onto a lake surface and froze with legs above ice then were mowed, packaged, and sold to become millionaires.
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Rosenbergs Set for March Execution at Sing Sing
Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman set the week of March 9 for the Rosenbergs execution at Sing Sing. Emanuel H. Bloch plans appeals for stays and new trials as the couple’s fate moves toward the electric chair after stays and clemency denials. Their sons Michael and Robert visited on Saturday.
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Rains Lift Central North Carolina Rivers Heights Rise
Heavy weekend rainfall caused major rises on the Cape Fear and Neuse rivers in Central North Carolina. Weather Bureau head Charles B. Carney warned lowland farmers to relocate livestock and equipment as crests exceeded last month, with Moncure Cape Fear at 21.3 feet and Fayetteville, Elizabethtown, Neuse expected to crest through tomorrow.
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Thunderjet Intercept Fights Russian Planes Over Japan
U S F-84 Thunderjets intercepted two Soviet Lavotchkin Elevens over Hokkaido near the Nemuro Peninsula. One Russian plane was hit before the intruders fled toward the Kurile Islands. The clash marked the first time American guns fired at Russian aircraft over Japanese territory.
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Weather Outlook and Temperatures
Low tonight 35, high tomorrow 46. High today 50 and last night low 26. Sunset today 6 02 p m, sunrise tomorrow 7 05 a m.
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