High Point College Receives Bulk of Estate Stock
The will of Lena Best Brooks leaves High Point College the majority of about 51 0000 in stock with Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Wachovia Bank trusts. Earnings from the principal go to her daughter Emily Brooks Kirkman of High Point until her death, then to the college. The estate totals 63 522.04 with 51 736 in stocks. Wachovia named administrator.
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High Point College
Greensboro
Lena Best Brooks
Guilford Superior Court
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Wachovia
Manion Firing Triggers Outcry From Lawmakers
Washington reports Rep. Mason and several Republican senators condemned the White House move to dismiss Clarence Manion as chairman of the Commission on Inter-Governmental Relations. Manion resigned at the president's request over his support for Bricker's treaty powers amendment. Mason blasted Sherman Adams for autocratic actions.
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Washington
Mason Trill
Eisenhower
Commission On Inter-Governmental Relations
Clarence Manion
White House
Manion
Notre Dame Law School
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Sherman Adams
Thal
Adams
Mason
United States
Reds Avoid Battle With French Near Dien Bien Phu
Indochina with Vietminh forces surrounding Dien Bien Phu moved back to avoid a clash while French commander Gen Rene Cogny pushed 4 000 to 5 000 troops daily into the area. French air forces strafed Vietminh positions and supply dumps as night moonlight raids targeted the rebels.
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Hanot
Indochina
France
Dien Bien Phu
Rene Cogny
Cogny
Batte
Analysis Shows 29 Loyalty Firings in 1953
Washington report details 29 officially disclosed disloyalty firings across five major departments as 2,200 security risk cases are reviewed. Testimony cites 132 firings last year with 23 tied to subversion or disloyalty, while State and other agencies give incomplete counts amid Senate scrutiny.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
Asst
James C. Worthy
Justice Department
Treasury Department
Agriculture Department
Post Office Department
State Department
Sen
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Senate
Johnston
I Service Commission
Philippe Young
Eisenhower Begins Palm Springs Rest Stay
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived in Palm Springs California for five days of rest after a nonstopFlight from Washington. They were greeted by Governor Goodwin Knight and attended by Paul G. Hoffman at the Smoke Ranch home of Paul H Helms. The party includes Mrs. Doud and a White House staff as they plan a quiet vacation with golf and relaxation.
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Palm Springs
Calif. P
Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhowers
John S. Doud
California
Goodwin Knight
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
Hoffman
Smoke Ranch
Paul H. Helms
Mt. San Jacinto
Helms
Secret Service
White House
Senate Debates Beeson Nomination To NLRB
The Senate faces a sharp vote on Albert C Beeson for the National Labor Relations Board with Republicans broadly backing him and most Democrats opposing. Senator Byrd signals possible support if no conflict of interest is found amid questions from six Labor Committee Democrats about Beeson’s testimony and past statements.
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Washington
Senate
Albert C Beeson
National Labor Relations Board
California
NLRB
Eisenhower
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Irom
Senate Labor Committee
Beeson
Molotov Rejects Austrian Offer To Extend Occupation
Berlin reports that Austria asked the Big Four to extend occupation rights to June 30 1955 in return for granting sovereignty. Molotov refused both proposals including indefinite Red Army presence until German unity is achieved. Fig courteously ended the talks as no decision was made and a spokesman said ministers may renew efforts in Vienna.
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Berlin
Austria
Russia
Leopold Fig
V. M. Molotov
Vienna
Molotov
Red Army
Fig
Five Army Marshals Handled Beria Coup
Eastern sources say five Soviet army marshals personally oversaw Lavrenty Beria’s removal from power. Molotov shaped post coup policy as Malenkov demanded unity with Austria while troops stayed in forward positions in Europe. Beria’s execution followed a mixed eight man tribunal led by Marshal Ivan Konev after a party-escort arrest.
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Berlin
Lavrenty P. Beria
Moscow
Feu
Georgi Malenkov
Europe
Malenkov
Molotov
Beria
Nikolai Bulganin
Georgi K. Zhukov
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Governo
Ivan S. Konev
Italian Reds Order Exhibitions
The CGIL calls nationwide demonstrations as Parliament weighs the government’s fate after a wave of protests. Four killed in Sicily, 70 percent of Venice’s industrial workers strike while services largely run. boats keep canals busy as buses halt on the mainland.
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Rome
Italy
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Sceiba
Fearradon
Dairies Face Hearing Over Milk Price Violations
North Carolina Milk Commission acts on at least 12 distributors in Greensboro Burlington and Durham for failing to notify 10 days before price cuts. A hearing is set to identify violators and possible discipline, as the commission relaxes posting rules temporarily to curb the price war impact on wholesale levels.
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Graham
N. C
State Milk Commission
Milk Commission
J. W. Whitaker
Commission
Whitaker
Greensboro
Burlington
Durham
Greensio
W. W. Fitzpatrick
Rougemont
Clinton
Fitzpatrick
W. Lee Meredith
Thomasville
Coble Dairy Products, Inc
Lexington
Coble
Four Power Talks Move Toward Geneva Korean Peace Parley
Berlin reports say the Big Four foreign ministers agreed on plans for a Korean peace conference to be held about April 15 in Geneva. The pact includes a UN urged arms reduction and aims to avoid U.S. recognition of a separate government in Taiwan as talks proceed. Molotov stands firm against Austrian occupation concessions, while Dulles Eden Bidault and Molotov push disarmament and German unity as the Berlin talks close.
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Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Big Four
China
Indochina
United Nations
Soviet Union
Germany
Austria
Geneva
Russia
Molotovv
U.S
V. M. Molotov
Leopold Fig
Moscow
Molotov
America
Britain
U.N
Dulles
Eden
Bidault
Lee
Flanders backs Ike's proposed economic plan
Senator Flanders endorses President Eisenhower's tax ideas to boost business incentives and reduce unemployment. Rep. Bolling supports measures to help consumers through higher personal exemptions and excise cuts, while Sen. Ferguson cites March as a key indicator and hints at possible public works or tax moves if needed.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
R-Vi
Eisenhower
Vermont
Bolling
D-Mo
Sen. Ferguson
Rmich
Ferguson
March
East Berliners March Under Soviet Orders Silent Protest Planned
About 150000 East Berlin workers marched under Communist orders in a large anti West rally on Unter Den Linden. A rival silent protest was planned, decrying Soviet tactics at the Big Four conference as West blocks and Allied officials closed their final session.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Aoe Eastee
Russia
Unter den Linden
France
United States
Great Britain
Stalin Allee
Munist
M. Molotov
West Berlin
Eee
Aga Qaclenv
Tehacal
Amapalitioue
Allied Control Authority
Turkish President Bayar Welcomed in Raleigh Patriot Hospitality
President Celal Bayar of Turkey praised Raleigh's hospitality during a two day North Carolina visit. He and Madame Bayar were greeted by Mayor Fred Wheeler and officials, with a parade from a special train and a Republic of Turkey Week proclaimed. School children waved flags as Bayar noted U S Turkish cooperation in world peace.
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Raleigh
Celal Bayar
Turkey
North Carolina
Bayar
Fred Wheeler
Republic of Turkey
U. S
Thad Eure
Umstead
Madame Bayar
Umst
City Hall
United States
Korea
Sons of America
Wheeler
North Carolina State College
Walter Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Merle Bradley
Mee Gegens
Nick Dom
He Textiles
New Metallic Wire Could Cut Carding Costs at Mills
Two textile experts from Proctor and Asheworth Bros say a new metallic wire in cotton carding could save mills 80 to 160 hours of production downtime and add seven hours of weekly operation. They claim fiber waste drops and 14 to 15 percent more fiber is produced with the new wire. About 30,000 European cards and 2,000 U S cards use it.
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Pinehurst
N. C
John W. Powischill
Proctor & Schwartz, Inc
Philadelphia
Robert C. Asheworth Jr
Asheworth Bros., Inc
Fall River
Mass
Mye
Counel
Ashworth
Asheworth
Europe
U. S
Churchill Submits Record Peacetime Defense Budget
The British government submitted a record peacetime defense budget of 1,900,000 pounds for 1954 55, up from 1,636,760,000 in 1953 54. The British armed forces are slated to reduce strength from 855,500 to 844,300 by April next year.
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London
Churchill
Eisenhower
Congress
Defense Department
U.S
Britain
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