Multi‑million dollar Oerlikon plant planned in Swannanoa Valley
The Oerlikon Tool and Corp facility is set for a $300,000 J. A. Jones Construction contract to finish 14 prefabricated steel structures in 75 days at the Bee Tree area of Swannanoa Valley. In Morganton Cedric 3 construction Bennett and Harold Nichols appeal 7 1 sentences for perjury from a drunken driving trial. In Dunn a year‑old orphaned girl remains critical after a car truck crash. Mrs Gladys Brooklyn is dead. A supermarket fire destroys a Gourmet hardware store and more as insurance adjusters assess the ruins.
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Oerlikon Tool and Corp
Bee Tree
Swannanoa Valley
J. A. Jones Construction Corp
Charlotte
Morganton
Cedric
Bennett
Harold Nichols
Nichols
Dunn
Gladys Brooklyn
Sailors Stay Aboard Hulk After Fort Mercer Split
Boston dispatch reports 18 of 84 crewmen from the 10000-ton Fort Mercer and tanker Pendleton remained aboard the wrecked hull as salvage efforts continued. Rescue by Acushnet and Eastwind saved 32 from the stern, four from the bow, and 21 from the stern of the Pendleton. two injuries noted.
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Boston
Mass
Fort Mercer
Pendleton
Speuntabiete Conn
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Luis Giles
New York
Joseph F. Fink Jr
Malakoff
Tex
Fink
Jesse T. Bushnell
Pasadena
Cost Guard
Mercer
Eet
Peter Moran
New
Apcoma
Fort Mercer Wallows
Cape Cod
Pony
Cieae Agghe Fe Rae Rd
Chat Mass
Probers Plan To Question Two Lawyers In Tanker Probe
Senate inquiry into former Rep. Joseph E. Casey's tanker deals continues as two lawyers Rosenbaum and another associate face perjury indictments. Casey is recalled for further questioning over a 450000 profit from stock interests linked to an American firm siphoning funds through government leased tankers, with complex transactions and ties to Chinese interests.
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Warren Dufpfer
Washington
LLP
Senate
Joseph E. Casey
D.mass
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Dudley
Casey
Investigal Committee
Baum
William A. Leece
American Lion
American Corporation
Housing project in Kimberly Park Terrace begins
Winston-Salem based LLP reports a $1,500,000 housing project expected to start within 60 days. Bids show Greensboro firm submit low contract bid at 596,000 with Winston-Salem Brownlows Inc. lowest for plumbing and electrical work. The 263 unit complex will replace Kimberly Park Terrace, labeled a Negro slum area, as part of a slum clearance program.
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Winston Salem
LLP
Mason Swearingen
Mg Oy
Greensboro
Brownlows, Inc
Winston-Salem
Kimberly Park Terrace
Polio Victim Shot by Estranged Husband in Salisbury Café
Ada Tyretha Smith Potts a polio crippled mother, 27, was shot four times by her estranged husband Vernon Vestal Potts in a downtown cafe watched by their 9-year-old son. Potts admitted the shooting and was held without bond as Ada Potts remained critically wounded at Rowan Memorial Hospital.
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Shuler
Potts
Danville
Communists Reject U.N. Troop Rotation Cut Proposal
Communist staff officers rejected the U.N. compromise to reduce monthly troop rotation from 40 000 to 35 000 in Korea. The Reds insisted on 30 000 a month while accusing each side of breaking prior commissions agreements as staff officers prepare the armistice drafting.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N
Voice of the
U.N. Command
Tokyo
Spc
Commission
Chang Chun San
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Don Darrow
Reds
Fierce Snow Storms Fade After Fatal Toll Across Regions
Storms blanketed New England and the northern Midwest killing at least 50. Forty up to 32 deaths stemmed from exhaustion and traffic crashes as 31 inches of snow knocked out power and stranded 1,500 motorists in Maine. Flooding winds eased as milder air moved east toward Massachusetts where fourteen men could be lost at sea. Republican Harold Stassen used the weather to press through Wisconsin communities for delegates.
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New England
Midwest
Massachusetts
Maine
Portland
Dakotas
Minnesota
Elbowoods
N.D
Marshall
Minn
Is He Progressive or Conservative by Fashion and Cars
The question asks whether a man who wears last year’s clothes and drives this year’s car while living on next income is progressive or conservative. It contrasts attire and possessions with financial status to infer political leaning. The piece explores how lifestyle choices relate to ideology.
Reward raised for killer of W H Bill Cochrane
A new reward boosted to over 4000 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the killer of young agriculture teacher W H Bill Cochrane. Sheriff J Harry Thom said residents of the county contributed most of the funds and the father of the victim led the drive. The father remains hopeful that the slayer will be caught and punished.
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W. H. Bill Cochrane
Khaety
J. Harry Thomome
W. Cochrane
Sr Vee
NATO Begins Ninth Lisbon Session Amid Iberian Tension
At Lisbon the NATO Council opened its ninth meeting with Spain now allied in principle as two Iberian nations join Western Allies. Delegates heard calls to bolster European economies and defenses as Sir Lester Pearson presided. A Harriman report recommends scaling European defense to about 60 divisions this year, with 100 divisions planned but trimmed by 12 percent. Belgium is urged to strengthen defense efforts.
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Lisbon
Pauld Chutes
Dee
Spain
Iberian Peninsula
Orey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
SS Case
Mem
Europe
Belgium
Sabrejets Shoot Down Two MIGs in Air War Update
Two Sabrejets credited with downing MIGs and sharing credit as leaders near jet ace status. Col Francis D. of Tampa and Lt Col William S. McLaughlin of Gloucester command portions of the action amid ongoing Korea air operations. A large Marine replacement batch lands in subfreezing weather at an East Korean port, 900 Leathernecks under Gen John T. Selden.
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5Th Air Force
Col
Francis
Tampa
Fla
Korea
Williave
East Korean
Flgy
U. S
Colwilliam S. McLaughlin
Gloucester
Mass
John T. Selden
First Marine Division
John Marine
Draft MacArthur Efforts Draw GOP Attention
GOP leaders focus on Gen. Douglas MacArthur as a potential presidential candidate. Wisconsin Pennsylvania Oregon New Hampshire Minnesota and other states push for delegates despite his refusal to enter primaries. Taft Stassen Warren and Eisenhower contest the field as MacArthur backers pledge delegate slates.
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Draft MacArthur
GOP
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Oregon
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Owen Brewster
R-Me
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Gov
Earl Warren
Ares
Brewster
Taft Brewster
Repubcan
acArthur
Rts
Maries
Guy George Gabrielson
New York City
McCall Magazine
Truman
Warren
California
Stassen
Nebraska
Sen
Robert Kerr
Okla
John Chapple
Ashland
Market Gains Fill Moderate Session Amid Mixed Results
New York after a steadier day gains appeared in several sectors. Pacific leading with nearly two points, while rail stocks edged higher and aluminum issues rebounded after yesterday’s sharp moves.
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New York
Pacific
Chespeake & Ohio
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Aaa
Rts
Fuquay radio announcer bound over in assault case
A Fuquay radio announcer was bound over to Superior Court on a bond under $1,000 after a nighttime incident involving a woman from WEVG. The witness testified that the man attempted to take her to a secluded road and forced her to walk back home at 4 a.m. during the confrontation.
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Dunn
Superior Court
WEVG
Weather forecast notes mild temp swing tonight
The report states tonight's low near 38 and tomorrow's high around 50. It mentions today's high around 52 and last night’s low at about 1 dollar in erroneous text.
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Meas
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Probers
China International Fition, Inc
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Paroles Commission
Effire
Johnson
Mitch
China
North Korea
George Hickman
United Press
Madison
Dade County
Macon
Feeemanence
Wit
Council
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
ieeSee
United States
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Aia Venizelos
Greece
Congress
Acheson
NATO Council
W. Averell Harriman
Feu
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Detroit
High Point
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