Senators Clash as Stevens McCarthy Plan Hearing
Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens and Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin prepare to meet publicly tomorrow before McCarthy’s Senate investigations subcommittee. McCarthy seeks explanations on alleged Army leniency toward Communists and orders to generals not to testify. The hearing will be broadcast on NBC.
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Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Stevens
National Broadcasting Co
New York
Irving Peress
Peress
Ralph W. Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Subcommittee
Koreans dispersed by U S troops at train halt near Seoul
South Korean protesters numbering 200 to 300 tried to halt an inbound train carrying Indian soldiers north of Seoul. American troops used bayonets and light force to clear tracks within about 30 minutes with no reported injuries.
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Jim Becker
Seoul
U. S
8Th Army
Inchon Port
Kim Chang Heung
South Korea
ROK
Evangelist Graham to Meet Labour MPs Over Criticism in Britain
British Labour MPs said Billy Graham would meet with the Socialist Christian group Friday to quell criticism over a calendar that linked socialism to England’s decline. Graham and his group apologized, saying the word socialism was used inadvertently instead of secularism and that no slight was intended to Labour voters.
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London
Billy Graham
Britain
Graham
de Freitas
United States
David Maxwell Fyfe
Daily Herald
Per
Minneapolis
Graham Evangelistic Assn
George Wilson
Christian Socialist Group of Parliament
Daily Mirror
Gerald F. Bevan
Socialist Laborites
Panmunjom envoy to return to Washington after talks
U S Envoy Kenneth Young said he will leave Panmunjom for Washington Tuesday, ending the American delegation's role there. He noted the Berlin agreement bypassed deadlock and stressed it does not imply China recognition or change U N principles.
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Milo Farneti
Seoul
U. S
Kenneth Young
Washington
Young
Panmunjom
Geneva
Artment
Far East
Berlin
U.N. General Assembly
China
Korea
United Nations
Russia
U.N
Lucky Italians Unaware They Won $100,000
Rome reports two Italian winners of an 18 cent Totocalcio bet after seven ties left only four perfect scorers. Italo Luppini, 53, a Genoa pensioner and heart patient, has not yet been told. A Milan ticket remains unclaimed while a Venice gondolier and a Turin jail guard also hold winning entries.
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Rome
Totocalcio
Italo Luppini
Genoa
Milan
Venice
Wrist Watches Go On Penny Sale In Washington
Washington held its annual Birthday sale drawing thousands of shoppers with wrist watches for a penny and radios and televisions priced at 99 cents to 8 dollars. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. as stores clear stock before spring. Shoppers lined up before dawn for bargains.
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Washington
Wiley Attacks Bricker Treaty Amendment Proposals
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin denounces Bricker’s amendment to curb treaty powers as unconstitutional and says it would invite court challenges. The measure, passed 44-43, would subject past and future treaties to constitutional review and require Senate roll call votes. CIO backs defeat of Bricker and any compromise. No votes scheduled. lawmakers plan only the Farewell Address readings.
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Washington
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
White House
Bricker
Robio
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cain
Senate
Morse
Ind-Ure
Judiciary Committee
CIO Executive Committee
United States
House
George Washington
British Lash Back At Red Trade Critics
British shipowners defended their trade with Red China against American critics. They accused the United States of posting armed guards on British ships in American waters and shadowing them with naval cutters. U.S. officials denied the claims, while Senator McCarthy urged stricter restrictions and called allies immoral for trading with the Chinese regime.
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London
Red
Chamber of Shipping
United Kingdom
U.S
U.S.A
U. S
United Nations
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
United States
New York City
McCarthy
China
Malenkov Seen as Desiring Parley With Churchill and Eisenhower
Berlin reports suggest Soviet Premier Malenkov wishes to meet British Prime Minister Churchill and possibly President Eisenhower. Satellite and Russian officials describe him as pragmatic and less warlike than Stalin, a "good housekeeper" guiding a cautious course amid Western outreach during the foreign ministers conference. They warn the world balance hinges on war and peace choices and acknowledge Malenkov's push for dialogue.
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Berlin
Georgi Malenkov
Churchill
Eisenhower
Malenkov
Cechoslovak
Stalin
Union
NC Awards 12 Freedom Awards Winners Named
Philadelphia reports 12 North Carolinians and organizations are among 817 cited by the Freedoms Foundation for outstanding work for freedom in 1953. Tar Heel recipients include Asheville-Biltmore College Hillside High School Dr Martha Pingel Louis Jaeckel John G Thomas Pfc Morton Melzer St Stephens High School Brown High School Ralph Mills Jr William Poe L P Watson Gertrude Carraway and DAR leader Carraway served on the 1953 awards jury.
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Philadelphia
North Carolina
The
Freedoms Foundations
Asheville-Biltmore College
Asheville
George Washington
Hillside High School
Durham
Marth Pingel
Greenville
Louis E. Jaeckel
Dixie News Service, Inc
Hendersonville
John G. Thomas
Dunn Dispatch
America
Brown High School
Kannapolis
Ralph Mills Jr
Raleigh
God Bless
William D. Poe
Progressive Farmer
L. P. Watson
Gertrude S. Carraway
New Bern
Daughters of the American Revolution
Britain Receives Atomic Bombs For Royal Air Force
The Air Ministry memo says Britain’s Royal Air Force will receive atomic bombs and guided rockets for jet fighters. It notes 1954 55 budget boosts for Swift and Hunter jets and first deliveries of Valiant swept wing medium bombers, marking a major air defense upgrade.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
Churchill
Air Ministry
Lord de Lisle
Dudley
Magsaysay Deflates Asia for the Asians Slogan
President Ramon Magsaysay rejected the Asia for the Asians slogan saying nations must not bind welfare to a slogan. He spoke at Clark Field on Washington's Birthday noting dangers of policy slogans and affirming friendly ties with the United States. The policy had been disclosed earlier by Leon Guerrero and drew mixed support locally.
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Ramon Magsaysay
Asia
Magsaysay
Philippines
Far East
Sloans
Clark Iy Force Base
Washington
Magsaysay Desame
United States
Leon Guerrero
Carlos P. Garcia
Freedoms Foundation Honors 817 for 1953
Valley Forge Pa. 1953 awards honor 817 Americans groups and schools for freedom work. Dr Milton S Eisenhower presented 28 top awards in a flag draped ceremony. Martha Pingel Greenville N C won essay class for Democracy and the Challenge of Youth. Fifteen other categories honored with George Washington Medal among ads and broadcasts.
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Freedoms Foundation
Milton S. Eisenhower
United States
Martha Pingel
Greenville
N.C
America
Boy Scouts of America
News Magazine of the Screen
Reader's Digest
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
Nehru urges cease fire talks amid Indochina crisis
Premier Nehru told Parliament a cease fire in Indochina could be sought before the Geneva conference on April 26 and urged that no foreign troops land in India. He criticized U.S. arms aid to Pakistan and warned against entering the cold war circle, as diplomats doubted rapid success.
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India
Nehru
Indochina
Geneva
Associated Press
United Nations
Washington
Viet Nam
Korea
Rajendra Prasad
U.S
Pakistan
Louis St. Laurent
Most of U S Has Spring Weather
Most of the nation reported spring like warmth with mid 30s to mid 40s locally. Southern California continued warm with 73 year high records in Los Angeles and many beachgoers out as 84 in Burbank and 83 in Long Beach.
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Associated Press
Ississippi
California
Los Angeles
International Falls
Minn
Midwest
San Gabriel
Burbank
Long Beach
Atlantic Coast
Virginia
Washington Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Jap Political Crisis Boils Up Anew
Japan faced renewed political turmoil as Yashuhiro Nakasone accused two Cabinet ministers of accepting bribes from a shipbuilding company. Ministers Mitsuko and Bam U denied the charges and demanded disclosure. The dispute follows broader kickback and entertainment allegations linked to firms doing government business. Yoshida vowed to contest the issue without resigning.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Progressive Party
Diet
Yashuhiro Nakasone
Mitsuko
Bamu
Nakasone
Artistic maid sought in Greensboro case of feather duster vandalism
A Greensboro housewife and art student seeks a new maid after a previous helper used a turkey feather duster on an unframed pastel portrait of the artist's mother. The incident sparked a search for a qualified replacement to maintain the artist's studio set.
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Greensboro
Dulles Briefs Congress on Berlin Four-Party Talks Outcome
Secretary of State Dulles met with 15 Congress members to report on the Berlin four party talks with Molotov Eden and Bidault. He said the United States achieved 100 percent of its aims in the discussions and announced a Geneva peace conference plan with Communist China and Russia.
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Dulles
Congress
Berlin
House
State Department
Geneva
United States
China
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Britain
Anthony Eden
France
Georges Bidault
Full House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Palm Springs
Calif
Violent weekend in North Carolina leaves twelve dead
Violent weekend across North Carolina claimed at least twelve lives. Victims include Mrs. Fred A. Wilson and her infant Rebecca of Winchester Virginia, Pfc Lewis A Stone of Camp Lejeune, and Carrie Lee Walker of Winston Salem among others. Police report multiple homicides, accidents, and fatal injuries across several counties.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Fred A. Wilson
Rebecca
Winchester
Pfc
Lewis A Stone
Camp Lejeune
Richlands
U.S
Carrie Lee Walker
Winston-Salem
Winstonalem
Otis Knight
Belmont
William Harrison Thompson
Charlotte
Lumberton
Rudolph Lovette
Ernest Godwin
Marshville
Lexington
Sam Valentine Starnes
Marvin S. Best
Goldsboro
Mrs. Best
Sam Gouge
Forrest Ward
Mitchell County
Marion
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