Russell Sees Difficulties Cutting War Spending
Senator Russell predicts the Eisenhower administration will struggle to trim more than half a billion dollars from the defense budget even with heavy belt tightening. He cites his defense program contacts and warns only limited fat can be shaved from military outlays. He notes allied moves in Congress to reduce overall spending, and timelines on the excess profits tax expiration.
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Umstead to Send Budget Message to Legislature
Raleigh reports Gov. Umstead plans to unveil a long awaited two year spending plan. The message may propose nearly 88 million in bond issues for schools mental health and hospitals with possible sales tax changes. Joint sessions open tonight as committees prepare to scrutinize agencies.
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Red Patrols Active On Battlefront
Unusually heavy Communist patrol action reported on the Korean front as Al lied bombers pounded buildup centers. Allied artillery and infantry killed 130 Communists Sunday and Monday. Heavy fighting centered near Anchor Hill with 91 North Koreans killed and a South Korean raid killing or wounding 44.
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Funeral for Labor Leader To Be Held Wednesday
Allan S. Haywood CIO executive vice president dies at 64 after a heart attack at a labor gathering in Wilkes Barre. Funeral services set for Wednesday in Taylorville with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. His death delays AFL CIO unity talks and may shift CIO leadership to a larger union official.
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United Mine Workers
Fire Destroyed Hendersonville Belk Simpson Store
A two story Belk Simpson Co department store in Hendersonville burned yesterday causing an estimated loss of 25000 dollars. Owner W H B Simpson and manager R E McCormick said the loss covers the building and over 100000 dollars in inventory.
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Port officer named Wilmington to head state ports
Phillip L. Sullivan of New York will be port manager for the State Ports Authority in Wilmington. A Boston native, he has worked in international shipping since 1928. E. E. Lee Jr. becomes acting traffic manager after moving from the State Utilities Commission. Stringfellow Barr will lecture at the Raleigh Institute of Religion on Can Americans Export Freedom.
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Raleigh studies rehearing on White Transportation fare hike
Raleigh officials study whether to ask a rehearing on the Utilities Commission order authorizing White Transportation Co to raise Raleigh bus fares from 10 to 15 cents. The order, issued Friday, set the increase to take effect March 2 but later moved to March 9 to allow time for briefs.
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Polls Open Tomorrow on $54 Million School Bond Plan
Wake County residents head to the polls in a special election to decide issuing 54 million dollars in bonds for school expansion and improvement. Half the funds would go to county schools and half to Raleigh City schools.
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Guilford Suit Seeks 100000 After Hit Run Death
V G Rainey sues former lottery czar F D George Smith for 100000 in damages in Superior Court Greensboro. The case stems from Smith’s 16 to 26 year sentence for the July hit run death of Rainey’s 13 year old son George.
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Six Persons Die Violently Over Weekend
Six people died in North Carolina over the weekend in multiple wrecks and a fatal crash. Billy Puckett a 27 year old flying instructor from Mr Olive died when his car struck a truck on LaGrange Highway near Kinston. Henrietta S. Davis 38 of Winston-Salem died when her car crashed into a brick building. Two Bertie County men James Williams 45 and Henry Williams 50 died when their speeding car left the road and hit a creek bank between Midway and Merry Hill. Charlie Boone Harrison 20 of Caldwell community Orange County died in a head on collision at Roxboro during rain. Winborne Lee Odom 36 a retired dairyman died after a car collided with the Odom vehicle near Ahoskie while pulling another from a ditch.
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Austrian Election Boosts Anti Marxists in Postwar Vote
In unofficial final results of Austria's third postwar election the anti Marxist Austrian Socialist Party gains ground near the coalition partners. The Peoples Party led in popular votes while the Communist party declined. Socialists edge closer to chancellor hopes as voter turnout nears 4.32 million.
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Washington Birthday Sales Drag Thousands To Bargain Hunt
In Washington the annual Birthday Sales draw thousands who line up hours before 7 a.m. Vendors push steep discounts on rebuilt coats, TVs and typewriters as crowds raid $3 to $12 bargains. Shoppers include teens sleeping outdoors as temp drops to 29.
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Key Republican Predicts Rent Control Death
Washington Republican Jesse P. Wolcott predicts Congress will let federal rent controls expire April 30 in most nondefense areas including Chicago Philadelphia Boston Cleveland and about 1 500 other communities with few exceptions near military and atomic sites. He says tenants need not fear large rent increases and urges dismantling the Washington bureaucracy while allowing state standby controls.
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Newspaper official Harris buried in Riverside Cemetery
Randall Harris 54 year old Asheville newspaper official died Friday morning of a heart attack. He was buried yesterday after funeral services at Central Methodist Church. Harris served as treasurer and assistant general manager of the Asheville Citizen-Times Co. and was president of the North Carolina Press Association.
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China Renounces 1945 Sino Soviet Treaty
Chiang Kai shek’s Nationalist government declares void the 1945 Sino Soviet treaty, freeing China to join a potential Red China blockade. The pact gave Russia rights to Dairen and Port Arthur and pledged Outer Mongolia’s status. now approval by the Legislature is expected.
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Local Weather Forecast Update
Tonight's low expected to 30 degrees with a high of 52 tomorrow. Today's high 47 and last night's low 26. Sun sets at 6 09 p m and rises at 6 58 a m tomorrow.
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