Teens Die In Crash At English Street In Thomasville
Two Thomasville teen girls, Jacqueline Hilton 17 and Iva Hipp 18, died after a car wreck on English Street at Briggs Avenue. Four others were injured including Mabel Hipp 16 and Kathrine Walker 14. owner Robert Burleson 22 and driver Bobby Kearns 23 faced multiple charges. The car, a 1950 model, skidded 254 feet then slid 192 more feet before crashing. Kearns admitted being the driver.
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Thomasville
English St
Briggs Ave
Jacqueline Hilton
Iva Hipp
Mabel Hipp
Baysinger St
Kathrine Walker
Colbert St
Robert Burleson
Pershing St
High Point
Bobby Kearns
E. Willis St
Burleson
L. J. Stallings
Kearns
Stallings
Bobby L. Kearns
McCarthy Reveals New Red List Of Government Calls
Senator McCarthy released a photographic copy of a telephone number list linked to Communist headquarters. He says the list shows 600 to 700 names, some from the Pentagon and civilian agencies, and plans to seek Senate hearings and Civil Service checks on those named. He notes not all are alleged Communists, but many likely are.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Communist Party
Civil Service Commission
United States
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
Cvilian
Capitol Hill
Vietminh Abandons Offensive Against Luang Prabang
French authorities report Vietminh forces abandoned their month long push on Luang Prabang Laos and withdrew north under heavy air attack. Division 308 suffered heavy losses after seizing Muong Sai and retreating 75 miles north of Luang Prabang. Campaigns viewed as political rather than strategic moves.
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Saigon
Indochina
Luang Prabang
Muong Sai
Bac
Laos
Burma
Thailand
Kingdom of Laos
Eisenhower Aides Resist Tax Exemption Rise
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration opposing any increase in individual income tax exemptions. House leaders clash as Republicans and Democrats back a raise from $600 to $700, a move projected to save taxpayers about 2 billion dollars yearly but costly to the government. Humphrey and Treasury defend the administration stance, citing national security costs and fiscal concerns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Pitak Ieee
Hallerk
Indiana
House Repubcan
Humphrey Dumpson
Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Panel Seeks Study on Investigation Rules
The Senate Republican Policy Committee ordered a study to explore changes in how investigations are conducted including those led by Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin.
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Washington
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Israel Paper Urges March on Suez Zone
Maariv writes on front page that Israeli forces should march on the Suez to secure the canal amid Egypt’s turmoil. Editorial notes no imperialistic aims but supports acting to safeguard Sinai Gaza and Sinai from Cairo regime collapse.
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Israel
Maariv
Suez
the Independent
Mohamed Naguib
Egypt
Cairo
Sinai
Gaza
Canal
Living Costs Rise Again In January
Washington reports January living costs edge higher to 115.2 percent of the 1947-49 average, just off October’s peak. About a million workers in auto, aircraft, and farm machinery endure a two cent wage decline from those raised levels as food, coffee, pork, and transportation push prices up.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Clague
Bricker Amendment Teeters In Balance
After five weeks of controversy over curbs on treaty powers the Bricker amendment fight nears a decision. Senate leaders forecast final votes today with two-thirds support uncertain and passage hinging on a hairline margin. A new Bricker section and alternative proposals vie for the two-thirds requirement, risking shelving the issue for the year.
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Washington
Seckinse
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
House
Senate
Meni Gen
Republic
German Bundestag approves European army measure 334 to 144
West German Bundestag passes two constitutional amendments authorizing compulsory military service and arming a European army, in a 334 to 144 vote. Adenauer aims to link West Germany to the West and push a Supreme Court challenge over rearmament. Ratification now moves to the Bundesrat with possible U.S. Britain and France approval pending.
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Bundestag
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
West
Butenauer
Supreme Court
Bundesrat
Adenauer
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
Free Europe
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Italy
Luxembourg
Ger
Rance
Soviet Plan of Production Laws Badly Lag in January
Pravda reports the Soviet campaign to raise output of food and consumer goods lagging in January. It cites shortfalls in fish meat butter macaroni sewing machines watches bicycles and metal bedsteads and calls for ending bureaucratic management and more on site oversight by ministry officials and local party and government bodies.
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London
Soviet Union
U.S
Communist Party
Pravda
Food Ministry
Eighty eight Korean Prisoners Arrive in New Delhi
Eighty eight Korean War prisoners arrived in New Delhi by train, escorted by 272 Indian army troops from the Korean POW custodial force. A custodial nucleus will stay with them at a camp outside the city until future homes are found, with twenty preferring to remain in India. Prisoners will receive 50 rupees a month and visit historical sites.
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New Delhi
India
Leading Production Workers Drive Socialist Competition Push
The text describes a shift toward socialist competition and a speedup system in industries, anchored by leading production workers as the model. It signals a broader adoption of performance-based incentives and intensified workflow pressures within the sector.
American Officials Hopeful On Middle East Defense Pact
U S officials express optimism about a Middle East defense alliance despite upheavals in Syria and Egypt. Eisenhower’s aid to Pakistan and the Pakistan Turkey Iran Iraq Saudi chain are viewed as steps to strengthen a broader free world defense, with Egypt and Saudi Arabia seen as potential future participants.
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Middle East
Syria
Egypt
Russia
State Department
Mohammed Naguib
Adib Shishekly
Eisenhower
U.S
Pakistan
India
Nehru
Near East
Karachi
Mohammed Ali
United States
London
Foreign Office
Free World
New Delhi
Turkey
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Egg
Suez Canal
Clubwomen Say Brazil Out Of Java
Four General Federation of Women's Clubs leaders toured Brazil to inspect the coffee shortage from farms to warehouses. They cited a frost on January 4 that killed millions of trees, plus drought and insect damage reducing global supply. They visited Santos and noted thick black coffee served in Brazil.
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Miami
Fila
Brazil
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Facindas
Theodore S. S. Chap
Jerseyville
General ‘Federation
Gilbert F. Loebs
Waterville
Federation
Woodford Schroeder
Grosse Pointe, Mich
Carl E. Swanbeck
Huron
Ohio
Santos
York
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