Former Kluxers Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Brief items from around the state report coastal North Carolina power users will see a rate cut after April 1 as the State Utilities Commission weighs further reductions. In Chapel Hill Paul Green discusses a Plymouth landing project and note governors and leaders showing interest. a site has been chosen and a fund drive begun for the campaign.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Saueines
Energies Nepal
Chapel Hill
Paul Green
Plymouth
Massachusetts
UN declares Russia out of policing truce talks in Korea
United Nations told the Communists Russia is irrevocably out of the plan to supervise the Korean armistice. The stand caps a deadlock on repatriation of prisoners and redlines the scope of a neutral commission. North Korean, Chinese officers denounced the UN stance as arrogant and arbitrary while the subcommittee resumes work on projected treaty terms.
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Russia
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Actists
U.N
Nuckols
Darrow
Chang Chun San
Korean People’s Army
Chinese People’s Volunteers
Pu San
Weather forecast update
Tonight's low is 44 degrees and tomorrow's high climbs to 60. Today's high reached 68 with a low of 38 overnight.
Nine Robeson County Men Renounce Klan Membership
Nine Robeson County men charged as Klan members renounced Ku Klux Klan membership. Charges dropped under an 1868 state law. trial for the remaining seven set for Lumberton Recorder's Court on March 7. Seawell named the renunciants and listed others still to face action.
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Robeson County
Lumberton
N. C
Malcolm ‘Séeawell
KKK
Seawell
Lumberton Recorder's Court
John Campbell
Amberton Recorder's Court
State Bureau of Investigation
Stock Prices Edge Upward in Moderately Active Trading
New York stocks opened higher in moderate activity with oil and rail issues leading the advance. Sun Oil rose 2.5 points to 87, Standard Oil of Indiana up 1.25, Shell Oil 1.00, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis up 1.25 to 64.75, Douglas Aircraft up 1 to 57, while Cities Service fell 2 to 102 and utilities were roughly steady.
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Stock Exchange
Sun Oil
Standard Oil
Tediana
Shell Oil
Cities Service
Nashville
Chattanooga
St.Louis
Douglas Aircraft
Chrysler
General Motors
Powerful Tank Raiders Smash Reds In Korean Front Action
Allied tank raiders smashed through the Kum song base and fought Chinese forces north of the city with support from eight inch howitzers and a 155 mm self propelled gun. A second prong struck east and south of the ruined base while some 46 ton Patton tanks were damaged and towed back. Sabrejet pilots reported no Red jets over Northwest Korea for a second day. Rail lines were blasted in 130 spots as Western Front actions eased later in the day.
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Korea
Kumsong
U. N
Batters Reds
Sabrejet
North ‘West
Fifth Air Force
Chorwon
Iron Triangle
U. S. Eighth Army
Insurance rates raised and lowered across vehicle classes
The fire and theft comprehensive rates for private cars and the fire rates for commercial hauling trucks will rise, while collision policies for tractor trailer trucks will be increased. The net result is a decrease of about 1.4 million dollars.
Five Burn Kenansville Tragedy Claims Five Children
Five young children died in a rural farm fire outside Kenansville. The cause is undetermined. The Hawkins children Robert Earl 4 Bobby Lee 3 John Franklin 2 Callie Jean 1 and Dennis Ray 3 months perished in the blaze. Funeral services were held today.
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Kenansville
Wednessey
G. O. Powell
Powell
Robert Earl
Bobby Lee
John Franklin
Callie Jean
Dennis Ray
Rufus Hawkins
UNC Trustees Adopt Resolution Over Individual Action
Trustees of the Greater University of North Carolina in Raleigh approved a resolution stating a member spoke and acted as an individual, not as a board representative. John Clark of Greensboro criticized the action as unfair after the 47 to 23 vote.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
John Clark
Greensboro
Clark
Consolidated University
Economist Warns Japs Of Spending
An American government economist in Tokyo warned Japan that the United States cannot be an inexhaustible source of wealth. He noted U S spending in Japan totals about four and a half million dollars daily and cited a recent illustrative agreement keeping American troops in Japan. He argued aid requires effort and sacrifice and highlighted the large American tourist expenditures in Japan. The Kyodo news agency reported left wing Socialists planned a court challenge to the agreement on unlimited American troop stay.
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Tokyo
United States
U. S
Japan
Free World
Waring
Kyodo
Southern Democrats rally around Russell for president
Washington and Southern capitals report Democratic senators rally behind Sen. Richard B. Russell as a presidential candidate while keeping the door open to a possible Southern revolt. Governors in multiple states voice support, with cautious statements on whether Russell would lead a party split or field a broader platform.
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Richard Russell
D-Ga
Georgia
Washi
Iris Blitch
National Committee
Homerville
B. D. Murphy
Atlanta
Washington
Richard B. Russell
South
Truman
Himsell
States Rights Party
President Truman
Tllinois
Adlai
Herman Talmadge
Jackson
Miss
Hugh L. White
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Final Move Made To Get Truman Out
Southern leaders have taken the final essential move in their three part plan to remove Truman from the White House. They favor a states rights candidate who carried the South in 1948 and hope for a strong bolt from Ike if Eisenhower is named. If a third party gains a majority in the electoral college the election would go to the House where 25 state votes are required to elect.
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Truman
E House
Russell
South
J. Strom Thurmond
Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike J
Klansmen to be tried in Raleigh April 7
Federal grand jury returned true bills against ten men linked to the Fair Bluff Klan and Columbus County KKK chapter. Seven Robeson County men will face trial in Lumberton for abduction and conspiracy under a 1868 state law. others may be tried in Raleigh during the April Federal Court term.
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Raleigh
Whiteville
Columbus County
Hugh Nance
Columbus
U. S. District II
Charles P. Green
Fair Bluff Klavern
Carolina
Horry County
Early L. Brooks
Ross Eadgar
Robert
Bob
S . N Strickland
S. Mille
Two New Anti TB Drugs Prompt Unanswered Questions
Doctors urge caution as marsilid and rimifon enter limited trials at Seaview Hospital and VA centers. Researchers seek proof of bacterial kill, long term safety, and resistance development before wide use and FDA approval hoped for by summer.
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Paul F. Ellis
U Press
New York
Cians
Seaview Hospital
Veterans Administration
Federal Drug Administration
Leap Day Mania Sparks City Pranks and Rules
An odd Leap Day feature highlights men proposing and women taking bold chances with flirtations and jokes. In Ottawa Mayor Marie Butler imposes fines over out-of-town marriages. Aurora reports a female-to-male ratio of 3 to 2 with local celebrations and wedding mood.
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Tl Ac
Marie Butler
Aurion
Aurora
Jean Wells
Domante
Boston University
la Gale
Gabe
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