Truce negotiators agree on civilian release measures
Negotiators reached agreement on releasing civilians after the armistice and pledged to provide full information on 50,000 Allied prisoners missing from the latest list, including 1,058 Americans. A separate dispute over airfield construction stalled progress until tomorrow. Vice Admiral C Turner Joy led the talks.
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Uniten
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C. Turner Joy
Artillery Fire Opens UN Drive New Year bombardment near Seoul
U N forces launched a New Year's Day front line bombardment following a probing Red activity near Seoul. Communist planes over Kimpo and Inchon caused no damage while Allied anti air guns and tanks intensified the attack. An 8th Army report noted one minor Communist assault near Yonchon repulsed after 40 minutes.
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Census puts U S population at 155 800 000 ring in new year
Census Bureau estimate places the U S population at 155 800 000 as the new year begins. Census Director Roy V Peel projects a rise to 156 000 000 by the end of January, a gain of almost 5 000 000 since the 1950 census.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Roy V. Peel
Probe continues in Elizabethtown investigation
In Elizabethtown officers plan to question three or four possible suspects as the probe into the former legislator John B. Allen continues. He says the many leads slow progress though they remain hopeful for a breakthrough. In Raleigh a preliminary hearing is set for January 11 for three Wake Forest men charged in a separate case involving a field and several children.
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John B. Allen
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Wake Forest
Sa Ding
Commission approves stock issue for railroad improvements
The State Utilities Commission granted a fee and authorized $15,000 in new stock to finance improvements and additions. In a separate order, the commission allowed the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to dismantle a station at Everetts in Martin County.
Sanford Herald to Expand into Daily Publication
The bi weekly Sanford Herald will become a daily newspaper with W E ae planning the expansion. James R Melver will become a partner and has served as assistant editor for six years.
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Sanford Herald
W. E. Ae
Een
The
Herald
James R. Melver
Baptist Churches See Membership Rise to Over Seven Hundred Thousand
Eight hundred five Baptist causes received 452 in a total fund increase. The denomination reports 2,983 Baptist churches with a membership of 714,307 as part of a broader tally.
Missing state health messenger found in Wake County jail
James Privette a 57 year old messenger for the State Health Department was found after a six week search. He had been in the Wake County jail since November 18 and was released Sunday but his true identity was later discovered.
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Raleighw
James Prevette
Wake County
Privette
State Health Department
Millikan’s Son Die s in California Power Line Accident
In Pasadena California Robert S Millikan 20 son of Nobel laureate Robert A Millikan was killed when a high tension wire fell after a car collision with a power pole. He and his brother Michael Yale students were visiting. Clark B Millikan professor of aeronautics at Caltech commented.
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Robert S. Millikan
Michael
Yale University
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Essor
Aeronautics
Cali Institute of TA
Air Armada Still Seeks Plane With 28 on Board
In Phoenix a large search spans more than 60 Air Force aircraft from several bases for a missing C-47 transport with 28 aboard. Cadets from West Point and California bases join ground teams in the Superstition Mountains as weather limits guidance, while family rumors about William Dean Jr. are denied.
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Hamilton Airee
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Cine
William Dean Jr
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Mildred Dean
Be Prepared slogan used by a Gaffney GI
A GAFFNEY soldier, a year old in the phrase Be Prepared, shows readiness for any eventuality this Leap Year. The AP dispatch notes his mindset and the broader wartime slogan context.
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Body of 83 year old farmer found in lake
The body of John T. Harper an 83 year old retired Morgan County farmer who had been missing was found in a lake near Madison Georgia by Tex Keene of Marietta after air crews searched for over a week.
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Morgan County
Here
Tex Keene
Marietta
John T. Harper
26 Die As Non Scheduled Plane Crashes Into Hillside
United Press reports a C 46 airliner crash near Salamanca New York kills 26 aboard and injures 7 survivors. Seventeen adults and four children were among the dead. Rescue teams retrieved bodies and treated the 14 survivors, who remained in shock in the snowy wilderness before airlift to safety.
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Jeffery Evans
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Buffalo
Miami
Toasts and Prayers Mark New Year Amid Global Tension
The world welcomed 1952 with midnight celebrations and prayers as Allied artillery fronts lingered from 1951 and truce talks resumed. Times Square drew near a million revelers, while Moscow marked both New Year and Christmas with Grandfather Frost toys.
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United States
Nual
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Frost
Already Dead In U S During New Year Weekend
Accidents over the four day New Year weekend killed 441 people with almost a full day remaining. Highway and street toll reached 292, far below the 350 forecast by national officials. Fires added two fatalities in New York State as other deaths were reported across the country.
Government Clean Up Predicted Amid Administrative Scandals
A rumor circulated that officials plan a future cleanup in response to ongoing scandals. A source suggested action could occur within days, though no White House confirmation was provided. Federal Judge Thomas F. M. of New York was reportedly approached to lead the anti-agency effort.
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New York
U S preps action on ransom and airman release
Washington reports the United States will denounce Sangery as the nations for our imprisonment of American airmen, with officials saying it may be impossible to act at the present U N General Assembly in Paris. President Truman told Rep Mike Mansfield that Washington will file a formal report after paying $120 000 to free four fliers whose transport plane strayed into enemy airspace.
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U.N. General Assembly
Paris
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Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
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Hunpeey
U.N
Successor Named for Point Four Program Leader
Stanley Andrews of the Department of Agriculture will take over the mission after the death of Dr. Henry G. Bennett in a Tehran plane crash. Bennett led the Point Four Program aid in Africa the Middle East and Asia at the time of his death.
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Stanley Andrews
Department of Agriture
Henry G. Bennett
Point Four
Tehran
Bennett
Africa
Middle East
Asia
Stabilizer Hopes For Low Prices Despite Price Pressures
Washington reports Price Stabilizer Michael on Sale expects inflation to stay near 2 to 3 percent next year if authorities curb price tables. He notes steel prices must not rise sharply, as the steel industry faces wage pressures and government controls but industry hints at absorbing any small increases.
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Washington
Michael
United of Workers
Putnam
DiSalle
Toll for Holiday in North Carolina Tops 23
A United Press tally shows North Carolina holiday deaths reaching 23 as celebrations end. A woman and her young son died in a six room house explosion in New Bern. another child killed after darting in front of a truck near New Bern. No charges filed against the driver.
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United Press
North Carolina
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William James Hayes, Jr
Patricia Ann Ret Find
Cal
Hector Risigari-Gai
New Bern
Rob Lee
Caraleigh
Emye & Grading Contractor
Crementia Dentsty
Sour Dau
Raleigh
Ben Harris
Roxboro
Fiville
Wilbur L. Washington
Weather report fragment with missing data
The snippet states low temperatures and highs but lacks specific numeric values. It notes last night’s low and today’s high as 70 degrees, with several incomplete figures.
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