Pre-Dawn UN Raids Strike Red Positions Along Korea Front
United Nations patrols conducted surprise pre-dawn raids along the 155 mile Korean battlefront testing Pyongyang threats. Jets bombed rail tunnels and supply areas while night attacks hit Chinese and North Korean targets. Five NK units engaging north of the bowl were driven back after a 45 minute firefight.
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Korea
United Nations
U.N
Singye
Jaeju
Kumsong
No-Man's-Land
South Korea
Bunker Hill
Sariwon
Syngye
Wonsan
Centr
Songchon
FBI Captures Fugitive Kemper in Arizona
The FBI reports arrest of Harden Collins Kemper once listed among the ten most wanted. He was taken at his Glendale residence where he lived under the alias Harvey Charles Kennedy and worked as an auto mechanic. He is 50 and previously jailed in 1951 for auto theft. arraignment planned in Phoenix.
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Washington
FBI
Harden Collins Kemper
Glendale
Ariz
J. Edgar Hoover
Kemper
Hoover
Harvey Charles Kennedy
Southwest
U. S
Albuquerque
N. M
Phoenix
Explosion rattles Rose Hill. SBI probes cause
Investigators probed today into a mysterious blast in Rose Hill near a railroad siding. Mayor H. C. Latham said no signs of an explosion and no smell of dynamite. He requested personnel from the State Bureau of Investigation as residents recalled a quake like roar.
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Rose Hill
Duplin County
H. C. Latham
State Bureau of Investigation
Defense area gets water works loan for Lejeune Cherry Point
The Public Health Service approves an 18000 plus 8000 loan for water supply and treatment in Swansea North Carolina to expand facilities used by Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point Marine Air Station amid defense activity. Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele said influx of personnel has strained existing systems.
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Swansea
N. C
Public Health Service
Leonard A. Scheele
Camp Lejeune
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Coast Guard Probes Mystery Green Flare Over Atlantic
The Coast Guard cutter Casco rushed to the area off Cape Hatteras after a bright green flare was seen by Eastern Air Lines and Pan American World Airways pilots. Bermuda-based search planes scoured the Atlantic overnight for additional flares as three ships reported damage from a storm.
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Coast Guard
Casco
Cape Hatteras
Eastern Air Lines
Pan American World Airways
Bermuda
North Carolina Baptists report growth in 1952
The Baptist State Convention in North Carolina reports 1952 gains of 17,918 members and 57 new churches. Total membership reaches 737,211 across 3,055 churches, with $24,787,034 raised for all causes, $898,366 more than 1951. local use totals $20,318,160, rest funding missions education and benevolence.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
L. L. Morgan
The
Baptist State Convention
Morgan
Tar Heel
Parker Sworn In Roanoke Rapids for Eight-Year Term
Associate Justice R. Hunt Parker was sworn in yesterday for an eight year term on the State Supreme Court. Magistrate J. T. Thompson administered the oath. Parker’s short term expired at midnight Wednesday and followed the November election. He succeeded Stimous T. Valentine of Nashville, defeated in the Democratic primary last spring.
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Parker
Roanoke Rapids
R. Hunt Parker
State Supreme Court
J. T. Thompson
Stimous T. Valentine
Nashville
CAREFUL MOTORISTS IN RALEIGH
Tar Heel motorists reportedly did themselves proud over the New Year holiday period with no highway fatalities since December 31. State records note about 1,100 people died in highway accidents last year, excluding those from injuries earlier.
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Raleigh
Highway Patrol
New Weapons Add To U.S. Might Looms Senate Rules Fight
Senators and House members met to choose leaders for the 83rd Congress as a possible Senate rules overhaul loomed. The GOP majority faces a filibuster battle while Rep. Joseph Martin and Sen. Taft were named leaders, with Rayburn unopposed for Democratic floor leader.
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Congress
Senate
Republican Congress
Eisenhower
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Morse
Oregon
GOP
Russell
Georgia
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Ohio
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Colorado
Bridges
New Hampshire
Knowland
California
Republican Policy Committee
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Halleck
Indiana
Rayburn
Rep. Rayburn
Texas
Judge Denies Rosenberg Appeal
NEW YORK a federal judge denied clemency to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemning their crime as worse than murder. Judge Irving R. Kaufman rejected appeals and left the death penalty in place at Sing Sing, noting no remorse and resisting public pressure.
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Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Irving R. Kaufman
Sing Sing
White House
Truman
Eisenhower
Kaufman
Muror
Rosenbergs
Russia
U. S. Supreme Court
Commission urges overhaul of McCarran Walter immigration act
A presidential commission urged Congress to reverse the McCarran Walter act, scrap the national origins quotas, and admit about 100000 additional immigrants annually. It faulted the 1921 based quotas as discriminatory and called for comprehensive reform after hearings in 11 cities.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower
Philip B. Perlman
America
U. S
Little Liz Timely Dash to Office for Coffee Run
A brief clipped note describes Liz needing to hurry to the office to go out for coffee, signaling a quick morning routine and a timetable. The fragment focuses on a rush to reach work on time for a coffee outing.
Traffic Deaths Pass 100 Mark Over New Year Holiday
Traffic deaths rose above 100 during the holidays with a record 588 total for the season. At least 115 people were killed in accidents since 6 p.m. Wednesday, with 4 in a plane crash and 10 in fires and 14 in other mishaps. The count ends Sunday midnight.
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National Safety Council
Rock Falls
Ill
Ray Akeridge
Self
Bloomington
Ind
Michael Franklin
Chester Franklin
Mommy
Chicago
Fred Langer
Eisenhower Aides Seek Budget Cuts as Truman Plan Moves
New York reports the incoming administration is studying ways to trim the federal budget to be submitted next week by President Truman. Eisenhower aides expect some reductions but anticipate no major cuts before the new fiscal year starting July 1, 1954.
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Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Capitol
Detroit
Joseph M. Dodge
Budget Bureau
GOP
George Yeh
United Nations
John Foster Dulles
Churchill Keeps Busy Aboard Queen Mary On New Year
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, en route to the United States for talks with President-elect Eisenhower, dictates papers in his 10 room suite aboard the Queen Mary. He attends the New Year gala, greets passengers, and pledges closer British American ties as he prepares for the upcoming summit.
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Winston Churchill
United States
Eisenhower
Churchill
Mary
London
Patricia Bustamente
Maude Bustamente
San Antonio
Tex
United States Republic
Byrnes Testimony Possible On 1946 U N Hiring Policy
Former Secretary of State James F Byrnes prepared to tell House investigators he ordered a 1946 hands off policy on U N employment referrals from the State Department and denied involvement by Alger Hiss. Acheson linked Byrnes and Hiss to the policy, which was set aside in 1949 as U N hiring practices evolved. Eleven of 38 named Americans remain on U N payroll as adverse reports span 1950 to 1952.
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Washington
James F
Byrnes
House
State Department
United Nations
South Carolina
House Judiciary
U.N
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Alger Hiss
Executive
Columbia
S. C
Hiss
The
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
U.N. Secretariat
Subcommittee
John D. Hickerson
Hickerson
Lovett Sees Production of Weapons and Strength
Defense Secretary Lovett told President Truman and Congress that U S military power is bolstered by a steady stream of revolutionary weapons enabling mass production after two years of partial mobilization The United States now holds a position of strength and can pursue a policy to prevent another world war but faces a long tension filled period with high arms costs and continuous tooling up He urged continued selective service and favors changes to unification law to fix Joint Chiefs of Staff flaws and ensure decision making reflects wartime needs
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Truman
Congress
Lovett
Coyote
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JDS
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Kimball
Army
Frank
Enrollment projected at NC State College for winter term
Raleigh reports an expected enrollment of 3800 to 4000 students for the winter term starting Monday at North Carolina State College. Registration will be held today and tomorrow.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Weather outlook with temperatures and sunset rise times
Tonight's low is 42 degrees with tomorrow's high of 48. Today's high reached 54 and last night's low was 30. Sunset is at 1 18 p m today and sunrise at 7 31 a m tomorrow.
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