Nine die in New Year period highway and fire incidents
North Carolina reports at least nine deaths in New Year week accidents and a fatal fire. Victims include John Henry Foggie, Kay Francis Ashburn, Gladys Thompson, and others from Charlotte High Point Mount Airy Casar Monroe Aiken Camden and Thomasville. Police investigate shootings and overturns as toll drops from previous years.
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North Tina
Wabray
Edward Scheidt
North Carolina
Charlotte
John Henry Foggie
Kay Francis Ashburn
Mary Lou Ashburn
Gladys Thompson
High Point
James Edward Dumas
Napoleon Hayes
Rt. 6
Mount Airy
Surry County
Forrest Fortenburg
Casar
Cleveland County
South Carolina
Julian B. Stevenson
Chester
Monroe
Wayne Jewel Roberts
Rt 1
Aiken
Haysville
James Jack Heyward
Rt. 2
Camden
S.C
Fayetteville
Clyde Franklin Wadford
Thomasville
Davidson
Man jumps from building as crowd looks on
Melvin Northington, 26, shouted I am going to kill myself and leaped from a four story Baltimore building. He landed on the sidewalk sustaining a fractured arm and was taken to Mercy Hospital. Police recovered a blood stained coat a towel and a knife on a nearby roof.
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Baltimore
Melvin Northington
Mercy Hospital
Northington
Plane of Missing Woman Flier Found
Diana Bixby the noted woman flier is believed sighted in the Gulf of California near Baja California Mexico with debris noted but no survivors seen. A Coast Guard plane and Bixby’s husband's plane searched the area after a ham radio tip suggested the sighting and call letters XE2E were attributed to Mrs. Bixby.
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Diana Bixby
Robert
Baja California
Mexico
Long Beach
Calif
Calif. N
Coast Guard
Gulf of California
Formosa Faces Big Decision in 1955 Defense Standoff
Diplomats report high morale and stout defenses on Formosa as communist forces threaten nearby Quemoy. Analysts in Taipei argue the United States bears responsibility for island defense and doubt air raids alone can topple the Nationalists, though hit and run attacks may occur if unretaliated.
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Formosa
Taipei
UN Head Refused for Peiping Trip Says One Sided
The Prime Minister told newsmen the UN decision to send the secretary general to Peiping was unfortunate and made one sided. Hammarskjold met Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, and Gandhi site, while Peiping radio claimed Downey confessed to spying and being shot down while aiding a U.S. agent. Downey, from New Britain Connecticut, is linked to a spy ring alleged by Peiping.
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U.N
Peiping
Shen Chien
U.S
China
United States
Downey
Korea
Tokyo
North Korea
New Britain
Japan
Death Takes Dr. Adcock In Columbia
Dr. David F. Adcock of Columbia, 52, physician and surgeon, died after a car crash near midnight. The Creedmoor, North Carolina native had studied at Wake Forest and the Medical College of Virginia, interned at South Carolina Baptist Hospital, and served as a private practitioner since 1930. Coroner and witnesses described a single-vehicle collision that left the front of the car crushed. Adcock died about an hour after arriving at Columbia Hospital emergency room. He is survived by his widow a daughter and a son.
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Columbia
David F. Adcock
Creedmoor
N.C
Wake Forest College
Medical College of Virginia
South Carolina Baptist Hospital
Cecil Wiles
Adcock
Tness
J. N. Rawlinson
Columbia Hostal Emergency Room
Ambuance
Stock Market Opens New Year With Moderate Gains
New York shares edged up in early trading as the market entered the first session of the new year. Prices rose about 1 to 3 points overall, with some blue chips moving up sharply after the opening bell. General Motors led with a roughly 7 point jump on volume around 15 000 shares.
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New York
General Motors
Pope Pius Criticizes Treaties as Harmful to Peace
The Pope denounced treaties that mix national life with nationalism, calling that road a seed of rivalries and discord. He warned a cold peace harms humanity but expressed hope a bridge of peace can be built only on human beings in both worlds, not their governments or systems.
Subversive data figures rise in security report
The latest security report shows 2,096 subversive cases among federal employees with 7 as well as 655 sex perversion and 2,649 felonies and misdemeanors listed. The Army leads with 337 subversive cases followed by Navy 26 Air Force 284 Post Office 275 and Veterans Administration. Interior figures exceed 100 while Agriculture 32 Commerce 14 Health Education and Welfare 62 Justice 59 Labor 16 State 78 and Treasury totals are listed.
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Navy
Air Force
Post Tonane
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Interior Department
Agriculture
Commerce
Health, Education and Welfare
Justice
Laper
State
Treasury
Solons Pick Leaders for Next Two Years in Capitol Move
Sen Walter George of Georgia is slated to become president pro tempore of the Senate while Bg Sen Styles Bridges is said to head the Republican leadership. Legislating will begin after committees are formed and hundreds of bills are filed. President Eisenhower outlines five special messages including health, highway spending, reciprocal trade, federal civilian pay raises, and a new armed forces reserve plan. The budget arrives Jan 17 followed by the economic message.
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Walter George
D-Ga
Senate
Styles Bridges
Ralthough
Con
House
State of the Union
Eisenhower
Augusta Terday
James C.oate
White House
Congress
Lucius D. Clay
Capitol Hill
Remon Assassination At Panama Track Creates Shootout
President Remon and Danilo Sousa were shot during a track event in Panama. Sousa possibly killed by police fire or by assailants. three wounded officials named Alberto de Obarrion Joaquin Borrell Antonio Anguizola. Bodyguard Tomas Wilson fired toward the grandstand. Remon’s widow Cecilia rushed home from Florida.
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Sousa
Alberto de Obarrion
Joaquin Borrell
Antonio Anguizola
Remon
Tomas Wilson
Wilson
Cecilia
Miami
Florida
Leroy Collins
Tallahassee
Panama
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