Allied Bombers Hit Red Troop and Supply Center
Allied fighter bombers attacked a North Korea troop and supply center near Sunchon, leaving a smoking wreck as Sabres held the Red Air Force at bay. MIGs engaged in MIG Alley as UN forces repelled two Chinese night thrusts along the Western and Central Front.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
Sunchon
Pyongyang
Kingsley G. Parton
Birmingham
Mich
United Nations
North Korea
Yalu River
Kelly Hill
Panmunjom
Red Company
Pinpoint Hill
Republic of Korea
Roks
Churchill Heads to U S for Talks With Eisenhower
Prime Minister Winston Churchill will arrive in New York Monday aboard the Queen Mary for talks with President elect Eisenhower. He will attend a news conference at 8 15 a m EST after docking and then travel to Bernard Baruch’s home for planned discussions starting Tuesday.
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Winston Churchill
United States
Eisenhower
New York
Churchill
Bernard Baruch
London
Kohler suspended after drunk driving with secret papers
State Department moved Foy D. Kohler from top policy planning work after he was arrested on drunk charges in Arlington Virginia along with two secret Tunisian and Moroccan documents found in his car. Kohler received 30 days without pay and a reprimand amid ongoing reevaluation by incoming Secretary of State.
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Washington
State Department
Foy D. Kohler
Arlington
Kohler
Phyllis
Kohlers
United Nations
Department
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Oakwood
Moscow
Voice of America
New York
Brooklyn man dies of CO fumes in car near Bath
Luther E. Daniels a 47 year old oil tanker navigator from Brooklyn N Y was found dead in his car on Pamiico Beach near Bath after the rear wheel became stuck in a ditch Coroner Bonner Paul ruled accidental. He had been visiting his parents in Bath. No foul play detected.
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Bath
Jan
Luther E. Daniels
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pamiico Beach
Here
Bonner Paul
Daniels
Paul
Brunswick County pupil wins 1952 statewide sweet potato contest
Greensboro announces Ker mit Galloway of Brunswick County Training School Southport has won the state contest for Negro high school students. From 835 participants, Galloway was chosen as the top grower with S B Simmons noting the win.
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Greensboro
Kermit Galloway
Brunswick County
Southport
S. B. Simmons
Negro Oceople
Galloway
Raleigh man walks 20 miles to surrender after aunt and uncle shooting
Zebulon resident Glenn VY High, 22, told officers he shot his aunt and uncle following a vinegar dispute. He walked about 20 miles to Raleigh to surrender as gunshot wounds to Mr. and Mrs. Zell Day prompted Wake County authorities to hold him without bond pending the case.
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Raleigh
UPI
Glenn VY. High
Wake County
Zell Day
North Carolina Point System Proposed to Curb Highway Violations
Coleman W. Roberts president of the Carolina Motor Club proposed a point system to curb highway violations. He said the club would seek board approval to draft a bill for the general assembly meeting later this month to embody the plan.
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Charlotte
Coleman W. Roberts
Carolina Motor Club
North Carolina
Roberts
General Assembly
Airlift drops 500 tons of gear in invasion airhead test
At Fort Bragg on Thursday nearly 500 tons of special construction equipment will be dropped from 40 C-119 Flying Box Cars in a phased exercise called Test Drop Phase Six. Engineers in drop zones will assemble a three stage landing field for the invasion airhead operation.
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Fort Bragg
18Th Airborne Corps
Eight crewmen saved from sinking tug Mary McAllister
Coast Guard cutter Agassiz landed eight crewmen at Morehead City today after a rescue operation off Cape Hatteras. The tug Mary McAllister was damaged in a heavy storm while en route to assist the Dutch freighter Hydra and was seen sinking.
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Morehead City
Jan
Mary McAllister
Coast Guard
Agassiz
Norfolk
Cape Hatteras
Hydra
GOP Bill To Cut Personal Taxes Prioritized In 1953 Agenda
House Republicans move HR 1 to the front of the 83rd Congress pushing a personal income tax cut. Rep. Daniel A. Reed says relief could start mid year, cutting most taxpayers by about 11 percent in 1954 and costing roughly 1.8 billion dollars with a balanced-budget caveat. President-designate Reed argues relief for individuals while corporate excess profits tax winds down. House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. signals spending cuts needed first but possible tax relief this year.
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Washington
House
Congress
Daniel A. Reed
Ways and Means
Reed
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Beef Price Ceilings To Be Studied
Washington officials say they will survey retail beef ceilings again next week to decide if rollbacks are warranted. A small rollback could save households millions as cattle prices fall, while OPS aims for enforceable changes amid broader farm price declines and mixed signals in hogs cotton and milk.
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Washington
United Press
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Back To School Time Tomorrow
High Point schools resume after the two week Christmas break with Superintendent Dean B Pruette confirming regular hours for tomorrow. Some rural areas including Thomasville have already started the second half of the 1952 53 school year in the region.
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High Point
Dean B. Pruette
Thomasville
Driver Killed in Hunned Highway Crash near Oxford
A car skidded off U S Highway 15 near Oxford killing driver Austin Lee Rooker 25 of Henderson. Rooker died at the scene when the auto left the road and struck.
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Oxford
U. S. Highway 15
Here
Austin Lee Rooker
Henderson
Hoax Telegram Fails To Delay Washington Hangings
A phony telegram claiming a presidential stay reached Washington State Prison too late to halt the execution of Turman and Utah Wilson for the 1950 Jo Ann Dewey murder in Vancouver. The message, signed by a forged Warren Magnuson, originated from Seattle telephones.
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Wash
Washington State
Turman
Utah Wilson
Seattle
Western Union
Wilson Brothers
Jo Ann Dewey
Vancouver
Utah
United States
Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
D. C
Eisenhower names Joseph Dodge budget director pick
President elect Eisenhower selects Detroit banker Joseph M. Dodge to head the federal budget and sit in at Cabinet meetings. Dodge will work with outgoing budget chief Frederick J. Lawton to shape a Truman budget for the 1952 fiscal year and seek possible cuts. He will earn 17500 dollars annually and will present a revised Truman budget to Eisenhower. Dodge has a long career in banking and prior government service.
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Eisenhower
Detroit
Joseph M. Dodge
Beensenhower
Truman
Dodge
Frederick J. Lawton
Congress
Senate
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Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security Agency
Oveta Culp Hobby
Federal Security Agency
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Pean
Roosevelt
Germany
Michigan
Detroit Bank
Michigan Bankers Association
American Bankers Association
Association of Reserve City Bankers
William F. Knowland
California
Republican Policy Committee
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Guy Cordon
Oregon
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Special Board to Study Suspended Diplomat Vincent Case
President Truman orders a five member board to determine John Cartr Vincent status after his Dec suspension as a loyalty risk. Acheson proposed the panel with Hand McCloy Rogers Shaw Wilson to review evidence including Budenz and Senate findings while not ruling on guilt.
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Washington
Truman
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
John Cartr Vincent
Acheson
Vincent
State Department
Learned B. Hand
U.S. Court of I
President's Loyalty Review Board
United States
Joseph R. Mece-Carthy
Louis F. Budenz
Tl Am
Budenz
Senate (Internal Security
Internal Security Committee
Institute of Pacific Relations
Cold Wave Grips Dixie After Southeast Storm Front
Across the South a giant cold wave follows a storm front pushing temperatures toward freezing. East Tennessee reports heavy snow flurries, Georgia sees light flakes, and lows dip into the 20s to 30s. Frost warnings issued in northern Florida as clearing, cooler weather moves in.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Tennessee
Georgia
Mercury
Florida
South Carolina
New England
Cape Fear River Crest Above Flood Stage at Wilmington Area
The Cape Fear River crest reached 24.7 feet at Wilmington area, staying below the expected 26 to 27 feet and causing no damage as water spilled into lowlands. The U S Weather Bureau station reported the flood level despite crest above flood stage.
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Cape Fear
Wizabethtown
U. S. Weather Bureau
Congress Begins 83rd Session With Tax Cuts Debate
The Republican led 83rd Congress opens with plans to cut personal income taxes and trim spending as Eisenhower nears inauguration. House and Senate organize with Reed as tax writer chair. Truman to deliver multiple messages before Jan 15 valedictory. Reed proposed 5.5 percent tax cut for this year while Republicans push to curb government spending and armed services waste.
Weather highs and lows with sunset and sunrise times
The forecast notes a high of 43 and a low of 20 for today. Last night’s low was 22 and yesterday’s high 47. Sunset is at 5 19 p m this evening and sunrise tomorrow is 7 31 a m.
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