North Carolina Editor Honored for German Book Aid
Gen Lucius D Clay thanked Raleigh Times editor John A Park for launching the Tar Heel book aid program to aid German schools. Park toured Germany with publishers last summer and organized shipments of more than 60 000 books and magazines with further promises from U S groups.
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U. S
John A. Park
Raleigh Times
Germany
United States
Gen. Clay
Textbooks Crucial for German School System Rehabilitation
Dr. Richard T. Alexander notes the urgency of textbook donations for Germany’s schools. Mr. Park’s long range education interest and Dr. Clyde A. Erwin praise the impact. A special organization has been established to distribute materials to the zone in need.
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Richard T. Alexander
AMG
Clyde A. Erwin
North Carolina
Italian Foreign Ministry Silent on Marine Movement
Rome reports the foreign ministry would neither confirm nor deny a Washington dispatch claiming Italy's ambassador was instructed to inquire into the U S announcement that more Marines would be stationed on U S warships in the Mediterranean. Unofficial sources say Rome is aware of dispatches framing the move against communism and have acted through normal diplomatic channels.
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Rome
Foreign Ministry
Today
Reeke Abroad
Washington
United States
U. S S
Rescuers Dig For Victims In Jerusalem
Rescuers labored to reach 16 missing after the Semiramis hotel was destroyed by a bomb blamed on Jewish underground groups. Three dead and seventeen injured were reported, with the attack tied to Arab–Jewish tensions following a Haifa refinery riot.
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Semiramis
Manueal Salazar Travegedo
Jaffa
Stern
Hagana
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Palestine
United Nations
Partition
Improvement in Lumber Market Forecast in Charlotte
E M Garner executive secretary of the Carolina Lumber and Building Supply Association forecast a marked improvement in supplies and material quality, persistent heavy demand, and possibly a ten percent reduction in costs in the near term in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
E. M. Garner
The
Carolina Lumber and Building Supply Association
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison Dies at 89 in New York
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of the late President Benjamin Harrison, died today in New York at age 89. She had been born in 1837 and was married to the 23rd U.S. president. Her death marks the end of a life connected to the nation’s early leadership.
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New York
Benjamin Harrison
New
False Teeth Powder Promises Firm Denture Hold
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH alkaline powder to keep dentures firm for eating and talking. It claims no gummy taste or sensation and notes improved breath. The product is promoted as available at drug stores with quick relief.
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PINEX
Becduss Piner & Grie
Pinex Texiey
Wisconsin Friend Says MacArthur Would Accept Ned
Wisconsin Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman cites a message from General MacArthur expressing willingness to accept public service, potentially as president or in the army, reflecting his confidence in public trust. MacArthur, who votes in Wisconsin, sent congratulations on the state centennial.
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Douglas MacArthur
Japan
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Eet
Isconsin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Gen. MacArthur
Wisconsin
Utilities Group Likely Grants Hike for Southern Bell
Raleigh January 5 The State Utilities Commission chair Stanley Winborne said residential and business users in North Carolina may see new increases from Southern Bell. A decision before February 1 is expected on increases up to 25 cents for residents and 50 cents monthly for business lines. Cities like Greensboro and Charlotte reportedly withdrew protests while the commission continues to study the application and financial records.
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Stanley Winborne
State Utilities Commission
Southern Bell Telephones
North Carolina
Southern Bell
Winborne
Greensboro
Charlotte
Senator presses oil firms to curb fuel oil prices
Flanders writes to American Petroleum Institute president William R. Boyd Jr urging price restraint on fuel oil. He argues a price cut would curb living costs and inflation and suggests industries and labor withdraw wage increase requests to help overall costs.
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Oil and Gas Division
Flanders
William R. Boyd, Jr
American Petroleum Institute
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King Mihai Returns To Switzerland Amid Crowds
Former King Mihai arrived in Lausanne from Romania with his mother Queen Helen amid cries of down with communism and long live the king. He greeted relatives at the station before traveling to a lakeside hotel with Princess Anne and Duchess of Rostacy on a return from Princess Elizabeth's wedding in London.
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Mihai
Anne
Bourbon-Parma
Romania
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Prince Nicholas
Helen
Duchess of Rostacy
Princess Anne
Princess Elizabeth
London
80th Marshall plan and policy extensions proposed
The plan calls for extending rent control beyond February 29 and prolonging the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act past June. It also urges universal military training, a national health insurance program, broader Social Security, legal status and expansion of the foreign information program, housing action, and standby price and wage controls with rationing powers.
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State Department
World's Busiest Man Found In Small Village of Ohio
Clyde Fetters, a barber and florist in Englewood, Ohio, unexpectedly becomes mayor after a write in vote. He faces a busy schedule with court, council meetings, street paving demands, and managing his shop while continuing his weekly fishing trip.
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Englewood
NEA
Clyde Fetters
Dayton
Meé
Ira Warner
Fetters
Utah
Poe
Yendé
Adams-Millis declares 50 cent quarterly dividend at High Point
Adams-Millis Corporation of High Point declares a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share. The dividend will be payable February 2 to stockholders of record January 16.
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Adams-Millis Corporation
High Point
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