Inquiries Planned In 1955
Democrats plan an active year with investigations into rents and security programs. Sen. Russell will revive the press subcommittee to examine armed forces purchasing and the 405 000 man cut. Johnston will probe the security risk firings and the Dixon Yates contract.
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Eisenhower
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D-Ga
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Armed Forces
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D-Ala
Senate Rules Committee
Jenner
R-Ind
House
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy
R-Wis
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House Un-American Activities Committee
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UN- American Activities Committee
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Robert L
Andphael I. Nixon
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Walter
Kunzig
Nixon
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Olin D. Johnston
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Johnston
North Carolina Methodist Conference plans $3 million church expansion
The Eastern North Carolina Conference proposed a $3 million extension program to add over 100 new churches in five years funded by member gifts and a $10 Club. A one day session aimed to survey need areas. about 1,200 ministers and delegates from 800 churches attended. Rev. Thomas A. Collins will lead a survey committee.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Methodist Conference
North Carolina
Thomas A. Collins
Christmas Eve Drum Echoes in Rodanthe Seaside Village
In Rodanthe the coast guard descendants and fisherfolk gather for Old Christmas on January 6. Miss Elvain Payne will beat the ancient drum once played by her late brother Bradford Payne. An oyster roast and a wild Buck puppet highlight Epiphany as the Wise Men’s Bethlehem visit is remembered.
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North Carolina
New World
Celeco
Elvain Payne
Bradford Payne
Christ's Manger
Bethlehem
Henderson to Durham shift in highway engineering staff
The Raleigh highway board announced changes in staffing with J. B. Dutchin named resident engineer in Henderson and J. B. Dowtin becoming district engineer over Durham. Dowtin replaces Dutchin in Henderson and will oversee projects in the field with no authority over prisoners. Top salaries for resident and district engineers reach about 6,780 dollars annually.
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Raleigh
Henderson
Durham
A. H. Graham
J. B. Cutchin
Panama to Offer Reward for Remon Killers
Panama plans a 50 000 dollar reward for information leading to the killers of President Jose Antonio Remon. The government seeks 50 000 dollars more for investigation after Assembly approval of the payments. Authorities tie weapons to ex-President Arnulfo Arias, who was ousted in 1951, with Schmeisser 9 mm guns once seized from him. President Guizado asked Washington for help, but U S law blocks such an assignment.
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Jose Antonio Remon
National Assembly
Arnulfo Aras
Jorge Luisalfaro
Arias
Natinal Guard
Remon
Jose Ramon Guizado
Washington
U.S
North Carolina Traffic Deaths Dip Below 1000 for 1953
Raleigh records show 1953 traffic fatalities at about 984 with the lowest deaths per 100 million miles. State statistician James E. Civils notes the drop compared with 1953’s 1,118 toll and cites higher registrations and travel as the reason for the significant decline.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Motor Vehicles Department
James E. Civils
Parkway Toll Protest Targets Blue Ridge Parkway Plan
Washington lawmakers from North Carolina and Virginia will protest a plan to charge admission to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Shuford proposes asking Governor Hodges to seek review by the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. Regional officials oppose tolls and urge the Parkway to remain open for locals and visitors.
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Washington
Ser
Shuford
D-Nc
North Carolina
Virginia
Blue Ridge Parkway
Luther Hodges
Raleth
A. H. Graham
Kelly E. Bennett
Swain
Sam P. Weems
Bennett
North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Development Commission
Conrad L. Wirth
National Park Service
Stock Market Dips Then Rallies Amid Higher Margin Orders
New York stocks opened lower with about four point losses as higher margin requirements weighed on trading. The market then steadied and recovered most losses, with aircraft stocks leading the rally and several major issues advancing on corporate developments. Trading volume stayed heavy with approximate sales to 1 pm around 2.3 million.
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Federal Serve
Roe
New York Stocks Digest W 1 P.M. Roundup of Major Firms
Admiral, Alleghany, Allied Chemical, Allis Chalmers, American Can, American Smelting, American Tel & Tel, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, American Tobacco, Atlantic Coast Line, Atlantic Refinery, AVCO, Baltimore & Ohio, Bendix, Bethlehem Steel, Budd, Burlington Mills, Canadian Pacific, Cannon Mills, Carolina Power & Light, Champion Paper, Chrysler, Coca Cola, Columbia Gas & Elec, Commercial Credit, Consolidated Edison, Continental Can, Continental Motor, Continental Oil, Curtis Wright, Delaware Lackawanna, Douglas Aircraft, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Electric Auto Lite, Firestone, Freeport Sulphur, General Electric, General Foods, General Motors, Goodyear, Illinois Central, International Nickel, ITT, Kennecott Copper, Kroger, Liggett & Myers, Lockheed, Loews, Lorillard, Louisville & Nashville, Magnavox, Montgomery Ward, Motorola, Murray, National Biscuit, National Cash Register, National Dairy Products, National Distillers, National Lead, New York Central, North American Aviation, Northern Pacific, Ohio Oil, Pacific Gas & Elec, Pacific Mills, Paramount Pictures, Penney, Pennsylvania RR, Pepsi, Philco, Phillips Petroleum, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Pullman, etc.
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Bendix Aviaation
Cesceses
Bethlehem Steel
Eeeses
Tang Cese Fornot
Cesceeees
Budd Company
Cseeses
Burlington Mills
Ig & Hecla
Canadian Pacific
Cannon Mills
Carolina Power & St Delanese Corp
Champion Paper & Ful Chrysler Corporation
Coca Cola
Columbia Gas & Elect Commercial Credit
Consolidated Edison Continental Can
Continental Motor
Continental Oil
Curtis Wright
Motorola Radio
Murray Corporation
National Biscuit
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National Cash Register
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National Lead
Cccsee
New York Central
North American Avia
Northern Pacific
Seseeses
Ohio Oil Company
Csesesess
Pacific Gas & Elec Pacific Mills
Ceees
Paramount Pictures
Penney F.C
Adcock Inquest Possible in Columbia Fatal Shooting
The death of Dr. David F. Adcock 52 of Columbia from a single gunshot may prompt an inquest. Coroner Cecil Wiles would decide today if an inquest is needed after Adcock was found dying in his wrecked car with a .44 caliber pistol, with no evidence of a companion or exterior gunfire. He was buried yesterday. Adcock was a Creedmoor native and Virginia Medical College graduate.
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Columbia
David F. Adcock
Cecil Wiles
Adcock
Creedmore
N.C
Medical College of Virginia
Legislature Convenes Today
Rep William Rodman of Beaufort asserts the session should move quickly and conclude early. Sen C Settle Bunn of Nash compares lawmakers to a trained fighting team ready to tackle the state's business promptly.
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William Rodman
Beaufort
Advisory Budget Commission
C. Settle Bunn
Nash
Community Development Award Given in Camden
A Thompson community group received a $200 community development cash award today at the local center. The award, from the Progressive Farmer and editor Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh, honors the town after a 1923 school fire destroyed its new consolidated school and claimed 77 lives, including 43 children.
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S.C
Iraq
Thompson
Progressive Farmer
Clarence Poe
Raleigh
N.C
Suspended Sentence For Brooklyn Man In Marijuana Case
Federal Judge Ashton H. Williams gave James P. McGee a five year probation for possessing and smuggling marijuana. Convicted in Florence on December 8, he transported marijuana from Virginia to Dillon, South Carolina. Sheriff Harvey Allen testified McGee’s car crossed the highway and contained folded marijuana powder found by law officers.
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S.C
Ashton H. Williams
James P. McGee
Brooklyn
N.Y
Florence
Virginia
North Carolina
Dillon
Williams
McGee
Dillon County
Harvey Allen
Allen
State Law Enforcement Division
Treasury Department
Petersburg
United Nations to Invite Ike and Truman for 10th Anniversary
Informants say the United Nations plans to invite President Eisenhower and former President Truman to address the 10th anniversary assembly to be held in San Francisco next June.
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N.Y
The
Eisenhower
Truman
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San Francisco
Fraud Case Slated For Arguments In Fourth Circuit
Percy William Herman, 49, convicted of defrauding his wife of about 250000, faced appellate arguments in Charlotte. He was sentenced to eight years after allegedly fleeing with proceeds from estate sales in Florida, and transporting fraud proceeds across state lines. Mrs Herman, 67, testified he posed as a Mexican gold dealer and took cash during their Florida marriage. She said he disappeared in Virginia during their honeymoon, then remaining details reference further alleged prior cash and bonds involvement.
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U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Percy William Herman
Herman
Florida
Cycill Prather Havens
Palm Beach
Fila
Mexico
Virginia
New York
Gas Overcomes Engineer in Clearwater Death
Clearwater police report John Donahue a plumbing and heating engineer was found dead in a hole behind his home. He had planned to fit a spigot on a water pipe but cut into a gas line and was overcome by gas.
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John Donahue
Committee to Meet Greensboro
The Executive Committee of the State Council of Churches will meet here tomorrow to finalize plans for the council annual meeting. The yearly gathering is set for January 25 in Charlotte.
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Greensboro
The
State Council of Churches
Charlotte
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