Eisenhower calls for bipartisan unity in peace struggle
President Eisenhower in a State of the Union message urges bipartisanship as he notes Congress shift to Democratic control. He warns of a nuclear threat from the Soviet bloc and urges continued military power, while outlining tax, wage, and military spending steps for the year ahead.
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State institutions seek funds for two fiscal years
Admiral budget commission recommends funding for North Carolina educational and state facilities for 1955 56 and 1956 57. Figures cover UNC and system colleges hospitals research centers extension and teachers colleges with results by institution including Memorial Hospital west branch and Pembroke Winston Salem Elizabeth City Fayetteville and more. More on page six A.
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Cooperative Agricultural Extension — State College
East Carolina Nee
Negroan and Technical College
Western Carolina College
Appalachian State Teachers College
Pembroke State College
Winston-Salem Teachers College
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
Fayetteville State Teachers College
House Democrats Put Defense First in Budget Talks
Democrats signal defense priority over rebudgeting as Congress opens. President Eisenhower accepts Pentagon plan for gradual personnel cuts but eyes a higher force level than proposed, aiming at about 2.85 million by mid 1956 with flexibility for shifts based on world events. The Army faces the largest reductions as a 35,000 increase is anticipated for 1956.
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Pay Rise for Congress and Federal Judges Moves Forward
In Washington the House Judiciary Committee rates an 80 percent pay hike for members of Congress and most federal judges as top priority. If approved, the bill would raise Congress to 22,500 a year plus 2,500 expense and lift justices to 35,000 with chief justice higher by 500. Circuit and district judges also receive substantial increases. U.S. attorneys and assistants see scaled salaries by district size and duties.
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Cooley Pushes Out NC Agriculture Committee Chief
Rep. Harol d Cooley a North Carolina Democrat urges the ouster of Fred R. Keith Republican head of the North Carolina Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Cooley says Keith has injected partisan politics and seeks to replace Horace Godfrey with a noncooperative executive officer. Keith aims to remove Godfrey who has 20 years civil service status. The ASC Committee oversees marketing quotas acreage allotments and federal cost sharing in conservation programs.
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Harold Cooley
North Carolina
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Cooley
Fred R. Keith
St. Pauls
N.C
ASC
House Agriculture Committee
Keith
Horace Godfrey
Raleigh
Godfrey
Four Men Sought After Collision Of Bombers
Four Air Force crewmen are missing after a collision between a B Stratojet and a B47 over the Gulf south of Louisiana. Officials at Lake Charles Air Force Base sighted wreckage last night. One crewman parachuted from the other bomber which returned to base. no survivors found. Missing are Maj. Jean B Pierson Danville Indiana Captain David Crump Albemarle North Carolina First Lt. Matthew Gemery Lakewood Ohio and 1st Lt Rodney Eggleston Lindern Texas. Search centered about 30 miles south of Cameron Louisiana.
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Lederland
Tex
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Albemarle
N. C
Matthew Gemery
Lakewood
Ohio
Gemery
Gulf
Cameron
George Spotswood
Budget Study Begins as House Plans Seven-Hour Sessions
Raleigh lawmakers start a detailed two to three week budget study for the next biennium. House Speaker Larry Moore directs daily seven hour sessions to hear reports on the state's finances and postpones action on a secrecy law repeal. A Senate resolution calls for a nine member commission to study the secrecy issue.
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Moore
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Waxe
Sam O. Worthington
Pitt
B. I. Satterfield
Satterfield
Rules Committee
Arthur Goodman
Mecklenburg
Goodman
J. B. Vogler
Jack Love
Sen
W. Lunsford Crew
Halifax
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Crew
Legislative Action
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Lu Barnhardt
Earnhardt
State Legislature Asked to Tax Tobacco Soft Drinks and Liquor
Governor Hodges and the Advisory Budget Commission propose a two year budget of 637 million with new taxes on cigarettes cigars and smoking tobacco soft drinks liquor and higher insurance premiums to close a 52 million gap. They outline options to avoid tax hikes including cuts to pay and teacher loads and increased local school funding.
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Advisory Budget Commission
Tax over haul eyed as tobacco and sales tax changes pitched
Gov Hodges advisory budget commission propose a two cent cigarette tax and ten dollar per thousand cigars plus reform of the sales tax removal of item limit and a soft drink tax to raise about 26 million a year for two years. Increased liquor gross tax and insurance levies would contribute further funds to balance the biennial budget.
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Eugene Shaw
District of Columbia
General Assembly
Hodges asks support for school integration plan and reforms
Governor Hodges urged the General Assembly to adopt local control over school enrollment and bus assignment in line with the Supreme Court ruling on segregation. He backed creation of an advisory commission for ongoing study and outlined broader reforms including taxation, elections, and state government reorganization.
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William B. Umstead
Umstead
General Assembly
Government funds studies to find uses for menhaden oil
The government will spend 273000 dollars to search for new industrial uses of menhaden fish oil. Rep. Barden said research will occur in service laboratories and universities, with no contracts signed yet. North Carolina menhaden interests have long sought this project, supported by the large Morehead City fleet.
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Morehead City
UN Leader Opens Talks With Reds
Dag Hammarskjold met with Chou En-lai in Peiping as talks began on the fate of 11 American airmen convicted of espionage. The UN chief, arriving by plane, held courtesy greetings and discussions with Chinese leaders and will likely conclude discussions over the weekend before returning to the United States.
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New Dacron Yarn Fabric Developed for Women Wear
New York Burlington Mills announces a dull dacron polyester yarn adapted into tricot knit fabric for women undergarments blouses and children’s dresses. Du Pont will begin commercial production next Monday with first deliveries to lingerie makers around Jan 15 and finished garments in stores by late February.
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Burlington Mills Corp
E. IL du Pont de Nemours & Co
Irving B. Cohen
Burlington
Cohen
Lington
Liner Reports Rescue Of 10 From Foundering Vessel
The Queen of Bermuda reportedly rescued all ten crewmen from a foundering fishing boat named Student Prince in the Atlantic north of Bermuda. The Coast Guard sought confirmation from Bermuda sources after receiving the message at 10 48 a m EST. Earlier reports noted attempts to launch lifeboats faced rough seas and four survivors were saved so far.
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