Firemen Battle Subdue Blaze at Universal TV Co
Winter City firemen fought flames and smoke for over two hours to control a fire in the finishing room and warehouse of the Universal Television Furniture Corp at 409 Reed. The blaze spread to the second floor attic and skylights, with flames threatening 55 gallon lacquer drums. No injuries reported.
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Tom Alston
Television Furniture Manufacturing Company
National
S. Hamilton St
Universal Company
Woodbury St
Eisenhower State of the Union Seen As Possible 2nd Term Hint
Democrats interpret the speech as hinting at a bid for a second term with many proposals viewed as political. Republicans offer mixed readings while noting the tone and content may reflect campaign overtones and presidential duties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sandburg Plans New Volume and Autobiography Sequel
Carl Sandburg, age 78, discusses future projects including a new poetry volume and a sequel to Always the Young Strangers. He spends hours answering mail, appears on a Lincoln portrait show, and offers personal happiness and world affairs views. He notes rising juvenile delinquency with population growth and warns of mutual hatreds risking world conflict.
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Flat Rock
N.C
Carl Sandburg
Sandburg
Lincoln
Aaron Land
Ed Sullivan
America
Russia
Hodges Urges Judges to Judge Without Influence
Governor Hodges told North Carolina Superior Court judges to uphold justice impartially, noting about 7,000 cases cleared from dockets in six months. Chief Justice Barnhill praised the effort while urging voluntary cooperation to reduce backlogs before the 1957 Legislature.
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Raleigh
Gov
Hodges
North Carolina
Superior Court
aAvarnan
Emanial
WIM
Jaypee
M. W. Barnhill
Barnhill
State of Siege in Chile Amid Nationwide Strike
Santiago, Chile. The government under President Carlos Ibáñez declared a state of siege after Congress adjourned. Military leaves were canceled and soldiers kept on alert as the Central Labor Union and others mobilized a strike protesting wage, price, and pension freezes. Police rounded up labor leaders including Clotario Blest.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Congress
Central Labor Union
CUT
Clotario Blest
Democrats Skeptical Of Ike Defense Optimism
Several Democrats questioned President Eisenhower's upbeat defense outlook after his State of the Union, contrasting with Republicans who praised his warning about Communist threats. Senate and House leaders expressed mixed views on defense adequacy and military progress in Russia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
State of the Union
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Ndon B. Johnson
Texas
Vinson
Armed Services Committee
Rayburn
D-Tex
China refuses time limit on release of Americans held
Peiping radio said Americans imprisoned in China cannot be released until they finish their sentences, denying any fixed date or foreign interference. The United States cites a Sept. 10 agreement to repatriate detainees promptly, while lists 13 Americans still under arrest, including priests and missionaries from several states.
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London
Red China
Peiping Radio
Geneva
United States
China
Peiping
State Department
Washington
Britain
John W. Clifford
San Francisco
John Thomas Downey
Singer Morton Downey
New Britain
Conn
Richard George Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Downey
Fecteau
Seoul
South Korea
Japan
Fulgence Gross
Chicago
Ambrose Pinger
Nebraska
Tsingtao
Hugh Francis Redmond Jr
Shanghai
John Paul Wagner
Reds
Political skirmishing begins in Congress
Senate Democrats led by Lyndon B. Johnson challenge President Eisenhower on foreign, farm, tax and other election year issues. Johnson criticised the message as Pollyanna like noting the domestic and international pictures are not rosy. Byrd supported tax cuts but warned of potential extra nondefense spending.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Union
Johnson
Midwest
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Tito and Nasser Attack Military Blocs in Nonalignment Pact
In Cairo on their Nile River trip, Yugoslav President Tito and Egyptian Prime Minister Nasser proclaimed that their nonalignment policy has advanced world peace. They warned that military blocs lead to armament races personal crises and increased global tension.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tito
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nile
Eisenhower and Benson Press Fresh Farm Aid Appeal
President Eisenhower and Secretary Benson meet in Key West to urge Congress for immediate drastic action on farm income decline. He sketches a soil bank and expanded research push while seeking stronger commodity programs and market expansion. Eisenhower plans to return to Washington soon.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Congress
State of the Union
Washington
Prison labor proposed to rebuild Outer Banks coast
The water resources committee of the State Board of Conservation and Development urged using prison labor to restore Outer Banks banks as a hurricane barrier. The board met in midwinter, with sites for a spring meeting chosen between Rocky Mount and Winston-Salem and plans to study the Tar Heel seafood industry.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Water Resources Committee
State Board of Conservation and Development
Cecil Morris
Atlantic
Governor and Highway Commission
Morris
Board
Eye On Water Resources
New Bern
Washington, N. C
C&o Rd
Fred Linton
Winston - Salem
North Carolina Travel Council
C&d
Rocky Mount
Winston-Salem
Tar Heel
Commerce and Industry
William A. Ellison Jr
Ellison
Ag Pirat
Commerce and Industry Committee
Farmville
British Fog Recedes as Winds Break Up Smog Crisis
London skies cleared when slight northeast winds dispersed the dense coal by products smog that halted air services. Scientists warned the relief may be temporary and hospitals reported a surge in chest disease cases with oxygen demand rising. Police noted a busy four hours with many people affected on the streets.
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London
Britain
England
British Oxygen Co
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