Ice and snow storm hits New England and coast
At least 25 people killed in an East Coast ice and snow storm as power lines fail and homes lose heat. About 100 Florida families homeless from hurricane winds. California river floods threaten farms while West Coast rains ease. Upstate New York and parts of New England see heavy snowfall and travel hazards.
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California
New Engla
Florida
American
New York
New England
Norwalk
Conn
Irving Freeze
Upstate
Casile
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Maryland
U.S. 40
Kitsmiller
Friendsville
Allentown
Bethlehem
Wilkesbarre
Hazletown
Towanda
Pennsylvania
Albany
N.Y
Newburyport
Mass
Sarasota
Harmony Rules In North Carolina Legislature In 1954
A new governor William Umstead and the 1954 General Assembly begin in Raleigh with swift moves. Leaders were elected unanimously and pay raises approved for top officials. Umstead’s inaugural speech drew praise as the session aims for harmony and a short nine day schedule. The House and Senate set a March 1 deadline for local bills and committee reductions.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
Senate Rules’ Committee
Senate
Umstead
William B. Umstead
Legisla
House
Council of State
Bost
Luther Hodges
Advisory Budget Commission
Congressman's plan would extend Army hitch to three years
Rep. James E. Van Zandt proposed extending military service from 24 to 36 months to relieve a draft manpower squeeze. He urged tighter draft deferments and treating the Korean conflict as a full war while Hershey warned the pool of undeferred non veterans 18 to 25 is near exhaustion and urged possible college deferment changes.
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Washington
James E. van Zandt
R-Pa
van Zandt
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Korea
Congress
Hershey
Lewis B. Hershey
Leverett Salstonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rep
W. Sterling Cole
R-N.y
House Armed Services Group
Armed Forces
Ike Makes Inauguration Preparations
President-elect Eisenhower spent his day off at the Commodore Hotel drafting inauguration and state of the union messages. He met with Dewey and his brother Milton, planned a cabinet roundtable, and discussed appointments with three Republican Senate leaders.
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New York
Eisenhower
Commodore Hotel
New York Heart Association
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Milton
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
William F. Knowland
California
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Flue Cured Tobacco Markets Report Sales Volumes
Raleigh accorded report states two Old Belt Flue cured tobacco markets sold 184 492 pounds at 34 per hundred dollars, 72 cents below the prior day. Local brokers noted steady demand as prices adjusted after market close.
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Raleigh
Federal State Market News Service
State tocomplete $36000 prison abattoir to slaughter farm stock
Raleigh district reports a new $36,000 abattoir completed to slaughter beef cattle hogs and chickens raised on prison farms. Walter Anderson says the facility advances self sufficiency and will soon repay its cost by processing lard soap and by products.
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Raleigh (Lp
Walter Anderson
Anderson
Greensboro farmer sentenced for manslaughter in Pegram slaying
R C Lewis a 45 year old Greensboro farmer received five to seven years in prison after a Superior Court jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the pistol slaying of Highway Department foreman L E Pegram 52. The verdict followed testimony that Pegram was killed after a quarrel at Lewis home and that Lewis claimed self defense alleging meddling in his marital affairs.
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Greensboro
R. C. Lewis
Highway Department
L. E. Pegram
Lewis
Pegram
Here
House Republicans to begin budget cuts next week
House Republicans plan early action on trimming 10 billion dollars from President Truman’s proposed 1954 budget. Chairman Taber said subcommittees should start by late next week, with agency budgets examined separately. No meeting with Eisenhower budget chief Dodge planned unless invited.
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House
Truman
Eisenhower
Taber
R-Ny
House Appropriations Committee
Republican Committee On Committees
GOP
Aviations Committee
Epublicans
Congress
Senate
Joseph Dodge
Dodge
Capitol Hill
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Devastating Blow Dealt To Chinese
Seoul reports a 300 plane U N strike on the Sinanju corridor north of the Yalu River. The attack involved F-84s and B-29s targeting five rail bridges four road bridges and four industrial sites amid intense anti aircraft fire. Allied Sabres patrolled the skies. two MiG-15s were shot down with no U N losses.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Anchoria
Sinanju
Victor E. Watford
U.N
Aloos
Richard 5S
Norville
Oklahoma City
Okladets
Yalu River
Air Force
Marine Air Group
Tokyo
Drown As Passenger Ship Swamped Off Pusan Korea
A small South Korean passenger ship capsized ten miles west of Pusan in heavy seas killing 233 aboard, mostly South Koreans. Only seven survived including Captain Ha Ryang Moh. The Chang Tyong Ho carried 240 people and cargo. rescue boats arrived eight hours later, aided by a radio-less distress signal.
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Pusan
Korea
Here
Yasu
Ha Ryang Moh
Ministry of Transportation
Chang Tyong-Ho
Fear of A bombs keeps Chinese from massing troops in Korea
A U S high military official says fear of U S atomic weapons may deter Chinese forces from massing for an offensive in Korea. He notes Reds dug in with subsurface fortifications, leaving few targets for tactical A bombs and argues conventional arms suit best for narrow targets. Congress members debate battlefield atomic use under military guidance.
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Washington
Korea
Con
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Committee
James E. van Zandt
R-Pa
Atomic Energy Commission
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Naval Transfer Brings Sick Marine Back to Port
Charleston news: Marine Sgt. Thomas B. Evans 23 of West Aliquippa Pa aboard LST 306 fell ill with appendicitis en route to Puerto Rico during a gale. A high line transfer to destroyer Willard Keith and tug Umpqua, then by ambulance to U S Naval Hospital Charleston. Evans in good condition after dramatic sea rescue.
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Charleston
S. C
U. S. Naval Hospital
Puerto Rico
Thomas B. Evans
West Aliquippa
West Indies
Navy
LST
Willard Keith
Keith
Charleston Harbor
Umpqua
Evans
Young Marine
Lost Plane Still Sought Near Idaho Utah Wyoming Borders
Rock Springs Wyoming report says a C-46 transport missing in rugged mountains near the Idaho Utah Wyoming lines enters its fourth day of search. Planes from Rock Springs Hill Air Force Base and nearby fields failed to locate the missing craft, with searches extending toward the Colorado border and widening as clues diminish. A rancher near Baggs Wyoming reported hearing aircraft engines early Wednesday, offering the latest tip.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Idaho- Utah - Wyoming
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
Colorado
Baggs
Mrs Smith Convicted of Murder in Tokyo Court Martial
In Tokyo the court martial found Mrs Dorothy Krueger Smith guilty by a six to three vote of premeditated murder of her husband Col Aubrey D Smith on Oct 3. She was sentenced to life at hard labor with appeal planned to challenge jurisdiction and rulings. The defense seeks reversal and transfer for civil court handling.
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Tokyo
Dorothy Krueger Smith
Four Star
Col
Aubrey D. Smith
Army
Walter Krueger
Joseph Sullivan
Howard S. Levie
North Carolina Reservists Asked to Join Interview Survey
About 2,600 Air Force reservists from 56 counties in Eastern and Central North Carolina are asked to participate in a survey starting next Wednesday. Col. Rayford B. Whitley II of Wendell, commander of the 9945th Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron, said letters have been sent requesting interviews at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Air Force
North Carolina
Rayford B. Whitley II
Wendell
9945Th Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
Memorial Auditorium
Weather report with temperatures and sun timings
The forecast lists a tonight low of 35 degrees and tomorrow’s high of 42. Today’s high reached 42 with a 36 degree low last night. Sunset is 5 24 p m and sunrise is 7 31 a m tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
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Detroit
High Point
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Rene Seer
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New York
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San Antonio
San Francisco
Washington
Eeesees
Wilmingtom Cesseeeese
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Italy
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John M. Allison
Henry M. Byroade
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