Millis Street Youth Die Shot By Girlfriend Toy Pistol
Ralph Edward Barber, 15, of 919 Millis, dies after a girl friend, Donree Hawkins, 13, says a toy pistol misfired. The incident occurred at the Hawkins home as teens handled records and comic books. An inquest is scheduled as investigators note the weapon belonged to the boy’s mother. Funeral set for Tuesday at 3:30 from the Congregational Christian church.
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Millis Street
Harry Hondros
Tryon Street
Ralph Edward Barber
Millis
Memorial Hospital
Donree Hawkins
Tryon
Hawkins
Denree
Ralph
Nancy Barber
Sii
Young Barber
Mable Lee Whitt
Fisher
Harvey
High Point
George C. Barber
Douglas
A. M. Green
Congregational Christian Church
Stewardess Mary Housley Died Saving Crash Victims
Philadelphia dispatch reports stewardess Mary Frances Housley died on duty after guiding passengers to safety from a National Airlines DC-4 crash at International Airport. The several survivors describe her heroic door exits and repeated rescue trips as the plane burned after overrunning the runway in rough weather.
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Philadelphia
National Airlines
Mary Frances Housley
NAS
International
J. A. Leblanc
NAL
Howell Barwick
Edward Zatarian
Jacksonville
Fla
Civil Aeronautics
Newark
N. J
Norfolk
CAA
Alert
Beulaville Farmer Dies From Mule Kick Injuries
William James Basden, 41, a farmer from near Beulaville, died in a Kinston hospital yesterday from injuries he sustained when kicked by a mule last Wednesday.
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Warsaw
William James Basden
Basden
Beulaville
Kinston
Volunteers Must Check First With Draft Board
President Truman ordered that youths volunteering for armed service must file an application with their local draft board for voluntary induction. If unable to return home, they may apply with a nearby board. Volunteers will be classified as soon as possible and entered into the appropriate service. Some officials questioned impact on recruitment and timing amid debate on lowering the draft age to 18.
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Washington
Truman
Armed Services
White House
Navy
Air Force
Army
Defense Department
Capitol
Richard
Crackles and Bills: A Wry Quote on Life Choices
The fragment contrasts two paths in life with a humorous line about some people exploring and experiencing while others focus on paying bills, attributed to M. L. P.
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M.L.P
UN Diplomats Awaiting Red China Peace Reply
Lake Success January 15 diplomats pace corridors awaiting Communist China response to a new U N peace bid. The plan offers after a cease fire a political conference on far eastern issues including Formosa and a U N seat for Peiping, drawing mixed reactions from India Britain the U S and other nations. If spurned the United States would press for action against Red China amid internal criticism of the proposal.
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Formosa
Red
India
Sir Benegal Null
Commonwealth
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Far East
U. N
State Department
China
Britain
Russia
Mate
Kents
U. N. Id
Ban on New Buildings Extended to February 15
Washington today announced a one month freeze on new commercial construction including banks hotels offices and shops to conserve materials for mobilization. The National Production Authority will authorize starts only if the project furthers defense public welfare or eases community hardship and applies to mixed use buildings by the commercial portion. The order, effective midnight last Saturday, targets retail storage and service facilities while wholesale fuel oil and gas infrastructure are exempt.
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NPA
Solons Pause To Pay Honor To C Aycock
Raleigh January 15 lawmakers pause to honor Charles Brantley Aycock on the 50th anniversary of his governorship. Senator Clyde Hoey will speak as Governor Scott and other officials attend the tribute to Aycock who fostered the state's public school system. The session opens a new week with budget talks and proposed spending for the next two fiscal years amid tax reform debate.
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Raleigh
Charles Brantley Aycock
Clyde R. Hoey
Scott
Aycock
Assembly
Joint Appropriations Committee
Advisory Budget Commission
D. S. Coltrane
Budget Commission
J. W. Whitfield
Pender
Stream Sanitation
Motor Vehicles Department
Ce Long
Alamance
Long
Truman proposes 71.6 billion budget with 16.5 billion tax rise
President Truman sent a 71.6 billion budget for the next year calling for a 16.46 billion tax increase to balance it. He framed the plan as national security funding and warned of broad sacrifices as defense needs drive revenue. The proposal allocates most funds to military and foreign programs with attention to Brannan farm and civil rights measures.
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Mr. Truman
U. S
Mokia
Trumans
Brannan
St. Lawrence
The
Truman
Man's Best Friend in Korea Is His Stove
In icy Korea front lines the stove is life pulse and heat source. Soldiers improvise with wood or gasoline stoves, fuel scarce, canteen frost, and patrols hunting replacements. Some huts boast two stoves, while officers imagine a chained network of heat stations across the winter landscape.
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Man
Korea
Tom Bradshaw
U. S
Collins Says Americans To Stay Fight In Korea
Gen. J. Lawton Collins declared in Korea that American forces will certainly stay and fight in Korea. He said troop replacements begin arriving within three months as a new regular army division is organized and National Guard units are called into service. The Second Division faced grave danger near Wonju as Communist forces threaten withdrawal routes, with reinforcements pouring in to northern Wonju area.
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Collins
Korea
Tokyo
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Wonju
Yongwol
South Korea
U. S
Thene Paccateet Collins
Hoyt
U.S. Air Forces
Walter Bedell Smith
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Alexander R
Army
China
Kore
U N
High Command
Clark Louis Ruffner
Robert B. McClure
McClure
Chiang Kaishek
Eighth Army
North Korea
Here's How Tax Dollar Will Be Spent
A 1952 proposed federal budget outlines spending by function and revenue by source. Military services receive 58 cents per dollar, foreign programs 10, interest 8, veterans benefits 7, and other expenses 17, with sources including individual and corporate taxes, excise taxes, customs, and new taxes totaling 23 cents.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
U. S
Western Union Office Held Up by Masked Men
Two masked men robbed a Western Union office in Goldsboro just after 9 a m taking 379 dollars. Aline Sneed faced the holdup alone in the office and was ordered to tell authorities the men had arrived.
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Western Union
Goldsboro
Aline Sneed
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