Two Former U S Army Men Arrested as Red Spies in Austria
Atty Gen. McGranery announced that Otto Verber and Kurt L. Ponger, both naturalized Americans from New York City and brothers in law, were arrested in Vienna on spying charges linked to the Soviet Embassy. The indictment also names Yuri V. Novikov as a co conspirator.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Russia
Atty
McGranery
Vienna
Austria
State Department
Yuri V. Novikov
Otto Verber
Kurt L. Ponger
New York City
Novikov
Verger
Ponger
Appointees Face Senate Probe Over Finances and Ties
Washington UPI reports John Foster Dulles and seven Eisenhower appointees faced Senate scrutiny on finances affiliations and fitness for public office. Republicans largely backed confirmations with Democrats not signaling opposition. Dulles testified at a Foreign Relations Committee session while Charles E. Wilson was to meet with panel.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower Adinistration
Senate
Eisenhower
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Dulles Misses Hearing as Eisenhower Aides Face Questions
Foster Dulles delayed in New York and could not appear at 10 a.m. before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as it considers his secretary of state appointment. Public testimony for Benson and McKay was scheduled behind closed doors, with inauguration day as the target for swift cabinet sworn in.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
New York
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Dulles
Armed Services Committee
Ezra Taft Benson
Utah
Agriculture
Agriculture Committee
Interior Committee
Interior
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Senate
House
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Endowment
Hiss
H. Alexander Smith
R-N.j
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Roger M. Keys
Defense
The
Armed Services
Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
Army
Robert B. Anderson
Navy
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
General Con Corp
Keyes
Train Smashes Into Washington Depot
A runaway Pennsylvania Federal Express from Boston crashed through a barrier into Union Station Washington. At least 49 emergency patients were rushed to hospitals with six seriously injured and ten others possibly hurt. The horn warning likely saved many lives as the train plowed through a concourse floor into a baggage room.
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Washington
Union Station
Frank J. McCarthy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Federal Express
Boston
Joseph L. Miller
Henry W. Bower
Charlotte Architect Recalls Runaway Train Crash at Union Station
J A Stenhouse of Charlotte recounts a Pennsylvania Railroad crash when a train rammed through a barrier into Union Station concourse. He described a wide hole, bent columns, smoke, and scenes of passengers being helped from cars as firemen rescued two women. He noted a bystander calmly smoking a cigarette amid the chaos.
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Washington
J. A. Stenhouse
Charlotte
N. C
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
Stenhouse
Former Highway Patrol Chief Tony Tolar Improves in Raleigh Hospital
C. T. Tony Tolar, about 45 and former head of the State Highway Patrol under Gov. Kerr Scott, is reported in satisfactory condition after a heart attack Tuesday. He remains under an oxygen tent but is improved, according to his physician. he now works in the used car business in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
C. T
Tony) Tolar
State Highway Patrol
Tolar
Highway Patrol
W. Kerr Scott
Marion and McDowell County Schools Close Over Illness
County health officer Dr. Virginia Fowler announces Marion and McDowell County schools are closed due to an epidemic of upper respiratory infections. Up to 40 percent of enrolled children were absent, and authorities will keep schools closed until the epidemic abates.
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Marion
McDowell County
Virginia Fowler
Fowler
Skeleton IDed as Harry Segal in Asheville case
A skeleton found on Town Mountain near Asheville was identified beyond a shadow of a doubt as Harry Segal 21 of The Bronx New York by an FBI report. Acting Coroner W A McElduff said the identity was definitely established and there was no evidence Segal died from anything other than natural causes with no inquest planned.
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Asheville
Town Mountain
Here
Harry Segal
Bronx
New York
W. A. McElduff
FBI
Rea McElduff
Segal
Raleigh column takes new head. Bailey replaced
Raleigh publicity man Kidd Brewer took over the State Sen James H Pou Bailey column and formed a new corporation to publish it. Brewer plans to use the column to “call the shots as I see them” and keep it fair though not conservative. The shift ends Iley’s 39 weekly papers and two dailies run of the column as he focuses on law and duties as Wake County senator.
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Raleigh
James H. Pou Bailey
Kidd Brewer
Iley
Wake County
Raleigh man linked to waterfront slaying in Pittsburg
Police and investigators checked taverns and taxi drivers to trace the air force sergeant James Beddingfield 34 of Raleigh NC found dead on a waterfront lot. Robbery is suspected. his wallet was missing. Beddingfield had drawn 284 dollars and was awaiting overseas shipment from Camp Stoneman when he left on a weekend pass.
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Pittsburg
Calif
Ag Air Force
James B.dingfield
Raleigh
N. C
Beddingfield
Camp Stoneman
Allied Jets Hit Key Sinanju Bridges in North Korea
More than 200 United Nations jet bombers scored on a five-bridge complex north of Sinanju cutting Red supply lines. Sabre pilots claimed multiple MIG-15 kills and damage with several enemy aircraft reported destroyed or damaged. Pilots cited heavy anti aircraft fire as bridges suffered extensive damage and railroad delays were expected between Antung and Pyongyang.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Sinanju
Sabre
U. N
Donald R. Hayes
Little Rock
Ark
John E. Gaffney
Orofine
Ida
Reds
Lester A. Erickson
Dearborn
Mich
Stuart R. Childs
Charlotte
N. C
David T. Davidson
Milan
Tex
Holcombe withdraws from UNC coach race
Stuart Holcombe former Purdue football coach and Army line coach withdrew his name from consideration for the North Carolina job after notifying officials from Lafayette Indiana He was a top contender after Snavely resigned December 2 and the university planned to name a successor within a week The field included Jim Tatum Jim Gill and George Barclay among others
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Stuart Holcombe
Purdue University
Carl Snavely
University of North Carolina
Holcombe
Army
Lafayette
Ind
Athletic Council
NCAA
Washington
Snavely
A. W. Hobbs
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
University of Maryland
Jim Gill
George Barclay
North Carolina considers three member parole board bill
A House bill to establish a three member state paroles board echoes Gov Umstead recommendations. It would replace the single parole commissioner with a governor appointed panel and keep the governor final parole authority. The measure allows an executive secretary and sets no staggered terms, aiming to curb parole buying concerns. The article notes Umstead hospital status and a study commission on educational TV channels, plus pending committee appointments in Raleigh.
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Larry Dale
United Press
Raleigh
House
William B. Umstead
Pe Oe
Ama Beaufort
Rs Doveteor
Umstead
Commissioner of Paroles
United Authority
Board of Paroles
Durham
North Carlina
Federal Communications Commission
Hodges
Rollins Named General Manager at Slater Manufacturing Division
Henry G. Rollins appointed general manager of Slater Manufacturing Co division within the J. P. Stevens and Co textile mill network. He will base at Slater South Carolina and will keep leading Cleveland Cloth Mills in Shelby Stanley Mills in Stanley and Ragan Spinning Co in Gastonia as part of the Stevens chain.
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Greensboro
Henry G. Rollins
Slater Manufacturing Co
J. P. Stevens and Co
Rollins
Carter Favrics Corp
Slater
S. C
Cleveland, Cloth Mills
Shelby
Stanley Mills
Stanley
Ragan Spinning Co
Gastonia
Stevens Chain
Brannan Warns Farmers Face Production Curbs Without Foreign Markets
Secretary Brannan warned that U S farmers must keep large foreign markets to avoid production restrictions. He cited export declines since 1952 due to foreign trade limits and dollar shortages, urging continued access for tobacco wheat cotton lard fruits.
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Brannan
Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
Billy Graham Seeks Prayer Call With Eisenhower
Evangelist Billy Graham met President-elect Eisenhower at Commodore Hotel for a half hour in a social call. Graham advocates a national day of prayer for Korea peace while touring revival venues.
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New York
Billy Graham
Korean Battlefront
Eisenhower
Commodore Hotel
Graham
Korea
Washington
Air Transport Association
Francis Case
Case
Simpson
Samuel K. McConnell
R-Pa
House Education and Labor Committee
James C. Hagerty
Columbia University
Explosion at Battery and Appliance Store in Northeast Washington
A burning building on 10th and H NE suddenly exploded, killing one and injuring at least 12. The blast knocked down bystanders and blew glass across the street as five firefighters fought the blaze near Union Station. The store is in the Northeast district about 19 blocks from Union Station toward Baltimore.
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Washington P
Washington
10Th
H Streets
Union Station
Baltimore
Mass inoculations planned as flu cases spread nationwide
The country readies mass inoculations for students and servicemen as influenza and other respiratory illnesses surge toward epidemic levels. Universities and military bases from Kansas to Michigan order shots, with many schools closing or curtailing classes.
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American Medical Association
University of Kansas At
Lawrence
Kan
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State College
Plains States
Florida
Tennessee
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Upper Great Lakes
Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
Lloyd C. Jenson
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Omaha
Stocks Drop Irregularly in Dull Session
New York stocks declined irregularly in a dull session. Trade was slow with many pivots holding near previous closes. Associates Investment rose 1 1/8 points to 86 1/2, New York Central led activity, while Federal Mining and Smelting fell about 1 1/2 points to 59 on a single deal.
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NEW York
Associates
New York Central
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Atlantic Coast Line
British Arrest Six Ringleaders
British security officers arrested six former high ranking Nazis in West Germany on suspicion of plotting to seize power. Names include Werner Naumann and Gustav Scheel, with raids in Hamburg and Düsseldorf. The arrests, approved by Anthony Eden, aim to counter a possible Nazi revival and impact European defense plans.
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Bonn
Germany
West
Hitler
British
High Commission
Reich
Konrad Adenauer
British High Commission
Foreign Office
London
Werner Naumann
Berlin
Naumann
Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Gustav Scheel
Salzburg
Hamburg
Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Anthony Eden
France
United States
Ernst Remer
Veterans
Hermann Ramcke
Ivone Kirkpatrick
Adenauer
Weather outlook with mild temps and sunset timing
The forecast calls for a low of 45 at night and a high of 65 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 68 with a 35 degree low overnight. Sunset is at 5 28 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow occurs at :30 a.m.
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Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atianea
Ceereeveerere
Boston
Chicago
Columbia
Detroit
Little Rock
de Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Washington Renee Ee
Wilmington
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Gaffney
Stu Holcombe
UNC
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