Eisenhower seeks higher funds for National Park Service
President Eisenhower asked Congress to boost National Park Service funds to handle rising park attendance. The plan totals about $11.48 million for management and services, plus $5.2 million for construction, with additional sums for maintenance, contracts, parkways, and general administration.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Park Service
Congress
Blue Ridge
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Colonial
Foothills
George Washington Memorial
Natchez Trace
Blue Ridge Parkway
U.S. 60
James River
Virginna
Deep Gap
North Carolina
Ravensford
Wolf Laurel
Tennessee
Gatlinburg
Caney Creek
Round-The-Clock Sky-Watching Planned in North Carolina
Raleigh North Carolina will begin round the clock sky watching for possible enemy aircraft Feb 1 according to Civil Defense Director Gen ward F Griffin said detector centers command posts and civil defense officials have been notified of the alert North Carolina and other Southeastern states will join 27 other states which have won sky watch duty since July 1952 Griffin stressed detection of enemy aircraft is critical to air defense and many loyal North Carolinians have answered the call to serve in the Ground Observer Corps but thousands of volunteers must be trained and available immediately unless hardship is alleviated.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Civil Defense
Ward F
Southeastern
Griffin
GOC
Marine's Tale of Killing Checked
Jacksonville police and Virginia authorities are reviewing a claim by a Marine, Robert Shaw Cooke, 19, that he killed Allen J. Carter of St. Marys, Georgia after a Georgia confrontation. Investigators note possible jurisdiction questions as Carter’s body was found near Jacksonville with a skull fracture.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Florida
Virginia
Allen J. Carter
St. Marys
Gene Griffin
Duval County
Rer
Georgia
Robert Shaw Cooke
Orfolk
Cooke
Carter
Griffin
Jackson Ville
Norfolk
Film Budget Announced for RKO Production
Hollywood reports a budget of a million dollars for an RKO Radio Pictures project. Studio plans full production this year with a slate of six to seven films in development and release.
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Hollywood
RKO Radio Pictures
Train Crew Gifts to Little Girl Near Hobbs
Four miles south of Hobbs a southbound Texas New Mexico Railway freight train slowed for a small house where 4 year old Michalene Winkle waved to the crew. Conductor L C Casey and crew descended with a doll candy apples and nuts, greeting the child and presenting gifts from the train crews.
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Michalene Winkle
Texas-New Mexico
Michal
Hobbs
N. M
Eunice
L. C. Casey
Casey
Joel Gravely
Michalene
Tar Heels Back Farm Program
North Carolina farm leaders back President Eisenhower’s soil bank plan as a conservation measure to cut surpluses, though State Grange Master Harry B. Caldwell doubts its impact on farm prices. R Flake Shaw calls the program realistic and fair but notes tenant sharing provisions may be needed.
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Greensboro
Eisenhower
North Carolina
State Grange
Harry B. Caldwell
Soil Bank
Caldwell
R. Flake Shaw
State Farm Bureau
Tobacco Co-Op OKs Promotion To Assistant General Manager
RALA Frederick G Bond promoted to assistant general manager of the Stabilization Corp. Carl T Hicks of Walstonburg says the board has approved the appointment effective May. Bond will have full authority for responsibilities delegated to him. Directors also set the 1955 crop lease schedule under price supports for tobacco sales.
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Frederick G. Bond
Stabilization Corp
Carl T. Hicks
Walstonburg
Dewy Rose
Lloyd T
Bond
Plane Skids On Snow At Huntington Airport
Eastern Air Lines Silver Falcon with 32 passengers skidded on hard snow while landing at Huntington Airport. The twin-engine plane from Louisville to Cincinnati dropped onto a ledge 60 feet from the runway but all aboard escaped and continued to their destinations on another flight.
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Huntington
W. Va
Eastern Airlines
Atington
Fom
Louisville
Core
Ike Seeks 464 Million For Public School Aid
President Eisenhower asked Congress to appropriate 464 million dollars for public school construction and aid. Of this, 376 million would be federal aid to states under a matching formula, 88 million for construction in impacted areas with military or federal workers, and 214 million planned for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Dad Best Sleuth On Force
In Los Angeles 7 year old Tommy Zichek believes his dad Officer John Zichek is the best sleuth on the police force. Gunner the beagle goes missing from East Pasadena, two men allegedly steal it, and the boy urges his father to catch them. The case is turned over to sheriffs deputies.
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Los Angeles
Gunner
Tommy Zichek
Dad
Peg
Papa
John Zichek
Sheriff's Deputies
Zichek
East Pasadena
Jurisdic Actoree Covert
Man admits offers to women were fictitious in Oklahoma City
The 40 year old man was reprimanded and released after admitting that his offers to several women were not genuine. Police noted his stated aim was to get acquainted, while officers warned against similar behavior and cautioned the public.
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Oklahoma City
Cers
Sheriff Injured in Tussle During Arrest Attempt
Williamston North Carolina March county Sheriff W A Rawls received 15 stitches a broken finger and cracked ribs after a fight with five assailants while arresting Askew Council an Oak City man for drunkenness Council fled fired a rake handle and pipe attack and Rawls pistol discharged as he protected the prisoner The five assailants were jailed and Council charged with public drunkenness resisting arrest and assault with a deadly weapon. The story closes with an unrelated note about a rattlesnake shedding its skin.
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Williamston
N.C
Martin County
W. A. Rawls
Askew Council
Oak City
Rawls
Council
Clergymen Openly Compete at Church in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn a long standing church feud erupted as Rev William Howard Melish and Rev Robert Thomas officiated at separate altars inside Holy Trinity Church. The rift stemmed from Melishs removal as rector and disputes over leadership with Bishop James DeWolfe backing Thomas and 50 parishioners leaving in protest. Melish pledged to continue services, while authorities prepared to seek legal action if needed.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn
William Howard Melish
Melish
Robert Thomas
Long Island
Thomas
John Howard Melish
Holy Trinity
National Council of
James P. DeWolfe
Mr. Melish
Negro Doctor’s Home Riddled By Gunfire
In Pensacola Florida the home of prominent Negro physician Dr C A Augustus was struck by gunfire in a white neighborhood. Three shotgun blasts and rifle or pistol bullets damaged the dwelling but no injuries occurred. The couple’s two young daughters slept in a bedroom with broken windows.
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Pensacola
Fla
C. A. Augustus
Old American Life Insurance Offer For Seniors
Population 60 to 80 in Kansas City, Missouri can apply for a $1,000 life policy to cover final expenses. No obligation or calls. process handled by mail with Old American or Kansas City addresses. Send age and request free information via postcard or letter to Old American Ins. Co. 3 W. Dept. L1132B Kansas City MO.
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Kansas City
Old American
Ins. Co
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