Hodges Rejects 150 Million Highway Bond Plan
Gov Hodges in Raleigh rejects the State Highway Commission plan for a 150 million dollar bond issue for primary highway improvements. He calls for treating the highway fund as an integral state department and delays a final report to the Legislature awaiting answers from Highway Chairman A H Graham. The commission had based its plan on a New York firm survey.
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Hodges
State Highway Commission
Senate Rt
Highway Commission
New York
A. H. Graham
Commission
Eisenhower outlines 10 year plan for growth and tax cuts
President Eisenhower sent Congress a 10 year blueprint for a 500 billion plus annual output, promising 1955 will boost jobs and production. He urged gradual wage increases, warned against stock market excess, and urged extending minimum wage protections while stressing private initiative and anti monopoly goals.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower Congress
Nationalist air attacks press Red shipping near Tachens
Nationalist warplanes hit Communist vessels near the Tachens 200 miles north of Formosa while guerrillas on Yikiangshan island resist a life or death siege. Reports say 17 Red ships sunk or damaged along the southeast China coast as Quemoy shells Chiaoyu. U.S. observers warn of UN cease fire talks.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Formosa
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East China
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Chiaoyu
Amoy Harbor
Eisenhower
Dulles
United States
United Nations
Hong Kong
Alfred M. Pride
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa Strait
Pescadores
Verdine Released By Soviets In Berlin After Six Years
Pvt. William A. Verdine of Starks Louisiana was released by the Russians in Berlin ending six years of captivity including time in the Vorkuta camp He had been listed as missing since 1949 and served with the 3rd Armored Cavalry near Coburg West Germany John H Noble and William Marchuk were released earlier in January
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John H. Noble
Detroit
William Marchuk
Norristown
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Demilitarized Zone Sought in Nicaragua Costa Rica Tensions Rise
Nicaragua formally warned Costa Rica of a grave state of affairs over border incidents in the nine day old rebellion. The OAS proposed a demilitarized buffer zone of 18 by 6 miles around La Cruz while Somoza warned of possible international conflict as Mustangs arrived and battles raged near Liberia.
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Jose Figueres
Managua
OAS Commission
Somoza
Foreign Minster
Mario Esquivel
OAS Council
la Cruz
United States
Liberia
Britain Considers U N Cease Fire Move In China Conflict
Britain says it has discussed a possible United Nations cease-fire resolution with the United States and New Zealand as part of consultations on China with Western powers. No decision was taken. Britain also plans a formal protest over the bombing of the Edendale in Swatow and maintains relations with Formosa authorities.
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Convicts May Accept Less Than Freedom in Hostage Standoff
State prison officials indicate four rebellious convicts holding five guards hostage for a third day may soon settle for less than freedom. The standoff continues as authorities seek a peaceful resolution.
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Boston
Boston Prison Siege Touches Family Fears
Barbara Toby Green, 17, pleads with her father Theodore Green, 39, bank robber amid a Boston prison standoff. Prison chaplain Rev Edward Hartigan and Dr Samuel Merlin describe detainees as courteous while hostage guards remain unmistreated.
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Hudson
Walter H. Balben
The
Boston Post
Joseph Flaherty
Fritz O. Swenson
Russell
Cabinet Presents Eisenhower With Birthday Gift of Paintings
President Eisenhower marked a third year in office with a surprise present the cabinet delivered in the White House Cabinet room set of books on great world paintings. Mrs Eisenhower attended in a light grey suit. Vice President Nixon welcomed the administration’s effort and noted it coincided with the President’s birthday.
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Eisenhower
National Security Council
White House
Nixon
Weather clears as North Carolina thaws after record snow
Clearing conditions in western North Carolina begin at dawn and will spread east by noon after a heavy snowfall that shut many schools and caused at least three deaths. Highway crews mobilized 4 500 workers and 650 pieces of equipment to clear roads while travel resumes with minor delays.
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Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Mt. Mitchell
Highway Department
W. H. Rogers
Bakersville
Earl Rannels
A Dollar Still Goes A Long Way In Onto Day Finds
A brief note reflects the value of a dollar in Onto, noting how long it can go in daily life before purchases appear.
President's Appraisal Challenged by Senate Critics
Two Democratic senators challenged President Eisenhower's upbeat view of the economy ahead of his annual economic report to Congress. Senator Kefauver cited lower productivity, higher unemployment, and policy impacts, while Senator Sparkman pointed to declining farm income and a weaker overall outlook two years into his presidency.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol Hill
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur F. Burns
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sparkman
D-Ala
Warrant Issued In Slayings In Greensboro
Richard Scales, 29, a Black ex convict, faces a warrant for the brutal knife slayings of Bertha Cook and her six year old daughter Bett Marie at their W. W. Cook home on New Garden Road. Deputies traced his movements around the time of the 1 30 p m murders while employer J B Richardson vouched for Scales as dependable. Funeral services are planned for Friday. The NAACP unit offered a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction.
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Richard Scales
Bertha Cook
Bett Marie
John E. Walters
W. W. Cook
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Richardson K F Motor Co
Battleground Ave
J. B. Richardson
Richardson
Hanes Funeral Home
J. L. Trollinger
Friendship Methodist Church
T. D. Wooten
Mystery Veils Booby Trap Killing in Texas
Mystery deepens in the booby trap bombing death of Mrs. Harry E. Weaver 52 wife of a prominent architect. A Houston businessman questioned after long police sessions accompanied by Texas Rangers and sheriffs deputies and his two children to Harris County Court House. No arrest warrants issued as investigators pursue suspects who planted the nitroglycerin bomb in a Weaver automobile.
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Tex
Harry E. Weaver
Houston
Tom Green County Dist
Aubrey Stokes
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