Southern Furniture and Rug Market Opens with 6000 Expected
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market opens with 6000 buyers from 27 states expected to attend through Jan 29. Pre registrations total 5072 as of Jan 16, with about 2000 stores represented. Buyers from Kentucky to New Jersey show heavier attendance, and traffic centers on the expo building top floors amid new product lines and updated designs.
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Southern Furniture
Robert Marks
Southern Furniture and
Southern Furniture Exposition
Leo Heer
Heer
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Exposition Building
Merchandise Mart
108
Commerce Building
Falling Meteor May Set Off New War
Meteorite expert Dr. H. H. Nininger warns a falling meteor could be mistaken for a ballistic missile and trigger war. He urges defense personnel to learn meteorite traits and radar signatures to prevent misidentification and accidental escalation.
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Los Angeles
H. H. Nininger
Sedona
Ariz
Nininger
American Meteorite Museum
Civil Air Patrol
Defese
Eisenhower Launches Sixth Year With GOP Dinner Drive
President Eisenhower marks six years in office with a nationwide GOP effort to win Congress. He attends a $100-a-plate Chicago dinner and gives a 10 minute TV radio address while 44 state dinners and the District of Columbia rally Republican faithful. Vice President Nixon will introduce him from New York.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Chicago
NBC
Columbine II
Stockyard Inn
International Amphitheater
States
District of Columbia
Nixon
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Special Series Aims to Cut Your Tax Bill
A special eight part series prepared by an Associated Press tax expert begins today. It promises practical help to taxpayers on avoiding taxes and reducing their bills with clear hints and clip out tips for use in the tax filing season.
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Sean
Associated Press
Fuchs Team Reaches South Pole En Route Across Antarctica
Dr Vivian Fuchs and 12 Britons reach the South Pole after a 57 day 900 mile trek. They plan to continue to Scott Base for the first overland crossing, despite weather warnings. Hillary and Adm. Durek greet the party as they pause near the pole.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Vivian Fuchs
South Pole
Antarctica
Scott Base
McMurdo Sound
George Durek
U.S
Edmund Hillary
Pole
Hillary
Fuchs
The
Durek
Polar
Bunny
Mt. Everest
Roald Amundsen
Norway
Robert F. Scott
Dixie Nuclear Plant Awaits AEC Okay
Charlotte report states South's first nuclear plant awaits Atomic Energy Commission go ahead. Carolinas Virginia Nuclear Power Associates announced after a Charlotte board meeting that Parr, N.C. is the site. If approved, construction could pave way for larger developments.
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Charlotte
South
Atomic Energy Commission
Carolinas Virginia Nuclear Power Associates Inc
Parr
8.C
CVNPA
AEC
Klan Rally Planned Near Burlington Sparks Sheriff Prep
Rev James Cole of Marion S C says the Ku Klux Klan will hold a rally near Burlington next Saturday. Alamance County Sheriff Joe W Cole says he will review laws and be prepared for their arrival.
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Burlington
N.C
James Cole
Marion
S.C
KKK
Alamance County
Joe W. Cole
Cole
Burlington Klavern
Maxton
South
Indictment Sought Against Klan Leader in Robeson County
Sheriff McLeod prepares to present the case to a grand jury to indict Rev. James Cole of Marion S C on inciting to riot after Klansmen and spectators were fired on by Indians at a private meeting. Cole claims racial bias and rights denial while Indians cite race tensions and cross burnings nearby.
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Lumberton
N.C
Malcolm McLeod
Robeson County
James Cole
Marion
S. C
KKK
Carolinas
Cole
Lee Tn Iterview
Mysterious Arsenal Found in Philadelphia Home
Police seized part of a 130 gun arsenal and hundreds of rounds hidden in a stairwell of a Philadelphia residence. The cache was unearthed by Benjamin Halicki during staircase work in his mother’s home. Guns were packed in tin breadboxes and coffee tins with fishing rods, some wrapped in 1932 newspaper, suggesting possible Prohibition era stash by gangsters. Officers Lt. Nicholas Arcaro, Det. John Hale, and ballistic specialist John Pietropolo were among those at the scene.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Halicki
Nicholas Arcaro
John Hale
Northwest Detective Division
John Pietropolo
Eisenhower unveils 42 point economic program and growth outlook
President Eisenhower presented a 42 point home front economic program saying the recession can be beaten this year without inflation. He warned against unwarranted wage and price rises and noted defense spending aiding growth. He predicted 1958 could see resumed growth with no long interruption.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
White House
Congress
Allen resigns as veterans service officer post
Allen steps down from the new veterans service officer role for North Carolina's sixth district with Oxford headquarters. The move follows protests by veterans groups over his qualifications and a commission resolution to prevent similar appointments. The ABC Board chairman position also ends February 1.
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Raleigh
Thomas W. Allen
State Abc Board
Veterans Service Officer
Hodges
Allen
State Veterans Commission
North Carolina
Veterans Commission
Colin McKinne
Commission
ABC Board
Jon
Oxford
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Janet Teague
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Okla
John Gamble
Gamble
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Don Fuller
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B. J. Cooper
Ihe
Dr. Fuchs
Dixie
AEC Okay
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