Appropriations Hearings Open On State Budget Demands
North Carolina lawmakers opened hearings on a record $637 million state budget for 1953 55. Nine of sixteen agencies asked for higher appropriations, totaling about $2.54 million, with large requests from the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System and other departments. The sessions continued as officials outlined needs including payroll boosts and new staff.
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Joint Appropriations Committee
Joint Committee
Advisory Budget Commission
Board of Health, Utilities Commission
Department of Conservation and Development
Nathan Yelton
Teachers and State Emploves Retirement System
Euscene Shaw
Motor Vehicles Department
Probation Commission
Local Government Commission
Stocks Move Aimlessly in Dull New York Trade
New York stocks opened with no clear direction in a narrow trading band. The industrials fell slightly while rails edged up a few cents, with total first hour volume around 290000 shares. Leaders: Chicago Pneumatic Tool up to 53, Texas Pacific Land Trust at 156, Bethlehem Steel +0.5, US Steel steady, GM and Chrysler slipping modestly.
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U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Chrysler
Studebaker
General Motors
Eisenhower Preparations for State of the Union Address
Washington (UP) President Eisenhower nears completion of his first state of the union message outlining foreign and domestic programs. He will deliver to a joint session of Congress perhaps next week after meetings with speech writers Emmett J. Hughes and Gabriel Hauge.
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Life Magazine
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Korea
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Newspaper Institute Opens Meet in Chapel Hill
The North Carolina Newspaper Institute begins its 28th annual session in Chapel Hill with Frank Starzel of New York as luncheon speaker. Carl Jeffress chairs the NC Associated Press Club event. Demaree Bess of the Saturday Evening Post speaks at the UNC Duke University session.
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N. C
North Carolina Newspaper Institute
Frank Starzel
New York
Associated Press
North Carolina Associated Press Club
Carl Jeffress
Greensboro
University of North Carolina
Duke University
Demaree Bess
Saturday Evening Post
D. Hiden Ramsey
Asheville
W. Randall Harris
North Carolina Press Association
J. Russell Wiggins
Washington Post
Associated Dailies
Reds Claim B-29 Crossed Yalu In Manchurian Skies
U S Far East Air Forces confirms loss of a B29 Superfortress nine miles northwest of Antung near the Yalu while declaring it was 12 to 15 miles inside North Korea when crippled. Peiping accuses U S of violation and cites Chou En Lai protests and crew casualties.
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Central People’s Government
Chinese People’s Rea
Far East
Sabres Down MIGs in Korea Air Battle Recount
U S Fifth Air Force reports second straight day of furious air battles as 10 Sabres and 20 Red warplanes clash. Four MIGs are claimed down with others damaged as Capt Overton and Capt Foster tally kills amid Allied air operations near the Yalu and Manchurian border. Ground action remains light and Allied raids target supply facilities on the Korean front.
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S. C
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San Antonio
Tex
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Rochester
Kosong
Navy
Four NC State College students on gambling charges
Four North Carolina State College students faced trial in City Court after police seized a slot machine at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house. Defendants include Allan T. Dickson 21 president of the fraternity and Robert M Gunn 19 of Charlotte Henry Longley 20 Wilmington and Robert Pained Shapared 21 Grifton dining room manager. Officers said the machine was a nickel operated one armed bandit found in the fraternity basement recreation room.
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North Carolina State College
Kappa Sigma
Allan T. Dickson
Robert M. Gunn
Charlotte
Henry Longley
Wilmington
Robert Pained Shapared
Grifton
Parole Reform Bill Advances in House Judiciary Committee
A North Carolina House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to replace the State Paroles Commissioner with a three member Paroles Board. The panel also backed a measure to let local governments with Social Security coverage begin on Jan 1 1951 by paying back premiums.
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Judiciary
Chafee to conclude UNC lecture series tonight
Dr Zechariah Chafee Jr Harvard law professor and former U S delegate to the 1948 U N Conference on Freedom and Information will end his three part Weil citizenship lectures at the University of North Carolina with an address titled The Beleagured City.
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Harvard University
University of North Carolina
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Commission On Fredom of the Press
U. S
U. N. Conference On Freedom and Information
Prospects Narrowed for NC State Chancellor Post
Dr. Lodwich Hartley, secretary of three advisory committees for the UNC system, reported the NC State chancellor search has cut the candidate list from over 100 to fewer than 15. A joint committee meeting later this month will further narrow the list as John W. Harrelson plans to retire June 30.
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North Carolina State College
Lodwich Hartley
Gordon Gray
Consolidated University of North Carolina
John W. Harrelson
Hartley
North Carolina council reelects Kelsey Regen as president
Raleigh reports the North Carolina council of churches finished its two day session with the re election of Dr. Kelsey Regen of Durham first Presbyterian Church as council president. Officers were largely re elected and service citations were given to Bishop Edwin A. Penick Bishop J Kenneth Pfohl and Dr H Shelton Smith. Morehead City Marines begin month long winter training maneuvers in the Caribbean with 6500 troops from Sixth Marine Regiment and 1600 from the Third Marine Air Wing slated for a beach invasion at Onslow Beach North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Morehead City
Caribbean
Sixth Marine Regiment
Third Marine Air Wing
Miami
Fla
Onslow Beach
N. C
North Carolina Dairy Leaders Conclude Meeting Banquet
The two day North Carolina Dairy Products Association meet winds down with a banquet and dance tonight. Greenville president J B Webb Jr opened the session this morning. Richard J Werner of the Milk Inc Foundation and Rev Kenneth Goodson of High Point addressed luncheon attendees.
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North Carolina Dairy Products Association
J. B. Webb, Jr
Greenville
Richard J. Werner
Milk Ince Foundation
Washington
Kenneth Goodson
First Methodist Church
High Point
Burnside Mills Sold to Tren ton Cotton Mills Gastonia
Tren ton Cotton Mills of Gastonia has purchased Burnside Mills, a 21,000 spindle unit that produced fine combed yarn. J. L. Barnett, secretary of Tren ton, said it is unclear if Burnside will operate as a separate unit or merge with Trenton. Burnside was formerly owned by Abraham and Herman Bernstein of New York and shut down operations about three weeks ago.
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Burnside Mills, Inc
Trenton Cotton Mills
Trenton
J. L. Barnett
Burnside
Abraham and
Herman Bernstein
New York
Georgia Textile Mills Challenge 11-Dollar Wage Order
Ten Georgia textile mills filed federal court suit in Washington to overturn former Labor Secretary Maurice Tobin’s $11 minimum wage order for most government textile contracts. The action seeks an injunction pending case decision. Tobin’s term ended as Durkin became secretary. Mills named include Covington Mills, Crown Cotton Mills, Pastex, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Jordon Mills, Mary-Leila Cotton Mills, Moultrie, Newnan Cotton Mills, Union Manufacturing Co, and others.
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Georgia
Maurice Tobin
Washington
Tobin
H. David Gambrell
Gambrell
Martin Durkin
Covington Mills
Covington
Crown Cotton Mills
Dalton
Pastex, Inc
Cedartown
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills
Jordon Mills
Carrollton
Mary-Leila Cotton Mills, Inc
Greensboro
Moultrie Cotton Mills
Truman Says Plans Little Social Life
Former President Harry S Truman told a 10,000 strong Independence crowd he would not be available for a while as he helps his wife unpack eight months of packing. He joked he would be hungry for dinner invites once the job is done and thanked the cheering townspeople for the warm homecoming.
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Robert P. Weatherford
Flu Epidemic Spreads Across States Amid Vaccination Push
The Associated Press reports flu activity in more than half of the 48 states with Texas Tennessee and Arkansas hardest hit. Army steel firms and universities vaccinate troops and workers while Ohio State plans voluntary immunization. Some outbreaks tied to multiple minor virus infections with Tennessee and Texas officials noting nationwide epidemic conditions.
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Court Backs Segregation In Capital
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled five to four that restaurants may refuse to serve Negroes under two 1872 and 1873 laws. The court said the laws were not validly enacted by the district assembly and would be repealed by 1901 codification. The ruling comes as the Supreme Court may soon decide the case.
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District of Columbia
Frank H. Myers
Thompson
Municipal Court of Appeals
Senators Refusing Confirmation for Defense Secretary Stock Sale urged
Washington reports Charles E. Wilson faced pressure to sell his 2.7 million dollar General Motors holdings to win Senate confirmation as defense secretary. Democrats favored rejection without sale. some Republicans warned withdrawal might be necessary. Wilson feared integrity implications and tax costs, while Eisenhower weighed prestige and political risk.
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Republican Policy Committee
Dulles Warns Diplomatic Employees on Loyalty and Reform
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles opened his tenure with a 240 word warning to about 16 500 U S diplomatic employees that the highest competence discipline and positive loyalty will be demanded. He stressed loyalty does not excuse dishonesty or biased reporting and urged honest evaluations of facts to guide U S foreign policy. He signaled possible shakeup and personnel reductions after surveying the current organization and pledged consideration for veterans while prioritizing national welfare.
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U.S
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State Department
Escar
United States
Dean Acheson
Statesman
Foreign Service
Not-too-comfy Guest Room Bed Viewed as Wise
Some people argue that keeping a bed in the guest room that is not overly comfortable helps guests rest honestly and encourages prompt departure. Proponents say it balances hospitality with practical space use and privacy for hosts.
Who Ordered Ike's Son Back Home
San Francisco report states Maj. John Eisenhower was recalled from Korea for his father’s inauguration. Dwight D. Eisenhower asked President Truman who ordered the homeward voyage. Truman replied I did it, noting the major had a 15 day leave.
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John Eisenhower
Korea
Weather Outlook and Temperatures
The forecast calls for a low of 40 tonight and a high of 60 tomorrow, matching yesterday's high. Last night dropped to 32. Sunset is 5 36 p.m. today and sunrise is 7 27 a.m. tomorrow.
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