Winter Storm Binds North Carolina With Heavy Snow
A severe winter storm tore across North Carolina bringing sleet and heavy snow from the western mountains to the coast. The heaviest 12 inch fall was at Newfound Gap on the state line, with four inches in Elizabeth City and widespread impassable roads and school closures statewide.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Newfound Gap
North Carolina- Tennessee
Elizabeth City
Weather Bureau
Mt. Mitchell
Mississippi
State Highway Patrol Re
Madison
Madison County
Tennessee
Asheville
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Burlington
Alamance County
L. H. Gunter
Alamance
Orange
Caswell
Ashe County
Alleghany
Hot Springs
Marshall
Plum Tree
Bakersville
Wilmington
Mecklenburg
Wake
Durham
Granville
Person
Franklin
Warren, Lee
Nash
Chatham
Harnett
Vance
Johnston
Oxford
Roxboro
Franklinton
Sanford
Chapel Hill
Pittsboro
Dunn
Henderson
Smithfield
Robbins
Asheville-Hendersonville
Union
Charlotte
State Highway Patrol
Greensboro
Highway Patrol
Guilford
Greensboro High Point
Sen Douglas stalls vote on controversial natural gas bill
In Washington, Senate debate on a bill to ease direct Federal Power Commission regulation of gas producers stalls as Sen. Douglas argues against the plan. He cites potential price hikes for consumers and criticizes windfall profits, urging continued opposition into a third day of floor remarks.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
House
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Kefauver Pushes Probe After Ridgway Charges
Sen. Kefauver calls for a thorough review of the defense establishment following Gen. Ridgway's charges that civilian Secretaries influenced military decisions for political expediency. Wilson and Radford deny pressure from top military leaders. Mundt agrees Defense Department should not be run for politics.
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Kefauver
Ridgway
Washington
Sen
D-Tenn
Matthew B
Ringway
Saturday Evening Post
Army Chief of Staff
Midaway
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Gen. Ridgway
Formosa
Defense
Sen. Mundt
RSD
Defense Department
No body's fool claims unlikely ally may adopt him
A person declares resilience and optimism, insisting they are not anyone's fool. The remark hints at eventual support or adoption by someone who believes in his worth.
Five in Family Burn to Death in Milford Fire
Five members of the Junsch family perished in a Milford house fire just after midnight. An 11-year-old survivor, Richard, escaped from a second‑story window in 20 degree cold, urging his 6-year-old brother Peter to jump. The victims include Mr and Mrs Julian Junsch and Mrs Georges and her parents, long residents of Jamaica New York. Neighbor Mrs Maizio alerted authorities.
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Milford
Conn
Richard Junsch
Peter
Julian Junsch
Junsch
A. Georges
Jamaica
N.Y
Peter Maizio
Maizio
Wooden Jrnsch
Richard
Snow Not Harming Furniture Mart Yet Despite Snowfall
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market faced a seven inch snowfall that delayed arrivals but market managers expect minimal damage. Attendance opened strong with 2,063 buyers yesterday, though the morning saw under 100 new arrivals due to travel issues. Exhibitors remain optimistic, pledging to recoup losses later in the week as a panel of manufacturers cautions that 1956 may not reach 1955 heights.
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High Point
S. Main St
Leo Heer
Heer
Tom A. Finch
Thomasville Chair Co
Henry A. Foscue
Globe Furniture Co
Howard Turner
James Lees and Sons
Bridgeport, Pa
Foscue
Finch
Knowland Enters Race Duff Expects Ike's Announcement Soon
Sen Duff predicts President Eisenhower will announce a second term long before the Illinois primary on April 10. Len Knowland enters the race by the back door in Illinois and won’t withdraw his name. Adlai E Stevenson is the lone Democratic entrant in Illinois. Duff says Eisenhower will decide when he feels competent, likely well before Illinois. Knowland won’t object to a possible Alaska April 24 entry. GOP leaders report Salute to Eisenhower dinners will raise about five million dollars split between local groups and national committees.
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Mary. Duff
Eisenhower
Len Knowland
Calif
Illinois
Knowland
Adlai E. Stevenson
Alaska
Duff
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Clifford Folger
GOP Finance Committee
Five Southern Governors Confer on Schools
Five Southern governors meet in Richmond to weigh concerted action against public school desegregation. Virginia Gov. Stanley hosts with Georgia Gov. Griffin and others from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Debate centers on interposition versus milder protests and possible joint or coordinated state actions.
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Richmond
Virginia
B. Stanley
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Supreme Court
Ution
Griffing
Luther Hodges
Carolina
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi
Stanley
North Carolina
Stanle
Charley Johns
Florida
Timmerman
General Assembly
Gray Commission
Farm Prices In Slight Improvement
The Agriculture Department reports slight price upticks for most farm products after a five year decline. January gains followed seasonal peak times, with hog prices up about 5 percent and cattle up about 1 percent at Chicago. Farmers’ cash receipts fell 3 percent to 200 million dollars in 1955, while net income is estimated at 10.6 billion dollars, down about 10 percent from 1954.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Fire Kills Three in South Side Chicago Home
A two story frame dwelling on Chicago's far South Side burned last night, killing Fidel Vasquez Sr. 48, his daughter Francisca 12, and son 8, with his wife Fidelia Vasquez 54 injured and hospitalized. Five others escaped as flames cut off escape routes. cause undetermined at report time.
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Chicago
Fidel Vasquez Sr
Francisca
1 Jr
Vasquez
Eisenhower urges tax relief delay as debt falls in new report
President Eisenhower in a vast annual economic message endorses debt reduction before tax cuts and proposes new measures. He cites a 400 billion dollar U S economy with an upward trend and urges preservation of anti inflation tools while expanding farm relief loans and local industry aid. He hints at reactivating Federal Reserve authority to regulate consumer credit payments if needed, with safeguards.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Eisenbowes
Commerce Department
Executive Branch
Reserve Board
Wake Forest Report Turned Over To Board Panel
A Wake Forest College inquiry into the administration and overall situation was handed to board of trustees executive committee members on Saturday. The panel may review portions for public release and may consider appointing a football coach and athletic director. The president, Dr fast old Tribble, faced possible recommendations to fill resignations of Director Pat Preston and Head Football Coach Tom Rogers.
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Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College
Odus M. Mull
Shelby
A. J. Hutchins
Canton
Mull
Wake Forest
Fast Old Tribble
Pat Preston
Tom Rogers
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James Lee Carpets
Henry Eine
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