Evacuations Continue as Tar River Flooding Spreads
Red Cross workers aid marooned families in East Tarboro and Princeville as the Tar River rises. About 24 families evacuated with one quarter of Princeville homes flooded, while numerous residents pack furniture in gymnasiums and seek high ground. Weather officials forecast crest levels as tents and boats appear in the flood path.
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Tarboro
N. C
Red Cross
Princeville
Armie Lee Howell
Edgecombe County Red
Miss Howell
East Tarboro
U. S. Weather Bureau
Greenville
Smithfield
Neuse
Goldsboro
Kinston
Elizabethtown
Ookyount
Ilten Park
Mi Mount
Talbott Clarifies Spain Bases Remark During War Time
Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott revised his statement on using Spanish bases in wartime to align with U S agreements. He said the U S will use bases when the balloon goes up while stressing cooperation with allies. Air Force officials touted increased strike power of smaller bombers and eight added wings for U S air defense, with Gen Nathan F Twining noting no change to retaliatory nuclear capability.
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Washington
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
U. S
Spain
Talbott
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
U.S. Air Force
United States
Nathan F. Twining
Air
Twining
More Rain Snow and Sleet Pelt Nation
Wide areas in the eastern third and Far West faced more rain snow and sleet. Snow amounts reached 2 to 4 inches in southern Wisconsin eastern Iowa and northern Illinois with sleet in the Midwest. Cold fronts pushed into the central plains and central Mississippi Valley while the Far West stayed milder and sub zero weather persisted in the northern Rockies and plains.
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Associated Press
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Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Midwest
Rockies
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Gulf Coast
South Central
Rocky Mountain
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Northern Plains
Forest Fire Losses Decline Despite Severe Drought
State Forester Fred Claridge reported that protected area losses last year fell to 1,242,347.80 dollars from 1,409,170 in 1952. December losses totaled 9,915.80 with 85 fires statewide and 26 in the Whiteville District. Acreage burned reached 153,142 compared with 298,011 in 1952 and 186,418 in 1951.
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Raleigh
Fred Claridge
Claridge
Ben Douglas
Department of Conservation and Development
Whiteville
CCC Seeks Federal Aid to Cover Farm Support Losses
The House considers a bill to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corp for a 1953 54 loss of about 741.65 million, wiping debts by canceling Treasury notes. Senate panel also backs a 14 billion dollar loan expansion for CCC to continue price supports, crop loans, and surplus acquisitions as farm prices fall. President Eisenhower urged increasing CCC borrowing from 6.5 to 8 billion.
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Washington
Modify Credit Corp
CCC
Treasury
Senate Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
H. Carl Andersen
R— Minn
Congress
Eisenhower
Dulles Urges Berlin to Skip China Proposal
In Berlin Secretary of State Dulles urged the Berlin Conference to bypass Russia’s bid for a five power meeting including Peiping. He argued the four power talks should not decide China’s status and urged focus on German unification and European security. Molotov pressed for a five power session to address disarmament tensions and trade with the Communist bloc.
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Berlin
Dulles
Russia
China
United Nations
Britain
Eden
France
Bidault
Molotov
Martin Hopes For Tax Cuts
House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. proposes Congress cut excise or sales taxes above 10 percent to 10 percent, excluding liquor and tobacco. He argues revenue loss would be offset by growth in sales and employment, urges administration not to oppose when time comes, and cites cuts expected to total about 1.1 billion dollars annually affecting liquor, autos, cigarettes, gasoline, beer, and wine.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
R-Mass
Congress
Congressional
Martin
Eisenhower
Richard M. Simpson
Rpa
Ways and Means Committee
Simpson
Republican Congressional Campage Committee
Ways and Means
Daniel A. Reed
Treasury
Students Riot in Madrid Enter Third Day of clashes
Madrid police clash with Spanish students for the third day over Gibraltar demands. Students barricaded Madrid University, overturned a vegetable stand, and brickbats flew at officers. Police deny killing reports whileFa lange party organized protests intensify with hundreds watched by mounted guards.
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Madrid
Spain
Madrid University
Gibraltar
Thay Seite
Falange Party
Electronic Brain Projects Weather Forecast Odds
Scientists at the 127th American Meteorological Society meeting described an electronic brain capable of expressing odds on weather outcomes. Current forecasts show temperature odds like five to four for rain or heat, with hopes to extend to rain versus snow probabilities.
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New York
American Meteorological Have
Reuther Denounces Eisenhower Labor Plan Critique
CIO President Walter Reuther blasted President Eisenhower’s suggested government sponsored strike vote as anti labor and said the 14 point Taft-Hartley reform would worsen the law. He argued the plan would curb bargaining, extend government role, and misinterpret union member will. He cited Democratic processes in unions and criticized the administration’s stance on collective bargaining elections.
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Washington
CIO
Walter Reuther
Eisenhower
National Assn
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
William B. Barton
Reuther
Mitchell
Senate Interior Committee Advances Hawaiian Statehood Bill
The Senate Interior Committee approved a Hawaiian statehood bill for Senate consideration by a 12-3 vote after an 8-7 split on separating Hawaii from Alaska legislation. Chairman Butler said Alaska measures would be voted on no later than Feb. 4 with a Feb. 3 meeting for amendments.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Senate
Butler
R-Neb
Hawaii
Alaska
Territories
No Doubt About Who Lost War Between Israel and Arabs
AP report by Lynn Heinzerling from Jerusalem details the fate of 868,350 Palestine refugees six years after the 1948 war. It notes exile, living in tents or shelters, UNRWA aid of about 25 million dollars yearly, and 150,000+ children in schools, with efforts to improve education and job prospects amid a life of hardship and uncertainty.
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Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Lynn Heinzerling
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Gaza Strip
Pales
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency For
Palestine Refugees
Aleppo
Gaza
Robert Westwater
Ottawa
Westwater
Eisenhower cites FTC inquiry on coffee price rise
President Eisenhower announced the Federal Trade Commission has opened a preliminary inquiry into rising coffee prices. He said the probe began January 13 and could widen to a full investigation into possible legal violations and whether domestic trade had been restricted to certain types.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
FTC
Berlin
V. M. Molotov
China
Reds Resume Talks Pressure as Communists Demand Korean Peace
Washington special says Ambassador Arthur Dean faces a Communist demand to resume preliminary talks on a Korean peace conference. The letter from Red Chinese and North Korean reps accuses the United Nations of stalling and invites Dean to propose a date. Dean walked out of Panmunjom talks December 12 over charges of perfidy and collusion with Rhee. He is to confer with State Department officials and Deputy Under Secretary Robert Darrene in Washington.
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Washington
Arthur
Dean
State Department
Department
United Nations
Panmunjom
United States
Syngman Rhee
Sug
Reds
New York
Robert Darene
U. S
Army Plans Maneuver In North Carolina
The Army will hold a large spring field exercise in April and May near Ft. Bragg Camp Mackall to train defenses against atomic weapons and other new warfare tech. About 60,000 soldiers plus air units will participate in Flash Burn including parachute drops by the 82nd Airborne and air landings by the 37th Infantry in aggressor territory. Units include the 18th Airborne Corps, 306th Logistical Command, 287th Regimental Combat Team, and the 3rd Armored Cavalry from Camp Pickett.
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North Carolina
Ft. Bragg
Camp Mackall
Tactical Air Command
82Nd Airborne Division
37Th Infantry
Alexander R. Bolling
3Rd Army
Ft. McPhergon
Atlanta
John E. Dahlquist
Army
Ft. Monroe
18Th Airborne Corps
306Th
287Th
Ft. Devens
Mass
3Rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Camp Pickett
82Nd
T. Bragg
Camp Polk
Representative Condon Testifies on Communist Front Ties
Congressman Robert L. Condon of California testified before the Senate Atomic Energy Committee that he joined two groups later labeled Communist fronts. He denied other items in 13 reports that led to his ban from Nevada atomic tests and said he never was a Communist. He waived parliamentary immunity as a member of Congress and pressed for the right to confront his accusers, a point echoed by President Eisenhower during remarks on due process.
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Dulles
Capitol
Bricker
Condon
D-Calif
Washington
Robert L. Condon
American League For Peace and Democracy
National Lawyers Guild
House On American Activities Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Rep. Condon
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