Taber Opposes Early Tax Cut in Budget Fight
Rep. John Taber of New York warns against placing a tax reduction ahead of federal spending cuts. He urges reducing spending first to balance the budget, with a possible $10 billion cut eyed for the next fiscal year. Eisenhower administration officials share the stance ahead of the State of the Union.
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Washington
John Taber
R-N.y
GOP
Taber
Reed
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Raiders Hit Communist Troops Hard Near Panmunjom
United Nations raiders in no-man's land south of Panmunjom struck a Chinese unit with heavy fire for about 30 minutes. A frontline officer said they used rifles, grenades, flame throwers and satchel charges. Thirty Chinese were killed with many wounded as air bombers hit Sin chow and a large strike destroyed about 55 buildings in the billeting area. Pilot Lt Col Wilfred Crutchfield of Kentucky commented on the concentrated Red troops. Pyongyang was bombed again with 90 tons of bombs via B-29s, while other planes hit storage areas at Sangsok-Tong and Kompo-Dong, signaling across-front activity.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
Sinchow
Wilfred B. Crutchfield
Madisonville
North Area
Pyon
Pyongyang
Okinawa
Sangsok- Tong
Kompo-Dong
Pentagon Runs Full Inquiry Into U S Frontline Mock Attack
Rep Bray blasts the Defense Department after the field staged drill Operation Smack on Spud Hill near Chorwon in Korea. The seven page timetable outlined a coordinated assault with planes artillery tanks and infantry. Observers in a bunker watched as the infantry faltered under crossfire and grenades. Bray urged a full explanation citing constituent questions and confusion.
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Washington
Pentagon
U. S
Bray
Pacific
Defense Department
Little Spud Hill
T-Bone Hill
Chorwon
West Central
Korea
Military Men Defend UN Attack in Korea
In Korea, U.S. military officers push back against American critics over Sunday Allied attack on Spud Hill. A division spokesman rejects calling it a dress rehearsal, saying the operation was a standard order driven exercise to test close air ground support with observers present.
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Seoul
Korea
United States
Spud Hill
Bray
R-Ind
Defense Department
Dea
Phyager
Hoffman seeks official explanation of ill fated Korea attack
Representative Clare Hoffman demands in the House an official Defense Department explanation of Sundays United Nations raid near T Bone Hill Korea. He asks if the assault was for justifiable military aims or a spectacle like imperial Roman games and seeks casualty numbers and press access details.
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Washington
Clare E. Hoffman
R-Mich
House Today
United Nations
T-Bone Hill
Korea
Hoffman
Defense Department
U.N
Taylor Arrives in Tokyo for Talks on Eighth Army Command
Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor arrives in Tokyo for top secret conferences with Gen. Mark Clark and Gen. J. Lawton Collins before taking command of the Eighth Army. He will proceed to Seoul to succeed Gen. Van Fleet as UN ground forces commander amid ongoing South Korean army strengthening efforts.
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Tokyo
Maxwell D. Taylor
Eisenhower
United Nations
Korea
Eighth Army
Taylor
Mark W. Clark
U.N
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Clark
Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Haneda
Navy
Air Force
Pershing Heights
Collins
George H. Olmsted
Defense Department
Peiping
Irregular Morning Rise in Utilities and Aircraft Shares
New York markets showed an irregular gain across utilities shipbuilding and aircraft issues. PennsylvanIa Power & Light and Scranton Electric hit new highs while Douglas, Glenn L Martin and Boeing posted fresh tops amid overall mixed action.
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Southern Railway
New York Central
Pennsylvania Power & Light
Scranton Electric
Montana-Dakota
Ommonwealth Edison
Consolidated Edison
Douglas
Glenn L. Martin
Boeing
Consolidated Vultee
Studebaker
DuPont
Tenth Body Is Removed From Debris
Aiken officials announced all bodies recovered from a gas explosion that killed ten, including May Weeks and Ruth Maddrey. In Columbia the House voted to probe commercial gas sales and use, establishing a five member committee. Police note unconfirmed reports may have referred to unnamed customers.
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Columbia
House
General Assembly
Poliakoff Offce
Jones Electrical
Savannah River
Jones Store
Ruth Maddrey
Jones
Miss May Weeks
McCreary
Jones Ae
Stevens Faces Sell Or Step Aside For Army Secretary Post
Robert T. B. Stevens told the Senate Armed Services Committee he might sell part of his J P Stevens Co textile stock to gain approval as Army secretary. He said he would dispose of Owens-Corning Fibre Glass stock, but balked at selling stock in his family firm, which did 30 percent of last year’s business with the government, amid pressure to divest all holdings with government contracts. He asked for committee guidance, noting the clash between serving the country and protecting his financial interests.
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Washington
Robert T. B. Stevens
Eisenhower
ULP
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stevens
Owens-Corning Fibre Glass Corp
Robert B. Anderson
Navy
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
Senate
Pentagon
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Talbott and Stevens
Talbott, Stevens
Wilson
Talbott
Former State Official Convicted in Handbill Case
A former State Burial Association Commission head John S. Barnes Jr. of Clayton was fined 50 dollars and costs after conviction for distributing defamatory handbills during the 1952 gubernatorial race. Ronald Hocutt was acquitted. charges against Percy and James Flowers were not pressed. The case related to leaflets suggesting Governor hopeful Hubert Olive would appoint Negroes to state boards and end segregation.
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Smithfield
N. C
John S. Barnes Jr
Clayton
State Burial Association Commission
Recorder's Court
W. S. Godwin
Godwin
Ronald Hocutt
State Highway Safety Division
Percy
James Flowers
Johnston County
Barnes
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
State Board of Education and Paroles Commission
Olive
William B. Umstead
Jesse Jones
Kinston
Pressure on Eisenhower in row over price index impact
President Eisenhower faced heavy pressure to personally intervene in a dispute over the new government price index and its effect on worker wages under escalator contracts. CIO head Walter Reuther urged revival of the old index, while auto makers, AFL and 20 rail unions demand it. Observers warn the rift could stall union merger talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Labor Department
CIO
United Auto Workers
AFL
Walter P. Reuther
AFL - Cio
The Whammy May Go On City Use Soon
A telegram from Congressman Carl Durham to Mayor Amos Kearns says the Federal Communications Commission license for the whammy was received on November 21 and is delayed by the high number of applications. Police Chief C C Stoker says the device will be used as soon as the license arrives.
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Carl Durham
Amos Kearns
Federal Communications Commission
Kearns
Durham
Commission
C. C. Stoker
Roanoke Rapids man sentenced for assault on mother-in-law
Abraham Baxter Stutts, 24, was given 15 years in Halifax Superior Court after pleading guilty to assault with intent to rape his mother-in-law Ida Sue Jones, 37, who testified the assault occurred at her Roanoke Rapids home on January 8. The case followed a reduction from a rape charge.
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Roanoke Rapids
Atent
Abraham Baxter Stutts
Halifax Superior Court
Clawson L. Williams
Ida Sue Jones
Stutts
Florida trip ends in fatal crash for Taillen family
Mrs Lydia Frances Taillen of Guilford College North Carolina was killed when her car skidded on wet pavement and struck a logs truck in Jacksonville. Her husband and two daughters, Sally Elise Taillen age 3 and Jo Anne Carol Taillen 11 months, suffered multiple injuries as the family was returning home from a Florida vacation.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Lydia Frances Taillen
Guilford College
Rt. 1
N. C
John A. Bodine
North Carolina
Taillen
Sally Elise Taillen
Jo Anne Carol Taillen
Joseph F. Taillen
Florida
Johnston cites 100000 overseas jobs at risk in reform push
Senator Olin D. Johnston warned that waste and inefficiency could trim 100000 American overseas positions and billions of dollars by tightening foreign aid. He blames an undertow of indecision and duplication and urges a broad re evaluation of programs. Harold Stassen plans a careful re study to ensure value for money.
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Washington
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina Democrat
Mutual Security
Harold E. Stassen
United States
Stassen
Johnston
U. S
Europe
Near East
North Africa
NC State College to Pick New Chancellor Next Month
Maj. L. P. McLendon of Greensboro chairs the joint committee aiding University President Gordon Gray. He said the list of candidates has been cut to approximately 10 as a final choice for the chancellor post approaches.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Maj
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Gordon Gray
Don’t Be Discouraged By Penumbra
New York reports astronomers urge patience for today’s total lunar eclipse as the moon passes through Earth’s shadow with the penumbra only partially obscuring sunlight. The phenomenon will be visible across the western world including the United States.
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New York
United States
Earth
North Carolina to View Total Moon Eclipse Tonight
The Weather Bureau reported clear skies across North Carolina for observing the total lunar eclipse. Totality is expected at 6 05 p m and will last until 7 30 p m with the eclipse beginning before moonrise.
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Raleigh
Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Total lunar eclipse seen across the middle United States
The moon enters the umbra in a total lunar eclipse shaded by Earth's shadow. Observers from the Alleghenies to the Rockies see the event, with the East Coast onset around 5 p.m. and totality near 6:05 p.m. The coppery dark moon remains visible as atmospheric refraction bends sunlight around Earth.
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Alleghanies
Rockies
Puerto Rican troops accuse food and supply shortages in Korea
A private from the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment writes home from Charwon Korea detailing hunger and scarce ammunition during the Kelly Hill assault. He notes 93 enlisted men and one officer from the regiment have been court-martialed for cowardice, desertion, and disobedience. He praises Lt. Juan Guzman despite the harsh conditions.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Korea
Charwon
Kelly Hill
United Press
65Th Infantry Regiment
Valley of Death
Weather Forecast Sparse Fragment
The Weather 25 and the high tomorrow 52. Today was to be 53 and low last night 26. Sun will set today at 5 44 p m and rise tomorrow.
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