Spaugh Paper Co. Fire Causes Major Loss
A blaze at Spaugh Paper Co. on S. Hamilton St last night gutted the building, causing damage estimated up to 250000. The fire alarm came in at 903 pm from Clif ford Pearl 12, near the Red Shield Boys Club. Insurance coverage was reported, and the cause remained undetermined.
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Peerless Veneer Co
Courtesy Rd
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Red Shield Boys’ Club
Salvation Army
R. H. Todd
Claude Canady
Spaugh
Turk Leader Ends Capital Visit Today
President Celal Bayar of Turkey and his wife depart Washington after three days as guests of President Eisenhower. They plan a Princeton luncheon with Harold W. Dodds and a motor trip to New York City before a three day tour stressing American Turkish defense unity and a February visit to North Carolina.
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United States
Eisenhower
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Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
New York City
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America
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Italy’s Fanfani government falls in 303 to 9 vote
Rome reports Amintore Fanfani’s 11 day old Christian Democrat government collapses as Deputies deny confidence 303 to 9. Fanfani exits to announce resignation and a new search for premier begins with Alcide de Gasperi eyed as front runner.
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Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
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Fanfani
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Einaudi
Christian Democrat
Alcide de Gasperi
Fayetteville Cannon Balls Are Loaded
Fayetteville residents found a Civil War display with 12 cannon balls decoration four monuments containing loaded black powder. An ordnance expert from Ft. Bragg detonated two at city parks director Sully Orcutt's request to test before replacement. The balls, about 1 inch in diameter, had never been fired and were heavy.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Ft. Bragg
Victor E. Rawlins Jr
Sully Orcutt
Parks and Recreation
Orcutt
Rawlins
U. S. Jet Bombers Will Be Based In North Africa
The Air Force announced that about 45 Boeing Strat o jets will fly nonstop from Barksdale AFB Louisiana to a forward base in French Morocco. The mission covers roughly 4775 miles and marks the first regular wing assignment to Morocco with three air fields in operation and a fourth under construction. The 3011th Medium Bombardment Wing will spend 60 days in Morocco before relief by another wing.
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Senate panel to probe red file destruction
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee led by Chairman Jenner announces a probe into the dispersal or destruction of files on Communist subversive activities. Jenner cites a 1944 White House order directing the Navy to destroy intelligence files. Bridges hints at orders to destroy records of subversive individuals in the Army.
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Senate report: reserves badly undermanned across services
The Senate Armed Services Committee warned reserves are critically short of manpower. It cited inactive reservists from World War II and World War I eras as a major drag on readiness, calling for training and pay to restore a strong ready reserve. The panel urged early public hearings.
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Molotov Presses East West German Unity Talks
In Berlin the Soviet foreign minister pressed for a unified All Germany talks but faced a Western veto. United States Britain and France rejected any merger or recognition until free elections are proven in East and West Germany. Dulles prepared a statement while Eden urged a first step toward unity.
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V. M. Molotov
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Zone
United States
Britain
France
Anthony Eden
Neuse River Flood Evacuates Dozens In Happersville Area
Flooding from the Neuse River forces about 50 to 60 families from homes in Happersville on the western edge of Kinston. Water reaches foundations and depths of six to seven feet in spots as the river nears 20 feet, with officials predicting 20 to 21 feet. Residents seek refuge with relatives or friends while other rivers drop nearby.
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Smithfield
Greenville
Tarboro
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Cape Fear
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Williamston
Roanoke
Kerr
By Product Of Bomb Making Atom Heat To Warm Buildings
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed plans to use heat from its plutonium yielding plant at Hanford Washington to warm buildings as a by product of producing bomb materials. The scheme will connect to a new production reactor and save about 1.5 million gallons of oil yearly. The report also outlines progress toward a large scale atomic power reactor and mentions medical research advances using radioactive materials. A weapons research lab has operated at Livermore since 1952 in cooperation with UC radiation lab.
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Livermore
Calif
University of California
Radiation Laboratory
U.S. May Issue Ultimatum on Korean Talks
The State Department drafts a note to China and North Korea with 16 coalition nations, likely to reject demands to resume preliminary talks on Korea. Amb. Arthur Dean left talks after perfidy accusations. the Reds had urged a Monday restart but provided no change in stance.
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United States
State Department
Arthur Dean
Syngman Rhee
Dean
Korea
Montreal Seeks Serial Razor Attacker After Eight-Day Terror
Montreal police intensified the hunt for a sex maniac who has slashed at women in the city for eight days. Last night a woman was attacked while crossing a field on the city's western edge, as five more women reported slashing incidents yesterday. Police fear multiple victims may be connected to the same assailant.
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Ike Signs Bill Fixing Cotton Acreage
President Eisenhower signed a bill setting the 1954 national cotton acreage at 21,379,342 acres the maximum farmers may plant under production controls approved last December. The law seeks even cuts among growers and protects hardship cases while noting 1952 and 1953 plantings. The measure allows for future adjustments and outlines uses for funds and related programs.
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