New Office Building Rising in Charlotte
Work starts Monday on a 2 750 000 eight story office building in downtown Charlotte to house Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co Union National Bank and other tenants The site at South Tryon and Third Streets was bought for about 50 000.
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Charlotte
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Greensboro
Union National Bank of Charlotte
South Tryon
Third Streets
Pittman of Fayett
Three Die In Wreck Near Murphy Involving Car And Truck
A collision between a car and a tractor trailer near Murphy killed Ora Conley 44 of Andrews and S H Smith 15 of Gastonia instantly. Joy Conley 20 died later in Murphy hospital. Peggy Conley was in fair condition. The truck driver Sam Thomas 41 of East Point Georgia is jailed on manslaughter charges as investigations continue.
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Murphy
Here
Ora Conley
Andrews
S. H. Smith
Gastonia
Sam Thomas
East Point
Maybank Considers Closure Of Charleston Army Office
Senator Burnet R. Maybank says the Charleston District Army Engineer's Office may close with plans to relocate to Savannah Georgia or Wilmington North Carolina. The 240 staff handles rivers and harbors maintenance Inland Waterway duties and military construction in the state.
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Charleston
S. C
Burnet R. Maybank
DSC
Charleston District Army Engineer
Maybank
Army
Savannah
Wilmington
N. C
Army Corps of Engineers
Lexington attorney withdraws candidacy for federal post
Sim A. Delapp, a Republican from Lexington, has withdrawn his bid for United States attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. He said the job would require leaving his law practice and daily commuting to Greensboro from his Lexington home.
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Greensboro
Lexington
Middle District
North Carolina
Sim A. Delapp
Court Clerks Confer Asheville
The 35th annual Conference of the Association of Superior Court Clerks of North Carolina opened in Asheville with A G presentation by Harry McGalliard outlining 1953 state legislation of interest. Tomorrow covers probate registration and a round table discussion. The conference closes Saturday.
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Asheville
Association of Superior Cowt Clerks of
North Carolina
Harry McGalliard
Nervous Bridegroom Confesses Cash Mixup at Ceremony
Russell Edwards of Princeton told the minister he slipped currency into his pocket to pay for the preacher. After the vows he handed the pastor a receipt for his wedding suit instead of the money, which later turned out still in his pocket. The funds were mailed to the pastor.
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Goldsboro
Russell Edwards
Princeton
Edwards
Polio Cases Rise in Caldwell County Prompt Mass Inoculation Talk
Caldwell County faces 72 infantile paralysis cases this year as the county medical society calls for voluntary mass inoculation of children nine and under, pending federal approval and gamma globulin availability. Four new cases reported, one 12 year old death, and officials urge close supervision and fly control while DDT sprays continue in Lenoir.
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Lenoir
N. C
Caldwell County
County Medical Society
Harry S. Hickman
Caldwell County Medical Group
Office of Defense Mobilization
William Happer
Hickman
Happer
J. Happer
Visio
Eisenhower Signs Freedom Declaration Backed by March of Freedom
President Eisenhower signs a National Association of Evangelicals sponsored declaration linking freedom to faith in God. The document cites the seven divine freedoms from the 23rd Psalm and warns that evil seeks to destroy religious liberty. Senators Carlson and Judd join clergy and lay leaders at the signing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Association of Evangelicals
America
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Rep. Judd
R-Minn
Voice of America budget cut and shakeup under Erickson
A loose appropriations subcommittee cut Eisenhower's Voice of America request from 87.6 million to 60 million, directing a move of offices and staff from New York to Washington. The agency faces further reductions as Leonard F. Erickson leads a stated reorganization of overseas information efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Voice of America
Voice
New York
Leonard F. Erickson
House
Erickson
Senate approves foreign aid bill amid budget-cut conflicts
The Senate easily passes a $5.318 billion foreign aid authorization, backed mainly by Democrats, while Republicans warn they may seek deeper cuts later. The measure sets annual spending ceilings and accelerates NATO oriented defense and economic assistance to free world nations, with a July 1955 closure for certain aid functions and extended wind-downs for economic and military items.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Truman
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Writer Refuses To Answer McCarthy Question In Senate Hearing
Writer on Negro problems Wilkerson refused to say if he is a Communist or in the pay of the Communist Party during Senate Investigations subcommittee questioning. McCarthy pressed about books used by the State Department overseas libraries as part of Red influence inquiries. President Eisenhower's plan to discuss library policies with Secretary Dulles was not commented on by McCarthy.
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Washington
Doxey
Wilkerson
State Department
Communist Party
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Senate
Internal Security
Eisenhower
Speculation Builds Around U S Senate Appointment Endorsements
Raleigh speculation grows as Gov Umstead receives endorsements for the vacancy to succeed late Sen Willis Smith. About 60 names circulate, with top mentions for Harold D Cooley John D Larkins Jr and Jeff D Johnson Jr. Delegations pressure the governor while timetables remain unsaid and focus centers on the eastern or northern picks.
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Raleigh
Umstead
U. S
Willis Smith
Capitol Hill
Smith
Harold D. Cooley
Nashville
John D. Larkins Jr
Trenton
Jeff D. Johnson Jr
State Supreme Court
Larkins
Cooley
Johnson
Fifth
Thurmond Chatham
Chatham
Harold Cooley
Cattlemen Push for 12 Cent Beef Price Guarantee
Southern state agri officials reported a near panic among cattlemen as drought and heat devastate stock. They urged a federal 12 cent per pound guarantee for beef on the hoof to sustain ranchers facing dry pasture and falling prices.
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Ardmore
Okla
Texas
Allan Shivers
Colorado
Dan Thornton
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Kansas
Arkansas
New Mexico
U. S
Missouri
State Board backs October 3 bond election vote
Raleigh The State Board of Education proposed Saturday October 3 as the date for a 50 million dollar bond issue to aid state school construction. Lt Governor Hodges said Gov Umstead wants a timely vote and that funds spending should wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on school segregation.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education Today
Luther Hodges
Umstead
U. S. Supreme Court
Hodges
Supreme Court
Charles F. Carroll
Harold Trigg
Sabre jets strike hidden Soviet tanks near Korean front
U S Sabre fighter bombers bombed a camouflaged Communist tank bivouac four miles from Libyan northwest of Chorwon after spotting 30 to 40 Red tanks. Eighth Army tallies 36 000 killed and wounded in June with heavy artillery and mortars. 144 million rounds fired. Pilots reported steep valleys and heavy flak during the mission.
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Milo Farnets
Seoul
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
Finger Ridge
Looklout Mountain
Virginia Hill
Sabre
Thomas E. Lacy
Long Beach
Miss
Air Force
Chorwon
Byrd Questions Tax Cuts as Deficit Grows
Washington reports 1953 fiscal figures show the government collected a record tax haul but ran a deficit of 9.389 billion dollars. Sen. Byrd doubts Eisenhower’s tax relief can pass next year without deeper spending cuts. Secretary Humphrey cites a 74.607 billion dollar outlay and 65.218 billion dollar net income amid rising debt.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Virginia
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Truman
West German parliament refuses to repay French debts
The Bundestag rejected a bill to repay France 11.84 million under the London debts agreement, 148 to 135 with 18 abstentions, amid bitter anti-French sentiment and disputes over the Saar. It pledged new instructions for talks with France while leaving broader German debt duties under debate.
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Bundestag
France
London
Saar
Germany
Bundestg
Konrad Adenauer
Britain
U. S
Congress
General Fund Collections Break Records
North Carolina general fund total for the year reached 180,982,218, up from 178,887,834 last year, with a 648,754 over the legislature’s estimate. The fund closed the year with a credit balance above 27 million, tempered by last legislature appropriations. Highway fund also posted a record 99,696,838 in total collections, June at 8,488,037.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Funds
Eugene Shaw
Umstead
General Fund
Highway Fund
Truce talks stall as Rhee demands unified Korea
Seoul sources say Little Truce talks paused as Syngman Rhee presses for a unified Korea or harsher terms. US envoy Walter Robertson leaves for home within two days if no progress, while Dulles insists UN truce terms remain intact. Pyun Yung Tai warns time limits and risks if talks drag on.
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Seoula
Eisenhwer
South Korea
U. S
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Walter S. Robertson
U. S.south Korea
Rhee
Robertson
John Foster Dulles
U. N
Seoul
Eisenhower
the . S
North
Pyun
Rhee-Robertson
Washington
Council Forms Economic Education Group in Chapel Hill
The North Carolina Council of Economic Education was formed at the workshop conclusion in Chapel Hill. It aims to improve economics teaching in public schools, to implement workshop recommendations, and to plan long-range activities for next year’s session.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
John C. Simpson
Stratford College
Henry W. Littlefield
University of Bridgeport, Conn
Weather outlook with today’s high and tonight’s low
A high of 95 today with a low of 68 last night. Tonight’s low expected near 70. Tomorrow’s high reaches 95. Sunset today at 7:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow at 5:08 a.m.
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