Democrats See Chance to Add Defense Fund in Air Force Budget
In Washington the House Democrats claimed a fair chance to add about 1.175 billion dollars to the Air Force share of the defense budget. Rep. George H. Mahon said amendments to boost the Air Force allowance had a good shot, as the House readied a 34.434 billion dollar money bill for 1954 funding of Army Navy Air Force and Defense.
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Washington
House
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Military Appropriations
Mahon
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Truman
Air Force
Collusion Charged In Gas Oil Price Hike
House Commerce Committee Chairman Wolverton accuses state conservation agencies of colluding with oil producers to raise prices. Hearings noted protests from airlines, bus lines, retailers, and the National Grange as debate focused on hot oil penalties and interstate oil compacts.
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Paul Southwick
United Press
Washington
Charles A. Wolverton
House Commerce Committee
New Jersey Republican
Wolverton
National Grange
Paul E. Hadlick
National Oil Marketers Association
Hadlick
Taylor Hidden Talks With Commanders Stir Armistice Talks
Gen Maxwell D Taylor met in Tokyo with Air and Naval tactical leaders amid armistice crisis touches in Korea. The sessions followed Walter Robertson and Syngman Rhee discussions on Rhee terms for an armistice including a 90 day postwar political conference limit and a mutual security pact.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Mark Clark
J. Lawton Collins
Tokyo
Taylor
Clark
United Nations
Far East
Patos
Syngman Rhee
Walter Robertson
Eisenhower
Rhee
Robertson
United States
Stock Market Rises as Rail and Steel Stocks Lead
New York stocks rallied for a second straight day with volume above a million shares, led by railroads and steels. Key gainers included New York Central, Illinois Central, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Kennecott Copper, and Texas Company as the AP average rose, marking the best gain in two weeks. The report notes active prices at noon and a broader market advance. The piece closes with a historical note on the first display of the U S flag by John Paul Jones in 1777 at Portsmouth.
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New York
New York Central
Illinois Central
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Kennecott Copper
Texas Co
Associated Press
American Car & F
American T & TT
American Tobacco
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Boeing Aircraft
POG
Sms Briggs Mig
Curtiss Wright
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
General Motors
Seeesseeeess
SOM Googitch
Central Ee
Roly Interchemical Corp
International Nickel
lInternational
Sessees
Johns Manville
Ceeeeessee
Ecseses Texas Cot
Cvacsiennedsaces ‘Union Eve
U.S. Pi F
Steel
Eens Oar Bros
Western Union
Airance Cane Electric
Pere
U. S
Portsmouth
N. H
John Paul Jones
Ranger
Heat and Humidity Grips Nation As Relief Edges East
Weather across the nation showed cool air from Canada reaching the Northern Midwest while hot humid conditions persisted from the East Coast to the Southwest. Temperatures topped 90s and 100s in vast areas as Texas and surrounding states faced drought relief efforts and a disaster area extension spurred federal aid for livestock feed and drought relief.
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Associated Press
Canada
Pacific
Midwest
Missisa Valley
Nebraska
Kansas
Great Plains
Pacific Coast
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Great Lakes
New England
Southwest
Plains
Allan Shivers
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Colorado
New Mexico
Arkansas
Alternate Lint Acreage Plan Studied
Congressional hearings on changing how the cotton acreage is divided among states paused as lawmakers review an alternate plan. The Farm Bureau Federation backs a compromise preserving the five year lease method with a national allotment near 21.5 million acres and adjustments for Western states. Southern lawmakers oppose the Western proposal that bases allotment on three year planting averages.
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WASHINGTON /P
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Committee
House
Frank Woolley
Farm Bureau Federation
Natton
Federal Aid to Schools Tentatively Is Boosted
The House Labor Committee tentatively approved a bill to raise federal school construction grants above Eisenhower admin levels. It would authorize about 95 million for old law eligible districts and use a 60 percent federal share, with future grants based on a liberalized formula. Funds await separate appropriation.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Eisenhower
Orty
California
Congress
Local Court Takes In $12 642 In June
Municipal Court collected 12642 dollars in June. Across 521 criminal cases, fines totaled 5650 dollars and criminal costs 4834.25 dollars. Civil costs were 617 dollars. State tax on civil and criminal cases was 1086 dollars. Officer pension fund received 455 dollars. The Clerk's office also handled 6696.32 dollars for non support and other payments, bringing total June collections to 19338.87 dollars.
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M. W. Nash
Guilford County
High Point
Tar Heel Girls' State delegates elect officers in Raleigh
Girls' State delegates traveled to Raleigh to inaugurate newly elected state officers for the 14th Tar Heel Girls' State sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Delegates, split into Nationalist and Federalist parties, elected Barbara Davis governor Janie Proctor chief justice and Nancy Harris associate justice—all Nationalists.
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Greensboro
Raleigh
Duke
University of North Carolina
American Legion Auxiliary
Barbara Davis
Cornelius
Janie Proctor
Pinetops
Nancy Harris
Cherryville
Negro Given Two Year Suspended Sentences For Beating Wife
A local Negro, Osborn B. Isaac, 42, received two two year suspended terms after conviction on assaulting his wife Erline Isaac. The sentences may be activated within five years by the court. In a separate case, Fort Bragg soldier Otis A. York, 29, drew 60 days in jail and a $25 fine for driving without a license after a reduced charge from license suspension.
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Osborn B. Isaac
Normal Street
Erline Isaac
Fort Bragg
Otis A. York
York
Air Conditioning Unit Found In Minneapolis Car
Taarud of Minneapolis inspects a newly found air conditioning unit in his car. The hot sun baked the vehicle enough to blast a hole in the roof.
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Wn,s. Taarud
Minneapolis
Minn
Evening and Friday Radio TV Schedule Fragment
A condensed listing shows daily prime time lines including news, commentary, dramas, and variety programs. Notable entries mention The Lone Ranger, Best of Groucho, Strike It Rich, Perry Como, Dragnet, and weather forecasts, with multiple stations and show sequences across Thursday and Friday evenings.
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Nbe-Cbe Kiddies
Abo-Mbs-West
Nbe
Cbs
Cbs News & Commentary
Cba
Abe News
Mbs
Johnny Mercer
Cbs Daily
Abe Finance
Mba
Abe
Roy Rogers
Millie
Malloy
Vother
Cbs Heritage
Abe John Steele
ABC Playhouse
Mbe
Eddie Cantor
Abe Bing Crosby
Cebs
Capelliocabe
Eugenie Baird
Judy Canova
Abe Florace Heidt
Elton Britt
Jane Pickens
Abe News & Orchestra
Cbs News
Abe Hddie Fisher
All Nore
Douglas Edwards
Jane Froman
Little Theatre
Forest Covington
Martin Staustt
Army Holds Several Suspects In Killing Near Ft Bragg
The Army says multiple suspects are being held after the fatal shooting of white taxi cab operator Charles Walter Pettit of Spring Lake near a lake on the Ft Bragg reservation. Pvt. Othello H. Smith of the 20th Engineer Battalion was wounded critically. he says a soldier in the cab shot Pettit and wounded him as he tried to escape. Pettit’s father and next of kin are named, and the cab with a punctured dashboard and an empty cartridge shell was found nearby.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Charles Walter Pet‘tit
Spring Lake
Othello H. Smith
20Th Engineer Battalion
Smith
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Pettit
Veterans May Obtain GI Loan Eligibility Directly
A. M. Cumbie announced that veterans can obtain certificates of eligibility for GI loans directly from a Veterans Administration office. The new process allows veterans to submit discharge copies to a veterans service office and receive the certificate themselves, removing the prior step of lender submission. The World War II loan deadline is July 25, 1957, with Korean veterans extended 10 years after the current emergency ends. local veterans may apply at the County Building Veterans Service office.
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Veterans Administration Office
A. M. Cumbie
County
Veterans Service Ofce
Veterans Service Office
Cumbie
Veterans Service Ice
Beauty Contestants Special Guests At Jaycees Event
Miss High Point contestants will be special guests of the Junior Chamber of Commerce tonight. The club meets at the YMCA at 6 45 o'clock.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
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Allen
Rocky” Lane
Savage Frontier
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