Caldwell County to mass inoculate 10800 children
Caldwell County public health officials plan a county wide gamma globulin inoculation for 10 800 children under nine as polio cases rise to 79. Four new cases and a 12 year old girl's death were reported as 800 pounds of gamma globulin arrived for clinics at four sites starting Monday.
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Lenoir
N. C
Caldwell County
Blue Ridge Mountain Foothill
Polio Foundation of
New York
Fred Foard
Polio Fondation
U. S. Public Health Service
School Budget Approved With 10 Percent Pay Hike
Raleigh officials approved a $113,943,912 public school budget for the coming year. The plan includes a 10 percent raise for teachers and staff, funds to add about 700 teachers plus 125 more due to earlier age cutbacks, and a bond plan for new buildings totaling $50 million with local funds bringing in an additional $23,483,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Education
Gov. U
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem
Hasen
Tate
Killer Firestorm: Sheriff Killed in North Carolina Ambush
Lawmen and deputized citizens hunted 56 year old Demos Woods, an outlaw, after Sheriff Griffin C. Middleton was shot to death while pursuing him on a Wolf Mountain trail. The manhunt spread across Jackson and neighboring counties with bloodhounds and federal agents joining local officers. Middleton died of buckshot at about 1 40 pm after a confrontation that left a woman injured by a jar of moonshine corn liquor.
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Sylva
N. C
Balsam Range
Griffin C. Middleton
Jackson County
Demos Woods
Middleton
Woods
Lohely
Wolf Mountain
Tennessee Mountain
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Bureau of Investigation
Swain
Haywood
Transylvania
Jackson
Henderson
Yancey
Cleveland
John C. Sides
Sides
Salmhetonr
Norvella McCall
Little Creek
G. Crawford
Cherokee Doane
Frank C. Crawford
End of Long Island Rail Road sick strike ends at noon
A noon agreement between rail road and union officials ends a sick strike that cut Long Island Rail Road service by over 50 percent since midnight. Union leaders call the pact very acceptable and vow to resume service, while a spokesman warns schedules depend on station postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
Brotherhood of Railway
W. P. Kennedy
Cleveland
The
Brotherhood
W. J. Weil
H. J. Pryor
Manhattan
Richmond Hill
Queens
Military Budget Passes House in 1954 Defense Bill Action
The House voted 386 to 0 to approve $34.43 billion in new defense funds for the 1955 year, slicing $5.03 billion from Eisenhower’s request and $1.18 billion from the Air Force. Debate centered on Air Force strength and wings, with a final test at 230 to 161. The measure now goes to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Patt
Air Force
Truman
Senate
Rep
Mahon
D-Tex
Hoyt Vandenberg
Congress
Pentagon
Scrivner
R-Kan
Appropriations
Navy
Office
Secretary of Defense
E House
Court action filed against Moyock dog track operators
A show cause order signed by Judge Chester Morris was issued today in Elizabeth City. J A Summerell, a Currituck County resident, filed the suit charging the Moyock dog track is operated for illegal gambling and declared a public nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth City
Moyock
Chester Morris
J. A. Summerell
Currituck County
Little Liz Reveals Truth About Years On the Run
A cryptic line from a fragment suggests a woman named Liz reflecting on time and honesty, hinting at past evasions and eventual honesty about years spent away. The text reads as a poetic or coded note rather than a clear news item.
Angier Banker Jerday Fields Sentenced to 18 Months
C G Fields a former Angier banker and Harnett County political figure begins an 18 month federal prison term for embezzlement after Judge Don Gilliam found him in violation of probation terms. Fields was convicted in October 1951 of embezzling about $9 000 while cashier at First Citizens Bank and Trust Co Angier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
C. G. Fields
Angier
Harnett County
Don Gilliam
Jerday Fields
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co
NC State forms scholarship committee to oversee aid
Chancellor J. W. Harrelson announced the appointment of the North Carolina State College Scholarship Committee. The panel will administer all scholarships and financial aid, including athletic and non athletic grants, student loans, and self help employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Rams
North Carolina State
J. W. Harrelson
North Carolina State College
North Carolina pays record federal taxes in 1952
Greensboro NC residents paid 1 611 534 138.30 in federal taxes during the 1952 fiscal year ending June 30, the highest amount ever. Edwin Gill, director of internal revenue for North Carolina, noted the prior record in 1951 was 1 522 099 687.51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina
Edwin Gill
Internal Revenue
Parents of Wilmington Boy Face Neglect Charges
Warrants were sworn for Mr and Mrs Aaron Burr Jones as welfare officials say their 11 year old son was kept locked in a tiny room and fed from a pan on the floor. The couple, who are expecting their eighth child, faced neglect charges in recorder s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Recorder’s Court
Aaron Burr Jones
International student seminar opens at Guilford College
Representatives from 18 countries began registering for a five week seminar sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. The program aims to unite youths to learn each other's cultures with Rev. William L. Parker of Raleigh directing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford College
American Friends Service Committee
William L. Parker
The
United Church
Raleigh
Editor Henry Belk Recovering After Eye Surgery
Goldsboro News Argus editor Henry Belk is reported in good condition at Duke Hospital after surgery for a detached retina. Doctors say results won’t be known until bandages are removed in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Henry Belk
The
Goldsboro News-Argus
Duke Hospital
Belk
North Carolina Girls State Elects Governor Barbara Davis
Delegates to the annual Girls State in Greensboro visited Raleigh to meet Gov. William B. Umstead who urged them to gain solid knowledge of government. Barbara Davis of Cornelius was sworn in as Girls State governor and he expressed hope she would one day place a real governor in the mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina
Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Barbara Davis
Cornelius
Girls State
Raleigh Motor Vehicles Chief Extends July 4 Patrol Effort
Commissioner Ed Scheidt canceled all leaves for ray patrolmen over the July 4 weekend and asked motorists to drive carefully. The patrol will stay on the roads over the long weekend virtually around the clock to keep traffic casualties down as traffic laws are rigidly enforced.
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Raleigh UP — Motor Vehicles
Ed Scheidt
Scheidt
North Carolina
Edward Scheidt
Highway Patrol
Britain Faces Shakeup as Churchill Aides Fall Ill
Britain confronts a government shakeup as Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 78, rests for a month due to health. Foreign Secretary Eden recuperates in the United States after gall bladder surgery, with Anthony Eden absent and Lord Salisbury acting foreign secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Kent
Chartwell
Eden
Anthony Eden
United States
Harold MacMillan
Duncan Sandys
Sandys
Britain
Lord Salisbury
House of Lords
Salisbury
Butler
House’ of Commons
R. A. Butler
Harry Crookshank
Chinese Reds Recapture Lookout Mountain After 12 Hours
Chinese forces regain control of Lookout Mountain on the East Central Front 12 hours after South Koreans seized it. About 450 Communists overran the crest, driving South Koreans down the slopes and tying bodies together to deter retreat. U.S. advisers reported two time-on-target barrages as the Chinese unleashed a devastating artillery sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Verym Attery
John Randolph
U. S
Seixas Wins English Net Championship at Wimbledon
Philadelphian Vic Seixas defeated Kurt Nielsen of Denmark to win the All England singles title at Wimbledon 9-7 6-3. Seixas, 29, captained the 1952 U S Davis Cup team and claimed his first major title, giving the United States its sixth Wimbledon victory in seven years.
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Wimbledon
England
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Denmark
Kurt Nielsen
Seixas
University of North Carolina
Forest Hills
N. Y
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Sedgman
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Nielsen
Pointers on avoiding holiday accident figures
Advice by Allen Alexander Raleigh on how to stay safe during the July 4 weekend. Includes factors raising crash risk such as road defects, courteous driving, alcohol involvement, age and gender of drivers, and timing patterns for crashes and fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Cooley Backed for U S Senate Seat by Nash Bar
A five lawyer delegation from the Nash County Bar Association presented Gov. Umstead with a unanimous resolution endorsing Rep. Harold D. Cooley of Nashville for appointment to the U S Senate. Dozens of endorsements, with five top contenders named, keep the governor silent on a choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Umstead
Rocky Mount Nash County Bar Association
Harold D. Cooley
U. S. Senate
Willis Smith
Ed Rankin
Spruill
Rocky Mount
Cooley
Nash County
Nashville
Ben E. Fountain
L. L. Davenport
Hobart Brantley
Spring Hope
Robert W. Jones
Bailey
Bar Association
Fred Royster
Henderson
John D. Larkins
Trenton
W. Frank Taylor
Goldsboro
Supreme Court
Jeff Johnson Jr
Harold Cooley
Truce Talks Stalemated In Korea
SEOUL U S South Korean truce talks stall as President Rhee demands unified Korea and vows to fight on. He appeals to Americans via CBS saying the struggle will continue and will not be abandoned, while U N and U S envoys seek a political conference agreement within 90 days.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
CBS
Rhee
U. S
Walter S. Robertson
Robertson
U. N
South Korea
Red
North Korea
North
Washington
New Delhi
Nehru
Robert Murphy
Mark Clark
Tokyo
Rhee-Robertson
Weather Outlook With Mild Night and Warm Day Ahead
Tonight's low around 70 with a high of 86 tomorrow. Today's high reached 95 and last night's low was 70. Sunset is 7 40 p m and sunrise tomorrow is 5 08 a m.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlante
High Point
Little Rock
Los Angeles
San Francisc
Washington
Wilmington
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Soerr
Serneceesseeses
Little Liz
Fields
Main Street
Acushnet
Mass
Don Schwind
London
Toritain
Lookout Mountain
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