Thousands Prepare for 57th Southern Furniture Market
The 57th semi annual Southern Furniture and Rug Market opens in High Point for two weeks drawing buyers and 500 manufacturers from across the nation. Meetings include a Profit Panel with panelists from South and D C retailers and multiple wholesale group sessions. Market officials report strong advance registration and expected hotel demand as the event showcases furniture trends and pricing.
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South
Southern Retail Furniture Association
Ralph Slate
High Point
Lambert J. Hammond
Spartanburg
S. C
Ira S. Rainwater
Florence
H. E. Parker
Union
Linton Overstreet
Greensboro
B. Billingsworth
Washington, D. C
Tennessee Wholesale Furniture Salesmen’s Association
Virginia- Carolina Wholesale Furniture Salesmen’s Group
Georgia Wholesale Furniture Salesmen’s Association
Day-long Volleys Mark Fourth of July Front Fight
U S warplanes tanks and artillery pounded Communist positions across the front on July 4 194? as U S forces celebrated Independence Day with a 40 ton bomb drop. In seven days allied forces reported destroying 27 Red planes while suffering minimal losses. Fifth Air Force fighter bombers claimed extensive ground targets including 388 vehicles 197 buildings and 188 boxcars along with bridges shelters and gun positions. Lookout Mountain warfare paused as Chinese troops retook the peak from the 3rd ROK Division for the seventh time in about that many days.
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Seoul
U. S
Air Force
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Yalu
Manchuria
Lookout Mountain
ROK
Texans Circle Globe to Give Scholarships
FRANKFURT Germany July 4 Eleven Texans circle the globe at their own expense to hand out free one year university scholarships to foreign students. They have delivered two scholarships in India Pakistan Palestine Lebanon Egypt Turkey Greece Italy Izerland Austria France England and Germany and will visit Holland and Belgium before returning to San Antonio. The group from the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs led by Mrs Preston H Dial aims to foster leaders who will learn our way of life and return as better neighbors. They plan to report to President Eisenhower at the White House on their return.
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Frankfurt
Germany
India
Pakistan
Palestine
Lebanon
Egypt
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Izerland
Austria
France
England
San Antonio
Texas
Holland
Belgium
University of Texas, Austin
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lone Star State
Preston H. Dial
Council of International Clubs For the Federation
United States
Eisenhower
White House
Pacific Typhoon Ravages Formosa Killing Seven
A powerful Pacific typhoon struck Northern Formosa on Saturday causing at least seven deaths and 65 injuries. Hualien suffered most casualties while Taipei saw one death and extensive property damage. Keelung reported notable damage but ports remained with ships afloat as communications were disrupted and recovery began.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Hualien
Taipei
Keelung
High Point Soap Box Derby Held Yesterday
Derby event took place in High Point with a full account appearing on Page 1-c.
Hungary names Nagy premier pledging wide reforms
Hungary's Parliament acclaimed Imre Nagy as premier after Matyas Rakosi was sidelined. Nagy pledged to liquidate past mistakes with broad reforms including freeing imprisoned nonthreatening detainees, restoring land to farmers, remitting crop fines, slowing industrialization, cutting prices, raising wages, and encouraging private enterprise. He urged patience on religion and sought improved relations with the Soviet Union and capitalist democracies.
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Budapest
Hungary
Matyas Rakosi
Imre Nagy
Nagy
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Rakosi
Vienna
Kremlin
Stalin
Ernce Geroe
Moscow
Bela Kun
Probers Seek Army Trials Report On Cramer Command
The House Armed Services Committee asked the Army for a new report on court martial actions against troops under Maj. Kenneth F. Cramer in Southern Germany. The panel cited rumors of severe discipline and charges of fraternization with German girls, and also sought a report on the officers handling courts martial. The Army promised a response within a week.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Kenneth F. Cramer
Germany
Robert W. Smart
Cramer
Smart
43Rd
Camp Pickett
National Yard
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Five Firemen Hurt In San Francisco Dock Blaze
A three alarm waterfront fire in San Francisco injures five firefighters, causes about 160000 dollars in damage, destroys two buildings and six diesel trucks, and threatens the Ferry Building. The blaze started at Thompson Brothers Drayage Co and involved Terminal Freight Lines Building nearby. Explosions followed gas tanks in the Thompson building. cause unclear.
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San Francisco
Thompson Brothers Drayage Co
Terminal Freight Lines
Fourth of July Toll Rises With 79 Deaths Reported
The Associated Press notes 79 holiday deaths by 6 p.m. Friday across the United States including 60 traffic fatalities, 9 drownings, and 6 in other causes. A Nebraska bridge collapse killed four teens near Ravenna while a Savannah squall capsized a boat. Georgia attorney Ernest Haar and Mrs. Seybold drowned in Savannah, five others rescued.
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Kearney
Neb
Ravenna
Savannah
Ernest J. Haar
Georgia
R. Maurice Seybold
National Safety Council
Strikebound Pickett Mill to Open Gates Monday
Officials of the strikebound Pickett Cotton Mill and Local 608 CIO met after which the gates will open Monday to allow workers who want to return to work. The move does not end the 12 week strike, with negotiators agreeing to further talks while maintaining wage-cut positions and an escalator clause dispute.
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Parker
Fowever
Couny
U S envoy presses new Korea truce compromise
In Seoul Walter Robertson negotiates with President Syngman Rhee amid reports the United States will offer a two point plan. The plan would join South Korea in walking out of the post armistice political conference after 90 days if no progress toward peaceful unification with the Communists is made, and would allow discussions on resuming war only if ratified by the Senate.
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Seoul
Eisenhower
Walter Robertson
Syngman Rhee
U. S
South Korea
Korea
U. S. Senate
Robertson
Rhee
Washington
Thelligerent
Son
Pyun Yung Tai
Pyun
Sun Yup Paik
Taegu
Republic of Korea Army
Taft urges Stassen to craft wind‑up plan for foreign aid
Sen. Taft says Congress likely to end foreign aid, urges Mutual Security Director Harold E. Stassen to prepare a liquidation program for next session. He notes opposition across parties and warns administration to seek a new approach to rearm the free world amid debate over a 5.3 billion dollar authorization and Western defense ties.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Congress
Senate
U. S
Stassen
Eisenhower
White House
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Asia
Sen. George
Georgia
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Gillette
Iowa
Mansfield
D- I
State Department
MSA
India Warns on Korea Troop Commitment
New Delhi July 4 India will send troops to Korea only if authorities there pledge cooperation. Prime Minister Nehru warned U N General Assembly President Lester B. Pearson. Nehru’s messages sought an early U N discussion of prisoner exchanges in Korea, not a formal motion for an emergency session.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
U. N. General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Korea
Nehru
Pearson
U. N
Danes Join In Holiday Celebration
Americans across the globe marked the Fourth of July with varied observances from speeches and fireworks to garden parties. In Philadelphia Independence Hall the Declaration of Independence was celebrated as Eisenhower praised freedom and Denmark amid formal messages to observers abroad. Nixon lauded U S leadership in advancing liberty, while Eisenhower relaxed at a Maryland retreat. In Korea, GIs observed the day with artillery barrages amid rain and clouded skies delaying fireworks.
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U. S
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
America
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
Presidential Mountain
Maryland
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Communist Front
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Soviet Union
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