Berlin in slowdown after border reopen ends uneasy calm
Soviet East Berlin shows a cautious lull after border openings reopen inter sector travel. Workers pace at plants amid slowdowns tied to demand releases and arrests from the June 17 clashes. Russian and East German security patrol Stalin Allee and Potsdamer Platz as visitors cross from the West.
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Berlin
Stalin Allee
East Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
Alexander Platz
Red
Atlice
Owever
Workae Porce
West
Police deny mistreatment in jail death of 19 year old
Charlotte Police Chief Frank Littlejohn said rumors that officers mistreated David W. Simpson Jr., 19, who hanged himself in a jail cell after a drunkenness arrest, are untrue. He has received anonymous calls but found no evidence of abuse and no one has come forward to allege mistreatment.
North Carolina retail food prices fall in most cities
The State Labor Department says the average price of a 54 item market basket dropped 3.1 cents in seven Tar Heel cities in the year ending last June. Greenville had the largest decline at 7.8 percent and the lowest prices, while Greensboro had the highest prices and a 2 percent decline.
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Raleigh
Tar Heel
State Labor Department
Greenville
Greensboro
International Resistance Co. to Build $400,000 Plant in Boone
Charles Weyl president of the International Resistance Co. announces a new $400,000 plant in Boone to manufacture electronics parts. Construction starts at once with production expected by January. About 150 to 200 workers to start, rising to 500, all hired from Watauga County.
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Boone
Charles Weyl
International Resistance Co
Philadelphia
Weyl
Oliver J. Greenway
Ince
Watauga County
Expressway project to begin in Winston-Salem soon
State Highway Commissioner A H Graham announced that work on the first section of Winston Salem's East West Expressway will start in 60 to 90 days. The initial 1.8 mile segment is part of an $8 163 000 project extending 5.23 miles from US 158 to highways 421 and 158.
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Winston - Salem
A. H. Graham
Winston-Salem
Robbers Hit Charlotte Filling Station For $50
Two men with a pistol and knife robbed filling station operator Thomas D. Penegar in Charlotte before dawn. They forced him into a station toilet and drove away in a car with two companions, taking $50.
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Charlotte
Thomas D. Penegar
Dr Laurence C Smith Resigns to Join Drury College
Dr Laurence C Smith registrar at Atlantic Christian College resigns to become associate professor of philosophy and director of religious activities at Drury College Springfield Missouri. He will assume the new duties September 1.
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Wilson
Laurence C. Smith
Atlantic Christian College
Drury College
Springfield
Smith Estate Valued at 279 349 Dollars in 1960s Raleigh Paper
Court papers show the Willis Smith estate valued at 279349.60 with assets including bank deposits stocks and bonds and life insurance. One half goes to his wife and the other funds a Duke University scholarship and gifts to kin and servants. Executors are Willis Smith Jr and Im Anderson Jr as listed in the preliminary inventory.
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Raleigh
U. S
Willis Smith
Smith
Security National Bank
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Satsaur
Andre
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Duke Universi
Isons
Willis Smith Jr
Lee Crecy ‘Smith
Alton Battle Smith
Im Anderson Jr
Rockets and Flames Halt Reds at Pork Chop Hill
In Western Korea U S infantry and South Korean troops repelled multiple Chinese assaults while launching a daring flamethrower counterattack to seize the crest near Pork Chop Hill. About 1,000 attackers faced U S and ROK resistance as artillery and hand to hand fighting raged for hours.
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Seoul
Pork Chop Hill
Korea
Arrowhead Ridge
Pork Chop
U. S
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Salisbury Arrives For Conference With Western Big Three
Lord Salisbury the acting British foreign secretary arrived in Washington en route to talks with the Western Big Three. He said Bermuda meetings with Eisenhower Churchill and Bidault are not finished but postponed and urged a timely resumption.
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New York
Lord Salisbury
Washington
Salisbury
Britain
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Georges Bidault
Brian Robertson
Robertson
Germany
Middle East
Strategic
Suez Canal Zone
U. S
Dulles
France
Joseph Laniel
European Defense Community
West Germany
Lenoir Closes Public Pools To Children
Lenoir City Council closed the citys two public pools to all persons under 18 to stem polio. Caldwell Countys total reached 99 with two new cases. The council urged cleanliness and use of DDT fog spray to combat disease breeding flies amid the inoculation effort.
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Lenoir
N.C
Caldwell County
Catawba Seeks Gamma Globulin for Polio Inoculation
Catawba County asked the North Carolina Board of Health for a gamma globulin supply to vaccinate all children under ten. The move followed four new polio cases and one death, Clyde Dollinger of Newton, reported as the county pressed the request at an emergency medical society meeting.
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Hickory
N. C
Catawba County
North Carolina Board of Health
Catawba
Clyde Dollinger
Newton
Ian Asheville Hospital
Polio Cases Rise Across Several States in Early Year
The Public Health Service reported 4 680 new polio cases for the year to date, 54 more than in early 1952, with 625 cases in the week ending July 4. Alabama shows a weekly drop amid gamma globulin inoculations in Montgomery County. Several states see increases while Pennsylvania Missouri Mississippi Louisiana California and Obama report declines.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Alabama
Montgomery County
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Oklahoma
Texas
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Missisppi
Louisiana
California
Obama
Caldwell County
N. C
Douglas Likely Choice to Head C and D Dept
Raleigh sources name Ben E. Douglas of Charlotte as the probable pick by Gov. Umstead for director of the State Department of Conservation and Development. Ross, the current head, awaits word on reappointment as Umstead prepares to announce the board of Conservation and Development.
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Raleigh
Capitol Hill
Ben E. Douglas
Charlotte
Umstead
State Department of Conservation and Development
George Ross
Scott
Ross
Conservation Department
Douglas
State Highway Commission
C&d
Board of Conservation and Development
Dulles Approves New Policy on Overseas Library Books
Secretary of State Dulles approves a policy allowing limited use of books by Communists or sympathizers in overseas libraries, stressing democracy and avoiding book burning. The move aligns with Eisenhower's stance and comes as Johnson testifies before the McCarthy subcommittee is postponed.
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Washington
U. S
State Department
Dulles
Robert L. Johnson
International Information Administration
ITA
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Information Agency
Dartmouth College
Johnson
Senate
Rhee Continues His Bitter Opposition
Negotiations between the United Nations and the Communists to finalize a Korean armistice will resume tomorrow as the South Korean government bitterly opposes progress. The talks, recessed since June 20, are scheduled to begin again at 9 a.m. EST.
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Seoul
United Nations
U. N
A. m
Toay
Panmunjom
Mark Clare
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
U. S
Associated Press
Bill Shinn
America
Korea
Eisenhower
Clark
South Korea
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Reds
Neutral Commission
Switzerland
Sweden
India
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Tokyo
Walter Robertson
Hoey Disagrees With McCarthy Over Matthews
Senator Hoey criticized McCarthy over staff control and said staff changes should involve senior party members and a subcommittee vote if controversy exists. The row centers on J. B. Matthews, who wrote a controversial article on Protestant ministers and communism and faces calls for dismissal by several committee members. Matthews, a former minister and self described leftist, defends his work while McCarthy maintains sole hiring power.
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Washington
Mc Carthy
R-Wis
J. B. Matthews
Matthews
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
Hoey
Committee On
Mercury Magazine
United
Sens
McClellan
D-Ark
Symington
D-Mo
Jackson
D-Wash
Potter
R-Mich
Democrats
Red Clergy List Studied By Committee
The House Un American Activities Committee examined a witness list naming prominent American clergymen alleged to be members of the Communist Party. Manning Johnson testified he resigned from the party in 1940. Public hearings in Washington were set to begin July 21 to probe red influence in churches.
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New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Gordon H. Scherer
Ohio
Manning Johnson
Party
Schrerer
Washington
Donald Jackson
Roup
Jackson
Car Crash Fatality Near Charlotte Claims Nathaniel White
Nathaniel White aged 24 died in a Charlotte hospital from injuries after a car crash when his headlights failed at night. His wife and three children escaped injury in the wreck.
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Charlotte
Nathaniel White
Weather Outlook and Temperatures
Low tonight expected near 66 degrees with a high around 89 tomorrow. Last night’s low was 68. Sunset is 7 39 p m and sunrise tomorrow 5 11 a m.
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