Congress Slashes Ike Era Civil Defense and VOA Funding
The House Appropriations Committee cut President Eisenhower's requests for Civil Defense, the Voice of America, and Air Force base construction by about 84 percent. The panel proposed 168.16 million for eight agencies, drawing from prior year funds, with no overall Truman comparison. Major cuts covered Air Force construction and Civil Defense while funding for international information and education activities was reduced.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Voice of America
Air Force Base
Truman
Air Force Construction
Civil Defense Administration
State Department
Hees
Amos Kearns Named To C D Board
Gov Umstead announced 13 of 15 State Board of Conservation and Development members and confirmed Ben E Douglas of Charlotte as C D director succeeding George Ross. Seven old members were reappointed and six new members named with two more to be named before the summer Morehead City meeting on July 27.
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Raleigh
Umstead
State Board of Conservation, and Development
Ben E. Douglas
Charlotte
C&d
George Ross
Morehead City
Douglas
Cecil Morris
Atlantic
Robert M. Hanes
Winston- Salem
American Bankers Association
Carl Buchan Jr
North Wilkesboro
Max Watson
Forest City
Highway Commission
Leo Harvey
Kinston
Kearns
High Point
W. J. Damtoft
Asheville
Champion Paper and Fibre Co
Scroop W. Enloe Jr
W. B. Austin
Jefferson
Miles J. Smith
Salisbury
Hugh Morton
Wilmington
Charles S. Allen
Durham
Charles Jenkins
Montgomery polio vaccine trial reaches 31000 children
Medical authorities proclaimed the first mass gamma globulin inoculation a success in reducing polio. The serum was injected last week in over 31,000 Montgomery children to halt a near epidemic. Two new cases were reported yesterday, bringing the county total to 90.
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Montgomery
Ala
Allied Air Strikes Key Pork Chop Hill Action in Korea
Waves of American planes delivered 200 frontline missions over Pork Chop Hill and Arrowhead Ridge as Allied troops repel Chinese assaults. Ground fighting slowed after air power pounded trenches and bunkers while U S Seventh Division and ROK forces held positions amid heat and shelling.
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Pork Chop Hill
Arrowhead Ridge
Korea
U. S. Seventh Division
Park
Rae Ridge
ROK
Second Division
Arrowhead
Roks
U. S
Pork Chop
Eisenhower Bans Matthews as McCarthy Subcommittee Chief
President Eisenhower denounces J B Matthews as unfounded accusations against Protestant clergy spark a clash with Senator McCarthy. Matthews resigns as executive staff director, while McCarthy’s panel plots fresh action at a closed meeting with Democratic members pressing for Matthews’ removal.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
J. B. Matthews
America
Matthews
Senate
Wisconsin Senators
Eisen
State Freight Rate Increase Is Approved in North Carolina
The North Carolina Utilities Commission authorized a roughly nine percent rise in intrastate rail freight rates to align with neighboring states and interstate charges. The order, authored by Commissioner Fred C. Hunter, says current rates create unfair discrimination and could violate federal law. A dissenting commissioner noted the railroads failed to prove fair returns.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Utilities Commission
Fred C. Hunter
Harry T. Wescott
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
North Carolina Commission
Substantial Rhee Progress Reported on Korean Armistice
Washington reports indicate President Syngman Rhee and Assistant Secretary Walter Robertson made substantial progress toward an armistice ending the Korean War. Officials warn final agreement hinges on Rhee not changing his mind, with top leaders meeting at Panmunjom to clear last obstacles and U N Command guarantees being debated.
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Washington
Syngman Rhee
Walter Robertson
Rhee
Robertson
Khee
Panmunjom
South Korea
U. N
UNC
Peiping
Dulles Recalls Bohlen for Talks on Beria Fallout
Secretary of State Dulles orders U S ambassador Bohlen home from Paris for consultation on Beria dismissal as the Big Three foreign ministers meet in Washington. Western aims include assessing Russia's East Europe moves and potential steps toward German reunification amid Korean truce prospects.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Moscow
Charles E. Bohlen
L. P. Beria
Communist Party
State Department
Bohlen
Lord Salisbury
Bidault
Paris
Beria
East Germany
Georges Bidault
France
Russia
Georgi Malenkov
Stalin
Germany
Europe
West Germany
Eisenhower Heads to Conference in Southwest Drought Talks
President Eisenhower flew to Amarillo Texas for a drought conference with governors from six states. He met for 15 minutes at the White House then signed two bills creating study and reorganization commissions. Emergency drought loans of over 2 500 were approved for farmers and ranchers. Governors attending include Shivers of Texas Thornton of Colorado and others from Arkansas New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas Arizona and Colorado.
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Eisenhower
Amarillo
Tex
Columbine
White House
Hoover
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Val Peterson
Sherman Adams
Thomas B. Stephens
James C. Hagerty
Robert L. Farrington
Department of Agriculture
Credit Service
Ben Guill
Post Office Department
Southwest
Senate
House
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arizona
Arkansas
Allan Shivers
Dan Thornton
Three More Polio Cases Reported In Catawba Epidemic
Catawba County officially labels its polio outbreak an epidemic with three new cases raising the county total. Caldwell County adds three cases including a 17 year old football player, bringing Caldwell to 102 for the national outbreak. mass inoculation plans are announced as gamma globulin serum efforts face shortages.
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Hickory
N. C
Catawba
Lenoir
Caldwell County
Catawba County
Caldwell
Arthur Little Howard
Charlotte
Greensboro
Martha Ann Godwin
Dan Munday
Grace Chapel
Granite Falls
Beria Expelled From Kremlin Roles and Surrendered to Court
Moscow reports Lavrenty Beria, longtime head of the police and first deputy premier, is fired from the government and removed from the Communist Party. Pravda labels him an imperialist agent and turns his case to the Supreme Court as Soviet leadership faces internal strife.
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Moscow
Lavrenty P. Beria
Russia
Georgi M. Malenkov
Communist Party
Pravda
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Wester
Beria
Kremlin
Stalin
East
Berlin
Syngman Rhee
Sergei N. Kruglov
Ministry of State Security
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Hogan Captures British Open On Debut at Carnoustie
Ben Hogan won the British Open in his first attempt at Carnoustie Scotland finishing with a 282 total after rounds 73 71 70 68 four strokes ahead of Frank Stranahan Dai Rees and Peter Thomson. He matched the tourney record with a 68 last round and tied the 1953 grand slam by winning Masters Open U S Open in succession.
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Carnoustie
Scotland
Ben] Hogan
America
Eric Brown
Dai
Rees
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Dai Rees
Australia
Peter Thomson
Bobby Locke
Hogan
Atlanta
Bob Jones
U. S
Augusta
Oakmont
Willie Anderson
Jones
Stranahan
Brazil
Antonio Cerda
Britain
Fiona
New Highway Patrol Plan Is Perfected
Raleigh officials report a refined plan to keep highway patrolmen on the roads. Col. W B Lentz says increased patrolling during holidays reduced accidents and fatalities. Local police will deliver driver license suspensions within city limits to save patrol time. Courts urged to schedule times for officers to testify so they can return to driving duties quickly.
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Raleigh
Ed Scheidt
Col. W. B. Lentz
Col. Lentz
Lentz
Jare
Local Weather Forecast Reads Warm Tomorrow
The low tonight is 62 degrees with a high tomorrow of 84. Today's high reached 83 and last night’s low was 3. Sunset is at 7 39 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 12 a m.
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Weather Bureau
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Atlanta
Sheen
High Point
Cseeeenenes
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
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New York
San Antonio
San Antonio Etree
San Francisco
Washington
Wilmington
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