Surprise Ending Lennon Named U S Senate Pick
Alton A. Lennon, Wilmington lawyer and former state senator, was appointed by Gov. Umstead to fill the U S Senate seat after Willis Smith's death. Lennon, 46, vows to run for a full six year term, with Kerr Scott also weighing a run. He is described by the governor as a sound, safe choice and plans to take the oath at once. Lennon has deep state ties, having guided Umstead campaigns and previously served as judge and senator.
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Eisenhower offers food aid to East Germany amid Kremlin dispute
The United States proposes immediate delivery of 15 million dollars in food to Soviet controlled East Germany bypassing the East German government. The move, responding to Adenauer, faces a Kremlin rift as Is approval hinges on Moscow and amid mounting hunger concerns.
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Weimar Jones Heads State Press Group
Weimar Jones of Franklin was elected resident of the North Carolina Press Association at the close of the 81st annual convention in New Bern. He followed the late W. Randall Harris J. in office after Harris died. Thomas L. Robinson of the Charlotte News was chosen vice president with Beatrice Cobb re elected secretary treasurer and Clarence Griffin named historian. Delegates totaled 153 as the convention ended at noon.
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Democrats Stand Fast In Walkout Over McCarthy Panel
Three Democratic senators refuse to serve on McCarthy investigations panel in protest. Matthews claims he can name thousands of Protestant clergy plus Catholic priests and Jewish rabbis as supporters of a Communist network. McCarthy accepts resignations of Symington, McClellan, and Jackson as party lines erupt over staff control and minority staffing.
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Eisenhower
Mass polio inoculation planned in Catawba County
Hickory North Carolina officials moved to halt polio rise by planning a mass inoculation for more than 14 000 children under 10 in Catawba County as Caldwell County reports cases. Gamma globulin allocation of 95 000 cubic centimeters arrived from Washington to aid the effort with serum expected next Tuesday.
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Catawba
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Robertson Heads Home From Korea Talks With Rhee
United States sources say a joint U S South Korean statement will declare agreement on Rhee's support for an armistice. Robertson, Eisenhower's emissary, said his work is done and plans to return to Tokyo then Washington. Rhee praised Robertson as a patriot while signaling more talks may occur.
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Headless Body Found Near Reidsville
Police found the headless body of a Black man near Reidsville. Investigators believe 43 year old tenant farmer William Taft Neal may have used a 12 gauge item found nearby to blow off his head.
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William Taft Neal
One Escapee Captured After Prison Work Gang Break
Nelson M. Ellsworth, 27, of Kannapolis, was captured by Spray police Thursday night near Leaksville. Two convicts, Ray H. Jessup and Thomas R. Phillips, both at large, fled after guard Watt Martin said he could not shoot. The escape happened Thursday when the guard refused to pull the trigger as the trio left the gang.
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Greensboro
Thomas R. Phillips
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Wreckage of B-29 from Hunter AFB Found in Marsh
Savannah report says a B-29 on a training mission with 10 aboard was spotted in Rock Fish Creek marshes near Grove Point at the Ogeechee River mouth. Navy blimp and Jacksonville Naval Air Station helicopters assisted in the search. no survivors reported as crews were alerted and identified.
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Louie W. Strum Jr
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Marines Ace Two MIG Jets in Korean War Sky Battle
Major from Sanford Florida shot down two Communist MIGs deep in North Korea becoming the 37th jet ace. Allied Thunderjets pressed Red transport routes, while Fifth Air Force and patrols reported numerous clashes along Porkchop and Chorwon Valley fronts and heavy artillery duels.
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Russians Lift Martial Law in East Berlin Command
Soviet Maj. Gen. P. T. Dibrova announced martial law in rebel East Berlin will end at midnight July 11 after 25 days of rule. He cited no reason while outlining arrests surpassing 4,000 and a recent border reopening to normal traffic with West Berlin.
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West Hints Broad Soviet Reforms After Beria Ouster
Western observers expect the Soviet leadership to announce broad reforms after Lavrenti Beria's removal. Pravda editorial supports reforms in law, agriculture, and living standards, while Moscow signals no policy reversal and a possible hardening in foreign relations.
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Convicts Run Free in Oregon Prison After Strike
In Salem Oregon unruly inmates seized the Oregon penitentiary during a day long strike turning it into a partly open rebellion. Guards on the walls report convicts entered the commissary for a binge and some broke into the hospital to obtain blankets while sleeping in the recreation yard. Warden Clarence J. Gladden said the situation was out of control and that older inmates organized the strike to press for better treatment. the warden rejected the demands.
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Ore
Oregon
Clarence J. Gladden
Gladden
Eisenhower Ends Draft Deferments For Fathers
President Eisenhower ordered immediate termination of draft deferments for fathers unless extreme hardship would result. The White House said the move corrects a serious inequity. current father-deferrals remain in effect, but new fathers under 18 to 26 cannot use fatherhood for exemption except in extreme hardship.
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Informal Parley At White House
Washington talks focused on Moscow’s Beria purge and its global impact. Dulles Salisbury and Bidault reviewed Western policies while planning future Anglo American discussions and potential top level talks with Malenkov.
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Lavrenti Beria
Weather outlook with temperatures and sun times
The forecast shows a low of 58 tonight and a high of 82 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 84 with a low of 59 last night. Sunset is at 7 30 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 18 a m.
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