Young Marine Survivor Tells Of His Escape
Pfc. Horace Sawyer an 18 year old marine from Baton Rouge Louisiana recounts his escape after being left for dead in the East Berlin outpost battle on the Western Front. He says Chinese forces overran the post, flares lit the hills and he crept through trenches hiding in bushes until Allied bombers struck nearby. He watched his buddy fall and survived by rolling down a hill and staying hidden through the night and next morning.
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Western Front
Korea
East Berlin
Horace Sawyer
Baton Rouge
Young Sawyer
Berlin
Sawyer
4 H Club Delegates Hear Speech in Raleigh
Delegates at the North Carolina 4 H Club Week heard David S. Weaver of the Agricultural Extension Service urge members to provide farm leadership for the coming years. Governor Umstead and Chancellor Harrelson were noted for forthcoming talks, with a panel on the 1953 Washington 4 H camp and a visit to the governor’s mansion on the agenda.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Agriculture
David S. Weaver
Agricultural Extension Service
John W.harrelson
North Carolina State College
Weaver
Ports Authority Visits Wilmington Port in NC
North Carolina Ports Authority members closed their first major meeting by touring Wilmington facilities after a session in Morehead City. They discussed tobacco storage and manganese imports, noting revenue of 61561 and operating profit of 45305 for the last half of the fiscal year ending June 30. Col George Gillette reported Navy and Marine Corps ships totaling 147 visited Morehead City, plus 51 other vessels. Tomorrow Gillette leads the Southern Ports Foreign Freight Committee on a Wilmington docks tour.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina Ports Authority
Morehead City
J. D. Holt
Col
George Gillette
Authority
Navy and
Marine Corps
Gillette
Southern Ports Foreign Freight Committee
Across Er Es 1 Comic Mast Ceremony Miller
A cryptic crossword style puzzle list presents clues for both across and down entries. Each clue pairs with letter positions and hints from a mixed theme, including names like Miller and terms spanning geography and language.
Biggest Problem In The World Today Is People
A New York column argues the world overpopulation and car overuse strain resources. It notes UN estimates of 80 000 daily excess mouths and two million US births yearly while cars outbreed people two to one. The piece urges staggered schedules to ease traffic and avoid a future dominated by staying home to watch television.
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New York
United Nations
America
United States
General Motors
Cotton Yarn That Dissolves in Water For Basting Use
The Agriculture Department reports a new cotton yarn dissolvable in water aimed at temporary sewing tasks and basting. An armadillo weighs between 10 and 17 pounds in the described context.
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The
Agriculture Department
Three Dixie Crime Suspects Face FBI Charges
FBI charges linked three Southern crimes to ex convicts Albert Denton Samuel Hornbeck and Myron Goldman. Denton already faced murder charges in Leroy Miller case while Hornbeck and Goldman tied to Nashville and Indianapolis robberies. Authorities say the gang snatched cash and jewelry in a bold Nash vill dress bank heist and other similar thefts across states. A separate note mentions a hydroelectric project on Africa’s Volta River to power aluminum processing.
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Savannah Ga
FBI
Albert Sydney Denton
Birmingham
Ala
Leroy Miller
Samuel J. Hornbeck
Myron Peter Goldman
Louisville
Nasham
Nashville
Miller
Mexico
Denton
Hornbeck
Lawrence P. Baker
Goldman
Steven Ross Craig
St. Paul
Mimn
Chester Merrifield
Indianapolis
Ind
Omaha
Neb
Umstead Confirms Williams Departure From Post
Governor Umstead officializes Charles M. Williams’s exit as director of the State Division of Purchase and Contract. Williams since 1949 held a $10,098 yearly post. successor unnamed, with Charles M. Johnson among options. Umstead also notes U S senate selection pending and plans for a special statewide election on school and mental hospital funding.
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Raleightw
Charles M. Williams
State Division of Purchase and Contract
Umstead
Williams
Scott
Charles M. Johnson
Johnson
Wilmington
U. S
Willis Smith
Alton A. Lennon
State Board of Conservation
Tobacco Prices And Volume Continue Good In Georgia Florida Belt
Valdosta Ga opening week of 1953 tobacco sales shows heavy volume and generally higher prices than the prior Friday. USDA says most grades gained 1 to 5 dollars per hundred, more fair and good leaf appeared, fears of slow sales eased, belt average hovered near 49.95 per hundred after Thursday’s 52.11 open.
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Valdosta
Georgia-Florida Belt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Frederick
Painton
United Press Staff
State Ports Authority
Persia
Nevada
Switzerland
New Guinea
Denmark
Lin
Ed Sullivan
Wfmy-Tv
N. Main ST
Ford Motor Company
Volta
Gold Coast
High Point
Enterprise
Charles Williams
C&d
Imental Hospitals
High Point Enterprise
Lincoln
LMDA
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