UN plans truce and Far East conference in assembly
United Nations officials moved to convene a General Assembly session to note the Korea armistice and set up a Far Eastern political conference within 90 days of the armistice. Pearson arrives for talks with Dag Hammarskjold as delegates from 12 nations join discussions on agenda and participation.
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United Nations
N. Y
Pearson
General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Dag Hammerskjold
U.N
United States
Russia
Britain
France
India
Hammerskjold
Ottawa
Whic
Unified Command
Security Council
Korea
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Chiang
Indochina
Malaya
Seven Missing After Tanker Explosion in Wilmington
A sea going tanker Pan Georgia exploded and burned beside a Wilmington dock overnight. Seven men are missing after the blaze. six crewmen were accounted for, with Ray Ott of Galveston Texas missing after reportedly leaping overboard. Curtis Bay Towing Co. reported six crewmen unaccounted aboard its tugs J H Deinlein and Otoco.
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Wilmington
Del
Pan— Georgia
Ray Ott
Galveston
Tex
Philadelphia
Curtis Bay Towing Co
J. H. Deinlein
Otoco
Pan-Georgia
Berlin Minister of State Security Fired
East Germany announces the dismissal of Wilhelm Zaisser from his post as Minister of State Security, confirming a leadership shakeup in the security services.
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Berlin
East Germany
Red Gestapo
Wilhelm Zaisser
Congress Approves Defense Bill After Long Budget Battle
President Eisenhower and Secretary Wilson won their fight to cut Air Force funding and limit goals. The Senate approved a $34.43 billion defense bill for the fiscal year, rejecting an attempt to add 400 million for 200 BAT jet bombers and limiting pilot training increases. A conference panel will reconcile Senate and House differences.
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Wilson
Air Force
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Truman
Hayden
D-Ariz
Korea
Congress
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate House
House
Political shifts in Chicago shape Stevenson Douglas hopes
Chicago politics sees Rich ard J. Daley elected Cook County Central Committee chairman, aligning with Adlai Stevenson and Senator Douglas. McDermott's last minute withdrawal and the fading Kelly Nash machine altered the race, while Wagner's death and party faction tensions cloud the outcome. Daley pledges full support for Douglas amid potential shifts in 1956 national hopes.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Paul Douglas
D-Iil
Richard J. Daley
Cook County Central Committee
Stevenson
Daley
Cook County
Kelly-Nash Machine
James J
Big Jim) McDermott
Kelly-Nash High Council
Sen
Douglas
Second polio death prompts ban on youth gatherings
Wilkes County orders a ban on public gatherings of children 16 and under after the second polio death this year, as cases rise to 16. Across Catawba and Caldwell counties the outbreak reaches 205 fatalities since mid April with new cases in multiple towns. Health officials plan an evaluation of gamma globulin use next week while Newton prepares to buy a fogger for DDT spraying to curb polio.
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T. Lavaughn Hendrix
Darby
Wilkes
Catawba
Caldwell
Catawba County
Janese Agnew Trivette
DeWitt Trivette
Hickory
Ellen Harris
Daugh
Ter
Everett A. Harris
Lenoir
Granville Hartley
Fred Hartley
Beulah Mae Minton
Willie Minton
Rt. 1
Shelby
Jerry Cooke
Robert H. Cooke
Cabarrus
Eddie James
Montgomery
James A. ‘Montgomery
Larry Williams
Charles A. Williams
Kannapolis
Catawba Health
Newton
U S Ready To Begin Aid To Koreans
Washington reports the United States is prepared to pump rehabilitation aid into South Korea as fast as the economy can absorb it after a truce. Officials say the aim is to restore a self sustaining economy capable of supporting a sizeable army, with four to five year heavy expenditure promised but exact costs kept secret.
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Washington
United States
South Korea
John Foster Dulles
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Revenue Division Split Prompts Finance Officials Roles
Raleigh reports Eugene Shaw named Illard E. Griffin to head the new individual income tax unit and W. H. Hughes Jr to lead the corporate tax division. The split follows size and legal differences. Charles K. Cooke Jr led the former division until his recent death.
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Raleigh
Eugene Shaw
Revenue Department
Illard E. Griffin
W. H. Hughes Jr
Shaw
Charles K. Cooke Jr
Armory Sites Proposed Across North Carolina
The North Carolina Armory Commission urged the National Guard Bureau to build armories in Wilmington Williamston Kinston and Okie. Adj Gen Manning said federal funds are available and projects would cost about 100000 each with federal backing of 300000 overall.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Armory Commission
National Guard Bureau
Wilmington
Williamston
Kinston
Okie
Adj
John Hall Manning
Washington
State highway engineers promoted to construction posts
Two Raleigh area senior resident engineers for the State Highway Commission have been promoted to construction engineers. R J Albert becomes division engineer for the 14th Division at Sylva replacing G G Page. T G Morton takes over for Hunter D Irving as division engineer for the Fifth Division at Durham. Construction engineers inspect contract roadway projects and verify compliance with all terms and state specifications. Luther League meet opens in Salisbury with 450 delegates and religious discussions led by ministers R Douglas Frits and J White Soldings. Asheville hosts steel industry executives from eight states for joint Virginia Carolina Fabricators Association and Southern Structural Steel Board of Trade meeting with leaders including M Harvey Smedley and E E Hanks. Youth Council heads Southern Presbyterian Assembly as Newton Todd becomes moderator replacing Charles Williams. council represents 150,000 youths with officers Ronnie Thomas and Margaret Boyer.
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State Highway Commission
R J. Albert
G. G. Page
Sylva
T. G. Morton
Hunter D. Irving
Durham
Luther League
Salisbury
Luther League of North
Asheville
Virginia-Carolinas Fabricators Association
Southern Structural Steel Board of Trade
M. Harvey Smedley
New York
American Institute of Steel Construction
E. E. Hanks
Institute
Maryland
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Ohio
Miami
Fila
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Newton Todd
Charles Williams
Rocky Mount
Ronnie Thomas
Beaumont
Tex
Margaret Boyer
Richmond
Reports From Seoul And Washington On Truce Signing
Washington and Seoul reports say a Korea armistice may be signed Sunday or Monday with Gen. Clark authorized to sign for the United Nations. Rhee denounces the accord as talks near completion at Panmunjom, while Pyun Yung Tai says the agreement is very close in a few days.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
Eisenhower
United Nations
Panmunjom
Rhee
ROK
Pyun Yung Tai
South Korea
United States
U.S
Walter S. Robertson
India
William K
Harrison
U.N
Robertson
Five Thousand Chinese Attack UN Lines on Korean Front
In heavy night battles near Panmunjom and Kumhwa, about 5,000 Chinese Red forces attacked three hilloutposts and pressed charges along the Central and Western Fronts. Allied counterfire and artillery stalled several assaults as U N troops held key positions and repelled multiple attempts to reinforce attackers.
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Panmunjom
Outpost
Esther
William H. Bates
Portland
Maine
John Randolph
Kumwha
U. N
Kumsong River
U. S. 8Th Army
Kumhwa-Kumsong
Kumsong
I Syngman Rhee
Kumhwa
U. S. 7Th Infantry Division
Outposts Dale
West View
Old Baldy
Pork Chop Hills
Outpost Dale
Gov Umstead Named C D Board Chairman Amid Meeting Start
Governor Umstead will serve as chairman of the C and D Board during his administration. Director Ben Douglas says the governor aims to be active in C D work and attend meetings as health allows. The board, meeting in Morehead City, will also appoint a vice chairman to preside when Umstead is absent.
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Raleigh
Ben Douglas
State Department of Conservation and Development
Gov
Umstead
Morehead City
Kerr Scott
Miles J. Smith
Salisbury
Douglas
C&d
C&d Board
Hoover and Farley Named to Government Commission
President Eisenhower appoints former President Herbert Hoover and James A. Farley as public representatives on a new government reorganization commission. Attorney General Brownell and Office of Defense Mobilization head Arthur S. Fleming will represent the executive branch. Congress will add eight members. Nixon and Speaker designate four each from Congress and private life. Hoover expected as chairman.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Atty. Gen. Brownell
Arthur S. Fleming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Congress
Nixon
House
Martin
Senate
Hoovers
Hoover Commission On
Heavy Rains Dwindle To Mere Trickle
The week’s heavy rainfall eased to a light drizzle across most regions with only scattered Atlantic Seaboard and Central Plains areas seeing light showers. Thursday’s totals included 3.32 inches in New York City 3.45 in Bridgeport and 2.02 in Philadelphia as Pacific air cooled the Northwest and a chilly morning settled over the northern Great Lakes region.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Central Plains
New York City
Bridgeport
Conn
Philadelphia
Pacific
Montana
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain States
Southwest
Reds Reported Doing Battle With Poles
Berlin reports allege Soviet troops repelled a Polish partisan attack into East Germany and executed 78 captured Poles. Telegraf claimed bands seized four towns in Polish Silesia and that the partisan force numbered in the tens of thousands, including some Germans, near Leebau. Western observers doubt details from the Soviet Occupation Zone are reliable.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Telegraf
Polish Silesia
Leebau
Weather forecast with temps and sun timing
Today high 88 degrees and low 62 last night. Tonight's low 62. Tomorrow's high 9 and low not stated. Sun sets today at 1 32 p m and rises tomorrow at 5 22 a m.
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