Taft Improves Slightly After Hospital Bulletin
New York Hospital reported Senator Robert A Taft "somewhat improved" after a restless night. The 63 year old Republican has been hospitalized since early this month with an unspecified hip ailment. His wife Martha and two sons visited as a third son, William Howard Taft III, prepared to fly to New York. The illness sparked talk of possible changes in Senate control if Taft cannot continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Senate
Art
Martha
Lloyd
Robert Jr
William Howard Taft III
Ireland
Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Cuban Regime Denies Martial Law After Eastern Revolt
Havana reports deny martial law following Sunday revolt in Oriente Province that left 69 dead and about 30 wounded. Minister Ernesto de la Fe says only suspension of constitutional guarantees, no military supervision or curfew. Cuban press appeals for lifting pre publication ban and protection of freedom of information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Oriente
Ernesto de la Fe
Council of Ministers
Consulting Council
Dry Weather Threatens North Carolina Farms
Raleigh reports that dry weather poses the top risk to Tar Heel crops, with soils described as dry to very dry statewide. Boll weevil infestation averages 28 percent. tobacco ranges from poor to very good, corn declines slightly, mountain barley is fair, and moisture improves corn in the mountains but not in the Piedmont. Cotton varies from fair to excellent, with peas and nuts in fair to good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Federal
State Crop Re Service
Mountain
Piedmont
Senate passes refugee immigration bill by wide margin
The Senate approved a plan to admit 209000 refugees over three years, a major victory for the administration after a heated fight. The measure differs from the House version proposing 217000 non quota immigrants in three years, and a reconciliation is required before sending to President Eisenhower for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United States
Eisenhower
House
Graf
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Withdrawal Of Armies Near Korean Truce Deadline
As the Thursday night deadline nears the Allied and Communist forces continue pulling back from the demilitarized zone Salvage work reclaims fortifications while both sides report occasional friendly contacts The Korean Armistice Commission accuses eight violations including overflights and shelling none substantiated says Maj Gen Blackshear M Bryan Bodies of Americans and Chinese found as search proceeds Marines and Chinese cooperate to locate remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korean Demilitarized Zone
8Th Army
Bryan
Mornday
Michael Rougier
Life Magazine
Rougier
U. S
Blackshear M. Bryan
Lee Sang Cho
Last mission of war ends for two crews in Korea
The final 10-ton bomb load from a B29 to drop in the Korean War closed a pair of war careers for Maj. Frank A. Mikos and Clarence Adams. Mikos, from New Braunfels Texas, and Adams from Colton California, logged two wars across World War I II and Korea with notable final missions. The Korean War strike against the Communist battleline was the second war climax for both men, marked by brief engine trouble and a normal end to the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
307Th
Frank A. Mikos
New Braunfels
Tex
Clarence Adams
Colton
Cal
Mikos
Pacific
Adams
Pomigliano
Italy
T. L
Norwood
Medical Care Group Sworn In Today
Ten members of the Medical Care Commission were sworn in at Gov. Umstead's office in Raleigh. Four are new, six reappointed, with James H. Clark of Elizabethtown as chairman and Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh as vice chairman, both reappointed by Governor Umstead. The meeting followed the ceremonies and heard a report on hospital construction funds, including about 2.8 million dollars in federal money for North Carolina hospitals. The commission approved a hospital district in northern Surry County to support a 100 bed Mount Airy hospital by election. Governor Umstead praised the commission's work as a lasting service to the state. New oathees included E. C. Daniel, Zebulon. Marshall I. Pickens, Charlotte. Ralph Ramsey, Brevard. Dr. Paul F. Whitaker, Kinston. Dr. J Street Brewer, Roseboro. Sample B. Forbus, Durham. Dr. Walter L. Jackson, High Point. Dr. William Raney Stanford, Durham. Dr. Poe. and Clark, all reappointed. William M. Rich of Durham, also reappointed, could not take the oath due to illness and will be sworn in later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Medical Care Commission
Gov. Umstead
Gov
Umstead
James H. Clark
Elizabethtown
Clarence Poe
Winstead
Jonn A. Ferrell
Ferrell
North Carolina
Congress
Surry County
Mount Airy
Jeff D. Johnson Jr
State Supreme Court
E. C. Daniel
Zebulon
Marshall I. Pickens
Charlotte
Ralph Ramsey
Brevard
Paul F. Whitaker
Kinston
J. Street Brewer
Roseboro
Sample B. Forbus
Durham
Walter L
Congress approves $34.37 million defense measure in final action
Congress completed action on a compromise defense bill totaling 34.371 million dollars. The House quickly approved the measure after a Senate delay over defense contract awards to unemployment areas. Senate approval followed assurances the defense contracts issue would be addressed with the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate
ROTC Juniors Face Flight Training or Drop Out Policy
Washington announced that 13,000 Air Force ROTC juniors must begin flight training or be dropped from the program. An additional 1,000 third year engineers will continue and be commissioned next year. AS many as 9,000 ROTC graduates will be activated in three installments starting Oct. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
John A. Hannah
Pentagon
Allies Reject North Korean Armistice Allegations
At Panmunjom the Allied chief commissioner dismissed North Korean charges of eight armistice violations as unfounded and requests more data. The meeting set a 11 a.m. Thursday recess as both sides prepare for prisoner exchanges and the start of the neutral inspection teams across the buffer zone in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsana
Little Liz In America Wage Paths From Ditches to Desks
A compact observation notes that a man can begin in manual labor like ditch digging and rise to a polished desk with willingness to accept lower wages. The piece reflects on social mobility and work ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Enne
Committee Lays Blame On Truman In UN Disloyalty Probe
Washington investigators blamed the State Department for allowing disloyal Americans into the United Nations tracing to Alger Hiss policy making. The Justice Department was absolved of blame while Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was praised for cleansing subversives at the UN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Llp
House
Truman Administration
State Department
United Nations
Alger Hiss
Judiciary
Justice Department
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
U. N
New York
Frank Chelf
D-Ky
Republican Congress
Kenneth B. Keating
Keating
Department of Justice
Subcommittee
Office of Special Political Affairs
Hiss
Department
Dean Acheson
Tax Agents Will Check Up
In Boston, Wilber A Callahan says 280 of 700 internal revenue agents will begin a house to house and business to business canvass to locate tax delinquents. New England is first to receive this continuing enforcement. The agents may probe declared income for luxury purchases and social security taxes for maids and farmhands. If in business, they seek reports of income used for equipment and inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber A. Callahan
Internal Revenue
New England
Sam
Face To Face At Korean Truce Line Under Gunfire
Three unarmed Americans walked up to the truce line near Pukchin Hill under Chinese machinegun cover. Frank Jordan and Paul Lawrence documented the scene as South Korean guards salvaged equipment and prepared to withdraw by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jordan
United Press
Central Front
Korea
Paul Lawrence
Valley Stream
N.Y
461St
Two Columbus County Men Paroled After Klan Trials
Raleigh reports Parole Commissioner N F Ransdell released Leon Alford age 47 and Norris age 49 who were sentenced to 18 to 24 months for assault and conspiracy, after serving 10 months 16 days and 1 year 2 months with good conduct time. Solicitor Clifton L Moore of Burgaw recommended parole and a petition of 160 Columbus County citizens backed Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Columbus County
N. F. Ransdell
Leon Alford
Norris
Federal court to decide union shop case involving railroads
A trio of federal judges will determine whether a union shop contract between railroads and unions falls under federal or state jurisdiction. The 26 non union workers sue the 17 unions, arguing the matter is a state issue. The case was heard in federal court here yesterday. Also reported a Navy jet crash near the area killed Lt. j. Frank Leigh Ames, 27, of Oceana Naval Air Station. He was flying with two planes when the F4U went down. Survived by widow in Oceana, father William S. Armes of Watertown and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Hamlets
J. Frank Leigh Ames
Oceana Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Navy
Ames
Oceana
William S. Armes
Watertown
Mass
Big crowds jam West Berlin relief centers and arrests
Vast lines form at West Berlin relief centers as American food aid expands to 150000 daily packages. Communist police arrest dozens returning East with food, confiscations limited to identity cards while trucks and planes carry aid across the Iron Curtain. An air shipment arrives. tensions rise over border delays and purges in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Iron Curtain
East Zone
West Berlin
East Berlin
Communist Party
Telegraf
der ‘Tag
Wilhelm Zaisser
Erfurt
Grotewohl
Otto Grotewohl
Hamburg
U. S
United States
Fire destroys home injuring father and killing three in Candler
In Candler near Asheville a house fire left Mrs Margaret Gudger 40 and her daughters Sarah 6 and an 18 month old dead. Harold Gudger 45 was hospitalized in fair condition with burns and shock after the blaze started about 2 am. Firefighters could not stop the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Candler
Here
Mararet Gudger
Sarah
Harold Gudger
American En
Lennon seeks Helms and Slear to stay on in staff
Senator Lennon says he hopes Jesse Helms and John Slear will remain on his staff. He notes no changes are contemplated and both men will continue assisting him. Helms is from Raleigh and Slear from Charlotte, currently working at his request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Lennon
D-Nc
Jesse Helms
John Slear
Helms
Willis Smith
Slear
Raleigh
Charlotte
Burlington Man Drowns at Cherry Grove Beach N C
Coyt H Probst 38 of Burlington N C drowned while bathing at Cherry Grove Beach. Native of Salisbury he is survived by a widow a son and a stepson employed at a packing company. One killed Franklin Highlands man dies in crash on Highway 64 north of Highlands. Charlie M Henry 61 killed. driver John C Webb 26 Westminster S C held on manslaughter and drunken driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Cherry Grove Beach
N. C
Coyt H. Probst
Rt. 4
N.C
Probst
Salisbury
N C
Franklin
Highlands
Highway 64
Vinson Bryson
Charlie M. Henry
John C. Webb
Westminster
S. C
Macon County
Webb
Weather outlook with warm swing and sunset timing
Tonight's low near 48 degrees and tomorrow's high around 96. Today's high reached 96 with a 67 degree low last night. Sunset is at 7 28 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 25 a m.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sen. Taft
Sehs
Sreeeseess
Eeesseseee
Lhe
Boulder City
Knowland
Calif
Army
Senate House
Truman
White House
Labor and Welfare Departments
District of Columbia
Voice of America
Civil Defense
ROTC
Hannah
Defense Department
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Reds
Panmunjom
Peiping Radio
Red China
Pyongyang
Munson
Sven. Grafstrom
Panmunjom To
Munsan
Mark W. Clark
North Korea
Red
Little Liz
Committee
Boston
Meter
Kumsong
Lawrence
V. J. Bertino
N. Y
Bertina
Iers
Pukchin Hill
Duke Power Co
Carolinas i
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Detroit
Cceeeeeenesene
High Point
Cceeeeene
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Ccceeeeeee
Memphis
Miami
New Orleans
San Antonio
San Francisco
Wilmington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!