Eisenhower Accepts Indian Ceremonial Invitation
Denver report says Dwight D. Eisenhower will attend Gallup New Mexico’s 30th annual intertribal Indian ceremonial on August 10 where he will greet 37 tribes. Vandenberg confirms a brief greeting and arrival plans with New Mexico and Arizona governors at the Gallup airport. The general reiterates neutrality in intra party contests, pledging support to primary winners later. Senator Lodge predicts a GOP victory over Stevenson in a close race.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Eisenhower
Gallup
N. M
Vandenberg
Republican Party
America
Churchill Plans Budget Austerity Cuts to Boost Exports
Britain’s Parliament approves Churchill plan to divert production from defense to exports amid a wage freeze and reduced imports. Lawmakers vote 299 to 277 as Churchill warns of possible bankruptcy without tightening measures.
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London
Britain
Winston Curchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Weather forecast notes warm temperatures ahead
The forecast calls for a low of 66 this evening and a high of 90 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 92 with a low of 67 last night.
Iredell County man convicted of manslaughter in shooting
A State Iredell County Superior Court jury convicted Robert Ardis of manslaughter for shooting his brother in law Clyde Fox through a front window last April 14. The jury deliberated about an hour before returning the verdict and Judge Dan K. Moore set sentencing for a later date. Ardis admitted firing a shotgun after Fox advanced on the house with a shotgun and pleaded self defense.
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Statesville
Iredell County Superior Court
Robert Ardis
Clyde Fox
Dan K. Moore
Ardis
Fox
World Mission Conference to Open at Montreat
Montreat The Presbyterian Church United States will begin a six day World Mission Conference here tomorrow night. The opening address Friday night will be by Dr Samuel Moffett missionary to China. The Bible hour speakers each morning will be the Rev John F Anderson Jr associate pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Texas and a member of the General Council of the Presbyterian Church.
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Presbyterian Church
U. S
Samuel Moffett
China
John F. Anderson, Jr
First Presbyterian Church of
Dallas
Tex
General Council
The
Country Club Burns at Linville Mountain Resort
Fire destroyed the Linville Country Club early today. Investigators ruled out a cause near 5 a.m. Fire gutted the golf shop and a beauty shop, both in the club building. Some losses were partially covered by insurance per officials.
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Country Club
Linville
Linville Country Club
New Camp Lejeune Change of Command Ceremony
Maj. Gen. Henry D. Linscott will relieve Maj. Gen. Ray A. Robinson as commanding general at Camp Lejeune in a Saturday ceremony with gun salutes. Robinson will transfer to San Francisco to lead the Department of the Pacific after serving as overall commander since November.
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Camp Lejeune
Henry D. Linscott
Ray A. Robinson
Robinson
San Francisco
Calif
Department of the Pacific
Driver of Year Award For North Carolina Trucking
Raleigh Charlotte area driver Glenn A Winecoff 34 won the Tar Hee Driver of the Year award from the North Carolinas Motor Carriers Council of Safety Supervisors for quick thinking in emergencies. He is a long haul senior driver for Central Motor Lanes Charlotte and received a National Safety Councils three year safe driver award last February.
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Raleigh
Charlotte
Glenn A. Winecoff
Rate Increase Planned by Central Telephone Co of Mt Airy
Central Telephone Co of Mt Airy files with the State Utilities Commission seeking annual rate increases of 140,681 dollars. With 21,494 customers the firm cites a drop in return to 4.72 percent and projects earnings rising to about 6.5 percent after the higher rates take effect.
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Raleigh
Central Telephone Co
Mt. Airy
State Utilities Commission
Stevenson Charts His Own Course
Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson outlines a self crafted campaign path for the 1952 presidential race. He expects cooperation with President Truman and other Democrats while keeping control over ideas and speeches. He plans to finish a campaign organization blueprint in two weeks and downplays his divorce as a liability.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Illinois
Democratic National Committee
Sen
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Stevenson
Truman
Mr. Truman
Ellen Borden Stevenson
Truman appoints 14 to Wage Stabilization Board
President Truman names 14 members to a new Wage Stabilization Board with four more to be named later. The body, replacing the old panel led by Nathan Feinsinger, lacks authority to settle nationwide labor disputes and can only recommend wage policies after clearance by the Economic Stabilization Agency.
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Washington
Truman
Nathan Feinsinger
Congress
Archibald Cox
Harvard Law
Harold L. Emarson
Whittier College
Stanford University
Defense
Paul N. Guthrie
University of North Carolina
Malcolm L. Denise
Goosse Point Park
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Hiram S. Hall
Denville
N. J
Bigelow Carpet Co
Hoey A. Hennessy
Elizabeth
National Association of Manufacturers
Millard E
Senate
Economic Stabilization Agency
Roger Ll. Putnam
Southern Democrats weigh Eisenhower bid in South
Southern leaders see possible moves to back Eisenhower. Georgia and South Carolina may certify independent electors or mount a faction on the Democratic ticket to support him. Maybank and Talmadge anticipate contests at state conventions while factions in Mississippi already explore placing Eisenhower on the Democratic ballot.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Carolina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Burnet R. Maybank
National Party
Herman Talmadge
Eisenhower
Mississippi
Maybank
United Press
Adlai E. Stevenson
Virginia
Louisiana
Talmadge
Olin D. Johnson
D-Sc
Democratic National
Stevenson
Charleston
Democratic Party
Sen
John Sparkman
Florida
North Carolina
Tenessee
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Mississippi Parties Split Into Five Different Camps
Mississippi parties are divided into five factions before national conventions. Democrats debate endorsing Eisenhower or Stevenson. Republicans split between Lily White whites backing Eisenhower and a contrasting Negro faction allied with Taft. Tension rises as leaders clash over backing and seating at Chicago delegates.
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Mississippi
Keith Fuller
Jackson
Miss
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Sam Lumpkin
Tupelo
Chicago
Hugh White
Carroll Gartin
Textile Field Not Overcrowded Says Industry Leader
Charlotte report quotes H K Hallett of the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute arguing there is no oversupply of mills or equipment. He notes demand for cotton goods supports two shifts and part of a third, with production at about 80 percent capacity. He urges maintaining and widening production flexibility. The Kendall Mills official cites population growth and purchasing power driving consumption to 9.5 million bales forecast, while the South shift toward modernization has not increased spindles since 25 years ago.
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Charlotte
H.K. Hallett
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
Kiwanis Club
Gray Goods
Kendall Mills
Hallett
Army Says Reds Added To Diary
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow did not write as Soviet propagandists claimed in his diary. The Army says Russians edited notes to cast the United States as the aggressor while Grow’s diary showed he thought 1951 could see war in Europe. Grow was convicted by court martial and given a formal reprimand and six months suspension.
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Washington
Robert W. Grow
Grow
United States
Russia
Europe
America
Sixty-Three B-29s Return Safely After Major Raid
The U S Air Force reported 63 American B 29s returned safely to bases in Japan and Okinawa after a massive raid on the Oriental Light Metals Co plant near Sinuiju in North Korea. The operation, the largest single objective strike of the war, involved 126 acres of target area and two nearby troop facilities.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Okinawa
Manchurian
U. S
Oriental Light Metals Co
Sinuiju
Julius W. Meintel
Wheeling
W. Va
Richard G. Crane
Galveston
Tex
Winter R. Close
Los Angeles
Ralph R. Searle
Houston
Air Force
Wiley D. Ganey
Fifth Air Force Bomber Command
Pyongyang
Suiho
Manchuria
Yonchon
Monay
United Nations
Nam River
Raleigh charter granted for State Capital Insurance Co
The State Capital Insurance Co received a charter with authorized capital of one million dollars and headquarters in Raleigh. It will offer nearly all forms of non life insurance. Parent company is State Capital Life Insurance Co with $10 par shares. Irvin F. Hall of Raleigh serves as president of both firms.
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Raleigh
State Capital Insurance Co
State Capital Life Insurance Co
Irvin F. Hall
Rains Bring Some Relief Across Carolinas
Heavy showers hit the Carolinas ending the heat wave and aiding drought damaged crops. The Weather Bureau in Charlotte forecast more rain through today and Friday with temperatures in the mid nineties. Columbia, South Carolina, saw a high of 108, Wilmington reported 100, and other areas ranged 90 to 96.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Charlotte
Columbia
D. C
Wilmington
Millionth Draftee Selected for Army Induction
Arthur Weinfeld, a 20 year old from Wayne University, was designated the U S one millionth draftee since the Korean War outbreak. He will be sworn in at Fort Wayne as his parents host a going away party. He hoped for military government work but will accept any assigned duty.
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Detroit
America
Arthur Weinfeld
Fort Wayne
Selective Service
Washington
Weinfeld
Joseph
Vera
Weinfield
Rita Beitner
Wayne University
Young Woman Decapitated By Killer in Yukon Case
Police search for identity of a preteen girl found decapitated in a dry creek bed near Yukon Oklahoma The body bore the letters RAT carved on the abdomen and the hands were cut off investigators believe the victim was under 16 and the killer left a red belt and blood stained cap as clues.
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Yukon
Okla
Here
Canadian County
H. L. Penwell
Penwell
Enid
Tiny Royce
Royce
Ann
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