AC Student Wins 500 For Play at National Collegiate Contest
Cecil B. Willis Jr. of Atlantic Christian College Wilson North Carolina won 500 first prize for The Velvet Plain a three act play in the 1953 National Collegiate Play contest Damico of Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio won 100 first prize for A Storm Is Breaking a one act play Judges included Broadway producers Walter Fried and Oscar Hammerstein II EB P Conkle UT and Glenn Hughes UW.
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New York
Cecil B. Willis Jr
Jim Damico
Willis
Atlantic Christian College of
Walter Fried
Oscar Hammerstein 2d
EB. P. Conkle
University of Texas
Glenn Hughes
University of Washington
Ring Found After 20 Years Lost at Cabrillo Beach
Samuel L. Lythgoe lost a diamond ring inscribed with his name while swimming at Cabrillo Beach near San Diego twenty years ago. On Wednesday Dorothy Rodgers a 15 year old Sea Scout returned the ring after finding it in a clump of seaweed.
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Los Angeles
Samuel L. Lythgoe
Cabrillo Beach
San Diego
Dorothy Rodgers
Girl Sea Scout
Lythgoe
ACL Official Named Association Officer
The vice president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad L F Ormond of Wilmington North Carolina was named chairman of the accounting division of the Association of American Railroads in Chicago yesterday. Ormond succeeds Elmer Hart of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Chicago
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
L. F. Ormond
Wilmington
N. C
Association of American Railroads
Ormond
Elmer Hart
Pennsylvania Railroad
Martin Believes Profits Tax Will Be Extended
House Speaker Martin predicts Congress will extend the excess profits tax before month’s end after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower and congressional leaders. He cited broad House support and Ways and Means action, as NAM and Chamber reexamine their positions amid talks on a six month fee extension and postponed tax cuts.
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Washington
House
R-Mass
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
Congressional
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Reed
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
State boards debates school consolidations and reopenings
The State Board of Education debated consolidation plans in Cumberland, Martin, Buncombe, and Washington counties. Delegations protested new high school consolidations and urged Spring Lake, Slocum, and Sand Hill/Candler sites, while the board considered reopening a Stearns High School and reviewing Buncombe plans.
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State Board of Education
Cumberland
Martin
Umstead
Sand Hill
Buncombe County
S Hill
Candler
Polke County
Plymouth Negro Citizens Committee
Washington County
Roper
Washington
Terry Sanford
Spring Lake
Cumberland County
County Board of Education
Slocum
Linden
Long Hill
Murchison Road
Sanford
James McRae
Murchison
John Cameron
School House Planning
Slocum Road
Charles F. Carroll
Arthur M. Fincannon
Fincannon
Buncombe
Rockefeller creates $1 million trust for wife in estranged marriage
Standard Oil heir Winthrop Rockefeller set up a $1,000,000 trust for his estranged wife Barbara Rockefeller to provide a tax free $20,000 annual income. He hopes she will consent to part time custody of their four and a half year old son and to visits at regular intervals. Barbara Rockefeller, living in Lowell Indiana with her parents, said she had not been notified and was surprised by the custody request.
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New York
Standard Oil
Winthrop Rockefeller
Bobo
of Friends
Rockefeller
Barbara Rockefeller
Thomas N. Pfeiffer
Winthrop Paul
Lowell
Ind
Hail Destroys 1500 Acres of Cotton in North Carolina
A Raleigh report from NC State College extension specialist Dr. George Abshier indicates Northampton County bore the worst damage with 1500 acres of cotton destroyed and 5000 acres damaged by hail on Monday. Counterparts in Bertie and Halifax counties reported heavy losses to cotton and corn totaling several million dollars across three counties.
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Raleigh
Northampton County
North Carolina State College
George Abshier Wecee
Bertie
Halifax
Northampton
Abshier
M. P. Chesnutt
Allied plan in Korean war stalled by prisoner dispute
South Korean officials condemn the latest UN proposal as appeasement and a sell out as talks on a cease fire stall. The main obstacle remains what to do with 34 000 North Korean and 14 500 Chinese prisoners who refuse repatriation. Communists want a postarmistice conference to decide fate. UN plan conditions disposal on that conference, provoking charges of bias and belligerence. Peiping and Moscow reportedly scrutinize the plan during a secret executive session.
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U. Neneral Assembly
Reds
U. N
Kar Hong Ki
Korea
North Korea
Karl
Syngman Rhee
U. S
Armed Services seeks cotton twill in market bid action
The Armed Services entered the market today for one million square yards of cotton twill with bids to open June 18. The Textile and Apparel Procurement Agency awarded Reeves Brothers Inc of New York a 3.64 million dollar contract for about 6.46 million yards of cotton sateen, while Cone Mills Corp of Greensboro NC and West Point Manufacturing Co of West Point GA received 1.01 million and 1.02 million dollar awards respectively.
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Armed Services Textile and Apparel Procurement Agency
Reeves Brothers, Inc
New York
Cone Mills Corp
Greensboro
N. C
West Point Manufacturing Co
West Point
Spirit of Giving or Spirit of Taking
Emanuel Wilson, a Negro preacher in New Orleans, said the spirit of giving inspired him to give his car to a young friend. Police say the spirit of taking took over, and Wilson was charged with auto theft after admitting he later stole another car for himself.
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New Orleans
Emanuel Wilson
Wilson
Battles rage in Korea near Luke the Gook’s Castle
Forces clash in Korea with North Korean Reds contending with South Korean infantry in brutal close combat at locations like Luke the Gook’s Castle and Sniper Ridge. Chinese units struck Allied positions on Finger Ridge before withdrawing as U S Army sources counted Chinese casualties last week.
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Korea
Sharp Oo Fighth
Finger Ridge
Presbyterians Elect Moderator as Reunion Debate Rises
Montreat North Carolina opens the 93rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S with four main candidates to succeed retiring moderator Dr W A Alexander. Dr L Nelson Bell and Dr Frank W Price are named among likely contenders as union talks loom. The assembly contemplates referring union plans to 84 presbyteries in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
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Asheville
United Presbyterian Churches
Frank W. Price
China
Ernest Price Thompson
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Albert J. Kissling
Riverside Presbyterian Church
Jacksonville
Fla
Price
Southern Presbyterian
Bell
Southern Presbyterian Journal
Assembly
Committee On Cooperation and Union
States
District of Columbia
Louis H. Evans
First Presbyterian Church
Hollywood
Calif
Evening TV Guide Highlights Classic Programs and News
A historical listing shows June TV sequences with news blocks, sports, dramas, and variety programs across ABC CBS and NBC affiliates, including titles like Roy Rogers, Eddie Cantor, Jane Froman, Groucho Marx, Dragnet and Lux Theatre, plus late night News and Weather forecasts.
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Abe-Mbs-East Kiddies
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Nbe Beulah
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Abe
Mbs
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Eee
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Rod & Gun
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Bing Crosby
Abe Eugenie Baird
Judy Canova
Abe Horace Heidt
Cbs News
Elton Britt
Jane Pickens
Abe News & Orchestra
Abe Eddie Fisher
News & Variety
All Nets
Douglas Edwards
Jane Froman
Groucho Marx
Martin Kane
Signoff
WBTY
Charlotte
Kate Smith
Arthur Smith
Boston Blackie J
Breeding Uranium Power Seen as Long-Term boon
AEC chief argues uranium breeding proves we can utilize earth’s natural uranium, with thorium possibly usable too. He warns of large initial fuel costs and says breeding won’t cause immediate or swift economic shifts in atomic power. Also notes Dom Prignon likely created the first champagne.
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AEC
Idaho
Dean
Jonas Affirms VA Hospitals to Stay Open as Planned
Rep Jonas of North Carolina says the Rimes IN C Veterans Hospital and the Fayetteville and Oteen NC Veterans Hospitals will remain in operation. He notes VA officials testified that funds will be adequate and rejects rumors of closures. He argues Congress can reduce spending through economy and business methods.
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R-Nc
Rimes
IN. C
Veterans Hospital
Fayetteville
Oteen
N. C
Jonas
Veterans Administration
House Appropriations
Congress
Ping Pong Cat drains court with love rescue case
A San Francisco couple fights over a pedigreed Siamese cat named Ping Pong after he visits Agnes Jenkins home seeking his mate Sox. When Jenkins threw him out Ping Pong bit her, and she sues Francis and Henrietta Hanify for 750 dollars in municipal court.
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San Francisco
Agnes Jenkins
Sox
Wooden minesweepers become key U S Navy units
Non magnetic minesweepers made entirely of wood are now important units in the U S Navy. They form an essential part of the defense against magnetic mines used in naval warfare.
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U. S
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