Court Refuses Rosenbergs Appeal as Ambassadors Resume Ties
Belgrade and Moscow agree to exchange ambassadors for the first time since 1948. Vasily Valkov is named Soviet ambassador to Yugoslavia while Belgrade names a counterpart. Tito warns the move does not normalize or improve relations, noting deep mistrust persists.
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Yugoslavia
Moscow
Kremlin
Vasily Alexeyevic Valkov
Netherlands
West
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Tito
Valkov
London
V. M. Molotov
Eisenhower Defends Free Thought Against Book Burners
President Eisenhower urged Americans to resist censorship and defend open access to books in a speech at New Hampshire. He warned against concealing ideas and stressed the right to hold diverse views, citing McCarthyite pressure on overseas libraries. He also toured storm damage sites and dedicated Theodore Roosevelt’s summer home as a shrine with Hoover and Dewey present.
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Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R—Wis
State Department
Michigan
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Oyster Bay
N. Y
New York City
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt Summer White House
Conviction Of Bridges Is Reversed
The Supreme Court reversed the perjury conspiracy conviction of Harry Bridges, the West Coast longshore leader. The indictment was dismissed because the statute of limitations had run, with a 4-3 ruling after Justices Burton Black Frankfurter Douglas joined. Justices Jackson and Clark took no part.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Harry Bridges
High Tribunal
Bridges
United States
Burton
Reed
Vinson
Minton
Jackson
Clark
Black
Frankfurter
Douglas
Bureau of Internal Revenue aims for friendly, firm tax dealings
Assistant Commissioner Justin F. Winkle told the Middle Atlantic States accounting conference in Blowing Rock that the bureau will meet taxpayers halfway with concrete measures. He cited a warmer tone in communications and a plan to relieve about 30,000,000 people who only have wage income from filing annual income tax returns.
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Justin F. Winkle
Winkle
Middle Atlantic States
T. Coleman Andrews T
National Sunday School convention opens in Memphis
North Carolina participants include James W. Butler from East Carolina College and several women from Wilmington Lumberton Laurinburg and Washington D C. They join workshops on church school activities while the event runs through Wednesday.
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Memphis
Tenn
Pentecostal Holiness Church
James W. Butler
East Carolina College
Greenville
N. C
Elsie Moody
Lumberton
Hazel Coates
Laurinburg
Ruth Johnson
Washington
D. C
Kinston
Summer Training Camp Mobilizes North Carolina Guardsmen
About 3,500 North Carolina National Guardsmen begun two weeks of summer training at McClellan Alabama with the 30th Infantry Division arriving yesterday. An advance detachment arrived Wednesday and the units are set to return by June 28. An additional 1,000 guardsmen from the 4th Corps Artillery will join next Sunday for a separate two week encampment.
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Mcclellan
Ala
North Carolina National
Rites Held for W Vance Baise Former Highway Chief
Final rites were conducted for W Vance Baise 56 former chief engineer of the State Highway Commission who died of a heart attack at his Raleigh home Saturday. Baise later served as general manager of the State Asphalt Association and was succeeded as chief in February 1949. Surviving are his wife three sons and one daughter.
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Raleigh
W. Vance Baise
State Highway Commission
State Asphalt Association
Highway Commission
Pee
W. H. Rogers, Jr
Progress reports at North Carolina Lions convention in Asheville
Six district governors gave progress reports at the 31st annual North Carolina Lions Clubs convention in Asheville after a Tail Twisters breakfast. Appolos C. Owens presided as chief Tail Twister with sessions led by Hieronymus Bueck and others, plus a meeting of the Nora Carolina Association for the Blind and a school for club presidents.
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North Carolina Lions Clubs
Appolos C. Owens
Elizabeth City
Hieronymus Bueck
Murphy
Richard E. Kelly
Boone
E. O. Lane
Denton
Lyman D. Austin
Albemarle
Paul Lyman
Raleigh
W. J. Dunn
Washington
Nora Carolina Association For the Blind
Queen Elizabeth Reviews Mighty British Fleet
Queen Elizabeth II surveys Britain's peacetime naval pageant at Spithead with the Duke of Edinburgh aboard the Surprise. The parade features 1,000 ships from lifeboats to battleships, a Baltimore and Sverdlov near Montcalm, and a royal aerial salute by 300 RN fighters.
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Eng
Elizabeth II
Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
Portsmouth
Isle of Wight
Henry VI
Agincourt
Plymouth
Sir Francis Drake
Elizabeth
Lord Nelson Oe
Trafalgar
Vanguard
U.S.S
Baltimore
John Barrett Taylor
Chevy Chase, Md
Sverdlov
Montcalm
Signs of quick truce amid midwar shifts and protests
Reports indicate staff officers have no snags in armistice details while negotiations linger. Secret talks between Allied and Red liaison teams lasted 19 minutes as delegations may next meet. Generals warn the war may not end with a signing, and preparations for prisoner exchange and base support are accelerating.
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Wonsan
Salvatori M. Barbato
Brooklyn
William D. Boyd
Statesville
N. C
Capitol Hill
Texas
Kumsong
Pukhan River
Mansan
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. N
Eighth Army
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Pusan
National Christian Council of Korea
38Th Parallel
Postal Rate Increase Will Be Requested
Postmaster General Summerfield will seek postal rate hikes to erase a $594.25 million deficit. Republican leaders after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower disclosed the plan, with Summerfield attending. If approved, rate changes could take effect October 1.
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Summerfield
Post Office Department
Eisenhower
White House
House
Martin
R-Mass
Congress
Thirteen Die Violently Across North Carolina This Week
A week of violence in North Carolina claims at least thirteen lives. Fatal crashes near Williamston and Laurinburg kill multiple residents, including J Augustus Powell and his son Cecil. a man dies from hornet stings near Morganton. other victims die in Alamance Robeson and Cleveland Counties amid shootings hangings and accidents.
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Williamston
J. Augustus Powell
Cecil
Powell
Daniel M. Smith
Laurinburg
William Ottis Whisnant
Rt. 2
Morganton
R. F. Setzer
Whisnant
Clayton E. Andrews
Orange County
Alamance County
Joseph Lewis
McDowell County
S. J. Westmoreland
Lewis
Richard Williams
Hickory
George Arndt
James Dillingham
Lawndale
Shelby
Calvin Byrde
Cove Creek
D. C. Jenkins
Haywood County
Fred Campbell
Jenkins
Joe E. Murrill
Waynesville
State Patrol
W. S. Hunt
Murrill
Woodie H. Batson
Goldsboro
Morehead City
Batson
Hettie O. Williams
Sampson County
Isaac McLamb
Charles Catlin Jr
Waco
Cleveland County
David Jacobs New
U.S. 501
Robeson County
Pattie Mae Freeman
Lumberton
Fayetteville
Civil Air Patrol Holds Fifth North Carolina Search Rescue
More than 500 members joined CAP for a two day operation Sarcap in North Carolina. Cloudy skies reduced visibility as 36 airplanes flew 69 practice flights during the training mission.
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Raleigh
Civil Air Patrol
North Carolina
Rosenbergs Cleared For Execution On Anniversary Night
The Supreme Court refused to stay the Rosenbergs' execution, likely at Sing Sing Thursday night on their 14th wedding anniversary. The 5-4 vote rejected oral hearings though some justices urged reconsideration. The Rosenbergs’ lawyers sought clemency or merit review as the date loomed. The article notes internal court divisions and mentions a continued push for further review.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Eisenhower
Robert H. Jackson
Felix Frankfurter
Harold H. Burton
Jackson
Frankfurter
Court Rules Rent Covenants Not Enforceable Damages
The Supreme Court held that a signer of a restrictive real estate covenant cannot be sued for damages if he allows Negroes to occupy the property. The 6-1 decision, from Los Angeles, affirms a lower court ruling and follows the 1948 ruling that state courts may not enforce such covenants. Justice Minton wrote the opinion with Vinson dissenting and two justices not participating.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sherman Minton
Fred M. Vinson
Stanley F. Reed
Robert H. Jackson
Los Angeles
Minton
H Bomb blast sparks talk of local hurricane at Eniwetok
Reports claim last fall's hydrogen explosion at Eniwetok triggered a local storm in the Marshall Islands. The AEC rebuffs comment while noting historical small showers near tests and meteorologists warn such claims reflect severe energy and weather links.
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Washington
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission
Marshall Islands
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Bikini
Continental Proving Grounds
Nevada
AEC
Ben Holzman
Air Force
Thomas E. Murray
Murray
Convicts Seize Deputy And Nine Guards
Rioting inmates at the New Mexico Penitentiary seized Deputy Warden Ras Tahash and nine guards, demanding firings. Gov. Mechem arrived as Homer Lee Gossett, famed for Houdini escapes, was named a leader. State Police reinforced guards after a previous riot earlier.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Ras Tahash
Morrie
Abram
Tahash
Edwin L. Mechem
Homer Lee Go
Filemon J. Ortiz
Weather report and temperature outlook
The forecast shows a low tonight of 57 and a high tomorrow of 75. Today’s high was 75 and last night’s low was 59. Sunset is 7:38 p.m. with sunrise tomorrow at 5:03 a.m.
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