Weather and Budget Battles Heat Up Across States
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 2 percent cut to new funds for armed forces foreign aid atomic energy and more totaling about 3.5 billion dollars less than the administration request. Cuts hit the Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department construction programs with no major agency spared. Separately heat warnings across the Carolinas report record highs for several cities with temperatures reaching 100 plus degrees and two deaths attributed to the heat in South and North Carolina.
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Washington
House’ Appropriations Committee
House
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
Truman
Congress
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Ap Ae
Atomic Energy Coesion
Coedty Bose
Cnemeet
Defense Eee
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Carolinas Jaycees Win Multiple National Prizes
At the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Dallas the Carolinas Jaycees earned several first place sweepstakes awards across population based divisions. Fayetteville Americanism Charlotte Aviation Goldsboro Nae Improvement Spartanburg Peace Welfare Funds Columbia Leadership Training Rocky Mount Religious Activities Washington Project of the Year NC. Also NC took second in State Projects and in a State-wide Project for a state directory with Florida leading in leadership training.
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Dallas
Carolinas
Jaycees
U. S
Fayetteville
N. C
Charlotte
Goldsboro
Spartanburg
Columbia
Rocky Mount
Washington, N. C
North Carolina
Ohio
Florida
Stock Market Holds Steady in Mixed Trading
New York reports steady trading with most leading issues flat or just nudged. Steel stocks mostly unchanged while motors rose slightly and rails stayed flat to higher. Movers up include Chrysler, Douglas Aircraft, American Telephone, Southern Pacific, and Texas Co. Decliners include Johns Manville, American Can, Standard Oil NJ, Santa Fe, and Atlantic Refining.
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New York
Crysler
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Southern Pacific
Texas Co
Johns Manville
American Can
Standard Oil
Santa Fe
Atlantic Refining
Prison guard captain under review after six hour prison uprising
The State Bureau of Investigation finished a report on Capt. W. G. Meadows of Central Prison who was suspended after a six hour inmate uprising on June 4. Prisons Director Walter Anderson will decide Meadows status in a few days as about 150 prisoners seized 10 prison amplenes as hostages accusing him of brutality and demanding his dismissal.
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Raleigh
State Bureau of Investigation
Walter Anderson
W. G. Meadows
Amelenes
Meadows
Candidates In Rash Of Victory Claims
Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls issued sweeping victory claims to sway uncommitted convention delegates. Eisenhower’s campaign manager predicted a GOP win on the second or third ballot in Denver. Taft advertised 601 delegates. Russell claimed 300 on first ballot with rising support on a Western tour. Kefauver and Stevenson drew mixed forecasts. most Washington writers favored Stevenson or Kefauver for the nomination.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Estes Keftauver
Tenn! de
Russell
Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nation
Alben W. Barkley
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Eisenhower
Earl Warner
California
Europe
Ry Cabot Lodge Jr
Mass
Lodge
CBS
Senate
Charlottesville
Edwin C. Johnson
Colo
Georgia
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Ernest W. McFarland
Ariz
Sen
Robert 8. Kerr
Dokla
Salt Lake City
Utah
Paul F. Fitzpatrick
New York State
Democratic
Harriman
Stevenson
New York
Homer FE. Capehart
Rind
Colorado Democrat
Pat McCarran
D-New
McCarran
Arizona
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Gael Sullivan
Sullivan
Clinois
Phoenix
70 Year Old Admits Plot To Kill Rhee
A veteran Korean patriot Kim Shi Yon confessed to police that he plotted the abortive assassination of President Syngman Rhee. He said he would try again if given the chance. Kim and fellow assemblyman Noh Ki Yong were arrested as authorities blamed leaders of the nationalist party for failing to protect Rhee.
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Ryu Shi Tae
Corps of Justice
Pusan
Korea
Japan
Syngman Rhee
Kim Shi Yon
Rhee
Kim
Korean Democratic Nationalist Party
National Assembly
Kee
Noh Ki Yong
Lyuh Woon Lyuh
Okyo
Tokyo
Hirohito
National Police
Wong Yong Duk
Ggo
Briton is Charged With Spying For Russia
William Martin Marshall a 24 year old British Foreign Office worker is charged with four counts of sharing secret information with Pavel Kuznetsov a Soviet embassy official. Prosecutors say a diary ties Marshall to the Moscow contact and a blanket immunity defense limited Kuznetsov's arrest.
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London
Britain
Foreign Office
William Martin Marshall
Russia
J.A. Bass
Pavel Kuznetsov
Marshall
Moscow
Hanslope
England
Kuznetsov
Bass
Thieves Crack 500-Pound Safe At Colonial Frozen Food Lockers
In Dunn North Carolina robbers rolled a 500 pound safe into the freezer room and looted $400 from the Colonial Frozen Food Lockers. Police investigate the daytime break in and seek leads.
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Dunn, N. C
North Carolina Briefs Highlight Education and Public Works
Delegates at Woman's College Greensboro completed hours for certificates at the 2nd Parent-Teacher Institute with Mrs. Marie Scheid of Chicago delivering the closing addresses on health lunch standards and juvenile protection. In Asheville Dr G B Jones was elected president elect of the Old North State Dental Society. The State Highway Commission weighed a prison department reorganization and low bids totaling 3 574 945 for road work. Clayton fire damaged two Central Oil and Milling Co warehouses with heavy losses. rapid efforts saved adjoining structures. The Federal State Crop Reporting Service found most NC crops in fair to good condition though the Coastal Plains faced rain shortages. Alamance County youth Bill Phillips won the 1952 Cooperative Essay Contest and scholarship prizes.
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Greensboro
Woman's College
Marie Scheid
Chicago
Coach of Parents and
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Walter Anderson
Prison Advisory Council
Alamance
Bill Phillips
Alamance County
W. D. Phillips
Graham
Rt. 2
Eave
Pa Ypeska
North Carolina
Taft Delegates in North Carolina Meet Eisenhower Claim
State Republican Chairman J M Baley Jr disputes Taft delegate counts in North Carolina saying Eisenhower has at least half the 26 GOP delegates. He calls Taft’s 18 of 26 claims grossly exaggerated. The four day Southern Surgeons Club convention opens at Roaring Gap with activities across local hospitals and medical schools.
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Marshall
North Carolina
J. M. Baley, Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Baley
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Surgeons Meat
Winston-Salem
Southern Surgeons Club
Roaring Gap
Baptist Hospital
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
President Ignores Congress Request On Steel Strike
Washington reports President Truman rejected Congress request to invoke the Taft Hartley Act to end the steel walkout. A six day injunction was sought against 650000 steel workers while layoffs mount in autos coal mining and railroads. Officials indicate growing pressure to act soon though Truman questions whether a court order would finish the strike.
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ULP
Truman
House
Senate
Jess
Charles A. Halleck
f-Ind
Arnall
Ellis Arnall
Comra
Capehart
Heck
Murder Confession Tells of Hotel Room Strangling
Jose Romero, a 19 year old confessed killer, told police he strangled ex dancing teacher Irene Thompson after a vacation night in a St. Louis hotel. He described the struggle, the iron cord, and a fatal kiss with a pen wound as officers questioned his version of events.
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ST. Louis
Jose Romero
Romero
Eworthy
Irene Thompson
Irene
Romer
Russell Gains Ground In Western Tour As Democrats Rally
Russell supporters claim the Georgia senator is increasing strength on a western itinerary with boosters predicting near 500 delegates by the convention. Kefauver counters with appeals in Louisiana as New Orleans votes loom and rival hopes shift after potential Russell withdrawal.
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Russell
Democratic Party
Kefauver
New Orleans
Louisiana
Tennessean
Sen
Allies Drive Red Soldiers From Hill In Korea Battle
Allied infantry with armor supported by Chinese troops drove Communist forces from a Western Korean hill after a bitter 50 hour fight. Allied planes hit airstrips rail yards and supply depots as Marines and Navy jets bombed front lines and forward targets. The Eighth Army counted 6925 shell bursts, up 2000 from the previous day.
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Stan Carter
Korea
U. N. Jr
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Fifth Air Force
Polio Scourge Spreads Across Texas Surge in cases alarms authorities
In Texas 146 new polio cases last week raise state total to 917 with Harris County reporting 45 new infections. Houston hospitals treat 321 patients as sanitation blamed for spread. Gov. Shivers urges statewide cleanup while Washington reports 421 national cases, up 43 percent from prior week.
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State Department of Health
Texas
Houston
George W. Cox
Allan Shivers
Washington
Public Health Service
Democratic Leaders Call For Vote On Price Controls
Democratic leaders pressed for a roll call on tentative votes to kill wage and price controls as Congress faced a deadline. The House moved toward final passage with key amendments from Rep. Henry O. Talle and Rep. Graham A. Barden, amid absenteeism and a race to resolve differences with the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate House
Senate
Ellis Arnall
Congress
Henry O. Talle
Rela
Graham A. Barden
D-Nc
Barden
J W. Martn, Jr
Barden Ie Repuibane
Chamber
Furniture Market Shows Strong Sales Uptick Amid Fair
At the Chicago American Furniture Mart a number of manufacturers reported brighter business. One firm noted about 100 percent higher volume than last summer, while Thomasville Chair Company noted most salesmen report activity ahead of the prior summer.
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Chicago U
American Furniture Mart
Winston Harrison
Mengel Co
Louisville
Suisaire
Ahph N Ider
Cage Sentative
Thomasville Chair Company
Thomasville
N. C
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Old North State Dental Society
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