Book Burners Rally Ire Over Freedom and Censorship
President Eisenhower tells the American Library Association that censorship and suppression threaten freedom. His letter, read at the 72nd ALA conference, responds to librarian leader Robert Downs after the Dartmouth speech on knowing communism. State Dept bans 300 books overseas. ALA council condemns this response.
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Los Angeles
Eisenhower
American Library Association
America
Robert B. Downs
Downs
University of Illinois
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth
State Department
U. S
Council
Water supply in U S not running out says geologist
Ger ald G. Parker senior geologist with the U S Geological Survey told Colorado A M College students in Fort Collins that the nation is not facing a general water shortage. He cited stable lake levels and no clear downward trend in water tables while acknowledging local and industrial scarcities.
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Fort Collins
Colo
United States
Gerald G. Parker
U. S. Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Parker
Colorado A. & M
Pacific
Atlantic
Geological Survey
Stocks drift in slow New York morning trades
Stock prices moved aimlessly in slow morning dealings in New York with fractional gains and losses. Trading was tepid as investors awaited Washington economic news. steel shares lagged with U S Steel down to 38 percent and Bethlehem at 51. Major blue chips like IBM rose three points to 235, while automakers and railroads posted small moves amid a broad list of price changes.
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New York
Washington
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
Southern Railway
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Minister Beaten by Hitchhiker After Rides With Stranger
The Rev. M. G. Lyerly of Smallwood Church in Charlotte was hospitalized in critical condition after a hitchhiker he befriended assaulted him and stole his car. Lyerly bought the man a sandwich, gave him a ride, then was attacked on a roadside near the city limits. The attacker fled with eight dollars and the minister’s valuables. Police issued a general alarm seeking the suspect.
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Charlotte
M. G. Lyerly
Smallwood
Ation
Davidson
Baltimore
Lyerly
High Point Lottery King Sentenced In Greensboro Court
A High Point area case lineup led to 12 Negro defendants convicted in Greensboro Municipal Court. Ernest McCorkle and Frank McCorkle faced bonds and trial, while Captalin Gilmore and Jesse Blackburn received suspended terms or judgments. Blanton testified linking High Point Reidsville and Greensboro figures in alleged butter and egg racket.
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High Point
F. D
George) Smith
Greensboro
Ernest McCorkle
McCorkle
Frank McCorklie
High Point-Greensboro
George Blanton, Jr
Smith
Reidsville
Frank McCorkle
Blanton
Ome
Sandy Ridge
Jesse Blackburn
Edgar Leak
Lutherans Ok Borrowing Power For Mission College Plan
The Missouri Synod Lutherans reversed an earlier stance and authorized the board of directors to borrow up to six million dollars for a three year financing program. Delegates at the 42nd triennial convention advanced a plan that also leaves the operating budget to the Fiscal Conference and Reserve fund to decide liqui dation details.
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Houston
Missouri Synod
Synod
Synodical Fiscal Conference
Concordia College
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Waitress Dives Overboard to Escape Captain Advances
A 24 year old waitress from Landis testified she jumped into the water twice to escape Captain Edward J. Twist during a boat trip in Wildwood New Jersey. Twist was held on assault and battery charges with bond set at 1500 dollars after a preliminary hearing.
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Wildwood
Mary Paiano
Landis
Germany
Edward J. Twist
Woman Held on Kidnapping Charge After Norfolk Girl Abduction
A Wilson woman was ordered held on a $10,000 bond on a federal kidnapping charge for abducting five year old Brenda Barnes from a Norfolk theater. She gave two names, identified as Mrs Carolyn Ronaldson and Christine E Smart, and admitted enticement and hitchhiking with the child from Norfolk to Wilson before the arrest. Brenda was returned to Norfolk with her mother arriving from Norfolk to be reunited with her daughter.
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FBI
Wilson
Eva L. Young
U. S
Norfolk
Brenda Barnes
Brenda
Raymond Brown
Barnes
Brown
Willis Smith Dies After Vocal Public Service
North Carolina senator Willis Smith died in a Maryland hospital after a long career as lawyer and political figure. Born 1887 in Norfolk, he rose through Trinity College and Duke connections, served in state leadership roles, and was a U S senator. Trained as a lawyer, he held key posts in the Senate and ABA. Funeral services were to be held at Edenton Methodist Church, with tributes from fellow lawmakers.
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National Association of Insurance Counsel
Smith
Norfolk
North Carolina
Willis Sr
Elizabeth City
Willis
Trinity College
New York
Trinity
Trinity Law School
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Wake County
Assembly
American Bar Association
Nurenburg
Germany
Duke
Truman
U. S. Attorney General's
University of North Carolina
U. S. Sen
Graham
American Legion
Society of Forty and Eight
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Delta Phi
Order of the Coif
Lawyers
Kiwanis
Carolina Country
University
The
Dunes
Edenton Methodist Church
Hoey
Senate
Sen. Smith
Washington
Sen. Byrd
D-Va
Willis Smith
Byrd
America
Virginia
Frederick Brown Harris
Jonas
R-Nc
Herman Walker
R-Ida
Senate Judiciary Committee
Durham
D-Nc
Rep. Fountain
J. Melville Broughton
DNC
Nixon
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Wanted forger and nautical misadventure near Houston
Constable George Larkin issued a wanted notice for a forger who passed 18 checks signed George Larkin. A shipboard incident described Mrs Paiano as recounting Twist coerced and assaulted her aboard a vessel at sea leading to multiple overboard episodes and a tense return to the ship.
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Houston
Tex
George Larkin
Prisons Head Proposes Abolition of Corporal Punishment
Walter Anderson Prisons Director urged the state highway commission to approve new rules for prison staff and inmate conduct. The plan includes abolishing corporal punishment, tighter guard safeguards, and expanded use of indeterminate sentences with release tied to behavior.
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Raleigh
Walter Anderson
Anderson
State Highway Commission
A. H. Graham
Eee
Highway 6 Mission
Rhee Outlines Conditions for Truce in Korea Talks
Rhee restated minimum terms for a truce including simultaneous withdrawal of Chinese and U N forces and a U S R OK mutual security pact. He also proposed a three month political conference after an armistice and pledged cooperation with UNC guards to prevent further POW outbreaks.
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Pyun
Robertson
Rhee
Associated Press
U. N
Korea
U. S
Republic of Korea
UNC
U. N. Prisoner of War Command
New Book Directive Is In The Works
Washington officials said many books purged from overseas libraries will be restored under a new directive. Library leaders admitted the March 17 order overreached by banning titles not intended to be covered, harming U S prestige abroad. Replacing purged books could repair some damage, said Richard Humphrey.
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Washington
State Department
U. S. Information Service
Richard Humphrey
Library Service
Parakeet In Court Turns Stool Pigeon
In Oceana West Virginia a parakeet in a court hearing finally spoke. Mrs James Pelfrey and Mrs Carl Maxey had argued over a lost parakeet. The bird hissed Joe or Jimmy until Magistrate John Lambert took it home for further developments.
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Oceana
W. Va
James Pelfrey
Carl Maxey
Joe Pretty Boy
Pretty Boy
Joe
Lambert
Eisenhower Plans Venezuela Mine Tour During Latin Visit
Milton Eisenhower and John M. Cabot will tour Cerro La iron mines in Venezuela as part of a goodwill mission. They accompany a U S. delegation visiting ten Latin American nations and plan to depart for Bogota Colombia on Saturday.
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Milton Eisenhower
Caracas
Venezuela
Milton
Eisenhower
U. S
Cerro
Jon
John M. Cabot
Bogota
Colombia
Death of Senator Willis Smith Regrets Outline
North Carolina mourns Senator Willis Smith after a fatal attack following years of public service. Governor Kerr Scott released a statement praising Smith's ability, prestige, and dedication to duties at his Haw River farm, noting the impact of his leadership and the sympathy felt by the state.
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Smith
Senate
Haw River
Kerr Scott
Grim Reaper
North Carolina
Willis Smith
Cea
Special Train For Smith's Funeral Rites
The Southern Railway will run a special train from Washington to Raleigh to honor Sen. Willis Smith of North Carolina who died in Washington. The train departs 11 p.m. Saturday and returns after the 2 p.m. funeral on Sunday, with 11 senators already reserving space. Jesse Helms and John Slear leave D.C. for Raleigh as attendance is planned by many colleagues.
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Washington
Southern Railway
Raleigh
N. C
National Capital
Willis Smith
D-Nc
Sydney Alderman
Railroad
Sherman
Jesse Helms
Smith
John Slear
Helms
Rosenbergs Were Broke At Death
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg died in Sing Sing last Friday night after execution. Attorney Emanuel H. Bloch said they had no substantial possessions besides Mrs. Rosenberg’s wedding ring a locket and some books. He will file their will naming himself administrator and guardian of their children Michael and Robert.
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New York
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Emanuel H. Bloch
Atom
Great Britain Tracks 250000 People Over 85
Britain counts 250000 citizens aged 85 or older with 155000 of them women. The statistic highlights an aging population and the greater share of elderly women in late life.
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Great Britain
Scheidt Restricts Subordinates From Talking To Newsmen
Raleigh report says Edward Scheidt the New Motor Vehicles Commissioner ordered division heads not to discuss department policy with reporters. The memo cites a press inquiry about a staff conference and requests authorization before sharing safety ideas.
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Raleigh
Edward Scheidt
Scheidt
Department
FBI
Aunt Sought In Child's Disappearance
In Wilmington North Carolina police searched for Zilpha Muncey 16 aunt of missing Barbara Rossi after Edward Baker 11 said he saw her in a car near his grandparents home before the child vanished from the Brunswick County residence. The Munceys said Zilpha left two weeks ago planning to go to New Jersey.
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Wilmington
N. C
Barbera Rossi
Brunswick County
Zilpha Muncey
Edward Baker
Barbara
Edward
Zilpha
Vincent Muncey
Muncey
Here
Munceys
New Jersey
Home heated with cows in Stockholm study sparks report
Minneapolis Honeywell props on Swedish farmer using cows for heat. Researchers estimate about 23 cows would emit roughly 80 000 BTU per hour to warm a typical home. Cows produce approximately 3 500 BTU per hour each, providing the basis for the calculation.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co
Stockholm
Sweden
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