Explosions Set Fire To Files In Algiers Building
Two blasts ripped the basement of a guarded French general building in Algiers destroying police records on subversive organizations. A third bomb failed to explode as flames spread. a guard was thrown by the blast with no fatalities.
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Algiers
Algeria
Secret Army
Algerie Francaise
Aletti
Giovanni Giovanini
Turin
la Stampa
Evian
France
Robberies and a bandit tale unfold in Randolph County
A mid afternoon home invasion on Gordy Street ended with a theft and a later armed robbery attempt at Flint Hill involving Rev Sam Nelson. A long juvenile delinquent faces charges in one case while a masked armed robber fled a store after a scuffle with Sam Crotts who fired a shot.
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Miss Schwartz
Sam Crofts
Randolph County
Randolph
Crotts
Flint Hill
Sam Nelson
Crofts
High Point
Phil Warner
Weather forecast for rain snow across multiple regions
Rain and showers move into central and northern Pacific coast, northern Plateau and Plains. Snow targets Great Lakes, upper Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and northern Atlantic states. Rain shifts through middle Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley. Warmer conditions in Atlantic coast and east Gulf, cooler from Mississippi and Ohio Valley to the Plains.
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Central
Pacific Coastal
Plateau
Plains States
Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Por
North Atlantic
Middle
Tennessee Valley
South Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
East Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Chinese Red Flies Plane To Formosa Defector Lands MIG15
2nd Lt. Liu Cheng-Sze defected with his MIG15 to Formosa landing at Taoyuan Air Force Base. He earned a reward of 1000 ounces of gold valued at $35 per ounce, bringing hope to Nationalists. Chiang Kai-shek praised the feat as a sign of Communist collapse and said Good, good.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Taoyuan Air Force Base
Handsome
Liu Cheng-Sze
Taoyuan
Liu
China
Ta Hua
Great China) Evening News
Min Tsu
National
Chiang
Central Committee
Chen Chia-shang
Kangshan
Air Force
Free China
Storm Strikes Far West Seeding Snow Across Regions
A heavy snowstorm blanketed the Far West with drifts and moved eastward into the Rockies and northern Great Plains. Canadian air followed, bringing colder weather and light snow to the Midwest. The storm left hundreds stranded, caused two weather related deaths, and disrupted rail and road travel from California to the Midwest.
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Rockies
Great Plains
Midwest
Gulf
New York City
California
Oregon
Washington
mid-Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pacific Coast States
Sierras
Sanford Appeals Labor For Education Support
Governor Terry Sanford urged North Carolina labor leaders to back the education program funded by the food tax. He urged a mature stance despite disliking the tax, arguing progress requires paying the bill and directing resources toward education. He noted other taxes were inadequate or capped and said education must be the state's top goal.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Afl-Cio Committee On
Sanford
Local Firemen Squash Two Grass Fires in City
High Point firemen were called to two grass fires on Tryon Street and Gordon Road amid recent rains. A trash basket fire sparked the Gordon Road blaze, with no damage reported. Other calls included a flooded oil circulator, a burst steam pipe in a church, and smoke in a coal bin at a school.
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High Point
Tryon Street
Gordon Road
Grace St
Washington and
Hoover Streets
Boundary Street
West Berlin Store Stocks 288 Bread Varieties
One of West Berlin's largest department stores stocks 288 kinds of bread, highlighting its diverse bakery selection and appeal to local shoppers seeking varied loaves.
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West Berlin
Mary Looks Back and Describes Reform and Savings
In a personal message, Mary says she has reformed, learned to save money, and even bought a Renault. She expresses hope to be happy again with Ozzie.
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Mary
Renault
Ozzie
Autos Collide Injuring Two Drivers at City Intersection
Two men were treated and released from High Point Memorial Hospital after a collision at Scientific Street and Dillon Road at 2 30 PM. James Edward Sizemore 22 of E Lexington Avenue North Greensboro and Coy Bascom Newton 67 of High Point Road Greensboro were the drivers. Newton failed to yield the right of way according to police.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Scientific Street
Dillon Road
James Edward Sizemore
E. Lexington Avenue
Coy Bascom Newton
High Point Road
Greensboro
Sizemore
Newton
Scientific
Washington’s First Battle at Great Meadows May 28 1754
George Washington led a small British detachment in a skirmish with French forces at Great Meadows Pennsylvania on May 28 1754 marking his first battle and early military action.
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George Washington
Great Meadows
Trujillo Estate Property Seized by Dominican Government
The government seized 32.9 million dollars in Trujillo era assets, including over 22 million in cash, as well as real estate, stocks, bonds, and notes, from the estate of late dictator Rafael L. Trujillo and family members. The seizure targets various business interests once owned or shared by Trujillo and relatives.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Rafael L. Trujillo
Trujillo
Republic
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Effie Stewart
High Point Enterprise
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Associated Press
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Coast Guard
Ohio River
Indiana
New Albany
Evansville
Rt. 56
Madison
Vevay
Seaboard
Maine
South Carolina
Haley
Naravan
Allied van Lines
S. Centennial Ph
Joe Honeycutt
Life Insurance
Wickcliff Ave
Occidental Or
IMOME
Calhoun Drug Store, Inc
Montheu
General Electric
Monthru
LC Au A
Mann Drug CO
G.A.C
N. Main Street
Church St
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