Nomination of J Ernett Wilkins for Labor Secretary
Senate Labor Committee discussed President Eisenhower’s nomination of J Ernett Wilkins, a Chicago attorney and Republican, as labor secretary. Panel members said race would not influence confirmation. Wilkins noted his appointment as an answer to government fairness amid overseas labor roles and international meetings.
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Autos Collide In Funeral Procession
Richard Earl Perryman of Thomasville, 18, was charged with violating a traffic ordinance after attempting to cross N Main Street at Washington Street and hitting a funeral procession. Franklin D. Lamb, 21, of 634 Park Street, drove the other vehicle. both cars suffered over 100 dollars in damage. The incident occurred about 11 a.m. A separate crash at 1:30 a.m. at N St Shirley Ave left damage to two vehicles valued at 265 dollars. no injuries or charges were reported for that collision involving Mavis B. as, 51, of 515 Otteray Dr., and Marvin Eugene from Raleigh.
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Otteray Dr
Marvin Eugene
Raleigh
Auto Party Jailed For Drunkenness
A mobile drinking party led to four men jailed after a highway patrolman stopped them. Mayor Overby of Lawrene, Virginia, 35, faced driving and prohibition charges with bond posted. Watson 28 of 400 Broad St, Floyd, and Holt 24 of Lawson, plus another unidentified man, faced liquor and public intoxication charges. All posted bonds. no trials listed.
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Josh Hutchison
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Oils and rails lead New York stocks for second straight session
Oil and railroad shares pushed New York list higher for the second session, with gains around a point in several sectors. Copper and aircraft stocks also advanced as investors rotated into cyclical leaders, while overall volume ran above the prior day’s 1,830,000 shares.
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Arabia
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Texas Co
Standard Oil (Nj
Standard Oil of
California
Paramount Pictures
Anaconda Copper
Kennecott Copper
American Smelting
American Woolen
Boeing
Garbage Trucks Put Through Roadblock Tickets Issued
Highway patrolmen set up a road block on the outskirts of Salt Lake City to check for 1954 license plates and safety faults. Six tickets were issued for defective rear lights, five of which were Salt Lake City garbage trucks.
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Salt Lake City
Salt LakeCity
Wilson Defends Army While Probing Peress Case
Secretary of Defense Wilson says the Army is not coddling communists and announces a task force to uncover who and why behind Maj. Irving Peress’s case. He notes policies on loyalty and Fifth Amendment questions for volunteers draftees and officers, with Stevens overseeing handling and potential changes.
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Army
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Me Carthy
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McCarthy
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New Gyroscope Set for Mass Production in U S Resting On Precision
A minuscule new gyroscope named Hermetic In yates Rie te HIG is being mass produced in Minneapolis for Air Force flight control and bombing systems. Weighing under three pounds, it detects motion 3,000 times slower than a watch hour hand and operates with near-zero friction, enabling ultra sensitive measurements from ships to aircraft.
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HIG
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Los Anore
New York
Orders Continued Aid To Countries
President Eisenhower ordered continued US Navy aid to the United Kingdom amid shipments of strategic materials to Iron Curtain nations. Harold E. Stassen said most transfers are preexisting commitments under the 1951 Battle Act, with some recent shipments seen as necessary for Western security and two way trade. The act bans embargoed items unless clearly not detrimental to U.S. security, excluding arms ammunition and atomic materials from exceptions.
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Navy Alliance
United Kingdom
Congress
United States
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Foreign Operations Administration
Stassen
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Onion Vapors Explain Tears From Cutting
A science note explains that onion vapors do not directly tear the eye. tears result when tiny liquid drops spray into the eye due to cutting pressure.
Democrats foresee renewed unity in the South leaders say
Democratic National Committee officials report rising unity as Southern and liberal members join in planned program. Senators Murray Magnuson and Jackson were listed among speakers with Dorothy Vredenberg commenting on a revival of Democratic harmony and past bolt voters returning.
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Airmen Convicted Of Murder In Germany Court Martial
Three U S airmen were convicted by a general court martial at Bitburg Germany for the fatal attack on Louis Piazza a French national near Trier. The defendants Thurman G Comb Frank E Puckett and Don G Wells faced charges including unpremeditated murder and assault with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. All pleaded innocent and the sentence awaits review by higher Air Force authorities.
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Police Chief To Face Grand Jury Action
Lacama North Carolina police chief C P Godwin freed on a thousand dollar bond after a coroner’s inquest found Clarence Hales was shot during a disturbance at a Lacama restaurant. The jury recommended she be held for grand jury action as witnesses testified four shots were fired from a truck cab amid an arrest attempt.
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N. C
Laiama Polie
C. P. Godwin
Scoroner
Clarence Hales
Sherrod
Godwin
Wilson County
Robert E. Goudy
Hales
Night and Day Temperature swings in local forecast
The forecast shows a low of 30 tonight and a high of 39 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 58 with a low of 3 last night. Sunset is at 6 18 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 44 a m.
Reds Raid Hanoi's Big Civil Airport
Vietminh forces attacked Hanoi's main civilian airport around 2 30 a m placing explosives on runways and causing large explosions. French authorities reported a dozen aircraft damaged or destroyed many being C47s. One Vietminh fighter was killed and more than 200 suspects were later rounded up as Hanoi remained on alert for about three hours.
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High School To Receive Portrait Of Rufus King
Plantersville Alabama will host a ceremony Monday March 8 at 11 a.m. to unveil a large portrait of Rufus King a North Carolina native who became U S vice president in 1852 The gift honors the high school's organization of a forest fire volunteer brigade by thirty five teenagers amid a region threatened by timber and game fires The event will follow a recent state ceremony in Elizabeth City President Dr Tom of Plantersville will preside The Tar Heel figure Rufus King born in Clinton NC became minister to France before his vice presidency.
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N. C
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Gentle Vegetable Laxative Promise by Dr Caldwell
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative as a gentle vegetable remedy for temporary constipation. It claims relief without harsh drugs and promises regular, on schedule results, with a money back guarantee and mail order option from New York.
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Stolen Car May Be Key To Bank Robbery Case
A 1948 dark green four door Studebaker used in a bank robbery at the Rutherfordton Security Bank in Bostic may identify the getaway man. The car, owned by a local insurer, was found with the bandit’s trail cold. Sheriff Vance Wilkins called the pursuit stumped.
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Seubier i & Beats Bank
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Rutherfordton Security Bank and Trust Co
Gimman
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