Southern Resumes Service After CarTen Strike Ended
Spartanburg area rail service between Washington and Atlanta returned to normal after a week-long strike by more than 1,000 carmen ended with a late yesterday union management meeting. Four workers were restored to duty and more than 300 carmen at Spencer NC shops resumed work, with freight and mail traffic expected to normalize in days.
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Southern Railway
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Atlanta
Southern A
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Hayne
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Spencer
N.C
C. G. Wood
Wood
Killer Shot By Policeman Ends 16 Hour Wyoming Rampage
Green River Wyoming officers hunted ex convict Melvin Henry Gray 27 after he killed a man and wounded several, commandeered a hostage, and sparked a day long chase. Special agent W G Sherman shot Gray through a window at a besieged home, ending the spree. Deputy Ed Phillips was hospitalized in critical condition from a Gray shot during the pursuit.
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W. G. Sherman
Union Pacific Railroad
Melvin Henry Gray
Ann Gray
Gus Kalivas
Wyoming
Sherman
Gray
Ed Phillips
Rock Springs
Green River
Phillips
Frank Kulinski
Kemmerer
Here
Albert Maffei
Don Wagner
Evanston
Wyo
Robert
Kulinski
Frontier
Wagner
Maffei
Young Durrant
Manila
Utah
Durrant
Little America
Pete Thalas
U.P
Beasley
D.C
Governor Hodges backs away from private school amendment plan
Gov. Hodges said supporters of a constitutional amendment allowing public funds for private schools will not press the proposal this legislative session. He indicated a special session could be called if the Supreme Court’s ruling on desegregation disrupts public schools, and discussed payroll tax collection and water allocation shifts away from riparian doctrine.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Ckers
Sam O. Worthington
Pitt
General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
David Hall
Jackson
Supreme Court
UN Council condemns Israel over Gaza clash role
The United Nations Security Council urgent session condemned Israel's role in the Gaza incident that left eight dead and many wounded. Major Gen Burns will report before further debate. Egypt accuses Israel of aggression while Israel cites repeated Egyptian violations of the 1949 armistice.
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E Council
Edson L. M. Burns
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Palestine
Selim Sarper
Turkey
Egypt
Council
Cairo
EC Council
James
Wadsworth
United States
Lava Flows Threaten Sea In Puna District Hawaii
Two lava rivers from fissures up to a half mile long advanced toward the ocean in eastern Hawaii’s Puna district. The eruption left about two million dollars in damage, buried cane fields and nine homes, and turned a 70-home village into a ghost town while 400 residents remained homeless.
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Hawaii
Puna
Manhattan
Kilauea
Kapoho
Atom Electric Power To Be Offered Soon
Gov Johnson announced to a Vermont TV audience that a small amount of atomic electric power will be offered for private purchase this summer. The power would be available at Schenectady New York with no price set and the amount not guaranteed. General Electric president Ralph Cardiner gave no comment. AEC officials could not be reached for comment.
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Atecnice
Ted
Schenectady
N. Y
Ralph L. Cardiner
General Electric
Stamford
Accused Testifies in Alabama Killing Case in Birmingham
Albert Fuller prepared to take the stand in Birmingham as the first of three defendants in the Phenix City murder of crusader A L Patterson. Prosecutors expect hours of cross examination while defense argues Fuller was jailed during the shooting. Alibi witnesses support Fuller’s claim he was in jail. the case hinges on witness identification and Ferrell alibi disputes.
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Roderick Beddow
Fuller
Ala
A. L. Patterson
Alabama
Birmingham
Nes Ater
Phenix City
Atty
Cecil Deason
Aonevel
Crim Arch Ferrell
Can
Coe
Sen
Ferrell
Garrett
Patterson
Ralph Mathews
de Eedee
Is 10
Deason
Frank
Jr. Ala
Long
Beddow
Bills Lay In Current Assembly
RALEIGH The 1955 General Assembly is behind its past totals in bills introduced and ratified at day 51. Through Friday there were 687 introductions 226 Senate 461 House and 168 bills 16 resolutions ratified versus 1933 totals. Committees accelerated action to move key measures to the floor as debate grows over taxes budgets and broad state wide laws.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Senate
House
Military Talks Continue After Pact Ratified
Talks at Nationalist headquarters in Taipei followed ratification of the mutual defense pact with the United States. Attending were Adm. Robert B. Carney and Adm. Felix B. Stump, Vice Adm. Alfred M. Welch, and Maj. Gen. William C. Chase. Officials predicted a boost in American military aid to Formosa and adjacent territories.
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Formosa
United States
Nationaist
U.S
Robert B. Carney
Felix B. Stump
Alfred M
7Th Fleet
William C. Chase
Ranenaies
Pescadores
Qretters Island
West Pacific
Senators Probe Linking Tips to Big Market Losses
Senate Banking Committee investigators cite about 20 cases where stock losses followed tips and rumors. Walter Winchell’s broadcasts are tied to rapid market swings, with Amurex Oil and Pantepec Oil cited as examples. witnesses say some traders profited briefly before prices were restrained.
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Senate
Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Banking Committee
Walter Winchell
Edward
Employe Security Plan Changes To Be Revealed
The Justice Department will announce late today proposed changes to the federal employee security program. The basic principles will stay the same while revisions aim to improve program administration and protect individual rights. Officials declined to share specifics, noting White House involvement and weeks of preparation.
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Washington
Justice Department
White House
William F. Tom
Glendirge
N. J
3rd Armored Division To Be Reactivated
The Army announces it will reactivate the World War II era 3rd Armored Division based at Ft. Knox Kentucky. It will train until June 30 and reach top strength of about 14 500 men and 350 tanks by September. A small armored training center will be opened at Ft Hood Texas for advanced schooling for replacements.
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Ft. Knox
Normandy
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Siegfri Nm
Europe
Renomrene
Aman Hood
Nevada
James Gavin
Gavin
Sunday Enterprise Promises Home Building, Hospital Growth
The Sunday Enterprise previews a Builders section amid talk of Memorial Hospital expansion within ten years and rising home demand in 1955. It also features diving pigeons, local features, and a report on the forthcoming school bond referendum in 48 pages of news, pictures, and comics.
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Memorial Hospital
Menenem
Sunday Enterprise
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