Rain Swollen Rivers Threaten Low-Lying Farmlands
Rain swollen rivers poured over banks across the Carolinas threatening farms as the Cape Fear rose to 51.9 feet near Fayetteville and other rivers crossed flood levels. Officials closed bridges and warned farmers to move livestock while forecasts called for improving weather tonight and tomorrow.
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Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Mountains
Piedmont
Cape Fear
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Breech's Landing
Columbia
Camden
Blairs
Anc
Spartanburg
Smithfield
N. C
Rocky Mount
NC Civil Defense Director Critiques County Appointments
E Z Jones, state civil defense director, criticized North Carolina county commissions for not naming local civil defense directors. Only 58 of 100 counties have appointed directors and most cities have done so. He called the situation highly significant and said there is a need for civil defense.
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Raleigh
LLP
E. Z. Jones
North Carolina
Jones
Southern Railway to dismantle Belmont passenger station
The State Utilities Commission authorized Southern Railway to tear down the Belmont passenger station. The Belmont freight station will be repurposed into a combined freight and passenger facility.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
The
Southern Railway
Belmont
Escape From Prison Camp Sick Bay Near Marion
Three dangerous prisoners escaped from a prison camp sick bay three miles south of Marion yesterday. Guards reported the men sawed through bars with a hacksaw. The inmates were George Gibby, 29, of Gastonia Hubert Watts, 33, of Tabor City and Jesse Hollingsworth, 24, of Charlotte.
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Sick Bay
Here
George Gibby
Gastonia
Hubert Watts
Tabor City
Jesse Hollingsworth
Charlotte
Notes and court actions ripple across North Carolina
Mt Airy police say Allen Bobbitt admitted sending three notes to himself and is jailed on an open charge while cross burnings in Surry County remain under investigation. In Tarboro a 44 year old Wilson County farmer stands trial for slaying an Edgecombe neighbor as jury deliberations begin. In Currituck a prison guard outpost incident leaves a prisoner wounded during an escape attempt. In Winston Salem John Webster faces extended prison terms for kidnapping and murder connected to a case in Wilmington.
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Allen Bobbitt
Roy Smith
Bobbitt
Smith
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Tarboro
Wilson County
Edgecombe County
Charlie C. Warbritton
D. C
Sengethating
Alee
Spy Mount Hospital
J. Paul Frizzelle
Raleigh
Thurmond Jones
Currituck County
New Hanover
Jones
Preliminary exam authorized for Wilkesboro Reservoir flood control
The Army will conduct a preliminary study of the Yadkin River flood control project at Wilkesboro Reservoir in North Carolina and South Carolina. The House Public Works Committee approved $6,000 for the examination, proposed by Deane, D NC. A further congressional action is required for engineers to proceed.
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Wilkesboro Reservoir
Yadkin-Pee Dee River
North Carolina
South Carolina
House Public Works Committee
On Deane
D.N.C
Doughton Honored at Capitol Breakfast
Rep. Doughton of North Carolina, retiring as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, was honored at a Capitol breakfast hosted by Rep. Reed of New York. Chief Justice Vinson, Speaker Rayburn, and Majority Leader Downey were among attendees.
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N.Y
Ways and Means
Vinson
Rayburn
D.-Mass
House
Jae Martin
R.-Mass
Senate probes Lattimore into ninth day of testimony
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee pressed Owen Lattimore on his influence on U S China policy as the inquiry moves into its ninth day. Lattimore denied moulding policy and said his 1945 recommendations largely echoed official aims. He testified he had a brief White House visit with President Truman and rejected McCarthy era charges of Communist ties. The inquiry also examines the Institute of Pacific Relations and potential Communist infiltration.
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U. S
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Truman
Chiang Kei-shek
Johns Hopkins University
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Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
George C. Marshall
Chine
Acheson
State Department
White House
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Russia
McCarthy
Red
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
Four-Apartment Dwelling Fire Destroys on Fairview Street
A late morning fire gutted a 14-room four-apartment dwelling at 606-608 Fairview Street, leaving 18 to 20 people homeless. Fire Chief E K Ingram said the origin was undetermined, with Fire Company crews forcing entry to search for occupants. Patrolman A J Hines and 15 year old Arthur Beéen son alerted authorities. the blaze prompted a swift response and an unexpected holiday for Fairview School students nearby.
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E. K. Ingram
A. J. Hines
Arthur Beéenson
Fairview School
Hines
Willowbrook Street
Benson
John McGill
McGill
L. B. Haizlip
Talks Drag On As Armistice Stalemate Persists
U N negotiators fail to break deadlock in Korea as disputes over inspection of secret equipment and neutral supervision stall talks. Washington Moscow and Peiping reportedly study the matter while frontline leaders in Tokyo weigh possible shifts. Col Darrow says Russian teams viewing gear would aid both sides.
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U. N
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Moscow
Peiping
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Don O. Darrow
Stock Market Trading Drops
Stock trading fell sharply in New York as prices resumed a narrow movement after four days of gains. American Tobacco hit a 1952 low near 58 1 4 with a large debenture offering and stock rights trades. Amerada rose about 2 1 2 to 201, Texas Pacific Land Trust edged up, and utilities eased modestly while several rails posted slight losses. American and Foreign Power showed activity and firmness.
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American Tobacco
Amerada
Texas Pacific Land Trust
New England Textile Industry Faces Plant Closures
Textron, Inc. to close a Sun cook New Hampshire rayon mill employing 500 workers and transfer production to a new Meridian Mississippi cotton mill. Company cites lack of orders as defense contracting officials withhold preferential treatment for New England. Textron also advances a Tennessee mill and a Mississippi project awaiting NPA approval while protests from Southern lawmakers cite unemployment shift southward.
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New England
Textron, Inc
Suncook
N. H
Mississippi
Textron
Office of Defense Mobilization
Robert M. Cushman
Sun
Cook
National Production Authority
Meridian
Miss
Elizabethton
Tenn
NPA
Munroe Countty
Cushman
Mason-Dixon Line
Truman Pleads for 7.9 Billion in Mutual Security Aid
President Truman launches a nationwide radio and TV plea for 7.9 billion dollars in a Mutual Security Program to fund arms for Allies in Europe and Asia, aid economies in Africa and Asia, and raise living standards. He warns against retreat or false economy and seeks bipartisan backing amid looming congressional opposition.
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Asia
Truman
United States
Capitol
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Spon
U. S
Weather forecast brief
Tonight low 28 degrees with high of 58 tomorrow. Today's high 55 and overnight low 14.
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