Yadkin Watershed Plan Declared Dead In Winston Salem
High Point City Manager T. E. Hinson called the Yadkin Valley watershed proposal a dead duck after a three hour meeting in Winston Salem. The plan died as Yadkin Forsyth and Winston Salem delegations voted no, with backers from Greensboro and Winston expressing disappointment. Over 100 officials and citizens attended, and Yadkin County Attorney Fayette Williams criticized shifting burdens across the river. More details continued on page eight.
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Yadkin Valley
High Point
T. E. Hinson
Winston- Salem
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Forsyth
Winston-Salem
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High Point Hele
Trirom Winston
Greensboro
Robert Frazier
Winston
Archie Elledge
Sai
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Winston Court Room
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Yadkin County
Ayette Williams
Riverside
Jadkin
Adks
Eisenhower Earns Favor With GOP Congressional Leaders
President Eisenhower wins praise from Republican House and Senate leaders for his conference style. He acts as a moderator during weekly sessions at the White House, inviting all views and avoiding dogmatic stances. Two major rifts occurred over a government reorganization bill and a resolution condemning Russia.
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Eisenhower
White House
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Congress
House
Senate
Russia
Baptist Women Meet in Wilmington on New Frontiers
The 62nd annual Baptist Women's Missionary Union of North Carolina opened in Wilmington with a three day meeting titled New Frontiers. About 150 delegates and visitors attended an executive council gathering earlier today as Mrs. C address from Ahoskie oversaw proceedings.
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North Carolina
The
Baptist Women’s Missionary Union of North Carolina
Executive Council
Addrey
Ahoskie
Eight Gastonia Firefighters Overcome Battling Drug Store Blaze
Eight Gastonia firemen were overcome by smoke while fighting a blaze that leveled Kennedy's Drug Store and threatened nearby businesses. Fire crews borrowed gas masks from the National Guard unit to resume efforts as water damage hit the State Theater and the Smart Shop but flames did not spread to those buildings.
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National Guard
State Theater
Smart Shop
Umstead Returns Home After Heart Attack Recovery
Governor William B. Umstead remains restricted from the capitol by his doctor while his secretary says he is "up and around" in the executive mansion. He is still recuperating from a heart attack that occurred three days after taking office and surprised his family by appearing at supper last Saturday.
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Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Capitol
Umstead
Executive Mansion
Crossnore educator Dr Mary Sloop marks 80th birthday
Dr Mary Martin Sloop famed mountain educator and 1951 American Mother of the Year quietly turned 80. She carried on at the Crossnore School for Mountain Children with no formal celebration. A small reception at her daughter Dr Emma Fink’s home honored the occasion as her book Miracle in the Hills co authored with Legette Blythe was published by Hill.
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Crossnore
Mary Martin Sloop
Sloop
Emma Fink
Hill
Legette Blythe
Charlotte
New York
North Carolina Education Association convention aims for 2500 attendees
Asheville hosts the 69th annual NC Education Association convention March 26 28 with over 2500 teachers and officials expected. Dr Harold G Shane of Northwestern University and Ben E Harris of the University of Alabama will speak at the three day program.
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Asheville
North Carolina Education Association
Harold G. Shane
Northwestern University
Ben E. Harris
University of Alabama
State Commission Eyes Eight Station NC TV Network
The State Radio and Television Education Commission met in Raleigh to study a proposed eight station North Carolina television network. The panel planned to draft a request to the FCC for a three year extension of the activation deadline.
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Raleigh
State Radio and Television Education Commission
North Carolina
Fderal Communications Commission
Autopsy Awaited in Raleigh Woman's Death
Wake County Coroner M. W. Bennett identified the deceased as 46 year old Mrs. M Thomas Dunlap. Her body was found yesterday in her Raleigh bedroom wearing underclothes with a cut above the right eye and a bruise on the right side.
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Wake County
M. W. Bennett
M. Thomas Dunlap
TV Set Planned for Governor's Mansion in Raleigh
The State Board of Public Buildings and Grounds voted to install a television set in the governor’s mansion for Gov Umstead and future governors. Superintendent George Cherry said the 21 to 27 inch tube will be used. WNAO TV Raleigh aims to begin broadcasting in April.
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Raleigh
State Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
Umstead
George Cherry
Wnao-Tv
Whammy Nails First Violators For Keeps
The Whammy speed device ended its trial period and charged three drivers with excessive speed. Johnnie Lewis Newton 36 of 2400 Fala Street Daunter Lee Kindley 25 Route 2 Asheboro and Claude Eugene Phillips 41 Greensboro were cited to appear in court Friday. Officials note the device operated from a new location on its first day.
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Fala Street
Daunton Lee Kindley
Route 2
Asheboro
Claude Eugene Phillips
Greensboro
Massive Wilmington waterfront fire devastates warehouses
Firefighters and Coast Guard personnel fought a massive blaze along a quarter-mile waterfront in Wilmington. The ruin includes nitrates tobacco and sugar stores, with millions in damages and hundreds of thousands in losses. Twenty-one people treated and one in serious condition as naval and port authorities offer support to terminal operators.
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N. C
St Guard
J. Ludie Croom
W. R. S. Beane
Heide Warehouse Co
William Cummings
Wilmington Terminal Warehouse Company
Peter B. Ruffin
Cape Fear
Mendota
Maritime Commission
Atlantic
C. H. Registar
State Council of State meets in Raleigh with Umstead
The Council of State met in Raleigh yesterday with William B. Umstead presiding. It approved a contract between the State Ports Authority and Dow Chemical Co for storage facilities at Morehead City and authorized up to 50 000 for armory construction at Lenoir and Oxford.
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Richmond
Imperial Tobacco Co
State Ports Authority
Wilmington
Morehead City
Raleigh
Council of State
William B. Umstead Yesteray
Dow Chemical Co
Freeport
Tex
Lenoir
Oxford
Little 1 re Monny a fellow who used to offer
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UN Troops Kill 61 in Two Lightning Raids Front Front
UN forces hit central Korea positions held by Chinese Reds near Old Baldy and White Horse Mountain. Heavy fighting produces 61 Chinese dead, hundreds wounded or missing, as Allied infantry and Korean troops push back attacks and hold hill crests.
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Korea
United Nations
Old Baldy
Whiteorse Mountain
U.N
No-Man's Land
White Horse
Yonchon
China and Soviet Union Form Front of Friendship
Mao Tse tung declared in Pravda that China and the Soviet Union are bound in a front of friendship and solidarity not afraid of imperialist aggression. Kuznetsov named as new Soviet ambassador to China while Panyushkin moves to other work as Stalins legacy weighs on Moscow.
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Mao Tse-Tung
Russia
China
Mao
Communist Party
Pravda
Vasili Vassilyevich Kuznetsov
Alexander Semenovich Panyushkin
Bassador
United States
Geo. M. Malenkov
Josef Stal
Kuznetsov Named Soviet Envoy to Peiping
Moscow reports the new Russian government designates Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov as envoy to Peiping. The move underscores Prime Minister Georgi Malenkov’s leadership as China relations shift amid postwar diplomacy and Soviet strategy.
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Peiping
Thomas P. Whitney
Moscow
Vasily Kuznetsov
Georgi Mal
Kuznetsov Named In Soviet Move Toward Unity With China
Pravda carries Kuznetsov appointment linking to Stalin obituary by Mao Tse Tung. Mao praises Sino Soviet friendship and allegiance to Malenkov. Analysts see Kremlin uneasy about Mao’s potential push for greater World Communist role. Malenkov signals closer China ties at Stalin funeral.
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Enkov
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Mao Tse Tung
Panyushkin Kuznetsov
Alexander Panyushkin
United States
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Kremlin
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Malenkov Seeks Unity as Soviet Leaders Read Speech
Washington UPI reports Soviet Premier Malenkov's first public address after Stalin's death signals concern over internal unrest. Officials note his call for home front unity, focus on the armed forces, and elevation of Marshal Zhukov to deputy minister of war, while Western relations show little change.
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Georgi M. Malenkov
Malenkov
Josef Stalin
U. S
L. P. Beria
V. M. Molotov
Malekov
Russia
Gregory K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Stalin
Stock market stalls after early rally attempt
New York reporting a sagging day as stocks failed to sustain an advance. Rail shares opened higher with Santa Fe and Union Pacific, but gains faded to about 25 cents. Oils slipped with Amerada up slightly, Texas Gulf Producing fell, and Celanese dropped to its yearly low amid overall declines across sectors.
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Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Amerada
Texas Gulf
South Porto Rico
American Optical
Robbins Mills
International Business Machines
Household Finance
Bill seeks to cut State Elections Board terms to May first
In Raleigh the House introduced a bill to end the terms of five State Board of Elections members on May 1, eight months before the current December 31 expiration. Rep. Lee Whitmire and four others sponsored the measure, which would keep two Republican seats on the board and allow the governor to appoint a new panel during his term.
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Raleigh
State Board of Elections
Lee Whitmire
Henderson County
Charles M. Britt
Asheville
Kerry Scott
Whitmire
Republican Party
Senate
House
Ed O'Herron
Mecklens
Burg
Ammunition Shortages Stir Korea Hearings At Senate
Secretary of Defense Wilson testified on ammunition adequacy in Korea amid Van Fleet criticism. He noted production expansion and that February output reached 114 percent of January usage. The hearing aimed to align Wilson Van Fleet and others on future U.N. Korea needs and supply methods.
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Korea
Senate Armed Services Committee
James A. van Fleet
Stirf
van Fleet
Retiri
Senate
Stevens
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Pentagon
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Congress
Senate Group
8Th Army
Bradley
U.N
Sen. Byrd
D-Va
Armed Services Committee
Sen
Taft
Ohio
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Weather forecast brief for today and tomorrow
The low tonight is 36 and the high tomorrow 44. Today's high reached 60 with a low of 26 last night. Sunset is 6 28 p m and sunrise tomorrow 6 37 a m.
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