Senate probes ammunition shortages as Korea policy looms
The Senate Armed Services Committee recessed a showdown on ammunition shortages after hearing Defense Secretary Wilson say supplies have built up for a more active operation if decided. Army chief Gen. Collins disputed shortages, noting adequate stocks for planned operations and ongoing improvements. The Army borrows 685000 rounds of 105mm from the Navy while shell production increases.
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United Nations
Korea
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Wilson
van Fleet
Pentagon
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Stevens
Navy
Protest Meeting Planned Over Fort Bragg Land Grab
Homeowners in Johnsonville Township Harnett County plan a mass protest tonight after reports the Army intends to acquire 30000 acres in the western part of the county to expand Fort Bragg. Government engineers survey land to meet current and future training needs.
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DUNN
Johnsonville Township
Harnett County
Army
Fort Bragg
Tax lien on Thunderland producers may halt Boone dramatization
A $9,056 federal tax lien against Sunset Mountain Attractions Inc, producers of the Thunderland outdoor drama about Daniel Boone, may interrupt the scheduled opening. Internal Revenue Director Edwin Gill filed the lien here yesterday, noting the quarterly tax period ending Sept 30.
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Asheville
LLP
Thunderland
Daniel Boone
Internal Revenue
Edwin Gill
Sunset Mountain Attractions, Inc
Wilmington Widow Sues Slain Husband's Slayer for 100000
Mrs. Lillian M. Bellamy executrix of Emmett H. Bellamy's estate sues Albert Raymond Reinhart the man serving a life sentence for the murder in the World War Building last March 31 seeking 100000 in damages.
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Charlotte
Emmett H. Bellamy
Wilmington
Lillian M. Bellamy
Albert Raymond Reinhart
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Reinhart
GOP Patronage Prompted NC Republicans to Act
Republican National Committeeman J E Broyhill urged North Carolina Republicans to act promptly against federal patronage to avoid embarrassment and the appearance of a patronage party.
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GOP
Republican National
Broyhill
North Carolina
Air Force Plans to Shoot Down Incoming Soviet Bushwhackers
Washington reports that after two MIG15s shot down a U S F84 near the American zone in Western Germany, James Bryant Conant says the U S Air Force will fire on invading Red planes and force pilots to land. He notes Europe’s air defenses lag behind MIG15 speed, with only one of six wings equipped with F86 interceptors.
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Germany
United States
U. S
James Bryant Conant
Czechoslovakia
Conant
U. S. Air Force
Pentagon
Sagare
Europe
Korea
UN Security Council Meets Again Today for Pakistan Bid
The Security Council begins the search for a successor to Trygve Lie as secretary-general as the General Assembly ends debate on the Korean war. Western candidates include Lester B. Pearson and Carlos P. Romulo, with a Soviet veto possible on any West-backed choice.
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United Nations Security Council
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General Assembly
Lie
U.N
Anthony Eden
United States
Cabot Lodge Jr
Russel Andrei Gromyko
U. S
Britain
France
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Russia
Stanislaw Skrzeszewski
Lester B. Pearson
Assembly
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Philippines
Nasrallah Entezam
Iran
Eduardo Zulueta-Angel
Colombia
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
India
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Charles Malik
Lebanon
Hand to Hand Clashes Rift Red Outpost Amid Driving Snow
ROK raiders struck a North Korean outpost in a snowstorm near 1 a.m. injuring or killing several in an hour and 15 minute engagement. The rest of the front saw limited patrol clashes as UN aircraft were grounded by weather. B 29s bombed a training school and supply area near Sinanju, while overall Communist casualties rose in the past week.
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Korea
United Nations
Manchuria
Sinanju
Eighth Army
Old Baldy
Ront
Stocks Gain Steam Amid Broad Market Rise
New York stocks rallied after a cautious open with many issues advancing. Oil and rail shares led gains while metal and chemical issues climbed. DuPont and Superior of California hit new year highs and several rail names rose over a point.
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Chrysler
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Ilinois Central
Northern Pacific
Superior
California
Anderson Prichard
Bohlen Nomination Delayed Amid U S Russia Tensions
Bohlen's nomination as ambassador to Russia is delayed amid rising U S Soviet friction. Senate committee postponed action on an anti enslave ment resolution as party lines mix with concerns over wartime agreements and speed to Moscow. Senator Humphrey urges rapid reporting on MIG clashes in Germany.
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Chip) Bohlen
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Humphrey
D-Minn
Germany
Bohlen
Moscow
GOP
Senate
Wiley
R-Wis
Foreign Relations Committee
Ferguson
Rmich
Knowland
Eisenhower
Democratic Policy Committee
Foreign Relations
Congress
Sen. George
D-Ga
Malenkov
House Assured Of Chance To Vote On Tax Measure
Washington. Rep. Daniel A. Reed aims to force a floor vote on a 10 percent personal income tax cut by mid April. The Reed bill, stalled in the Rules Committee, could bypass typical routing and go directly to the House floor after Ways and Means approval.
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Washington
Daniel A. Reed
R-N. Y
GOP
Reed
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
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Halleck
Eisenhower
Ways and Means
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North Carolina Licensing Board
Foundation
House Finance Committee
Roy A. Taylor
Buncombe
Senate Education Committee
House Education Committee
State Board of Education
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Tuncombe
Fire Loss Estimates Put at 10 Million in Wilmington Blaze
Insurance officials estimated damage from the great waterfront fire in Wilmington, North Carolina, at about 10 million dollars, down from earlier 30 million estimates. Four warehouses burned, likely started by wiring, with extensive damage to buildings, wharves, tobacco and sugar stores. Shipping continued as three ships docked and one more due. eight wharves remained usable. Col. George W. Gillette said the State Ports Authority will seek expanded marine warehouses and cargo handling equipment in Wilmington and Morehead City. It may take a week to extinguish remaining smoldering rubble and determine final losses.
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N. C.P
Wilmington Terminal Warehouse Co
J. Ludie Croom
George W. Gillette
State Ports Authority
SPA
Morehead City
Cape Fear River
Budget boost considered for North Carolina mental hospitals
The Joint Appropriations Committee reviewed a request to raise the mental hospitals operating budget by 2.66 million dollars for the two year period starting July 1. Governor Umstead urged 22 million in bonds to fund improvements at five institutions and backed higher hospital funding.
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Joint Appropriations Committee
John W. Umstead
Orange
Advisory Budget Commission
Umstead
MIG Attack Near Czech Border Prompts US Demands
Washington sources say the United States will seek a formal Communist apology and cash indemnity after a MIG-15 attacked an American aircraft in Germany. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia delivered a strong protest note to the Czech Foreign Office at 9:20 a.m. EST, citing violation of the U.S. zone.
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United States
Germany
Dansnsn Rewsant
ICV BS 3
VY Rudwyheluet
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Ger
U. S
Air Force
Voice of America
Americans Fight Off MIG Attack Over West Germany
Two U S pilots said they were inside the U S zone of Germany when two Soviet type jets invaded from Czechoslovakia. One F 84 Thunderjet was shot down while the other returned to base. Brown and Smith described the encounter and the damage to Brown s aircraft. Both said the attackers were Mig 15s. U S officials prepared protests and possible compensation claims.
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Germany
U.S
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
U.S. Air Force European
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Henderson
Colo
Donald C. Smith
Marysville
Ohio
Brown
Smith
Korea
Czech
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Weather Forecast Brief
The low tonight is 42 and the high tomorrow 54. Today’s high reached 44 with a low of 40 overnight. Sunset is 6 24 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow is 6 36 a.m.
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