Four British airmen killed in border air clash in Germany
Soviet jet fighters shot down a Royal Air Force Lincoln near Bleckede on the British zone side of Germany. At least four crew were killed with three reported to bail out. the incident followed another clash with U S jets, signaling possible new Soviet tactics. German authorities and eyewitnesses described the dramatic firestorm and wreckage along the Elbe near Garlsdorf as border tensions rise.
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Germany
West Germany
Royal Air Force
Lincoln
Foreign Office
London
Bleckede
U. S
Joseph Stalin
Elbe
Yorkshire
England
U. S. Air Force
Czechoslovakia
Prague
East Germany
Air France
West Berlin
Berlin
U. S. Navy
Baltic
Soviet Russia
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Hungary
East
Garlsdorf
Hannover
Bonn
British European Airways
Winter's Heaviest Snowfall Tests Korean Front Fight
American infantrymen battled through heavy snow to rescue an outnumbered patrol near Pyongyang. A 100 man Chinese force surrounded the group as Red mortars and rifle fire rained in. Two Allied reinforcements linked with the patrol and broke the siege, with 20 Reds reported killed.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
No-Man’s Land
U.N
Pyongyang
Okinawa
Clashes Fearful as East West Tension Grows
Washington officials warned that further clashes between American and Communist aircraft along the Iron Curtain could trigger a broader international crisis. They disputed Prague’s claim that the U S jet was over Czech air space and said radar showed the downed plane never crossed into Czechoslovakia while noting the danger of misidentification in high speed patrols.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U. S
Iron Curtain
Czech
Eee
Wiesbaden
Germany
Prague
Red High Command
Czechoslovakia
Marines Arrive at Bluebenthal Field for Vieques Maneuvers
Wilmington reports the first 190 Marine personnel have bivouacked at Bluebenthal Field. They arrived aboard the USS Oglethorpe and form part of an air group providing air support for landings at Onslow Beach, as maneuvers continue near Vieques Island Puerto Rico.
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Wilmington
Bluebenthal Field
Onslow Beach
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
Prominent Baptist Leaders Address NC WMU Closing
In Wilmington prominent Baptist leaders spoke at the North Carolina Women's Missionary Union 62nd annual meeting closing session. Mrs. George R. Martin of Norfolk Virginia told the group that Christian missionary practices and American foreign policy are not consistent with each other after recently visiting Arabia.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Women’s Missionary Union
George R. Martin
Norfolk
Martin
WMU
Southern Baptist Convention
Arabia
Whiteville pamphlets target Columbus County Klan history
Ku Klux Klan inspired leaflets arrived in Columbus County, Virginia produced and mailed from North Carolina. The pamphlets claim perjury swayed the Hamilton conviction of Leesville South Carolina Klan leader Thomas L. Hamilton, who was sentenced in Columbus County Superior Court last year.
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Whiteville
Columbus County
Virginia
North Carolina
Thomas L. Hamilton
Leesville
S. C
Postmaster General to Hear Wilkes County Post Office Closures
Wilkes County residents will meet Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield in Washington to protest the proposed closing of 21 county post offices. The hearing date was moved up from Thursday by Sen. Willis Smith indicating Summerfield's change.
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Washington
Wilkes County
N. C
Arthur E. Summerfield
Willis Smith
N.C
Summerfield
Hall testifies Lineberger not evading taxes by gifts
Greensboro, UP Frank P. Hall, associate of textile magnate A C Lineberger, testified in U S tax court that Lineberger gave 1 million dollars to his children to teach wealth handling and did not intend to evade inheritance taxes. He said Lineberger never contemplated dying and, though 89 at his 1947 death, still played golf.
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Greensboro
Frank P. Hall
A. C. Lineberger
Belmont
U. S
Lineberger
Hall
Eisenhower Seeks FSA to Become 10th Cabinet Department
President Eisenhower moves to elevate the Federal Security Agency led by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby into a full cabinet department as part of his planned government reorganization. The plan, submitted to Congress, would place health welfare education and social security under the new department, with no final name chosen yet.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Federal Security Agency
White House
Congress
FSA
Defense
State
Treasury
Labor, Commerce, Justice
Post Office
Interior
Agriculture
Stocks Edge Higher With Utilities At Year High
New York stocks gained a few cents overall with the utility index at a new high since 1931. New York Central rose fractionally as Pittsburgh & Lake Erie dividend moves supported the sector, while Royal Typewriter and U S Smelting fell. Major rail issues in demand, oils strong led by Amerada Seaboard and Tidewater Associated with Williston Basin strike. Superior Oil of California jumped to a 1953 high nearing five dollars.
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New York
Royal Typewriter
U. S
New York Central
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Amerada
Seaboard
Tidewater Associated
Williston Basin
Superior Oil
California
Electric Brains Speed Tax Return Processing Across Nation
Washington officials say the Internal Revenue Bureau reorganization and new electronic “brains” speed the handling of 55 million personal income tax returns. The system operates in New York Chicago Los Angeles Detroit and Cleveland under a career Civil Service backbone. Commissioner T Coleman Andrews proposes a future plan to exempt about 40 million taxpayers from filing annual returns, pending congressional approval.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York
Chicago
Angeles
Detroit
Cleve
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Andrews
Senate House Committee On Internal Revenue
Bow Section Of Tanker Is Sought
Coast Guard cutters and aircraft combed the stormy North Atlantic about 1000 miles east of New York for the bow of the Liberian tanker Angy missing after an explosion split her in two. Eight or nine aboard included the captain and wife. twenty eight crewmen were rescued from the stern on Wednesday.
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Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Persian Gulf
Philadelphia
Unimak
Argentia
Newfoundland
Coos Bay
Chambers
Mystery Ford car in Watts slaying trial in Dillon
State witnesses tie a Ford made automobile with white sidewall tires to the Watts murder as two Carolinians Lamarr Herring and Tom Rich face trial in Dillon. Neighbors Kelvin Mackey Elvin Hatchell and Tison Chapman testified about the car seen near the scene and its movements toward Society Hill. Watts body found with a bullet through the head on April 3 at about 11 p.m. Charles Hollis testified Watts was at a tavern with Walter Edens earlier that night, Watts carrying a whisky bottle but not intoxicated.
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Dillon, S. C
J. A
Red) Watts
Pertes
Bennettsville-Darlington
Darlington
Kelvin Mackey
Elvin Hatchell
Cheraw
Tison Chapman
Society Hill
Hatchell
Mackey
Ford
Watts
Bennettsville
Charles Hollis
Walter Edens
Darlington County
Johnny Stokes
Subcommittee Named On Budget Study For State
North Carolina legislators formed an eight Senate and fourteen House panel to study budget items and report to the Joint Appropriations Committee. Co chairs are Rep Carl Venters and Sen William Copeland. The group will review funds for mental hospitals and other requests as debate continues. The House earlier approved a bill after a lengthy session with a note that more coverage continues on page seven A.
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Joint Appropriations Committee
Carl Venters
Onslow
William Copeland
Hertford
John W. Umstead
Larry I. Moore
Wilson
Moore
Hos
Europe to receive 150 new F-86 Sabrejet interceptors
Washington reports Gen Ridgways Western Europe will get 150 F-86 Sabrejet fighters soon to bolster a slim jet force. Despite this, analysts warn the MIG threat in East Germany and satellites remains vast, with NATO’s 4000-plane air bloc short on Sabres, the sole fighters able to outpace MiGs.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Russia
Germany
Senators Consider Watchdog on Ammunition Production
Washington lawmakers weigh creating a special group to monitor ammunition output amid Korean war shortages. Senator Byrd calls the issue a national scandal while others push for continued scrutiny. Gen. Van Fleet restates concerns as Senate and House panels probe procurement.
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Washington
Leverett Saltonstall
Senate Armed Services Committee
Massachusetts
James A. van Fleet
Korea
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Lester C. Hunt
D-Wyo
State Fair to Return. Dorton Reappointed Leader
Dr. J. 8. Dorton will again head the North Carolina State Fair after the State Board of Agriculture rehired him following a report by the State auditor noting a last year profit of 52867. Dorton has led the fair since the agriculture department took over in 1937.
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Raleigh
J. 8. Dorton
Department of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
U S Rejects Red Version of Incident
The United States issued a sharp rejection of Czechoslovakia’s claim that American jets crossed into Red territory before one was shot down. Radar evidence showed the MiGs attacked 12 to 15 miles over Germany, with no Czech border crossing. The note seeks an apology, assurances, and about $200,000 indemnity. Rep. Van Zandt urged decisive action beyond notes.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Red Territory
State Department
U.S
U. S
Germany
State
Defense Department
le U.S
Expec
Air Force
George Wadsworth
Gera
Prague
E.s
Warren G. Brown
Donald C. Smith
Voice of America
James E. van Zandt
R-Pa
Wilkesboro pair to be sentenced for murder death
A North Wilkesboro woman, Mrs. Jene Hayes Wingler, and a Glendale Springs man, Calvin Miller, faced sentencing today after yesterday's conviction on second degree murder in the death of Lance Owens of Glendale Springs. Judge J. H. Clement slated the outcomes.
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Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro
Glendale Springs
Lance Owens
J. H. Clement
Enee Hayes Wingler
Calvin Miller
Weather snapshot with temps and sun cycle
The forecast shows a low of 48 tonight and a high of 60 tomorrow. Today's high reached 50 with a 44 overnight low. Sunset is 6 25 pm and sunrise tomorrow is 6 34 am.
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