McCarthy Seeks Update on Captive Americans in China
Senator Joseph McCarthy wrote to President Eisenhower demanding an accounting and action to free 11 U S airmen held by Communist China and others missing behind the Bamboo Curtain. He accused the administration of withholding information from families and questioned Hammarskjold’s handling of the case. The White House declined comment as U N and diplomatic efforts continue without immediate results.
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Washington
R-Wis
McCarthy
White House
Eisenhower
China
Red
U.N
Daz Hammarskjold
Communist
Korea
Hammarskjold
Eis
Chou En-lai
President Praised For Reserve Plans Amid Concerns
Washington officials backed President Eisenhower s plan to reorganize the military reserves. Weeks Hershey and Batter praised the program as essential for a ready reserve, with six months basic training for up to 100 000 volunteers yearly and exemptions from the draft while maintaining training. The plan aims to fit mobilization needs with minimal civilian economic impact.
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Tavis J. Batter
E ‘Lective
Weeks
North Carolina Press Assn Holds Second Annual Printer Conference
North Carolina State College hosts the North Carolina Press Association conference on March 12. Carl Goerch of Raleigh lauds printers for dedication amid handicaps at a banquet. Over 100 newsroom mechanics attend sessions chaired by C. J. Moody and Clyde H. Ori. The program features Dr. Bostian and Dr. Hoadley with panel discussions on typesetting and press operations. The event concludes tomorrow with exhibits on from the forest to the press room and a press stereotype panel led by Carl Sink.
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Ove T
North Carolina Press Assn
North Carolina State
Carl Goerch
Raleigh
State Magazine
Goerch
The
Press Association
State College Extension Division
C. J. Moody
Durham Herald-Sun
Grante
Pot Mergenthaler
the Sentinel
Clyde H. O
Winston-Salem Sentinel
Carey H. Bostian
State College
George B. Hoadley
Harry Puckett
Daily Times- News
Bur
M. Sie Iote
Bill Price Jr
Water Paper Co
the Forest
Carl Sink
Frank Denny
Wilson Daily Times
Women Need Fair Break Says Miss Roe
Dorothy Roe AP women's editor told North Carolina press women that editors still underestimate women's pages. She cited that 90 percent of ads in top papers target women and that women control a majority of spending stocks and wealth. Jane Mellvaine spoke at a late session about Inside a the weekly Downing Archives tour and related experiences.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
North Carolina Press
Miss Roe
New York City
Jane Mellvaine
Washington, D.C
Mellvaine
Downingees Archive
Labor Party Vets Demand Bevan Resign From Party
London March 12 elder statesman Emanuel Shinwell and union boss Arthur Deakin demand Aneurin Bevan quit the Labor Party amid a leftist bid for control. The clash could trigger a party split vote by MPs on Wednesday as unions bankroll factions and threaten Bevan’s membership.
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London
Labor Party
Aneurin Bevan
Emanuel Shinwell
Bevan
Arthur Deakin
Transport and General Workers Union
Labor
Shinwell
House of Commons
Commons
Deakin
Laborite Commons
Clement Attlee
Bins Percea Fmere
Clear Mild Weather Dominates Across Regions
Prevailing mild conditions covered the eastern third of the nation after windstorms and twisters caused eight deaths and multimillion dollar damage. Wintry and cold fronts remained at the Canadian border and in northern New England. temperatures ranged from 10 above in Minnesota to 86 in Texas with sunny skies elsewhere. The Ohio River flood crest moved toward Cairo and no major flood damage was anticipated.
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Canadian
Minnesota
Lake Superior
New England
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
South
Far West
International Falls
Minn
Laredo
Tex
Plains
Washington
Miami
Kansas City
Chicago
Denver
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Los Angeles
Thermal
Cali
Minneapolis
Ohio River
Cairo
Mississippi River
Governor calls crackdown on illegal liquor shipments
Governor Timmerman urged enforcement of state liquor laws to stop un stamped liquor from neighboring states. He directed the State Law End Division to act and asked police and agencies to cooperate. He cited a steep revenue drop since 1947 from liquor taxes, with current year projections around 6.7 million dollars.
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Columbia
Timmerman
South Carolina
U S Bombers Show Precision in Targeting
Article explains 1950s U S bombers at 30 000 feet can place a nuclear bomb within 200 feet of a target and selects from a range of bombs from small tactical devices to the large H bomb. It notes advances in crew training electronics jet aircraft and prestrike reconnaissance enhancing accuracy and distinguishing war targets from civilians.
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Elton
Fay
Wea
U. S. Air Force
State Dulles
United States
Dulles
Asia
Brighly
China
Nevada
Ying
Debits rise in most NC cities with slight Durham dip
February 1954 debits in nine principal North Carolina cities rose versus February 1953, per the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Durham was the lone decline. Totals show Asheville 60.94 million, Charlotte 375.996 million, Greensboro 141.486 million, Fayetteville 46.656 million, Raleigh 193.809 million, Winston-Salem 130.439 million, and others inclining notably.
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Charlotte
N.C
Mare
North Carolina
Tose
Federal Reserve Bank of Ricmond
Durham
Asheville
Greensboro
Point
Kinston
Bond Market Resists Sharp Price Change
New York March 12 The bond market steadied despite a stock market shakeout with convertibles drifting down but most high grade corporates holding. Government bonds showed little week to week movement while railroad bonds absorbed some impact. Foreign issues were quiet with German, Italian, Greek and Japanese bonds largely unchanged or easing.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Snow flurries across St Lawrence Valley and Rockies
Weather bulletin notes snow flurries Sunday along the St Lawrence Valley the Cascades and northern Plains and Rockies. Showers forecast for north Pacific coast seaboard and Great Basin with storm activity in the lower Mississippi Valley and southern Appalachians. Cooler in most north states with slight changes elsewhere.
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Weather Bureau
St. Lawrence Valley
Cascades
Plains
Rockies
North Pacific
Great Basin
Mississippi Valley
Appalachians
North
Upper
Forest Fires Sweep Over South Georgia
Brisk winds drive forest fires deeper into timberlands and swamps of South Georgia and North Florida. The Okefenokee area, a 700 square mile region, sees timber loss as flames cross a highway and burn a barn. A 7,500 acre blaze near Foley, Florida, advances with relentless wind while two firefighters are trapped but escape. Foresters report over 8,000 acres already burned and about 95 percent timber loss in the affected area.
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Waycross
South Georgia
North Florida
Okefenokee
Georgia
U.S
Foley
Fla
Geren Forestry
Guya Fores Recton
Forestry Service
Florida
Eas
Legislature Focuses on Tax Proposals Next Week
Raleigh March 12 The Joint Finance Committee plans hearings on at least 10 tax bills Tuesday and Wednesday. By Thursday it will see latest revenue estimates for this year and the next two. The Budget and Appropriations panels trimmed funds, then added a net reduction of 10 050, while denying 173 914 in requested increases.
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Raleigh
Joint Finance Committee
Joint Aations Committee
Aations Committee
Allons
Gov. Hodges
Advisory Budget Commission
Appropriations Committee
Nugent Granted 30 Day Leave After Court Martial Ordeal
Maj. Ambrose H. Nugent 45 of Merrill Wisconsin was granted a 30 day leave to recuperate from a court martial ordeal in which he was acquitted of collaborating with the enemy while a prisoner of war in Korea. The Army studies a new assignment for the artillery officer as he rests and his father hinted at a hometown celebration following the acquittal.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Army
Wisconsin
Nugent
Merrill
Wis
Korea
State Still Plans Trial For Ferrell
Alabama prosecutors move ahead with plans to try ex Attorney Arch Ferrell for the murder of A L Patterson, after Ferrell was acquitted on a vote fraud charge connected to Patterson's death in Phenix City. Ex Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Fuller, sentenced to life, is jailed pending appeal as the first murder trial among Patterson's case defendants proceeds.
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Ala
Arch Ferrell
A. L. Patterson
Ferrell
Phenix City
Patterson
Albert Fuller
Jefferson County
Fuller
Birmingham
Si Garrett
Lamar Reid
Cecil Deason
Tral
Garrett
Serrell
Galveston
Texas
State Supreme Court
Graham sails for Europe on four month religious tour
Evangelist Billy Graham left New York for Europe announcing a four month trek costing about 15000 dollars, with 70 percent funded. The trip opens March 21 in Scotland and includes stops in London Rotterdam Oslo Stockholm Frankfurt Hamburg Stuttgart Berlin Zurich and Bremen aboard the Liberte. He urged faith revival, noted hunger in Russia, and said the west needs spiritual renewal. Ruth Graham remained at their Montreal home with four children.
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New York
Billy Graham
Europe
Graham
England
Scotland
London
Rotterdam
Oslo
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Stuttgart
Berlin
Zurich
Gemraiking
Peo
Russia
Ruth
Montreal
N.C
London’s White House Pub Reclaims Legendary Name
In Highbury North London a local pub once popular with American GIs gets official sanction from the U S Embassy to adopt the title The White House Housed near Pan American Airways former site the venue now bears the iconic name for the area.
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London
White House
Highbury
Pan American World Airways
United States
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