U S Troops Repel Melee as Chinese Attack on Korea Fails
American forces of the 2nd Division repelled a Chinese assault on Little Gibraltar nine miles west of Yonchon. About 315 to 350 Chinese were killed or wounded in a bloody 7 to 14 hour battle. An unnamed Black soldier saved a wounded lieutenant colonel and received honors. his name was withheld pending relatives’ notice.
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Seoul
Eighth Army
Little
Gibraltar
Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
Illinois
Yonchon
James Fry
Fair Mild Weather Expected Across Nation
The Associated Press notes overall fair and mild conditions with some wet areas. Light rain occurred in the Lower Mississippi Valley into eastern Texas and Oklahoma with thundershowers and light snow in parts of Wisconsin Michigan and Northern New England. Caribou Maine reported 13 inches fresh snow on 26 inches on the ground. Grantsburg Wisconsin was the cold spot. Temperatures ranged from 45 to 73 across several cities as a central warming trend continued.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Michigan
Caribou
New England
Rockies
Grantsburg
Wis
Miami
New York
Washington
Chicago
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Liquor Store Debate Opens City Council Session
Greensboro officials and councilmen weighed liquor store profits and a possible citywide referendum. Council members Washburn Patrick and Mrs Kirman voiced views on referendums and allocations to the Alcohol Control Board while High Point’s share drew debate. The discussion ended without action, with a measure approved to boost funding for enforcement and education.
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Greensboro Board of Alcohol Control
Jesse Washburn
M. L. Patrick
O. Arthur Kirkman
Patrick
Washburn
Hdis
T. E. Hinson
Council
Control Board
High Point
Greensboro
Kirkman
State Dept Cuts Plan for Diplomat Mansions in Germany
A House subcommittee reports the State Department trimmed a $19 million luxury housing program for U.S. diplomats in Germany by $2.5 million, while noting no formal funding was approved. The Bremen bachelor apartments and seven $138,000 consular mansions were among the projects criticized as extravagance under foreign currencies counterparty funds. The panel says the department justified the lavish quarters for entertaining but funding remains unresolved.
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Washington (Lp
State Department
U. S
Germany
House
William E. Miller
R-N. Y
Bremen
Congress
A. S
Orders Resume 30 Million Roanoke Rapids Power Plant
Supreme Court upholds Federal Power Commission licensing private hydro projects. VEPCO to resume work on 91 500 kilowatt Roanoke Rapids dam in North Carolina after four years of government delays. Administrations split on government versus private development. officials foresee two year completion with private firm operation.
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Washington
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Virginia Electric and Power Co
VEPCO
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Interior Department
Roanoke River
North Carolina
Virginia
Interior
McKay
Eisenhower
Jack G. Holtzclaw
Gaston
Holtzclaw
Sen
Willis Smith
Sen. Hoey
Oscar Chapman
Fountain
Justice Frankfurter
Congress
Douglas
Vinson
Justice Black
Buggs Island
John H. Kerrdam
Cooper Urges Full U S Military Security Plan
Sen. Cooper called on President Eisenhower to present Congress a fully funded military security program even if it delays balancing the budget. He urged broadening the Armed Services probe to include planes guns ships and other equipment to inform defense needs for any potential Russian attack. Johnson backed presidential decision despite some lawmakers wanting to trim defense to fit a budget.
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Washington
Sen
Cooper
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Senate
Kentucky
Senate Armed Services Committee
North Carolina House Seeks Parking Regulation Authority
Rep. Richard Sanders of Durham introduced a bill allowing cities to enforce parking rules. The measure would establish a legislative prima facie rule of evidence for violations in metered and other regulated spaces.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Richard Sanders
Durham
House Approves Bill to Oust Elections Board Members
The North Carolina House approved a bill to end the terms of all five State Board of Elections members on May 31, with terms due December 31. The session featured new legislation and a debate about the move’s precedent and political implications.
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House
State Elections Board
Raleigh
State Board of Elections
Senate
Henry Bridges
D. S. Coltrane
Coltrane
Scott
H. C. Philpott
Davidson
Board of Elections
Philpott
General Assembly
Gov. Umstead
Ready
Paroles Commission
Highway Commission
State Ports Authority
State Board of Conservation and Development
State Personnel Council
R. Lee Whitmire
Henderson
Election Board
Fire destroys two story building housing DuPont workers
A wind fueled fire yesterday leveled a two story frame building that housed six families tied to the DuPont plant at Kinston. No injuries were reported. Mrs. Bill Cole, mother of seven, ran into the blaze to save her 10 month old baby. The fire originated in Grifton. In Raleigh the Utilities Commission heard Monroe Telephone Co request to raise annual rates by about 40 000 to fund service and dividends, with officials noting books show a possible 30 000 annual need.
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Grifton
DuPont
Kinston
Bill Cole
Raleigh
Utilities Commission
Monroe Telephone Co
W. L. Choate
Roxboro Agencies Approve Bus Fare Increase Request
An application from Person Transit Lines to raise Roxboro bus fares from 10 to 15 cents has been filed and approved by the Roxboro town commission.
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Raleigh
the Utilities Commission
Person Transit Lines
Roxboro
Tarboro CT&T rate case resumes on proposed hike
The mission aimed to resume a hearing today on a proposed rate increase by the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. of Tarboro. At least 46 Eastern North Carolina communities served oppose the raise as CT&T cites needing about 2.283 million dollars more per year to yield a 7.5 percent return on its investment.
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Raleigh
The
Utilities Commission
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co
Tarboro
North Carolina
Ct&t
AMVETS leader in North Carolina asked to resign
Paul R. Hester of Dunn said Andrew Del Vescovo of Burlington the veteran who led the 1951 Raleigh bonus march has been ousted by the AMVET state executive committee. Del Vescovo faces suspension if he does not submit the resignation as an AMVET executive.
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Dunn
North Carolina Amvets
Paul R. Hester
Andrew del Vescovo
Burlington
New Jersey
Raleigh
AMVET
Hester
del Vescovo
Raleigh Liquor Sales Dip in February Across North Carolina
North Carolina liquor sales fell 6.85 percent in February to 4.786 million dollars, down 352 thousand due to February having one fewer day. Mecklenburg led with 774.93 thousand, followed by Greensboro 461.56 thousand and Asheville 332.05 thousand.
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Raleigh
North Rolina
ABC
Frank T. Erwinne
Mecklenburg County
Greensboro
Asheville
Wake
Wainston-Salem
Cumberland
Rowan
Durham
New Hanover
Stock Market Rises to Best Levels Since January
New York stocks advanced led by industrial and railroad shares to their highest marks since early January. Trading was moderately active with gains mostly in the fractional range and a few specialties rallying more. The industrial average climbed to its peak since January 8 as rail stocks regained late January levels.
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New York
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Southern Pacific and
Southern Railway
Republic Steel
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Atomic blast tests near Yucca Flat draw 1000 troops
Dawn brought a quiet but powerful test at Yucca Flat as about 1,000 troops and 20 reporters watched two two battalion teams approach within two miles of the 300-foot tower. The blast formed a white cloud rising to 3,000 feet, then mushroomed and drifted southeastward, with gusty winds spreading dust toward Las Vegas and beyond.
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Yucca
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Pasadena
Calif
Cedar City
Utah
Las Vegas
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Proving Ground
Civil Defense
Ameley
TV Gives Close-Up Of Atom Blast
Wayne Oliver reports television viewers nationwide watched an atomic blast as part of a civil defense demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission and Civil Defense authorities. The pool telecast from Yucca Flat Nev showed the blast seven miles away with a mushroom cloud and damaged sites, while lights failed on cue.
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Wayne Oliver
New York
ABC
CBS
NBC
Atomic Energy Commission
Civil Defense
Yucca Flat
Nev
Boston
Cage
A-Bomb Troops Face Test At Nevada Desert Site
At Yucca Flat near the atomic tower troops and observers kneel in five foot trenches as a 15 kiloton device detonates nearby. Soldiers endure heat and blast to prove armed forces can endure nuclear shadows and return to daily life.
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Nev
Camp Desert Rock
Yucca Flat
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Desert Rock
Weather outlook with mild temperatures and sunset
Tonight low 45 with tomorrow high 70. Today's high reached 70 and last night’s low was 40. Sunset is 6:29 p m, sunrise tomorrow 6:27 a m.
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