Sabre Jets Set Record in Western Korea Bombing
U S Sabres in two waves total 72 aircraft, claim 45 buildings destroyed near Panmunjom, 15 tons of explosives at Sariwon, and two MiGs shot down. Thirteen buildings destroyed in Kuup area as F 84s bomb oil and ammo dumps. B29s drop 130 tons on three Red supply centers near Sinanju and Hungnam. ground front quiet with limited clashes on Triangle Hill.
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Korea
Panmunjom
Dum
Sariwon
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Kuup
Yalu River
Sinuiju
Sabre
North Korea
Sinanju
Hungnam
Triangle Hill
Eighth Army
Van Fleet Suggested to Head Indochina Military Mission
Sen Knowland proposed Gen James A Van Fleet lead a U S mission to train anti Communist forces in Indochina The plan accompanies Eisenhower Stassen and Canadian Prime Minister St Laurent statements and references Van Fleet prior command in Greece and Korea with Byrd backing the idea for sending the former 8th Army commander to Indochina.
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Sen
Knowland
Calif
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Indochina
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Eisenhower
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Laos
St. Laurent
van Fleet
California
Greece
Korea
Byrd
D-Va
Armed Services Committee
8Th Army
Thailand Seeks U N Action Over Laos Invasion Threat
U S reportedly assures Thailand it will back a move to present the Laos invasion to the United Nations. Thailand weighs appealing under Article 34 amid border tensions as Dulles and Thai diplomats discuss international action. France resists leading but may back a U N appeal. White House notes Laos aggression risks Southeast Asia stability.
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United States Today
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Red
John Foster Dulles
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Louis St. Laurent
Korea
Southeast Asia
Army Skips Heavy Equipment Show On Cost Grounds
The Army announced a shift to cost consciousness and will not demonstrate heavy tanks guns and tractors at the Armed Forces Day event at Bolling Field on May 16 because transporting the equipment from ordnance bases could cost about 20000 dollars.
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Army
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Bolling Air Force Base
Coast Guard: Port Security Tightened But Not Airtight
Coast Guard officials told a House subcommittee that port security is tighter after a 1950s program but cannot be completely airtight in peacetime. They reported progress in 10 major port areas, screening seamen and longshoremen to curb subversive elements and urged continued funding of about 18.69 million for the program.
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Washington
Congress
America
Truman
Merlin O'Neill
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A. C. Richmond
United States
Eisenhower
Tongay Denies Beating His Daughter in Tragic Death
In Tarpon Springs Florida Russell Tongay arrives to bury his five year old daughter Kathy a Miami police charge cites death by whipping but Tongay claims an accidental injury during high dive practice led to her convulsions. He faces a second degree murder charge in Miami with a June 11 hearing.
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Russell Tongay
Coast
Tarpon Springs
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Florida
Kathy
Miami
Tongay
Betty
Bubba
Husky
Labor Committee Takes Week's Breather
Chairman Samuel K. McConnell Jr. said the House Labor Committee will take a week off to clear their heads before revising the Taft-Hartley law. The panel closed 12 weeks of hearings after hearing conflicting advice from 144 witnesses, many representing labor or management.
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Washington
LLP
Samuel K. McConnell Jr
House Labor Committee
Labor
Greensboro Funeral Home Worker Charged in Wife Beating Death
Charles C. Shoffner Sr., 44, a funeral home worker, posted a 5000 dollar bond after being charged with murdering his wife Julia Shoffner by beating her on Wednesday night. Julia, a Reidsville native and graduate nurse, died from a brain blood clot after surgery. Shoffner was arrested at city hall. services for Julia were planned in Greensboro with burial in Reidsville.
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Charles C. Shoffmer
Julia
Shoffner
Reidsville
City Hall
Umstead Expected Back At Capitol Within Two Weeks
Governor William B. Umstead, recovering from a heart attack on January 11, is likely to return to the Capitol within two weeks. His secretary Ed Rankin said he might come back as soon as next week, but the best guess is the following week. He has been in the executive mansion with doctors not permitting office visits.
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William B. Umstead
Capitol
Ed Rankin
Rankin
Executive Mansion
North Carolina Academy of Science Concludes Two Day Meeting
The NC Academy of Science ends its two day Raleigh gathering after presenting over 100 technical papers. Dr W E Cooper of NC State discussed sooty mold on peanuts a disease observed last August noting pollen from corn on peanut leaves may have contributed to the issue.
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North Carolina Academy of Science
W. E. Cooper
N. C. State College
Management group concludes two day Southeastern meeting
Asheville report notes Southeastern Conference for the Advancement of Management wraps up a two day session on industrial expansion problems. Attendees included M. S. Wigginton of Nashville and Rev. Clifford H. Peace of Winston-Salem, pastor counselor for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
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Southeastern Conference For the Advancement of Management
M. S. Wigginton
Nashville, Tenn
Clifford H. Peace
Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Benson and McGrath to speak at East Caroyne commencement
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson and Education Commissioner Earl J. McGrath will headline East Caroyne College commencement. Benson will deliver the sermon Sunday morning May 17 while McGrath addresses the 322 graduates at final exercises Monday morning.
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Greenville
Ezra Taft Benson
Earl J. McGrath
U. S
East Caraco Yn Oe
Benson
McGrathy
Two Tar Heel editors win Pulitzers to be seen on TV
W Horace Carter editor of the Tabor City Tribune and Willard G Cole editor of the Whiteville News Reporter will appear on the See It Now program on CBS. They earned Pulitzer meritorious public service awards for their editorials opposing Ku Klux Klan activity in the Eastern Carolinas.
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Whiteville
W. Horace Carter
Tabor City
North Carolina Medical Society 99th Annual Convention Opens
Preparations were completed for the Society’s 99th annual convention in Pinehurst with an executive council meeting on Sunday. A medical film show and memorial service are planned for early arrivals. About 1,800 delegates expected for the first general session Monday morning.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina Medical Society
Society
Governor supports highway commission reform report
Governor Umstead endorses the five member committee's study on changes to the State Highway Commission. The report was handed to him earlier this week and is due for public release next week. Speculation says it recommends adding 10 to 14 highway divisions and commissioners.
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Raleigh
Umstead
State Highway Commission
NC State College to name new chancellor candidate list
The Consolidated University executive committee will meet in Raleigh to consider four candidates for NC State College chancellor. President Gordon Gray will likely pick one to forward to the committee, which then advises the full board. Chancellor John W Harrelson retires June 30.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Board of
The
Consolidated University
Gordon Gray
John W.harrelson
UN Alarmed Over Rhee Threats to Armistice in Korea
The United Nations Command in Tokyo grows concerned over South Korean President Syngman Rhee’s threats to reject an armistice in Korea. Gen. Mark W. Clark met with U.S. ambassadors Ellis Briggs and Robert Murphy as Rhee pushes for unification by marching to the Yalu, challenging the armistice framework. The ROK Army, far larger than at war’s start, could still clash if an armistice is signed.
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United Nations Command
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Mark W. Clark
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Ellis Briggs
Robert Murphy
Clark
Briggs
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Rhee
Seoul
Pusan
South Korea
ROK
North
Yalu
Government Pressure Argentina Slaps At News Agencies
President Peron pushes Congress to investigate foreign news agencies and silence U S dispatches. United Press suspends distribution outside Buenos Aires next Saturday, cutting off 16 interior newspapers. La Nacion ends AP coverage after 35 years. Times editor Edward Murrow under attack.
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U.S
Juan D. Peron
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la Nacion
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the Times
Edward A. Murrow
Ministry of Communications
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Aventina
Thomas R. Curran
Latin America
Eight
Interior
Taft Doubts Tax Cut Amid $11 Billion Deficit Outlook
Senate GOP leader Taft warned administration budget estimates show a deficit near 11 billion dollars for the next fiscal year ending June 30. He argued such a gap would rule out a personal income tax cut this year and called for a broad defense program review. Democratic Senator George said major tax action is unlikely without extended congressional sessions.
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Senate
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ohio
Eisenhower
Truman
Daniel Reed
R-N. Y
Walter F. George
D-Ga
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Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Humphrey
GOP
Republicans Dismayed At Unbalanced Budget
Republicans voiced dismay at Treasury Secretary Humphrey's assertion that the budget cannot be balanced next year and that the debt limit might need raising. GOP leaders remain hopeful for a balanced budget in the new fiscal year, while Treasury warns of ongoing revenue shortfalls and tax policy implications.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
GOP
Senate ‘Finance Committee
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
House
Joseph Martin
Mass
Congress
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ike Visits Brother For Relaxation
President Eisenhower arrived in State College Pennsylvania to visit his brother Dr Milton S Eisenhower president of Penn State for a weekend of quiet relaxation. He traveled with Mrs Eisenhower and her mother and a crowd welcomed them at the station. The group soon played golf at Centre Hills Country Club and posed for photographs on Milton Eisenhowers lawn. Breakfast chatter centered on kippers and scrapple with the First Lady joking about tomorrow morning. He plans to return to Washington tomorrow night or Monday morning.
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Eisenhower
Milton S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State College
Washington
John S. Doud
Centre Hills Country Club
Milton Eisenhower
Milton
Milton Jr
Ruth
Questions Are Put To Communists In Korean Armistice Talks
Allied truce negotiators pressed the Communists for detailed terms of a proposed prisoner exchange. Lt Gen William K Harrison Jr said nothing was fixed and more questions would follow. He challenged how a five nation neutral commission would decide and whether a veto would block decisions, noting concerns over detaining prisoners and delaying final repatriation.
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Panmunjom
William K. Harrison Jr
U.N
Harrison
Reds
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
India
Switzerland
U. N
Red
Governors Face Prospect of Mumps
President Eisenhower avoids risk as Gov. Herman Talmadge of Georgia contracts mumps after a Washington conference with 43 other governors. Incubation may reveal who else was exposed while those with immunity are not at risk. President’s doctor says Eisenhower could not have caught the illness and had no known exposure.
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Eisenhower
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Talm
Atlanta
Howard Snyder
Snyder
Fire destroys Carolina Pines clubhouse near Raleigh
A fire last night leveled the Carolina Pines clubhouse near Raleigh, with damage estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars. More than 300 people attending a dance were forced to flee. No injuries were reported.
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Carolina Pines
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Weather outlook with temperatures and sun times
Tonight low is 52 degrees with tomorrow high 480. Today reaches 76 and last night’s low was 50. Sun sets at 7 14 pm and rises tomorrow at 5 19 am.
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