Candidates Tour Raleigh in Democratic Primary Drive
Governor candidates Hubert E. Olive and William B. Umstead outline a week of handshakes and speeches as May 31 Democratic primary nears Umstead heads to the Piedmont and Eastern sections while Olive campaigns in the Middle and Western parts of North Carolina President of the American Dental Association condemns government pressure to speed up dental education as harming public care A North Carolina dental society meeting in Pinehurst hears Dr Le M Ennis say faster education may lower quality Two Wilmington lawyers face a Charlotte Building dispute over a $40000 property case after a Marshall patrolman fatally shoots an unidentified man during a moonshine case on a mountain road
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Raleigh
Hubert E. Olive
William B. Umstead
Umstead
Piedmont
Olive
Pinehurst
American Dental Association
le M. Ennis
Philadelphia
North Carolina Dental Society
Marshall
Pt. C. A. Speed
Gastonia Fireman Aims to Swim English Channel This Summer
Bob Payson, a 24 year old Gastonia firefighter, plans to swim the English Channel on his way to England. He expects to conquer the channel before summer's end and has raised about $1,700 from friends to fund the attempt.
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Gastonia
Bob Paysonr
New York
England
Paysour
Henderson tobacco leaders to host Belt Warehouse convention
Outstanding leaders in the tobacco industry will anchor the Belt Warehouse annual convention in Henderson. The Pinehurst event runs May 19 20 and 21 with Henderson association president among the organizers and speakers.
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Henderson
Belt Warehouse
Pinehurst
Association
Riot charges filed after tear gas clash at tavern
Sixteen soldiers from the 82nd Airborne were charged in Fayetteville after a riot following an attempted arrest outside a tavern. Fort Bragg troopers aided by 15 comrades, opposing MPs and city police sparked a chaotic confrontation.
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Fayetteville
82Nd Airborne Vision
Fort Bragg
East German Threats Rise as Pact Nears Signatures
East German Deputy Premier Walter Ulbricht warned of consequences for West Berlin after the peace pact with the Allies is signed, while Soviet forces again blocked Western patrols on the 110 mile highway to the Western zone. He accused Allied planes of spying and praised rioters in Essen where a youth died. Armed Berlin guards blocked Allied jeeps seeking permits not yet printed.
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Konrad Adenauer
Essen
Berlin
Soviet Zone
Rmany
United States
Germany
West Germany
Fish European Airways Senger
General Says Red POWs Threatened Him With Death
General Francis T. Dodd described his 78 hours as a Koje Island hostage. Communist captors warned they would kill him if the 8th Army attempted a rescue and demanded a chance to organize on the island. Dodd was later released unharmed as U.S. and U.N. forces prepared for further action.
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Seoul
Korea
Francis T. Dodd
8Th Army
Koje Island
Dodd
Lee
Kose
Reaptors
Spi
Act Camp Command
Charles Les Colson
Clark
Colson
Sechamenaetiaees
Bae
Atwanesse 3
Ted
U.N
James Vancee
Oil Strike Strains Fuel Supplies Across Nation
The 13 day oil workers walkout tightens fuel shortages from Finland to Honolulu. A wage deal between Standard Oil of California and 20 I U P locals increases hourly pay by about 18 12 cents, but leaves the nationwide strike unresolved. Airlines cancel flights and military limits fuel use as Europe and the United States seek reductions in aviation fuel consumption.
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Denver
Colo
Finland
Honolulu
Standard Oil of
Caliornia
Union of Petroleum Workers
CIO
AFL
O. A. Knight
Oil Workers International Union
U. S
East
Midwest
San Francisco
Idlewild
New York
Sevreserare
Aeresnes Srenecatt Board
United States 3Rd Air Force
Supreme Court to hear Truman steel seizure power case
Washington AP reports before the Supreme Court the government argues Truman acted under emergency powers to seize steel mills in 1952 amid Korea War demands while industry lawyers contend the president lacks powers beyond Congress. The eight hour session covers whether wartime needs justify seizures and how far executive power extends.
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Washington
Steel Intry Pene Wiete
Amous
Supreme Court
Truman
U. S
David A. A. Pine
Congress
Pine
A. Stee
John W. Davis
New Democratic
of Tice
Perlman
Philip B. Perlman
United States
Stetl Mills
CIO Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Aee
Stassen Predicts Ike-Taft Deadlock At GOP Convention
Harold E. Stassen said Eisenhower has the best chance to win the GOP nomination but warned of a Taft Eisenhower deadlock at the July convention. He named Earl Warren as likely compromise candidate and Douglas MacArthur as a possibility, while noting he favors Eisenhower over others except himself. He also discussed ongoing state primaries and delegate counts.
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Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Douglas MacArthur
Stassen
Ten
U. S. News & World Report
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Eisenhower
Rd B. Russell
Georgia
Sen
Claude
Florida
Gress
West Virginia
Taft
United Press
Eisen‘howor
Kefauver
W. Averell Harriman
Russell
Fayetteville Officer Elected Head Of NC Reserve Officers
Col. McComb of Fayetteville will head the North Carolina Reserve Officers Association for the coming year after an election at a convention in Greensboro. He succeeds Lt. Col Arthur E. LeCraw of Greensboro.
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Greesboro
McComb
Fayetteville
North Carolina Reserve Officers Association
Air Force
Arthur E. LeCraw
Greensboro
Blame Meteor For Blinding Air Blast
Seattl e residents reported a blinding blast blamed on a meteor or other aerial event. Observers and authorities described blue white light at 2000 feet, a two second flash, and fireball sightings with no damage or debris found.
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Seattle
Wash
McCord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Includi
Northwest Airlines
Bert Carson
Sidney Howick
J. H. Pruett
American Meteor Society
Imminent Berlin Blockade Echoes 1948 Crisis
Historic Berlin tensions resurface as Russians halt autobahn patrols and threaten rail routing on May 18. The four year echo recalls currency reform, airlift of 2,343,315 tons, and the 1949 lifting of the blockade after harsh standoffs with Allied powers.
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United States
Germany
Berlin
Regulation X Cut Is Urged
Washington reports sentiment grows in government circles for easing down payment requirements on houses. The move targets middle and upper price brackets that have underperformed sales. The Fed board surveys prospects and will discuss with Raymond Foley housing official. A final decision is expected in weeks, with possible 50 cent down on homes above 24 500.
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Washington
Fed- Rym A
Raymond Foley
Proposa
Reserve Board
Fourteen Die By Violence On Weekend
A United Press survey notes fourteen weekend fatalities in North Carolina from highway crashes and violence. Victims include Arthur Thomas Long in Mount Gilead Fall Off Route 43 and Gladys Jones in Pen Der County. others listed are Lenore Polakiesyvey of Charlotte, Paul Ray Barrow of Martinsville, Colleen Nelson of Ridgeway, Coy Glenn Harry of Albemarle, Mrs. William H. Best of Rocky Mount, Norman Lewis Carden of Durham, Oscar Mitchelles, and Clinton Council in a related shooting incident.
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United Press
North Carolina
Arthur Thomas Long
Owe Mount
Sh County
Gladys Jones
Rocky Point
Pender County
Mecklenburg County
Lenore Polakiesyvey
Charlotte
Paul Ray Barrow
Martinsville
Little Fish River
Mount Airy-Low Gap
Colleen Nelson
Ridgeway
Barrow
Coy Glenn Harry
Albemarle
Stanley County
William H. Best
Rocky Mount
Selma
Norman Lewis Carden
Durham
Durham City
Oscar Mitchelles
S. Bagnees Clinton Council
Hamilton
Federal Court Ready to Try Ex Klansmen
Eleven former Ku Klux Klansmen including a police chief face trial on charges of kidnapping and flogging victims across the South Carolina line. The FBI rounded up suspects Feb. 16 as prosecutors vow to pursue the case, with potential capital punishment not specifically sought.
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Wilmington
Coastal Carolina
U. S
Chas. P. Green
FBI
South Carolina
Night
Columbus County
Horry County
S. C
Whiteville
Columbus
Clifton L. Moore
Early L. Brooks
Fair Bluff
Clavern
Communists Break Off Korean Armistice Talks
In Panmunjom the Communists rejected U.N. terms and denounced Allied handling of war prisoners. Vice Admiral Joy reported a brutal propaganda onslaught aimed at stalling negotiations and pushing for daily meetings as a propaganda forum. U.N. officials warned against allowing talks to become a propaganda vehicle while a single issue remains unresolved, the prisoner exchange arrangements.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Reds
Kanglens
North Korea
Joy
U. N
Beard
Aiso
Prisoners Escape From Nash County Camp In Stolen Car
Two inmates fled Nash County prison camp last night in a stolen car. Authorities issued a statewide alert for L. D. Hatchell 35 of Darlington South Carolina a 30 year second degree murder convict and John Cornell 22 of Yadkin County charged with house stealing larceny receiving stolen property.
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Nash County
State Highway Patrol
L. D. Hatchell
Darlington
S. C
Yancey
John Cornell
Yadkin County
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