Reds Reject Latest Allied Korea Prisoner Plan
PANMUNJOM, Korea. The Communists refused the Allied eight point plan for prisoner exchange and tore down tents used for sick and wounded exchanges signaling no progress toward an armistice. Lt Gen Harrison accused Reds of跨 across the Yalu and using captives as labor troops while the Reds called the plan unacceptable and insisted on a postarmistice conference to decide prisoners fate.
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Korea
United Nations Center
Reds
William K. Harrison Jr
Yalu River
Manchuria
Sweden
Switzerland
India
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U. N
Nam II
Harrison
New Highway Commission Takes Office
Governor Umstead’s new 14 member State Highway Commission took office and met at the North Carolina House of Representatives. The oath was administered by Associate Justice M W Barnhill with C Heide Trask arriving late and sworn in later along with other commissioners for divisions 1 through 14. A H Sandy Graham was named chairman and sworn in Tuesday.
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N. C
Umstead
State Highway Commission
State House of Representatives
M. W. Barnhill
State Supreme Court
C. Heide Trask
Wilmington
Dre
J. Emmett Winslow
Hertford
H. Maynard Hicks
Snow Hill
M. E. Robinson
Goldsboro
Donnie A. Sorrell
Durham
C. A. Hasty
Maxton
John van Lindley
Greensboro
Forrest Lackey
Aberdeen
James A. Gray Jr
Winston-Salem
James A. Hardison
Wadesboro
W. Ralph Winkler
Boone
F. Scarborough
Statesville
J. F. Snipes
Marion
Harry Buchanan
Hendersonville
A. H
Sandy) Graham
Tuesay
Health officials warn after child dies of fever at Guilford College
Guilford County health authorities urge residents to watch for ticks following a five year old child’s death from Rocky Mountain spotted fever at Guilford College. Officials advise keeping pets tick free and using repellents in wooded areas and inspecting clothing and bodies after outdoor activity.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Rocky Mountain
Guilford College
Rural Conference for Peace at NC State College
Edwin Randall of Philadelphia spoke at the Rural Conference for Peace held at North Carolina State College. The American Friends Service Committee representative urged America to live up to its professed ideals. The NC session was one of three national meetings sponsored by the committee with farm groups, and was supported by the State Farm Bureau, State Grange, Agricultural Extension Service, and the State Department of Public Instruction.
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America
North Carolina State College
Edwin Randall
Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
State Farm Bureau
The
State Grange
Agricultural Extension Service
State Department of Public Instruction
Presbyterian Synod to hear Chapel Hill pastor ouster case
Raleigh witnesses a synod meeting at First Presbyterian Church to review the ouster of Rev. Charles M. Jones from Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church. About 400 to 500 people are expected as Orange Presbytery, acting on a commission's charge of ritual and sacrament noncompliance, seeks Jones removal.
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Raleigh
Presbyterian Synod of North
Greensboro Woman Wins Maslin Award In Garden Club
Mrs. James M. Tyler of Kinston received the Maslin Award at the closing session of the Garden Club of North Carolina convention in Greensboro. The past state president and retiring editor of the federation magazine received the silver bowl for outstanding service.
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Greensboro
James M. Tyler
Kinston
The
Garden Club of North Carolina
Tax liens filed against Chase Manufacturing and associates
Federal liens totaling 141 171 27 were filed against Chase Manufacturing Company of High Point for income taxes and war time excess profits taxes due from 1943 for six years. Additional liens totaling 8 519 82 were filed against Archie E Chase Jr and Doris Poplin Chase of High Point. Chase was named individually in other liens totaling 6 446 56.
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Greensboro
Chase Manufacturing Company
High Point
Archie E. Chase, Jr
Doris Poplin Chase
Chase
Dulles Briefs Jordan Visit After Israel Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles left Israel for Jordan via Mandelbaum gate after a long session with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Israeli ministers. He backed talks on keeping peace with Arab neighbors and joint Middle East defense, while Egypt moves to squeeze British forces from the Suez Canal Zone with a broad economic boycott threat.
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John Foster Dulles
Israel
Jordan
Cairo
United States
U. S
Harold Stassen
Mandelbaum Gate
Dulles
David Ben-Gurion
Middle East
Siner
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Interior Ministry
Mohamed Naguib
Suez
Canal Zone
Britain
Defense Gives Testimony In Crocker Trial
Defense witnesses testified as Mrs. John L. Crocker faces trial for her husband’s Aug 26 death. A doctor said she claimed Jack Crocker forced perverted acts, leading to her admission of the killing. Law officers reported she planned to kill after such acts, while defense argues temporary insanity.
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E. T. Beddingfield Jr
Stantonsburg
Roy Page
Three MIGs Shot Down In Close-Quarter Korea Battles
South Korean infantry killed or wounded at least 400 Communists in savage frontline clashes across a 155 mile front. U S Sabre jets destroyed three MiGs and damaged two more while about 100 Sabres hit supply targets in North Korea and along the front.
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U. S
Nam River
Korea
Kangdong
Pyongyang
Air Force
A. R. Cox
Denmark
S. C
Edwin Aldrin Jr
Montclair
N. J
Adams-Millis Plans 34000 Square Foot Add On English Street Plant
Adams-Millis Corp officials disclosed a 34000 square foot two story plus basement addition to the hosiery plant on English Street to relieve overcrowding. The project will front English Street, cost about 78000 dollars, and should finish around October 1. The old Lutheran church adjacent building will be razed for the expansion.
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Adams-Millis Corp
English Street
J. H. Millis
English
Millis
Eisenhower Sees West Gap Not So Wide
President Eisenhower said the Britain America divide over Korea and Russia is not as wide as it may seem. He cited Attlee and Churchill remarks, expressed support for peace talks, but noted no concrete signs Russia will move toward peace. Senators Ferguson and Knowland urged stronger stance and public statements aligning with U.S. policy. MORE ON PAGE FIVE-A.
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Russia
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Eich
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Knowland
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China
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Defense to call 23000 for July draft amid manpower cuts
The Defense Department plans a July draft of 23000, nine thousand fewer than June, as part of a broader plan to reduce military manpower starting July 1. Selective Service Director Hershey cautions the cut may delay needs rather than ease the situation, with volunteers and reenlistments meeting Navy and Air Force requirements.
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Defense Department
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Madison
Wis
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Department of Defense
Agriculture Fund Hike Gets Support
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed an Agriculture Department budget 1.4 percent above Truman’s request, sending a $712,308,328 bill to the House for the 1954 fiscal year. The plan adds loan authorizations and funds for watershed protection and school lunches, with a focus on soil conservation and rural electrification.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
House
Truman
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Rural Electrification Administration
Farmers Home Administration
H. Carl Andersen
R-Minn
Umstead Surprise Birthday Incident at Executive Mansion
Raleigh reports Governor Umstead faced an unplanned visit from his staff at the Executive Mansion marking his 58th birthday with a celebratory leak event.
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Raleigh
Gov
Umstead
Executive Mansion
Texas Tornado Toll Tops 112 in Waco and San Angelo
Rescuers faced drenching rain and cold as twin tornadoes left 112 dead in Texas 102 in Waco and 10 in San Angelo with 320 injured in Waco and 130 in San Angelo. Damage to Waco property estimated at 25 million dollars as cleanup began. Dag Hammarskjold said a long way to go before a Korean armistice is reached.
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Tex
Texas
Waco
San Angelo
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Hammarskjold
North Carolina Safety Conference Opens In Winston Salem
The 23rd annual Industrial Safety Conference in Winston Salem began with A. H. Zeilinger of Pueblo Colorado speaking on Our Crimson Cross. Mayor Marshall Kurfees and Clifton L. Ganus of Harding College followed as delegates registered for about 500 attendees. Jack Dunman of Louisville Kentucky delivered the opening address as Mengel Box Co safety director.
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North Carolina
A.H. Zeilinger
Pueblo
Colo
Winston- Salem
Marshall Kurfees
Clifton L. Ganus
Harding College
Searcy
Ark
Jack Dunman
Louisville
Mengel Box Co
Weather forecast notes temperatures and sun events
The report states tonight low 60 degrees and tomorrow high 78 degrees. Today’s high 45 and last night’s low 60 are recorded. Sunset is 7:18 p m and sunrise tomorrow is 5:15 a m.
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