North Carolina Utilities Commission to rehear Bell rate case
Southern Bell asked the Utilities Commission to rehear its $1 648 056 yearly rate increase ruling contending the rates are inadequate The attorney general appealed the order arguing the 6 percent return on a $68 599 569 rate base is excessive In Laurinburg a 24 year old man faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of Officer Larry Graham at a dance alleging self defense by defendant Harry Howell
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
The
Utilities Commission
Commission
North Carolina
Attorney-General
Harry McMullan
Southern Bell
Laurinburg
Scotland
Harry Howell
Larry Graham
Fayetteville
Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base
Howell
North Carolina 1952 Cotton Crop Totals Revealed
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service reports NC's 1952 cotton crop at 569000 bales of 500 pounds gross, up from 542000 bales in 1951 and 181000 in 1950. Valued at $102,097,000 based on May 1 price of 35.9 cents, third highest since 1925. 1951 crop valued at $105,019,000 at 38.75 cents per pound.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal
Mistrial Declared in Crocker Murder Trial
A Wilson North Carolina judge ordered a mistrial in the murder case of Mrs. John L. Crocker after jurors were reported drunk and unruly at the Briggs Hotel. Officers testified to disturbances, narcotics, and threats as the jury was quartered on the third floor, forcing withdrawal of a juror and a retrial decision.
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Briggs Hotel
A. W. Miller
Wilson
Miller
Spivey
H. L. Spivey
H. C. Spivey
J. W. Thompson
Wilson County
Fred Lamm
Sabre jets down three MIGs over Western Korea
U S Sabre jets bagged three Communist MIGs and damaged five more as Turkish infantry and armor repelled a major Chinese assault in Western Korea. Air forces destroyed vast enemy targets at Chinnampo while U S and Turkish units reported heavy fighting along the front near Panmunjom.
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Korea
Chinnampo
McConnell
Joseph McConnell Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
Manuel Fernandez
Miami
Fla
William L Craig
Glendora
Lowell K. Blueland
Callender
Iowa
John W. Mitchell
Vegas
Berlin
East Berlin
Panmunjom
Capitol Hill
Texas
Central Front
ROK
West German Parliament Ratifies European Army Treaty
The West German Bundestag and Bundesrat approved the European Army treaty, marking the first ratification by such a parliament body. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer led the process amid reluctant support from lawmakers and a cautious mood in Bonn.
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BOM
Germany
West Gerhis
Konrad Adenauer
Bundesrat
West Germany
Federal Supreme Court
Theodor Heuss
Adenauer
Maior
House Committee Votes To Cut Spending Programs
The House Appropriations Committee moved to slash federal funding for health education welfare and labor programs by 17 percent below Truman levels and 9 percent below Eisenhower estimates. The bill totals 1.97 billion for the 1954 fiscal year and preserves public assistance grants required by law.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Eisenhower
Department of Health, Welfare and Education
Oveta Culp Hobby
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Service
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Congress
National Institute of Health
Air Force Cancels Plans For N C Bases
The Air Force dropped three North and South Carolina base projects costing about 38 million dollars. Raleigh Durham would convert to a troop carrying base for about 19 million, Goldsboro would reactivate Seymour Johnson Field at about 9.7 million, and Myrtle Beach would reactivate a wartime base for 3.2 million. The cancellations were part of a nationwide 12-base cut under Eisenhower economy measures.
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Air Force
North Carolina
South Carolina
Raleigh-Durham
Goldsboro
N. C
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Willis Smith
Eisenhower
Seymour-Johnson Field
Carolinas
Joowanry
Eisenhower to address nation on deficit fears and taxes
President Eisenhower plans a radio speech next Tuesday to defend current deficit spending and possible tax cut delays. White House notes say the talk will cover national security, get and expenditures, and the need to balance the budget without harming military security.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Koreans Trade Proposals in Standoff Over Prisoners
Panmunjom talks stall as both sides cling to their plans for 48 500 prisoners. Nam Il denounces the Allied counter offer while Nehru backs the Red proposal leading to another session set for 11 a m tomorrow.
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U. S
William K. Harrison Jr
Harrison
Eisenhower speaks at William and Mary on freedom and security
President Eisenhower told about 5,000 at the College of William and Mary that uprooting communism requires understanding freedom and that security comes from free hearts and minds. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws as Alvin Chandler becomes the college’s 22nd president, after sailing aboard the Williamsburg yacht from Yorktown.
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Eisenhower
College of William and Mary
Alvin Duke Chandler
William and Mary
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Naval Mine Depot
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Fisenhower
Virginia
John S. Battle
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk Naval Base
Naval Academy
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Navy
Gov. Battle
Mine Depot
Battle
Umstead Reshapes State Boards with New Elections and Banking Members
Governor Umstead announced a full slate of appointments including four new State Board of Elections members J Hampton Price John G Dawson and H A Mattox and two Republican picks J E Holshouser and J E Hill replacing veteran members. Also four new Banking Commission members Mooneyham Spears Robertson plus two new appointees W P Saunders and A K Barrus to expand the panel. Additional appointments include ECU and Pembroke trustees and reappointments to Oxford Orphanage and a Licensing Board for Contractors. The terms run through April 1957 with several members named from Cherokee and other counties.
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Gov. Umstead
State Board of Elections
State Banking Commission
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Election Board
Umstead
J. Hampton Price
Leaksville
John G. Dawson
Kinston
H. A. Mattox
Murphy
J. E. Holshouser
Boone
J. E. Hill
Denton
Price
Dawson
Cherokee County
Hoishouser
Hill
Charles M. Britt
Asheville
Haywood Robbins
Charlotte
Harry Serebee
Camden
P. E. Brown
North Wilkesboro
James Snyder
Lexington
The
Banking Commission
John W. Spears
Lillington
Reuben B. Robertson Sr
Canton
R. Emmet Kerr
Reade R. Pickler
Albemarle
W. P. Saunders
Southern Pines
A. K. Barrus
Pembroke State College
Zeb A. Lowry
Pembroke
Steve Hammond
Lumberton
Lacy Cummins
Rowland
Lester B. Bullard
Maxton
John L. Carter
J. Oliver Brooks
Fairmont
Carl Maynor
James A. Sampson
A. C. Lowry
Oxford Orphanage
J. E. Rooker Jr
Warrenton
Ben Cone
Greensboro
Bradley Says No Sign Of Red Set-up
General Omar Bradley warned there is no letup in Soviet military prep and urged heavy U S spending on long term defense. He spoke on Armed Forces Day to the Women's National Press Club and cautioned against economy before security while a defense shake-up plans new leadership and cost cuts.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
United States
Armed Forces Day
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Women’s National Press Club
Joint Chiefs
Defense Department
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Waco Tornado Toll Rises Health Amidst Destruction
Rescue operations in Waco pause for the first night after a devastating Monday tornado that wrecked 36 blocks leaving 112 dead. San Angelo toll adds ten as officials assess damages totaling millions. Gov Shivers seeks preliminary federal aid of 2.436 million and Public Law 875 relief up to 5 million with local match.
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Tex
San Angelo
Jas
Texas
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
William L. McGill
Disaster Relief Committee
British Press Supports Attlee in McCarthy Row
London papers rally behind Clement Attlee amid a transatlantic clash with Senator McCarthy over Korea and Soviet policy. The Daily Mirror and Daily Herald condemn McCarthy and defend Attlee’s critiques, while Moscow’s papers highlight U S Britain tensions.
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Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Clement Attlee
Attlee
America
Labor
Oader
Eisenhower
Britain
U. S
Russia
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Pravda
Izvestia
Stalin
Moscow Radio
United States
Daily Mirror
Daily Herald
McCarthy
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McCarty
Aberdeen Woman Dies in House Fire Tragedy
An 84 year old Black woman Cornelia Goode died in a fire that trapped her in a house on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Police said the fire cause is not yet determined.
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Aberdeen
Cornelia Goode
Weather—tonight low 63 high tomorrow 77
Tonight's low is 63 with tomorrow's high 77. Today's high reached 86 and last night's low was 63. Sun set today at 7 19 p m and rise tomorrow at 5 14 a m.
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