Curbs on Free Flow of News Revealed
W M Newton Jr of Sigma Delta Chi warned at a University of Iowa conference that secret meetings in Washington threaten press freedom. He cited 44 percent of congressional committee meetings held behind locked doors and urged editors to fight for freedom of information to preserve the people's right to know.
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Newton
National Freedom of Information Committee
Sigma Delta Chi
National Professional Journalism Fraternity
Congressional Committee
U.S
Eee
Soviet
Russia
America
Auto Industry Expects Growth Despite Short-Term Readjustment
Executives from Chrysler and Packard told a Rensselaer council at Troy that the auto industry will grow and invest in the future. James Cope forecast continued expansion, while Ray Powers predicted 1954 may see a 15 percent dip before recovery by 1955 as the economy steadies. More than 1,000 educators and economists attended the two day meeting.
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Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnic
James Cope
Chrysler Corp
Cope
Ray P. Powers
Packard Motor Car Co
Automotive Industry
Reactivation of 101st Airborne In Colorful Ceremonies
Ft Jackson S C May 15 the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle Division was reactivated in colorful ceremonies here. Lt Gen A R Bolling presented colors to Maj Gen Riley F Ennis who will command the division. About 12 000 men joined in the first review since Mrs William f e ct Bonnie the first the 101st. Open house and Armed Forces Day displays tomorrow mark the climax. The unit will train as before and its colors move to Camp Carson Colo as a tactical outfit in line with restoring National Guard designations. The 101st first activated Aug 15 1942 fought in Rhineland Central Europe Normandy and Ardennes Alsace campaigns was in combat 214 days and served under First and Third Armies of Gen George S Patton Jr. It was inactivated Nov 0 1945 reactivated July 6 1948 at Camp Breckenridge Ky and inactivated again last December at Breckenridge.
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FT. Jackson
S. C
101St Airborne
Screaming Eagle
A. R. Bolling
Third Army
Riley F. Ennis
William Fe Ct
Bonnie
101St
Camp Carson
Colo
National Guard
Europe
Rhineland
Central Europe
Normandy
Ardennes-Alsace
First Army
George S. P. Patton Jr
Camp Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Dope Ring Members Fear Death
Chicago May 15 remaining members of an alleged narcotics ring trembled tonight in fear of sudden death. Two slayings in automobiles left Frank Coduto 47 killed as he told police he would Anthony Pape 40 alleged ring leader fatally wounded and his brother James 36 killed April 10. James a postal employee apparently had no ring ties. Police said no clue to the slayers. five suspects including Sperna 34 Iacullo 34 and Ponzi 38 have been threatened. Inquest into Coduto slaying continued to May 26.
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Chicago
Frank Coduto
Anthony Pape
James
Anthony Sperna
Sperna
Joseph Iacullo
Anthony Ponzi
Coduto
Ellen
Timothy O'Connor
U. S. Marshal’s Office
Vietnamese Protest Plans For Dividing Their Country
Reports from Saigon on May 15 describe mass protests across Viet Nam against any plan to partition the country. Demonstrators chant unionist slogans while Geneva negotiations continue, with fears that division could arise as a bargaining tool between Vietminh and Bao Dai. If partition arises, the north would face food deficits and flood/famine risks, complicating supply for both sides.
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Saigon
Indochina
America
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Geneva
Vietnm
Cochin China
Annam
Tonkin
Ho Chi Minh
Dien Bien Phu
New roadside parks to open across North Carolina this summer
Three new roadside parks are set for completion by June in North Carolina. A park near the Great Smoky Mountains entrance at Cherokee will join existing sites off U S 64 70 east of Claremont in Catawba County and on U S 421 by the Yadkin River near Winston Salem. Parks average about one and a half acres with off road parking picnic tables fireplaces drinking water and restrooms. In addition over 400 turnouts with picnic tables line principal highways. Also noting that ears of the African elephant are larger than those of the Indian elephant.
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North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cherokee
U. S. 441
U. S. 64
Claremont
Catawba County
U. S. 421
Winston-Salem
Rail unions urged costly extras for railroad workers
A presidential board headed by Charles Loring recommended railroads grant welfare, vacation, and holiday benefits worth about 150 million dollars annually for 1 million non operating workers. The plan includes shared medical coverage and family inclusion limits, with costs similar to recent industry settlements.
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Norman Walker Washington
Eisenhower
AFL
Charles Loring
Minnesota Supreme Court
White House
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George D, Davis
C.L.A
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Rhine
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Cae Ee Asia
North
Viet Minh
L. G. Jones
Better
Big Jones
Constable
High Point Township
CO Hage Pile Mo Tion
Phil Walker
Optician
High Point Optical
Durham
Finch Field
West End
G. C. Meeks
Crosley
Shelvador
Central Appliance CO. “Service
Freezer
Grace Flower Shop
High Point
N. Wrenn & Howell
Vision Om Calle
Max Kones
High Point, N. C
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