Planning program draws 200 farm agents in Fontana Village
More than 200 farm and home demonstration agents from 30 Western North Carolina counties attend a two day planning program at Fontana Village. Dr J H Hilton Davis D Weaver R W Shoffner and Ruth Current are among the speakers guiding the event. Winston Salem Western Electric workers strike continues as CIO CWA talks resume. Three Western Electric plants in Greensboro Winston Salem and Burlington are affected by a roughly five thousand worker strike ongoing seven days.
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Fontana Village
Thenee
North Carolina
J. H. Hilton
North Carolina State College School Ofriculture
Davis D. Weaver
R. W. Shoffner
Miss Ruth Current
Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Western Electric Co
CIO Communications Workers of America
Western Electric
Greensboro
Burlington
Ex-official Erwin A C Fields Faces Embezzlement Trial
Erwin A C Fields a former Harnett County official went on trial for 20 counts of embezzlement charged with stealing 5000 dollars from an insurance firm. A court mixup delayed the start by one day. Fields previously pled guilty to about 90000 dollars embezzled from First Citizens Bank in Angier and is now on probation.
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Erwin A—C. G. Fields
Harnett County
Fields
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co
Angier
Industrial vision conference closes after two days
Attendees exceed 100 including industrialists optometrists psychologists and medical professionals at the Raleigh event. Dr D J Moffie NC State College head emphasized that sound vision programs boost both quantity and quality of production and improve selection training and placement. The 14th annual Southern States Forest Fire Control Conference enters its second day with North Carolina forester Fred H Claridge citing a Tar Heel forest products sales value of 753 million dollars and forest fire damages topping 20 million across 12 states.
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Raleigh
D. J. Moffie
North Carolina State College
Southern States Forest Fire Control Conference
North Carolina
Fred H. Claridge
Amone
Raleigh to start $50 a month retirement plan for state workers
The 1953 Legislature approved a $50 monthly minimum retirement benefit for school teachers and state employees, effective July 1. Nathan Yelton said the plan covers retirement-system members with 20 years of service who are 60 or older, except for about 300 teachers already receiving benefits in 1943.
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Raleigh
Nathan Yelton
Delegates Convene on Pulp Wood Conservation
NAGS HEAD delegates to the Southern Pulp Conservation Association discuss problems facing the multi million dollar pulp wood industry. H J Malsberger of Atlanta announces the annual banquet for tonight as talks on conserving pulp woodlands proceed. Sessions close tomorrow.
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Southern Pul Conservation Association
H. J. Malsberger
Atlanta
Woodlands
AFL Ready To Declare Open War
The AFL leadership opened a five day conference led by President George Meany to plan political action against the Eisenhower administration and the GOP Congress. It may push to expel the longshoremen's union for corruption and continued failure to meet reform demands.
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AFL
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Eisenhower
George Meany
Congress
Louisiana Floods Escalate as Tides Halt Inland Inundation
Severe floods roiled Louisiana as high tides driven by south winds pushed inland, creating a lake like landscape from Baton Rouge to Lake Charles. Rivers and bayous overflowed, forcing thousands to seek higher ground. At least seven died and damage tops 100 million dollars as storms moved off the Gulf Coast.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Georgia
Gulf
Co. E
Eine Remai
Gulf Coast
U S Infantrymen Repel Communist Attack at Outpost Yoke
U S infantrymen fought fiercely in Western Korea near Outpost Yoke, killing or wounding over 200 of a 300 strong Communist force in a 25 minute battle. Air and naval air forces conducted broad strikes across North Korea destroying buildings, dumps, trucks and infrastructure.
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Seoul
U. S
Korea
Eighth Army
Yoke
T-Bone Hill
North Korea
Bairoko
Haeju
Hook
Eisenhower cuts near 300 million from VA allocations
The Eisenhower administration proposes a near 300 million dollar cut in the Veterans Administration budget, affecting medical programs and planned hospital construction in Cleveland, San Francisco, Topeka, and Washington. Subcommittee head Rep. Phillips says essential services remain intact and bed counts won’t drop, though staffing will strain as new facilities finish.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Truman
Congress
Cleveland
San Francisco
Toneka
Washington, D. C
House
Rep
Phillips
Calif
Mate
Topeka
V. A
New Red Attack Near Hanoi Stopped
French and Viet Nam troops repelled a new Vietminh assault south of Hanoi at Duc Khe 30 miles from the capital. Tank supported French units beat back several battalions of the 320th Division after a six hour battle. enemy dead left in mine fields and entanglements.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Duc Khe
Vietminh
Yen Vi
Red River
Here
Thatle
Hanoi de
British ships tied to Red China trade cited in hearing
Senate investigations panel heard that two British owned vessels carried Red Chinese troops along the China coast last year. Robert Kennedy testified that Western Allies increased trade with Red China and that 100 ships under the British flag traded with Reds in 30 months.
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Washington
Eisenhower
China
Robert Kennedy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Migs Fall Into Allied Hands Amid Caribbean Drift
A Polish pilot allegedly landed a newer Soviet MIG on Bornholm and sought asylum, while Lt. Franciszek Jarecki of Poland previously ferried the first undamaged MIG to Allied hands and is now in the United States pursuing US Air Force entry. Danish police offered scant details as the craft was wrapped in canvas. In Raleigh, contracts were let for Appalachian State Teachers College elementary demonstration building at 626000 with W E Dale of Hickory as low bidder 471000.
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Roenue
Bornholm
Denmark
Baltic
Franciszek Jarecki
Jarecki
United States
U. S. Air Force
Poland
Slupsk
Raleigh
Appalachian State Teachers College
D.coltrane
W. E. Dale
Hickory
Carnival Used to Raise Relief Funds at Cherry Point
Brig. Gen. William G. Manley defended a local carnival at the Marine Air Base drill hall saying it included mainly carnival midway booths with some dice and spinning games and no roulette. He noted enlisted men had the afternoon off for the event to benefit Navy Relief Society aiming to raise about $30,000 for needy personnel.
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Cherry Point
N. C
Navy Relief Society
Marine Air Base
William G. Manley
Raleigh News and Observer
Marine Corps Reserve
Lewis Sessions
Sessions
Gen. Manley
Relief Society
Cvery Per
Eisenhower seeks delays on tax cuts to fund air power
President Eisenhower urged Congress to retain the excess profits tax and postpone cuts in other levies while channeling 60 cents of defense dollars into the Navy and Air Force. He argued for sustained high revenues to keep security and the dollar sound despite congressional pressure to trim the tax burden.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Russia
Igress
Rehas
UN Silent On Truce Plans in Korea Talks
United Nations sources in Tokyo offered no comment on resuming talks Monday over Korea. Reports circulated that a revised plan would limit delays for 48,500 prisoners who refuse to return to communist control, with 34,000 North Koreans and 14,500 Chinese among them.
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Tokyo
U. N
Red Peiping
Washington
Panmunjom
Mark Clark
William K. Harrison Jr
Souces
South Korea
Rep. Short
Rmo
House Armed Services Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Korea
New York
Peiping
Syngman ‘Rhee
Republic of Korea
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Democratic Senators Defend Eisenhower Foreign Aid Program
Senator Humphrey and Senator Sparkman said they would oppose any cuts to the $5.8 billion foreign aid program for the coming fiscal year. They noted the foreign relations committee has nearly finished hearings on the measure and praised General Ridgway for bolstering Europe aid, warning that a go it alone policy could invite disaster.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Minnesota
Sparkman
Alabama
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Tion
Truman
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Ridgway
Senate Committee
U. S
Weather forecast with temperature and sun times
The report notes a low tonight of 57 and a high tomorrow of 84. Today's high reached 82 and last night’s low was 58. Sunset is at 7 23 p m and sunrise is at 5 10 a m.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Heville
Atlanta
Boston
Detroit
High Point
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
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Songjin
Wonsan
Defense Department
Hong Kong
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U. S. Mutual Security Agency
MSA
Charles Dickens
Subcommittee
Wheelock
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Muroc Dryke
California
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