Land Fever Sweeps East Washington
In Soap Lake and nearby towns crowds descend as Grand Coulee Dam will release water next Friday to irrigate over 1000 acres, turning sagebrush into farmland. Tourists from multiple states flock to witness a Pacific Northwest irrigation milestone expected to boost Columbia Basin business by 117 million dollars annually.
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Soap Lake
Washington
Columbia Basin
Columbia River
Grand Coulee
Union
Ephrataney
Moses Lake
Elso
Wenatchee
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Idaho
Hospital Dedication in Goldsboro Sets Speaker and Open House
Dr. Walter Reece Berryhill will be principal speaker at ceremonies tomorrow dedicating the million dollar addition to Wayne Memorial Hospital. Berryhill is dean of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and chairman of the division of medical sciences. The 103 bed addition will be open for public inspection after the dedication program which begins at 2 30 p m.
Berlin Sees New Threat as Communists Cut Links
Communist forces cut telephone service between East and West Berlin and barred Allied patrols from the main highway to West Germany. The move alarms Allies amid fears of a new Berlin blockade as East German authorities tighten border controls and prepare for stricter measures. The U.S. mission at Potsdam remains accessible by car within the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
U S
Britain
France
West Germany
U. S. High Commission
Pots
U. S
Frankfurt
S. Transport
Paul Price Davis Dies After Illness in Yadkin Valley
Paul Price Davis 65 of Yadkinville and Winston-Salem died last night after a 10 week illness. Native of Yadkin County he was a Wake Forest graduate and worked as a salesman for R J Reynolds Tobacco Co later becoming a division manager in the Midwest and a department manager on the West Coast.
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Yadkinville
Paul Price Davis
Yadkin and Winston-Salem
Yadkin County
Aduate
Wake Forest
Accevis
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, Co
Midwest
Bridge closure on White Oak River route prompts detour
A span of the White Oak River bridge on State Route 24 will be removed Thursday to allow barges to pass. The Morehead City to Jacksonville link will be closed 9 am to 3 pm with a 10 mile detour via Silverdale Stella and Pelletier while a new bridge is built to handle traffic.
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Raleigh
White Oak River
State High Department
Morehead City
Jacksonville
Silverdale
Stella and
Pelletier
Board of Agriculture schedules hearing on fertilizer grades
A Raleigh hearing is set today on fertilizer grades to authorize for the year. The Board of Agriculture meets June 17 to act on the findings by Assistant Agriculture Hugh A. Harris and the office fertilizer licensing department.
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Raleigh
Board of Agriculture
Hugh A. Harris
North Pang Ae
Marvin B. Smith Dies at 75 Burlington Leader
Marvin B. Smith, 75, noted Burlington business, civic, and educational figure, died last night. He chaired textile interests and served on the Burlington Mills board. He and son Harold owned Libe Hosiery Mills at Liberty and Gibsonville.
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Marvin B. Smith
Burlington
Burlington Mills
Hs Son
Harold
Libe
Liberty
Gibsonville
Harrelson to retire from North Carolina State College
Col. John W. Harrelson, administrator and dean of administration since 1934, resigned to retire June 30 1953. He will be 68 at retirement, amid NC State College expansion plans totaling 15.3 million dollars. The board of trustees in Chapel Hill accepted the notice regretfully.
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Harrelson
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
John W. Harrelson
Chapel Hill
Kefauver and Russell Battle for Florida Delegates
Florida voters faced a direct delegate clash between Democratic hopefuls Senator Richard Russell of Georgia and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. With 650000 Democrats voting, Russell aimed for 18 to 20 of Florida’s 24 pledged seats amid 41 rivals, while Kefauver sought to deny rivals and limit Russell’s edge. The ballot included unpledged candidates and options for Eisenhower and MacArthur, with Florida politics centering on the governorship race between Dan McCarty and J Brailey Odham as Warren’s predecessor.
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Miami
Florida
Dixie
Richard B. Russell
Estes Kefauver
Russell
Kefauver
Georgia
Tennesse
Owly
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Coonskin Cap
California
Fuller Warren
Senate
Dan McCarty
Citrus Crower
J. Brailey Odham
Warren
McCarty
Odham
Jon
Kentucky
Connecticut
GOP
Richard Russell
Gen
Douglas Erats
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Earl Warren
Democrats
General Ridgway Returns To France After 8 Years
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway arrived in Paris to take command of NATO forces in Europe, eight years after guiding American paratroopers in World War II. He greeted Eisenhower and Montgom ery, spoke of defending Western Europe, and noted the UN alliance seeks peace while ready to resist any aggression. Ridgway's wife accompanied him as officials prepared for potential Communist protests.
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Paris
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.S
France
Europe
O East
Ie Ang Ty i
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations Far East
Ridgway
Eisenhower Tish
Viscount Montgomery
SHAPE
Alfred M. Gruenther
al Juin
Rene Pleven
Korea
Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Tad
Mrs. Eisenr
Newsprint Price Hike Spurs Congressional Probes
Washington reports show two House committees probing the rise of Canadian newsprint to 126 per ton with a June 15 increase. Senator Francis Case to push a joint committee study while a third inquiry is considered. American publishers oppose import ceilings.
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Washington
Llp
House
Francis Case
South Dakota
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Commerce
American N Per Publishers Association
Door
U. S
America
Western Nations Sign Army Treaty to Defend Democracy
In Paris six Western European nations including Germany signed a defense treaty to merge armed forces against Communist aggression. The pact, signed at the French Foreign Office, commits the United States and Great Britain to defend the nations and Allied-held Berlin from any attack. In Berlin, Soviet and East German officials protested, prompting an emergency meeting by Anthony Eden and Robert Schuman to discuss the crisis.
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Paris
Germany
France
Belgium
United States
Great Britain
Berlin
Hetary
Anthony Eden
Robert Sehuman
Three CIO Locals Refuse to Bolt in Textile Union Split
Three CIO locals in the Carolinas voted to stay with the CIO rather than bolt to the rival United Textile Workers. Local 1093 at Celanese Cel-River plant near Rock Hill reported 1,300 workers choosing no action on secession. In Henderson North Carolina two TWUA locals executive committees also voted to remain in the CIO, signaling a broader intra-union split reflected in North and South Carolina voting patterns.
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Carolinas
Worsion of America
United Textile Workers of America
UFL
Cel- River
Celanese Corp
Rock Hill
Henderson
N. C
TWUA
CIO
Albert Burke
Deat
Harriet Cotton Mills
Luther Jackson
Henderson Cotton penton @ lis
Per Saeut
Baldanzi
Wey Hy AE
Eens
Thel
Baldenzi
New York
Emil Rieve
AFL
Rea
Clevend
North Carolina
Golden Manufac Co
Dur
Lexi
Goldsboro
Hazelwood
Hickory
South “Carolina
Rock Hil Print
Twua Rieve
Texans Split Delegates As Conventions Break Ranks
Texas Republicans and Democrats split over national convention delegates with walkouts and contested seats. Eisenhower and Taft factions clash in Mineral Wells and Houston as Shivers leads anti Truman Democrats at San Antonio seeking uninstructed delegation.
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Texas
Wells
Dwight Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
San Antonio
Jack Porter
Houston
Eisenhower
Las
Porter
Taft
Fteies
Ohloan
Henry Soteieker
Texnational
Aes
Cation Shivers
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Fagan Dickson
U Ted
Florida
Missouri
Jefferson City
Chicago
North Korean Threat to Unleash 1 Million Soldiers
North Korea threatens to unleash a 1,000,000-man army against United Nations forces in retaliation for alleged massacres on Koje Island. Gen Nam Il warns the UN that massed troops will strike if prisoners are slaughtered, as Allied leaders consider a possible invasion corridor toward Seoul amid heightened tensions.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Koje Island
Nam Il
Red
Kose
U. N
William P. Nuckols
William K. Harrison
Nam
Seoul
U.N. Ts
Oe Nam Tl
U.N
Senate Forecast For New Peace Pact With Western Germany
Senate approval was forecast for a peace contract with Western Germany and a European arms treaty signed in Paris. The pacts would enable a Western defense force including Germany France Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg as part of a North Atlantic security group. Ratification by parliaments is needed before any force can assemble amid opposition and cautious optimism from lawmakers.
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Senate
Western
Germany
Washington
Paris
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Connally
Senate Foreign Relationsmittee
Truman
Sen. Malone
New
Malone
Europe
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Bodies Returned of Two North Carolinians Killed in Korea
The bodies of Pvt. Duncan, son of John Duncan of Toe Cane, and Pfc. Tate M. Havnaer, son of Mrs. Hettie H. Havnaer of Yale, were aboard the S territory and will be returned to their homes in North Carolina.
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San Francisco
Korea
Eit
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Paul P. Davis
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Guy V. Rogers
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Bi Jorden
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Harrison
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Wilmington
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