Elderly Couple Charged With Arson Near Thomasville
Arthur and Fannie Morris, about 62, were jailed without bond after a home burned near Thomasville. The Dan iels family, including two children, lost a four room house four miles from Thomasville. A kerosene smell can was found near the scene as deputies investigated.
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Light
Taft and Eisenhower Avoid Public Split on Far East Policy
President Eisenhower and Senator Taft eased fears of a party rift over Korean War policy. Eisenhower disputed Taft's view on abandoning U.N. peace talks while Taft stayed silent publicly. Taft Jr. said his father meant only personal views, not a policy break. Taft planned to return to Washington as aides signaled no lasting clash.
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U. S
Korea
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White House
U.S
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Republican Party
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Distribution of Beer By Store Stopped
The North Carolina ABC Board ordered Colonial Stores to halt beer distribution and revoked seven retail permits. The action, announced by acting chairman Frank Erwin, gives Colonial 60 days to clear beer from warehouses. Named license losses include Ernest Wansley Hickory and others across Asheville Winston-Salem Charlotte Jacksonville Rockingham.
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General Assembly
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Red Bear
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Rubin Marshall
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Asheboro High School graduation exercises open tonight
Final exercises for 126 Asheboro seniors begin with a class night program at Fayetteville Street gymnasium, the first such event in 12 years, followed by baccalaureate at Fayetteville Street School auditorium and diplomas the next two nights.
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W. Ivan Hoy
Presbyterian Church
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Charles W. McCrary
Shelly C. Frazier
Joseph M. Johnston
240 Deaths Predicted For Holiday
CHICAGO UP The National Safety Council predicted 240 persons will be killed on highways during the Memorial Day weekend starting tonight. A council spokesman said toll could be as bad or worse than prior holidays, noting this two day Memorial Day is the first with casualty records since 196. Ned H Dearborn, council president, called the predicted death rate cannot be taken lightly.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
State Retains Top Engineer
The article notes that Old Salem traffic challenges are aided by top highway official W. Lloyd Cutting, 56, of Statesville. He received the McCrary Award for meritorious service as head of prison work gangs remodeling Central Prison. The commission met at noon at the Highway Building to honor him.
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Commission
W. Lloyd Cutting
Cutting
Statesville
Central Prison
Highway Department
Milwaukee police seek ruling on outside beer at Braves games
Milwaukee police asked court today to bar fans from bringing beer into Milwaukee Braves games. Inspector Hubert Dax said discarded cans create a safety hazard as some fans carry a case or two of beer into the stadium.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Hubert E. Dax
Hamburger Subbed For Turkey In Nassau Jail Menu
Inmates at Nassau County Jail will have cranberries and fixings for Thanksgiving but no turkey. Sheriff H. Alfred Volmer said hamburger replaces the turkey after jail farm officials reported 25 turkeys stolen.
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N. Y
Nassau County
H. Alfred Volmer
Volmer
Murder Weapon Still Sought in Tryon Theater Slaying
In Tryon North Carolina investigators scoured the home of Jesse L. Rhodes 50 amid a probe into the killing of Edward Ball 31 at the theater he managed. Ball was ambushed wounded and left dead Sunday. Prosecutor Clarence Ridings said a final police report would determine dates for an inquest and a preliminary hearing.
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N. C
Polk County
Jesse L. Rhodes
Weapn
Rhodes
Edward Ball
Clarence O. Ridings
Train Refused Help to Pull Car From Ditch
In Memphis a railway clerk said a man flagged the City of New Orleans train on Wednesday and asked it pull his car from a ditch. The conductor reportedly told the motorist no.
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Tenn
James Lacook
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Lacook
One Tire
Mendes-France Seeks New French Cabinet Formation
Pierre Mendes France, a 46 year old Radical Socialist, agrees to try forming a new French cabinet. He plans to address the assembly for a vote of confirmation after telling newsmen he will skip formal party consultations. He calls for full disclosure of the financial crisis and emphasizes trimming military expenses to restore a sound economy. Mayer and Diethelm had earlier rejected bids. Mollet also declined.
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Val Verde store draws three names for free month
A Vallejo California shop selects three charge customers each month who receive their prior month purchases free, averaging about thirty dollars per winner. An eminent clematologist notes excessive sweating does not permanently affect skin or pore size. American mothers see whooping cough deaths at all time low.
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Soviet Union
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Tax Bureau Undergoing Second Major Reorganization
The Internal Revenue Service刷新 is undergoing its second major reorganization in less than two years. The changes target efficiency, staffing, and process modernization across key divisions in Washington and regional offices.
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Stocks Rise Amid Broad Market Gains And Tax Reform Talk
Stock prices advanced with railroads leading the upswing as steel copper oils and chemicals lent support. Large names like U S Steel General Electric Boeing and Chrysler posted gains while volume remained light and trading slowed from yesterday.
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Cals Rivietuswas
Saa Eek Standard Oil
Executions Sought in Rapes Case as Clemency Plea Grows
Clergy and citizens from Greensboro Winston Salem Durham Chapel Hill and Asheville urged Gov Umstead to spare Speller and Brown facing capital punishment for rapes. Rev David Andrews a Methodist minister fasted in protest while Brown 22 and Speller were convicted for the June 1950 assault on 15 year old Betty Jane Clifton in Winston Salem.
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David Andrews
Greensboro
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Chapel Hill
Asheville
Edna Graves
Umstead
Betty Jane Clifton
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