North Carolina colleges grant graduation degrees this week
The Associated Press reports North Carolina colleges hold week long graduations with many graduates already assured of state job prospects. Wake Forest, Woman's College Greensboro, Davidson, Belmont Abbey, Salem College and Western Carolina College confer degrees as speeches address postwar employment and H bomb era duties.
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Conference Goes Into Sixth Week in Indochina Talks
Geneva reports indicate the Indochina conference may shift to lower level, protracted talks after six weeks as big-power ministers consider pulling back. Military talks on assembly zones begin this week, with France and Vietminh to decide if zones are isolated or a large consolidated area.
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Inside Bridge Column and Comics Classified Ads
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Memorial Day Observances Mark War Dead Across Nation
Americans honor fallen service members on Memorial Day as President Eisenhower lays a wreath at Arlington. At Quonset Point Navy marks the Bennington disaster with services for 100 sailors. Weather good in many states though a Nebraska tornado kills four children near Norfolk. highway deaths rise.
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Eisenhower Proposals Face Key Capitol Hill Tests
Three major items in President Eisenhower's program head for crucial votes on Capitol Hill this week. The House will consider a social security expansion and higher employer and employee contributions, while the Senate plans a housing bill debate and a tax revision measure backed by GOP leaders. Democratic opposition grows to the four year housing program and to possible income tax cuts.
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French Carry Guns In Morocco
William L. Ryan reports on tense conditions in Casablanca Morocco where civilians arm themselves as nationalist terror rises. French and pro French Moroccans hide at night while police and native troops enforce strict identity checks amid vigilant patrols and encamped auxiliary forces. Terrorism persists despite heavy security measures.
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French Strengthen Delta Area Defenses After Paris Orders
French High Command rushes reinforcements to the Red River Delta following Paris orders to defend the entire area. Vietminh reportedly agrees to free 27 French medical personnel from Dien Bien Phu as helicopters prepare evacuations.
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Scott Wins Democratic Nomination for U S Senator in North Carolina
W Kerr Scott, 57, a dairy farmer, wins the Democratic nomination after a bitter primary, defeating Senator Alton A. Lennon and five others amid race issue tensions. Unofficial returns show Scott leading Lennon 297,001 to 271,661 with nearly 600,000 votes cast statewide.
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Kidnap Rumor Recalled as False in Local Case
An alleged kidnapping near the Sheraton Hotel last Saturday was proven false after a funeral home employee confessed to helping move a grieving widow. Police traced the car to C. Rhodes of Thomasville, who had sold it to the local funeral home.
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Jailed in Pakistan Ouster Sparks East Pakistan Action
Troops jailed about 150 people in East Pakistan as Karachi ousted the provincial government for disloyalty. Among those detained were Cabinet member Sheikh Mhibar Rehman and East Pakistan Assembly member Mohamed Gulam Quadir. The move followed Governor General Ghulam Mohammed’s declaration of governor’s rule and a state of emergency.
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Monroney disputes McCarthy on act power and secrets
Senator Monroney asserts the 1946 La Follette Monroney Act does not authorize McCarthy to obtain or disclose classified information. He accuses McCarthy of usurping committee prerogatives while a Senate probe into Army charges resumes with cross examination of Cohn.
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Straw vote reveals strong pro and con views on McCarthy
Enterprise readers express vigorous opinions on McCarthy and McCarthyism in a local straw poll. The initial 300 ballots show anti McCarthy sentiment at three to one, while 76 McCarthy supporters remain confident. Final counts and more reader quotes follow as details are tallied next week.
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