Ike Pledge Shows Dilemma in Middle East Policy
President Eisenhower signals U S restraint in Middle East fighting while aiming to preserve Western alliance with Britain France and Israel He warns against Egyptian actions and stresses the need for a united Western approach at the United Nations to deter Soviet influence and avoid rupturing ties with key allies.
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Ike
Middle East
U.S
Britain
France
Israeli
Egypt
United States
Russia
Nasser
Memorial of Ralph L. Edwards Shapes Local Furniture Industry
Ralph L. Edwards died at 53 leaving a lasting impact on the furniture trade. Born in High Point he rose from Continental Furniture to Imperial, Drexel, and co founding Enredon Furniture with Heritage of High Point, guiding forests and industry growth in Morganton and the Point.
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Ralph L. Edwards
High Point
Fred N. Tate
Continental Furniture Company
Imperial
Statesville
Drexel
Henry Wilson
Donnell van Noon
Enredon Furniture Company
Heritage of High Point
Morganton
United Fund drives lift hopes as regions meet goals
Reports from Winston-Salem Salisbury and Elkin show strong oversubscription and raised totals exceeding targets. The campaign urges mass participation under the Give As You Go plan linking one gift to many health welfare and youth groups.
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United Fund
High Point
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Elkin
United Way
Baker's Dozen
Anglo-French Ultimatum in Middle East Context
Editorial notes the Oct. 30 Anglo-French ultimatum to Israel and Egypt must be read against May 28 1950 commitments by Britain France and the United States. It cites U N Security Council actions and tripartite declarations promising no use of force and warning, with U S options limited to constitutional means.
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Middle East
Britain
France
U. S
Israel
Egypt
Great Britain
United States
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Eisenhower
United Nations
Palestine
White House
U.N
Congress
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Arab League
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Sudan
Eisenhower Silent On Middle East War Authority Amid Survey
A New York Times political survey outlines Arab defense links and lingering regional tensions. It notes Eisenhower expected to seek standby authority for Middle East intervention, though no request was made. The piece also details Arab League defense pacts and Hashemite bloc rivalries, with election vote tallies and regional loyalties.
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N.Y. Times
New York Times
Eisenhower
Kentucky
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Vermont
South
Stevenson
High Point Enterprise Masthead Cluttered With Names
The High Point Enterprise header shows repeated titles and executive positions including president, secretary-treasurer, editor, advertising director, business manager, and circulation manager. The page text is faded and includes an act date of March 3, 16? with unclear digit.
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D. A. Rawley
Seesenes
R. B. B. Terry Ees
Tseeeeene Edito Wn. PA Om Ces Raees
Sreeeee
Oxen B
Wader
Anti Russian uprisings may roll iron curtain back 500 miles
Leon Dennen reports United Nations dispatch cites Western experts who see Hungary and Poland upheavals weakening Moscow control and possibly forcing a staged withdrawal of Soviet forces from Berlin toward the Polish border near Lwow. Critics warn no quick spread of Western democracy.
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Iron Curtain
Leon Dennen
United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Red World
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
Berlin
Lwow
Poland and Hungary Crises Signal Soviet Empire Strain
The analysis argues new Hungarian and Polish leaderships show Moscow’s grip weakening. Gomulka’s rise in Poland is seen as a Kremlin managed response, not genuine nationalism, while Nagy’s Hungary faces similar limits. The piece portrays a deepening crisis across Soviet satellites, risking broader collapse of control.
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Gomulka
Poland
Imre Nagy
Hungary
Moscow
Nagy
Popular Front
Budapest
Bela Kovacs
Smallholders Party
Russia
Albania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Romania
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Sochi
Caucasus
Bulganin
Cow
Kremlin
Tito
Yugoeslavia
Kelly to Return to DC&D After Leave
Paul Kelly, NC Department of Conservation and Development veteran, will return January 1 after a year’s leave spent aiding the Kinston Chamber of Commerce’s industry program. He updates a textile impact report and will likely resume head of the Statistical Research Section. Separately, Outer Banks vacation and fishing facilities expand with rest rooms at Bodie Island and Cape Hatters areas, opening to the public next spring.
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C. A. Upchurch JR
Raleigh
Paul Kelly
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Kinston Chamber of Commerce
Kelly
Japan
U. S
Eisenhower
United States
Adams
Bodie Island
Cape Hatteras
Hatteras Point
Peace and progress mark Outer Banks development
Notes recount how Bath houses and picnic facilities at Coquina Beach south of Bodie Island are part of Cape Hatteras Sea Shore National Park development. A new Bodie Island lighthouse keeper quarters museum, an observation marsh platform, and a state tree nursery near Morganton with Duke Power land lease are described along with a Roan Mountain Christmas tree auction showing rising prices and strong bidding.
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Coquina Beach
Bodie Island
Cape Hatteras Seashore
Outer Banks
Natural History Museum
Nags Head
Oregon Inlet
Morganton
Duke Power Co
Goldsboro
Hungary's anti Russian revolt rooted in culture and famine
The essay links Hungary's 1950s unrest to food shortages and collective farming failures, arguing Hungarians resist alien rule. It traces cultural ties to Western Europe, contrasts Poland, and notes grain shortages despite promises to export grain to the West.
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World Peace Council
Hungary
Canada
Danubian
Orthodox Church of the East
Rome
Poland
Mareriage
Europe
Stalin
Russia
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Lodz
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