Threatening note found in case against alleged rapist
An unsigned pencil note wrapped around a stone was found in the McDaniels yard warning witnesses to drop charges. Police suspect family of the accused, Diffie Wade Staley, is behind the threat as the Superior Court trial approaches. The McDaniels say they will not drop the prosecution.
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Leon Burnett
Superior Court
Thomas McDaniel
W. G. Friddle
McDaniels
Friddle
Diffie Wade Staley
Staley
Mae Staley
Theda Maness
Three States Eye Trends in Elections Across NJ VA and NYC
Observers monitor elections in New Jersey and Virginia plus a New Jersey 6th District special, while New York City votes for mayor amid strong candidate fields including Wagner and Halley. Eisenhower backs GOP candidates as foes seek to gauge national mood.
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New Jersey
Virginia
New York City
New York
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Little Rock
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
James C. Hay
GOP
Congress
Troast
Robert B. Meyner
Meyner
State Senate
Harrison A. Williams Jr
George F. Hetfield
Clifford Case
Dalton
Harry F. Byrd
Thomas B. Stanley
Riegelman
Robert F. Wagner Jr
Manhattan
Rudolph Halley
Wagner
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Interrogations Disrupted as Red Broadcasts Halt Interviews
In Panmunjom the dispute over loud speaker broadcasts halts interviews with 500 Koreans as Indians refuse Red broadcasts to POWs. Tension rises after a Chinese prisoner is shot by Indian guards and a Chinese North Korean group seeks repatriation amid murder probes.
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Panmunjom
U. N
Reds
Red
Neutral Zone
Redfold
Karl Hong Kee
U S Masters Aid on Red Atrocities
The United States launched a drive at the United Nations to condemn Communists over alleged atrocities in Korea. Delegates pushed to present details of the army atrocity white paper to the General Assembly and seek an impartial inquiry. Red China and North Korea denied on site investigations while the Soviet bloc backed refusal. More on page three.
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U.S
Arthur Dean
Than
Spey
Aly 2
United Nations
United States
Korea
U. N
U. S
General Assembly
Red China
North Korea
Assembly
Benson Orders New Farm Plan Into Immediate Effect
Secretary Benson announced the immediate enactment of a new Agriculture Department reorganization plan. It abolishes seven Soil Conservation Service regional offices and shifts authority to state offices, despite opposition from critics and some congressmen who urged delay for hearings.
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Benson
Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Soil Conservation Service
Congress
Bender
Rohio
House Govee Ee Eee
Agriculture
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Citics
Compage
Soil Conservation
Ewsmen
Adenauer Bloc Wins Hamburg State Election Victory
In Hamburg the Adenauer bloc comprising the Christian Democrats Free Democrats the Germany party and the Refugee party won 50 percent of the votes securing 62 of 120 seats and ousting Socialists led by Governor Max Brauer. The result strengthens the federal government stance to rear Western Germany and solidifies a two thirds Bundesrat majority.
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Hamburg
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
The
Germany Party
Refugee Party
Max Brauer
Adenauer
Bundesrat
Western
West Europe
Bundestag
Southern Governors Rally on School Desegregation Clash
HOT SPRINGS Va A G O Herman E Talmadge of Georgia blasts a Supreme Court desegregation ruling as a major national threat and insists state control over education must stand. Thirteen Dixie governors attend with the Southern Regional Education Board as December hearings loom. Republican Gov Theodore R McKeldin of Maryland joins the Democratic group amid farm price woes.
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Hot Springs
Va. A
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Supreme Court
Talmadge
Southern Governors Conference
High Court
Southern Governors
South
Mason and Dixon Line
Southern Regional Education Board
Preme Court
Dixie
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
John S. Battle
Virginia
Lawrence Wetherby
Kentucky
Benson
Eisenhower
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Justice Jackson Attacks Criminal Law Administration
Justice Robert H. Jackson denounces the administration of criminal law as a humiliation and discredit to lawyers and the nation. He cites juvenile delinquency and shocking crimes, plus delays in civil justice, as signs of systemic failure during the cornerstone ceremonies of the American Bar Center in Chicago. The piece notes a global struggle for military supremacy and marks the article’s continuation on page three.
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Chicago
Robert H. Jackson
United States Supreme Court
A Nescoe
New American Bar Center
Jackson
Southern governors split over Ike and GOP reach in the South
Dixie Democratic governors at the Southern Governors Conference voiced that the Republicans are far from solid in the region. Kentucky’s Wetherby and Florida’s Johns argued farm price unrest hurts GOP penetration, while Maryland’s McKeldin defended Eisenhower as doing fine. Texas’s Shivers questioned current support, signaling a fragile Republican foothold ahead of future elections.
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Hot Springs
Dixie
South
Eisenhower
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Lawrence W. Wetherby
Kentucky
Charles E. Johns
Florida
Wetherby
Sen
Cooper
Johns
Eisen
Allan Shivers
Texas
Most POWs Fear Return Says Source
A reliable source reports that 19 of 22 American war prisoners in the neutral zone camp fear returning home, driven by terror from Communist captors and traitor accusations. The camp holds 22 Americans, 1 Briton, and 332 Koreans, with three leaders among the Americans who advocate repatriation.
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Panmunjom
Neutral
Reds
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Pope
Cpl
Edward
U. N
America
Nine Die Violently in North Carolina Weekend
The Associated Press reports at least nine deaths from violence in North Carolina over the weekend. Sheriff John Thomas Wells was killed in Burgaw during a gunfight with Jack Williams, who then killed himself. A Virginia football player, David Francis Guy, and Winnie Deese Plyler died in a Charlotte area two car crash. Other victims include John Warren Massey in Mount Airy, Maud Lee Hensley in Charlotte, and pedestrians Paul Ledbetter and Benjamin Wood killed by cars. Cornell Davis died in a collision near Rowland.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Pender County
John Thomas Wells
Burgaw
Jack Williams
Williams
David Francis Guy
University of Virginia
Mansfield
Ohio
Winnie Deese Plyler
Charlotte
John Warren Massey
Rt. 1
Mount Airy
Maud Lee Hensley
Rt. 5
Calvin Beaty
Paul Ledbetter
West End
Pinehurst
Benjamin Wood
Erwin
State Highway Patrol
Cornell Davis
Marion
S. C
Rowland
West's Governors Back Farm Policy Amid Rift
Western governors meeting in Albuquerque voiced support for the administration’s farm policy while warning it may trigger political storms. Republican leaders including Langlie, Knight, and Mechem stressed firmness on prices, Benson’s role, and avoiding capitulation to vocal critics. Some dissenters noted potential effects on elections and state races, with emphasis on stabilizing the agricultural sector.
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Albuquerque
Utah
J. Bracken Lee
Benson
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Lee
Goodwin J. Knight
Cali
Fornia
Middle West
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Edwin Mechem
Wyoming
C. J. Rogers
Langlie
Drought Hay Distribution Plan Adopted in North Carolina
North Carolina drought officials and representatives from the Agriculture Department outlined an emergency hay distribution plan for 15 Tar Heel counties. The plan, still pending approval, would use federal funds to cover freight costs and designate eligible farmers and hay dealers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Sment of Agriculture
Ion Menaing
Tar Heel
Agriculture
Sec
Isery Carte
Benson
L. Y. Ballentine
State Department
Charles M. Cox
Howard Campbell
Federal Department
Ballentine
State Agriculture Department
F. C. Hall
State Production and Marketing Administration
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Burnett Mason
Thomas
Daniel
Lacy
West
Jor
Interior McKay
Republican Party
Arthur B. Langlie
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