Snow blanketed center of nation disrupts life across states
A vast winter storm paralyzed travel from the Great Lakes to Oklahoma, with Chicago and St. Louis hit hard by heavy snowfall. Traffic accidents spiked as roads iced, power lines failed, and roofs collapsed. In Missouri and Illinois, fatalities rose as buses, planes, and trucks faced blizzard conditions. A four month old died in an emergency heart operation delayed by blocked streets.
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Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Marshall
Air Force
Patricia Boies
Howe
Midway Airport
Sportsman's Park
Granite City
Nesco, Inc
Lake Michigan
Chicago Weasher Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Mississssippi
Agriculture must reform to feed 18 million in 1873
Raleigh reports Arthur Minor outlined urgent changes in farming to meet a projected 18 million population. The address came at North Carolina State College. Also announced at Raleigh the 4H Club Electric Congress honored 7 state and district winners. Jimmie Margaret Gilliam of Asheville won for best electricity use on farm and home. she earns a $100 scholarship and trip to the National Beekeepers Congress in Chicago.
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North Carolina College Conference
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Norway
Richard G. Stone
St. Mary's
Raleigh
America
Arthur Minor
Charles Brannan
North Carolina State College
Jimmie Margaret Gilliam
Asheville
National Bee Club Congress
Chicago
Three-way race forms for Supreme Court seat
Luasserton Wue Superior Court Judge R Hunt Parker joined the field for the Supreme Court seat held by Humous Valentine. Judge F Donald Phillips of Rockingham had announced his bid last week for the Democratic primary. Valentine is expected to run, creating a three-way contest.
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Supreme Court
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Rockingham
Valentine
Vishinsky Hints Stalin May Agree to Parleys
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky said Moscow would study proposals for direct talks with Stalin to end the cold war. He spoke on the eve of the UN General Assembly and noted Auriol and Churchill had urged West East negotiations, calling the question serious.
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Winston Churchill
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London
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Britain
France
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Acheson
IGN
Russia
Moscay
Powell Given Life Term in School Killings
Billy Ray Powell, 16, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a double murder at Alexander Schools in Rutherfordson. Judge William H. Bobbitt handed down the term after Powell pleaded guilty to accessory before the fact, with co-defendant Hugh Justice already serving life for the superintendent’s murder. Powell was charged in the Wade Johnson killing, and Justice had killed W. E. Sweatt. The judge urged remorse as the long case closed.
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Billy Ray Powell
Alexander
William H. Bobbitt
Charlotte
Powell
Hugh Justice
W. E. Sweatt
Wade Johnson
Stover Dunagan
Bobbitt
DuPont Officials Blast Probes Amid Savannah River Plant Strain
DuPont executives defending the Savannah River nuclear site testified that congressional investigations hamper labor recruitment and project progress. They stated the AFL unions supplied most workers, while DuPont claimed no union contracts and used token nonunion hiring to speed construction.
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DuPont Company
House Subcommittee On Labor
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duPont de Nemours Company
American Federation of ‘Labor
DuPont
Read
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South Carolina
du Pont Company
American Federation of Labor
F. H. Mackie
AFL
Robert K. Meson
Backers View Eisenhower as Available for GOP Nomination
Supporters in Washington interpreted Eisenhower's Paris news conference remarks as a signal he could be drafted for the 1952 Republican nomination. Taft backers argue the Ohio senator holds an early edge and that Eisenhower would need an open campaign to win. Eisenhower said he would announce candidacy only when ready and that no one speaks for him without his authorization.
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Paris
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
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Taft
Taft Leutenants
Trutyan
Europe
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Eury Cabot Lodge
R-Mass
James H. Duff
R-Pa
Texas
Clinton P. Anderson
British raid at Suez targets alleged terrorists
In Suez Canal zone near Ismailia, British troops from the North Lancashire regiment conducted a dawn raid on the village of Abulgamous to detain suspected underground guerrillas. About 150 people were arrested while authorities said suspects would be questioned and released if innocent. Women and children remained indoors during the operation.
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Egypt
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Suez Canal Zone
Britain
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Abulgamous
Ismailia
United Press
Peter Webb
War Office
London
Canal Zone
Stocks Rise Across Markets Amid Mixed Industrial Read
New York shares climbed on higher volume with rails and utilities firming while the industrial average dipped on ex-dividend issues. American Cyanamid and Allied Chemical posted gains. U.S. Steel and Bethlehem stayed firm as Northern Pacific and other rails strengthened amid a broad market rally. In Kinston, Disciples of Christ delegates at the 107th annual convention concluded sessions with officer elections after talks by Dr. Gresham, Prestion, and West.
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Kennecott
American Woolen
Zenith
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Northern Pacific
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Kinston
Disciples of Christ
Perry Gresham
Detroit
Paul Prestion
Indianapolis
Disciples Pension Fund
Fred West
Raleigh
Republicans Score Wins In Elections Across Cities
The Associated Press reports Republicans gained one House seat in four special elections while losing Philadelphia to Democrat Joseph S. Clark. Halley won in New York City Council presidency. Boston reelected an incumbent Democrat. Kentucky kept its governor. Little Rock and Indianapolis also swung GOP.
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New York City
Rudolph Halley
Senate
James Michael Curley
Boston
Kentucky
Lawrence Wetherby
Little Rock
Ark
GOP
Indianapolis
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Frank E. McKinney
New York
Hailey
Joseph T. Sharkey
Halley
Joseph S. Clark, I Jr
Daniel A. Poling
Ohio
Paul F. Schenck
Dayton
Jesse
Edward Breent
New Jersey
Frank J C. Osmers Jr
Evelyn Seuffert
Pennsylvania
Karl C King
Joseph Carring
Paul Harris
Curley
Jonn B. Hynes
Kennedy
Wetherby
Eugene Siler
Mississippi
Hugh White
White
Fielding Wright
Toman
Hills Recaptured by U N Allies in Korea Hill Fight
United Nations and American forces sustained heavy action near Yonchon and Kosong as troops recaptured two hill positions south of Kosong after a Chinese assault. The Western Front saw rain and artillery duels as UN and Chinese forces clashed along a 20 mile front with heavy shelling and air activity.
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North Korea
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Yonchon
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Kosong
More Evidence In Killing Found
Deputy Weatherly reported new evidence in the killing of a Negro tenant on Newton H. Hanes farm. A small caliber pistol was found at the Hanes home and sent to ballistics for tests. An inquest for Ishmet Simmons, 46, is set for Friday night. Hanes is held without bond on the charge. The victim’s body was in his car under the dashboard. socks and pants were recovered in a paper sack from the station wagon.
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Calvert ‘Weatherly
Newton H. Hanes
Winston Salem
Weatherly
Hanes
Ishmet
Simmons
Buffer zone proposals clash in Korea talks
United Nations officials rejected a new Korean buffer plan from the Reds noting many discrepancies with the Allied version. Both sides would base a demilitarized zone on current battle lines but only the Allies would allow adjustments. Officials said talks will continue at Panmunjom with a study of the proposal already underway.
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Red
Plas
United Nations
Panmunjom
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Henry la Hodes
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U. N
Nuckols
Ane
Puller
Tuenia Poticon
More Candidates for Governorship Seen By Waynick
Capus Waynick former North Carolina Democratic state chairman and ambassador to Colombia predicts three more entrants in the North Carolina governor's race L P McLendon attorney Huebert Oliver and Brandon Hodges are named along with already announced candidates U S Senator William B Umstead and M R Dundway.
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North Carolina
Capus Waynick
Democratic
Colombia
Waynick
Brandon Hodges
Raleigh
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Lexington
Huebert Oliver
U. S. Sem
Charlotte
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Nicaragua
Weather notes show chilly temps and variable readings
Readable weather fragment reports a low around 28 tonight and a high near 48 tomorrow. Additional lines mention a night temperature of 52 and a last night low of 4, though the text is garbled.
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