Eisenhower to Meet GOP Leaders on Decembr Plan
President elect Eisenhower to meet with Republican leaders in early December to discuss the legislative program before the new session opens January 3. Rep. Martin, House GOP leader designate, says Eisenhower's personal support aided victory, with Republicans holding a 221 212 1 House majority and 48 47 1 Senate balance. Senate Republicans expect smooth passage while southern Democrats may cooperate on key issues.
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U S May Have Set Off First H Bomb
Washington reports that the United States may have exploded the first full scale hydrogen bomb and kept it secret. Tests at Eniwetok in autumn months were closed to press under strict security, with no official results announced and uncertainty about any forthcoming statements.
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Man Found Dead Near Tracks Identified as Clover Father
A man found dead beside railroad tracks near Forest City North Carolina last Saturday has been identified as Robert Ray Goodson 35 of Clover South Carolina father of five children. Identification was made through fingerprints sent to the FBI in Washington.
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Pediatric meeting opens at Duke University in Durham
Baby specialists from the Carolinas and Virginia begin a two day meeting at Duke University. It is the North Carolina Pediatric Society semi annual conference with a scientific session the next day chaired by Dr. J. A. Shaw of Fayetteville.
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NC League of Municipalities Opens 43rd Convention
About 600 municipal officials gather in Raleigh for the 43rd annual North Carolina League convention. Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield, first vice president of the American Municipal Association, will address the opening session. A Monday discussion covers planning for industrial growth and practical zoning methods for orderly city development.
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Wilmington Breaks Ground on 135000 HP CP&L Plant
Ground was broken for what will be the largest generating unit in the Carolina Power and Light Co system. The 135000 horsepower plant near Wilmington is designed to triple local electricity capacity, consume 15 railroad cars of coal daily, heat a home for 128 years, and feature a boiler as tall as a 17 story building with 200 foot smokestacks, with completion anticipated in 1954.
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Marines Celebrate 177th Birthday With Onslow Beach Drill
About 10 000 Marines from Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point will stage a make believe assault on Onslow Beach to end six weeks of Caribbean war games. They will clash with a simulated enemy force that has seized the East Coast and is using Onslow Beach to launch rockets.
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Home Economics Associa tion opens 35th convention in Greensboro
Greensboro hosts the 35th annual North Carolina Home Economics Association convention under the theme Home Economists as Modern Pioneers in Family Living. John Harden of Burlington Mills will speak at an informal banquet. officers to be announced tomorrow. main speaker tomorrow is Foy David Kohler of Washington director of the Voice of America. In Asheville Sen Clyde R Hoey predicts coalition in Congress will curb radical legislation and backs Eisenhower with Republicans to pass his program.
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Gavin to Lead Seventh Corps in Stuttgart Germany
Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin will depart in December to command the U S Army Seventh Corps in Stuttgart Germany. Adm Robert B Carneys NATO command indicates Maj. Gen Clovis Byers will replace Gavin as chief of staff.
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Alger Hiss Seeks Parole From Five Year Perjury Term
Alger Hiss has applied for parole from his five year sentence for lying to a federal grand jury about passing documents to Whittaker Chambers. Parole hearings are expected at Lewisburg Federal Prison with a board panel led by George Killinger. Hiss would be eligible November 21 after serving a third of his term.
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Forest Fires Rage Across Carolinas As Drought Deepens
Brisk northerly winds worsen fire danger amid record drought across the Carolinas. Rain expected Monday may curb dozens of fires with dozens of counties at risk. In North Carolina, Asheville logged 27 days without rain as fires spread in the western mountains.
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Jane's 1952 53: United States Navy Dominates World Power
London report highlights U S naval power as the largest peacetime fleet ever, with 15 battleships and over 100 aircraft carriers. Russia’s submarine and shipbuilding numbers are questioned, while U S ships include 220 mine layers and 150 patrol vessels.
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Cumberland County Elections Chief Fleet B Rankin Dies
Fleet B Rankin 73 longtime Cumberland County elections chairman died after a long illness. He remained on the job through the general election tabulation before hospitalization in Fayetteville North Carolina.
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Eisenhower Plays Golf as Republicans See Post Victory Fight
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower answered congratulatory telegrams and played 18 holes at Augusta National Golf Club while congressional Republicans debated control of party spoils post election. Taft and Caperton factions eyed key chairmanships as Nixon prepared for a White House appointment and Stevenson mapped a party future from Springfield.
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Winter Front Battle Drives On In Korea Amid Snow
United Nations artillery pounded Chinese Red positions on the Central Front near Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge as the first snow of winter fell. Allied officers reported significant destruction of Chinese field pieces and said the frontline barrage would continue with air strikes and logistics to follow.
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UN Gets Answer From Red China On Korean War Proposals
The United Nations Arab Asian bloc awaits a reply from Mao Zedong's government on Indonesia and Canada's compromise plans to resolve the Korean war deadlock. The session will consider two new approaches creating a neutral commission to handle prisoners and repatriation, with potential cross border questioning in a demilitarized zone.
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Stevenson Swamped With Messages From Campaign Backers
Springfield Illinois Adlai E Stevenson campaign headquarters were flooded with telegrams and letters after defeat. Miss Carole Evans said many urged him to stay in national politics and praised his conduct. Stevenson remained noncommittal while aides and staff prepared to close the office Saturday.
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Tonight's Low and Tomorrow's High Forecast
The forecast shows a low of 14 tonight and a high of 64 tomorrow. Today's high was 67 and last night's low was 39. Sunset is at 7:00 PM and sunrise tomorrow is at 6:49 AM.
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