Fire Subdues Battlefront Activity on Korean Front
After brutal fighting on the Korean Central Front near Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge, activity eased to its lowest in 26 days. UN and Chinese forces used far fewer artillery rounds, while Allied air strikes pounded Red positions and behind lines. High officials visited the front as claims of heavy Allied losses by Peiping radio were noted.
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Robert Tuckman
Seoul
Korean Central Front
Triangle Hill
Sniper Ridge
United Nations
U.N
Big Papa-San Mountain
Triangle
Kumhwa
Fifth Air Force
U. S
U.S
John Allison
Far East
Washington
Anna Rosenberg
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Missouri
Kearsage
Peiping
Tokyo
Red
Kumbhwa
Atlanta mayor to keynote North Carolina municipal meeting
Mayor William B. Hartsfield of Atlanta will open the 43rd annual convention of the North Carolina League of Municipalities in Raleigh. About 600 municipal officials are expected to attend as Hartsfield, first vice president of the American Municipal Association, delivers the keynote address.
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League
Raleigh
William B. Hartsfield
Atlanta
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Hartsfield
American Municipal Association
Insurance rate rise approved for North Carolina workers
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Waldo Cheek announced an average 3.9 percent increase in workmen's compensation insurance rates. The rise applies to new and renewal policies and takes effect this month, costing policy holders an estimated 429000 dollars more in premiums next year.
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Raleigh
Waldo Cheek
Cheek
North Carolina
Kohler Calls VOA Stand on Prisoner Repatriation A Key Tool
Foy D. Kohler director of the Voice of America said the American stance on voluntary repatriation of war prisoners is a powerful anti communist weapon. He called the policy convincing to other nations that the United States seeks to shelter those who reject oppression.
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Greensboro
Foy D. Kohler
Voice of America
Kohler
Inside Classified Ads and Editorial Pages Summary
Classified ads and editorial notes dominate the page with arts and entertainment snippets and a sports highlight. Financial and radio programming sections appear alongside women’s news and a brief editorial column.
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Sean Entertainment
Nevese Sn Financial News
Ces0
Seecess
Truman Names Stevenson As New Democratic Head
President Truman acknowledged Adlai Stevenson as head of the Democratic party in a telegram while Stevenson, still Illinois governor, deferred a decision on accepting the role. Stevenson said he may express views from time to time but has no definite plans until January. He met with national chairman Stephen Mitchell and aides, and Mitchell will continue in that role. Stevenson travels to Alton for Lovejoy plaque dedication the day after conceding the election.
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Springfield
Ill
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Stevenson
National Committee
Stephen Mitchell
Chicago
Mitchell
Illinois
Wilson Wyatt
Hy Raskin
Raskin
Wyatt
Louisville
New Mexico
Dwight Eisenhower
Alton
Inl
Elijah Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Justice Department probes former officials for outside work
The Justice Department investigates whether former officials violated conflict of interest laws by private civil work while at the department. Hearings planned in Miami within 10 days focus on Diamond and alleged threats to Quality Keg Shippers. Diamond says he resigned to focus on his private business.
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Washington
Nov
Justice Department
Department
Atty
Holmes Baldridge
James M. McInerney
J. Howard McGrath
Atty An Granery
Mond
U. S
Towa
Diamond
House Judiciary
Miami
Fla
Dixie Democrat May Be Named For Cabinet
President-elect Eisenhower could add a conservative Southern Democrat to his cabinet, with governors Shivers of Texas and Byrnes of South Carolina cited as likely figures. Sen Mundt and other Republicans floated Byrd and Millikin as possible finance leaders, hinting at broader Southern inclusion to unite the GOP and strengthen future elections.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Karl A. Mundt
R-Sd
Allan Shivers
Texas
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Eisenhower
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Adlai E. Stevenson
Omaha World-Herald
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Eugene Millikin
R-Cole
Mundt
Shivers
Interior
Faisenhower
NATO
Florida
Tennessee
Eisenhower to Meet Millikin in Augusta on Korea Trip
In Augusta Eisenhower plans to meet Sen. Eugene Millikin and appoint consultants to gather information for the incoming administration. Millikin will chair the Senate finance committee next year, while Taft and Reed appear briefly in the delegation. The President-elect intends to travel to Korea, despite critics, and will not engage in Truman administration policy.
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Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower
Eugene Millikin
R-Cole
Finance Committee
Senate
Millikin
Truman
State and Defense Departments
Bureau of the Budget
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Fisenhower
Taft
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Colorado
Chicago
Philip Reed
General Electrics
Augusta National Golf Club
Reed
Amos
Freeman Gosden
Korea
Rain Hopes Dampen Carolina Forest Fire Outbreaks
Fire crews in the Carolinas and Tennessee pressed to contain wildfires as drought kept tinder dry. Officials said major blazes in Pisgah and Nantahala forests and a 3 000 acre Tellico fire were under control with showers hoped to aid the effort. Authorities closed Skyline Drive Blue Ridge Parkway and state parks to reduce risk while urging caution among campers and hunters.
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Carolina
Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Appalachian
Tennessee Gap
Transylvania-Jackson County
Pisgah National Forest
Tennessee
Skyline Drive
Blue Ridge Parkway
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Assistent State Forester
John R. Tiller
Tiller
Orangeburg
North Carolina Civitan Clubs Pick Asheville for 1953 Convention
About 75 Civitan club representatives met in Winston-Salem and chose Asheville as the 1953 convention site, to begin April 30, and received guidance on club project planning.
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Asheville
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Civitan Clubs
Medical Foundation of NC reports over 500000 in cash and pledges
The Medical Foundation of North Carolina announced at its annual meeting in Chapel Hill that more than $500,000 has been accumulated in cash and pledges. Major L. P. McLendon of Greensboro was re elected president.
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Chapel Hill
Medical Foundation of
North Carolina
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Youth in New Jersey killings surrenders in sleep murder case
A 16 year old youth named Claus Eischen surrendered to police in Miami and admitted killing his sleeping mother and father in Kearny New Jersey after waking from a bad dream. He described no motive beyond family arguments and showed remorse. FBI and police collected weapons including a revolver and knives and tied him to a signed confession.
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Miami
Fla
Kearny
N. J
Claus Eischen
FBI
Fischen
Eischen
Eliseben
New York
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Kischen
Hydrogen bomb test reportedly detonated at Eniwetok
A Los Angeles Examiner report claims the United States detonated a hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok, describing a bright orange ball and a cannon-like blast. The Atomic Energy Commission would not confirm the test, while Congressman Durham cautioned that official announcement is pending.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Los Angeles Examiner Today
Eniwetok
Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Pacific Proving Ground
Percy W. Clarkson
Carl T. Durham
D-Nc
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
Durham
Examiner
Jis Clausen
Los Angeles
Security Division
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Churchill May Meet Eisenhower Next Spring in Washington
British Prime Minister Churchill may visit Washington next spring to renew wartime camaraderie with President elect Eisenhower and align on Anglo American policy including Korea. Eden arrives for UN and NATO talks as Britain weighs pace and scope of postwar commitments.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jnston Churchill
Churchill
Eisenhower
Britain
U.S
Korea
London
Anthony Eden
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Eden
Dean Acheson
North Atlantic Council
Paris
NATO
Council
Eisener
Truman
Statesman
Forest closure ends hunting season as fire danger persists
Raleigh report states the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has closed Tar Heel forests to hunting until rains end the current fire hazard. The measure aims to reduce wildfire risk amid dry conditions and high ignition potential.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Wildlife Resources ‘Commission
Tar Heel
Operator Saves Train From Wreck in Covington Va
Covington Virginia November quick neting tower operator averts a collision after a freight derailment blocks main east west tracks. Eighteen cars and the locomotive jumped tracks at Riverside Avenue overpass. No injuries. George Washington Train No 2 slowed and stopped due to automatic signal and operator Bowden. He lives in Caldwell West Virginia.
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Covington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railways
Riverside Avenue
George Washington
Neinati
Paul Bowden
Clifton Forge
Covin
Bowden
Caldwell
W. Va
Weather update with temperatures and sunset times
The day brings a high of 8 degrees with a low around 40. Yesterday’s high was 57 and the low last night was 1. Sunset is at 5 14 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 4 52 a m.
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Tellico
Macon County
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B. W. Renshaw
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