Eden urges Soviet redirection to peace talks at UN
Britain's foreign secretary Anthony Eden told the United Nations General Assembly that the West should end name calling and vilification and focus on negotiating a peace settlement. He said Britain will rearm only to negotiate peace from strength and did not threaten war. Lester Pearson followed with a similar appeal to end vilification. Acheson called Eden's speech forthright and constructive while noting no new intentions from Britain.
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R. H. Shackford
Paris
Britain
Anthony Eden
Russia
United Nations General Assembly
Eden
Andrei Vishinsky
Lester Pearson
Dean Acheson
Cnt
Finston Churchill
Churchill
Josef Stalin
Vishinsky
Armistice Day Reflections Across A World in Slow Peace
Armistice Day observed nationwide with prayers and parades while calls for defense buildup persist. President Truman urged strength to guard lasting peace, as Secretary Lovett warned against mirage of peace. Vets marched in New York and armistice talks continued at Panmunjom amid global tensions.
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United Press
Truman
Alington National Cemetery
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
United States
New York
Fifth Avenue
Panmunjom
Paris
Russia
Cairo
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Churchill to seek bigger U S aid and chair Big Four talks
Washington observers expect British Prime Minister Churchill to press for a larger dollar aid package and a stronger Allied role during his January meeting with President Truman. Eden will accompany him and hold talks with Acheson, with side conferences planned.
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Washington
A Churchill
Caine
Truman
White House
Joseph Short
Cedia
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Eden
Dean Acheson
Ing
Josef Stalin
Vincent Auriol
Moscow
Stalin
Mr. Truman
GOP Split Likely On Taft in Presidential Nomination
The GOP faces a split as Taft and Dwight D. Eisenhower potential battle looms. Officials disagree on candidacy. some back Eisenhower, others Taft, with many undecided. Battlegrounds include Pennsylvania, Louisiana as Taft campaigns there.
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Taft
Washington
Sen
Ohio
Dwight D.eisenhower
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Seoee Taft
Centitete
Republi
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
New Orleans
Week End Violence Hits N C
A deadly North Carolina weekend saw multiple incidents. A small plane crash near Charlotte killed J Baxter Craig Jr. and his brother-in-law Thomas Mullis. A Marine, Cpl Francis Salinardi, died from knife wounds after a fight at a filling station near Smithfield.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
J. Baxter Craig Jr
Thomas Gerald Mullis
Rupert
W. Va
Francis Salinardi
Korea
Smithfield
Navy Assault Nears Coast In Carrier Task Force Move
The Navy plans to bombard shore positions as Blue Fleet ships move in from the Caribbean. Black Air Force planes conducted a mock A-bomb attack on Blue Forces near Savannah about 200 miles east, with repeated carrier-task-force thrusts over the past week.
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Jacksonville
Attac
Savannah
Caribbean
Burma Court Frees Dr Gordon Seagrave of Treason Charge
A special Burmese court acquitted Dr Gordon Seagrave known as Burma Surgeon of aiding a rebel leader. It set aside his conviction for treason, ruling lack of criminal intent in giving medical instruments to Naw Seng. He can return to hospital work among North Burma tribes.
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Burma
Gordon
Seagrave
Naw Seng
Ial
AME Zion Conference Opens in Charlotte Under Bishop Walls
The 60th annual Western North Carolina conference of the AME Zion Church begins at noon tomorrow in Charlotte with Bishop W. J. Walls of Chicago presiding over the proceedings.
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Charlotte
Western North Carolina
AME Zion Church
W. J. Walls
Chicago
Beer and wine vote looms for Southern Pines and Pinehurst
Moore County approved a dry outcome with beer and wine sales ending this weekend. Southern Pines will vote tomorrow and Pinehurst on November 20 on restoring sales, with both towns expected to go wet.
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Southern Pines
Leity
Pinehurst
Moore County
Inmorrow
Gentleman Bandit Raymond Young Named Among F B I Most Wanted
The FBI adds Raymond Edward Young, 39, to its 10 most wanted fugitives list for a 1948 Los Angeles police shooting. Described as a quiet, well mannered man with a Gypsy head tattoo on his left arm, he is 5'9" and 165 pounds with brown hair and glasses.
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Washington
FBI
Los Angeles
Raymond Edward Young
Young
Morley Vernon King
San Luis Obispo
Cal
King
Philadelphia
Shires Named Head Of UP In Raleigh
William Archer Shires assumed duties today as manager of the United Press bureau in Raleigh. He moved from Richmond Virginia where he led the UP office since April 1948 and began with UP in Atlanta in 1947 after reporting on the Jackson Tenn Sun and the Commercial Appeal in Memphis. Shires succeeds Harry McCarthy, who transferred to New York. Shires is a Jackson Tennessee native and Lambuth College alumnus.
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Raleigh
William Archer
Shires
United Press Bureau
Richmond
United Press Office
U.P
Atlanta
Jacksson
Sun
Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Harry McCarthy
New York
United Press
Jackson,Tenn
Lambuth College
Peron Wins Reelection in Argentina Landslide Victory
President Juan D. Peron secured a six year term with a strong majority in both houses. Official returns show Peron 2 to 1 over Radical Ricardo Balbin as heavy rains delayed final tallies. Women voted for the first time and all elective offices were at stake nationwide.
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Alexander Aoted
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Congress
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Ricardo Balbin
Age of Interior
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Tal
Buends Aires
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CGT
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An- Peron
la Epoca
Eva
Radical Party
Radicals
Chamber of Deputies
Democratic
Fire destroys auditorium at Fairmont High School
Fire chief says blaze likely started near auditorium curtains at Fairmont High School yesterday. The fire damaged the stage area and destroyed equipment, two aisles, and about 700 seats in the auditorium, forcing class cancellations.
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Fairmont
Fairmont High School
W. C. Jones
Rail Official Dies in Washington at 61
Henry Grady Hedrick, general solicitor of the Southern Railway Company, died yesterday of a heart attack in Washington. He would have turned 62 on November 23. A Davidson County North Carolina native, he had served as solicitor since January 1 1947 after practicing law in Durham.
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Washington
Henry Grady Hedrick
The
Southern Railway Company
Davidson County
North Carolina
Durnam
Scots Hold Off 7000 Chinese In Epic Korea Stand
A small band of 400 Scottish border troops in the First British Commonwealth Division withstood a heavy Chinese barrage on the Korean front. The battle lasted four hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with close combat, grenades, rifles, and even beer bottles used as improvised projectiles. The Scots repelled two Chinese brigades as they held a crest then withdrew while the enemy pressed forward, leaving many Chinese dead and none reaching the Scots’ position.
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United Press
Korea
Western Front
John Stevenson
Stevenson
John Thompson
Hodes Faults Communists on Armistice Tradeoffs in Korea
General Hodes accused Communist negotiators of stalling toward a full armistice and urged fixing a cease fire line now. The subcommittee recessed after four hours and will reconvene at 11 p.m. Tuesday to press for progress on the remaining agenda items.
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Arnold Dibble
United Press
Panmunjom
Korea
U. S
Ay I. Hodes
Hodges
U.N
Reds
Hodes
Aled Bene
Samunist
Southern Governors Focus on Civil Rights Issue At Ark Meet
Southern governors debated civil rights as a campaign issue during a Hot Springs gathering. House Speaker Sam Rayburn backed unity against any Democratic revolt, urging loyalty while Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright pressed for a segregated education policy. North Carolina Governor Kerr Scott listed Truman as his top choice, while other Southern leaders avoided a Beat Truman push.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Dixie
Truman
Cuepely
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
All Southern Brace Pagepenes
Lony
Fie Hed
Mississippi
Central
South
Torna
Sid McMath
Arkansas
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Harry
Walker of Hillsboro Ends Life in Chapel Hill
Doane H. Walker of Hillsboro reportedly killed himself in Chapel Hill citing poor health. The document notes no inquest would be held and attributes the death to his own actions.
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Salinardi
Clayton
George H. Byrd
Byrd
William Meade Prince
Chapel Hill
A. H. Walker
Heaven
Wallace Barber
Durham
William ——Solon
Walker
Doane H. Walker
Hillsboro
Anarenes
UN Troops Press Kumsong Capture in Korea
United Nations forces moved closer to Kumsong after dawn assaults capturing two hills. heavy air action was limited by fog and clouds. U N troops repulsed communist attacks near Punch Bowl Valley. U S Navy ships Toledo and New Jersey fired on shore defenses with several hits and enemy casualties reported.
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Leroy Hansen
United Press Staff
8Th Army
Korea
United Nations
Kumsong
Sth
U.N
Punchbowl Valley
Panmunjom
U. S
Toledo
Hungnam
U.S
New Jersey
Kosong
Study Underway On Duke Power Bus System Sale
A regional study reviews Duke Power Co proposed sale of its bus system to new owners. Cities Charlotte Durham Winston Salem Salisbury High Point and Greenville Spartanburg show guarded acceptance with reservations about technology and operation.
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Charlotte
Can
Duke Power Co
Greenville
Durham
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
High Point
North Carolina
Spartanburg
South Carolina
R Don Laws Editor of Yellow Jacket Dies
R Don Laws editor of the Republican News Paper and Yellow Jacket died yesterday at his Mora a Falls home. He founded the Yellow Jacket in 1895 and built a monthly paper with a peak circulation over a quarter million, distributing to every state and several foreign countries.
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North Wilkesboro
R. Don Laws
Yellow Jacket
Mora A Falls
Iting
Moraving Fells
Miss Jean Fisher Heads Carolinas Tri Hit Conference
Miss Jean Fisher of Wilmington becomes president of the Carolinas Tri Hit Conference as the group closes its 11th annual meeting. New officers elected include Kappy Stewart Florence Frances Burns Lulu Edwards Nancy Cocktiel and Ann Yarborough with Edwards as first vice president and Yarborough as treasurer.
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Jean’ Fisher
Wilmington
Miss Fisher
Kappy Stewart
Florence
S C
Frances Burns
Lamberton
Lulu Edwards
Nancy Cocktiel
Prowence
Ann Yarborough
North Carolina Water and Waste Convention Opens
Winston Salem hosts the 31st annual joint convention of the North Carolina portion of the American Water Works Association and the North Carolina Sewerage and Industrial Waste Association opening today with attendees and officials from both bodies.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
American Water Works Association
North Carolina Sewage and Industrial Waste Association
Taft to Speak at Wake Forest College
Senator Robert A. Taft will appear at Wake Forest College on Wednesday as the GOP presidential candidate. The event, sponsored by the college Young Republican Club, will be an open forum with a question period per President P C Keener.
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Taft
Wake Forest
Robert A. Taft
Wake Forest College
College Young Republican Club
GOP
P. C. Keener
Civitan Names Greensboro Officers at District Meeting
Edward Edmunds of Bladenboro and Harry Lang of Kinston were appointed district lieutenant governors of Civitan International at the mid year District Council meeting. The appointments were made Saturday during the Greensboro event.
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Civitan
Greensboro
Edward
Edmunds
Bladenboro
Harry Lang
Kinston
North Carolina
Civitan International
Ae S
Fairmon
Goldabore
Cannon on Trial for Tax Fraud in Greensboro
Vaughn J. Cannon of Asheville faced a Middle District Court jury on a charge of attempting to defraud the government of $56,000 in income taxes. The trial, initially set for October 30, was postponed due to illness of Cannon’s attorneys.
Klan Rally Fails To Deter Myrtle Beach Church Service
In Loris South Carolina a KKK rally failed to disrupt a church service as 14 robed men were arrested at a Horry County church last month. Authorities charged deputies for disturbing the service after a clash over gambling vice and beer laws.
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Horry County
KKK
Cleanup Opens Burlington
A volunteer task force and Burlington police begin a cleanup campaign in the city. They report seizing 15 of what is described as illegal items and plan to expand the effort with four additional squads and more volunteers.
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Burlington
Loft
Burlingston
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