Professor Is Fatally Wounded In Accidental Shooting
Dr. William Basil Fox a 37 year old botany assistant professor at North Carolina State College was fatally wounded at his Raleigh home. Sheriff Pleasants said the 22 caliber rifle shot through the head appeared accidental while Fox played with his four year old son Stephen as his wife prepared breakfast. Fox born 1915 in Talcott West Virginia studied at West Virginia University Iowa and served with the plant exploration division in Mexico.
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William Basil Fox
North Carolina State College
Rex Hospital
Dr. Fox
Robert F. Pleasants
Stephen
Talcott
W. Va
University of West Virginia
University of Iowa
State College
Washington State College
Botany Society of America
North Carolina Academy of Science
Helen Lee Hensleigh
Iowa
MacArthur files moved to New York custody
The Army disclosed the removal of Gen Douglas MacArthur’s personal Far Eastern and Japan administration records from a Brooklyn vault to Manhattan. Top copies will be scanned and studied by Army historians and may be transferred to Washington, with access limited to those with a direct interest.
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Army
Douglas MacArthur
Brooklyn
MacArthur
Far Eastern
Japan
Willis O. Crittenberger
First Army
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Military District of
Manhattan
Frank Pace Jr
Washington
Crittenberger
Pentagon
Defense Department
H Bomb Letters To Be Checked By Security
Acting chairman Carl T. Durham said the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee will check letters describing atomic blasts, possibly hydrogen bombs, for security violations. He noted routine checks without plans for a full committee investigation and that security personnel handle such reviews.
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N.C
Joint
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Carl T. Durham
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Durham
John W. Bricker
R-O
Duke Denies Red Charges From Ex Legion Leader
Louis Parker of Elizabethtown told an Armistice Day audience in Goldsboro that Duke University teachers were in contact with the Communist party and under FBI investigation. Duke officials dismissed the claim as without foundation and noted the difficulty of knowing individual beliefs among 500 to 600 faculty members.
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Communist Party
Charles FE. Jordan
Duke
Parker
Hollis Edens
Little Theater Adopts Admission Free Policy in Tax Move
Columbus owners Lee Hofheimer and Albert Sugarman opened the Little Theater near Ohio State University with an admission free policy to bypass the 20 percent federal amusement tax. Last night’s donations surpassed normal ticket sales, with the bowl receipts higher than usual and candy sales also up. A half-full house filled the 320-seat venue as patrons learned seats were free until the final feature began two hours later. The theater expected an average 27 cent donation per patron from the first showing.
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Lee J. Hofheimer
Albert L. Sugarman
Little Theater
Ohio State University
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Coer BS
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Florine Antes
R. G. Stevens
Republicans See Little Change In Defense and Aid Outlook
Washington report notes three Republican senators foresee strong support for defense and foreign aid but expect a hard look at costs in the new Congress. They cite budget pressures, especially Truman's 1954 military and foreign aid requests, and the impact of a Republican president on unity.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Sherman Cooper
Hickenlooper
James H. Duff
R-Pa
Eisenhower Korea trip may slip to late November
President elect Eisenhower's Korea visit could be delayed to late November or December due to Washington and New York commitments. Hagerty outlined three fixed dates including Nov 14 meeting with Gov Dewey and Nov 18 with President Truman, with further talks in New York the week after. Eisenhower played golf at Augusta between planning sessions.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Washington
Hagerty
New York
Byron Nelson
Efforts To Settle H-Bomb Strike Fail
Augusta GA dispatch reports a failed attempt to settle a strike by about 200 AFL technical workers at the Savannah River H-bomb plant after six firings. Miller Electric Co of Jacksonville refused rehiring and faced union charges. lines were to reappear Monday as talks with the National Labor Relations Board begin.
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Tcket
American Federation of Technical Engineers
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Joseph Garvin
Philadelphia
Miller Electrical Co
Jacksonville
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Garvin
Miller
Frank B. Gary
Columbia
Miller Company
Savannah River
National Labor Relations Board
Miller Electric Co
QR be by a pin is supposed to lad not in your bare
A short OCR fragment mentions QR and a pin with unclear context. The readable bits suggest a misread line about a tag or label. No identifiable persons or organizations are confirmed.
North Carolina considers updated building code for 1953 assembly
Bernard Crocker Jr acting chair of the North Carolina Building Code Council announced a December session on a proposed revision. Representatives from the North Carolina League of Municipalities urged presenting a modern code to the 1953 General Assembly for statewide adoption.
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Raleigh
Bernard Crocker Jr
North Carolina Building Code Council
North Carolina League of Municipalities
General Assembly
Hiss Must Wait His Turn for Parole Plea
In Lewisburg Pa Dr George Killinger said Alger Hiss must wait behind about 130 parole applicants including a former State Department official convicted of perjury before his chance to plead for freedom Hiss eligible November 21 for two concurrent five year sentences.
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Alger Hiss
George Killinger
U.S
Killinger
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Truman Has Briefcase Full of Lucrative Job Offers
President Truman has a briefcase full of lucrative post presidency job offers but has shown no decision. White House aides expect no announcement before January 20 and suggest he may return to Independence, Missouri before choosing. Offers include a $250,000 a year salary from Resistolnt Co. and possible memoirs or syndicated column work.
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Truman
Washington
White House
Resisto! Hnt Co
Garland
Tex
Harry Rolnick
Hevenager
Dunn Officers Face Trial For Alleged Prisoner Beating
Two Dunn police officers Cpl. Francis Hall and Patrolman Garland L. Stone went on trial in Superior Court on charges connected to an alleged beating of W. R. Turk Lewis during his arrest on August 17. A Harnett County grand jury had indicted them yesterday.
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Jack Hooks
Harnett County
Cpl
Francis Hall
Garland L. Stone
W. R
Turk) Lewis
Wilmington sergeant on trial for attempted bribery
Former Wilmington police sergeant B. Rourk faced trial on charges he offered money to Police Chief J. J. Padrick to allow a numbers racket in the city. The Oct term session ended in a mistrial with eleven jurors for conviction and one for acquittal.
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Wilmington Lake
Unitarian Institute speakers discuss beliefs in Durham
The first Durham Unitarian Institute heard addresses by Dr. Frederick May Eliot, president of the American Unitarian Association, and Dr. A Powell Davies of All Souls Church Washington on the topic What Do Unitarians Believe.
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Unitarian Institute
Durham
New Chairman Elected at NC Water Works Convention
Joe L. Greenlee of Charlotte was chosen as chairman of the joint convention of the North Carolina Section American Water Works Association and the North Carolina Sewage and Industrial Waste Association. H. F. Davis of Charlotte steps down from the chair and becomes a board member. New officers include Dr. W. Brewster Snow of Duke University as vice president FE C Hubbard of Raleigh as secretary treasurer and Max D Saunders as trustee succeeding W. F. Stokes of Hendersonville.
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Hendersonville
N. C
American Water Works Association
Max D Saunders
W. F. Stokes
North Carolina Recreation Conference Ends in Asheville
The eighth annual convention of the North Carolina Recreation Conference concluded with a board meeting and final general session in Asheville. Gerald B. Fitzgerald of the University of Minnesota gave the banquet address, Virgil Strugill presented a song program, and Dr. John C. Kendal of Chicago spoke on music and industrial recreation during a defense recreation session.
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Asheville
North Carolina Recreation Conference
Gerald B. Fitzgerald
University of Minnesota
Virgil Strugill
John C. Kendal
Chicago
American Music Conference
Republicans Gain Four Seats In North Carolina House
Republicans hold 14 seats to 106 Democrats after the November 4 election. GOP gained five seats formerly held by Democrats and Democrats took one from Republicans. Gains occurred in Alexander Caldwell Macon Madison and Watauga Counties.
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Raleigh
House of Representatives
GOP
Alexander
Caldwell
Macon
Madison
Watauga
North Carolina Baptists Seek End to Sunday Drama Performances
The Baptist State Convention met in Winston Salem and adopted a resolution urging petition to drama managers to stop Sunday performances. It also called Baptist pastors to urge their congregations to abstain from attending the shows.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Baptist State Convention
Eisenhower to Listen at White House Meeting on Unity
President elect Dwight Eisenhower will meet with President Truman at the White House for a 2 p.m. conference to present American unity and outline no binding policy commitments before inauguration. Eisenhower seeks Republican views on Korea in advance of his trip, planning talks with Dewey Taft and Wiley in New York and with House leaders.
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Washington
New York
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
White House
E.s.t. Eisenhower
Alexander Wiley
Rwis
Wiley
United Nations General Assembly
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Korea
Mr. Truman
Hagerty
New York City
Commodore Hotel
Henry Cabot Lodge
R-Mass
Executive
Joseph M. Dodge
Dewey
Korean War
Independence
Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Sen
Ohio
Senate
Wisconsin
Congress
House
Dorothy Jones dies. Asheville club leader’s wife
Mrs. Nate Weaver Jones 45 wife of Paul Jones president and business manager of the Asheville Baseball Club died today after a 10 week illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Asheville. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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Asheville
Nate Weaver Jones
Paul Jones
Asheville Baseball Club
Weather forecast with temperature figures
The forecast notes a low tonight of 42 and a high tomorrow of 10. Today's high was 65 with a low of 29 tonight. Sunset is at 6:14 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow at 6:55 a.m.
Fayetteville Girl Fatally Shot by Younger Brother
Lily E. Hardee, 16, of Hope Mills, was mortally wounded when her brother Wayne, 15, drew a .22 caliber rifle from a closet and fired, the bullet hitting her head. She died about three hours later at a hospital. Sheriff L. L. Guy led the investigation.
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Fayetteville
Lily E. Hardee
H. M. Hardee
Hope Mills
L. L. Guy
Wayne
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