West Rejects Soviet Demands on German Austria Talks
Washington reports that Western powers delivered notes to Moscow calling Soviet terms on German and Austrian issues totally unacceptable. The communique states non European questions take precedence and warns Western Europe would be defended even if the Soviet bid fails. The door to conference remains open if Moscow shows serious interest.
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Washington
Russia
Moscow
Europe
Foreign Office
Germany
Austria
U. S
North Carolina sees dozen dead in weekend violence
The Associated Press reports at least twelve violent deaths across North Carolina over the weekend. Included are power line and vehicle crashes, a fatal shotgun accident, and Marines killed in separate incidents at Camp Lejeune and near Jacksonville.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Lawrence Detwiller
Centerville
Virginia Electric Power Co
Roanoke Rapids
John H. Kerr
Walter Scott Nance
Rt. 2
Charlotte
Britt C. Singletary
Ft. Bragg
Raeford
Hoke County
Winston- Salem
J. D. Riggan
Rt. 3
Yadkinville
Riggan
Joseph Wiley Kiser
Rt. 1
King
Winston-Salem
Wiley
Harry G. Adcock
Paul E. Gentry
Camp Lejeune Marines
Tar Landing
Jacksonville
Robert E. Gentilcore
Camp Lejeune
Oris B. Matthews
Smithfield
Elton Parrish
Johnston County
Chatham
Vance
Henry Oscar Brower
Seargrove
Ittsboro
James Arthur Peace
Rt. 5
Henderson
Democratic rally behind Truman in White case dispute
Democrats in Congress move to back former President Truman as he prepares a radio address on the Harry Dexter White case. A few dissidents remain while Attorney General Brownell promises more disclosures. Truman says he will reveal all facts and notes FBI Chief Hoover attended a conference about White's fate.
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Independence
Harry Dexter White
Kansas City
Washington
Congress
Truman
Greenlease Kidnapers Face Trial in federal court
Kansas City reporters describe the morning as Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady, both in custody, are brought to the federal building to face murder charges under the Lindbergh law. The trial will decide whether the couple should die by gas chamber following the fatal kidnapping and slaying of the Greenlease child.
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Kansas City
Katie Bobby Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Playboy Wastrel
Bonnie Brown Heady
U. S
William Tatman
Hall
Heady
Jackson County
Federal
Federal Building
U. S. Dist
Albert L. Reeves
Veniremen
Edward L. Scheufler
FBI Comment Not Yet Provided on White Government Service Status
The FBI declined comment while sources told the Associated Press there was no advance agreement allowing White to remain in government service for monitoring. Political figures weighed potential election impacts as Chairman Leonard W. Hall and Stephen A. Mitchell commented on communism in government and public sentiment.
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FBI
Associated Press
White
Leonard W. Hall
Alican National Committee
Stéphen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Beloit
Wis
Truman to air his side on White controversy
Independent reports Truman plans a nationwide radio and TV address to rebut charges by Atty. Gen. Brownell that he kept Harry Dexter White in government service in 1946 as part of a trap for a Communist spy ring. Hoover attended a conference with Vinson and Clark where the plan was discussed.
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Brownell
White
Truman
U.S
International Monetary Fund
FBI
Truman White
Anoience
J. Edgar Hoover
Monetary Fund
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Harry Dexter White
Oover
Hoover
Fred Vinson
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
NBC
CBS
ABC Radio and Television Networks
FBI Rounds Up 14 Former KK Klansmen in Carolinas Case
FBI arrests 14 ex Klansmen in the Carolinas tied to a kidnapping and flogging case. The action follows a long investigation into violent hate activities linked to the Ku Klux Klan.
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FBI
Carolinas
Fbi arrests 14 Klansmen in Carolinas for 1951 kidnapping and flogging
FBI agents arrested 14 alleged Ku Klux Klan members in the Carolinas on charges of kidnapping and flogging a brother and sister on November 16, 1951. Thirteen were brought to a Wilmington, North Carolina commissioner for arraignment as the case tied to widespread floggings investigated by the FBI.
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Wilmington
N. C
FBI
Ku Klux Klan
Carolinas
U. S
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hoover
Christine Rogers
Ernest Barfield Rogers
Rt. 1
Lake View
S.C
Ion County
Rogers
Mullins
Time Site Of Parley Tops Agenda
Panmunjom reports say Allied and Communist diplomats formed two subcommittees to begin tomorrow on time site and makeup for the Korean peace talks. Dean urged Dec 15 start and a place in San Francisco Honolulu or Geneva while Reds prefer no talk of these issues yet.
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U.N
Red
Dean
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
San Francisco
Honolulu
Geneva
Reds
Korea
Ki Sok Bok
North Korea
Huang Hua
Red China
ROK Observer
Mossadegh Loses First Round in Treason Trial
In Tehran the military court ruled it competent to hear Mossadegh treason charges after a week of hearings. The indictment accuses him of plotting against the Shah and dissolving Parliament. A death penalty request was entered as evidence presentation loomed. Gen. Taghi Riahi is also slated for trial.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Hossein Azemadeh
Shah
Army
Gen
Taghi Riahi
Forest Fire Rages on Swannanoa Range Near Asheville
A major blaze burns on the Swannanoa Range below High Windy lookout tower 16 miles east of Asheville. Fire lines hold on the west and north edges while foresters fear the east flank may reach Lackey Gap on the Black Mountain Broad River road.
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Asheville
Swannanoa Range
High Windy Lookout Tower
Lackey Gap
Black Mountain-Broad River Road
Move To Cut Leaf Acreage Shapes As Farm Meet Opens
North Carolina Farm Bureau opens its 18th annual convention in Raleigh with plans to seek a 10 percent reduction in 1955 flue cured tobacco allotments. Gov. Umstead and federation president C Gordon Maddrey headline events as discussions cover cotton dairying livestock peanuts and more attracting about 2000 farm men and women.
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Raleighp
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Guilford County
Old
Middle Belts
Umstead
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Herman Baker
Federation
C. Gordon Maddrey Ahoskie
Rep
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
CIO Opens Convention Reuther Attacks Administration
CIO President Walter Reuther attacked the Eisenhower administration for favoring big business as the CIO opened its national convention in Cleveland. He warned of drives to undermine the New Deal and Fair Deal and urged union members to back CIO-friendly candidates while leadership tensions with United Steelworkers’ Vid McDonald lingered. McDonald planned a steel plant tour and possible convention boycott, with Reuther expected to win re election amid ongoing intra-organization rivalries.
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Cleveland
CIO
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Washington
Vid J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
McDonald
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Auto Workers Group
Atlantic City
Allan Haywood
Murray
Eisenhower Committee
Ben Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Eisenhower
Tar Heel killer gets life in slaying at Ft Meade
Marcus Roy Nixon, 33, a former Edenton resident, was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Michaelson for the shooting death of Cpl. Donald Lassiter, 20, of Conway, North Carolina, after a dispute over a Fort Meade waitress. The jury had recommended against a new trial.
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Annapolis, Md
Marcus Roy Nixon
Ft. Meade
Edenton
Circuit Court
Benjamin Michaelson
Having
Nixon
N. C
Cpl
Donald Lassiter
Conway
Seamen Feared Dead In Vittoria Claudia Collision
Twenty Italian seamen are feared dead after the Vittoria Claudia sank in the English Channel following a crash with the French steamer Perou. Only five survivors were recovered about five hours later, amid calm seas, wreckage, and oil slicks. Rescue craft from several nations scoured the area.
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Dungeness
England
English
Perou
Genoa
U. S. Air Force
David Diller
Tito shifts stance on Trieste port as five-power talks loom
In Belgrade Tito waives Yugoslav claims to Trieste port while seeking rest of Zone A a compromise risks a corridor with Italy. Diplomats expect a five-power conference with US Britain France Yugoslavia and Italy to settle ownership and status of the Adriatic territory amid threats of conflict if Yugoslavia is pushed further.
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Rome
Tito
Italy
Trieste
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Ales Bebler
Zone A
United States
Britain
France
Prisoners briefly escape then recaptured in Wilson County
Three federal prisoners fled Wilson County jail after overpowering Deputy Sheriff J J Glover in the courthouse shower area. They stole Glover's pistol and assaulted a cook before moving to a courtroom where they were stopped and recaptured. Flanderby and Majka, both 18 and Raleigh residents, and Lillard, 18 of Wilmington, faced car theft convictions or charges.
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Wilson
N. C
Wilson County
J. J. Glover
William Flanderby
Jessie Majka
Raleigh
James R. Lillard
Wilmington
Glover
Dolores Dew
J. J. Edwards
Edwards
Flanderby
Majka
Central Prison
Lillard
Youth Kills Father Freed By Jury In North Carolina
A coroner jury in Dunn North Carolina ruled the shooting of Alvis Messer by his 16 year old son Bobby Lee Messer justifiable homicide. The youth admitted firing the shotgun claiming it was accidental after his father beat his mother following a drinking spree. The mother Isabel Messer corroborated the account. The Messer family includes eleven children aged two months to 18 years.
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Dunn
N. C
Alvis Messer
Bobby Lee Messer
Isabel Messer
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Lee Soo Young
ROK
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