Chinese Mechano Monsters Repelled on Kumhwa Front
UN rockets and artillery drove back four Chinese armored “mechanical monsters” near Sniper Ridge as red assaults pressed on the Kumhwa front. Night sightings suggested tracked vehicles with multiple machine guns and a small cannon. Lt. Richard B. Smith Jr. shot down a MiG-15, raising confirmed Korean War MiG kills to 503.
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Carlson says Ike personally conceived Korea trip idea
Senator Frank Carlson alleges Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the Korea visit plan himself months before it became a campaign pledge. Carlson disputes Democratic charges that a Life Magazine writer drafted the pledge, noting a train conversation with Carlson but recalling no exact date.
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East Coast Storm Warnings Extended By Weather Bureau
The National Weather Bureau ordered continuation of storm warnings along the east coast from Block Island to the Virginia Capes and small craft warnings on inland waters. Winds reach 30 to 45 mph offshore and 20 to 30 mph inland with rain and reduced visibility expected today and tonight as a new storm forms off the Carolina coast.
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Middle East tensions discussed at Woman's College forum
The Harriet Elliott Social Science Forum at Greensboro Woman's College featured Dr. Cornelius Willem de Kiewier of Rochester University as moderator. Speakers included Prof. Jacob Cherwitz of Columbia and Prof. T. Cuyler Young of Princeton.
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Jacob C. Hurewitz
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Princeton University
Living Costs Increase Fractionally With Small Wage Impacts
The government reports a tenth point rise in the cost of living index for the 30 days ending Oct 15. About one million workers in auto and aircraft industries face a one cent per hour pay cut from Dec 1 due to August and September cost changes, under a wage revision clause. The index stands at 190.9, up from 190.8, with food and clothing prices easing but fuel electricity rents and services rising.
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North Carolina seeks to void 1945 port contract with Standard Oil
Fayetteville officials report the North Carolina ports authority asked the attorney general how to invalidate a 1945 contract with Standard Oil of New Jersey. The deal requires a quarter cent per barrel and critics say the rate is inequitable given the oil company uses nine acres at the port and pays low dockage. Dunn notes John Foster Dulles accepted an invitation to address the Dunn Information Clinic last August with February possible engagement, contingent on his cabinet duties.
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North Carolina Non-Agricultural Jobs Hit New High
The State Department of Labor reports NC non-agricultural employment reached an all time high of 1 016 000 last month. Overall jobs rose by 4 percent with gains in manufacturing and non manufacturing sectors led by wholesale and retail trade up 5 600 and textiles up 1 700.
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State Department of Labor
North Carolina
Negro educators meet at Durham NC College conference
Negro educators students and parents held a state wide conference on community resources at North Carolina College. It was the sixth annual North Carolina Resource-Use Education Conference and focused on improving local schooling and resource use.
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North Carolina College
North Carolina
Durham Dietetic Association Opens 18th Annual Meeting
The North Carolina Dietetic Association kicked off its 18th annual meeting at Watts Hospital in Durham with sessions. Delegates toured North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill and will return for a banquet tonight featuring Dan K. Edwards former Durham mayor speaking on Observations in Europe. The convention closes tomorrow after reports and elections.
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Shuford Names Queen as Secretary for Washington Term
U S Representative-elect George A Shuford of Asheville appoints J Richard Queen of Waynesville as secretary. Queen will begin duties in Washington when Shuford takes the oath January 3. Queen has served on the staffs of former Senators J M Broughton and Frank P Graham and is currently secretary to the House Lands Committee.
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U. S
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J. Richard Queen
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Queen
J. M. Broughton
Frank P. Graham
Shuford
Washington
House Lands Committee
Hangar Construction Underway At Cherry Point Marine Base
Henry C. Beck Construction Co of Atlanta started a 480 by 260 foot aircraft hangar at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. The hangar will be nearly twice the size of the two existing ones and is slated to finish in October. A subsequent addition to the repair plant will be built by J. L. Coe Construction Co of Charlotte and wrap up next year.
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Henry C. Beck Construction Co
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Marine Corps Air Station
J. L. Coe Construction Co
Charlotte
Asheville Tobacco Festival Opens With Burley Show
Asheville hosts the annual Tobacco Festival with a burley tobacco show in the City Auditorium to start the celebrations. Santa Claus will lead the Christmas season tonight as lights come on for the parade downtown.
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Santa Claus
Truman Budget Pared Down to About 80 Billion Dollars
Washington reports indicate President Truman has pared the next fiscal year's budget to roughly 80 billion dollars, about 5 billion less than earlier 1954 estimates. Defense spending slows, delaying peak defense outlays into the new fiscal year, with Eisenhower to receive the budget for revision.
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Dulles Named Notorious Spy In Prague Trial
Vienna dispatch reports John Foster Dulles named in indictment of 14 Red Czechs for espionage and treason. Slansky and Geminder plead guilty as Prague trial proceeds. Indictment links Dulles to Western imperialists and plots against Czechoslovakia.
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Eisenhower selects Dulles and Wilson for top posts
President elect Eisenhower names John Foster Dulles for secretary of state and Charles E. Wilson for secretary of defense as three cabinet posts announced. Oregon Governor Douglas McKay chosen for interior. plans bar press reports on Korea trip while abroad. Meetings with four Republican senators noted. Wife of Houston Post editor also on list.
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West and Britain back changes to India’s Korean peace plan
United States and Britain agreed on amendments to make India’s compromise Korean peace proposal acceptable to the West. Eden proposed an permanent fifth member to the repatriation commission and shifting final resettlement decisions to UNRRA or a dedicated commission, a move likely to face Soviet opposition.
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India
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Switzerland
Panmunjom
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Repatriation Commission
General Assembly
U.N. Korean Reconstruction Agency
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Eisenhower Truman Try To Smooth Transition In White House
President elect Eisenhower and President Truman advance plans to keep the government functioning amid the transition. Dulles Wilson and McKay named for state defense and interior as cabinet picks. Senate confirmation due Jan. 20, with key posts Treasury Justice and Agriculture still open.
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White House
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Mississippi
Snow Falls Across Western North Carolina Areas
Snow hit counties northeast of Asheville with up to four inches in spots while Asheville area saw only flurries. Watauga Ashe and northern Avery reported impassable roads and icy patches near bridges. Hot Springs and Burnsville saw non sticking snow. Mitchell County also reported snow.
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Weather notes for tonight and tomorrow
Low temperature tonight expected around si with a high near 55 tomorrow. High today was 48 and the overnight low last night 56. Sunset today at 5 09 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 7 03 a m.
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