Special Visit From Santa Claus
Ten year old Gwendolyn McRary of Lenoir North Carolina will receive a special Santa visit this Saturday. Doctors at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem say she suffers from a brain tumor that cannot be removed. The visit may be her last Christmas Day as doctors warned Dec 25 could be too late.
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Lenoir
N. C
Gwendolyn McRary
Santa Claus
Saint Nick
Gwendolyn
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Unmarried Wife Denied Workmen's Compensation Benefits
North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a woman not legally married to a man she lived with cannot collect workers compensation from his death. Julia Mae Fields of Sampson County is denied $4,796.62. the funds go to McMillan's mother. The decision upholds an Industrial Commission ruling that common law marriage is not recognized in North Carolina.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Henry Stevens
State Industrial Commission
Sampson Superior Court
Stevens
Supreme Court
Julia Mae Fields
Sampson County
William Edward McMillan
McMillan
Industrial Commission
Iss Fields
Northlina
Miss Fields
High Court
Tribunal
Pamlico County
Henry Grady
Tennessee man found alive in Texas after 22 years missing
The Nashville Tennessean located Thomas C. Buntin and his former secretary in Orange Texas living as a married couple with six children. Both had been legally declared dead, and their disappearance had spanned international searches. The insurance case and heirs were affected by the revelation.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville Tennessean
Thomas C. Buntin
Nashville
Orange
Tex
Tennessean
Buntin
Russellville
Thomas D
Ttger
Lawyers Say No Legal Precedent to Buntin Case
Puzzled lawyers said there is no precedent for many angles in the Thomas C. Buntin case. A Tennessee Supreme Court decision once declared him dead, and his later reappearance raises questions on insurance, estates, and possible court action. Betty McCuddy’s status as his wife and her inheritance prospects add further complications.
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Nashville
Tenn
Thomas C. Buntin
Orange
Tex
Buntin
Tennessee Supreme Court
New York Life Insurance Co
State Supreme Court
Betty McCuddy
Palmer
Fidelity and Columbia Trust Co
Louisville
Kentucky
Two Teen-Age Girls Cause Traffic Court Fuss
Oklahoma City residents complain two daughters of attorney Harry T. Hudson Jr have turned West Eubanks street into a social hotspot. Neighbors allege reckless driving and mufflerless cars create a two-block jam. Hudson defends his daughters and cites a strict curfew as insufficient. Judge James Demopolos suspends ruling for two weeks.
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Oklahoma City
Itate
Eubanks Street
Times Square
Harry T. Hudson Jr
Kenneth Klaffke
Klaffke
Billy Jack Early
Hudson
James Demopolos
Demopolos
U S Thanksgiving amid Korea War End and Eisenhower Dines
The Associated Press reports Americans celebrate a Korea cease fire mood with prayers and turkey dinners as President Eisenhower and family plan dinner in Augusta Georgia. Troops abroad observe religious services and holiday entertainment while a few POWs are kept from home by the Chinese supplied conditions.
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Associated Press
Korea
Mr. Gobbler
Eisenhower
Augusta
Panmunjom
United Nations
Family Held In Big Theft From Armored Car
Boston police and FBI arrest George D. O'Brien his wife Margaret and MIT student son on charges tied to the March 1952 $681000 armored car robbery in Danvers. O'Brien held on 100000 bail, son on 5000, mother released on recognizance. FBI recovered some bills matching stolen currency amid probe.
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Boston
FBI
George D. O'Brien
Margaret
Gdr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eee
Aeserve Bank
Ate
Wollaston
Mass
South Shore
Cambridge
United States Trucking Co
Danvers
U.S
Peter J. Nelligan
O'Brien
Estranged Husband Kills Waitress Near Wilmington
Rich ard Winton Deaver, 39, fatally shot his estranged wife Lucile Deaver, 27, a cafe waitress, after ramming her escort’s car into a ditch near the U S 74 76 intersection in Brunswick County. Deaver is jailed in Southport on murder charges. witnesses report his boastful remarks and three letters addressed to the Wilmington News and others.
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Wilmington
N. C
Lucile Deaver
R. H. Constante
Richard Winton Deaver
U.S. 74
Brunswick County
Deaver
Southport
Deavers
Constante
Wilmington News
Lester Deaver
Knoxville, Tenn
Anti Segregation Action Is Filed in Gaston County
RALEIGH NC Attorney General Harry McMullan was served in a suit aimed at ending segregation in Gaston County schools and across the state. The filing asserts Negro schools are unequal to white schools and argues the state constitution's separate but equal provision violates the U S Constitution. McMullan questioned the need for the suit as four similar cases are before federal courts. The suit targets Gaston School Superintendent Hunter Russ the Gaston Board of Education State School Superintendent Charles P F Carroll and the State Board of Education.
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Raleigh
Harry McMullan
Gaston County
McMullan
U. S. S. Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Gaston School
Hunter Russ
Gaston Board of Educations State School
Charles PF. Carroll
State Board of Education
Canada Sets Stiff Terms For Gouzenko Interview
Ottawa demands U S officials may question Igor Gouzenko only if Canada keeps complete control over publicity of evidence. Gouzenko, once a Soviet code expert, aided Canada in uncovering a vast espionage network. The U S Senate subcommittee seeks interviews amid the Harry Dexter White case, but Ottawa conditions the inquiry on confidentiality and Canadian oversight.
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Ottawa
Canada
U. S
Igor Gouzenko
Dominion
U.S. Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Gouzenko
United States
Ontario
Royal
Canadian United Police
U. S. Senate
Harry Dexter White
Caieen
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Lester B. Pearson
State Department
Washington
Congress
Five Percent Above Last Year’s Record Predicted
The Federal Reserve Board forecast 1953 GNP at about 368 million dollars, a 5 percent rise from 1952, with personal income around 285 billion dollars, a 6 percent gain. Farm income slumped to about 16% billion, while inflation may ease in winter as living costs peak in October.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Turkey Attracts Carolinians On Thanksgiving Day
North Carolinians marked Thanksgiving with church services and family dinners centered on the traditional turkey. Snow flurries were forecast for the mountains while central areas were partly cloudy and cold for the state. The Carolinas Carousel Festival in Charlotte featured a ball with Kannapolis resident Phyllis Finger crowned queen and a parade planned with Evelyn Margaret Ay of Pennsylvania as participant. Hunters began the season for quail and other game.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
Phyllis Finger
Kannapolis
Evelyn Margaret Ay
Ephrata
UN Aims For Vote On Red Peace Plan
The United Nations Political Committee slated a vote on Russia s 1953 peace plan despite U S opposition. Andrei Vishinsky prepared a stern speech as the U N weighs a five point proposal including ban on weapons of mass destruction and scrapping war propaganda. France and other major powers urged Moscow to withdraw and avoid wasting committee time.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N
Russia
U.S
Andrei Vishinsky
Assembly
Vishinsky
United States
Soviet Union
Security Council
U. S
France
Chilly Thanksgiving Weather Looms Across Nation
A cold spell and wind bring snow and flurries from the Mississippi River to the Alleghenies and into Kentucky. Northern Minnesota reports the heaviest falls with near a foot. Maine and Pacific Northwest see showers while the South runs cooler after yesterday’s moisture.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
al Leghanies
Kentucky
Minnesota
Maine
Pacific Northwest
Southland
New Mexico
Miami
Eisenhower Teaches Thanksgiving Turkey Carving
President Eisenhower, like many Americans, prepares a 39 pound turkey for Thanksgiving in Augusta Georgia. He plans dinner with Mas and Mrs John Eisenhower and three grandchildren after a morning at Ft Benning. The couple will attend Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church services before dinner at the Augusta National Golf Club.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Mas
John Eisenhower
Georgia
Ft. Benning
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
Agusta National Golf Club
White House
Holiday pause halts Korean peace talks at Panmunjom
Negotiators take Thanksgiving Day off as armistice talks stall. Diplomats delay peace conference planning while POW repatriation remains blocked. In a local note, 22 Americans who refuse repatriation receive special meals and services at the Indian Command guard post.
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America
U.N
Noan
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MccCuddy
Louie Phillips
Broadway National Bank of Nashville
Rogers C. Buntin
Daniel C. Buntin
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Miss MccCuddy
Dan C. Buntin
Tennessee
Turkey
Ike
Gobbler
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