Two GOP Senators Expect Farm Price Supports Extension
Two Republican senators Mundt and Payne predicted Congress will extend the current price support program for six basic crops and may add other storable commodities. They spoke after Sen. Young criticized the administration’s farm policy, while Sen. Stennis and others urged extending the farm support law beyond 1954.
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Washington
Congress
Undt
Payne
Sen
Young
Eisenhower
Midwest
Benson
Truman
Middle West
Mundt
Agriculture Department
Stennis
D-Miss
Kerr
D-Okla
Paducah Tex
Leonard W. Hall
GOP National Committee
White House
Hall
Soviets Order Stepped-Up Production For Consumers
The Soviet government ordered a 72 percent increase in the monetary value of consumer goods by the end of 1955, with 40 000 new stores and 11 090 new restaurants to open. It calls for better public services, staff training, and elimination of backward distribution, aiming to raise living standards after noting current shortages.
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Moscow
Malenkov
Soviet Council of Ministers
Communist Party
Central Committee
Swedish plane shot down in Syria reported by Beirut
Reports from Lebanon claim a Swedish plane was shot down near Damascus on Mt. Hermon with varying death tolls. Israel denies any incident and Swedish and Scandinavian officials say they have no knowledge of a crash.
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Syria
London
Lebanon
Beirut
Israel
Damascus
Mt. Herman
Jabal al Sheikh
Jean Fattal
Scandinavian Air Lines
Tel Aviv
Associated Press
Middle East
POWs Holdout Delays North Korea Red Explanation Plan
The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission stalls as North Korean prisoners delay decision on attending Communist explanation sessions. Indian chairman Lt. Gen. Thimayya notes difficulty securing peaceful access and warns on possible force. Three Chinese and three North Korean captives were handed to the Communists.
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Neutral Nations
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Commission
Switzerland
Sweden
India
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
Floods in Italy Kill Dozens and Scar City
Rescue workers searched wrecked homes in Reggio Calabria and 12 villages for victims of flash floods that may total up to 100 lives. Torrential rains paused at noon but threats of new downpours lingered as 53 deaths were confirmed in the region and many more remained missing or injured.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
Ionian Sea
State Farm Bureau Urges Tobacco Acreage Cut
The State Farm Bureau calls for a at least 5 percent reduction in next year's flue cured tobacco acreage. The board urged Agriculture Secretary Benson to set lower quotas as tobacco demand declines. Royster criticizes certain cigarette ads as unjustified and warns of a looming farm decline.
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State Farm Bureau
Raleigh
N. C
Bureau
Agriculture
Benson
Fred S. Royster
Henderson
Bright Belt Warehouse Assn
Royster
Edwards
Agriculture Secretary
Troops Ready for Winter in Korea 1953 Style
In Korea the Army readies for harsh winter on the front with heated huts, extra fuel, and arctic gear. GIs endure deep cold as engineers construct jumbo Quonset huts for snack bars libraries and recreation while billets gain wooden floors and extended winter comforts.
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Joe
Division
Phishier
Korea
State Fair Opens Doors To Tar Heel Students
Raleigh state fair showcases Young North Carolinians day with free admission for Tar Heel students from across the state. The program includes a tobacco grading contest in the new arena with FFA and 4 H participants, harness racing, and a POW reunion ceremony. Gov. Umstead welcomed 31 repatriated Korean War prisoners before a crowd of about 8,000, praising their contribution to peace.
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Raleigh
FFA
New Farmers of America
Hell
Umstead
North Carolina
Final Korean War casualty totals exceed three million
UN figures place total casualties for the UN side at 1,474,269 with Korea at 1,912,836 and the United States at 144,173. Allied losses include 17,260 for 15 nations. Pentagon estimates for Communist casualties total 1,540,000 killed or wounded plus 120,000 prisoners.
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N. Y
U. N
Republic of Korea
United States
Pentagon
Washington
Defense Department
Department
New England
Turkey
Britain
Canada
Fer Fia
Tota
Australia
France
Greece
Thailand
Colombia
Belgium
Luxembourg
Philippines
Netherlands
New
South Africa
Reforms In State Courts Proposed By North Carolina Judges
Associate Justice Sam J. Ervin and Judge H. Hoyle Sink urged major changes to North Carolina courts at the State Bar meeting in Raleigh. They proposed redraw of judicial districts into multiple divisions, longer resident judgeships with clerical support, and abolishing the grand jury system to save taxpayer money.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
North Carolina
Sam J. Ervin
H. Hoyle Sink
Greensboro
North Carolina State Bar
John J. Parker
Charlotte
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ervin
Sink
Link
Winston Man Admits Killing Young Woman
William Braddock of Winston-Salem confessed to shooting Frances Larrimore Mitchell, 24, of Walkertown, after a night drive, leading deputies to a secluded woods site where her body was found. He claimed he blanked out amid a struggle and later woke to discover the blood and flee.
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Winston Man
Winston-Salem
N. C
Frances Larrimore Mitchell
Walkertown
William Allen Braddock
Winston- Salem
Mitchell
Fred G. Pegg
T. G. Foy
Braddock
Smith Reynolds Airport
Highway 311
Winston Lake
Twin City Sentinel
Bill Ray
Foy
Citadel to Announce Clark Decision Promptly
General Mark Clark said his decision on becoming president of The Citadel in Charleston will be announced by the college authorities. He noted he would decide very shortly and he and Gov. O. P. Byrnes visited The Citadel after Clark’s recent retirement as Far East commander.
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