Wall Street records bear market drop amid 13 billion loss
Wall Street lost 13 billion dollars in value since the year began with a sharp downturn after the Korean truce. Experts say public caution and extended tax provisions fueled selling, while economists expect only a modest recession and an adjustment to a new economy.
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Walzer United Press
New York
Wall Street
Korea
New York Exchange
Congress
Future of 16 Year Old Princess in London Fashion Spotlight
Secret royal discussions center on Princess Alexandra of Kent as a likely future glamour figure. The 16 year old, cousin to Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, prepares for a London debut while Balmoral talks shape her path toward public duties and possible royal nursing or military service.
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Princess Margaret
Britain
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New Zealand
Australia
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West Point
Women’s Corps
Two Tar Heels Die In Accident Near Nahunta
A nighttime wreck seven miles north of Nahunta, Georgia killed two North Carolina men, Clyde Lansi age 30 and Garland Bean age 28 of Cherryville. Their truck struck a creek embankment and overturned.
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Here
Clyde Lansi
Garland Bean
Cherryville
Camels Traced in North America Through Pliocene Epoch
Fossil evidence shows camels persisted in North America until the Pliocene, around 16 million years ago, indicating a prolonged early presence before migration to other continents.
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America
Elderly urged to avoid street after dark
Hartford safety chief William M. Greene says most last year’s traffic deaths involved elders and calls for curfew-like caution. He warns elderly persons should not venture on streets at night without an escort due to diminished sight hearing and agility.
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Hartford
Watertown Fire District Rejects Sewer Line Plan
In Watertown Connecticut the fire district rejected a proposed 21 sewer line route. Only eight of about 3 000 residents participated in the vote prompting questions about turnout and district support.
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Watertown
Conn
Buttermilk Churned Term Sparks North Carolina Debate
A Raleigh dairy controversy prompts the State Board of Agriculture to ask Agriculture Commissioner Ballentine to form a conference committee. The move follows industry pleas to reconsider Ballentine's ruling that terms like churned and country churned on cultured buttermilk labels are misleading without precise definition. George Coble of Coble Dairy praised churned labeling for boosting sales by 40 percent. Lloyd Langdon urged withdrawal or new definition to settle the issue.
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Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
Agriculture
L. Y. Ballentine
Ballentine
George Coble
Lexington
Coble Dairy Products Inc
Lloyd Langdon
North Carolina Dairy Products Association
New York Democrats Vote in Bitter Mayoral Primary
New York City voters head to the polls for a high stakes Democratic mayoral primary between incumbent Vincent R. Impellitteri backed by conservative forces and Manhattan Borough President Robert F. Wagner Jr. backed by liberal wings. The race features support from James A. Farley Bernard Baruch and notable figures with 2,135,000 eligible Democrats and an expected turnout near one million.
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New York
New York City
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Manhattan
Robert F. Wagner Jr
Impellitteri
James A. Farley
Bernard Baruch
Wagner
Two Returned Prisoners Die In Collision
In Boonville North Carolina two recently returned Korean War prisoners died in a car crash. M Sgt Kenneth Hemric of Yadkinville and Cpl Locksley Hutchens also of Yadkinville were killed when their 1953 car overturned on the road. Hemric returned September 9 after 32 months as a prisoner. Hutchens returned September 2 after 33 months. Both had planned to re enlist after a 30 day convalescent leave.
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Boonville
N. C
Kenneth Hemric
Cpl
Locksley Hutchens
Yadkinville
Hutchens
Hemric
Slaughterhouse Fire Douses Bacon Smell Draws Fire Crews
Fire fighters battled a slaughterhouse blaze as they extinguished flames and endured the strong scent of about 1500 pounds of frying bacon filling the scene. The incident drew observers and highlighted the blaze’s intensity.
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