Southern Democrat Russell foresees loyalty oath not a big issue
Senator Russell of Georgia said the loyalty oath will not be seriously considered at the 1956 Democratic convention. He warned any revival would alienate the South, noting last year’s results show the party needs Southern support to win. He avoided pledges for 1956 and declined to discuss possible presidential runs.
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U S weighs new assurance to Russia amid NATO talks
Washington sources say the United States considers a tentative European defense pledge with six nations to ease Soviet fears. Officials stress the pact would be defensive and aim to boost peace, as Adenauer wins in West Germany and debate grows over EDC’s future.
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Yadkin River Bottom Land Sale Reported
Reports say a 19000 acre Yadkin River bottom tract may be sold soon by the General Services Administration. City and Greensboro officials seek to block the sale, awaiting a possible act to allow suing the U S government.
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Probable Atomic Bomb Target Areas Named
A list of 193 probable Russian target areas in the United States was released to spur civil defense volunteer work. The targets include all urban centers with 50 000+ population and state capitals, with 70 in the critical category due to large manufacturing workforces.
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New Insurance COO In North Carolina Farm Bureau Unit
Raleigh NC state’s new insurance company will write all kinds of automobile insurance on members of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation. The company was licensed yesterday by Insurance Commissioner Waldo C Cheek.
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Woman Dies On The Gallows In Britain Case
Fat, chain smoking Louisa Merrifield was executed at Strangeways jail Manchester after being found guilty of poisoning 80 year old widow Sarah Ann Ricketts. Britain's professional hangman Albert Pierpont carried out the hanging at 9 a.m. A crowd of over 300 watched outside the gates. She was the 12th woman hanged in Britain in the 20th century.
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U.S. Urges Date and Site for Korean Peace Conference
The United States has urged a date and site for the Korean peace conference for the second time. Secretary of State Dulles sent the request with approval from 15 United Nations allies, amid accusations of stalled talks by North Korea and the Chinese Communists. Russia’s Vishinsky warns no time or place before participant nations are settled. North Korea and Communist China call to reopen debate and include all beligerents plus five neutrals.
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Sheffield hearing ends in disputed dismissal from women’s prison
Raleigh report on a public hearing over Ronie Sheffield's removal as head of the Woman's Prison ends with her lawyer accusing a lack of elemental fairness. State Highway Chairman A H Graham asserts the meeting should close and cites loyalty failures among staff as the reason for dismissal.
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Eisenhower Eyes Veteran Supreme Court Pick
President Eisenhower seeks an experienced jurist for the first Supreme Court vacancy after Chief Justice Vinson's death. Senators weigh candidates including Orie Phillips Parker and others, with Warren and Dewey ruled out by experience. Chicago rally aims to rebut Democratic criticism of the farm program and foreign policy.
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Twins' Chances Improve After Siamese Separation
New Orleans doctors report improving survival chances for the week old Siamese twins Carolyn Anne and Catherine Anne Mouton of Lafayette after a history making operation. Surgeons say both babies have never survived such a separation and will rest several days before further evaluation.
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United States Rejects Neutrals at Korean Peace Talks
The United States formally notified Communist China and North Korea that neutrals are barred from the Korean peace conference. Through the Swedish government, Washington urged Peiping to propose a time and place for talks, opposing any reconsideration of the Assembly's neutrals decision. Australia New Zealand Pakistan and Indonesia aligned with the U.S. stance as debates continued at the United Nations.
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Soviets claim tests of new type atomic bombs
Moscow announced through Tass that the Soviet government conducted recent weeks tests of a new type of atomic bomb while seeking an international ban on mass destruction weapons. The statement gave no specifics on the weapons’ design. In Washington the AEC said the claim confirms the Aug. 31 report of a fission explosion in Russia about the same power as U S Nevada tests.
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A Man In A Jail Cell Lives Only While He Is Asleep
AP foreign correspondent William N. Oatis recalls 1951 53 imprisonment in Ruzyne Prison near Prague. He was accused of espionage and sentenced to ten years but pardoned early. He describes waking to guard calls and living in dreams, arguing a prisoner only truly exists while asleep.
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Mother and four children die in highway truck fire
In Plainview Texas a mother Mrs D F Martin 35 and her children Billy Ray 11 Delores Jane 9 Dewey Wayne 7 and Jackie Dale 15 perished when a truck bed fire while en route for farm labor work consumed those sleeping there. Father and teenage son escaped with minor burns. The fire likely started by defective tail light wiring.
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Leaf Prices Hold Steady To Higher on Eastern Markets
Prices for flue cured tobacco held steady to higher across markets in Eastern North Carolina and the Middle Belt. Demand was strongest on the Carolinas Border Belt with gains of 1 to 9 dollars per hundred pounds, led by poor to fair quality leaf. Border Belt trading ends today at Lamar South Carolina as Kingstree Pamlico and Fair Bluff schedule season closings for September 25.
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