Byrnes backs Eisenhower in presidential race
South Carolina Governor James F Byrnes, a long time Democrat, announced he will support General Dwight D Eisenhower for president. He said loyalty to country comes before party and he believes Eisenhower can clean up Washington. The move drew mixed reactions from Democratic leaders and others in politics.
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Olin D. Johnston
Columbia Record
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National Republican Party
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Slack Sent To Get Dismissal In Tax Indictment Case
Washington testimony described Ellis N. Slack being sent to Nashville to review cases and press for dismissal of tax indictments. Caudle said Slack also traveled to Milwaukee on a tax matter involving ex Senator Scott Lucas as defense attorney. He linked Slack to efforts to block indictments by the St. Louis grand jury and noted other governance pressures in federal probes.
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Milwaukee
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Lucas
J. Howard McGrath
Caudle
Louse Group
Justice Department
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George Moore
Moore
Justicepartment
Pat Sutton
W. M. Massey
Rep
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R-Ny
Byrnes Declines Campaign for Eisenhower Support
Gov. James F. Byrnes says he will not campaign for Eisenhower though he supports the Republican ticket. He will vote for Eisenhower and notes an independent Democratic group with its own electors obtained 55 000 signatures to gain a state ballot spot.
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James F. Byrnes
Eisenhower
Byrnes
Republican Party
Navy eyes pilotless planes as low level bombing fix
Washington reports Navy may convert obsolete planes into pilotless bombers costing about 300 dollars per aircraft to attack North Korea in rough terrain. Navy reps tout robot planes with television guidance and 2000 pound bombs, though leaders urge caution about overstatement.
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Washington
Navy
Korea
Apple a Day Helps Teeth in Fitness Advice
London AP reports Sir Adolphe Abrahams, adviser to the British Olympic team, says an apple a day may reduce dentist visits and clean teeth as described in Fitness for the Average Man. He cautions that mild alcohol aids digestion and exercise remains optional for some. He notes eight hours of sleep is often overstated and smoking modestly raises heart rate while lowering blood oxygen, affecting sprint speed.
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London
Sir Adolphe Abrahams
Umstead Urges New North Carolina Industries at Port Dedication
Democratic candidate William B. Umstead urged North Carolina to attract new factories and industries to boost employment and wages. He spoke in Wilmington after the dedication of the state’s new 5 million dollar deep water port facilities.
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North Carolina
Wiliam B. Umstead
Umstead
Thurmond Named President of Aiken Community Chest
J Strom Thurmond is named president of the newly formed Aiken South Carolina Community Chest. The Carolinas United Red Feather Services announced Thurmond’s acceptance of the post as 54 Carolinas communities join coordinated Red Feather campaigns this fall.
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J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Aiken, S. C
Lincoln County man enters 1956 North Carolina gubernatorial race
James R. Dean of Lincolnton a 41 year old clothing salesman announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. He said 100 messages urged him to run while four warned he had no chance to win.
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James R. Dean
Dean
Weeds Take Center Stage At NC State Growers Clinic
Greensboro florists closed their annual convention with a banquet and dance after a growers clinic by three North Carolina State College experts on weed problems and control.
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Tar Heel Florists
North Carolina State College
Greensboro Winner San Francisco P Leads Traffic Award
Greensboro North Carolina won in its population bracket for traffic court progress. The American Bar Association announced winners in various categories. California placed first among states for improvements in traffic courts.
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Greensboro
San
Highway Opens Linking Durham and Chapel Hill
A new one million dollar road linking Durham and Chapel Hill was opened cutting four miles between the university centers. Gov. W Kerr Scott led the dedication with ribbon cutting speeches and a barbecue luncheon at the Durham Orange County line.
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Chapel Hill
W. Kerr Scott
Orange County
New Atlantic Christian College Dean Urges Real Americanism
James M. Moudy, new dean James Moudy at Atlantic Christian College, urged citizens at the anniversary celebration to drop partisan Washingtonism and focus on real Americanism during his speech yesterday.
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Atlantic Christian College
Moudy
Washington
Payroll padding case pills Raleigh police payroll scheme
Eric Edwin Perry, 32, a former Raleigh police sergeant, was charged with payroll padding and false pretense connected to signing officers to patrol Deveraux Meadow, home of the Raleigh Capitals. Police report $62 involved, with $42 repaid. Perry was released on bail.
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Eric Edwin Perry
Sergeen
Saree
Devereaux Meadow
Raleigh Capitals
Perry
Nixon Incident Casts Pall Over Ike's Campaign Train
The disclosure of Nixon's non official California expense account casts a pall over Eisenhower's campaign train as it rolls south through Nebraska. Nixon calls the attack a left wing smear while Stevenson departs New England with quips at GOP charge. Byrnes endorses Eisenhower, signaling GOP momentum amid poll optimism.
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First daylight B 29 raid in 11 months targets Hamhung area
Thirty three B 29 bombers dropped 297 tons of incendiaries on targets near Hamhung and Yonpo in a daylight raid led by Brig Gen Wiley D Ganey. The operation faced overcast skies but met little flak.
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Korea
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Wiley D. Ganey
Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
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Yonpo
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Truman Loses Second Press Secretary in Death
President Truman mourns Joseph H. Short, 48, his second press secretary, who collapsed and died after dinner at his Alexandria Virginia home where he was recovering from a virus. Short, a Virginia Military Institute graduate and veteran Washington newspaperman, left a wife Beth Campbell and three children Alexander 12 Stephen 10 Victoria 5.
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Polio Marches Toward Its Worst Year in U.S. History
An Associated Press survey and reports from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis show polio looming as the worst year yet with at least 50,000 cases expected. Epidemics hit 21 states. outbreaks flare in towns and counties. schools delay openings and churches and venues close in places like Lock Haven. Cases surge among ages 5 to 12 while teen victims rise. iron lungs and emergency funds flow as polio devastates families nationwide. By Sept. 13 total cases reach 31,391, surpassing 1949 levels.
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Fern L. Blakeslee
New York
Prue
Okla
Lock Haven
National Foundation For
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Unmarried White Women Outnumber Males in 1950 North Carolina
Census officials report 16,266 unmarried white women aged 14 and over more than unmarried white men in North Carolina at the 1950 census. Urban areas show a 41,266 excess of unmarried women, with 141,677 single women to 100,411 single men. on farms white males lead by 16,096, and in rural nonfarm areas the male excess is 8,905.
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Washington
North Carolina
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Nixon Replies To Charges About Fund
Nixon calls the Democratic charge that he is morally wrong for receiving 16100 from a wealthy donor a typical left wing smear. He says the fund covers postage, travel, and printing costs and will help him expose corruption and communism in Washington.
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Calif
Richard Nixon
Washington
Dana C. Smith
Pasadena
Smith
Nixon
California
Stephen A. Mitchell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Store Employee Confesses to $2,000 Express Receipt Fraud
Winston-Salem police report Landers Crosby 32 admitted signing Railway Express Co receipts and collecting about $2,000 after forging signatures. He also confessed to taking blankets towels and other items from the Davis department store where he was employed.
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Landers Crosby
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Davis
Living Costs Hit New High Amid Record Rise
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports mid August living costs at 191.1 percent of the 1935-39 average, up 12.3 percent from the pre Korean period and 3 percent from a year ago. The new index triggers wage increases for about 1.5 million workers including over 10 million railroad workers and nearly 200,000 Northern textile workers.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Father and son sue for damages against Middlesex Mutual Fire
In Greensboro a father and son filed three federal suits seeking 506 500 in damages from Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Massachusetts. Trippe G. W. Greene and J. Claude Greene claim wrongful search of the father’s home, alleging coercive hours of questioning after a four day old fire.
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Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Massachusetts
Coane
J. Claude Greene
Weather Outlook With Sparse Temperature Figures
Weather brief notes a low tonight of 00 and a high tomorrow of 14. Today’s high 80 and previous low 64 are mentioned. The fragment provides no location or date.
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