Fiber Industries plant starts Fortres fiber production in Shelby
Fiber Industries at Cleve land County begins Fortres polyester fiber production on schedule with 118 workers as the first stage of a multi stage project. J B Phelps, plant manager near Shelby, says operations will run 24 hours a day on rotating shifts. The plant is a joint effort of Imperial Chemical Industries of Great Britain and Celanese Corp of America.
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Shelby
N.C
Fiber Industries
Cleveland County
Fortres
J. B. Phelps
Erl
Imperial Chemical Industries of Great Britain
Celanese Corp. of America
Tar Heels Wary Of April Weather Forecast
The Associated Press reports North Carolina experts expect a mild April with highs in the 60s and 70s, but warn of possible nightly storms. March ended with snow in places, disrupting travel and delaying spring, while Piedmont and western areas noted a Northern Lights display Thursday evening. Temperature readings ranged from 58–74 across Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Wilmington.
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Associated Press
Teavesland
Piedmont
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
Tiros satellite to map weather and Africa photography policy
The article describes the first two Tiros weather satellites with infrared detectors to map earth temperatures and forecast weather. It notes polar orbits from 50S to 50N, and cameras to photograph Africa’s apartheid regions, raising U.N. calls for action. It mentions Hammarskjold’s response and beaming schedules for ground control.
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Tiros
Santa
Africa
South Africa
Union of South Africa
Hammarskjold
Ft. Montion
N. J
Kaena
Ham
Bechuanaland
Ike Urged To Press Integration At Conference
AP reports a White House Conference on Children and Youth in Washington urged President Eisenhower to back rapid school integration and federal funding for public schools. Delegates backed sit-in protests at segregated lunch counters and called for expanding federal aid, including for migrant workers, education for the disabled and gifted, and raising the minimum wage from 1 to 1.23 per hour.
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G. E. Rodenfield
Washington
Eisenhower
Prince Edward County
Vaday
White House
Arkansas
South
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