Legislature Debates Wage Bill Amid Budget Scrutiny
In Raleigh the legislature splits attention between a minimum wage bill and a major budget review. The House debates the wage measure on Thursday after a committee vote to remove exemptions, while lawmakers assess requests totaling about 132 million dollars above the 869 million dollar Hodges budget.
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New Bern
Hodges
Advisory Budget Commission
Senate Appropriations
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Rockingham
Cabarrus
Pitt
J. Thurston Arledge
Polk
Joint Finance Committee
House
House Committee On Manufacturing and Labor
Ed Wilson
Cas
Senate
Midwest Flood Crisis and Crest Expected at 17.5 Feet
Flooding worsened across the Midwest as a 17.5 foot crest loomed overnight. A Civil Air Patrol plane struck a power line and crashed into the Rock River north of Milwaukee, while New England saw easing floods from melting snow and rain.
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Rock River
Milwaukee
Milwau
New England
Allen urges expansion of foreign news nationwide
LAS VEGAS AP The head of the U S overseas information agency urged editors to publish more foreign coverage saying readers lose out when international stories are dropped. George V Allen said journalism is a responsibility and favored fullest dissemination of straight factual information to reflect world events shaping the nation.
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Nev
U.S. Overseas Information
George V. Allen
US. Information Agency
Nevada State Press Assny
U.S
Allen
Main Street
Iraq
Egypt
Moscow
United States
Debbie Reynolds withdraws from Oscar night event
Debbie Reynolds bowed out of the Academy Awards show in Hollywood citing no other reason than her appearance on the same program as Elizabeth Taylor. Reynolds had recently returned from Europe and said Eddie Fisher has her permission to pursue a Nevada divorce so he can marry Taylor.
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Debbie Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Reynolds
Europe
Eddie Fisher
Nevada
Miss Taylor
Fisher
Los Angeles
California
Taylor
Riverside town dogcatcher nets strays with decoy dog
Doug Las Mayes, Riverside's town dogcatcher, has police approval for his technique. He walks with his own dog to lure stray dogs, which are then nabbed by Mayes' assistants. He says the system isn’t his invention and that his late father used it for years.
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Riverside
Ont. AP
Douglas Mayes
Mayes
Wilmington Event Draws Largest Crowd for Coronation Festivities
A huge capacity crowd witnessed two parades in Wilmington, the Parade of Music at 9 and the Queen's Parade at 11, highlighted by Debra Paget who blew kisses to her admirers. Navy Blue Angels jet show followed, amid bumper-to-bumper traffic.
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Wilmington
N. C
Debra Paget
Navy
Blue Angels
Bluebenthal Field
Princess Grace of Monacoiagnosed appendicitis treated in Lausanne
Princess Grace of Monaco underwent an appendectomy at the Cecil Clinic in Lausanne. The operation lasted about 30 minutes and was reported a complete success with no complications. She later walked in her room, spoke with Prince Rainier and family, and was to have two short walks daily as she recovers.
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Switzerland
Grace
Monaco
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Prince At
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
James A. Lehman
Cecil Clinic
Jean-David Buffat
Monte Carlo
Atlantic Coast Warmer Then Cooler Forecast Sunday
Weather forecast says warmer conditions along the Atlantic coast from the Gulf through southern New England, with cooler temperatures across the north Central states. Widely scattered showers expected for Washington, eastern Oregon, and Colorado mountains. General showers and thundershowers likely from the Great Lakes to the Tennessee valley, with rain spreading into central and northern Appalachians up to New York later in the day.
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Gulf
New England
North Central States
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Great Lakes
Tennessee Valley
Central
Appalachians
New York
FHA Holds Meet In Raleigh For NC Convention
Nearly 400 young women attended the North Carolina Future Homemakers of America convention at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh. Catherine Blanton of Shelby was elected Tar Heel candidate for national treasurer, Nancy Edwards of Wingate installed as state president, and Col Lor delivered the principal speech.
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Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium
North Carolina
Federal Aid Sought By Schools Under National Defense Act
County school authorities seek federal funds under the 1958 National Defense Act to strengthen science mathematics and modern foreign languages and to develop guidance testing and area vocational programs. Assistant Superintendent E P Pearce says focus is on testing and guidance with plans for a spring administration of mental ability and achievement exams to identify outstanding pupils and establish counseling in secondary schools. Eligibility requires four year planning approved by the State Board of Education.
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E. P. Pearce
State Board of Education
Pearce
Pinsant
Abbots Creek Watershed Meet Called
Landowners near Spurgeon Creek in Davidson and Forsyth Counties are asked to attend a meeting tomorrow night at Union Cross School at 7 30 p m. Wilson T Hedgecock of the Abbots Creek Watershed Protection Project says the meeting informs land owners on possible actions and aims for uniform steps in the watershed project.
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Spurgeon Creek
Davidson
Forsyth
Union Cross School
Wilson T. Hedgecock
Abbotts Creek
Hedgecock
Pope John XXIII Uses Inmates Gift Missals
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XXIII, 77, begins his 7 am mass with missals donated by inmates at Mulun France. The convicts’ gifts depict the pontiff’s daily activities and are part of his morning routine.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Mulun
France
Work Hard Is Formula For Writers
At the North Carolina Press Women's Spring Institute in Chapel Hill Jonathan Daniels editor of the Raleigh News and Observer and Betty Smith prize winning novelist urged hard work as essential for writers. Daniels called writing a sad lonely sweat shop with a low wage but would trade gold for time at the typewriter. Smith said hard thought and struggle often yield the best stories. News writing awards will be presented Sunday at a Carolina Inn luncheon with officers installed.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Betty Smith
North Carolina Press Women’s Spring Institute
Two Injured When Auto Hits Pole
James Lee Jenkins 18 of Route 3 was charged with reckless driving after his car struck a utility pole on E Main Street at 10 10 p m. Two passengers, Clyde Everhart and Allan Fisher Jr., sustained minor injuries but were not hospitalized as the vehicle was declared a total loss.
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Thomasville
James Lee Jenkins
Route 3
E. Main Street
Jenkins
Clyde Everhart
Allan Fisher Jr
College Street
New Caledonia Seeks De Gaulle Support for Self Government
A New Caledonia delegation traveled 15000 miles to lobby President de Gaulle for greater self government. Spokesmen say last year Paris granted police, information and administrative control, but the French have since resumed those powers.
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Paris
New Caledonia
de Gaulle
France
Will of War Hero Capt Henry Waskow Released
Family releases the wartime will of Capt Henry T. Waskow of Belton Texas who died in Italy on December 14 1943. The document praises leadership and duty and asks soldiers to remember him in prayer seeking strength and courage to lead. Waskow who attended Temple Junior College and Trinity University left behind four brothers and three sisters.
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Ernie Co
Waskow
Arenes
Pyle
Henry T. Waskow
Belton
Tex
Waslkow
Temple Junior College
Trinity University
August
Paul
John
George
Estelle Barr
T. H. Barr
Albert Tippitt
Safety award honors 90 Quebec communities for fatality-free 1958
The Quebec Safety League presented its achievement award to 90 communities in the province that reported zero traffic fatalities in 1958. Earlier, 56 communities had been honored.
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Safety Improves
Montreal
Quebec Safety League
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