GOP Attacks Amended Absentee Ballot Reform Bill
Raleigh AP reports Republican leaders denounce a watered-down substitute to abolish civilian absentee ballots. Split GOP reactions show Rep. William Osteen and Rep. Dan R. Simpson criticizing the measure, while Rep. Philip L. Lacy and Rep. Thomas Bennett praised it. The House Elections and Election Laws Committee had not yet voted on the substitute.
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Raleigh
House Elections and Election Laws Committee
William Osteen
Guilford
House
Dan R. Simpson
Burke
GOP
House Committee
Philip L. Lacy
Thomas Bennett
Carteret
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard P
Martin-Marietta
McLen Trills
Monsanto
Monty Ward
Jeotorete
Natl Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Natl Distillers
NY Central
North West
Sperry Corp
Oil
Calif
Std Oil NJ
Chrysler
Stevens JP
Texaco Inc
Textron Inc
General Motors
Union Bay
Ward
UN Carbide
Union Pac
IBM
United Airlines
General Electric United Air
United Fruit
Pont and Merck
US Steel
Dow Jones
Va el
Amer-ica PP
Ican Stock Exchange
West Union
U.S
Westing el
Winn-Dixie
Woolworth
Ace Zenith Rad
Massive North Carolina wildfires threaten towns and forests
Frankslinton and Warrenton areas report thousands of acres burned with fires still out of control at daybreak. Firefighting crews battle winds up to 30 mph and anticipate new spread as drought persists. Evacuations occur near Pinebluff while Bent Creek and Cowee ta areas are closed.
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Franklinton
Warrenton
Fontana Village
Shelby
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Raleigh
Lake Mattamuskeet
Charlotte
Troy
Forsyth County
Kinston
Charlie Bowen
Bowen
Forestry Service
North Carolina
Bent Creek
Buncombe County
Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory
Macon County
Aberdeen Triangle
Pinebluff
Jane Powell Files For Divorce in California
Actress Jane Powell filed for divorce from Patrick W. Nerney in Santa Monica charging extreme cruelty. Powell seeks custody of their seven year old daughter Lindsay Averill. no community property listed.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jane Powell
Patrick W. Nerney
Miss Powell
Lindsay Averill
Nerney
Beverly Hills
Asheboro High School Band Scores Superior at NC Music Contest
In Greensboro AP report the Asheboro High School Band earned a superior rating at the North Carolina Music Contest Festival. Other bands received ratings including Shelby High School excellent High Point Central Myers Park Charlotte good and Williams High Burlington average. The two day contest concludes tonight.
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Greensboro
Asheboro
Shelby High School
High Point Central
Myers Park
Charlotte
Williams High
Burlington
State land ownership and value in North Carolina counties
A state commission report estimates state owned land totals about 300000 acres across all 100 counties with Bladen County leading at 35085 acres and Swain at two acres. State owned buildings and contents are valued near $500 million with Wake County holding $126 million.
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North Carolina
Bladen County
Swain County
Wake County
Orange County
Argentine navy rebels threaten basis near Belgrano base
Rebels in Bahia Blanca call for unconditional surrender of the naval fleet and air force. They seek drastic cuts in naval strength, trials for rebel leaders, and repair of damage in the Magdalena area after clashes that killed 18 and damaged eight tanks. The army and air force remained loyal to President Guido, who faced elections seen as a Peronist risk.
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Magdalena
Juan Peron
Jose Maria Guido
Guido
Vazquez
Puerto Belgrano
Theft of Tires Charged to Man
Ernest Justed Fousnett Jr. 24 of W Green Drive was charged with larceny for stealing 15 automobile tires valued at 150 dollars. W J Wall filed charges and Fousnett posted 100 dollar bond pending Municipal Court trial April 12. Also arrested were W D Wood of Thomasville for issuing a worthless check and Bobby L Sparks of Charlotte for a similar charge, both set for Municipal Court trial.
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Ernest Justed Fousnett Jr
W. Green Drive
W. J. Wall
Fousnett
W. D. Wood
Thomasville
Bobby L. Sparks
Charlotte
Winds Fan Havoc Coast to Coast Killing Several
The high winds from a deep low pressure system lashed the East Coast from Maine to Georgia. At least three people died and many were injured as trees toppled and power lines failed. Cold, snow, and hail affected large areas as fires burned across multiple states.
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Associated Press
Maine
Georgia
J. Henry Hill Jr
Catawba
House
U.S. Weather Bureau
Fastern Canada
State Board For Paroles
Plis
Missouri
New England
New York
New Castle County
Delaware
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Forestry Department
Tennessee
Ship Eludes U S Planes Overnight
A bantam fighting ship Violynn II evaded U S planes overnight with an anti Castro task force. Coast Guard planes searched the Bahama Florida area after a contact was lost near Andros Island and Bimini. The vessel carried 17 anti Castro activists and arms but no ammunition.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Coast Guard
Andros Island
Bimini
Florida
Jbut
Bahamas
Cuba
Normans Cay
East Germans End Harassment On Berlin Auto Bahn
East Germans halted delaying traffic on the 110 mile auto bahn toward Berlin but a clash at the wall between East and West Berlin police persisted. West Berlin police reported an East German skirmish with bricks and tear gas over the wall while Hughie Green flew to West Berlin in a Cessna through Western air corridors amid Soviet protest and MiG warnings.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Wall
Hughie Green
Car alina Charter stamps sold early prompt caution
A Post Office spokesman warns collectors not to expect value from Carolina Charter commemoratives mailed before their official first day. He notes such early distributions are common and should not spark urgency or profit pursuit.
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Washington
U.S. Post Office Department
James F. Kelleher
Department Information Office
New Delhi
India
Carolina
Richmond
Bandit Fails After Cash Registers Refuse to Open
A hold up man forced department store manager Andrew Donchak to lie on the floor. He then pulled fuses from the back room causing the electrically operated cash registers to fail to open. The bandit fled empty handed.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Andrew Donchak
Donchak
Burmese farmers gain immunity from debt seizure
Exemptions issued by General Ne Win’s regime grant farmers immunity from attachment of property for debts and from civil suits in collection cases in Burma.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ne Win
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