Jamestown Man Drowns After Car Plunges Into River
A Jamestown man identified as BE B. Wiike about 60, a retired railroad worker, drowned when his car with a lumber trailer plunged off a bridge into Deep River near Jamestown. Divers freed the submerged vehicle after about an hour. no other vehicle involvement was found. Eyewitnesses suggested the trailer may have caused loss of control.
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BE. B. Wiike
Jamestown
Wiike
Dillon Road
Jamestown School
Wrike
Eden becomes Britain's 42nd Prime Minister as Churchill stays central figure
Sir Anthony Eden is sworn in as prime minister in London while Parliament clearly remains focused on Churchill. Eden faces a restrained House as Labour is silent and tributes to Churchill echo, with the former premier absent from the chamber.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Winston Churchill
House Commons
Weather Aids Firefighters Containing Large North Carolina Blaze
Firefighters patrolling backfire lines struggled to contain a forest fire exceeding 250000 acres in size near Fairfield Hyde County Kilkenny Tyrrell County. Asst. State Forester Paul W Tillinan says the blaze was deliberately set and investigators work to identify suspects as overcast skies and light showers aid containment. Wind conditions favor efforts to hold lines along Highway 4 with a potential for control if momentum is stopped.
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Swan Quarter
N.C.P
Raleigh
Paul W. Tillinan
R. C. Winkworth
Forest Division
Winkworth
Fairfield
Hyde County
Kilkenny
Tyrrell County
N.C
Heavy livestock toll feared after Arctic storm
The arctic storm left 16 foot snowdrifts in Wyoming and Montana stranding hundreds. Officials warn livestock losses could be heavy with 90 percent of cattle and sheep without food since the storm began. About 400 to 500 people were stranded in Douglas while 70 motorists were rescued along the Lusk to Lingle stretch. A record 39 inches of snow fell.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Montana
Douglas
Lusk
Lingle
Wyoming-Nebraska
Allen Simmons
Midwest
Ouse
William L. Chapman
Wyomi
Sai
Peery
Four Gunmen Strike Queens Bank for 350000 Loot
Four masked gunmen held up the Chase Manhattan Bank Woodside branch at 8:30 a.m. forcing staff into a vault and escaping with about 350000. Police say it may be the largest bank holdup in New York City history, timed with a nearby jewelry heist.
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New York
Queens Bank
Famale
Jenak
Franklin National Bank
Floral Park
Long Island
Lincoln
Neb
Queens
Manhattan
New York City
Willie
Teacher Contract Bill Slated By North Carolina Lawmaker
Rep. Gordon Maddrey of Hertford announced plans to introduce a bill to terminate all public school teacher contracts at the end of the current year a response linked to the Supreme Court ruling outlawing school segregation. He urged quick action as spring terms end and districts face nonreemployment notices. The House unofficial session also discussed a higher education board bill backed by Gov. Hodges, criticized by Rep. Roger Kiser.
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Raleigh
Gordon Maddrey
Hertford
House
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Maddrey
Oe House
Senate
Eden Set To Lead Britain After Long Training
Sir Anthony Eden, long touted as Conservative heir, becomes prime minister after decades in Parliament and loyal service to Churchill. The piece notes his health renewal in 1953 and the wide array of crises awaiting him at No 10, from war and peace to East-West tensions and Atomic age challenges.
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Eden
Churchill
Commons
Clement Attlee
Horse Guards
Buckingham Palace
British Broadcasting Corp
Anthony Eden
Treasury
Sire
Ace
Sir Anthony
Foreign Office
Downes Street
House of Commons
Conservative
Stanley Baldwin
Edward VII
Neville Chamberlin
Winston Churchill
Downing St
No. 10
Seven Seas
British Commonwealth
America
Britain
Boston
Leamington
Destructive Weather Forecast Warns Six-State Region
The Weather Bureau warns a six state area from Oklahoma to Georgia faces destructive storms. At 10 a.m. EST the Severe Weather Center in Kansas City reports reported tornadoes hail and severe wind in north central Texas and Arkansas with further severe thunderstorms expected across northern Mississippi, north Alabama and northern Georgia.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Georgia
Kansas City
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Geora
Forest Fire in Eastern NC Shows Signs of Control
Claridge reported to the C and D Board forestry committee that a light shower and strong firefighting efforts have nearly contained a forest blaze in eastern North Carolina. More rain is forecast, with over 200000 acres burned and timber losses estimated between three and four million dollars. An investigation into delayed reports may follow after crews return to their stations.
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North Carolina
Conservation and Deverent Board
Forestry Committee
Maviden Wan
FF Mis
Claridge
Garidge
Conservation and Development Board
Commerce and Industry Committee
Tomlinson’s
High Point
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Bo Stafford
Buford Wofford
High Point Rescue Squad
E. B. Wicke
Deep River
Janet Langley
Henry Bardenhagen
Bardenhagen
I Gen
Prime Ministry
Europe
Alvin Steinkopf
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Duke of Windsor
C&d Board
Mineral Resources Committee
Luther Hodges
George Covington
Board of Conservation and Development
W. Eugene Simmons
Tarboro
W. J. Damtoft
Canton
Amos Kearns
Charles Allen
Durham
Miles J. Smith
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