North Carolina to hear wage, reapportionment, and school plans
The legislature faces a crucial week with debate on teacher and state worker pay raises, reapportionment proposals for the Senate and House, and a 75 cent hour minimum wage bill urged by Gov Hodges. House action on driver training funded by auto tag fees is also in play as lawmakers prepare votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Senate
Carroll W. Weathers
Wake Forest College Law School
House
Hodges
State Highway Commission
Eden Heads to Boston for Medical Checkup
Honolulu dispatch reports former British prime minister Sir Anthony Eden said he was feeling jaundiced before boarding a Canadian Pacific plane with his wife for a medical checkup in Boston. The flight's estimated arrival in rescue B. C. is 1 am EST Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Sir Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Boston
Eden
B. C
Rene
Court Action Threatened In Mail Cuts
A report from Washington notes postwar mail cutbacks sparking potential court action. The piece mentions frequent warnings and the Postmaster General’s stance while Adm. Felix Stump and his wife bid farewell to the Edens at an airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sir Anthony
Felix Stump
Pacific Fleet
North Carolina grant funds urban problems research at UNC
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receives about 88 thousand dollars annually for a five to six year urban development research and training program. Chancellor Robert B House and Gordon W Blackwell announce the grant overseeing three related projects to aid future growth and development in North Carolina and the South. President William C Friday calls it a forward step in vitalizing state research. The grant follows preliminary studies by UNC social scientists and supports ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Robert B. House
Gordon W. Blackwell
Institute For Research In Social Science
South
William C. Friday
Trade group threatens action over third class mail halt
The Associated Third-class Mail Users warn of a federal restraining order if Summerfield halts third class mail. Harry Maginnis, executive manager, says the postmaster general lacks authority to refuse handling any mail category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Summerfield
Harry Maginnis
Eisenhower to test new helicopters and a possible luxury car
Washington reports President Eisenhower may receive new helicopters within a month and consider an Italian or Detroit version of a 20 foot long hand built limousine named Ike's car. White House officials offered no comment while Eisenhower vacationed at Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Detroit
White House
Gettysburg
Oklahoma Rattlesnake Roundup Opens in Okeene
The 18th annual event in northwest Oklahoma kicks off with more than 20 000 expected visitors. Kay Camp is crowned Snake Charmer as hunters prepare with boots and forked sticks for the hunt. No fatalities reported, but bites send participants to the Order of the White Fangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okeene
Okla
Gypsum Hills
Oklahoma
Kay Camp
Oklahoma A&m
Bob Jenni
Oklahoma City Zoo
Jenni
Roberts
Floods, Wind Hammer North Carolina With Rains and Damage
AP reports heavy rains and gusty winds sweeping North Carolina. Tornadoes touched down near Cape Hatteras as streams rose, a 100 foot Blue Ridge Parkway section collapsed east of Asheville, floodwaters threatened businesses along the French Broad River, and river crests exceeded flood stage in Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge
Asheville
New Storms Hit Michigan and West Regions
A series of storms swept the nation with heavy snow and high winds. Michigan saw four to six inches of snow with 50 mph winds, causing downed power lines from Ludington to the UP. Western states reported 13 inches at Lander and four at Chadron, with storm warnings in eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Travelers and stockmen were urged to stay alert as conditions worsened in parts of Colorado, Wyoming, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Ludington
Manistee
Houghton
Upper Peninsula
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
South Dakota
Lander
Chadron
Col
Mystery flying object tracked over Scotland
Radar stations across Britain tracked a mysterious flying object over Scotland at 60,000 feet. It dived to 14,000 feet, performed two whirls, then vanished to the south. Intelligence experts expect possible statements next week as two radar posts in Wigtownshire and a Royal Air Station near Luce Bay reported sighting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Air Ministry
Scotland
Laws Vim
Wigtownshire
Royal Air Station
Luce Bay
Britain to Slash Armed Forces in 1962 Shift
Senator Gore says Britain's planned force cut from 690000 to 375000 by 1962 signals a resignation from world power duties and places global responsibility on the United States. Senator Humphrey questions assurances about Bermuda commitments and urges congressional clarity on power vacuums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D-Minn
Wallie
D-Nd
Britain
Gore
Senate House Atomic Committee
Boston
United States
Humphrey
Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Congress
Bermuda
UN envoy Bunche cautions on Middle East tensions
Ralph Bunche spoke in New York en route from Egypt about UNEF actions and the risk of renewed fighting. He noted the UN has no current plan to add troops despite a 6,000-strong UNEF and discussed ongoing US-Egypt diplomatic exchanges amid regional oil and transit developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Egypt
Nasser
U. N
United Nations
Middle East
Bunche
UNEF
Mayflower II set for voyage from Plymouth in April
In Brixham England on April 6 the Mayflower II, a 180 ton replica of the 1620 Pilgrim ship, prepares for a voyage to Plymouth. Crew aged 17 to 54 train aboard as skipper Alan J. Villiers targets a April 15 departure. the ship is a gift to America from Britain and remains permanently in Plymouth Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brixham
England
America
Joseph M. Meany Jr
Waltham
Mass
Graham Nunn
Britain
Edgar Mugridge
Plymouth
Alan J. Villiers
Godfrey Wickstead
Adrian Small
Villiers
United States
Placid
Upham
U S Hopeful Canal Talks To Be Held
Washington reports state department officials hoped for a Cairo conference on Suez Canal operations amid Egypt rumors. Dulles aides seek a breakthrough as Ambassador Hare negotiates with Nasser and Fawzi in Cairo. Israel warns it will test passage rights with an Israeli flagged ship. Abba Eban asserts U S support for Israel claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Dulles
U.S
Raymond A. Hare
Nasser
Mahmoud Fawzi
West
United States
Israel
Abba Eban
Canal Pasage
Also Mentioned on This Page
Renee Wachs
Philaphia
Philadelphia
American Gem Society
Piedmont Crescent
University of North Carolina In
Greensboro
High Point
Winston
Ike
Charmer
Rep. Westland
R-Wash
The
Assn
Jack Roberts
Rattler
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Westland
Sun
N .Carolina
Eilat
Gulf
Tien Aeran Strait
Beersheba
U. S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!