South Carolina Air Service Hearing Draws Pleas for More Flights
Greenwood residents led by J C Self and Charles R Walters urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to improve service to Charlotte and eastern and southern South Carolina. Anderson officials backed a state airways system linking Anderson to Columbia Charleston Myrtle Beach and possibly Jacksonville. Nashville Mayor Ben West highlighted needs for Carolinas access amid major airport upgrades. Other North Carolina cities and Virginia groups were slated to testify as hearings moved toward Washington with adds from Spartanburg Greenville Florence Charleston Columbia and Myrtle Beach.
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South Carolina
Civil Aeronautics Board
South
J. C. Self
Charles R. Walters
Dan Crosland
Greenwood
James K. Keith
Charlotte
Self
Columbia - Greenwood
L. C. Chamblee
Anderson Airport Commission
Anderson
Columbia
Charleston
Myrtle Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Savannah
Augusta
Florence
Wilmington
Chamblee
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
Hickory and Kinston
North Carolina
Blacksburg
New River
Virginia
Ben West
Nashville
Tennessee
West
Carolinas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Greenville
Spartanburg
Hartsville
Puts Holings
Washington
Raleigh-Durham
Rocky Mount
Lumberton
Greensboro
High Point
Goldsboro
S.C
South Carolna
Tiny ICBM Nose Cone Recovered After 1st Thor Able Flight
A Thor Able rocket launched at 1:35 a.m. EST sent a 5,000 mile distant ICBM nose cone into space and it was recovered two hours later. Air Force officials call the recovery a secondary test objective and physical verification of reentry performance at speeds near 10,000 mph. Ships in the impact area spotted the cone after a reconnaissance plane found it in the Atlantic.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Air Force
C54
Tune-Up Cruise Ends in French Naval Target Area Crash
Louis Currier, 42, a mechanic, on a motorboat tune-up cruise near Toulon, France, heard explosions and saw practice shells fall as the engine failed and wind drove the craft into a forbidden naval zone. After two days of danger, the cruiser De Grasse located him and he fainted during rescue.
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Toulon
France
Louis Curlier
de Grasse
Currier
Tryon Palace Restoration hailed as state treasure
Gov Hodges praised Tryon Palace in New Bern as a living reminder of North Carolina history at a luncheon opening the restored building. He called the project an investment with intangible educational and aesthetic benefits plus economic gains through tourism, noting state funding under $300,000 and lasting value for future generations.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Tryon Palace
New Bern
N.C
Hodges
Tryon’s
Tar Heel
North Carolina
House
Senate
General Assembly
Hoffa Invited To Talk By Senate Committee
Senate Labor Management Committee invited James R. Hoffa to testify under oath about a $6,000 alleged payoff connected to Detroit jukebox operators and a local union led by Jimmy James. The probe covers Hoffa’s role with the Teamsters and possible hidden payments to his wife and Bert Brennan.
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Washington
Senate Labor Management Committee
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Detroit Teamsters
Bert Brennan
Brennan
Michigan Automatic Phonograph Owners Assn
The
Music Maintenance Workers Union-Afl
Eugene
Jimmy) James
Pakistan Attorney General Fayyaz Ali Dies
In Karachi the Attorney General Fayyaz Ali died of heart failure at 62. He had served as AG since 1951 and retained the post after Gen. Ayub Khan seized control of the government in a military takeover.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Fayyaz Ali
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Women win Fulton city government in record turnout
In Fulton Kansas, Mabel Austin 72 becomes mayor after beating Howard Post 46 to 35 as three Ladies Citizens win seats on the city council. Margaret Delano Esther Watson and Lois Erie join the council amid a record turnout of 88 voters and a bustling town hall atmosphere.
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Fulton, Kan
Fulton
Ladies Citizens
Mabel Austin
Smember
Miss Austin
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Howard Post
Margaret Delano
Esther Watson
Lois Erie
Bowen Ballah
Howard Coleman
Kan
Labor rally in Washington demands more jobless aid
More than five thousand delegates from U S labor unions filled the National Guard Armory in Washington to demand expanded unemployment relief and jobs programs. AFL CIO President George Meany criticized the March unemployment drop and urged action while highlighting signs calling for work and a return to normal economic vigor. Lucy Monroe sang the national anthem as President Eisenhower visited Augusta for a golfing trip.
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National Guard
George Meany
AFL - Cio
Meany
Eisenhower
Washington
America
Augusta
Lucy Monroe
Hearings Planned In N C On Textile Labor Violence
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee plans public hearings soon on violence in textile labor disputes at Henderson and Franklin North Carolina. Chairman Mc Clellan expects them within two weeks to a month. Ervin favors hearings after briefing on evidence from investigator Ranstad. Union officials request full investigations into dynamiting beatings in Henderson and Franklin strike actions.
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Washington
Senate
Henderson
Franklin
N.C
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Ervin
Harold Ranstad
Ranstad
Textile Workers Union of America
TWUA
Robert D. Beame
Hosiery Workers Union
Nicholas Trial Recessed Over Clerk Death Legal Question
INDIANAPOLIS AP The murder trial of Minnie B Nicho las was recessed until Thursday morning because of a legal question raised by the death of court clerk Harry J Gasper The defense contends the case hinges on a disputed ruling about signing records while the court awaits a new clerk Hand Harold W Hand will replace Gasper The trial paused as Mrs Nicholas prepared to testify about the killing of Forrest Teel.
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Indianapolis
Minnie B
Connie) Nicholas
Forrest Tees
Gasper
Richard Ginan
Faulconer
Curbstone Opinion
Eesides
Curbstone
Nicholas
Teel
Lye
Charles W. Symmes
Oklahoma Repeal Moves Forward After Prohibition Vote
Oklahoma voters approved a constitutional amendment to repeal statewide prohibition but the change becomes effective only after legislative approval. The measure allows sale of packaged liquor in private stores and requires the Legislature to validate the amendment and repeal anti whisky laws.
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Richard J. Daley
Chicago
E. Harold Hallows
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Carrie
Adenauer to quit chancellor post to seek German presidency
West German leader Konrad Adenauer announced plans to resign as chancellor this autumn to pursue the presidency. He said the presidency is more powerful than commonly believed and stressed policy continuity for years. The decision drew mixed European reactions and raised questions about Berlin and East-West negotiations this year.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauver
Berlin
Adenauer
Harold Macmillan
Europe
Uer
Financial Times
Daily
Telegraph
Adenauer’s Step Up to Presidency Rears West German Policy
U S officials applaud Adenauer’s move to presidency saying it strengthens the Western alliance. The aging chancellor’s departure could deter Soviet aims and allow younger leaders to shape German policy. Foreign Ministers and diplomats shift to firm bargaining with the Soviets, opposing a East West confederation.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Adenauer
Bonn
Paris
West Germany
Heinrich von Brentano
Adenaue T
Confederation
Soviet Youth Faces Vigilante Squads Across Republics
AP analysis reports "people's squads" forming in several Soviet republics to curb youth restiveness. Volunteers in Tiflis and other towns aim to persuade violators before handing them to the militia. In Yerevan and Ashkabad, authorities cite rising disturbances among minority groups and factory workers.
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William L. Ryan
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Moscow
Tiflis
Stalin
Courtes
Yerevan
Accese
A. I. Mikoyan
Turkmenistan
Ashkabad
Junk Yard Law Is Reversed
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a 150 yard junk yard setback near highways. Associate Justice E B Denny wrote the decision, ruling the statute lacks real public health safety or morals grounds. Brown and Wesley C Narron were charged with violating the law and the state appealed after dismissal by Judge W K McLean in Cleveland County.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
E. B. Denny
Cleveland County
Superior Court
W. K. McLean
Denny
Brown
Wesley C. Narron
McLean
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Green County
Victor de Schryver
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Michigan
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U.S. Highway 69
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Sheehan
Edward J. Kelly
Wisconsin
Hallows
Stewart G. Honeck
Milwaukee County
Honeck
Supreme Court
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