Both Sides Take Pride In Annexation Hearing
The Local Government Committee in Raleigh heard pros and cons of annexation. The hearing lasted over two hours with civil, informative presentations. Chairman Ed Kemp and Chairman Ray Willard were praised for conduct and intent to follow committee findings. High Point faces growth decisions and contiguity considerations. The article urges united effort to pursue mutually beneficial development plans.
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Raleigh
Ed Kemp
C. Arthur Kirkman
Guilford
House
High Point
Kemp
Henderson Faces Prolonged Strike and Dynamite Threats
A half year old Henderson strike has escalated with frequent dynamite use and threats. Governor Hodges failed to mediate while Representative Zolli coffer proposes tighter dynamite controls. Henderson officials urge curfew and citizen patrols as talks for a settlement resume to protect industry and jobs.
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Henderson
Hodges
Vance County
Zollicoffer
North Carolina
Paul Evans Resigns as Davidson County Schools Leader
Davidsons County superintendent Paul F. Evans will retire July 4 after 40 years in education. He declined another term despite election by the county school board, saying he plans rest and ease after a long career.
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Davidson County
Paul F. Evans
Evans
Paul Evans
AFL-CIO Sets One-Day Conference on Unemployment in DC
An AFL-CIO sponsored one-day conference in Washington will gather more than 5000 union members to shape the administration stance on unemployment compensation. President Eisenhower pressed states to handle benefits, while Congress extended the 1958 act temporarily.
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Afl-Cio
House
Ways and Means Committee
James P. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Governors Conference
Congress
Georgia
Montana
Arkansas
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Dakotas
Tennessee
Alaska
S. C
Mitchell
High Point Enterprise Holds Annual Subscription Notice
The High Point Enterprise warns readers that carriers and distributors operate as independent contractors and that payments should be made to them or their representatives. The notice lists officers Mrs R B Terry and Holt McPherson with Joe Brown as secretary-treasurer.
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Astrateree
Ncdccocesceseves
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
Sal Mor
Em Os
Tee High Intoanterprise Inc
The Labor Boss and Mob Influence in Unions
The piece argues union leaders wield power over workers under the National Labor Relations Act, with vast untracked treasuries and selective taxation. It links gangster influence to unions, notes historical mob ties with the C I O and Teamsters, and urges external, impartial reform to purge corruption without targeting a single figure.
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National Labor Relations Act
Congressional
Lepke
Murder, Inc
Gurrah
Sing Sing
Teamsters
Organized Labor
United States
Jimmy Hoffa
Birthdays at Capitol Square Highlight Local Legislators
Rep John W. Umstead and Rep C Wayland Spruill reached 70 this week while Rep Cloyd Philpott turned 50. Sen Adam Whitley and Sen Arthur Kirkman also have birthdays upcoming. Former Rep Thomas J White hosted a party for Philpott as capstone social events drifted through Capitol Square.
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John W. Umstead
Orange
C. Wayland Spruill
Bertie
Umstead
Spruill
Cloyd Philpott
Davidson
Spruill-Umstead
Adam Whitley
Johnston
Arthur Kirkman
Guilford
Thomas J. White
Lenoir
Philpott
Capitol
White
Tom White
Notes On The News By CHARLES PEARSON
Governor Hodges comments on the Charlotte News sale to Knight Publishing and the rising costs of publishing. The piece notes Tryon's Palace visit by lawmakers, department staff staying home, and ongoing constitutional court revisions. Raleigh seeks a municipal traffic court via a special act.
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Charles Pearson
Charlotte News
Knight Publishing Company
Charlotte Observer
Hodges
Charlotte
General Assembly
Raleigh
Barbs by Hal Cochran light lines on moving day
A lighthearted column by Hal Cochran features witty jabs about sight through glasses and moving day bringing new neighbors into conversation. It notes a Frenchman invented the tin can about 150 years ago and ends with playful, clipped humor.
Palace restoration and civic plans anchor New Bern feature
The article recounts the Tryon Palace restoration near New Bern with Henry A. Foscue defending a copyright on the palace name for furniture. It notes Maude Moore Latham’s role, the palace reopening to the public, and plans involving the Ninty-Nines pilots, the String and Splinter Club, and interclub exchanges. It also covers area annexation debates in Guilford, including Senator Kirkman and Rep Kemp guiding the High Point proposal and upcoming Raleigh hearings.
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Globe Furniture
Henry A. Foscue
Trent River
Tryon Palace
New Bern
Library of Congress
England
Foscue
General Assembly
Maude Moore Latham
Greensboro
North Carolina
Edward
New World
Earl N. Phillips
Mountain City Club
Asheville
Twin City Club
Winston-Salem
Tobac Club
Durham
City Club
Charlotte
Minuteman and radar warn power in nuclear era
Gen Thomas S Power of the Strategic Air Command explains early warning and decisions in a potential Soviet attack. He describes radar blips, the risk of false readings, and the need to confirm an attack before ordering American missiles and bombers to launch.
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Washington
Thomas S. Power
Power
Strategic Air Command
Thule
Greenland
United States
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Lynn Nisbet
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