Solicitation By Negroes Denied at Miles College Fund Drive
Birmingham officials refused a permit for Miles College students to solicit funds for expansion projects and faculty hires. The move followed a downtown Negro boycott over desegregation demands and tensions from the protest. Miles College President Dr L H Pitts cited a 10 year drive for 15 million to expand libraries and labs.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Preddy
Eugene Connor
Preddy
L. H. Pitts
Miles College
Arthur J. Hanes
Hanes
Pitts
Miles
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Salinger Denies Kennedy Image is Politically Polished
White House spokesman Pierre Salinger told labor writers no effort is made to polish Kennedy’s public image. He argued a true picture comes from the public learning of a government at work, with full information at all levels except for national security secrets.
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Washington
White House
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Salinger
Labor Department
U.S. News and World Report
Four Win Music Club Scholarships Awarded at NC Final
Nell Jones of Rockingham won the Federation Piano Scholarship. Pamela Gowan and Victoria Swift of Elon College received the Josephine Yeager and Crosby Adams Scholarships. Dorothy Reynolds of Valdese earned the Samuel Goodman Voice Scholarship. Anna Rose Marino and Kathryn Swim, both Elon College entrants, won runner up honors and $10 prizes. Scholarships will be presented at the state convention in New Bern on May 45 with the winners performing.
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Elon College
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
Federation of Junior Music Clubs
Nell Jones
Rockingham
Pamela Gowan
Josephine Yeager
Victoria Swift
Crosby Adams
Dorothy Reynolds
Valdese
Samuel Goodman
Anna Rose Marino
Federation
Kathryn Swim
Hickory
New Bern
Weekend Forecast Sees Rain Across Coastal and Central U.S.
The forecast calls for showers Sunday along the lower Atlantic coast and east Gulf coast into Mississippi and western Ohio valleys. Snow possible in the upper Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains with cooler western temperatures. Warmer conditions expected in the lower Great Lakes region.
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Atlantic Coast
East Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Ohio Valleys
Pacific Northwest
Upper
Great Lakes
Rocky
Storm damage repaired and beaches ready for spring vacationers
The northeast storm along the Carolina Dare coast caused limited damage, with rapid recovery reported from Nags Head Hatteras Island and Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach officials say opening plans stay on schedule as seawalls and boardwalks are repaired and fishing piers reopen.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Tidewater
Virginia
Dare County
Nags Head
Hatteras Island
Virginia Beach
Laura Lambe
North Carolina
Ocracoke
South Carolina Line
Alfred Cooper
Atlantic Beach
Morehead City
Atlantic Beach Channel
Old Queen Comes Home To Chicago
The New York Central No. 999 steam locomotive, once the fastest passenger train engine, arrived at Englewood yards in Chicago for display at the Museum of Science and Industry. Once a symbol of speed, the aging locomotive now sits among idle cars, its name and empire state express lettering still visible though its glory fades.
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New York Central No
Batavia
N.Y
Rochester
Buffalo
Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry
No. 999
Empire State Express
Strike Looms Over New York City Teachers Fight
Negotiations continued Saturday as 40,000 New York City public school teachers faced a possible Tuesday strike over a proposed pay hike. The United Federation of Teachers seeks a $53 million yearly increase, while the Board of Education offered $27 million. Political tensions tied to Governor Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner colored the dispute as talks aimed to prevent disruption.
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New York
United Federation of Teachers
Board of Education
Robert F. Wagner
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Wagner
GOP
Secondary School Teachers Association
Renault Purchase At H G Ilderton Inc Below 150 Down
Mae reports buying a Renault from H G Ilderton Inc with a down payment under 150 dollars, keeping the transaction private.
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Chick
Renault
H. G. Llderton, Inc
Mae
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