Nuclear Test Reactor Heralds New Day In Dixie's Industry
The $12 million privately funded nuclear test reactor planned on the Pee Dee riverbank will test materials and fuel elements and explore commercial atomic energy applications. Governor Hodges welcomes the project as a step to attract private investment, boost research, and spur regional growth, aligning with the atoms for peace effort.
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Dixie
Pee Dee River
North Carolina
N. C. State College
Burlington Industries
Rockingham
Southern Governors’ Conference
South
Graceful living outlook from Lotte Lehmann on aging and family
George Sokols ky reflects on Lotte Lehmann’s view of aging and fulfillment. The Metropolitan Opera star praises living gracefully in later years, finding time for inner harmony, creative work, and guiding younger singers while aging body and family dynamics pose challenges.
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Lotte Lehmann
Metropolitan Opera
America
New Car Sales Signal Upturn in Auto Market
Surging March dealer sales hint at easing auto industry distress. Daily late month totals average 15 500 cars, up 19 percent from mid month but still below 1957 levels. Prices pressure grows with proposed stricter marking of manufacturer suggested prices and potential price fixing probes.
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Washington
Debate over billboard ban reflects broader highway bill issues
Lynn Nisbet notes that publicity on roadside billboards drew more attention than other highway bill provisions enacted by Congress. The piece discusses states rights, private land use, censorship of advertising, and existing government controls on media, citing FCC and postal rules, with commentary on North Carolina senators Ervin and Scott voting against billboard limits.
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Congress
FCC
Post Office Department
North Carolina
Ervin
Scott
Notes on The News by Charles Pearson
Senator Scott and others appear out of step as spending trends rise and views shift. The column lists Tar Heel congressional members with birth dates and dates they entered Congress, including Ervin, Scott, Bonner, Fountain, Barden, Cooley, Ralph Scott, Durham, Lennon, Kitchin, and Alexander.
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Charles Pearson
Tar Heel
Congressional Directory
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate
Clyde Hoey
W. Kerr Scott
Herbert C. Bonner
Congress
Lindsay Warren
L. H. Fountain
Graham A. Barden
Harold Cooley
Edwin W. Pou
Ralph J. Scott
Carl T. Durham
Alton A. Lennon
A. Paul Kitchin
H. Q. Alexander
Old Timers Recall High Point Memorial Hospital Legacy
Articles recount the hospital’s early two story wood structure, key figures like Uncle Joe Sechrest and Dr Burrus, and Carter Dalton as board treasurer. Notes on transitions to a new building, staff changes, and memories of community life accompany anecdotes about local business and notable residents.
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Bob Mark
Andrew Corbitt
High Point Memorial Hospital
Joe Sechrest
J. T. Burrus
Carter Dalton
Annie Soyars
Burrus
Numa Russell
Mr. Russell
High Point
Lexington Dispatch
Thurman F. Nance
Davidson
Sanford
Lee County
Randolph
B B. Walker Shoe Company
Editorial Research Suit Seeks Block on Bethlehem Youngstown Merger
The U S Department of Justice sues to block Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube merger in New York Southern District Court. The case tests amended Section 7 of the Clayton Act and could affect many antitrust actions amid the firms' vast assets and 1957-58 earnings.
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Roment
Ethlehem Steel Corp
Youngseet and Tube Co
New York City
Southern District Court
New York
U.S. Department of Justice
Steeel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
U.S
Edward Weinfield
Iron and Steel
Youngstown
Justice Department
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Benrus Watch Co
U.S. Court of Appeals
Hamilton Watch Co
Wendell B. Barnes
U.S. Supreme Court
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State College
George Sokolsky
Argentina
Hungary
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
U.S. Treasury
Holt McPherson
North Carolina Symphony
Tom Haggai
Brotherhood of Emerywood Baptist Church
Grady Austin, Jr
K and W Resturant
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Jackie Robinson
Reese Felts
Robinson
Charles Raper Jonas
Basil L. Whitener
Ned
George A. Shuford
High Point Enterprise
Mae Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Treasury
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