Cotton Bill Passage Praised by Industry Leaders
Washington AP report notes Congress approved the heat and cotton bill ending the two price cotton system. Robert T. Stevens of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute lauded the move while stock market notes show mixed prices for corporate bonds and little change in U.S. government bonds.
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Washington
Congress
Robert T. Stevens
Peenacent
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
ATMI
U.S
American Stock Exchange
Stock market wobble and PARC plan noted in 1960s AP report
Stevens, president of a large textile firm, appears in a broad AP market update listing Dow components and noon levels. The piece also covers an Appalachian Regional Commission study for federal aid, and a separate memorial procession for General Douglas MacArthur with a Capitol ceremony and wreath.
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David Humphrey
Appalachian Regional Commission
PARC
Ex-convict held in hammer slaying near Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee AP reports an ex convict detained as police probe the beating and shooting death of Gerard P. Dwyer 28 of San Diego Calif and the wounding of his wife 23 as they were taken to a deserted farm house by an acquaintance of Dwyer The wife said she tried to intervene and was knocked unconscious authorities said Dwyer died from head injuries and his wife remained in critical condition after arrival at a hospital.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Aoegna
Piston
Securities Dealers, Inc
Petrel
Hornia
Frank Pate
Orig
Chears
Gordon Albert
Bright Jr
Askimer
Gerard P. Dwyer
Allone Metals Co
Siland
Amer Fidelity Life
Shears
Dwyer
Re- Amer Furniture Co
BBS Studios, Inc
Carolinas
San Diego
Gulf Life Insurance
Calif
Ira Pierce
Jefferson Ltd Life
Piedmont Aviation
S6yl
Piedmont Natural Gas
Public Service of
Pyramid Life Ins
Acquaint Security Life & Trust
Thomasville Akash
Kentucky First Treaty Era International Law Founding
Fragmentary recount of early Kentucky involvement with international law noting treaties among nations and the rise of law through custom and settlement west of the Alleghenies. Observes lack of formal enforcement mechanisms apart from war in the earliest state organization.
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Kentucky
Allegheny Mountains
Judges Charged With Income Tax Evasion in Oklahoma
Federal indictments accuse Justice Earl Welch and supernumerary Judge N S Corn of evading about 25 000 dollars in income taxes. Welch 72 is senior on the Oklahoma Supreme Court with 32 years of service. Corn 80 semi retired since 1958 after 24 years on the Supreme Court bench. Both are Democrats.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Earl Welch
N. S. Corn
Welch
Corn
Bache & Ca Prav
Supreme Court
Reserve Officers Assn Names Maj Gen Jones Speaker
Maj Gen Robert M Jones of South Carolina will be the banquet speaker at the North Carolina Reserve Officers Association convention in Durham on Saturday April 18. Jones commands the Reserve's 108th division with units in Winston-Salem Jonesville Mount Airy and High Point. Brig Gen John Lang of Washington and Carthage will speak at the luncheon as administrative assistant to the secretary of the Air Force.
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Jurham
N.C
Robert M. Jones
Ciemi
Som
S.C
N.C. Department of the Reserve Officers Association
Durham
Jones
Samy Reserve
North Carolina
South Carolina
Winston - Salem
Jonesville
Mount
Airy
High Point
John Lang
Washington and
Carthage
Air Force
Cotton futures open sharply lower in New York
The New York cotton market opened with futures contracts down four to ten dollars per bale from the prior close, reflecting current selling pressure and weaker market signals.
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New York
Sellers Won’t Be Out Of Bed Soon Says Doctors
Hollywood AP: British actor Peter Sellers, 38, nears end of crisis after a heart attack. Doctors report guarded optimism for recovery as he rests in Hollywood during filming of Kiss Me Stupid. Condition remains critical but improving. three doctors say he is resting well.
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Hollywood
Peter Sellers
Sellers
Monyday
House votes split over surplus food bill amid farm subsidies
In a final roll call 10 Republicans joined 201 Democrats for a measure while 36 Democrats backed 167 Republicans against. The bill would raise a Wheat price support to 1.30 dollars with a 70 cent certificate, aiding mills and farmers. A large storage facility fire in Kinston, North Carolina damaged a fertilizer company's plant and raised questions about losses and shipments.
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Kinston
N.C
Smith-Douglas Fertilizer Co
U.S
U. S
Law to Purge Extremists in Brazil Moves Ahead
In Rio de Janeiro military and congressional leaders agree on a sweeping antisubversion law aimed at removing leftists from Brazil's Congress government and armed forces. The measure temporarily suspends constitutional rights, delaying election of a new president until Friday or Saturday amid negotiations in Brasilia.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Congress
Brasilia
Juan Goulart
Parasail For Spacecraft Partial Success
Officials of the Manned Spacecraft Center call a test of the parasail for spacecraft landings a partial success. Some shroud lines snapped at Trinity Bay causing engineers to trigger a reverse parachute to land a boilerplate Gemini model without damage. The parasail could steer through chute slits to reach solid ground landings.
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Houston, Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Trinity Bay
MacArthur Praise and Ridgway Actions Backed by General
Tributes recall Gen Ridgway's 8th Army leadership and the general's high regard for Gen Taylor as a standout Military Academy cadet. He criticized no one, praising moderation in Mr Truman remarks and condemning fabricated quotes about betraying allied forces in Korea by British officials Burgess and MacLean. The piece decries misquoted statements as a defaming tactic against MacArthur and other officers.
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MacArthur
Ridgway
8Th Army
Taylor
Gen. Taylor
Military Academy
Truman
Korea
Burgess
MacLean
Longshoremen Leader Guilty Of Jury Bribery
Henry F. Bell, vice president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, was found guilty of attempting to buy two jurors’ votes in the Hoffa conspiracy trial. He faces up to five years and a $5,000 fine. sentencing is set for April 27. Hoffa was sentenced to eight years. Bell was acquitted on one count and another dismissed for lack of proof.
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Nashville, Tenn
API
Henry F. Bell
International Longshoremen’s Association
James’ IR. Hoffa
Bell
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Strike Would Not Affect Southern Rail Carrier
The Associated Press reports that a threatened national rail strike would not affect Southern Railway in North Carolina and South Carolina. Southern says it has no dispute with unions and would not adopt new work rules, though a strike could impact Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard railroads as they merge and share interchange traffic.
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Associated Press
Southern Railway
North Carolina
South Carolina
Southern
Souther
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard
Carolinas
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P&l
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Goodrich
T&r
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IBM
Gulf Oil Corp
Polaroid
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Kayser Roth
Liggett & Myers
Sey
Lockh Air
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Lorillard
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Martin Marrietta
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Motorola
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Allis Chal
Pennsy RR
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Rex Chain
Ail Coast Line
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Council of the Southern Mount Air Refining
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Avco Co
Sears Roebuck
Sou Railway
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Texaco Inc
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Chrysler
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Dan Aio Mills
Las Aire
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East Ail Sili
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Ford Motor
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Poe Drive Theatre
James Craig
Gordon ST
Lola Albright
Rock Hudson
Eden
Esther Williams
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