Absentee Ballot Bill Advances as Legislature Acts
Senate committee backs an absentee ballot reform bill as part of a busy session. A House resolution urges restoring the Dixie Basketball Classic in Raleigh after North Carolina ended the tournament amid basketball scandals. Sen. H J Hatcher pushes drunken driving tests. Republicans propose diverting 15 percent of sales tax to local school construction, aiming for 22 million yearly.
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Raleigh
State Board of Elections
Senate
House
University of North Carolina
H. J. Hatcher
Burke
Senate Highway Safety Committee
Gov. Sanford
Senate Committee On
William Joslin
The
Elections Board
Sen
Staton Williams
Stanly
Compromise K M Bill Gets Okay By Senate Welfare Panel
The North Carolina Senate Welfare Committee approved a compromise plan to implement Kerr Mills on welfare residents. It covers hospital inpatient and outpatient care and drugs with dental care for welfare seniors 65 plus. Allocations total 750000 with 200000 for dental, 450000 for outpatient and drugs, and 100000 for county administration. The measure advances to the Appropriations Committee.
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Raleigh
Senate Welfare Committee
Kerr- Mills
North Carolina
Tar
John Jordan
Wake
Jordan
Appropriations Committee
Alex McMahon
County Commissioners Association
Kin of Thresher crewmembers wait and pray
Relatives and spouses across the country endure hopeful silence as the nuclear submarine Thresher remains missing. Parents report last letters and expected promotions, while others recall loved ones boarding the vessel for duty.
Kennedy Plans Florida Vacation Amid Steel Price Crisis
President Kennedy planned a Florida vacation departure at 12 30 p m EST while White House indicated no statement on the steel price crisis. Press secretary Salinger kept the option of a statement open and noted no forecast but said any message would be issued by departure. Key lawmakers linked the price move to potential wage talks with USW and possible contract reopenings after April 30. Some senators urged restraint, warning of broader economic impact, while Republicans urged non punitive action.
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Washington
Kennedy
Florida
White House
Pierre Salinger
Washington National Airport
Andrews Air Force Base
Palm Beach
Wheeling Steel Corp
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
USW
David J. McDonald
Democratic Congress
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Philadelphia
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Southern Bell chief cites higher daily calls in South
Ben S. Gilmer president of Southern Bell Telephone Co says Southerners talk more than others with six daily calls on average in the region versus five nationwide. He spoke Wednesday in Atlanta noting regional communication patterns.
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Atlanta, Ga
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Ben S. Gilmer
South
Youth Job Bill Passes Senate
The Senate approved Kennedy's youth employment plan, aiming to place up to 100000 16 to 21 year olds in conservation and public service. House passage is uncertain with a likely fight, and no floor action before May or after Easter recess. The bill envisions a federal conservation corps and state community service teams.
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House
Kennedy
Senate
House Labor Committee
Federal Conservation Corps
CCC
Conservation Corps
GOP
Squalus Submarine Disaster 1939 Remembered on Its 24th Anniversary
The Squalus sank off New Hampshire May 23 1939 with 26 dead and 33 survivors saved after a daring 30 hour ordeal. Lloyd Maness of Greensboro NC closed a watertight hatch saving 33 others while 26 perished. Rescue involved a diving bell from Falcon and a buoy with a smoke alarm picked up by Sculpin. Salvage culminated September 13 1939 with the sub raised to the surface.
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Jes
North Carolina
Lloyd Maness
Greensboro
N.C
New Hampshire
Sculpin
Thresher
Portsmouth
N.H
Falcon
Navy
Thresher Submarine Disaster Confirmed Loss of 129 Sailors
Navy officials announced the Thresher is lost with 129 crew aboard after a deep dive test and a sustained oil slick confirmed the submarine’s position. The incident triggers a court of inquiry into overhaul work at Portsmouth naval yards and hull work reductions.
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Thresher
Skylark
Naval Chief
Portsmouth
N.H. Naval Yards
Anderson
Navy
Andersson
Raleigh Youth Among Thresher Crew Missing In Atlantic
Raleigh native Robert Gosnell age 20 serves aboard the atomic submarine Thresher which is missing in the Atlantic Ocean. He entered the Navy in 1961 as a reservist while in high school. Also aboard is James Musselwhite 23 of Fayetteville North Carolina. his family details are given.
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Marvin T. Helsius
Trout Creek
Mich
Bruno B. Helsius
Navy
Spokane
Wash
Everett B. Wiggins
Lewis Wiggins
Wiggins
Exeter
N.H
New London
Neil D. Shafer
Groton
Conn
Benjamin
John
George Burnett
Hobbs
N.M
Clyde E. Davison
Young Davison
Raleigh
Robert
Butch)Gosnell
Thresher
Atlantic Ocean
Needham Broughton High School
Gosnell
Cmdr
Kennedy F. Mullins
Naval Reserve Training Center
Goswell
James Alton Musselwhite
Fayetteville
N.C
Mary Helms
Texas House Backs Resolution Against U.N. Armed Forces
The Texas House passed by 127 to 17 a resolution opposing any U.S. disarmament that would place American forces under United Nations authority.
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Austin, Tex
Texas House of Representatives
U.S
United Nations
Missing Sub Drawn by Newsmen on Thresher Cruise
An illustration of the missing submarine was supplied by Marvin Wall of the Atlanta Constitution and other reporters who accompanied a Thresher cruise a year earlier for AP coverage.
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Atlanta Constitution
Marvin Wall
Thresher
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Associated Press
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William Keiler
Green Bay
Wis
Ronald D. Keiler
Aaron S. Gunter
Jacksonville
Fla
Aaron Jade Gunter
Gunter
Doris Mae
Ralph E. Grafton
de Witt
N.Y
Syracuse
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John G. Grafton
Anna Kantz
Ann Arbor
Thomas C. Kantz
A . Sneer
By Joe Hall
New York
Frank P. Miller
Navy Dry Dock
Butch) Gosnell
Thresher Crew
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