Tar Heels Worried By Business
North Carolina congressmen returning from Easter recess report constituents fear the economic situation. Reactions center on recession farm issues textile market stabilization and weather affecting employment. They split on tax cuts while preferring less federal spending and cautioning about deficits.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
Carl T. Durham
Durham
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Alton A. Lennon
Harold D. Cooley
Ralph J. Scott
Ervin
Lennon
Cooley
Congress
L. H. Fountain
Graham A. Barden
Scott May Still Seek Re-election
Senator W Kerr Scott appears likely to run for reelection in 1960 despite a moderate heart attack. Doctors say recovery is possible and compare his case to President Eisenhower, with a three month rest before resuming duties. Scott’s status remains guarded but optimistic as he prepares to decide about the race.
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Burlington
N.C
W. Kerr Scott
Eisenhower
Scott
Haw River
Alamance General Hospital
G. Walker Blair
Blair
Luther L. Terry
National Heart Institute
Bethesda
Terry
Soviet Union calls for worldwide halt to nuclear tests
The Soviet Union urged a global campaign to stop all nuclear tests immediately and for all time. Radio Moscow read May Day slogans endorsing unilateral testing cessation and peaceful coexistence, with greetings to Britain the United States France and the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Radio Moscow
World Communist Movement
Kremlin
U.S.A
Us.a
France
Confederate Veteran Receives New Uniform Amid Tribute
Virginia’s 111th birthday year old Confederate survivor Gen John B Salling received a summer weight uniform from three Women’s Army Corps members from Ft Myer Virginia along with a kiss on the cheek causing tears and smiles. Salling joked about kissing and recalled service in the 25th Virginia Regiment.
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Slant
John B. Salling
Virginia
Women's Army Corps
Ft. Myer
Salling
Betty Rossheim
Darien
Conn
H. A. McCamey
Wacs
25Th Virginia
Robert E. Bee
Unique case ends? seven boys on murder trial in New York
A historic trial nears its end as seven youths charged with first degree murder for beating and killing 15 year old Michael Farmer in Highbridge Park. The defendants include John McCarthy 15 Richard Hills 17 Charles Horton 18 Leroy Birch 19 George Melendez 16 Louis Alvarez 17 and Lencio DeLeon 17. The case features 27 court appointed lawyers and a mixed race defendant pool.
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New York
Michael iFarmer
Farmer
McShane
Jesters
Dragons
John McCarthy
Richard Hills
Charles Horton
Leroy Birch
George Melendez
Louis Alvarez
Lencio DeLeon
Dominican Republic
Hodges Urges North Carolina To Value Local History
Gov. Hodges at Halifax Resolves ceremony marks Halifax County 200th anniversary. He calls North Carolina’s historical sites vital for visitors and cites the April 12 1776 Halifax stand as a catalyst for independence. He praises local restoration efforts at Halifax Old Salem Tryon Palace and other shrines as signs of state leadership.
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Halifax
N.C
Hodges
North Carolina
England
Halifax County
Philadelphia
Old Salem
Tryon Palace
New Bern
Republican directed clash over Truman testimony heats up
A House Banking Committee probe into unemployment sparks party line tempers as Republicans accuse Democrats of using hearings for political propaganda with Truman as the lead witness. Officials note 10 governors and several mayors will testify, while plans for anti-recession bills unfold.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Rep. Talle
Iowa
House Banking Committee
Truman
Rep
Reuss
Wisconsin
Banking Committee
Republican National Committee
Talle
Committee
Spence
Dky
Agriculture
Lana Turner visits juvenile hall after daughter’s birth verdict
Lana Turner visits Cheryl Crane at Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles after the teenager was dismissed of criminal responsibility for the death of Lana’s boyfriend. A custody hearing is set for April 24 to decide whether Cheryl stays with Turner, goes to her father, or other custody arrangements.
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Lana Turner
Cheryl
Louis Blau
Los Angeles
John Stompanato
Cheryl Crane
Stephen
Santa Monica
Allen T. Lynch
Lana
Miss Turner
Mildred Turner
Lynch
Stompanato
William H. McKesson
Beach Crash Kills Marines on Daytona Beach
Two Camp Lejeune Marines were killed and three injured when a car allegedly traveling 60 to 100 miles an hour struck a beach low spot. Victims include F. Forkin of Pa and Cpl. Eugene O'Hara II. Injured are Roy A. Picket 21 of Atlanta William Smith 19 of Hattiesburg Miss and William L. Hall 19.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Camp Lejeune
N. C
F. Forkin
Eugene O'Hara II
Karl Lutz
Roy A. Picket
Atlanta
William Smith
Hattiesburg, Miss
William L. Hall
Governor and wife fish as license costs deter trip
The governor and his wife spent time by the river while she watched because he could not afford a non resident fishing license for her.
Soviet note calls for rapid summit talks to April end
Moscow reports a new Soviet note to the United States Britain and France proposing talks start in Moscow Thursday and end by April. Western diplomats see Khrushchev’s strengthened position while NATO allies weigh accepting the plan with conditions for a broader foreign ministerial session. Red Star accuses the U.S. of brinkmanship as Western press critiques Kremlin strategy.
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Moscow
Kremlin
United States
Britain
France
Khrushchev
Washington
NATO
Soviet Union
Red Star
Boys Whipped For Beating Of Animal
Martinsville Virginia report of six boys aged 12 to 15 punished by their parents with birch switches and a belt under Circuit Judge John D. Hooker for beating a neighbor's mule. The public whippings occurred in backyards with welfare officials present. one mother halted a beating.
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Martinsville
John D. Hooker
Ray Smart
Hooker
Smart
Betty Jo White
Henry County
Miss White
Buster Thacker
Thacker
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Esther Nesbitt
Spec
Isabel Olsen
Fort Myer, Va
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General Sessions
Irwin D. Davidson
Davidson
Manhattan
Highbridge Park
Roger McShane
Rep. Sheehan
Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Albert B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Kefauver
Chery
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
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Hackettstown
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