North Carolina Leads Southeast Highway Work 1963
North Carolina led southeastern states in five year highway expenditures totaling 212.8 million, with 107.9 million federal aid. Georgia and Alabama followed, while federal aid projections for 1963 and 1964 hinted at further increases. Whitton highlighted interstate program costs, job creation, and plans to ease relocations for displaced families and businesses.
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Washington
North Carolina
Bureau of Public Roads
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Maryland
South Carolina
West Virginia
Congress
Kennedy
Rex M. Whitton
Federal Highway Administrator
Louisiana
Florida
Whitton
Skyline Drive
Blue Ridge
Monogahela National Forest
Battleship North Carolina to Be Dedicated April 29
The U S S North Carolina will be dedicated April 29 as a memorial to Tar Heels who gave their lives for their country. Navy brass and top government officials will attend the ceremony aboard the battleship anchored in the Cape Fear River opposite downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Wilmington
N.C
U.S.S
North Carolina
Navy
Cape Fear River
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Luther H.hodges
Terry Sanford
Hodges
Hugh Mor
Claude V. Ricketts
Jim Reid
Raleigh
Blind Boy Testifies In Shooting
Six year old Roy Kennedy testified at his father Mack Kennedy’s assault trial saying the shotgun blast blinded him. Prosecutors framed the case around intent to kill while the defense argued the shot was accidental. The judge gave a five year sentence with a work release plan and Roy returned to his foster home.
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Charlotte
Roy Kennedy
Mack Kennedy
Kenneth R. Downs
Peter Long
Roy
Long
Superior Court
W. K. McLean
Kennedy
Elderly Tampa couple dies within minutes of each other
In Tampa, an 82 year old man Jacob Lott Lightsey and his 71 year old wife Bessye Anderson Lightsey died within minutes of one another after long marriage of 52 years. Doctors attributed both deaths to natural causes. The husband had been ill for three weeks. The wife died at 2 15 am after calling relatives and the family physician.
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Tampa
Fra
Jacob Lott Lightsey
Bessye Anderson Lightsey
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