Nehru invites Chinese to meet Dalai Lama in exile
Indian Prime Minister Nehru proposed a meeting between Chinese representatives and the Dalai Lama in Mussoorie to seek reconciliation with Peiping. Nehru said the door is open for the Chinese ambassador and stressed autonomy as a solution while denying the Dalai Lama was kidnapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bradsher Mussoorie
India
Nehru
Tibet
Panchen Lama
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
New Delhi
Peiping
Himalayan
China
Handicapped Man of Year Named in North Carolina
RALEIGH AP A Wilson County oil distributor confined to a wheelchair since age 18 due to rheumatoid arthritis was selected as North Carolina Handicapped Man of the Year. Gov Hodges awarded the trophy in the governor's office, with Best's name to be engraved on the cup alongside past honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wilson County
North Carolina
Gov. Hodges
Physically Handicapped Commission
Best
En Elton
Gunfire Pesters Henderson Mills as Strife Continues
Sporadic rifle fire again struck the Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills as workers entered the first shift under heavy guard. Gov Hodges warned mill president John D Cooper Jr to avoid bloodshed while patrols patrolled the area and two parachute flares illuminated the South Henderson plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
N.C
Harriet-Henderson
Luther Hodges
South Henderson
Sweet
Origi
Raleigh
Hodges
John D. Cooper Jr
Cooper
Incentive Plan Targeted to Boost School Spending in NC
In Raleigh the General Assembly introduced bills to fund an incentive plan using state dollars to push counties to raise local school spending. Rep. Clifton Blue and Sen. Kirkman along with Stikeleather sponsored the measures. The plan, backed by a commission, ties funding to county increases in line with their economic ability. The package includes a proposed 10 million dollar appropriation in the next biennium and a formula distributing the incentive fund by local capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
General Assembly
Clifton Blue
Moore
House
Senate
O. Arthur Kirkman
Guilford
Senate Finance
James G. Stikeleather
Bun
Blue
Hodges
Worker Nearly Electrocuted At Archdale Church Basement
A workman, Robert Huffman, 4 N Hamilton St, employed by Wayne Cash, was almost electrocuted at Archdale Methodist Church basement around 11 40 this morning. Wires came loose and grounded him, the wet ground increasing the shock. E E Baker outside shut off the current. Guil Rand firefighters gave first aid until the ambulance to Memorial Hospital. Huffman had an electrical burn on his right thigh but was not in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale Methodist Church
Robert Huffman
N. Hamlton Street
Wayne Cash
Huffman
E. E. Baker
Guil Rand
Memorial Hospital
Space Symposium Opens at South Carolina
In Columbia an extended Southeastern space symposium at the University of South Carolina opened. Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt urged imagination and global responsibility as hypersonic weapons and space stations loom. He called attendees “students” of the space age, highlighting science, engineering and education as crucial for peaceful progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of South Carolina
Robert L. Sumwalt
University
Sumwalt
Frank B. Herty
University Department of Mechanical Engineering
Search Turns Into Tragedy in Cape Fear River
A rescue search for a missing farmer in the Cape Fear River ended in tragedy when 45 year old Robert L. Battle of Wake County drowned while assisting the effort. His companion A L Tiley of Fuquay Springs was rescued after a boat capsized five miles below Buckhorn Power Dam. Battle was part of the Raleigh rescue unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
N.C
Cape Fear River
Robert L. Battle
Wake County
A. i L. Tiley
Fuquay Springs
Battle
Raleigh
Buckhorn
Edge Time Zones Create Everyday Confusion and Convenience
Time zone borders in towns like Blountstown Florida Lakin Kansas and Huntington Oregon produce light hearted confusion and unusual schedule flexibility. Local officials such as Bart Knight demonstrate being in two places at once due to border lines eight miles apart. Residents enjoy late movie showings and back home in time for 10 a m court sessions. More details continue on page 10 2.
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Blountstown
Fla
Lakin
Kan
Huntington
Ore
Gether
Bart
Knight
Calhoun
Liberty Counties
Florida
Central
Bristol
Mountain
Garden City
Weiser
Idaho
Pacific
Labor Bill Of Rights Loses Dixie Backing
Sen. John Stennis of Mississippi voiced second thoughts on the bill of rights amendment in the Kennedy labor regulation bill as Southern Democrats and Republicans supported most amendments. The measure faces key decisions on Taft Hartley provisions picketing limits and possible repeal or modification of the bill of rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Washington
John Stennis
D-Miss
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters Union
John F. Kennedy
McClellan
Stennis
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Secretary of Labor
Club-Footed Chicks Prove Undoing Of Osmo Ocelot
In San Francisco Osmo the ocelot, owned by Miss Ellen Forseth, escaped to Berkeley where Dr. Lewis W. Taylor’s club-toed white Leghorn project faced a fatal intruder. Plant supervisor Noburo Inouye shot Osmo after the animal killed 14 prized birds. Osmo’s body is now in the university museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Osmo
Shah of Iran
Ellen Forset
Miss Forseth
Ray Moser
Berkeley
Lewis W. Taylor
University of California
Taylor
Noburo Inouye
Dillon May Get Second Post at State Department
Washington AP reports Under Secretary of State C. Douglas Dillon is poised to become chief assistant to Secretary Christian Herter. At 49 he would keep foreign economic duties and may supervise the foreign aid program while handling political issues Herter previously managed. A reshuffle also returns Raymond Hare from Cairo to lead the Middle East and South Asia desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas Dillon
Christian A. Herter
Dillon
Herter
John Foster Dulles
Raymond Hare
Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
South Asia
Religious Exhibitions Scheduled For Moscow Fair
Senator Dodd announced that the United States will present its religious heritage at the American National Exhibition in Moscow this summer. He cited a prior Brussels exhibit omission and quoted George Y. Allen affirming that religion is woven into American life and will be conveyed in Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moscow
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
George Y. Allen
U.S. Information Agency
Dodd
Allen
Soviet Union
North Carolina lawmakers push firemen pension bills
Rep. J Y Jordan Jr of Buncombe introduces two bills to create a firemen pension fund financed by a 1 percent tax on fire insurance companies. The plan would cover paid and volunteer firemen under conditions, with a state board of trustees including the insurance commissioner, the state auditor, and governor appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
J. Y. Jordan Jr
Buncombe
Pension Fund
State Supreme Court
Jordan
Tar Heel
B. C. Gibson
Charlotte Fire Department
One Killed In Crash Of Plane
Henderson North Carolina AP reports a mill plane crash today leaving at least one dead. Oliver Brewer watched the craft fall from about half a mile away at 1130 hours. He reached the scene to find the plane burning in a large crater with wreckage spread over roughly 100 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
N.C
Oliver Brewer
Brewer
Textile Interagency Committee Sought by New England Governors
New England governors Wesley Powell Foster Furcolo and Christopher Del Sesto met with President Eisenhower at the White House to press for a textile interagency committee. Budget Bureau doubts its approval, fearing a precedent for other industries seeking federal aid. Sen. Pastore calls textiles vital and urges special treatment, warning loss could threaten related recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
White House
Eisenhower
Wesley Powell
Newonochion
Foster Furcolo
Massachusetts
Christopher del Sesto
Rhode Island
Budget Bureau
John O. Pastore
D-Rd
Senate
Interagency
Pastore
Space Age Advances Echo Darwin In Evolution Debate
Space scientists likened to time detectives who push Darwinian ideas as the American Philosophical Society notes the 100th anniversary of The Origins of Species. The piece highlights geology, radioactivity and the aging earth as foundations for evolving views on life's longevity and human adaptability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Charles Darwin
Darwin
American
Cal Society
Earth
Loren Eiseley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henderson Mills
Tov. Hodges
Textile Workers Union of America
John Lennie Abbott
Archdale
Textile Committee
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