Local Woman Dies In Highway Wreck
Mary Lambeth Thompson aged 44 of 405 E Farriss Ave died minutes before noon when her car left Highway 68 north of the city, plunged down a ten foot embankment, and struck a tree. Witnesses say she swerved and the car crossed a field before impact. she was alone and pronounced dead at the scene. Thompson, born June 15 1912 in Thomasville, was daughter of Ben S and Nettie Parrish Lambeth of Deep River and was married.
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Mary Lambeth Thompson
E. Farriss Ave
Highway 68
Thompson
Centennial Avenue
Mrs. Thompson
Thomasville
Ben S
Nettie Parrish Lambeth
Deep River
Einstein Estate Executor Held In Contempt
Dr Otto Nathan the executor of Albert Einstein estate was found in contempt of Congress. Judge Edward Curran postponed sentencing and allowed Nathan to remain free on a $1000 bond. Nathan, a Germany born NYU economics professor, refused to answer questions about his political beliefs during House Un American Activities hearings on passports.
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Washington
Otto Nathan
Albert Einstein
Edward M. Curran
Nathan
Liberty
Congress
Curran
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Walter
D-Pa
New York University
Doctor Dies In Shelby Explosion
In Shelby North Carolina a Negro physician Dr. G W Singleton 34 died in a mysterious early morning explosion and fire on the second floor of a brick building three blocks from downtown. Police consider incendiarism. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
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Shelby
N.C
Knox Hardin
G. W. Singleton
Nashville
Tenn
Cleveland Training School
Shelby Hospital
Bohlen Nomination Approved for Philippines Ambassador
Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported approval of Charles E. Bohlen as ambassador to the Philippines. McLeod's Ireland ambassadorship vote was postponed. Mundt and Dirksen shifted to support Bohlen and McLeod, while Green noted examining more letters without revealing sources.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles E
Chip) Bohlen
Philippines
Scott McLeod
McLeod
State Department
Ireland
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Bohlen
Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
U.S
Russia
Mundt
R-Sd
Eisenhower
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Green
D-Ri
6th Fleet Marines Go Ashore in Beirut
Marines of the U S 6th Fleet landed in Beirut aboard the Mount McKinley as Lebanon’s Ca mille Chamoun received 21 gun salutes. The force included Des Moines and Salem nearby, with nine destroyers, all cruising within sight of Beirut and Jordan.
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6Th Fleet
Mount Mckinley
Beirut
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Middle East
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Cmdr
John Jones
Chatsworth
Ate
Gant
Mediterranean
Forrestal
Des Moines
Salem
Adm
Charles
Cat) Brown
Jordan
Washington
Crop Plantings Ruined as Texas Faces Major Flooding
Texas farmers in river lowlands saw seven years of drought crop losses ruined by floods. The Sabine at record high threatens upper reaches while Cuero on the Guadalupe and Brazos region near Navasota report heavy damage. Wind and rain persist for five days as sandbags go up at Freeport plant B of Dow Chemical Co.
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Texas
Dallas
Sabine River
Sabine
Cuero
Guadalupe
Navasota
Brazos
Washington
Freeport
Weather Bureau
Aftershock Hits San Francisco After March Quake
A sharp aftershock of San Francisco's March 22 earthquake rocked homes in Mount Davidson late last night. Chandeliers swayed and dishes rattled but no damage was reported. Seismograph records at 11:27 p.m. described it as a sharp aftershock.
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San Francisco
Mount Davidson
John Denoyer
University of Yifornia
Cerace Bare
Dees
Sterilization Measure Favored by Senate Committee
Raleigh reports a Senate committee approved a measure to sterilize women who bear many children and favorable reports on a real estate regulation bill. The committee altered terms to label such women as grossly sexually delinquent under the eugenics law, aiming to curb public assistance abuse. The real estate bill remained unchanged, and a divorce limit measure failed in the House.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Frank Patton Cooke
Gaston
State Welfare Department
Two Plead Guilty To Murder In Surry Court
In Surry Superior Court two defendants Monroe Willard aged 15 and Johnny Liss Luster 23 pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the ambush killing of Pilot Mountain farmer John Allen Branch. Sentences impose life in prison. co-defendants Irene Holder Luster Mamie Luster and Amos Maynard await May 7 trial after juror selection.
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Mamie Luster
Amos Maynard
Pilot Mountain
Rt. 2
Maynard
Westfield
Rt. 1
Dulles Heads For NATO Meet in Bonn Europe
Secretary of State Dulles flies to Europe to reinforce NATO unity and press Britain over its planned troop cuts. He aims to keep the alliance intact amid West German buildup and Cold War tensions following changes in Moscow and Budapest.
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Washington
Dulles
Europe
Germany
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
L. B
Mike) Pearson
Canada
Halvard Lange
Norway
Gaetano Martino
Italy
Bonn
West Germany
Red Army
Budapest
U. S
President Returns To Capital In Augusta
President Eisenhower resumes duties in Washington after a Georgia sun filled rest. Hagerty warns of difficult days ahead in the Middle East as Dulles heads to Bonn for NATO talks on Western Europe defense. Congress debates a $4.4 billion foreign aid plan with possible cuts. The President invites party leaders to a White House conference on May 9.
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White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Middle East
Augusta
Georgia
Europe
Washington
Dulles
North Atlantic Council
Bonn
Germany
United States
NATO
Congress
King Hussein rejects Soviet interference claims
King Hussein of Jordan told a news conference in Amman that Jordan acted independently and that the crisis there is ended. He asserted the United States is not meddling in Jordanian affairs and defended his country's actions as right for Jordan's interests.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
United States
U.S. Accuses Russians of Intervention in Jordan
The United States charged that international communism acting for the Soviet Union intervened in Jordan aiming for a Red takeover. State Department spokesman Lincoln White noted some analysts disagree on whether the crisis is over while Russia blamed Western intervention for possible grave Middle East consequences.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Jordan
State Department
Lincoln White
Hussein
White
Russia
Middle East
Navy Questioned Over Payments to Labor Leader in Racketeering Probe
Senate rackets investigators pressed the Navy for an explanation of testimony alleging tax money was used to pay a labor leader in an extortion or bribe scheme. Bettendorf testified that the Navy reimbursed about 12 591.30 dollars to buy delivery access for Bettendorf’s trucks to a government depot, with Kennedy calling for full Navy testimony to clear the record.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
Earl P. Bettendorf
Ashdown
Ark
Sandston
Bettendorf
Joseph McHugh
Scranton,Pa
Teamsters Union
Signal Corps
Tobyhanna
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Naval
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Walter E. Johnston Jr
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