Spring Market Pushes Toward Its Biggest Day
Attendance at the spring furniture market in High Point and surrounding towns set a record as buyers from across the United States and Canada packed showrooms. Retailers report strong orders and production strains, with many firms noting sales ahead of last year and plans to limit some lines. The market features colorful upholstery trends and robust buying across High Point, Thomasville, Lexington, and Winston-Salem.
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Lenoir
Drexel
Hickory
Lexington
Thomasville
Winston-Salem
Florida
California
Illinois
New York
Canada
Furniture Plaza
Thomas
Rusk Urges Open Secrecy in East West Arms Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told CENTO ministers in London that the United States seeks a broader role in Middle East defense and urged the Soviet Union to abandon its obsession with secrecy. He connected disarmament progress to greater openness and suggested CENTO consider moving from associate to full membership.
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Arthur Gavshon London
Dean Rusk
Union
The
Treaty Organization
CENTO
United States
Middle East
Mickey Cohen Denied High Court Review
The former Los Angeles gambling boss Mickey Cohen was denied Supreme Court review of his conviction and 15 year federal tax evasion sentence. He argued double jeopardy from prior tax charges and had been released on bail pending appeal by Justice Douglas who said Cohen’s appeal raised substantial questions. White took no part in consideration.
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Washington
Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Cohen
Douben
William C. Douglas
Douglas
Justice White
Titov Feels Manhattan Easy After Globe Tour
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov toured New York City with light traffic and a quick visit to the Soviet United Nations mission on Park Avenue. He said he looked forward to meeting American astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. at the upcoming international space conference in Washington. Cyrus Eaton and his wife accompanied Titov.
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Henrietta Leith
New York
Gherman Titov
United Nations
Park Avenue
Titov
John H. Glenn Jr
Washington, D.C
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
Kennedy Appeals For Business Cooperation
President Kennedy urged the United States Chamber of Commerce to unite business labor and government to keep the economy stable and protect the dollar. He cited the steel price battle as a turning point and praised the chamber's 50 years while calling for cooperation to expand foreign trade and curb inflationary profits.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ing
Uess
Constitution Hall
Chamber
Congressman's Chair Becomes Campaign Backdrop for Cancer Poster Girl
Kathy Battle seven year old from Weaverville North Carolina, the American Cancer Society 1962 Cancer Crusade poster child, sits in Representative Roy A Taylor's chair and proclaims I'm the congressman. Taylor jokes it's more fun to be doing what you're doing. Kathy's mother noticed early signs of a Wilms tumor, a kidney cancer in children under seven. surgery and therapy offer hope for over half of such cases.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Kathy Battle
Weaverville
N.C
American Cancer Society
Cancer Crusade
Kathy
Roy A. Taylor
D-N.c
Taylor
Secael
Children’s
Hos
Pital
Cancer Society
Cities May Seek Sales Tax Share From State Code
Dunn NC AP The 1963 General Assembly may be asked to study legislation to share state sales tax receipts with cities. North Carolina Tax Collectors Association officials plan a June Chapel Hill meeting to discuss allotting funds similar to Powell Bill highway distributions to municipalities for street maintenance.
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Dunn
N.C
General Assembly
J. E. Williams
North Carolina Tax Collectors’ Association
Chapel Hill
Tee Snetter Williams
Peepensl
State Highway Commission
West Leaning Toward Informal Talks With Khrushchev
Kennedy and Macmillan signal broader joint approach to summit diplomacy with Khrushchev aiming for informal contacts rather than large formal meetings. Communique notes openness to understanding and potential multi person talks while postponing immediate heads of state summit. Khrushchev favors careful preparation for any summit, shaping cautious U S British stance.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
White House
U.S
Britain
Macmillan
Moscow
High-Pitched Tone May Have Caused Crash
Investigators linked a high pitched cricket like tone to a 1960 Boston airliner crash. The FAA Civil Aeromedical Research Institute studied cricket sounds and Lockheed Electra engine noises to find an apparent sonic cause.
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Norman, Okla
Boston
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeromedical Research Instice
Pm Starlings
Lockheed Electra
Nobel winners dine at White House in large gathering
President hosts 49 Nobel Prize winners from the Western Hemisphere for a rare White House dinner. Linus Pauling and John Glenn attend as guests, celebrities mingle in the East Ballroom, autographs are signed on engraved menus, and the President says the event honors two drives toward peace and progress.
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Frederick March
Frances Lewine Washington
Western Hemisphere
White House
Air Force
Linus C. Pauling
Nobel
Knnedy
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
America
Hemisphere
X15 Flight Hits Near 47 Miles in Edwards Run
The X15 rocket plane reached nearly 47 miles high at Edwards Air Force Base before landing. The flight fell short of the 48 mile goal, with ground observers reporting the height to pilot Joe Walker. The previous record of about 41 miles stood since October 1966 by Maj. Bob White.
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Calif
Joe Walker
Air Force
Bob White
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