Battleship Dedication Ceremonies Are Staged
At Wilmington North Carolina the USS North Carolina is dedicated as a wartime memorial Admiral Burke delivers the principal address praising its role in World War II and urging remembrance of those who died Gov Sanford and Luther Hodges attend with about 2000 aboard and thousands in the lot Admiral Ricketts says the ship will remain a modern force for security and moral fiber while Burke warns against indifference to communism.
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Wilmington
N.C
U.S.S
North Carolina
Arleigh A. Burke
Pacific
Terry Sanford
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Sanford
Claude Ricketts
United States
Ricketts
Burke
Naval Operations
North Carolina Traffic Deaths Top 350 mark
The Associated Press reports North Carolina’s traffic death toll exceeded 350 over the weekend, about 30 above last year. Among the fatalities were Ralph Fry a Hickory station attendant shot during a robbery. Ray Simpson found in a Winston-Salem coal bin. and James Thomas who died after a Dunn stabbing.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Ralph Eugene Fry
Hickory
Fry
Ray Thomas Simon
Winston-Salem
Dean Clark
Winston- Salem
James Thomas
Dunn
Esther Stevens Thomas
Ellen Williams McNair
Rt. 1
Hope Mills
Grady Lee Hege Jr
Rt. 4
Lexington
Dorothy Mae Sw
18 Homes Destroyed In Fire Near Glens Falls
A forest and brush fire north of Glens Falls New York destroyed 18 small homes with about 35 injuries reported among more than 2000 firefighters and volunteers. The blaze scorched 400 acres and left only foundations, with cause undetermined though car backfire sparks or crane impacts on high tension wires being considered.
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Glens Falls
N.Y
Here
Leslie Hillis
Warren County
Leon Richardson
West Glens
British Stars Sweep 1962 Tony Awards
Paul Scofield and Margaret Leighton won top acting honors while London produced works dominated the night. A Man For All Seasons named outstanding play with five awards. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying won seven prizes including Robert Morse as male star. The Night of the Iguana earned Leighton a leading actress award.
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New York
Paul Scofield
Margaret Leighton
American Theater Wing
Sunday Night
Robert Bolt
Scofield
Robert Morse
Miss Leighton
Tennessee Williams
London
New Orleans Family Travels to New York on Free dom Buses
Shelby Williams and his wife arrived in New York aboard a council funded trip described as freedom buses. They seek work and American citizenship, joining another Louisiana family welcomed with aid. Senator Javits calls the action a sign of desegregation, while welfare funding and state support remain debated.
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New York
New Orleans
Freedom
U.S
Shelby Williams
Williams
Harlem
Williamses
White Citizens Council of
Greater
Louis Boyd
Boyd
New Jersey
Jacob K. Javits
South
Council
Louisiana
Javits
City Welfare Department
Citizens Council
Ties Burn For Musical Star and Choreographer Honors
Miss Leighton thanked the audience as Dame Judith Anderson presented the prize. Anna Maria Alberghetti and Diahann Carroll tied for outstanding female musical star, while Agnes De Mille and Joe Layton shared the choreography honors in a wing membership vote.
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Sir Laurence Olivier
Joan Plowright
Limeys
Miss Leighton
Judith Anderson
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Diahann Carroll
Agnes de Mille
Kwamina
Joe Layton
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Astor Save
Deep South Strawberry
DEEP
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Appliance CO
S. Wrenn St
William Glover
Prescription
Koonts-McGhee Drug Co., Inc
S. Main ST
Cecil
Office Equipment CO
Davis
Patrol & Watchman Service
DR. Excelle Rozzelle
First Church OF God S. Main
Greenview Terr
Dale Grubbs
City Fuel CO
Reth US
Leonard ST
Dan Reeves
Mr. Reeves
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Westinghouse
College Village
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