Country Singer Jim Reeves Dies In Plane Crash
The bodies of country singer Jim Reeves and his pianist Dean Manuel were found in a light plane wreck near Nashville. Reeves had been returning Friday from Batesville Arkansas when the single engine plane struck trees in Brentwood. Eddy Arnold and Marty Robbins were among those connected to the Brentwood area search and the wider country music mourning following similar tragedies in 1963.
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Nashville, Tenn
Jim Reeves
Dean Manuel
Reeves
Batesville
Ark
Brentwood
Grand Ole Opry
Marty Robbins
Opry
Eddy Arnold
Patsy Cline
Cowboy Copas
Hawkshaw Hawkins
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Randy Hughes
Camden
Tenn
Ponder Denies Fraud Claims in North Carolina Probe
Ponder says state elections chief Joslin tried to scapegoat him and Madison County Democrats in hearings on alleged voting irregularities. He denies any fraudulent votes, notes no decision has been made on Clyde Norton’s protest, and says he would quit the race if proof of fraud exists.
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Ponder
Clyde Norton
Old Fort
Statesville pool desegregation to be asked
Statesville voters will be asked to desegregate the town two municipal pools. Rev Robert Woods NAACP leader said a 14 to 4 vote by 65 attendees approved the move. A recall election last fall led to the ouster of the City Council after it agreed to integrate the pools. Woods had promised council prior notice before any integration effort.
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Statesville
N. C
Robert Woods
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Moon photographs reveal tiny lunar crust details
Pasadena scientists released 10 photographs Friday showing the moon as if pores on a face. The 13 minutes 40 seconds of imaging captured 18 inch features, part of a larger study to assess landing sites for Apollo missions and map the moon’s 200 000 square miles photographed by Ranger 7.
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Don St. Salter Jr
Southern Conference Educational Fund
Ku Klux Klan
Pasadena
Calif
Galileo
Rights Leader Requests Aid For Tobacco Price Outlook
Raleigh reports a civil rights leader may seek aid in Halifax County as tobacco prices are projected higher on opening day. W. P. Hedrick says rains boosted quality, with price support on tied tobacco rising to 57.2 per hundred pounds from 56.6 last year, while overall belt sales total about 9.05 million pounds last year.
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Raleigh
N. C
Raleigh, N. C
Terry Sanford
Halifax County
W. P. Hedrick
North Carolina
Hedrick
Uy Dea Evel
Marcrop
County Ponders Future Plans Amid Lineup of Issues
A fragmented press item notes Salter sent a wire Saturday while the governor remained out of Raleigh until today, with Halifax County in focus on pending development and public concerns.
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Tivity
Halifax County
Salter
Raleigh
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