NATO Plans Firm Berlin Stance With Open Moscow Talks
NATO ministers in Paris endorse a firm Berlin posture while keeping a Moscow dialogue possible on a reasonable basis. U S officials urge rapid military buildup, with West Germany likely bearing heavier loads. strengthening defenses to deter a crisis remains the priority.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
Berlin
Moscow
West Germany
Khrushchev
NATO
France
Tunisia
Algeria
Confusing Newspaper Tax Rules Split Tax by Street
The Enterprise critiques the sales tax on newspapers highlighting the exemption gap that lets carriers with 1000 copies weekly avoid tax while others pay. It notes unfair distribution where Negro customers in one city are taxed and white customers are not and calls for uniform pricing.
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Charles Loflin
Carolina
Government and the Arts Under Federal Patronage Debate
Editorial recalls Kennedy era moves toward federal arts advisory bodies and public funding. It notes earlier shoots from Mellon’s National Gallery gift and New Deal era programs, with continued state and city support and varying grants for museums bands and orchestras.
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Capitol
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
National Gallery of Art
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Federal Art Project
Federal Theater Project
Federal Writers’ Project
Federal Music Project
Armed Forces
Army
Air Force
Navy
Library of Congress
North Carolina Parks Plan Tours Tap New Sites and Bond Funding
The parks committee of the Board of Conservation and Development will inspect all established parks and explore two proposed new parks this fall. They may visit additional potential areas as well. The state, now with 12 parks totaling about 37 000 acres, seeks more facilities as attendance climbs. A Lake Norman park near the Duke Power Catawba reservoir is likely, with about 1200 acres to be chosen after inspections. Chimney Rock ownership revives talks of state ownership in exchange for 450 000 to 500 000 dollars in improvements or sale negotiations.
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Board of Conservation and Development
Parks Division
Hammond's Beach
Bear Island
Onslow County
Cliffs
the Neuse
Goldsboro
Pettigrew Park
Lake Phelps
Washington County
Mount Mitchell State Park
America
Fort Macon
Tom Ellis
C&o Board
Stepp's Gap
Mount Mitchell Park
William B. Umstead
Durham
Raleigh
Lake Norman
Duke Power Company
Catawba River
Catawba
Iredell
Iredell County
Chimney Rock
Park officials cool to Chimney Rock deal for state parks
Reaction from park officials is cool though interest exists to add ready made facilities. State will not commit without an impartial appraisal of offered improvements and concerns over maintenance costs versus public value. Past efforts to sell Grandfather Mountain Blowing Rock and Lake Tahoma ended with private or National Park Service control rather than state parks.
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Chimney Rock
Grandfather Mountain
Hugh Morton
Hugh MacRae
Blowing Rock
Robbins
Lake Tahoma
McDowell County
Moses Cone
Julian Price
National Park Service
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina Park
Safety signs on Connecticut highways amuse and divide drivers
Connecticut highway signs with safety jingles on the Turnpike and Merritt Parkway amuse some motorists while others doubt their safety value. State Police Captain Gruber defends them as safe and helpful, noting signs are kept short to avoid distraction and shuffled to prevent monotony.
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CON Ross Herald Tribune
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Connecticut Turnpike
Merritt Parkway
Lee J. Mulcahy
Capt. Gruber
Gruber
Lessen Acciden
Capt
Leslie W. Williams
Maj. Williams
Jamestown approves liquor sale as apathy costs votes
Voter turnout was 192 of 605 as the legal sale of liquor passed by a 33 vote margin. High Point residents fear spillover and consider an ABC store. a future move toward adoption may follow as voices call for revenue to fund alcoholism rehabilitation, enforcement, and youth education.
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Jamestown
ABC
High Point
High Point DeMolay Leaders Earn State Honors In Conclave Events
Three High Point youths Calvin White Robert Perry and Bill Abernathy were elected to state offices at the Charlotte State Conclave where the chapter won top honors in basketball tennis and the talent show. The piece honors past leaders notes the chapter’s 40 year history and community work.
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High Point
Calvin White
Robert Perry
Piedmont
Bill Abernathy
Charlotte
Lee Schaner
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