College Complaint Dismissed
In Robeson County North Carolina Superior Court Judge Q K Nimocks Jr dismissed a complaint by four of Flora Macdonald College trustees against Flora Macdonald College related to a merger with Presbyterian Junior College and Peace College. The new consolidated school will be located in Laurinburg and the judge taxed the costs to the four trustees with an appeal bond set at 200 dollars.
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Lumberton
N.C. WA
Presbyterian College
Superior
Q K. Nimocks Jr
Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
Fayetteville
Presbyterian Junior College and Peace College
Laurinburg
Nimocks
Robeson County
B. Frank McMillan
Raymond Adams
C. T. Johnson
H. D
Tarvia
Jones Macdonald College
Worst Canadian air disaster kills 79 in Quebec swamp
The four engine DC4 carrying veterans and families crashed near Quebec City during a summer storm. All 79 aboard died, including 33 men 41 women and 5 children. The fuselage lay in a water filled hole as rescuers hunted for bodies and charred remains.
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Canada
Maritimes Central Airlines
Quebec
Issoudun
Que
Quebec City
Britain
Jean-Paul Pouliot
Lotbiniere
Rockies
Maritime Central Airways
London
Toronto
Imperial Veterans Division
Canadian Legion
Ontario
Norman Ramsay
Montreal
Iceland
St.Lawrence River
Canon Alexandre DeBloir
Ste. Croix
Rights Action Delayed By House Civil Rights Stalemate
Democratic and Republican strategists jockey for advantage as the civil rights bill stalls in Parliament. House action is delayed until tomorrow with hopes of accepting the Senate version or crafting a compromise limiting a jury trial amendment to voting rights cases. Senate provisions would require juries for criminal contempt. Eisenhower veto concerns loom.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen. Thurmond
D-Sc
Hoth
Supreme Court
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Celler
Judiciary Committee
Communist Poland Faces Spring of Apathy and Economic Strains
Warsaw reports indicate the Polish Communist Party has lost thousands of members from active political work amid economic troubles and de Stalinization. Leaders warn workers there will be no wage hikes this year and urge renewed persuasion to combat apathy, with dues enforcement and purges urged in several provinces.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Poznan
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Trybuna Ludu
Zielona Gora
Wroclaw
IMact It Over
The piece contrasts life in big cities with small towns noting more people, cars, stores, churches, streets and schools. It argues that wealth and poverty rise with city size while salvation remains personal and not tied to locale. Personal faith and spiritual courage determine worship and God’s will, anywhere.
Officials Weigh Restoring Relations With Bulgaria
Washington officials discuss resuming diplomatic ties with Communist Bulgaria seven years after severing relations. Proponents argue U S representation could monitor Eastern European satellite states and shifts in the European political belt amid past fears of Titoism and interference charges tied to U S diplomats.
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Washington
Bulgaria
State Department
Howver
United States
Europe
Stalin
Russia
Yugoslavia
U.S
Donald R. Heath
Traicho Kostov
Heath
Hope Fading for Alpine Rescue on Eiger Peak
The large rescue mission on the north face of the Eiger was abandoned with Claudio Corti the sole survivor. Three others, Stefano Longhi and two Germans Guenther Nothdurft and Goetz Meier, were confirmed dead or believed dead after days of peril. Corti was slated for transfer to Interlake Hospital by special train as volunteers and officials declared the effort complete.
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Grindelward
Switzerland
Eiger
Claudio Corti
Lecco
Italy
Eiger Funicular
Interlake Hospital
Peter Frei
Longhi
Stefano Longhi
Guenther Nothdurft
Goetz Meier
Corti
Claudio Cordi
Grindelwald
Alfred Helepart
Cordi
Democrats Puzzled By Butler Charges
National Chairman Paul Butler claims a clique within the party seeks to undercut him and control the 1960 convention. Senate leaders L. Johnson Kefauver Mansfield say they hear talk but see no concerted campaign. Butler has faced abortive ouster efforts linked to McKinney and Truman influence.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Los Angeles
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
National Committee
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sen. Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Truman
Shane Teepeey
Stumpy Point Fire Threat Reignites Amid Strong Winds
A massive forest fire in Dare and Hyde counties, started by lightning Aug 1, burned 80 000 to 90 000 acres, forcing evacuation fears for Stumpy Point. Winds up to 25 mph worsened conditions as pumps stood by and planes and crews battled the blaze amid smoke and overturned insurance.
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Stumpy Point
N.C
Dare
Hyde
Fred Claridge
Claridge
U.S
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
William Ernest
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Labor Leaders Gather in Chicago for AFL-CIO Meeting
In Chicago the 29 member AFL-CIO Executive Council met at the Drake Hotel to discuss housecleaning and labor issues. The session was closed to press with a planned news conference by President George Meany. The conference may hear interim reports on union corruption from the ethics committee as Senate hearings on labor practices resume in Washington. Maurice Hutcheson faces possible action after invoking the Fifth Amendment in a separate Indiana land sale probe.
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Chicago
Afl-Cio
Drake Hotel
George Meany
Senate Committee
Washington
Executive Council
Maurice Hutcheson
Carpenters Union
Hutcheson
Senate Public Works Committee
Indiana
Doria Defends Dio in Senate Testimony
Former union leader Anthony Doria testified about Johnny Dio seeking to abandon crime and become a labor leader. He described Dio’s control of Local 102 UAW AFL in New York and connections to James Hoffa, noting payoff figures and ongoing disputes over compensation. Doria, now in Encino California, aids mining ventures in Arizona.
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Washington
Anthony Doria
Johnny Dio
Dio
Doria
Senate Rotary
Allied Industrial Workers Union
AFL United Auto Workers Uion
Afl-Cio
Encino
Calif
Arizona
Senators
Uawafl
New York City
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Oman Rebel Capital Falls as Nizwa Captured
British led forces seize Nizwa the four week capital of the Imam of Oman. Imam Ghaleb ben Ali and his brother Taleb believed to flee to Izki. Rebels under Suleiman bin Hama and possible Saudi aid tied to seized Firq grenades.
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Manama
Bahrain
Muscat
Oman
Nizwa
Imam Ghaleb Ben Ali
Izki
Sam Pope Brewer
New York Times
Taleb
Suleiman bin Hayma
Firq
Trucial Oman
J. R. Robertson
Brewer
Saudi Arabia
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Mys
By Fred S. Hoffman
Omnes
R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
Red Bulgaria
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