Rampage Leaves 4 Wounded at Winchester Gun Club
Four people were shot at the Winchester Gun Club in New Haven after a man began a rampage following a slaying. He was mortally wounded by police during a gun duel and died at a New Haven hospital. Rebecca M. Wilson, 34, was found murdered nearby.
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Southern Connecticut State College
FDR Romance Claim Denied by James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt says the family knew Lucy Mercer was a long time family friend and not a secret lover of Franklin D Roosevelt. The book by Jonathan Daniels alleges a romance with Lucy Mercer, widow of Winthrop Rutherford, and notes the 1921 polio crisis deepened the couple's bond. Daniels' work is set for August publication.
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Strike Measure Approved by House Commerce Committee
The House Commerce Committee approved a bill 17-13 to force 35,000 striking mechanics back to work on five grounded airlines. It would mandatorily resume for 30 days and allow the president to extend up to 150 more. Amendments requiring initial presidential initiative failed amid labor negotiations reports.
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Showery North Carolina Weather To Diminish This Weekend
Warm weather with decreasing showers is forecast for the weekend in North Carolina. The Weather Bureau expects showers and scattered thunderstorms to be less numerous Saturday and Sunday with only one half to an inch of rain anticipated over the next five days. Spotted showers were reported statewide with Raleigh recording up to an inch in 20 minutes.
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North Carolina
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Raleigh-Durham
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Scattered-site housing sparks protests in Samford
In Samford Connecticut a plan to place 10 to 30 garden-type family units across multiple sites provokes white middle class opposition. Mayor Thomas C. Mayers backs the concept, cites hearings, and faces concerns about down-zoning, with Negro and church leaders supporting the plan.
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Samford, Conn
Thomas C. Mayers
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North Korea Breaks With Peking Line
Tokyo AP reports North Korea declares independence from Beijing in a shift away from pro-Peking policy. Rodong Shinmoon denounces both Chinese and Soviet communism, condemns flunkeyism, and stresses independent policy and world revolution as each party’s own.
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Tokyo
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NLRB Examiner Urges Supreme Court In Darlington Case
Examiner Lloyd Buchanan urged the Supreme Court to again hear the 10 year old Darlington plant case and for the NLRB to dismiss the matter. He said new hearing evidence does not prove the plant closed in 1956 to deter unionizing or that other Deering Milliken mills would fear plant closings over organizing. Deering Milliken, based in Spartanburg, operated the Darlington plant which employed about 500 before closure amid competition from Japanese textile imports.
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National Labor Relations Board
U. S. Supreme Court
Darlington, S. C. Manufacturing Co
Buchanan
NLRB
Darlington
Deering Milliken
Spartanburg
S. C
Hope And Fear In The Future Of Genetic Science
A Ralph Dighton feature explores the promise of gene research to cure defects and create new life forms, and the fear that powerful genetic tinkering could fall into evil hands. Experts note a five letter genetic code using adenine guanine cytosine thymine and uracil, with enzymes guiding protein construction as scientists pursue artificial replication of natural processes.
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Ralph Dighton
Lennon Apology Aims to Diffuse Beatle Controversy
John Lennon apologized for remarks about Christianity stating he was misunderstood and deploring attitudes toward Christianity. Paul McCartney joined in expressing regret as controversy sparked boycotts and bonfires. the Beatles planned two concerts in Chicago despite mixed reactions.
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Lennon
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