North Carolina labor group reelects Salisbury’s A F Fink president
The North Carolina Federation of Labor ended its 46th annual convention with A F Fink of Salisbury unanimously re-elected to his 17th term as president. J A Morris of Raleigh won first vice president in a runoff, J W Lazenby of Salisbury re-elected secretary treasurer, and 16 district vice presidents named including Jessie Armstad of Plymouth to the executive board.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Fink
Salisbury
J. A. Morris
Raleigh
Wilber Hobby
Durham
J. W. Lazenby
Jessie Armstad
Plymouth
Widow Mrs Curtis B Johnson elected president of The Charlotte Observer
Mrs Curtis B Johnson widow of former publisher was chosen president of The Charlotte Observer Co succeeding Ralph Nicholson who was president since 1951. Directors made no editor or publisher appointment. Johnson became board chairman and her husband had headed the Observer from 1924 to 1950. Nicholson plans to resume publishing another paper in the area.
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Charlotte
Curtis B. Johnson
Charlotte Observer Co
Ralph Nicholson
Nicholson
Ms. Johnson
Johnson
The
Observer
Deer Hunts Planned in Bladen Lakes State Forest
Eight deer hunts will take place in Bladen Lakes State Forest Bladen County next fall per dates released by Ben Douglas of the State Department of Conservation and Development. Hunts run Oct 22 29 Nov 5 12 19 and Dec 3 10 17 with up to 40 hunters per date at 150 dollars each and all participants require state hunting licenses.
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Raleigh
Bladen Lakes State Forest
Bladen County
Ben Douglas
State Department of Conservation and Development
Douglas
Four Richmond Boys Die In Ice Box Tragedy Near Hospital
In Richmond Virginia four boys ages seven and five were found dead inside an abandoned ice box near McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital after a two day search by up to a thousand people. The victims were Woodrow Wilson Blackstock seven Wilson Blackstock seven George Blackstock five and Walter Charles Tex Boykin seven sons of hospital staff members. The refrigerator lay in an unused building close to the Boykin home and was initially overlooked during checks.
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Richmond
McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital
John Turner
Proctor
Ark
Woodrow and
Wilson
George
Woodrow Wilson Blackstock
Walter Charles
Tex) Boykin
J. Melvin Boykin
Boykin
Clarification Sought on North Carolina Prisons Oversight
RALEIGH The Prisons Advisory Council urged Gov. Umstead to decide on Walter Anderson’s status as prisons director and to consider creating a separate Prisons Department. The group asked for legal rules governing operations and closer liaison with the Highway Commission, noting the current system is an “impossible muddle.”�
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Raleigh
Gov
Umstead
Walter Anderson
Prisons
Highway Commission
Gov. Umstead
Anderson
Prisons Department
Advisory Council
A. H. Graham
The
Reds Free 400 POWs as Red China Warns on Returns
Red forces released 400 prisoners at Panmunjom including 75 Americans 75 British and 250 South Koreans while warning that Allied captives may be held if needed. U S Secretary Dulles pressed that all POWs must be returned under the Geneva Convention and truce terms.
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Bone Roes
Camp 5
Pyoktong
Yalu
Camp 1
Red China
Reds
Dulles
U. N. Command
UNC
Peiping Radio
Peipi
Blac
Peiping
United States
U. S
Mectinens
Washington
U.S
Earthquakes Ravage Greek Islands Killing Count Uncertain
Severe tremors in Greece's Ionian islands hit Kefallinia Ithaca and Zakynthos with fires and landslides. Officials warn numbers dead or missing remain undetermined as residents report portions of Argostolion sinking while American aid and naval forces coordinate relief efforts.
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Athens
Greece
Ionian
Kefallinia
Ministry of Interior
Argostolion
Katherini
Walter Hawkins
Coatesville
TWA
Max Scribner
Mec Island
New York
Athens Observatory
Kefallina
Ithaca
Zakynthos
Tonian Islands
Ace
Ionian Sea
Patras
Ralph Earl
Springfield
Mass
U.S. Navy
Charles Yost
Yost
U.S
Red Cross
North Carolina Sheriffs Association elects leaders at Nags Head
Delegates at the North Carolina Sheriffs Association held talks then recreation including fishing and swimming. Tom P. Barden of Edgecombe was elected president with E. M. Logan Cabarrus as first vice president Malcolm F. E. McLeod Robeson as second vice president and John R. Morris New Hanover reelected secretary-treasurer. W A Murphy of Charlotte gave firearm handling demonstrations and home raid tips.
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NAGS
North Carolina Sheriffs Association
Tom P. Barden
Edgecombe
E. M. Logan
Cabarrus
Malcolm FE. McLeod
Robeson
Jom R. Morris
New Hanover
W. A. Murphy
The
Charlotte Aun’ Ae Aoe
Eisenhower Creates New Equal Employment Committee
President Eisenhower signed an executive order establishing a 14 member government contract committee to prevent hiring and firing discrimination on jobs funded by federal contracts. The panel includes six agency representatives and eight public members to be named by the president. The order reaffirms non discrimination based on race creed color or national origin in government contracts.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Commerce Department
Department of Defense
Justice Department
General Services Administration
Labor Department
James C. Hagerty
Fedral
Former Gov W Kerr Scott hints at Senate bid in Zebulon speech
In Zebulon North Carolina W Kerr Scott spoke at Fire Truck and Farmers Day telling about 1000 attendees he is likely to run for the U S Senate next year though he did not confirm it. He noted funds and said about entering the race he would need roughly one dollar. Local residents received praise for securing a new fire truck and he urged support for a statewide bond referendum totaling 72 million dollars for school construction and mental hospital improvements.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
Scott
Zebulon
N.C
W. Kerr Scott
U.S. Senate
Alton Lennon
Wilmington
Zebulon Rural Fire
It’s a Tossup What Proves More Valuable at a Picnic
A playful note weighs two essentials for outdoor meals the iodine and the can opener. The fragment contrasts practical usefulness with casual humor, implying both items have steady value in picnics.
North Carolina Coast Warned As Barbara Hurricane Approaches
Miami forecast office issued 4-Hurricane warnings along the North Carolina coast from Morehead City to Manteo as Barbara channeled 100 mph winds. Warnings extended to Atlantic City with Cape Hatteras expected to bear the hurricane center midnight. Capes Virginia and NC alerted. coast guard planes delivered warnings and storms lashed Wilmington with gusts up to 75 mph.
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Miami
North Carolina
Morehead City
Manteo
Barbara
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Virginia Capes
Atlantic City
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Ca ‘Hatteras
Cape Lookout
Wilmington
N.C
Cape Hatteras
Pan Shoals
Cape Fear River
Coast Guard
Weather outlook with warm day and cool night
Forecast calls for a low of 67 tonight and a high of 86 tomorrow. Today's high reaches 88 with last night’s low at 68. Sunset is 7 18 p m and sunrise tomorrow is 5 37 a m.
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Official Weather Bureau
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Cevsesese
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Columbia
High Point
Little Rock
Los Angeles
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Miami
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
Ewenens
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Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Washington Wilmington
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