Harriman Eyes Civil Rights Floor Fight at Democratic Convention
Aimed at mobilizing northern support, Averell Harriman argues a strong civil rights plank could weaken Adlai Stevenson in the South while Harriman seeks to keep the high court rulings in the platform. Harriman denies a plan to use federal troops and schedules meetings with delegations from six states to rally delegates.
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Chicago
Averell Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Harriman
Stevenson
Ing
Supreme Court
Charles van Devander
Pri
Montana
North Carolina
Minnesota
South Dakota
Idaho
Wyoming
Generally Fair Weather Prevails
The Associated Press reports showers in the Rockies and scattered showers in the eastern half while most other regions enjoy generally fair conditions. Rain was light in the Rockies, skies were mostly cloudy except New England and parts of New York, and a warming trend appeared in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley with continued heat above 100 in the Southwest.
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Rocky Mountain
New England
New York
Great Plains
Middle
Mississippi Valley
North and South Carolina Weather Outlook With Showers
Forecasts show partly cloudy skies and mild changes in temperatures across the two states. North Carolina expects 80s in the mountains and mid to upper 80s to 90s elsewhere with 60s to mid 70s at night and scattered thundershowers. South Carolina eyes near normal warmth with scattered inland showers and coastal thundershowers mainly this afternoon and tonight.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
County Officials End Meeting in Winston-Salem
North Carolina county commissioners and accountants wrap up their joint convention after officers are elected. State Highway Chairman A H Graham notes traffic growth exceeds road upgrades and the 50 million dollar annual budget falls short. Federal aid increases may boost modernization while county roads remain largely unchanged. Johnston explains segregation legislation from the recent General Assembly session.
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Winston - Salem
State Associations of County Commissioners and Accountants
A. H. Graham
State Highway Commission
Congress
North Carolina
Secon
Yeu Sebastae
23 Sentenced In Assassination Case in Caracas
A Caracas court sentenced 22 men and a woman to 12 to 20 years each for complicity in the assassination of Acting President Carlos Delgado Chalbaud on November 13 1980. The case names the defendants and the crime as political violence in Venezuela.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Carlos Delgado Chal ‘Baud
Mixed North Carolina crops show uneven conditions
State Crop Reporting Service notes mixed conditions across North Carolina with slight gains in tobacco peanuts and sweet potatoes while corn cotton hay and fruits decline. Coastal counties report ample to excessive soil moisture, while mountains and western southern Piedmont face dry soils. Flue cured tobacco harvesting advances and state wide harvest over one third complete. corn needs rain in mountains and Piedmont though coastal plains counties report excellent to good crop quality.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Coastal Plains
Piedmont
Mountains
Gas Contract Bids To Be Reviewed By State Board
The State Board of Award will review Friday bids for the annual gas contract. Esso Standard Oil Co. was named low bidder in all delivery categories with 73 bids entered. Esso prices: tank wagon 20.406 cents, bulk plant 20.059, and transport 19.618. The Texas Co. bid 20.91, 20.48, and 19.94 respectively. The contract serves state agencies institutions and schools. Last year Esso and Texas shared the contract with Esso handling tank wagon and transport and Texas bulk deliveries. Current rates: tank wagon 20.34, bulk plant 18.87, transport 19.42.
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Raleigh
State Board of Award
Esso Standard Oil Co
Esso
The
Texas Co
Texas
State College student on trial for rape in Carthage
Jack Key 22 a NC State College junior engineering student and former Marine goes on trial in Carthage on the capital charge of raping Martha Robinson 21 of Biscoe during a spring date. Prosecutor presents 22 state witnesses as a Moore County jury is seated.
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Carthage
N.C
North Carolina State College
Jack Key
Martha Robinson
Biscoe
Health Center Approved for Ashe County
In Raleigh the State Medical Care Commission approved a $33,350 Ashe County health center to be built at Jefferson for Ashe County Health Department personnel and activities. Final funding would split 50 percent federal, 33.3 percent state, and 16.7 percent local, pending U S Health Education and Welfare concurrence.
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Raleigh
Ashe County
State Medical Care Commission
John A. Ferrell
Commission
U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare
Jefferson
Ashe County Health Department
Couny
Home Economics Delegates Meet in Greensboro
About 500 Vocational Home Economics Conference delegates heard University of Rhode Island home economist Mrs Elizabeth Crandall speak. Dr Irwin V Sperry of Woman's College was also scheduled to address the delegates along with E W Floyd, secretary of the State Board of Farm Organization and Agencies. The meeting ends Friday.
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Greensboro
Elizabeth Crandall
University of Rhode Island
Woman's College
A&t College
Irwin V. Sperry
E. W. Floyd
State Board of Farm Organipoment and Agencies
State Senator Rose's Wife Wounded in Gun Incident
Elizabeth F. Rose, wife of State Sen. David J. Rose of Wayne County, is hospitalized at Wayne Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds to the left arm and chest after a firearm discharged while she was putting it away. Authorities say the gun was used by the senator to hunt wild dogs attacking livestock on his farm. incident occurred Monday.
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Goldsboro
N.C
David J. Rose
Wayne County
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth F. Rose
Tobacco Volume Eases Off In Georgia Florida Belt
Markets along the Georgia Florida flue cured tobacco belt prepare to close as volume declines. Prices stay firm after new season highs. Jasper Florida will shut tomorrow after the 17th selling day, with Pearson Georgia and Madison Florida closing Friday. About 35 million pounds remain to be sold with most expected to move this week. The best wide average price Monday reached 49.30 per hundred for 8,877,482 pounds, up 98 cents from Friday. Season sales through Monday total 139,276,482 pounds gross at 49.22 per hundred, up one cent from last year. Cash returns stood at 68,545,314 versus 167,484,534 last year.
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Georgia- Florida
Jasper
Fla
Pearson, Ga
Madison
Defendant Asks For Jury Trial In Assault Case
A Negro man charged with assault with a deadly weapon requested a trial by jury in Municipal Court. Lewis McCullough, 22, of Hay Street, is accused of cutting Herbert Keenan, Negro of Hoover Street, across the neck, chest and left wrist with a razor last Saturday night. Keenan required 13 stitches. Other cases: Floyd D. Maner, 58, reckless driving, dismissed. David Leroy Little, 17, fined $15 and costs for reckless driving. Willie Blake, 35, trespassing, 30 days suspended for 12 months with conditions and half costs. Thomas Chestley Folsom, 45, Route 5 High Point, fined $25 and costs for driving after license revocation.
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Lewis McCullough
Hay Street
Herbert Keenan
Hoover Street
Keenan
Floyd D. Maner
S. Main Street
David Leroy Little
Perry Street
Willie Blake
W. Green Street
Essie Goforth
Thomas Chestley Folsom
Route 5
High Point
Witherington Speaks At Club Outing
Piedmont Toastmasters at Blair Park Club House heard Ben Witherington call the Democratic convention in Chicago “the greatest show on earth.” He warned that without TV commentary the true convention workings are lost. Rudge Calhoun spoke on a research building dedication.
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Piedmont
Ben Witherington
Blair Park Club House
Paul Turberville
Witherington
Chicago
Rudge Calhoun
Jack Peacock
Branson Wall
Sherman Aycoth
Roscoe Peters
Paul Shelton
Charles Jarrell
Portereek
Nap Dills
Glass company considers sites for plant in Piedmont area
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co weighs a 500000 square foot plant with possible locations in Charlotte Shelby Gastonia North Carolina and Union District of Columbia. C H Cronin said the whole Piedmont region is under study as a site.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
C. H. Cronin
Piedmont
Shelby
Gastonia
N.C
Union
D.C
Vatican Latin Magazine Surrenders to Modern Times
A Vatican based Latin magazine keeps its classic language but includes a dollar sign in its subscription rate indicating a nod to contemporary commerce. The single modern concession stands out in a traditional church context.
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Vatican
Last Ditch States Rights Fight Urged at Convention
In Burlington North Carolina Hugh G Grant of Atlanta urged Southern Democrats to fight to the last ditch for states rights at the Democratic national convention. Grant head of the States Rights Council of Georgia criticized lack of unity among Southern leaders and said he advised Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin to bolt the party over the nomination. He warned of racial admission issues noting two Negro women admitted to UNC Woman’s College could have been avoided.
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Burlington
N.C
Hugh G. Grant
Atlanta
U.S
Albania
Thailand
Adlai Stevenson
Averill Harriman
New York
State Department
Georgia
Alabama
Woman's College
University of North Carolina
Electric Range Week Promoted by Local Appliance Stores
A large number of local appliance and furniture stores join in Electric Range Week promotions. Many offer sharply reduced prices on ranges with store windows designed to boost interest. Best sources say new electric range models to be shown this fall will carry higher prices due to steel cost increases. Local stores also highlight unusually high trade-ins during the observance.
Missing Bricks Found After Greensboro Yard Swap
A truck driver hauling 5000 bricks from Burlington left them in a Greensboro front yard as storage after two flats halted unloading. The driver returned with helpers to reload, lost the house, and the bricks could not be found until now. The owner expressed relief that the bricks are located.
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Greensboro
N. C
Burlington
GOP Weep Talk Waxes Hotter
In San Francisco ten GOP groups debate the 1956 platform as vice presidential talk heats up. Governors Knight and McKel din signal willingness to be considered though not seeking the nomination. National committeeman Hall defends Nixon amid Dem attacks while Truman faces broad, rough campaign language.
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California
Maryland
Nixon
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Eisenhower
Chicago
Theodore McKeldin
Harold Stassen
McKeldin
White House
Sacramento
Goodwin Knight
Harry Finks
California State Federation of Labor
Long Beach
Knight
Finks
Chairman Hall
Harry Truman
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Hall
Truman
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