Tar Heel Farms Lose Population
North Carolina farm communities shed residents as low income and rising opportunities push people to cities and industries. Dr. C Horace Hamilton estimates 50 000 to 55 000 leave farms yearly, signaling major economic shifts and potential farm population drop to 400 000 by 1970.
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Phil Corner
Raleigh
North Carolina
C. Horace Hamilton
North Carolina State College
Wilson County
Dr.Hamilton
MacArthur Returns For Latest Honor
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 82, meets with President Kennedy at the White House and is to receive Congress’s thanks for his service in three wars. He praises American optimism and science, recalls Pacific War comradeship, and notes Soviet cosmonaut flights as a global achievement.
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Washington
Solldier
Douglas MacArthur
America
Kennedy
White House
Capitol
Congress
Waldorf Towers
New York
MacArthur
Macwsmen
United States of America
Philippines
United States
Americans confident to land man on the Moon first
Americans expect to reach the moon ahead of the Soviet Union with NASA officials predicting a manned lunar landing before the end of the decade. James Webb says the U S will beat them, while Hugh Dryden notes a Soviet milestone may not mean an American delay.
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Soviet Union
Kennedy
U.S
Dryden
NASA
United States
Webb
End to Huntsville Space Center Strike Sought
Washington officials pressed for a federal court injunction to halt picketing that has halted work at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama. The three day strike by AFL CIO Local 558 electricians threatens the moon program and Saturn C-5 test stand construction.
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Washington
U.S. Space Development Center
Huntsville
Ala
Stuart Rothman
National Labor Relations Board
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Redstone Arsenal
Baraco Electrical Construction Co
Pensalcola
Fla
Marshall Center
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Kennedy
Missile Sites Labor Commission
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Soviet Twin Cosmonauts Report Very Good Health After Space Flight
Maj. Andrian Nikolayev and Lt. Col. Pavel Popovich were flown from Kazakhstan to a base near Moscow for a full report on life in space. Doctors called both astronauts in excellent condition and said they will be observed to study long duration flight effects. A grand welcome in Red Square is planned for the weekend following their recovery.
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Maj
Nikolayev
Col
Popovich
America
Maj. Nikolayev
United States
United
Andrian Nikolayev
Karaganda
Kazakhstan
Pavel Popovich
Tass
Moscow
Soviet Union
Outer Space
Globe
Red Square
Novosti
Yuri Gagarin
Gherman Titov
Humphrey Denies Profit Claim In Nickel Stockpile Case
Former secretary George M. Humphrey testified before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee disputing claims of unfair profits from government nickel contracts. He argued both government and Hanna Co. benefited, the nickel was vital during Korea, and the deal secured repayment with interest and a domestic supply source. He noted the agreement began under the Truman administration and that he had little direct involvement.
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Washington
George M. Humphrey
Baloney
Secretary of the Treasury
M. A. Hanna Co
Senate
Cleveland
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services
Humphrey
Harry Truman
Space Bill Job Clause Defeated in Senate Vote
The Senate defeated 54-37 an amendment by Clark and Morse to add a civil rights clause to the satellite communications bill. The clause would bar discrimination by the corporation and its contractors. Leaders argued adoption would kill the bill and civil rights progress.
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Washington
Mansfield
Senate
Clark-Morse
Clark
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Jacob K.javits
R-N.y
Kenneth B. Keating
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Mail truck robbers loom in nationwide manhunt
A Boston area probe targets five men and a woman believed behind a Route 3 mail truck heist worth about $1.5 million. Authorities, led by Postal Inspector Henry B. Montague, coordinate with state police and the FBI as investigators warn of a wide search and offer a $2,000 reward for the crime.
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Boston
Plymouth
Massachusetts
FBI
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
Revere
Lynn
Tony
Buster
Henry B. Montague
Post Office Department
Montague
Washington
Michael J. Cullinane
Massachusetts State Police
Robbery Route 3 Mail Truck Hijacked in Plymouth Mass
An eight man gang hijacked a U S mail truck on Route 3 north in Plymouth Massachusetts. They abandoned the vehicle near Randolph at the 128 and 28 intersection about 25 miles distant and escaped with about 1.5 million dollars.
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U.S
Plymouth
Mass
Randolph
Sanford Calls for Courage to Fund Southern Higher Ed
North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford urged political courage to allocate money for colleges and universities in the South. Speaking at the Southern Regional Education Board conference, he praised the SREE Goals report as a guide and said states must act to implement its recommendations.
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Biloxi
Miss
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
South
Southern Regional Education Board
Sanford
Sree Commission
SREB
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Hamilton
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
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Khrushchev
London
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Hanna Companies
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Troston
Quincy
Salem
Pawtucket
Dlymouth
Gov. Sanford
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