Murder Trial Jury Is Sought in North Carolina
In Nash County, Johnnie D. Knight Jr., 29, stands trial for the first degree murder of Myra Brown Manning, 43. Manning’s body was found near a Boy Scout camp after she was reported missing from Bailey, and Knight was brought into a tense Nash Superior Court session amid patrol presence.
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Nashville
N.C
Nash Superior Court
Johnnie D. Knight Jr
Myra Brown Manning
Bailey
Knight
Central Prison
Raleigh
Manning
School Board Hears Argument On Desegregation Request
McDowell County School Board to respond Saturday to a Raleigh attorney Michael Samuel Mitchell who represents 40 Negro families appealing an Aug. 5 denial of reassignment of their children from Old Fort to the white school. The board previously cited improper forms and channels. Mitchell claims he holds power of attorney for all appellants and seeks reconsideration at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Marion, N.C
McDowell County
Old Fort
Samuel Mitchell
Raleigh
Mountain View
Mitchell
Fatal Shooting Blamed On Affair In Beaufort County
Beaufort County farmer Haywood Paul was shot dead at a tobacco barn near the Grimes home prompting prosecutor J C Grimes Jr to be charged with murder. He cites an affair between Paul and Grimes's wife Lillie Grist as motive. Grimes posted bond and resigned as solicitor. county officials plan to name a successor and court dates await.
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Washington
N.C
Haywood Paul
J. C. Grimes Jr
Paul
Beaufort County
William Rumley
Grimes
Ing Haywood Paul
Beaufort County Recorder's Court
Superior Court
Beaufort Superior Court
J. D. Grimes
Arson Suspected After Fire Destroys Three Older Buildings
In Lumber Bridge North Carolina, a schoolhouse and two adjacent stores burned overnight amid suspicions of arson. An automobile was seen leaving the grounds before the first blaze at the old Lumber Ridge school, which had stood unused since 1941.
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W. G. Marley
Harris
Red Springs
Raeford
Robe
Son County School System
G. Marley
Harristore
Marley
Free Polio Vaccinations Urged in North Carolina
Raleigh health officer urges unvaccinated children to obtain free polio vaccine as soon as possible. Norton says 200,000 cc of Salk vaccine will be quickly used after schools start. 450,000 cc more ordered but no funds remain after that. Foard notes 158 polio cases this year, with 19 paralytic, vs 120 last year and 59 paralytic cases at this time previously.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. W. R. Norton
Norton
Fred T. Foard
State Board of Health
Foard
Milk Price Increase May Be Asked
Piedmont milk producers plan to petition the State Milk Commission for higher prices paid by distributors. The commission, which regulates the state industry, held a Raleigh hearing and travels to Salisbury for today session. Distributors urged continued fair trade rules while seeking less drastic limits on free advertising signs and two weeks to draft a revised regulation. The Lion of Lucerne memorial honors Swiss Guards who died defending Louis XVI during the French Revolution.
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Salisbury
N.C
Piedmont
State Milk Commission
Raleigh
Commission
Lucerne
Louis XVI
Sterns Face Question On Citizenship
The United States probes whether Martha Dodd Stern and Alfred K. Stern renounced U.S. citizenship after reportedly obtaining Paraguayan passports and traveling to Prague with their 12 year old son. A State Department spokesman said no information on renunciation and that officials are examining reports from Boris Morros naming them as Soviet agents.
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Washington
United States
Martha Dodd Stern
Prague
Czechoslovakia
State Department
U.S
Mexico
Stern
William F. Dodd
Germany
Alfred K. Stern
New York
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Boris Morros
FBI
Sa Mexico
Sterns
Moscow
Morse argues water as top resource amid private utilities
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon addresses Tar Heel Electric members at Umstead State Park, condemning private monopolies and criticizing Rep. George Shuford for supporting measures aiding private utilities. He links the Hells Canyon and Dixon Yates cases to alleged administration favoritism and warns of dam plans on the Snake River. The Hells Canyon bill awaits House action after Senate opposition.
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Raleigh
Wayne Morse
Ore
Morse
North Carolina
George Shuford
Oregon
Tar Heel Electric Membership Assn
Umstead State Park
Shuford
Hells Canyon
Dixon Yates
TVA
Pacific Northwest
Columbia River Basin
Senate
Electric Co-Op
House
Constipation cure claims new laxative discovery
An advertisement-style article touts Cotonam and Cocomam laxatives claiming they unblock bowels without gagging and stimulate the colon to purge waste. It asserts safety for pregnancy, no interference with vitamin absorption, and a 98 cent tablet pack offering nightly relief and colon-toning exercise.
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CoLonam
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