Berserk Gunman Dies After Four Hour Detroit Siege
A gunman identified as Charles Luther Rollins 44 of Leoma Tennessee died after a four hour Detroit siege. He fired on officers from a burning house as police used tear gas and 40 shots were fired at him wounding two officers. Rollins had been in the home of Bernard Smith while police surrounded the block watched by about 5000 residents.
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Ito
Charles Luther Rollins
Leoma
Tenn
Detroit
Anthony Oberdzinski
Rollins
Bernard Smith
Tennessee
Smith
Wyrod
Leslie Caldwell
Edward Jacque
Governor Hodges Voluntary Segregation Plan Rejected
A North Carolina Negro teachers conference at Shaw University rejected Governor Hodges plea for voluntary segregation in public schools. The delegates stated they have not supported segregation and that Supreme Court rulings override state law. They urged school boards to carry out the court decree with encouragement from state officials.
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Raleigh
Hodges
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Shaw University
North Carolina
National Education Assn
Supreme Court
Final Tribute Paid To Dr. T. D. Kitchin
Wake Forest mourns Thurman D. Kitchin 69 former president emeritus dies heart ailment. Funeral at Wake Forest Baptist Church with graveside service at Scotland Neck. Survived by wife Reba Clark, three sons Thurman Irwin and William, sister Annie, brother T A Kitchin.
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Wake Forest
N.C
North Carolina
Thurman D. Kitchin
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest Baptist Church
Scotland Neck
Kitchin
Harold W. Kim
Pg Ahe
The
Baptist College
Winston-Salem
Bowman Gray
Reba Clark
Near
Irwin Clark Kitchin
Oxford
William Walton Kitchin
Clinton
Annie Kitchin McDowell
Tarbore
T. A. Kitchin
Baltimore
What’s The Answer Quiz Questions From The Era
A list of trivia items asks which options fit several questions. Topics include TV viewing hours, arthritis gender prevalence, 1952 GOP convention first-ballot leader, postwar fare increases for planes versus trains, beer consumption per person weekly, racehorse ages Swaps and Nashua, and Davy Crockett birthplaces.
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Eisenhower
Taft
Stassen
U. S
Cecuee
Dore Schary's Daughter Engaged
Hollywood confirms the engagement of Jill Schary to Navy Lt John Courrier Zimmer of Los Angeles. The announcement came at a premature party for Schary attended by Danny Kaye and others. Zimmer is the son of Mrs Morris A Zimmer and Jill Schary studies at Stanford.
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Hollywood
Dore Schary
MGM Studio
Hhe Seesanala
Jill
Navy
John Courrier Zimmer
Los Angeles
Schary
Danny Kaye
Gurney
Atry
Stanford University
Zimmer
Morris A. Zimmer
Ervin to Seek Reelection in North Carolina Senate Race
Winston-Salem reports U. S. Sen Sam J Ervin will run in the Democratic primary next May. Ervin announced at a Democratic rally that he is definitely seeking reelection. A former State Supreme Court justice, he was appointed to the Senate by Gov William B Umstead after Senator Clyde R Hoey’s death last year.
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Winston-Salem
U. S
Sam J. Ervin
Ervin
Enn Cor
Supreme Court
Senate
William B. Umstead
Clyde R. Hoey
Laborers End Dispute at GE Plant in Hickory
Laborers at the General Electric plant site in Hickory returned to work after a strike over wages and conditions ended. About 40 workers had blocked the gate Friday and settlement came Saturday after negotiations in Charlotte involving AFL locals, J. A. Jones Construction Co., and NC labor officials. No raise was agreed. workers will be paid 90 cents an hour, with some seeking 1.10.
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Hickory
N.C
General Electric
Charlotte
International Laws Union
AFL
J. A. Jones Construction Co
North Carolina Delaborers
General Electric Co
John Marshall
Jones Construction Co
Lumberton Man Held on Murder Charge in Wife Death
O Berry Stephens a 36 year old carpenter was jailed on a murder charge in the death of his wife Edna Anna Stephens 57 after an early morning explosion ripped the kitchen from their frame house in Robeson County. Police said dynamite was used and Stephens had obtained it shortly before the blast. He told investigators the oil range had exploded while he was in the yard feeding chickens.
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Lumberton
N.C
O'Berry Stephens
Stephens
Edna Anna Stephens
Robeson County Memorial Hospital
J. C. Gardner
E. J. Glover
Saxophone Player Dies In Wreck
Los Angeles saxophonist Robert Gordon age 24 was killed in a car crash while en route to a San Diego jazz concert with trumpeter Earl McCrea. Emmett York, 22, faces manslaughter suspicion after the collision. McCrea suffered neck injuries. Gordon was named baritone sax player of the year by mbeat Magazine and leaves a widow Sue and two children. The piece also references a 1850s US offer to Spain for Cuba.
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Los Angeles
Robert Gordon
van Nuys
Earl McCrea
San Diego
Emmett R. York
McCrea
Gordon
Mbeat
Sue
Steven
Stacey
Graham Nixon Clement Share Spotlight at VFW Convention
At the 59th VFW memorial services in Boston Billy Graham spoke before about 6000 delegates and wives after receiving the Bernard Baruch Medal. Nixon and Clement were listed as speakers for sessions, with Clement commenting on future Republican chances and Graham urging peace with readiness to defend.
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Boston
Billy Graham
Nixon
Frank G. Clement
D-Tenn
Graham
VFW
Clement
Car Found With Six Bullet Holes Near Farm
Police investigated an abandoned car with six fresh bullet holes found near a farm. Daniel Daily, 35, of Bronxville, arrived claiming the car was used as a target while staying with friends. he said he was nearly shot and had returned home.
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Buffalo
Daniel Daily
Bronxville
Daily
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