Four bodies Found in Hotel Fire
Paterson Nova Scotia AP reports four bodies recovered after a downtown hotel fire destroyed the Ye smouldering ruins. Police said the blaze began in a wing with 31 separate rooms above shops. Two residents lived at the Mid adorn Hotel. Owner Charles Convery estimates $200,000 damage. At least ten treated in hospitals. no serious injuries. Firemen battled hours in sub freezing temperatures. Deputy Chief Solomon Reines called the fire defences arson, noting a neighborhood vendetta against hotel occupants. A prior small blaze at the hotel was extinguished with no injuries.
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Paterson
N.S
Midadorn
Charles Convery
Eirehen
Polite
Stanley Nelson
Macrhen
Solomon Reines
Rockefeller privacy study fuels credit data worries
The report outlines potential use of fast reply computers by credit data firms, sparking concern over privacy and market leverage. Rockefeller defends his stance as governor while GOP and Nixon-era figures discuss the politics of an inquiry and the implications for data firms and consumers.
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Rockeffeler
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Takean
Armitteeman
Rockefeller
Mitch
Miller
Misuse Of Credit Information Feared
Senate anti trust subcommittee hearings focus on private credit reporting networks. Prof. Arthur R. Miller warns centralized data could be used to collect extensive personal information by government agencies employers and others seeking specialized mailing lists.
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Washington
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Bond Sales Rise in North Carolina in 1944
Savings bonds and Freedom Shares sales surged in the first ten months of 1944 in North Carolina. Total ten month sales reached 84,285 dollars and 79 percent of the state's annual goal. Guilford County reported 4,775,410 dollars for January through October, 85.7 percent of its 5,572,000 dollar target, with High Point volunteer chair Pleas ants leading the effort.
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Hickoet E
Guilford County
Pleasants
High Point City
Bowles Calls for Review of Extremism Laws in NC
Greensboro AP report states Senator Bowles urged state authorities to review laws to shield North Carolinians from extremism after Stokely Carmichael’s A and T State University speech. He cited violent rhetoric, warned of race-driven extremism, and urged enforcement to prevent uprising or gun use.
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Greensboro
Eled
Hargrove
Bowles
North Carolina
Loke Stokley Carmmichael
Lha
Stokley Carmichael
A&t State University
Ohio Society For the Redt
A&t
Carmi
Chael
Scots Back Clocks To Greenwich Mean Time In Protest
In Stornoway Scotland the townspeople refuse British summer time and set clocks back one hour to regain morning light. The switch aligns Britain with Western Europe for the winter experiment aimed at aiding business by improving morning hours.
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Stornoway
Scotland
Lewis
Britain
Western
Europe
A&I Students Boycott Sparks Debate Over Time Change
A&I Student Government calls boycott amid protests over daylight hours and a proposed time switch. City officials in Stornoway express frustration as darkness and traffic hazards prompt demand for sensible hours. UK government rejects local time changes despite calls for review. At universities in Greensboro and Columbia, Carmichael appearances prompt protests and editorials urging end to the time experiment. Classes proceed with reduced attendance as student leadership drafts recommendations for campus reforms.
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Wyewpen Wei Dowdy
Student Government Association
Nixon Rockefeller talks bruise ties and ambassadorship hint
Nixon and Rockefeller Jr discussed urban affairs in a New York Fifth Avenue apartment, with Rockefeller signaling possible cabinet or ambassadorship service. The exchange, though subtle, worsened a strained relationship between the governors as checks totaling 2.69 million dollars were mailed to NCNB Christmas Club members across North Carolina.
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Mitchel
Nixon
Rockefeller
Rockefel'er
New York
Fifth Avenue
Oovernor
Tward
Rockefeller Jr
North Carolina National Bank N High Point
Total Employment Reaches All-Time High Nationwide
Washington AP reports total employment rose by about 250000 in November to an all-time high near 8 million while unemployment fell to 2.6 million and the jobless rate dropped from 3.6 to 3.3 percent. Average hourly earnings stood at 2.92 with a weekly 109.21, teen unemployment at 12.2 percent.
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Washington
Thena
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Reort
Harold Goldstein
Engineers Meet AIIE to Host Annual Ladies Night
The American Institute of Industrial Engineers will hold its annual ladies night on December 12 at Meddow Greens Country Club in Eden starting at 6 30 p.m. After the buffet dinner at the same club, attendees will tour the Karastan Carpet Plant in Eden.
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American Institute of Industrial Engineers
Meddow Greens Country Club
Eden
High Point redevelopment property tax exemption upheld
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that property held by municipal redevelopment commissions remains tax-exempt when its primary use is public. The decision supports the High Point Redevelopment Commission, Guilford County, and city officials, affirming tax-exempt status despite incidental income. The ruling modified an appeals court decision and references related state cases.
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Raleigh
Norths
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Guilford
Farm Bureau Debates Policies For Coming Year
Kansas City AP report on the 50th annual Farm Bureau meeting where 1.8 million members discuss policies. Debates center on farm labor, land retirement, trade, and the California table grape boycott. Jose Mendoza cites low unionization. organizers warn of potential spread to other crops. Howard Worthington notes CGI exports near last year. modest gains in feed grains soybeans meat oil and cattle hides with declines in wheat tobacco cotton and eggs.
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Kansas City
Farm Bureau
Vietnam
Thej
Cali
Fornia
United Farmworkers
Jose Mendoza
Bakersfield
Calif
California
Mendoza
Idaho
California Farm Bureau
Howard L. Worthington
State Department
Worthington
High Point Guardsmen Promotions Reported in Raleigh
Gov Dansterson announces promotions and appointments in the North Carolina Army National Guard. Officers from various towns including Cary Hendersonville Raleigh Creedmoor Mount Pleasant Greensboro Winston-Salem and Rockingham receive warrant and captain ranks.
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Raleigh
Dansterson
Trinity
Bert B
Moore
Kinston
North Carolina Army
Jack T
John R. Garner
Sant
Willard L.fof Creedmoor
Barker
Bobby J. Alfred T. Taylor Jr
Barnes
Mount Pleasant
Army Reserve
Charles H. Cross
Joel C
Wetherington
Greensboro
National Guard
Roy L. Fulcher
Rockyleigh
Mount Chester
Inflation psychology dominates Commerce panel talk
Opinions on inflation ran high at a U S Chamber of Commerce panel with Guy Noyes Morgan Guaranty Trust Richard Scruggs Goodbody & Co Milton Friedman University of Chicago adviser to Nixon and Rep George H Mahon Texas questioned the ease of anti inflation policy.
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Guy E. Noyes
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Richard Scruggs
Goodbody Go
New York
University of Chicago
Nixon
George H. Mahon
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Weather notes on Atlantic coast states and tax debate
Forecasts for North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia describe fair to partly cloudy conditions with varying lows from the 20s to mid 30s and highs in the 40s to mid 60s. A warming trend and a potential surtax discussion loom as Mahon and Mills debate extending or letting expire the federal surtax amid national economic pressures.
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Mahon
Virginia
Georgia
Schoed
Wilbur D. Mills
Rod
Mills
Nixon
North Carolina
Carolina Mountains
Scranton Reports Mixed Signals From Middle East Tour
Scranton, returning to the United States, said leaders across Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel want a peaceful settlement and are willing to talk with UN envoy Jarring. He noted Israel seeks face to face talks but emphasized evaluating a direct threat to Israel before endorsing military aid. The border clash in the Beisan Valley caused no casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Nixon
Middle River
Will Rast
Liom W. Scranton
Asa
Desire
Middle East
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Counos
Beisan
Jordan
Penevania Govenor
Iran
Lebanon
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Israel
U.N
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Hijacked airliner diverted to Havana from Nashville
Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 on inaugural Nashville to Miami flight was hijacked after takeoff. The hijacker forced a course to Havana with 45 people aboard. Captain Dennis Maloney reported the gun scene at the back of the cockpit as authorities arranged return and passenger repatriation per Cuban procedures.
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Miami
Fla
Trans World
St. Louis
Cuba
Havana
Dennis Maloney
Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mason Rudolph
Tex Ritter
Jose Marti
U.S
J. A. Graffius
FAA
Soviets Move Destroyers Near American Foothold
Navy officials reported Soviet destroyers in the Mediterranean and planes over ships near the Dyess group in the Indian Ocean area. The move followed a pattern of Soviet naval activity, with a review noting eight prior appearances by US destroyers in similar contexts. Officers described ships staying well inside international waters and avoiding port calls, while observers noted aircraft altitude and radar checks without direct harassment.
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Turner
Indian Ocean
Clifford
Soviet Union
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Paris
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Mera Jeantot
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