Governor States NC Policy on Pearsall Plan After Vote
Governor Hodges says North Carolina has placed the school desegregation issue in the hands of local communities following the Pearsall Plan referendum. He cautions his statement does not approve or disapprove any action by a community while detailing plan provisions and state actions to date.
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Winston - Salem
North Carolin
Supreme Court
Luther H. Hodges
Reed Sarratt
Winston- Salem Journal and Sentinel
North Carolina
Hodges
General Assembly
Child Killed As Car Hits Pedestrians Near Roanoke Rapids
A speeding auto side swiped a car then struck a group of pedestrians near Roanoke Rapids North Carolina killing 7 year old Joy Ellis and injuring two others Police arrested 30 year old Robert Harris an airman after the crash near the Gum Church community The victims were Joy Ellis Diane Patrick 11 and Mrs Herbert Morris 16 The other pedestrian Mrs Harvey Brown 30 escaped unharmed Carroll 21 was not held.
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Roanoke Rapids
Robert Harris
Joy Ellis
Thomas
Diane
Two Tar Heels Sentenced On Reported Incident
Three Warren Air Force Base airmen pleaded guilty to statutory charges and were placed on probation by Dist. Judge Sam Thompson in Cheyenne. Dennis G. Miller 20 of Sophia North Carolina Emmett L. Bolt 19 of Winston Salem North Carolina and Jimmy Ray Stott 18 of Pinedale Louisiana were involved. A Cheyenne woman Mrs Maxine Munson 30 was charged with encouraging her 13 year old daughter to engage in immoral acts with the three. She has a court appointed defense attorney but has entered no plea.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Warren Air Force Base
Sam Thompson
Dennis G. Miller
Sophia
N.C
Emmett L. Bolt
Winston-Salem
Jimmy Ray Stott
Pinedale
Maxine Munson
Munson
Shakespearean roles draw many leaders but few sergeants
Dr. Paul A. Jorgensen of the University of California notes in his findings that Shakespeare’s works teem with captains and generals yet lack any sergeants in the ranks.
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Paul A. Jorgensen
University of California
Shakespeare
Tennessee Arms Bill Targets NAACP Members and Donors
Memphis report says the next Legislature may require the NAACP or any unincorporated group to disclose Tennessee members and revenue, name agents in three divisions, and face penalties enforced by district attorneys. The bill, drafted by Shelby County delegates, could apply broadly and may not name the NAACP outright.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Assn
Advancement of
Colored People
Tennessee
Shelby County
Citizens For Progress
Dixie
NAACP
East
Middle
West
South
Americans in Sumatra report calm amid coup unrest
Nebraskan Samuel C. Waugh and James C. Baird, on an Indonesia mission, found Sumatra calm as a 17 million dollar fertilizer project loan loomed. Western embassies noted unrest in Celebes, Java and Borneo, while Lt. Col. Achmad Husein led the coup and Simbolon rose as power-broker amid warnings the government could fall.
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Samuel C. Waugh
Export-Import Bank
James C. Baird
International Cooperation Administration
Indonesia
Baird
Jakarta
Waugh
Sumatra
Singapore
Standard and Caltex
Celebes
Java
Borneo
Achmad Husein
Simbolon
North
Subsido
Ackne
Parnalicut
Accidents Claim Ten Lives in North Carolina
A string of fatal accidents across North Carolina reports ten deaths. Notable victims include William C. Segars and Nassah D Dow both of Gastonia. The toll includes a crossing collision at 65 mph and a head on crash near Hillsboro involving Richard L McCarthy and George R Liddle. A Trailways bus accident near Fayetteville injures a family. other fatalities include James Thomas McNeill and pedestrian Charles R Paschal. A seven year old girl dies in Roanoke Rapids. Adrian Simmons dies after being struck by a train in New Hanover.
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William C. Segars
South Gastonia
Nassah D. Dow
Gastonia
H. L. Cline
Spencer
Richard L. McCarthy
LaMesa
Calif
George R. Liddle
Martville
N. Y
Hillsboro
McCarthy
U. S. Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Liddle
Donaldson Air Force Base
S. C
Jack Karp
Rockville Centre
Trailways
Fayetteville
Eloise Marks
Hamiden
Conn
Ft. Bragg
Ft Bragg
James Thomas McNeill
Parkton
U. S
Charles R. Paschal
Raleigh
George Roberson
Chester
U.S. 201
Elm City
State Highway Patrol
Robertson
Roanoke Rapids
Adrian Simmons
Rt. 1
Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line
East W . New Hanover
Record Altitude Reached In Simulated Flight Test
Maj. Arnold I. Beck of Brooklyn New York set a simulated altitude record of 198 770 feet in a Wright Air Development Center chamber while testing the MC4 partial pressure suit. The ascent followed several failed attempts to top 155 000 feet.
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William B. Harwood
Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Maj
Arnold I. Beck
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
ARDC
Beck
Maj. Beck
School of Aviation Medicine
Gunter Air Force Base
Montgomery
WADC
Berger Bros. Co., Inc
New Haven
Conn
Navy
School Plans Course on Farm Buildings
Raleigh notice states North Carolina State College will hold a two week retail building supply marketing institute with a farm buildings clinic set for January 14. The program is conducted by the college and focuses on retailing building supplies and farm building topics for industry professionals.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Charlotte Observer Names Editorial Desk Appointments
The Charlotte Observer announces Rob ert Bell as chief of the copy desk and Edward Earl Heffner Jr. Walter A. Damtoft and William Lamkin as telegraph city and night city editors respectively. All four, UNC graduates, had held acting posts prior to the formal appointments.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Observer Today
Robert Bell
C. A
Pete) McKnight
Observer
Earl Heffner Jr
Telegraph
Walter A. Damtoft
William Lamkin
McKnight
Bell
Concord
The
Concord Tribune
United Press
New York
Associated Press
Raleigh
New Orleans
Asheville Citizen
University of North Carolina
Heffner and Lamkin
Tar Heel
Damtoft
Union Seeks Aid for Workers In Plant Shutdown
Greensboro December 22 union officials call the Cone Mills shutdown of White Oak and Proximity plants a layoff and plan to seek unemployment compensation. The Textile Workers Union argues contracts provide only one vacation period yearly and the shutdown is unpaid aside from Christmas Day. North Carolina Employment Service waives its registration rule for this case to determine eligibility, with a single test case deciding all workers.
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Greensboro
White Oak
Proximity
Cone Mills Corp
Textile Workers Union of America
North Carolina Employment Service
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