North Carolina Flue-Cured Leaf Prices Fall Despite Higher Output
The Federal-State Crop Report shows North Carolina flue-cured tobacco earned 547.5 million dollars in 1962 auctions, up from 541.5 million, while the average price per hundred pounds declined to 60.50 dollars. Output reached 905.46 million pounds, with the Eastern Belt dropping income by over 17 million as production rose, and regional gains in Border Belt and Tar Heel belts. About 237 million pounds, or 17 percent, went to the Flue-Cured Stabilization Corp. under the loan program.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal
North Carolina Border Belt
Tar Heel
Old Belt
Damages Sought After Wilmington Bus Crash
A Wilson family filed a U S District Court suit seeking 195 000 from Delaware Coach Co and driver William P Hayden for a crash in Trainer Pa that injured James R Whitely his wife Agnes and three children. The Whitelys seek 100 000 50 000 and 15 000 each. Delaware Bus Co and Red Arrow Inc are also named. Israel and Jordan remain technically at war.
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Wilmington
Whitely
Agnes
Delaware Bus Co
Red Arrow, Inc
Lyndon Johnson Steps Into Broad Administrative Duties
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, with Kennedy’s support, expands beyond presiding over the Senate to engage in major executive tasks. He chairs the Space Council, leads Equal Employment Opportunities, heads Peace Corps advisory work, and travels to 22 foreign countries representing the administration. Johnson’s involvement signals a hands on, insider role in policy, space, and foreign affairs.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
National Security Council
Space Advisory Council
Committee On Equal Employment Opportunities
Peace Corps’ Advisory Council
White House
Cuba
Space Council
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State
Defense
National Aeronautical and Space Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Federal Aviation Agency
Peace Corps
Capitol Hill
Mittee
House
Texas
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
America
North Carolina posts November employment record
Non-farm employment in North Carolina reached 1 273 800 in November, a state record despite an 8 600 drop from October due to seasonal layoffs in tobacco stemmeries. Factory employment totaled 537 900, down 9 300 from October but up 18 700 from November 1961. Non-manufacturing employment rose to 735 900, up 700 from October and 10 000 from last November. manufacturing workers earned an average of 65 cents an hour, two cents above October.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Frank Crane
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By Jack Bell
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Lyndon AB. Johnson
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Connie
Grand Sa
Lee
Arthur Murray
School OF Dancing
Jim and
Lilo Ford
S. Main ST. PH
Kaycrest
Deseri
Shulton
Musical Gond
MR. Bim
Woodbury’s
RADIO
Petecoat
Strombecker
Aluminum
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