Woman Is Killed At Police Roadblock
A traffic stop turned into a dramatic abduction as Burton and Davis hijacked a police cruiser in Paducah Kentucky. Trooper Little and Sheriff Snowden Dell were forced to accompany the suspects to a nearby service station where cash was taken and a hostage threatened. After hours of pursuit and a stay at the Shelton home the suspects fled leaving the hostage free. Davis, with a prior prison record, faced kidnapping and auto theft charges while Burton led the plan.
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Harold Davis
Little
Calvin Shelton
Missouri Highway Patrol
Burton
Snowden Dell
Evelyn Foster
Whittle
Paducah
Melcher
Shelton
Davis
Sheltons
Mrs. Shelton
Rube Elliott
San Quentin
Emphasis On Science Urged To Strengthen Nation
Killian calls for greater science emphasis and better pay to harness natural forces. He outlines five educational deficiencies: talent discovery in math, higher high school rigor, expanded liberal arts science routes, more graduate programs in engineering, and universal scientific literacy.
North Carolina Press Urges Law and Order Over Klan Violence
The state press defends against Ku Klux Klan violence and supports desegregation with a call for law and order. It lauds NC newspapers for Pulitzer recognition and criticizes federal court rulings while urging broader understanding and steady progress.
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Ku Klux Klan
Nashville
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Whatansas
Brooks
Perone
Miss Cobb
Henry Dennis
Today's Business Mirror Looks Back at 1948 Economics
A retrospective piece on the first week of Today's Business Mirror notes concerns then about rising labor costs, debt, and inflation, while US exports, trade balance, and fashion trends of the era echo into today. It highlights food price leveling, dollar value shifts, and ongoing worries over replacement costs and earnings in a changing economy.
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New York
Business Mirror
Steelmen
Elis
Poland
U.S
General MacArthur
Japan
Commerce Department
Europe
Ghandi
Indonesia
Venezuela
Maid of Cotton
Christian Dior
Graham rests Scarborough after Caribbean crusade
Evangelist Graham concludes a Tobago Caribbean Crusade with a farewell sermon in Scarborough. He says the H bomb and satellites show man faces a test. he plans a two day rest before departing Wednesday for Panama via Trinidad.
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Scarborough
Tobago
British West Indies
Trinidad
Graham
Mance
Panama
Aircraft and missile stocks rise on satellite news
New York markets showed mixed gains as the first American earth satellite news buoyed aircraft and missile shares. North American Aviation opened with 20 000 shares up but later trimmed gains. Martin Co. also advanced while rubbers oils and building materials moved unevenly. The AP average rose 50 cents to 163.00 at noon amid gains in industrials rails and utilities. By 1 p.m. listed by Bache & Co. data continued same trend.
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New York
North American Aviation
Earth Satellite
Martin Co
Associated Press
Bache & Co
Student Snatched From Seas Near Charleston
An 18 year old University of North Carolina freshman from Beaufort D C was swept from raging seas during a gale. His companion, owner of a 40 foot sailboat, is missing and presumed drowned. David Albert Youngblood survived after rescue from the craft. Edward Brown is presumed drowned. A search began Saturday after they sailed and the two were located about 30 miles east and south of the Seamen. A rope from a freighter reached Brown but he disappeared in 28 degree seas.
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Charleston
S.C. W
University of North Carolina
Beaufort
D.C
Coast Guard
David Albert Youngblood
Edward Brown
Princeton
Aioe
Brown
WC Alumnae Nominates Eight Trustees in Mail Vote
At a mid winter meeting, the WC Alumnae Association selected eight candidates for the Board of Trustees for the spring mail vote. Nominees include Susan Borden Goldsboro and Cuyler Poor Raleigh among others. Mrs Paul Maulden Kannapolis serves as president in the first year of a two year term.
Planetarium to Open New Show at UNC Friday
The Morehead Planetarium at the University of North Carolina will debut Devils, Demons and Stars Tuesday night February 4 at 8 30 for a four week run. The program explains ancient beliefs about devils and demons and presents the night skies of the season. School shows for grades 7 through 12 run Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am and 1 pm. Public showtimes are daily at 8 30 pm with weekend matinees Saturday 11 am and 3 pm and Sunday 3 and 4 pm.
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Chapel Hill
Morehead Planetarium
University of North Carolina
Watauga Inn Burns Down in Blowing Rock
A two-story frame inn in Blowing Rock North Carolina burned to the ground before dawn Sunday in 10 degree cold. Firefighters from Blowing Rock and Boone reported flames spreading quickly as water froze, with the structure unoccupied for winter. The inn had a $150000 investment from a recent renovation.
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Blowing Rock
N.C
Watauga Inn
Boone
Mid-Town
Five Die Violently In State
At least five persons died violently in North Carolina during the weekend. Archie McRae, 39, Fayetteville, was shot to death in bed. Bernard Nelson Foster, dury, was hit and killed by a car. Wynoa Hicks, 42, driver, held on bond. Cathy Ann Childers, 4, near Charlotte, hit by a vehicle. Sheridan Fox, 40, killed near Hickory in a two car crash. Cyrus Goodman, 50, Dunn, died in a two car collision.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Archie McRae
Fayetteville
Charlotte
Billie Tarleton Godwin
Sheridan Grant Fox
Hickory
U.S. 70
Highway 127
Cyrus T. Goodman
Dunn
N.C. 82
Erevin
Foot Warmers Helped Rails Passengers Stay Warm
In early railroad days passenger cars lacked heating and children along the tracks sold hot bricks and hot stones to travelers for foot warmth.
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Killian
Bethlehem Burlington & Cone Mills Corp
Dow-Jones
Planetarium
DUK Power Company Sy the
Credmont Conolinitl
St. Main St
Warner's Transfer & Storage Co
W. Mion ST
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