Capital Shimmers Ahead of Two Day State Inaugural
Raleigh prepares for a two day program as Gov Hodges and nine officials are sworn in. Festive bunting and flags decorate the Capitol while lawmakers gather for Democratic caucuses to nominate officers. Speaker Doughton and Senate President pro tem Currie are among leading contenders. Governor Hodges to deliver inaugural address.
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Gov. Nodges
Capitol
General Assembly
House
Senate
J. K. Doughton
Alleghany
Claude Currie Off
Memorial Auditorium
Gov. Hodges
Hodges
Luther Earnhardt
Doughton
Advisory Budget Commission
State Tax Study Commission
North Carolina
Prayers and Reminders: Keeping Lists for Faith and Action
Robert L. Dieffenbacher advises readers to expand prayer lists to include people and sins to seek forgiveness for. He compares daily reminders like grocery lists and memos to spiritual practice, urging mindful remembrance in prayer and in applying religion to life.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Four Die as TV Tower Collapses Over Nashville
Four men were killed when a television tower 700 feet high buckled and fell in a residential area of Nashville. The structure collapsed midsection, sending sections crashing to the ground and causing debris to plunge into the neighborhood.
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TV Tower
Nashville
Tenn. UP
Red China And Ceylon Sign Pact
The Chinese and Ceylon premiers signed a pact of peaceful cooperation and resisting imperialist expansion. They urged a second Asian African conference and opposed Western colonial powers, aligning with Bandung solidarity.
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Ceylon
Colombo
China
Chou En-lai
Middle East
Bandung
Indonesia
Chou
Asia
Peiping
Bandaranaike
John Kotelawala
Kotelawala
United National Party
Southern Railroads Gain 5 Percent Freight Rate Hike
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorizes Southern railroads to raise freight rates by 5 percent, issued after a 7 percent emergency petition last November tied to wage increases. Southern Railway System and Piedmont Northern declined to join the 15 percent overall proposal. The change takes effect with 15 days notice.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railroads
Southern Railway System
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Piedmont — Northern Railroad
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Southern Railway
Harry A. DeButts
ICC
Southern Roads
Attacks on Women Stir City in Brookhaven Mississippi
Police tighter patrols follow a string of attacks on white women in Brookhaven. A boarding house intruder, possibly the same assailant from Sunday, fled after a woman screamed. A neighbor aided a wounded victim whose jugular was severed. A nurse’s car was narrowly avoided as a man tried to choke her. A $750 reward was offered by local authorities and a group of Negro citizens pledged to match it.
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Mississippi
C. C. Casey
State Highway Patrol
Carrie Smith
Thurmond Chatham dies at 60 in Duke Hospital
Former North Carolina congressman Thurmond Chatham of Elkin and Winston-Salem died today at Duke Hospital at age 60. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He represented North Carolina in Congress.
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Thurmond Chatham
Winston- Salem
Duke Hospital
Elkin, Sons
Mara Aessee Chatham
North Car-More
Gas Tanker Slams Into School Bus Near Pineville
An empty gasoline tanker sliding downhill in heavy rain struck the left rear of a Pineville school bus. Four of about 44 children were hurt with one seriously injured. Driver Harry Bryant of Matthews steered away before the bus rolled into a ditch. Hugh McLean Jr. of Route 1 Matthews alongside others treated at a Pineville clinic.
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N.C
Seri- Mecklenburg County
Hugh McLean Jr
Route 1
Matthews
Mrs. Kerr Scott Improving in Hospital
Washington reports Mrs Kerr Scott wife of North Carolina senator shown steady improvement at Garfield Hospital pneumonia under control in one lung and the other responding though very weak she will stay hospitalized several more days per Dr Aris Carpousis.
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Washington
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Garfield Hospital
Aris Carpousis
Decision Nears On AFL-CIO Proceedings Against Unions
In Miami Beach AFL CIO leaders near a decision on ouster proceedings for three unions amid corruption charges. The council plans a trial for Allied Industrial Workers while hearings for Laundry Workers and Distillery Workers followed. A joint committee seeks a binding arbitration system to resolve jurisdictional disputes.
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Senate
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AFL Cio
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Walter Reuther
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Big
United Auto Workers
Mining Experts Seek Cause Of Explosion
Deep mine disaster at Bishop coal mine on Virginia West Virginia border killed 37 miners with 180 on shift. Rescue teams recovered bodies over 16 hours, officials cite gas accumulation and slate falls as possible causes as experts descend to determine what sparked the blast.
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Pocahontas Fuel Co
Ein Sle Sea
Virginia-West Virginia
West Frankfort
William A. Fullarton
Nixon Plans Trip To Africa
Vice President Nixon plans a flying visit to Africa next month as President Eisenhower’s personal representative to attend independence ceremonies for the Gold Coast now named Fhana. Officials say the White House will announce the trip soon and Nixon may stop in several American nations while avoiding the Middle East to not disrupt UN peace talks.
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Nixon
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Gold Coast
Eisenhower
America
White House
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Austria
Middle East
United Nations
Newsprint Price Rise To $134 A Ton In New York
International Paper Sales Co. said it will raise newsprint by 4 dollars per ton effective March 1. The move matches other firms and lifts Canadian newsprint in New York to 134 dollars a ton from 130. Vernon E. Johnson of Canadian International Paper Co. noted the rise reflects only part of labor, transport, pulpwood and material cost increases since 1956.
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Montreal
International Paper Sales Co
New York
Vernon E. Johnson
Canadian International Paper Co
Top Red Leaders Gather for Soviet Semiannual Session
All 11 top Soviet ranking members attended the opening of the semiannual Supreme Soviet session in Moscow. Major business includes economic matters and judicial reforms with no expected drastic government shakeup. Bulganin Mikoyan Voroshilov led the Presidium as Shepilov and others watched.
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Supreme Soviet
Nikolai Bulganin
A. I. Mikoyan
Klementi Voroshilov
Communist Party Central Committee
Soviet of Nationalities
Kremlin
Dmitri Shepilov
The
Soviet of the Union
Bulganin
Mikoyan
Voroshilov
Presidium
Politburo
Dulles Hopes Israel Will Comply With UN Call
Secretary of State Dulles expressed hopes Israel would withdraw forces from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba in line with a U N resolution. He cautioned the United States would defend Israel if Russia escalates, and he dismissed resigning rumors while criticizing attempts to go into Red China. The press conference touched on Middle East crisis secrecy and American reporters abroad.
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United Nations
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
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Russia
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