Train Deaths Ruled Accidental in California Crash
A coroner jury ruled the January Santa Fe train wreck accidental with no criminal liability. Engineer Frank Parrish blacked out briefly before the 70 mph two car derailment near a 15 mph curve, injuring 130 and killing 30 passengers. Parrish blamed himself while doctors cited withdrawal from reality and aging illness.
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Los Angeles
Frank B. Parrish
San Diego
Marcus Crahan
Parrish
Crahan
Homer Smith
Stock Market Mixed After Natural Gas Bill Impact
New York stocks edged higher on some gas bill related moves but overall trading was mixed with most fluctuations in fractions to about a point. The Associated Press index fell 40 cents at noon to 177, ex-dividend pressure and sector shifts mainly drove the move.
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Og Lines
Stock Mart
Associated Press
Ford Motor
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line
el Paso Natural Gas
Northern Natural Gas
el Paso Natural
American Natural Gas
Phillips Petroleum
Merritt-Chapman & Scott
Kennecott Cooper
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Union Pacific
Seaboard Railroad
Southern Railway
Westinghouse
General ‘Motors
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
U. S. Gypsum
Speeches On Baptist Agenda At State Conference
Winston Salem hosts a three day Baptist conference on evangelism and missions with fifteen speeches. Rev Worth C Grant of Sendai Japan spoke on Today's Macedonian Call Our Greatest Challenge. Dr Dale Moody and Julug Hopkins also presented as 1 000 delegates attended.
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Winston-Salem
Worth C. Grant
Sendai
Japan
High Point
Dale Moody
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
Louisville
Hopkins
G. Earl Guinn
Louisiana College
Pineville
Guinn
Vandalism Threatens Charlotte Community Centers
Charlotte park board warns six city community centers face closing as vandals break into all centers over months. Thieves caused estimated losses above $2,000, according to Marion Dieh, the park and recreation superintendent.
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Charlotte
City Park Board
Marion Dieh
Lincoln County GOP convention backs Rep. Jonas for renomination
Lincolnton, N C. Tenth District Republicans set their convention for March 9 with Rep. Charles R Jonas as an apparent shoo in for renomination. No opposition has emerged and a dinner honoring North Carolina's only GOP congressman will be held the night of the event.
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Lincolnton
N.C
Tenth District
Charles R. Jonas
Jonas
North Carolina
Former Chief of Police Sentenced in North Carolina Case
Former Chief of Police Frank W. Carter, 43, was sentenced to 40 years for arson and life for murder after pleading guilty. Judge Malcolm B. Seawell ordered the life term to follow the arson sentence, with the crimes tied to the August 30, 1954, shooting of Carter’s mother-in-law, Janie Theridge Wilder, near Franklinton.
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N.C. W
Frank W. Carter
Carter
Malcolm B. Seawell
Janie Theridge Wilder
Wilder
Franklinton
Seawell
State Supreme Court
Clawson Williams
Fifth in size Sumatra Island in Indonesia noted
Sumatra, one of Indonesia's six main islands, is the fifth largest land area in the world with about 182,860 square miles and a population nearing 11 million.
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Sumatra
Republic of Indonesia
Former Police Chief Convicted in Barn Fire Murders
Sheriff C. W. Perry testified that Carter, ex police chief of Franklinton and Clayton, admitted starting a fire at the Wilder barn to draw Mrs. Wilder outside. She fled to the barn where Carter fired multiple times. He pleaded guilty to first degree murder and received a life sentence.
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C. W. Perry
Carter
Franklinton
Clayton
Wilder
Third Investments Class Slated For Tonight
The third session of the investments course at the Sheraton Hotel, co sponsored by The High Point Enterprise and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Bedne, draws large attendance. Tonight's topic covers how securities are bought and sold. a final Feb 9 lecture will include a nationally produced financial film. Public attendance is invited for the remaining talks.
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Sheraton Hotel
High Point Enterprise
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Bedne
Beavers’ Diving Valves Close And Open With Depth
A beaver’s throat and ears house valves that close when it dives and reopen at the surface, allowing submersion without water entering the airway and ears.
Mollet presses on with Algerian talks amid protests
Algerian talks proceed as Mollet, supported by allies, vows to continue conversations despite opposition to Catroux choice. French residents object citing age and ties to pro union factions. A 1,500 student crowd breached security at the summer palace. police used tear gas. Mollet plans further city visits through the week to push toward peace.
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Mollet
Algeria
Algiers
Immigration Message Delayed Second Time
President Eisenhower's immigration policy message to Congress has been postponed a second time. The address, originally set for yesterday and then moved to today, was postponed again perhaps until late this week, with White House spokesman James C. Hagerty attributing the delay to ongoing work rather than controversy over any provisions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
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