Republicans propose Mecklenburg three senate seats in redistricting plan
North Carolina Republicans pledge a broader bill to create districts as equal as possible, proposing Mecklenburg County gain three Senate seats. They criticize Currie and Humber redistricting plans while noting the constitutional mandate to realign the Senate by population and the 1941 realignment gap.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina General Assembly
GOP
House
William Osteen
Mecklenburg County
Osteen
Claude Currie
Durham County
Robert Lee Humber
Pitt County
Currie
Mecklenburg Forsyth
Guilford
Humber
General Assembly
Kirkman Considers 1964 Governor Run for North Carolina
Former State Sen. O Arthur Kirkman of High Point says he is seriously considering running for governor in 1964. He spoke in Raleigh at the start of the 1963 session and said support will decide his plan. Kirkman notes the next governor will need an active Democratic political career and conservative appeal. His service dates to 1949 with prior Guilford County school and welfare board service.
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Raleigh
O. Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Senate
Chrysler Posts Record Fourth Quarter and 1962 Earnings
Chrysler Corp reports record earnings for 1962, clearing $65.4 million or $7.24 a share. Directors propose a 2-for-1 stock split and a dividend increase. GM and Ford also posted record 1962 earnings, while Chrysler's peak remains 1949 at $132.17 million.
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New York
Chrysler Corp. Today
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Budget leaders tout smoother NC biennial plan
Raleigh reports eight officials prepared the 1963 65 budget with fewer headaches due to more available funds. Gov. Terry Sanford will present the record total requests and balanced recommendations, shaped by the Advisory Budget Commission led by Thomas H. Woodard and eight members including White Stikeleather Wicker Scott and Gaskins.
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Terry Sanford
Advisory Budget Commission
Thomas H. Woodard
Wilson
Thomas J. White
Kinston
James G. Stikeleather, Jr
Asheville
J. Shelton Wicker
Sanford
Ralph H. Scott
Burlington
E. D. Gaskins
Sanford Advances 4 Point Higher Education Program
Governor Terry Sanford urged the North Carolina General Assembly to enact a four point plan for higher education and push public school improvements. He called for a school system equal to the nation’s best by decade's end while reviewing state progress and proposing wage, redistricting, highway safety and utilities law reforms.
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Bryan Haislip
Raleigh
N.C
Terry Sanford
North Carolina General Assembly
Tar Heel
North Carolina
Senate
Sanford
General Statutes Commission
Edward Hipp
Kennedy Admin Briefs Show Cuba Threat Not Found
The Kennedy administration released intelligence showing no remaining offensive weapons in Cuba. McNamara testified no Soviet missiles or bombers remain, while photographs and gear movements were described to counter Cuba threat rumors.
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Cuba
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
John A. McCone
Senate Armed Services
iCuba
McNamara
$1 Minimum Wage Measure Introduced
In Raleigh AP report Rep J Henry Hill Jr introduced a bill to raise North Carolina minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour. The measure would take effect after January 1 1964 following Gov Sanford urging higher pay in his biennial address to lawmakers.
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Raleigh
House
J. Henry Hill Jr
Catawba
Sanford
Senate House
Hill
Australia charges Soviet envoy with espionage
Australian Foreign Minister Sir Garfield Barwick declared Ivan Fedorovich Skripovy persona non grata after presenting 250 photographs. The images allegedly show Skripov meeting an Australian Security Intelligence Organization agent, hiding a Canadian passport, and using a radio transmitter linked to a spying case. Skripov and his wife were given seven days to leave the country.
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Canberra
Australia
Garfield Barwick
Ivan Fedorovich Skripovy
Barwick
Skripov
Australian Security Intelligence Organization
London
Morris Cohen
Kroger
Helen
Soviet Union
Emloye
Sydney
Legislators Praise Address By Gov Sanford In Session
North Carolina lawmakers gave a sympathetic hearing as Gov. Sanford reviewed two years in office and outlined plans for his term. They said higher education needs attention and predicted cooperation from the General Assembly. Dallas Herring praised the speech as tremendous. Senator Ralph Scott called Sanford a man of vision and said he could implement the program. Representative Thomas H. Woodard called it splendid and Rachel Davis offered high praise.
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Gov
Sanford
House
Edward D. Stone
New York
General Assembly
Raleigh
North Carolina
Dallas Herring
Rose Hill
State Board of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
Senate
Herring
Sen
Ralph Scott
Alamance
Scott
Thomas H. Woodard
Wilson
Rachel Davis
Lenoir
Senate Stalemate Ends In Defeat For Anti Filibuster Push
The Senate failed to adopt a tighter anti filibuster rule as backers won 54 to 42 on a motion to limit debate. A subsequent 64 to 33 adjourn vote nullified the rules fight that began with Congress in January. Mansfield signaled next steps depending on future votes while leaders signaled broader support for easing the three fifths rule.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Mansfield
Anderson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
Boy, 3, Found On Highway In South Carolina
A blond three-year-old boy was found on Interstate 85 seven miles south of Gaffney in Cherokee County. Milton Yarborough, a Charlotte truck driver, found him and he spent the night at Cherokee County Memorial Hospital. Police questioned a couple who reported a kidnaping but gave conflicting stories about their child.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Milton Yarborough
Charlotte
Gaffney
Cherokee County Memorial Hospital
Bobby
Paul Martin
Tne
Alabama
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