Firemen Pension Suits Heard in Wake County Court
In Raleigh two legal challenges test the Firemen's Pension Fund Act's constitutionality. The North Carolina Fire Rating Bureau and insurance companies dispute a one percent fire premium tax used to fund the pension system. W. S. Bizzell seeks 50 cents paid under protest to Great American Insurance Co. Attorneys debate proper review paths.
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Raleigh
Firemen's Pension Fund
Wake County Superior Court
North Carolina Fire Rating Bureau
Charles F. Gold
Jude Susie Sharp
W. S. Bizzell
Rating Bureau
Ordinary People Pay Tribute at Lincoln Memorial
Thousands visit the Lincoln Memorial daily while awaiting tomorrow's anniversary ceremonies honoring Abraham Lincoln. Visitors from across the country and world share reflections on his spirit, strength, and humility as they read Gettysburg and Second Inaugural addresses and contemplate lasting peace.
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Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Lincoln
Potomac
Abraham Lincoln
Former Communist Returns To Stand In Scales Retrial
Barbara Hartle a former party officer testified in Greensboro in the Smith Act retrial of Jun ius Irving Scales. She described party propaganda in the late 1940s and 1950s, including claims of oppressed Southern Negroes and recruitment of industrial workers, as the defense seeks FBI file access. Scales, 37, is the grandnephew of former NC Governor Seales and was convicted in 1955 but appealed.
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Greensboro
Junius Irving Scales
Barbara Hartle
Evans
Wash
Scales
Hartle
Washington State
FBI
United States
North Carolina
A. M. Seales
Justice Department
Albert V. Bryan
John Lautner
Youngstown
Telford Taylor
New York
Belgian Chemist Claims New Rocket Fuel Discovery
A Belgian chemist Louis Lacroix reports a new fuel notion to boost rocket thrust. He says treating Venezuelan asphaltic crude oil with his process yields higher octane fuel and greater volatile fuel yield. He notes fluorine and boron additions, with claimed safer uptake of fluorine boron compounds.
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Brussels
Belgium
Louis Lacroix
Venezuela
Lacroix
17 Year Old Pleads Guilty To Buzzing School
Joseph Stubbington a 17 year old student pilot pleaded guilty to buzzing his school in Portsmouth England. Witnesses said his rented plane skimmed the roof by a foot and schoolmates paid a 10 pound fine for low and dangerous flying.
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Portsmouth
England
Joseph Stubbington
Stubby
Charges Dropped in Dunn Highway Racing Case
In Dunn North Carolina the state dropped pre arranged racing charges against Charles Butler and Lawrence McLamb after a judge ruled the new U S 301 bypass was not yet state property due to lack of formal transfer. Officers testified two teens raced the three mile strip while a patrol sergeant warned immunity limits remain unclear.
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Brown Paving Co
Strickland
Charles Lee Guy
Highway Patrol
Fayetteville
Rommie Williamson
Beer Permit Hearing Ordered After UNC Drive In Pajama Party
Durham County drive in operator John Hopkins may face action on his beer permit after an ABC raid during a pajama party at the UNC Lambda Chi Fraternity venue. Inspections found mixed drinks and whisky bottles. officials plan a show cause hearing on potential permit suspension or revocation.
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Raleigh
John
Jack) Hopkins
Durham County
ABC
William S. Hunt
Hunt
Hopkins
John Buck
Lambda Chi Fraternity
University of North Carolina
Jack's Drive-In
Durham-Chapel Hill
Primatene Now Sold Without Prescription for Asthma
A New York report advertises Primatene in tiny tablets that relieve asthma attacks in minutes and provide hours of relief without prescription. The ad claims Primatene combines three prescription strength medicines to ease bronchial constriction and mucus, promising sleep and freedom from spasms for 98 cents with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N.Y
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