North Carolina Snow Shortlived As Warm Weather Returns
Light sleet and snow fell across North Carolina Sunday night into Monday but did not linger as warmer weather was forecast for today and Tuesday. Coastal towns Elizabeth City Jacksonville and Wilmington saw light snow while inland areas did too as a split in an eastern high pressure system and a weak low pressure in the mid Atlantic shaped the disturbance.
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North Carolina
Elizabeth City
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Florida
St. Lawrence Valley
Mid- Atlantic
Father of Elkin Editor Dies at 91
Elkin R Laffoon, father of Harvey Laffoon editor of the Elkin Tribune, died at his home aged 91. Survivors include nephew J P Laffoon of High Point. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Elkin Methodist Church.
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Father of
Elkin
Rites
Elkin Methodist Church
Escaped killer holds family for days before surrender
Wilbur Edward Sullivan, 35, an escapee from a road gang, held a Miami family of three for two days in a motel room and car. He brandished a shotgun, threatened to kill, and released them unharmed after police surrounded his location. Sullivan, in a life sentence for murder, surrendered without resistance.
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Miami
Fla
Wilbur Edward Sullivan
Fort Lauderdale
Robert Kelly
Daniny
Kelly
Sullivan
$25 A Plate Party Planned For Mayor
In Gary Indiana a birthday fundraiser for Mayor George Chacharis is set with a $25 a plate dinner honoring his 54th birthday. Aides report over 2,000 tickets sold, aiming to raise at least $50,000 for the mayor.
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Gary
Ind
George Chacharis
Chacharis
Thebes
Greece
John Visclosky
Overdue Private Plane Sought Near Mobile Bay
The Coast Guard cutter Nike and a patrol boat search Mobile Bay for an overdue private plane. pilot identified as Dr. G W Melchoir formerly of Wilson North Carolina practicing in Pascagoula Mississippi. He flew a Cessna 172 from Vidalia Georgia to Mobile between 6 15 and 6 45 pm Saturday with fuel reportedly low.
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Nike
Mobile Bay
G. W. Melchoir
Wilson, N.C
Pascagoula, Miss
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Wilson
Vidalia
Mobile
B. E. Nobles
Skyways, Inc
N.C
Pensacola
Fla
Memphis
Josephine Melchoir
Hay shower scorches 4600 bales on Howard ranch
Denzel Goodwin's weed burning fires escalate to destroy 4600 bales of hay his winter supply. Friends later bring in trucks loaded with hay, and 50 tons are stacked in his barn and sheds while he rounds up cattle.
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Howard
Colo
Denzel Goodwin
Goodwin
Market Swings As Dow Edges Higher At Noon
U S Steel Bethlehem and Jones and Laughlin fell fractions while New York Central Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio posted small gains. American Motors slipped slightly as Pfizer rose a point. Oil shares show modest gains for Standard Oil of New Jersey Texaco and Royal Dutch. IBM rose more than three points and Liggett and Myers fell about two as the Dow Jones average reached 714.64 up 0.37. Bond trading paused for the holiday with corporates mixed.
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Ind
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Burroughs Corp
Western Md
Caro P & L Er
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Ennne
Celanese Corp
Westing el
Winn Dixie
Champion
P&f
Powers Returns From Moscow Aims to Resume Private Life
The return of Powers contrasted with Pryor as Pryor travels home to Ann Arbor. Pryor, seized last August in East Berlin, served 50 months for espionage inquiry. Powers, a Lockheed test pilot, was downed in the Soviet Union on a high altitude mission and will be questioned by US officials before resuming normal life.
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Detroit
Ann Arbor
Mich
East Berlin
White House
U.S
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Lockheed
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Union
CIA
Soviet East German exchange eyed for clemency on Makinen case
Donovan, Abel's court appointed lawyer in 1957 espionage trial, says the Soviet and East German actions may signal a genuine move to improve relations and possible clemency for Makinen. Embassy officials in Moscow deny information on release. Makinen, studying in West Berlin, was seized July 27 for allegedly photographing military sites and is imprisoned in Kiev.
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Ash- Close Open
Burnham
Mass
Kiev
Csee
Senwasspsancee
Donovan
Soviet Union
Makinen
U.S
Moscow
The
Free University
West Berlin
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Ukraine
Ding Darling Dies At 85 Noted Cartoonist and Conservationist
Des Moines based cartoonist J N Ding Darling, age 85, died today after a period of ill health at Iowa Methodist Hospital. Darling won Pulitzer Prizes in 1924 and 1942 and was named nation’s best cartoonist in 1934. He served at the Des Moines Register from 1906 to 1949 and was honorary life president of the National Wildlife Federation. He and Walt Disney were named co chairs of National Wildlife Week next month.
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J. N
Ding) Darling
Des Moines Register
Darling
Iowa Methodist Hospital
the Register
National Wildlife Federation
Walt Disney
National Wildlife Week
Glenn plans simulated spaceflight amid weather of the seas
The forecast covers Turk Island, Cape Canaveral, Bermuda recovery zones with moderate to light seas and winds for Wednesday. Glenn prepares a 4 hour 50 minute capsule simulation as Atlas and Mercury readiness face possible weather delays. Tirus IV satellite provides world cloud data.
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Space mission readies as Tiros IV launches amid testing delays
Lt Col Powers calls Tiros IV a key addition to the astronaut team as a planned 7 30 am EST lift proceeds. Astronaut Glenn attends Riverside Presbyterian services in Cocoa Beach after delays, greeting locals including barber Harry Mack from New Concord Ohio during a holiday visit.
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New Concord
Ohio
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Pryor Urges No Propaganda After East Berlin Release
Frederic L. Pryor, 28, returned to Ann Arbor after being released by East German Communists who had held him since August as an alleged economic spy. He said he was not mistreated, though repeatedly questioned, and he learned of the Powers Abel swap only after his release. His mother expressed joy as the family prepared for the homecoming near Willow Run Airport.
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Mich
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East Berlin
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Ohio
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Free University
West Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Lincoln's Attitude Cited In Davidson College Speech
Rep. L Mendel Rivers warned that democracy could crumble and Lincoln would resist foreign coercion. He linked Lincoln's birthday to questions about Cuba Berlin Laos Vietnam and Africa. Rivers argued money cannot buy friendship and urged caution on foreign aid and credits.
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N.C
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Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
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Fire destroys church in Kannapolis
A Sunday fire in Kannapolis destroyed the Marable A.M.E. Zion Church. The building and contents were valued at 50 000 dollars with 40 000 dollars of insurance. The blaze likely started from a coal furnace in the brick structure. Five volunteer firefighters narrowly escaped injury when the roof collapsed.
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Kannapolis
N.C
Marable A.M.E. Zion
Reed R. White
Dow Jones Averages at Noon and Close in New York
The Dow Jones averages show 38 Industrials at 715.04 at the noon close, 714.64 at 12 noon, and 714.27 for the late session. Rails, utilities, and miscellaneous stocks sit around 149.06, 126.94, and 243.6 with volumes reported at 1,080,000 and 3,370,000 shares.
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Bache & Co
A.M
Perry pilot lands in Bartlesville with 2500 chicks
Dean C. Campbell of Perry Iowa, flying 2500 baby chicks to Dallas, was forced to land in Bartlesville Okla by weather. To protect the birds, he rented a motel room for his passengers and took an adjacent room himself.
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Okla
Dallas
Dean C. Campbell
Perry
Iowa
Campbell
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