Kennedy Calls For Test Ban At Geneva Conference
President Kennedy urged a safeguarded nuclear test ban to build trust among nations. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov offered a plan to ban foreign bases for nuclear forces and proposed on-site inspections. Western negotiators dismissed the proposal as unlikely to gain acceptance while Kennedy urged genuine negotiation.
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Geneva
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
United States
Kuznetsov
U.S
William C. Foster
Foster
GOP Redistricting and Absentee Ballot Proposals Lead NC GOP Push
Raleigh AP Republicans unveil two major bills on Lincoln's birthday redistricting on population basis and abolishing civilian absentee ballot. House Republicans back measures to end capital punishment and repeal the newspaper sales tax. Proposals include expanding Mecklenburg County Senate seats and raising dependency exemptions.
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Raleigh
Lincoln
Senate
House
Dan Drummond
Forsyth
Drummond
Sanford
Mecklenburg County
Sens
T. E. Story
Wilkes
Charles W. Strong
Guilford
GOP
Cani Simpson
Burke
State Board of Elections
Ernest B. Messer
Haywood County
Messer
Warren Visit Sparks Security Drawn to Atlanta
Chief Justice Earl Warren faced heavy security as he arrived in Atlanta for a Georgia Tech event marking the school's 75th anniversary. The city saw impeachment signs and a legal challenge over permission to display them on private property, while officials urged calm and respectful conduct.
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Atlanta
Earl Warren
United States
Supreme Court
Warren
Georgia Tech
Atlanta Biy
Henry G. Stelling
Stelling
Superior Court
Durwood T. Pye
Newell Edenfield
United States of America
Georgia
Ivan Allen
Sestlon
Senate backs stand to keep newsmen off floor
In Raleigh the Senate approved a Rules Committee report backing President Clarence Stone in restricting newsmen to the news gallery during sessions. Stone warned changes may come if the plan fails. House Speaker H. Clifton Blue allows reporters on the House floor during sessions. The rule requires a copy of each bill and resolution be sent to the gallery via pneumatic tube.
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Senate
Clarence Stone
Stone
H. Clifton Blue
Senate Rules Committee
Snowfall Grips Western North Carolina and South Struck by Severe Freeze
A developing low pressure system brought heavy rain and snow to North Carolina with up to two inches in Asheville and Newfound Gap. Freezing rain and wintry temps spread through the South from Texas to Georgia as cold waves hit the region. flood warnings issued for Neuse and Cape Fear basins while seawall repairs target Jacksonville beach erosion with granite from North Carolina.
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Asheville
Alabama
North Carolina
Monnday
Newfound Gap
Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Neuse
Cape Fear
Tar
Dan
Roanoke
Texas
Georgia
Midwest
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Gulf Coast
Montgomery
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Beach
My ordeal and comeback after a Seattle disaster
In this personal account Paul Staples describes a devastating accident in Seattle that left him near death. He recalls his hospital struggle, his wife’s hopeful voice, and his early anger and self pity as he began to rebuild a useful life with support from others.
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Paul Staples
Seattle
Seattle Times
Torch’s survival drama after mower crash and fire injuries
A man recounts severe burns from a riding lawnmower accident on a June evening. He describes the crash, the mower’s violent throttle, and his struggle to escape as his wife Alice urges hope and help to cover medical costs. The piece ends noting more details appear on 2-A.
Camp Lejeune Officers Begin 50 Mile Hike
At Camp Lejeune North Carolina Marines tested fitness with a 50 mile fast march led by Brig Gen R McC Tompkins. 34 Marines started in damp humid weather as 2nd Lt Marty Shimek from Hazen Arkansas dominated early and finished the 12.1 miles portion in under two hours though a heel blister formed. General Tompkins paced steadily and no one collapsed by noon amid rain and red faces while Maj George Fox and watchers observed the rugged trek.
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Marine Corps
R. McC. Tompkins
Camp Lejeune
President Kennedy
N. C
Marty Shimek
Simek
Hazen, Ark
State University
Shimek
Gen. Tompkins
Maj
George Fox
Soviets order NBC Moscow bureau closed over Khrushchev program
The Soviet Foreign Ministry orders NBC Moscow to shut its bureau after a February 3 program The Rise of Mr Khrushchev and earlier January telecast are deemed anti Soviet Tass cites distorted Soviet reality NBC says it will study the charges before replying CBS also faced closure in 1958 over a Khrushchev staged drama and reopened in 1959
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National Broadcasting Co
Moscow
Khrushchev
Foreign Ministry
NBC
Russell Jones
Leonid Zamyatin
Jones
Mr. Khrushchev
Tass
U. S
Soviet Union
Bourgholtzer
Spain
New York
William McAndrew
NBC News
Zamyatin
U. S. Broadcasting Company
Iraq pacifies capital as civilians armed in crackdown
Reports from Beirut say Iraq's new regime arms civilians in Baghdad Basra and other cities to combat Communist backers of Kassem. Gunfire on 3,000 protesters in Basra left at least 250 dead amid mass killings across the north and south as curfew tightens and Moscow aligned troops redeploy.
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David Lancashire
Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Europe
Gunter Stocker
Dusseldorf
Baghdad
Kassem
Abdel Karim Kassem
Tehran
Iran
Basra
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Mosul
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