New Iraqi Government Appears In Full Control
Baghdad dispatch reports a Baath socialist led government has seized power after the fall of Prime Minister Abdel Kerim Kassem. Brig. Ahmad Al Bakr and key Baath figures are named as new leaders while a cautious stance toward the West and a pledge to honor international agreements are noted. Street calm returns but military presence remains strong as combat casualties from the Defense Ministry siege are tallied.
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Ahmad Al-Bakr
Sayid Ali Alsaleh
Dalib Shabib
Baghdad
Iraq Petroleum Co
Basra
Defense Ministry
Kassem
Sanford Aims at Early Tax Relief in 1963 Budget
Governor Sanford signals swift action on three tax relief areas as early as the weekend. The plan includes boosting personal exemptions for dependents to 500, repealing the newsboy sales tax, and exempting medicines from sales tax, with revenue effects estimated in the mid millions. The administration asserts state finances are sound and balanced.
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Sanford
Man Shot by Officer Stevens After Fleeing Incident
Stevens fired three times at a fleeing man seen on the ground after a gun fired twice. The suspect died at Memorial Mission Hospital. A driver’s license found on the dead man named Don Nelson Spillman, 23, of Kannapolis, NC. Slader noted Slatton’s prior robberies and family details in Greenville and Gaffney.
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Stevens
Bryant
Memorial Mission Hopital
Don Nelson Spillman
Kannapolis
N.C
Slader
Slatton
South Carolina
Greenville
Gaffney
Sluder
Freezing Weather Chills South Across Regions
Freezing air spread from the Midwest to the South and East as Arctic conditions cooled Texas to northern Florida. Readings dropped to near freezing along the Gulf Coast with teens in Tennessee and the North Carolina mountains. Atlanta logged 21 while Anchorage stood at 28 as temperatures remained unusually cold.
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Associated Press
Texas
Florida
Rockies
New England
Midwest
East
Gulf Coast
Tallahassee
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Atlanta
Anchorage
Alaska
Army Enlists 17 During January At High Point Office
Sgt Joe Vincent, local Army recruiter, announced 17 men enlisted through the High Point recruiting office in January. Recruits from High Point include Harold W Sheffield Leon D Shirley Darrell Clinton Darrell J Williams and James F Gray who joined the Regular Army unassigned.
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Joe Vincent
High Point
Harold W. Sheffield
Leon D. Shirley
Darrell Clinton
Darrell J. Williams
James F. Gray
Daniel D. Wright
Bruce W. Gibson
Airborne
William P. Clayton
Thomas Ray ‘Finch
Europe
Donald C. Liberatore
Alton D. Clinard
Army Intelligence Corps
Lexington
Richard S. Simerson
Paul I. Hegler
Robert A. Brown
Jamestown
Randle Bodenhamer
Winston- Salem
Sanford
Ralph L. Pulliam
Cecil R. Underwood
Edward J. Dube
St. Vincent
Sgt
Dube
Army Recruiting Office
Hedrick
State lawmakers push redistricting and ballot changes in session
On Tuesday the session saw bills from Republicans including a redistricting plan to base Senate seats on population benefiting Mecklenburg Forsyth Guilford and Stokes. A GOP absentee civilian ballot repeal proposal and a capital punishment reform bill were filed along with a sales tax repeal on newspapers. Governor Sanford tax cut plan and revenue projections were discussed by the Appropriations Committee director.
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Senate
GOP
Appropriations Committee
Hugh Cannon
Sanford
Piedmont
Mecklenburg County
Forsyth County
Guilford
Stokes
Assembly
State Elections Board
Ernest B. Messer
Haywood
Dan Drummond
Forsyth
Bernath wins 50 mile Marine march with record time
The first Marine finishes in 11 hours 44 minutes as Bernath leads a 50 mile trek from dawn to dusk with one rest stop. Lt. Harry J. Crossen Jr. follows in 11 hours 59 minutes in a soggy, blistered race. President Kennedy and Rita Morris observe the feat as Crossen nurses battered feet and the Marines celebrate endurance and fitness.
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Bernath
Harry ‘J. Crossen Jr
Philadelphia
Kennedy
Rita Morris
Jacksonville
Frederick L. Wieseman
Crossen
Teddy Roosevelt
Columbia G&e
Corl Credit
Curtiss Wrt
Dan Riv Mills
Douglas Aire
Dow Chem
Duke Pow
DuPont de N
Alto
Ford Motor
Goodrich BF
Goodyear T&r
Gulf Oil Corp
McLean
Gadden
Cscc
Monty Ward
Fitness Council
Motorola
Nomad
Newsmen
Xerox
U.S
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pd
Salinas
Nail Distillers
Polaroid
Penney JC
Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsy RR
New York Central
Pennsyl-Pepsi-Cola
White House
Anly
Phillips Pett
Pitt
Salinger
Sou Railway
Allied Ch
Sperry Corp
Allis-Chal
Std Brands
Am Can Co
Oil Calif
Enka
Am Motors
Stevens JP
Am Tel & Tel
Texaco Inc
Am Teb
Textron Inc
The
Atch T&sf
Union Bag
Air Coast Line
Union Pac
Cates
United Airlines
Can
Balt & O
United Airer
Bendix Corp
United Fruit
Beth Mu
ac-/Borden Co
Va-Caro Chem
Va el& Pow
Burroughs Corp
P&p
Caro P&l
Celanese Corp
Champion
P&f
Chrysler
Coca-Cola
Furnisnea
Bache & Co
A.m
New York
Western
Zenith
Wreck in Everglades Triggers Multinational Search
Investigators including CAB men led by Charles Collar of Miami and five FBI agents along with medical personnel from the Armed Forces Pathology Institute searched a swampy Everglades crash site nine miles from the nearest road. Coast Guard officers landed near the scene as planes from the Air Force Coast Guard and Civil Air Patrol joined the hunt after a jetliner disappeared midflight from Miami to an unknown destination.
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CAB
Charles Collar
Miami
FBI
South Florida
Armed Forces Pathology Institute
Coast Guard
James Dillon
W. C. Wallace
Dillon
Wallace
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Roy W. Almquist
Rosemount
Minn
Miami International
Everglades
Gordon Swann
Naples
Everglades National Park
Swann
FAA
Walter Orzula Oscicero
Jerilyn
Walter Jr
Joyce
Fort Riley
Kaw
Connie Blank
Chicago
Spokane
Wash
Inez Blank
Joseph E. Cain
Mallory Co
Indianapolis
O'Hare International
Election Bill For Davidson Wins Approval
Three Senate bills by Sen. Gar land Garriss of Montgomery County gained judiciary committee approval. The measures would consolidate Lexington and Thomasville election books with Davidson County and authorize the Davidson Board of Elections to conduct city elections in the two cities on request. Garriss said the change eliminates two city registration books.
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Raleigh
Senate
Garland Garriss
Montgomery County
Davidson County
Judiciary Committee
Lexington
Thomasville
Davidson Board of Elections
Garriss
Salinger Drops Out of 50 Mile Marine Hike
Washington AP report notes press secretary Pierre Salinger withdraws from a 50 mile hike after citing poor health and a cold, while President Kennedy’s fitness program continues with Marines, aides, and other participants attempting the challenge.
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Shia Green
New York
Charles S. Joelson
D-N.j
Shia
Salinger
Kennedy
Council On
Break-In Reported At High Point Machinery Co
Police investigate a break-in at High Point Machinery Co on Ennis Street. David Smith reported the intrusion at 6 45 a.m. The thief entered through a south side window, ransacked an office and stole 21 dollars from a desk drawer.
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High Point Machinery Co
Ennis Street
David Smith
Tucson paper stand draws reader with cross-city tales
Joe Voss runs a downtown Tucson stand selling papers from different cities twice weekly. An elderly woman visits each time, unable to travel but enjoys reading about distant places.
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Tucson
Ariz
Joe Voss
Voss
FABTEETH Advisory for Dental Appliance Comfort and Odor
A brief consumer note discusses an improved dental appliance, its non acidic FABTEETH formula, and claims of reduced sliding or slipping with a chocolate odor breath. It suggests obtaining FA ASTEETA at drug counters.
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By Webb McKinley
Iraq
Abdel Kerim Kassem
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Abdel Salam Mohammed Aref
Ba’ath
Arab Social Renaissance Party
Mopup
Man
Crosen
Davidson
Dow Jones
By Frank Cormier
Washington
Pierre Salinger
New Frontier
C&o Canal
Donald L. Bernath
Camp Lejeune
Capitol Hill
Legislative Branch
Jackie McDonald
St.Louis
Richard Schord
D-Mo
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Baw
Rt 2 de
Rails
Utilities
At&t
Wall Street
Commerce
Luther Hodges
Travel News
Coronado
Surfside
Cabane
Oceanfront
87Th Terrace
E. Commerce St
George Rinker
Myr
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