Robber Holds Up Goldston Bank In Early Morning Heist
A 200-pound husky Black man wearing a stocking mask robbed the First Union National Bank of Goldston by forcing a teller to open an inner safe but got only cash when the safe could not be opened. He fled in a white 1959 Oldsmobile with out of state plates, as roadblocks went up.
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Goldston
N. C
First Union National Bank of
Pennsylvania
Siler City
J. R. Robinson
Highway Patrol
John Gaines
Union National Bank
Gaines
Chatham County Sheriff's Office
Sanford
Chatham County
Pittsboro
Durham
Nat King Cole Dies at 45 After Lung Cancer Surgery
Nat King Cole, famed singer and pianist, died in Santa Monica California at age 45 after surgery for a cancerous lung tumor. He had been hospitalized since December with a respiratory ailment and had canceled engagements and a Los Angeles concert before his condition worsened. He leaves his widow Maria and four children.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Nat King Cole
Cole
St. John’s Hospital
Sands Hotel
Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles
New Music Center
Maria
Carol
Natalie
Chemist Presumed Dead In Cave Rescue Fails
James Mitchell a 23 year old chemist from Winthrop Massachusetts was presumed dead after rescue attempts at Schroeder's cave near Dolgeville New York failed. Police moved to use earth moving equipment to free him from a 75 foot underground crater where he became wedged amid freezing water and cold underground conditions. Mitchell was accompanied by two Boston Grotto Club members when the incident began Saturday.
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Dolgeville
N.Y
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Winthrop
Mass
Schroeder
Boston
William Karras
Karras
Major Military Move Not Evident
Washington reports no hard evidence of a major Chinese or Soviet military response after U S air strikes on North Vietnam. Officials note possible later action, with Kosygin promising aid and Peking hinting at volunteers, while Red capitals urge unity but show no firm commitment.
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Washington
Viet Nam
U. S
Hanoi
Red China
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Florida
Rusk
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Peking
London
Alexei N. Kosygin
North Korea
Kosygin
Moscow
China
Red
United Action
Southeast Asia
Weather Expected To Warm Across North Carolina Weekend
Clearing skies and moderating temperatures set in after a sixth straight weekend of wintry conditions. Snow totals ranged from two to four inches in western counties while Raleigh Durham saw mixed precipitation and the coastal Plain logged the heaviest rainfall. A clearing trend continues today with lows 24 to 30 and a much warmer Tuesday forecast.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Piedmont
Winston-Salem- Greensboro
Asheville
Raleigh-Durham
Coastal Plain
Elizabeth City
Massive March Planned in Selma Led by King and Sheriff Clark
Negro leaders secure a parade permit for a march on Dallas County from two churches to the courthouse in Selma with a goal of at least 1,000 participants. Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Sheriff James G Clark prepared to leave hospitals to lead their respective sides in the voter registration push amid ongoing civil rights tensions.
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Seuma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
James G. Clark
Dallas
King
Atlanta
Selma
Fred L. Shulesworth
King’s Place
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sheriff Clark
Death by Own Action Ruled In Death Of Officer
Coroner Hector MacNeill ruled Sunday that Constable Robert Maready 46 of Wallace killed himself. Maready body was found in his car on a rural road after he reported stopping three Negro men with a pistol and liquor. The coroner cited no reason for the self inflicted gunshot with a .38 revolver.
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Wallace
N. C
Hector MacNeill
Robert Frank Maready
Earl Whitaker
Maready
Whitaker
Viet Nam Fronts See Resumed Fighting and Political Shift
Fighting redraws across Viet Nam with 27 enemy actions in 24 hours. In Quang Ngai 16 government troops were killed and 30 wounded. 5 captured. Da Nang saw two antigovernment demonstrations with troops firing on crowds. Saigon eyed a new civilian government led by Dr Phan Huy Quat and a 20 member advisory council.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
Quang Ngai
Quang Tin
da Nang
Thang Binh
Phan Huy Quat
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Military Council
Quat
Ngo Dinh Diem
North
Enrollment Crisis Noted By Friday at UNC Trustees
President William C. Friday warned trustees a crisis looms with enrollment rising toward 46 217 students by 1970 if current public college shares hold. He cited 24 772 students on three campuses last fall and urged planning. Friday noted proposed capital needs and Gov Moore's support for a bond issue to fund improvements.
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Raleigh
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina Today
Friday
North Carolina
Tthe University
Advisory Budget Commission
Mixed multinational crew sails on Claude V. Rickett s first regular deployment
The guided missile destroyer Claude V. Rickett s departs Norfolk with 255 crew from six nations for its first regular deployment with the U S Navy. Crews include 150 Americans, 36 West Germans, 24 Italians, 23 Britons, 20 Greeks, and 2 Dutch. The voyage aligns with the multilateral force proposal amid mixed international support.
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Norfolk, Va
Claude V. Ricketts
Six Nations
S. Navy
Ricketts
Goodby
United States
West Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Greece
Netherlands
MLF
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
John F. Kennedy
Turkey
Johnson
France
Britain
Moon Mission Doubleheader to Study Space Dangers
Cape Kennedy AP reports a Tuesday Saturn 1 launch to deploy Pegasus the winged satellite for meteoroid hazard study and a Wednesday Atlas Agena launch to propel Ranger 8 for lunar photography ahead of the Apollo program.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Pegasus
Moon
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