Charlotte Father Delivers Own Baby
Clarence Loftin Jr. acted when his wife announced the baby was coming at home during a checker game. In a bathrobe he assisted the birth then drove mother and six pound seven ounce daughter Katherine Victoria Angeline Loftin to Mercy Hospital. He earned praise but cautions against DIY deliveries.
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Clarence Loftin Jr
Charlotte
Loftin
Katherine Victoria Angeline
Mercy Hospital
Katherine Victoria Angeline Loftin
Tar Heels Top Wake Forest In Chaotic Finish
In Chapel Hill North Carolina players clashed after a tense basketball game as the Tar Heels defeated Wake Forest by 73 to 17. Tempers rose at the final whistle with bench players and hundreds of spectators involved in a brief melee.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Tar Heels
Weaver vows full inquiry into Chapel Hill basketball melee
ACC Commissioner Jim Weaver says he will gather all reports on the postgame incident at Chapel Hill after North Carolina and Wake Forest. Police and coaches intervened as fans surged the court. a red haired Wake Forest student was detained for protection before being released amid a chase by the crowd.
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Greensboro
Jim Weaver
Chapel Hill
Weaver
Chicago
Wake!crest Center
Jim Gilley
Pentagon Agrees to Aid Trade Probe Into Russia Ties
Senator McClellan says the Pentagon will cooperate in a probe by the Investigations subcommittee into free world trade with the Soviet Union. John Williams and Ralph Baldenhofer testified on embargo removals and the use of machine tools for weapons versus peaceful purposes.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Pentagon
Russia
Feenete
John Williams
U. S
Ohio
Ralph R. Baldenhofer
Williams
State Department
Free World
Bank of England Hikes Lending Rate to 5 Percent
The Bank of England raised its bank rate to 5 percent the highest in 24 years to curb inflation. Chancellor Harold Macmillan ordered the move amid adverse trade figures and rising costs, marking a shift that tightens credit and dampens spending. A large crowd gathered outside the Bank as the decision was announced and met with disappointment.
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London
Bank of England
Britain
Sterling
Harold Macmillan
Eden
Broad Investigation Planned on Election Contributions
A three member Senate Elections subcommittee voted to broaden inquiry into any self interests attempting to influence federal elections or legislation with campaign contributions. Chair Gore said the study would run through the year, with Mansfield and Curtis as members.
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Washington
Senate Elections
Gore
D-Tenn
Mansfield
D-Mont
Curtis
R-Neb
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
George
D-Ga
Francis Case
Case
Nixon Likely Ike Running Mate for 1956 Ticket
A cross section of senators from both parties said if Eisenhower runs again Nixon would be the GOP vice presidential pick. Some dissent exists within the party, but most believe Nixon will join Ike on the ticket. Senator Long offered a controversial alternative: Warren for president with Eisenhower as VP.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Nixon
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Smith
Mansfield
D-Mont
Bush
R-Conn
Curtis
R-Neb
Sparkman
D-Ala
Alabama
GOP
Long
D-La
New Orleans
Earl Warren
Segregation Leaders Denounce Court Ruling in New Orleans
New Orleans leaders vow to resist the federal court order to desegregate public schools. State Senator Rainach denounces the three judges while the Orleans Parish School Board plans an appeal. U S District Judge Wright calls for desegregation with "all deliberate speed" but cautions against rapid mixing.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
W. M. Rainach
Orleans Parish
Rainach
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Dist
J. Shelly Wright
Wright
Wayne G. Borah
5Th Circuit
U.S. Dist
Herbert Christenberry
Itelature
District Court
2400 Acres Of Cabbages Planned For State
Raleigh reports 2400 acres of cabbages planned, per the State Crop Reporting Service. This marks a 14 percent increase over last year and about 11 percent above the 10 year average.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State
Eisenhower Plays Quail Hunt Ahead of Possible Second Term
President Eisenhower and Secretary Humphrey hunted quail at Humphrey's Georgia estate delaying politics. They traveled in two roadsters with bird dogs and beaters, sighting birds twice with no quail shot. Doctors reported good recovery and supporters looming toward a March 1 decision on a second term.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Washington
Piney Woods
South Georgia
Tames C. Hagerty
White House
Ress
Humphrey Place
John S. Doud
Denver
Howard M.er
Spence Air Base
Moultrie
Humphrey Plantation
Mollet Wins Cabinet Backing for Algeria Plan
Paris France The cabinet approved Premier Guy Mollet measures on Algeria. He aims to present a one house Algerian legislature including Moslems and French colonists to spur negotiations to end 15 months of fighting. Mollet seeks guarantees for colonists and hopes to ease Assembly filibustering by Poujade supporters.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Algeria
National Assembly
Mollet
France
Pierre Poujade
Lent reflection on self judgment and humility
A Doctor of Divinity urges Lent devotion to self examination. He warns against ivory tower self pride and asks readers to audit their own balance sheet of assets and flaws. He recounts Jesus’ crowd dispersal after the stone-plot, urging readers to avoid judging others.
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Jesus
Civilian Reserve Created for Executive Mobilization
President Eisenhower created a national defense civilian reserve to train up to 4,000 executives from business and labor for government service in emergencies. The Office of Defense Mobilization will scale a program already running with about 40 executives, aiming for 3,000 to 4,000 enrolled. Participation is voluntary with employer permission, and enrollees could work in ODM or Defense, Commerce, Interior, or Labor.
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White House
ODM
Arthur S. Flemming
Hagerty
Department of Defense, Commerce, Interior and Labor
Washington
Kefauver Moves On To Jacksonville
Senator Estes Kefauver campaigned in Florida criticizing the Eisenhower defense record. He spoke at the Jacksonville Bar Association then planned a high school banquet talk in Hialeah after an Orlando attack on U.S. missile and aircraft production. He urged swift defense funding and noted desegregation as a regional issue.
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Jacksonville
Fla.p
Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower
Tennessee
United States
Kefauver
America
Free World
Congress
Ocala
Lions Club
Famine threat grows as Europe endures worst winter flood
Europe endures 17 day freeze with floods and new cold wave. Turkey reports 72 dead. France 124 and Italy 67 fatalities amid floods and avalanches. Rhine floods, rail lines washed out, and fuel shortages rise as 250 homeless in Turkish Thrace receive aid.
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London
Europe
Middle East
Turkey
Rhine
Yugoslavia
Strumica
Netherlands
Spain
France
Italy
Britain
Denmark
Greece
Germany
Austria
Holland
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Sweden
Berlin
East Germany
Poland
Norway
Libya
Sagvaag
Turkish Thrace
Aga Kumus
Zonguldak
Skorpen
Bonn
Nuernberg
Lorch
Fribourg
England
Scotland
Atlantic
Mayors Conference Opens Civil Defense Focus
About 200 city leaders gather for the third annual Washington Conference of Mayors under White House auspices. Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson warns cities could face atomic strikes, urging full access to current foreign and weapon information for readiness.
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Washington
Peterson
Lost 3-Year-Old Found Sitting On Creek Bank
In Concord North Carolina a 3 year old boy was found safe after a six hour search. More than 1000 residents joined volunteers including National Guard units and local organizations to locate him. He was found calmly on a creek bank and later bundled for warmth and care.
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Concord
N.C
Here
Donald Carlough
Robert Carlough
Donald
Donald Raborn
Rt. 7
Charlotte
Raborn
Carlough
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