Reaction To Bomb Plot Hits Charlotte Community
Rabbi A E Leci of Temple Israel criticizes Charlotte City Council and civic groups for inaction after a November synagogue bombing attempt. In Gastonia a $1000 reward is offered for suspects in the February 9 Temple Emmanuel bombing attempt. No arrests. The rabbi praises Charlotte police and says such threats are a community problem, not only a Jewish one.
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Charlotte
A. E. Leci
Temple Israel
Gastonia
Temple Emmanuel
Negro Ministers Oppose South Carolina Communist Probe
A group of Negro ministers in Columbia protest a proposed six member Senate and House committee to investigate Communist activities. They call the plan fascist and unfair, warn of federal court challenges, and say it threatens Negro academic freedom despite Governor Timmerman’s support. The ministers insist they oppose communists but view the bill as unnecessary.
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Columbia
South Carolina General Assembly
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
House
Senate
South Carolina
George Bell Timmerman Jr
Allen University
Benedict College
Gastonia Fire Destroys Brick Building in Snow
Fire gutted a four story Gastonia brick building in the heart of the city. Firemen in snow flurries confined the blaze to protect a nearby seven story office building. Owner Arthur Spencer valued the structure at 120000 dollars with 80000 dollars of equipment and merchandise lost. Spencer's Inc. occupied the site, a 41 year old office supply firm also selling books and doing printing. Also in the building were three cotton offices and a clothing store.
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Gastonia
N.C
Arthur Spencer
Spencer's Inc
John Farris
Spencer’s Inc
Long Beach Inlet Closed by Army Engineers
Long Beach Inlet near Wilmington, North Carolina, is being sealed against Atlantic erosion. The Henry Bacon dredge completed the first phase after ten days of work, aiming to build a 200 foot wide by 12 foot high barrier from the mean low water line. Funding comes from the Federal Civil Defense Administration.
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Wilmington
N. C
Long Beach Inlet
Here
Army
Henry Bacon
Federal Civil Defense Administration
65 Year Old Man Rides Bike Through Snow Across States
Roy W. Legg, a 65 year old Gosport Indiana electrician, rode 35 miles in three inches of snow to Winston Salem North Carolina part of a cross country bicycle tour begun January 22. He has traveled 200 000 miles on his best bicycle and has ridden through 31 states visiting shut in friends. Legg plans to visit South Dakota Nevada New Mexico and Arizona by train to complete the missed four states. He says trains help on hills and to hurry things along. He wears two heavy shirts under his jacket and uses a tarpaulin to bundle gear while he travels. The forecast snow continues as Legg presses on toward Gaffney South Carolina.
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Winston-Salem
Indiana
Roy W. Legg
Gosport
Ind
Legg
Louisville
Knoxville
Tenn
West Jefferson
N.C
South Dakota
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
Will
Gaffney, S.C
Young GOP Names Green Chairman at NC Convention
Jerry Green of Charlotte was elected chairman of the North Carolina Young Republican Federation at its annual Greensboro convention. The group adopted a resolution opposing pay television as snow limits attendance reduced expected turnout to around 300, with about 100 present. Assistant Defense Secretary Murray Snyder arrived via air but flew into Greensboro late after snow prevented his landing.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Young Republican Federation
Jerry Green
Charlotte
Murray Snyder
I. Lee Potter
Snyder
Green
Paul Shipman
Hickory
Frances Ratcliff
Pantego
Irwin Portefield
Burlington
Stella Rutledger
Wilson
Julian Juergenmeyer
Duke University
West Virginia
Nell Thomas
William Mitchell
Bryson City
Federation
Conference on Cigarette Acts Stated
The Federal Trade Commission will seek uniform cigarette smoke testing standards to end confusion over tar and nicotine content. A Feb 26 conference in Washington invites manufacturers to align testing methods and ensure ads accurately reflect smoke content.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Charles E. Grantley
FTZ
Bureau of Consultation
Grantley
Boy Scouts Are Rescued Near Crowders Mountain
Fifteen snowbound Boy Scouts on an overnight outing at Crowders Mountain were rescued early today. Gastonia Life Saving Crew captain Ernest Dow and his two sons helped locate the troops after the scouts failed to return. The boys were found around camp fires in the snow and were brought to safety despite their displeasure at being rescued.
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Gastonia
N.C
Crowders Mountain
Ernest Dow
Dow
Klan Leader Says Ku Klux Klan Underground in NC
Burlington North Carolina February 15 a Ku Klux Klan leader Rev James Cole 33 says the Klan is underground in the Carolinas and postponed a meeting due to snow. Cole a Marion DC minister faces inciting to riot charges from a January 18 Robeson County rally. He set new dates February 21 in NC and an evangelistic gathering in Greenville DC with another event in Union County between Monroe and Charlotte on Sunday.
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Burlington
N. C
North Carolina
James Cole
Southern Free Will Baptist
Marion
D.C
Cole
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Carolinas
Maxton
Robeson County
Greenville
Union County
Monroe
Charlotte
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