Guilford GOP Convention Splits Over Leadership
A Guilford County GOP convention devolved into factional warfare as Rep. Phil Lacy led a faction to apparent control while Holloway Smith supporters dwindled. The seating vote favored Lacy delegates, prompting bold calls and a party split with over 200 delegates leaving for a separate meeting area.
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Forrest Cates
Greensboro
Guilford County
GOP
Phil Lacy
Holloway Smith
Pyealem
Gue Gaia UK
Holloway
Guilford
Lacy
Orange
Alamance
Durham
Holloway-Smith
Doyle Smith
Ana
Personalities Divide Over New York School Boycott
New York civil rights leaders split over a second city boycott amid ongoing rifts and leadership changes. The Citywide Committee for Integrated Schools faced withdrawals and ex-officio ties as it ponders next steps after a Feb 3 walkout that emptied classrooms from 1 million students. The Board of Education plans limited busing to reduce de facto segregation next fall, drawing criticism from leaders who call the move too small.
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New York
Oom Sons
Mittee
Washington
Rusia U
Milton A. Galamison
Bayard Rustin
Board of Education
Cuba Draws Fire Over Venezuelan Arms Smuggling Case
An AP report says an inter-American commission, led by Rodolfo Weid-t Saige, may urge action against Cuba after Venezuela charged Havana with supplying a three ton arms cache seized on a Venezuelan beach. The group favors action only if Western Hemisphere foreign ministers approve. The investigation began December 3 after the cache included submachine guns mortars Bazookas and ammunition valued at about 1.85 million dollars.
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Washington
Argentina
Cuba
Venezuela
Sturtes
Havana
Romulo Betancourt
Rodolfo A. Weid-t
Saige
Commission
Western Hemisphere
Gation
Ghana to end Peace Corps program by 1965
ACCRA Ghana The progovernment Ghanaian Times said the government will discontinue Peace Corps services when the current U S volunteers contract ends. Education Minister Alfred Dowuona Hammond cited no details though 139 volunteers including 118 teachers and 21 geologists will finish tours by July 1965. Ghana first hosted 50 volunteers starting August 1961 amid scrutiny of U S diplomacy.
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Accra
Ghana
Ghanaian Times
United States
Alfred Dowuona-Hammond
Chinese Ready Colonialist Charge Against Russians
The article discusses China signaling a possible attack on Soviet leadership over nonwhite revolutions. It suggests Red China may accuse Moscow of imperialism as it arrays against Khrushchev. If Beijing succeeds, it could push world communism toward a two-continent confrontation.
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William L. Ryan
Red AP
Red
China
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Peking
Khrushchev
Moscow
Red Chi J
Khrushchevna
Dras Jagein
Piedmont Triad booming city problem
Old records reveal urban growth pressures across the Piedmont Triad as Page 5-A reports on city challenges and expansion. America regains hope highlighted on Page 1-D, signaling a renewed national outlook.
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Piedmont Triad
Teamster Chief Is Acquitted
CHATTANOOGA Tenn AP Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa was acquitted on one jury tampering count while remaining charges go to trial. Judge Frank Wilson directed acquittal on the specific offer to a juror in 1962, but denied acquittal on the other three counts. Hoffa and codefendants face further testimony as the trial continues with witnesses including Nicholas J Tweel and Allen Dorfman.
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Chattanooga
James ©. Tippens
Wilson
Hoffa
Nicholas J. Tweel
Hunting
W. Va
Tweet
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
Dallas Hall
Nashville Tavern Operaor
Larry Campbell
Detroit Teamsters
Thomas E. Parks
Nashville
Ewing King
Nashville ‘Teamsters
Tippens
Lawrence W. Medlin
Medlin
Boycott Pressure Rises as U S Weighs Cuba Ties
Secretary Rusk said some Americans might boycott British goods linked to Cuba even as the United States avoids using boycotts as policy. An announcement on a congressional directive to cut aid to nations aiding Cuba could come early this week. Britain’s trade with the U S totaled about two billion dollars in 1962, highlighting stakes in ongoing talks with Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home and President Johnson.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Cuba
U.S
Rusk
Fidel Castro
Britain
America
Voice of America
Alec Douglas-Horde
Douglas‘Home
Johnson
Start Tomorrow Murder Trial Of Jack Ruby In Dallas
Dallas AP reports the Jack Ruby murder trial opens tomorrow with Ruby as central figure next to slain President Kennedy and accused killer Lee Harvey Oswald. Defense led by Melvin Belli plans psychiatric evidence while prosecution under Henry Wade questions Ruby’s sanity, exploring mood shifts and potential temporary insanity after Kennedy’s assassination.
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Robert E. Ford
Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Melvin. Belli
San Francisco
Kennedy
Oswald
Hall
Belli
Marx Street
Ruby/ ist
Tal
Wade
Ion
Cyprus Suffering Invasion Jitters
UNITED NATIONS N Y Cyprus failed to force an emergency U N Security Council session over threats of a Turkish invasion. Britain sought an early meeting to address the dangerous Cyprus situation amid Greek Turkish fighting with U S support. The U S and Britain push for a larger international peacemaking force in Cyprus led by Archbishop Makarios.
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United Nations, N.Y
Cyprus
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Britain
Council
United States
U.S
Makarios
High-Priced Vice Ring Uncovered in Forest Hills
In Queens Forest Hills a $250000-a-year vice ring operated from a $300-month apartment. Police, aided by Valachi information, found four women, ledgers listing clients, including household names, and arrested the women on loitering charges. Esther Vigiatore, 26, identified as madam, led the scheme after six months of investigation.
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New York
Forest Hills
Queens
Joseph Valachi
Queens Dist
Atty
Frank O'Connor
Valachi
Esther Vigiatore
Pickets Lift Ban on Opera Standees at Met
The Metropolitan Opera rescinded a Saturday ban on standing room shoppers after regular standing ticket buyers promised to police disruptive fans. Pickets gathered outside during protest over standee exclusion, as Otello matinee concluded and Eugene Onegin tickets went on sale. Bing emphasized avoiding Beatle‑like shouting and chaotic behavior.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Rudolf Bing
Bing
Urday
Tchaikovsky
Eugin Onegin
Cyprus Crisis Moves to UN Action as Warships Return
The United States and Britain pressed for a U N Security Council meeting over Cyprus as Turkish warships returned to base. U S Undersecretary Ball met British leaders while Makarios rejected a foreign peace force. Greece warned of countermeasures amid potential intervention talks.
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London
U. S
Cyprus
Britain
U. N. Security Council
New York
Mediterranean
Security Council
George W. Ball
Makarios
Richard A. Butler
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Foreign Office
Ball
Greece
Turkey
U. N
Ankara
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Sat
Alec Douglas-Home
Douglas-Home
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Peter Thorneycroft
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