Violent Sit Down Protest Ends in Virginia Brawl
A sit down demonstration by Negro students at Rose's Department Store in Portsmouth, Virginia, devolved into a brief but bloody brawl in the parking lot. One white youth was hospitalized with a slashed face, three Negro students were arrested for disorderly conduct, and one faced additional charges. Police said a claw hammer surfaced during the clashes. The incident followed a dispute over service at the white only lunch counter as a mob of both races gathered. nearby, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke in Durham urging nonviolence and readiness to face jail to end segregation.
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Carole Maintains Composure Under Cross Examination
Carole Tregoff testified with steadiness denying involvement in the murder of Dr. R. Bernard Finch’s wife Barbara Jean last July 18. She described fear and hiding after a gun went off during a struggle as Finch testified, with the defense preparing further witnesses as the case heads to the jury early next week.
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Appliance Makers Deny Price Fixing
Two of five large makers of heavy electrical products face indictments for price fixing and bid rigging in a $200 million annual market. Westinghouse and General Electric issued statements denying improper conduct, while Allis-Chalmers I-T-E Circuit Breaker and Federal Pacific also face charges. Indictments cover power switchgear, circuit breakers, and related equipment used in energy generation and distribution.
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Ralph J. Cordiner
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I-T-E
Weather Summary for Local Area
The Associated Press reports today sun sets at 6 03 p m and rises tomorrow at 7 29 a m.
Weather Outlook for the Carolinas and Georgia
Forecast shows variable cloudiness and milder temperatures across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with highs mostly in the 50s to low 60s and lows in the 30s to low 50s. Rain chances increase Thursday into Friday with total precipitation around 1 inch, followed by colder conditions into Monday.
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Iron Fisted Trujillo Fights for Survival in Caribbean
AP dispatch from Port au Prince notes Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo, 68, facing domestic revolt after 30 years rule. He jailed 1,500 to 2,000 in response to a Jan. 21 plot, provoking church criticism and fears of a transition toward democracy amid economic strain and exile pressure.
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Rafael Trujillo
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Kentucky raises marriage age for boys and girls
Gov. Bert Combs signed a law increasing the minimum marriage age in Kentucky. Males must be 18, up from 16, and females 16, up from 14, ending marriages involving a 16 year old male to a 14 year old girl.
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Kentucky
Bert Combs
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