Greensboro Segregation Suit Heard Over Public Recreation
A group of 10 Negro plaintiffs sue to end segregation in Greensboro public recreation facilities. The case targets the city, its golf course and a jointly owned facility leased to a private club. Plaintiffs argue the golf club was set up to block integration and seek whether a municipality can lease facilities to a private organization that sets admission rules.
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Greensboro
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Homemade Bomb Fails To Explode In Raleigh Suburb
Officers investigated a homemade bomb found near a fashionable suburban home in Raleigh on Saturday. Deputized Sheriff H C Benton said several ounces of black powder were packed in a tin can and taped, noting it could have shattered windows and suggesting teen aged boys might be responsible.
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Raleigh
H. C. Benton
Ten Die By Violence In State Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports at least ten people died from gunfire and accidents over the weekend across North Carolina. Victims include Rachel Parks, 25, and her stepfather Isaiah Russell, 45, with motive cited as jealousy. Others wounded or killed include Mary Russell, 15 year old Joyce Davis, and several men in traffic and gun incidents across Shelby, Monroe, Gates, Spring Hope, and Manteo.
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Associated Press
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Isaiah Russell
Mary Russell
Parks
Sutton
Joyce Davis
Durham
Jesse Bissett
Rt. 4
Zebulon
Spring Hope
J. A. Nicer
Manteo
Gray
Wanchese
Jollies Talent List Remains Open for 1957 Show
Jay cee Jollies director Don Horne says auditions continue with 20 men and 2 women needed for chorus. Rehearsal at Adams Dance Studio tonight at 7 30. transportation via calls to 4596 before 5 30 or 68974 after 6.
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Adams Dance Studio
Don Horne
Olive Presiding Over Superior Court Term Opens
Judge Hubert E. Olive of Lexington presides over a one week session opening with twenty four cases set for trial. The criminal session began at 10 o clock after a Municipal Court session.
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Superior Court
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
Cooked Fine Dinner, Save It Dog
A Peculiar oddity in Ponca City News columns shows headlines read together as Cooked Fine dinner and Dog! at Dogs Get Special Diet, Low Calories indicating a playful misprint in the paper layout.
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Ponca City
Okla
Cooke To Address Methodist Layman Group In Graham
Dr. Dennis H. Cooke president of High Point College will speak tonight at 7 30 before a group of Methodist laymen in Graham. The talk will address expanding the church educational facilities to meet rising numbers in the near future.
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Dennis H. Cooke
High Point College
Building permits issued for three house projects
Inspectors reported three permits issued. Mrs Stanford Smith received a general repair permit for 517 Denny Street valued at 2500 dollars. The Rev J E Melton was granted an addition permit for 814 Fairview Street valued at 1300 dollars. George Marsh received an addition permit for 1111 Rockford Road valued at 1700 dollars.
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Stanford Smith
Denny St
J. E. Melton
Fairview St
George Marsh
Rockford Rd
State Budgets Set Records Across Indiana and Wisconsin
Wisconsin eyes a 343 million dollar budget with 47 million in new revenue to balance. Indiana faces a crisis outlook as Governor Handley labels outgoing Governor Craig's 790 million dollar request as fantastic while both states plan income tax increases amid rising expenses.
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Indiana
Harold W. Handley
GOP
George N. Craig
Craig
Four Local Youths On Honor Roll At McCallie School
Four High Point youths made the first semester honor roll at McCallie School in Chattanooga Tennessee. George Campbell Glenn Corpening Henry Foscue and Beverly Wilkinson each had averages of eight or above.
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McCallie School
High Point
Chattanooga
Beverly Wilkinson
L. L. Wilkinson
Rockford Rd
Court of Honor Set For Scouts Tonight At 8
The High Point Boy Scouts hold a quarterly Court of Honor tonight at 8 in the Junior High School auditorium. Six scouts will advance to Life Scouts, eight get the Star award, 13 First Class, and 21 Second Class. Merit badges earned in the quarter will be presented. Troop 13 leads ceremonies. Enrico Casuso, famed tenor, began as a mechanical engineer before turning to singing in Naples.
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High Point Boy Scouts
Life Scouts
Troop 13
No Evidence Of Stacking Of Liquor Committees
Raleigh report finds no manipulation in committee assignments for liquor sales bills. Among 14 Senate appointees by President Earnhardt, three hail from ABC districts. 21 House appointees include 10 from ABC areas with 8 dry-area chair or vice chair positions.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Earnhardt
ABC
Coughton
Ciry
ABC Ter
Fewer Bills To Date Than Last Session
RALEIGH The delayed start of the General Assembly has not saved time. By the end of January the second week shows 56 bills and resolutions introduced: 23 in the Senate and 33 in the House. Compared to the prior year the Senate is down six, the House up three, a net loss of three. Two or three bills are usually needed midterm, so the Legislature is even further behind.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Senate
House
Burned To Death In Kagoshima Fire
A disaster in Kagoshima Japan leaves victims burned to death in a blaze reported by local authorities. Emergency crews responded to the scene as investigators begin to determine the cause and assess damages.
Conrad Hilton Born in San Antonio New Mexico
Conrad Hilton, founder of a hotel empire, was born in San Antonio New Mexico. The noted hotel owner built a global chain across major cities and used his birthplace as the start of a storied career in hospitality.
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Conrad Hilton
San Antonio
New Mexico
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