Teens Charged In Williford School Fire At Rocky Mount
Six youths aged 14 to 17 faced charges for setting the December 21 fire that destroyed much of Williford Elementary School in Rocky Mount North Carolina The 185000 in damages left only one wing intact Principal T D Carpenter’s office key to the looting motive and the case involved claims the youths entered the auditorium set the fire on stage belatedly returned to watch the blaze and hypnotized one younger accomplice Jerry Ernest Willis Phillip Wayne Wilder James Troy Petway Jerry Ward Russell Stobaugh and Jerry McSwain were named with two already in prison and one bound over to Superior Court on $1000 bond.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
Williford
Nash County
Glen C. Womble
T. D. Carpenter
Womble
Jerry Ernest Willis
Central Prison
Raleigh
Phillip Wayne Wilder
Vance County
James Troy Petway
Jerry Ward
Benvenue High School
Russell Stobaugh
Jerry McSwain
Greensboro
Petway
McSwain
Superior Court
Willis
Wilder
Ward
Stobaugh
Recorder's Court
White Student Joins Negro Picket Line At Kress
In Winston-Salem a white Wake Forest student joined African American demonstrators picketing the downtown S. H. Kress store. The student carried a sign amid rain as the protest called for desegregation of seating or closure. Pickets, mostly students, demanded an end to unfair employment practices and planned further actions at Kress stores in major cities.
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Winston - Salem
Wake Forest
Center Theater
Kress
Bus Driver Wakes Man As Raleigh House Catches Fire
Harold Montague slept as smoke filled his Raleigh home early Saturday. R. W. Harden, a Trailways bus driver from Norfolk, Virginia, stopped his trip to Raleigh after spotting flames. Harden said a delay let him wake Montague and alert him to evacuate.
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Raleigh
Harold Montague
Montague
R. W. Harden
Norfolk
Harden
Trailways
Sly
Confederate Inauguration Reenacted in Montgomery
In Montgomery a Civil War centennial reenactment recreated Jefferson Davis inauguration as Confederate president under cloudy skies. Costumes and minstrel bands added gaiety while crowds watched a horse drawn procession to the Capitol steps and a reenacted oath. A parade with National Guard units and bands followed, ending with an inaugural ball to close the commemorations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jefferson Davis
Young
State Capitol
Hill
Dixie
Dexter Avenue
Capitol
Davis
Confederate States of America
National Guard
AMA Faces in the Public Mirror in Medical Aid Debate
A close AP profile of the American Medical Association as it debates Kennedy plans for national aged care. The piece outlines the AMA’s roles as watchdog and advocate, its opposition to socialized medicine, ongoing projects on infant deaths, costs, safety, and aging care, and its structure from national to local levels.
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The
American Medical Association
AMA
Robert Goldenstein
Associated Press
Chicago
Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
E. Vincent Askey
Leonard Larson
Bismarck
N.D
Insurance Company
Askey
Philadelphia
Sfe
Association
Washington
Senate
House
House of Delegates
Army
Navy
Air Force
Veterans Administration
Public Health Service
Medi
Cal
AMA Council On Foods and Nutrition
Art Wall Flat Finish Paint for Walls and Ceilings
An advertiser promotes Art Wall Flat Finish Paint designed for walls and ceilings. It emphasizes easy application with brush or roller and a fast drying time for a smooth, beautiful finish.
Civil War find at Fort Sumter uncovered by workers
Workmen at Fort Sumter unearthed a leather pouch holding undamaged Civil War canister primers. Black powder in the primer ignited by friction when a gunner pulled a lanyard, triggering the main powder charge in the base of the cannon.
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Charleston
S.C
Ft. Sumter
Nesting Mop Cincinnati AP Alights on Porch
Mrs Maude Rankin hung a mop to dry on a back porch and robins made a nest with the scrubbing end. They returned each year, leaving her to clean by scrubbing on hands and knees saying it is cleaner that way.
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Cincinnati
Maude Rankins
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