North Carolina Weekend Toll Tops 19 Deaths
The weekend saw at least 19 people killed in North Carolina from various accidents and violence. Notable incidents include a three-car crash near Charlotte claiming Donald Mannes 22 Lynn Lee 16 and James Helms 22 and other deaths across Camden County New Bern Robeson County Beaufort County and Lee and Harnett areas.
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Charlotte
Donald Mannes
Lynn Lee
James Helms
China Grove
James Monroe Pugh
Shiloh
Camden County
Carroll Godfrey
Pugh
Charles William Strickland
Ruby L. Spock
Vanceboro
New Bern
Guy Brown Stilley
Bounts Creek
Beaufort County
Frances McMillan
Troy
Bruce Edward Mason
Charlie D. Hice
Granite Falls
Ambrose Chavis
Robeson County
Henry Rogers
Selma
Hughie Ford
J. Judson Benson
Benson
Fred Sorrell
Bessie Mae Harris
Durham
R. A. Horton
Lloyd Buchanan
Fairmont
Arthur Wayne Hopson
Ft. Bragg
Wade T. Sanders
Fayetteville
Jones
Michelle R. McClelland
Rale
Stocks Dip After Friday Strength In Narrow Trading
Profit taking trimmed gains as New York shares opened lower after a strong Friday. DuPont slipped after a dividend announcement while Georgia-Pacific Plywood rose on a strategic paper venture. The Associated Press average stood down 10 cents at noon, with a wide range of issues showing mixed moves through the session.
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DuPont
Georgia-Pacific Plywood
Long Bell Lumber
Senate
International Paper
Long Bell
Ford Motor
Associated Press
New Fund Hearings Set for Senate Inquiry
George announced new hearings will cover motives and intent behind a campaign contribution. He did not oppose a proposed six‑member committee to broaden lobbying and campaign finance investigations and indicated the Gore led Elections subcommittee could also pursue possible Corrupt Practices Act violations. The hearings will address an additional matter related to the $2,500 offer to Case and may include further testimony later in the week.
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Senate
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Rites Held For Lake Lure Victim
Funeral services were held for Jimmy Israel 19 in Whitney South Carolina after drowning in Lake Lure during a camping trip with two Spartanburg County youths. Dragging continued for Larry Moore 16 whose body was sought 60 feet from the earlier recovery of Mike Waldrop 20. Wavens funeral was held yesterday. The three youths drowned ten days ago.
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N.C
Whitney
S.C
Jimmy Israel
Spartanburg
Larry Moore
Israel
Mike Waldrop
Wavens
White merchant held in slaying of Negro in Columbus
In Columbus Georgia white merchant Luke Flowers 54 is being held for questioning in the shooting death of Dr Thomas H Brewer 61 an area physician and NAACP figure. Brewer shot seven times in Flowers office after threatening him Flowers wounded told police he feared Brewer Flowers in hospital under care as investigators link case to tension around Negroes but say NAACP ties are not proven.
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John H. Land
Thomas H. Brewer
Luke Flowers
Land
Flowers
Brewer
J. D. Armstrong
Negro Business Section
Cobb Memorial Hospital
Phenix City
Ala
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Atlanta
E. E. Farley
Actor Lloyd Bridges improvises profane line in mob scene
TV viewers flood NBC studios after a tense Alcoa hour performance ends with Lloyd Bridges ad libbing a swear word during a mob scene. NBC apologizes, calling the slip understandable though wrong, while some callers praised the vivid acting.
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NBC
Lloyd Bridges
Alcoa Hour
Terry Town
Bridges
Ike’s Name Pushed by Politicos at Dinner Rally
Republicans push Eisenhower as 1952 front runner in Brooklyn dinner. Kefauver to tour New Hampshire six days before the March 13 primary. Stevenson critics question Ike veto of natural gas bill while GOP cheerleaders hail leadership. RNC to mark 100th birthday with open house in Washington.
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Brooklyn
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GOP
Leonard Hall
Republican National Committee
Washington
Union Plans Textile Wage Drive In South
Representatives from United Textile Workers Union locals in Virginia and North Carolina voted to push for higher wages in Southern textile mills. They target mills paying less than the new March 1 minimum of one dollar more per hour and those without union representation. Anthony Valente, international president, spoke at the closed delegates meeting noting textile wages have lagged behind other industries while textile workers were three times as high in 1955 as in 1944.
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Danville
United Textile Workers Union
Virginia
North Carolina
Emanuel Boggs
Anthony Valente
U.S. Ships Tanks to Israel Amid Middle East Tensions
The United States approved tank shipments to Israel as part of policy to maintain peace in the area. In New York pro Israel groups picketed Pier 29 over the SS James Monroe sailing for Saudi Arabia, but loading continued. Crewmembers sought hazard bonuses, resolved by insurance policies. Senators and candidates criticized timing. State Department notes arms requests and Dhahran base renewal under discussion.
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Brooklyn
Saudi Arabia
R. H. Bennett
Sen. George
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Minnesota
Middle East
Adlai F. Stevenson
Libertyville
Ill
State Department
U.S. Air Force Base
Dhahran
NAACP Plans to File Suits In Eight States
The NAACP says it will file school desegregation suits in eight Southern states by June 1. Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins spoke at a news conference with leaders from 14 Southern states and urged local boards to comply with the Supreme Court ruling. Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma and West Virginia are desegregating slowly, while Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas show slow progress. The group welcomes negotiations with boards willing to support the Constitution.
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National
Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
Roy Wilkins
Naacp Key
NAACP
NACCP
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Florida
Georia
Louisiana
Mississippi
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South Carolina
Virginia
Supreme Court
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Maryland
Missouri
Oklahoma
West Virginia
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Texas
Kefauver to Tour North Carolina for Presidential Bid
Sen Estes Kefauver of Tennessee arrives for a second speaking tour in the state. He will address Young Democrats in Raleigh and speak at Wake Forest College and in Hickory, with events planned for Rocky Mount on Thursday and Friday.
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Raleigh
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Wake Forest College
Hickory
Jha Answers Opposed in Italy and Nigeria Debate
An analysis outlines Jha's positions on opposition and foreign policy with mentions of Italy and Nigeria. It notes a range of views, asserting at least 75 percent alignment on autos related topics amid contested contexts.
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Italy
Nigeria
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