North Carolina Faces Rebound From Severe Cold Wave
Relief came as temperatures rose in North Carolina after a historic polar outbreak. Subzero readings in the Black Mountains fell to zero in Yancey County, with 23 below last Sunday. Flood risk lingered as ice jams threatened Marshall bridges and the French Broad River, marooning three ranch caretakers and prompting Red Cross relief.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Nait
Black Mountains
Yancey County
Piedmont
Raleigh
Marshall
French Broad River
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Red Cross
Miami
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Madison County
E. Y. Ponder
Leopold Parole Plea Considered By Illinois Board
The Illinois Parole and Pardon Board weighs Nathan Leopold's fifth parole bid from Stateville Prison for the 1924 Bobby Franks kidnapping and murder in Chicago. Leopold, now 53, seeks mercy and a chance to prove usefulness as support from prominent figures including Carey.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
Nathan Leopold
Stateville
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Leopold
Richard Loeb
Loeb
Extreme Cold Explained By Shift In Jet Stream
AP reports a jet stream shift driving extreme cold across two thirds of the East while the Far West remains milder. Arctic air slides south through a central trough creating brutal temperatures and storms along the Atlantic coast, with warm air rising from the Southwest to the West.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Cou
Canada
Atlantic
Plains States
Florida
Gulf
Arctic
Rockies
Upturn Debate Shapes White House Economic Talk
Democrats and Republicans debated timing of a business upturn while Eisenhower’s March forecast drew scrutiny. Private unemployment estimates questioned the Gov 4 percent figure as Leon Keyserling advised caution to avoid overhyping a potential slump. Dr Gabriel Hauge said the president’s remark was misread by some.
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Eisenhower
Leon Keyserling
Truman
Gabriel Hauge
White House
State Broadcasting Association
Skeleton Found Under Prison Floor Ends 19 Year Search
In Nashville Tennessee a skeleton uncovered under a concrete floor at the state prison ends a 19 year search for missing convict Paul Joe Payne and triggers a nationwide hunt for a fellow prisoner Jack Youngblood blamed for the 1939 death. Dick West, another convict tied to the slaying, was murdered in 1951 and exonerated on self defense. Police traced tips to Youngblood, draining a water tank and probing reports as the case reopened. Payne, a teen reform school escapee part of the "Baby Bandits," may have been killed over prison dope racket info.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jack Youngblood
Paul Joe Payne
Dick West
West
Payne
Youngblood
Thomas Gore
Chattanooga
Rossville
Harry Nichol
Sudan Egypt border dispute to go before UN Security Council
In Cairo talks Egypt and Sudan failed to resolve their clash over two border areas. Sudan’s cabinet says it will refer the dispute to the United Nations Security Council. Egypt claims all land north of the 22nd Parallel and a second segment near the Nile.
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Sudan
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Cairo
Mohamed Mahgoub
Nasser
Nile Valley
United Arab Republic
Syria
Wilmington Seismis Tremors Puzzle North Carolina Coast
Four mild earth tremors rattled a 25 mile coast from Southport to Wrightsville Beach and inland to 15 miles in Wilmington area over four days. Dr G R McCarthy noted a 110000 to 1 chance of natural repetition and said cause unclear. No jets or explosions linked to the events.
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Wilmington
N.C
Southport
Wrightsville Beach
G. R. McCarthy
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Five Family Members Die in Shenandoah Valley Fire
Five members of the Simmons family died in a late night blaze in a six room frame house near Staunton Virginia. Jesse Simmons 42 Zona Mae Simmons 42 Carrie Whetzel 45 Clemon R Smith 36 and Sammy Smith 39 perished as the home burned after being discovered shortly before midnight by Ed A Dudley the homeowner. The fire cause remained undetermined.
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Staunton
Shenandoah Valley
Jesse Simmons
Zona Mae
Carrie ©. Whetzel
Simmons
Ed A. Dudley
Churchill's Fever Drops Slightly in France Bulletin Says
Montague Browne reports Sir Winston Churchill remains largely unchanged in health with fever a little lower after pneumonia and pleurisy. He is comfortable and active, reading, handling correspondence, and thanking well wishers as Lord Moran and Dr. Roberts sign the bulletin.
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Roquebrune - Cap-Martin
France
Sir Winston Churchill
Montague Browne
Churchill
Winston
Lord Moran
London
Browne
Debt Ceiling Hike Passes Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee approved a five billion dollar debt ceiling increase through June 30, 1959, rejecting Byrd’s three billion limit 10-5. The measure, advancing on a House-passed bill, raises the cap from 275 to 280 billion dollars as Treasury urgency grows. Byrd claimed the panel supported the rise due to administration income overestimate and spending underrun expectations.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Byrd
D-Va
House
Senate
Treasury
Katzentine Recalled in Nixon Kefauver TV Channel Probe
House investigators recall Miami Beach radio station owner A Frank Katzentine amid hearings on alleged pressures in the Channel 10 contest. Katzentine says he sought only a merits vote and denies seeking to influence Mack. Nixon declined comment through a spokesman.
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Washington
House
A. Frank Katzentine
Nixon
Sen. Kefauver
Miami
Katzentine
Miami Beach
Harris
D-Ark
Richard Mack
Mack
FCC
Kefauver
Dowfrey Rice
Daniel P. Sullivan
Rice
Bob King
King
California
Senators Move Toward Pay TV Showdown in Senate
In Washington, a split Senate races the pay television issue with a March 17 public hearing on Thurmonds bill to ban pay TV. The Commerce Committee approved a resolution against FCC authorization without new law, while Bricker backs Congressional action this year.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Senate Commerce Committee
Thurmond
D-Sc
Senate
Magnuson
D-Wash
House Commerce Committee
Sen
Bricker
Rohio
Congress
New Plant Aids Farming Expansion In Eastern North Carolina
Governor Hodges spoke at Swift’s new beef and pork processing plant in Wilson about its 3 million dollar build and its expected January opening. He cited the plant creating a major market for livestock, boosting farmers who supply 42 percent of NC’s farm population and 70 percent of corn acreage, while noting land shifted from cotton and tobacco to pasture and grain. He warned price supports cuts would hit NC farms, citing 66 percent reliance on federally supported crops, and urged job creation to sustain the economy.
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N.C
Hodges
North Carolina
Swift
Wilson Country Club
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