Thomasville School Consolidation Pleas to Governor Sanford
Thomasville parents association seeks a consolidated high school serving Thomasville Fair Grove and Pilot. The Davidson County Board of Education favors consolidating only Fair Grove and Pilot. Governor Sanford cannot intervene and urges local citizens to lobby lawmakers and the state superintendent. The group cites 4000 signatures and support from the Thomasville School Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Thomasville
Sanford
Parents Association For Better Schools
Davidson County Board of Education
Sam J. Welborn
Fair Grove
Pilot
Davidson Board
Davidson County
Charles F. Carroll
State's Industry Drive Booms in North Carolina
Hargrove Bowles, director of the State Department of Conservation and Development, announced a 100 percent rise in new plants locating in North Carolina in January 1961 versus January 1960. He did not disclose exact figures, promising a quarterly report. Bowles spoke at a presidents' breakfast during the retailers activities clinic of the North Carolina Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina
Hargrove Bowles
State Department of Conservation and Development
Bowles
North Carolina Merchants Association
Kennedy Plans Education Aid Reforms and Budget Cuts
President Kennedy outlines a modest education program with ambitions, proposing grants to states for classroom construction and teacher salaries. The plan aims to extend the current $270 million annual program and faces debate over scope, with figures rising to 666 million in year one and higher in subsequent years. The approach links funds to state income and pupil figures, with penalties for shortfalls.
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Kennedy
Congress
Senate
Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue University
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Stock market gains and airline pain in early 1961
New York stocks rose selectively with heavy trading as airlines fell sharply due to flight engine strike impact. Major names like American and Eastern slipped about a point, while Technically, United, General Electric and Johns Manville posted gains among various industrials.
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New York
American
Eastern Airlines
National
Pan American
General Electric
Johns Manville
Eastman Kodak
DuPont
Nafi
Parke
Davis
Ex-Concert Pianist Inherits Fortune In Garden City
Ravella Hughes a 64 year old former concert pianist inherited nearly a million dollars and a Tudor style mansion in Garden City after her white employer’s death. She has a musical career including Europe organ work and Broadway performance. A maid Matilda Shaw died of natural causes and Norman Woodward was wounded when a gun discharged during a library items check.
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Garden City
N.Y
Ravella Hughes
New York City
West Virginia
Northwestern University
Hughes
Europe
U.S
WOR
Miss Hughes
Woodward
Congo War Threat Grows as UN Debates Peace Amendments
Amid Congo turmoil, the UN considers an Asian-African backed resolution calling for force to prevent civil war, Belgian troops removal, and transit denial for non-UN arms. A Soviet veto looms on Hammarskjold’s fate while Nkrumah pushes an all African command and prisoner release. Protests erupt outside the Belgian Embassy in London over Lumumba’s death.
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Congo
Ceylon
Liberia
United Arab Republic
Soviet Union
Hammarskjold
Lumumba
Belgium
U.N
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Leopoldville
Stanleyville
Anicet Kashamura
Kivu
Gbzenga
Kashamura
Victor Lundula
Joseph Mobutu
Sdopoldville
London
Resumption of Housing Work Seen After Contractor Quit
James B. Cash, acting Federal Housing commissioner, said arrangements should renew construction for five military housing projects halted when Hal B. Hayes quit. Projects include Beale AFB California Ellsworth AFB South Dakota Nike Village Ft. Bliss Grand Forks AFB North Dakota and Camp Lejeune NC.
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Washington
James B. Cash
Hal B. Hayes
Beale Air Force Base
California
Ellsworth Afb
South Dakota
Nike
FHA
Defense Department
Cash
CHA
Hayes
Lenoir
N.C
Camp Leje
Chief Justice Stukes Dies in South Carolina
Charleston AP reports Chief Justice Taylor H. Stukes of the State Supreme Court died at South Carolina Medical College Hospital at age 67 after heart surgery. The Manning native served on the bench since 1940 and as chief justice since 1956. Funeral plans tentative for Tuesday at 11.
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Charleston
S.C
Taylor H. Stukes
State Supreme Court
South Carolina Medical College
Manning Jurist
Stukes
D. Gordon Baker
Manning
Davidson College
Washington & Lee University
Stokes
House of Representatives
Clarendon County
Georgia Sauls
J. T. Stukes
Columbia
Steve Skardon
New Orleans
Lionel Stukes
Summerton
Gary Stukes
Atlanta
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SEC
Commission
Mr. Shulsky
High Point Enterprise
Carolina Light & Power
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical
Consolidated Edison
Eastman Koda
Greyhound Corp
General Dynamics
Gulf Oil
General Motors
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
International Harvester
International Tel & Tel
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel
Norfolk Western Rwy
Phillips Petroleum
Pennsylvania Railway
Pepsi-Cola
Proctor & Gamble
Reynolds Tobacco
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern Rwy
J. P. Stevens Co
American Tel. & Tel
the Texas Co
Union Carbide & Carbon
United Aircraft Corp
Westinghouse Electric Co
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
F. W. Woolworth Co
Bache & Co
Ita.m
Dow Jones
Prey
Gina Lolobridiga
Anthony Francisosa
Luana Patten
Hao
Ted Ray
Ae Kent
Leslie Phillips
Joan Sims
Dulla Lockwood
Tim Seely
Charles Hawtrey Peature
United Nations
Kasavubu
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kasai
Albert Kalonji
Nkrumah
RITZ
Hannibal
Jesse James
Swift's
Gost
Pines
Brynner- Woodward Leighton
Sound and
Raymond Burr
Martha Hyer
Joan Bennett
Son Wald
Thomasveas
Palmetto State
State Democratic Executive Committee
Rem Rae
Mike
Ua Cme I
NEW Service Laundry
Centennial Ave
Tataar
Ata
Ese
Ec Aelia Tetas Ee
Emilee Yd
PT R
Aec Jalousie Company
St. Greensboro
Seereeerree
Seeeeteeteree
R.F.D
Boxoffice
Greensboro
Coliseum
Ellis Stone
Inica Schoo Dept. F.O
Burlington, N. C
Rialto Theatre
Kirk Douglas
Ulysses
Steve Reeves
Cuie
Lita
CAR Safety Headquarters
N. Main St
Sheraton Hotel
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