Textile Policies Are Hit At Southern Wage Conference
Textile workers leaders urge fighting foreign competition by cleaning up internal issues. Victor Canzano repeats that chiselers and sweat shoppers at home must be tackled before Congress acts. Wage hikes set for Feb 29 aim to raise pay by about five percent for tens of thousands, with contracts to be reopened and minimum wage advocates press for higher coverage. Delegates from 70,000 Southern workers support import limits and world-price cotton options.
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Textile Workers Union
Victor Canzano
TWUA
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America
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M. Michael Botelho
Atlanta
Boyd E. Payton
Wesley W. Cook
Washington, D.C
H. S. Williams
Nashville
Soldier charged with kidnapping in Raleigh incident
A 19 year old Ft. Bragg soldier Daniel Earle Speers forced Charles Clifton Williams into a car and drove to Burlington after claiming to be an escaped convict. Williams notified police when Speers directed a stop at a service station and attempted a robbery. Speers was held in Wake County jail on kidnapping charges.
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Charles Clifton Williams
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Property Proposals Spark Differing Reactions Across Community
Local residents weigh the idea of new property initiatives with supporters praising growth and opponents warning of potential risks. Officials say public input will shape any final plan amid ongoing discussions and council hearings.
Next Move By Lake Awaited In North Carolina Politics
Atty Gen Malcolm Seawell entered the governor race triggering speculation about Raleigh lawyer I Beverly Lake. Seawell resigns effective Feb 29 to campaign in Raleigh. Lake, a segregationist, could run if finances permit, amid a three way scramble with Terry Sanford and John Larkins Jr. Other potential candidates and lieutenant governor contenders are noted in the statewide political landscape.
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Malcolm Seawell
I. Beverly Lake
Seawell
Lake
Terry Sanford
Fayetteville
John Larkins Jr
Trenton
Government says alleged fixed bids probe continues
Federal grand jury indictments in Philadelphia accuse 14 firms led by General Electric and Westinghouse of bid rigging on public and private electrical equipment. The probe covers contracts awarded in 1958 1959 by 14 federal agencies and about 180 state local governments and utilities. Civil suits seek permanent injunctions against further price fixing in heavy electrical equipment.
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Philadelphia
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Westinghouse
Robert A. Bicks
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Religion torn marriages affect kids study and faith
A Catholic Digest survey finds six in ten children from Catholic Protestant marriages reject all religions. It also reports children from mixed faith homes are far less likely to finish high school than peers with same faith parents.
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New York
Exposure Fatal To Carolinian
A 50 year old North Carolina man Lexie G Nordon of Coats died in Savannah after being found unconscious in a bateau on the Ogeechee Canal. Police say Nordon died from exposure and a stroke believed to have occurred while he bailed water and spent a night in sub freezing temperatures. His wife is said to live in Greensboro and investigators seek her to learn why he was in Savannah.
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North Carolina
Lexie G. Nordon
Coats
N.C
Jack Middleton
Ogeechee Canal
Middleton
Nordon
Greensboro
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