Weaverville Bank Robbery Nets $2871 In Broad Daylight
A gray bandit robbed the Bank of French Broad in Weaverville North Carolina shortly after noon taking about $2871. He fled in a 1940s to 1950s black Chevrolet after threatening teller Izola D. Taylor with a pistol. No customers were present and the incident ended within minutes. The FBI noted this was the third North Carolina bank robbery in two weeks with one suspect still at large.
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Weaverville
N.C
Bank of French Broad
FBI
Charlotte
Izola D. Taylor
Kennett
Marshall
North Carolina
Stony Point
Northwestern Bank
Ft. Bragg
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Smithfield
J. Frank Johnson
Charles Thomas Bradford
Fuquay Springs
Haiti Faces New Trouble Spot Under Duvalier Regime
AP analyst Thomas P. Whitney reports Haiti as a potential Caribbean trouble spot amid political turmoil since Magloire's ouster. Duvalier wields near dictatorial power, briefly liberalized in January, now tightening as fears of Cuban-backed opposition grow.
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New York
Haiti
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Rafael Trujillo
Ponte
Paul Magloire
Duvalier
Castro
Conference resumes in Russia amid Berlin dispute
Moscow reports that British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev restarted talks with tensions high over West Berlin and German unification. Khrushchev insisted on East German control of Allied routes to West Berlin and opposed a Big Four foreign ministers meeting.
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Moscow
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Macmillan
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Uspenskoye
Selwyn Lloyd
Dep
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Andrei Gromyko
Kiev
Lloyd
Karloff's Niece Declared Insane In Two-Child Killings
Diana Marion Bromley 39 niece of Boris Karloff was ruled insane at a Kingston hearing after she killed her two sons Martin 13 and Stephen 9. Police say she drugged then strangled and drowned them. She cut her throat and was found wandering by her husband Thomas Bromley British consul and cabinet official.
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Kingston - Upon - Thames
England
Diana Marion Bromley
Boris Karloff
Martin
Stephen
Thomas
Washington
Cabinet Secretariat
Bromley
Diana Martion Pratt
Sir John Pratt
Proxmire Challenging Johnson Hold on Senate Machinery
In Washington Senator William Proxmire accuses Senate Democratic leadership of poor grace and insufficient justification for controlling the party’s legislative agenda. Senator J William ey of Arkansas calls the revolt minor and unlikely to change soon, while Morse and Clark join in urging a revival of party caucuses to choose which bills reach the floor. Proxmire says caucuses are needed to fulfill campaign pledges.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
J. William Ey
Proxmire
North Carolina considers daylight saving, polio vaccine
A legislative push in Raleigh favored a daylight saving time bill moving clocks forward on the last Sunday in April and back in October plus provision of polio vaccination for children. Committees approved bills for more school clerical help and a study of the State Highway Committee's organization amid funding for the 1959 60 and 1960 61 fiscal years.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Sam J. Burrow Jr
Randolph
Buitow
Macubis
House Committee On
Marcellus Buchanan
Jackson
State Highway Committee
Legislative Study Commission
Appropriations Committee
Henderson Mill Violence Abates and Eisenhower Defense Remarks
Violence near Henderson Harriet Cotton Mill eased with crowds at North and South Henderson plants and no major clashes as a 15 week strike showed cautious optimism. President Eisenhower defended defense needs in a sharp briefing, rejecting demagogic critics while acknowledging differing service views. Police reported few incidents as authorities urged restraint and cited bombings and ongoing unrest during the era of labor tensions.
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Henderson
N.C
Henderson-Harriet
North Henderson
South Henderson
Hodges
Britain Faces Up To African Threat In Nyasaland Unrest
Angry demonstrations continue in Lilongwe asRoyal Air Force tear gas rocks the crowd and King's African Rifles fire on rioters. Nyasaland authorities disperse protesters while Hastings Banda leads the nationalist movement seeking Nyasaland’s exit from the Central African Federation. Sir Roy Welensky mobilizes white reservists to bolster security in major cities.
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Blantyre
Nyasaland
Africa
Mount Ae
Royal Air Force
Lilongwe
King's
African Rifles
Central Province
Hastings Banda
Nyasaland African National Party
Central African Federation
British Commonwealth
Southern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia
Roy Welensky
Rhodesia-Nyasaland Federation
Nit-wits in Congress spark brief floor debate
In Washington a House discussion on whether nit-wits exist in Congress ends without a vote after Rep. Clare Hoffman calls for a quorum. Speaker Rayburn adjourns as about 20 members remain, ending a clash over remarks by Rep. Gardner Withrow to the Dominican Republic and rebuttals from Reuss and Hays.
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Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Henry Reuss
Wis
Gardner Withrow
R-Wis
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Withrow
Congress
Dominican Republic
United States Congress
Reuss
Hays
House
Eisenhower Leaves Dulles Decision to Health Status
President Eisenhower said John Foster Dulles will decide, after cancer treatment, whether he can continue as foreign policy chief. A future decision will depend on Dulles health and rest after treatment. Eisenhower noted senators urged replacement but defended Dulles value to the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
John Sparkman
D-Ala
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Secretary Dulles
United States
Cool Embassy Complaints Slow Washington Diplomats
Congressmen vented about U S diplomatic posts Republic Rep Donald L Jackson complained of air conditioning at the U S Embassy in Haiti warning Haitian kitchen staff risk double pneumonia from heat. Representative Wayne Hays noted Copenhagen Embassy workload was light with one worker drafting a paper on Baltic eel habits.
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Washington
Donald L. Jackson
Rcalif
U. S
Haiti
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Copenhagen
Hays
Meany Refuses Retirement Plans Amid AFL-CIO Spat
George Meany said he has no retirement plans despite turning 65 next August and will stay as federation president. Tension flared with Walter Reuther and James Carey during a council session over policy direction and a proposed mass march on Washington to press Congress for unemployment aid.
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Norman Walker
San Juan
Puerto Rico
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
San Francisco
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Reuther
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Carey
Coatstown
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower Faults Soviet Berlin Attitude
President Eisenhower denounces Soviet Union for an illogical stance on Berlin and rejects Khrushchev's rejection of a Western foreign ministers conference. He vows no concession in defending Western Allies rights and responsibilities amid Berlin tension.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Berlin
Third Wife Too Much
Michael Cannella a Brooklyn plumber faced a 24 to 5 year sentence after pleading guilty to bigamy. His three wives Lillian Ethel and Patricia Cannella, all blondes, testified as Cannella admitted multiple marriages and two additional children with unwed partners.
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New York
Michael Cannella
Brooklyn
Lillian Cannella
Ethel Cannella
Cannella
Patricia Cannella
Patricia
Hall in Bethesda Hospital Says He Is Doing Fine
Rep. David Hall of North Carolina says he is ready for work after kidney operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital. His wife reports he is doing fine as doctors complete recovery.
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Hall
Washington
David Hall
D-Nc
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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