Claremont Hosiery Mill Destroyed in Major Fire
A two story Claremont hosiery mill building burned out of control in high winds injuring firefighter Ted Carpenter as the roof collapsed. The blaze damaged an adjoining grocery store and caused at least 50 000 in damage. Fire departments from Claremont Conover and nearby communities battled the flames amid detours on U S routes 64 70. Four weeks earlier a Montclair Furniture Co fire claimed a life.
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Claremont
N.C
Ted Carpenter
Claremont Knitting Mills
S. G. Panther
Baron Grant
Athic
Walter E. Little
Little
Conover
Catawba
Fair Brook
Montclair Furniture Co
Roscoe Pope
Winds blamed for plane crash in Aiken County Florida crew killed
Four Florida men died when a private single engine plane crashed near Aiken South Carolina during heavy rain squalls and a tornado. Wing section found two miles from wreckage suggested high winds tore the aircraft apart. Killed were Harold Iveens Orlando pilot John Fletcher Earl Douglas and Clifford Bryant all Jacksonville residents. Fletcher represented Waste Control of Florida. Bryant and Taylor were employed by Taylor and Bryant. Taylor’s body was found 30 feet from the site clutching pine needles.
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Aiken
S.C
Florida
Here
Aiken County
Wyman Busch
Harold Iveens
Orlando
John Fletcher
Earl Douglas
Clifford Bryant
Jacksonville
Iveens
Dempster Brothers Garbage Disposal Co
Knoxville
Tenn
Savannah
Tennessee
Fletcher
Waste Control
Taylor and
Bryant
Taylor
Girl Struck Down By Car Last Night
A 19 year old E Green Street resident was struck by a passing car at about 10 30 p m in front of her apartment. Lynda Wood of E Green Street and North Wilkesboro was knocked to the pavement by the vehicle driven by James Taylor Cochram 27 of S Hamilton Street. No charges were filed. She suffered bruises minor abrasions and neck and leg pain en route to High Point Memorial Hospital.
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E. Green Street
Palice
Lynda Wood
North Wilkesboro
James Taylor Cochram
S. Hamilton Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Civilians Aid Army At Fort Sill Training Site
The Army turned to Lawton civilians to complete needed gear for officer candidate training at Fort Sill. Candidate J Williams, 6 foot 3 and 195 pounds, required a size 15 tennis shoe, prompting a local store to supply the pair.
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Lawton
Okla
Ft. Sill
J. (. Wiliams
Russian Venus mission heads to May approach on Venus
Tass reports the Soviet automatic interplanetary space station will reach the Venus vicinity around May 19 or 20, with a minimum Earth distance less than 100,000 kilometers. The craft is described as a cylindrical airtight shell with specified dimensions and propulsion details, moving in an elliptical solar orbit toward Venus.
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Moscow
Venus
Tass
Earth
Memorial Held For Skating Stars
Memorial in Winchester Massachusetts honored Maribel Vinson Owen 49 and daughters Maribel 20 and Laurence 16 among 18 US skaters killed in the Brussels flight disaster. Governor Volpe and sports dignitaries attended a brief Episcopal service before about 2000 mourners at Church of the Epiphany.
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Winchester
Mass
Owens
Maribel Vinson Owen
Maribel
Laurence
United States
Brussel
Belgium
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Greg Kelley
Newton
Bradley Lord
Dick Button
Roger Turner
Montgomery Wilson
U. S
Figure Skating Association
Charles Rotch
Winchester High School
Boston University
Hollis Albright
Tenley Albright
Owen
Hazel Wightman
Dudley Richards
Church of the Epiphany
Winchester High School Glee Club
John Ellison
Gertrude Vinson
Star witness released from hospital after alleged abduction tale
Robert L. Russell, the state's star witness in the Vincent Blaney murder, was released from a hospital in Somers Point after a dramatic claim of kidnapping and escape. Prosecutor Augustine A. Repetto would not confirm details as Russell was moved from Absecon jail to Mays Landing, with police noting he alleged being bound and driven to a boat on Sculls Bay.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Robert L. Russell
Atlantic County
Augustine A. Repetto
Russell
Vincent Blaney
Absecon City
Repetto
Somers Point
Mays Landing
Associated Press
Absecon
Sculls Bay
McCloy Urges Perseverance in Arms Control Efforts
John J. McCloy, Kennedy's top disarmament adviser, said amid Soviet moves in Laos, the Congo, and Cuba that the U.S. must persevere for arms control and reject a four year general disarmament plan without broad political agreements. He spoke at Phillips Andover Academy.
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Andover
Mass
Kennedy
John J. McCloy
Laos
Congo
Cuba
McCloy
United States
Stimson
Phillips Andover Academy
Henry L. Stimson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Labor Urges Full Tax on U S Subsidiaries Abroad
The AFL CIO urged the government to apply the full corporate tax to earnings of U S owned and operated subsidiaries overseas to curb the export of American jobs. It called withdrawing postwar tax incentives and stiffening taxes on firms moving abroad while supporting gradual tariff reductions and continued free trade. The statement referenced concerns over rising imports from Japan and Germany and noted no mention of the May 1 boycott threat by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union on Japanese woolen suits.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
U.S
Labor Union Federation
Executive Council
Europe
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Japan
Germany
Labor
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Mayo's Finest Towels Carved Mayo Hotel Name
In Tulsa, Oklahoma a Mayo Hotel batch of towels bore the woven mark The Mayo, Tulsa. The discovery highlights the hotel’s branding and ties to its facility.
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Tussa
Okla
Mayo Hotel
Mayo
Tusla
Grocers Surveyed On Sales Tax Proposals
Charlotte report says North Carolina grocers survey underway on sales tax options as the General Assembly faces revenue needs. James Vogler of the Food Dealers Association cites questions on 3 percent with exemptions, 4 percent with exemptions, or 3 percent with none, with results in about a week.
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Charlotte
James B. Vogler
North Carolina Food Dealers Association
General Assembly
Terry Sanford
Vogler
Food Dealers Association
Officials critique 1958 NDEA as federal control of education
Forrest E. Conner of St. Paul calls the National Defense Education Act the worst form of federal influence, noting funds favor high school science math and languages and have squeezed English social studies and arts. He urges limiting or ending the act and directing funds to direct state grants. Kennedy seeks expanded loans and broader aid with a $2.3 billion plan, starting with about $19.75 per pupil in year one.
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American Association of School Administrators
Forrest E. Conner
St. Paul, Minn
Conner
Congress
Kennedy
NDEA
AASA
National Education Association
Public reaction to Bennett protest over The Untouchables
Federal Prison Bureau Director James V Bennett released the public response to the FCC after demanding ABC drop The Untouchables episodes about Capone. Prison staff objected to depictions of venality while fans defended the program arguing for accuracy and freedom of broadcast. FCC will seek ABC comment on Bennett's defamation concerns.
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Washington
Federal Prison Bureau
James V. Bennett
Bennett
Federal Communications Commission
Oklahoma City
Walter Winchell
American Broadcasting Co
al Capone
Atlanta
Alcatraz
Capone
Model U N Rules Out Resolution at Duke University
A national UN model General Assembly at Duke University ruled out a resolution calling for Red China’s admission to the United Nations and defeated another measure urging economic sanctions against South Africa over apartheid.
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Durham
China
United Nations
Will Your Grandchildren Forget God and Freedom?
A call to support RADIO FREE EUROPE urges readers to back broadcasts to 79 million people behind the Iron Curtain. The appeal links faith, anti communism, and a free world defense, claiming RFE blocks Russian expansion and keeps peace by tying up 30 divisions.
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Radio Free Europe
RFE
Free World
Russia
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Deto
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Rockies
Star Witness
Nash
PCS
Jewelry & Loan Co
N. Main ST
Labor Movement
Mayo's Finest
Official
IDEA
SAN Francisco
FCC
ABC
D. M. Heritage
Atlanta Penitentiary
U. N
God
Nikita Khrushchev
Den
Walt
Radio Free Europe Fund
New York City
The
Advertising Counci
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Cadillac
North Main Street
Highland Motors, Inc
High Point, N. C
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