Stevenson Says GOP Depends On Ike For 1956 Course
Adlai E. Stevenson told Hartford Democrats that Eisenhower's decision on running will set the Republican tone for 1956. He warned the party may be opportunist or reactionary depending on Ike's choice while Kefauver heads for Iowa Wisconsin and New Hampshire. Stevenson also stressed that freedom remains unfinished business until all citizens can vote and live without barriers.
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Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Hartford
Conn
Washington
Georgia
Moultrie
Rep
Hillings
R-Calif
Nixon
North Carolina
Charlotte
Madison
Wis
Sen
Knowland
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Montana
Kefauver
Dtenn
Three Counties Get Chance At Rural Development Program
Anson, Watauga and Bertie counties in North Carolina were chosen to be among the first rural development pilots to raise farm income. A kickoff meeting will be held in Wadesboro with further sessions planned in Boone and Winbourne. D. S. Weaver, director of the State College Agricultural Extension Service, says the pilot covers about 45 counties nationwide and hinges on roughly $900,000 in federal funds before Congress. The plan aims to grow local industry to create part time jobs for farmers.
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Raleigh
Anson
Watauga
Mustry Weaver
State Rural Development Committee
Duke Prizes Awarded to 15 Students
Fifteen high school students from the Carolinas and Virginia won Duke University Angier B. Duke and Regional Prizes for 1956. The awards total 4 000 dollars for four years at Duke if scholars maintain grades. 75 finalists were chosen from more than 600 entrants.
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Durham
Carolinas
Virginia
Duke University
Angier B. Duke
Duke
North Carolina
Camilla Grady
Four Oaks
Judith L. McKay
Fayetteville
Hildegard G. Kopf
Swannanoa
George T. Eaton
Greenville
Frederick L. Ruben
Rocky Mount
Herbert J. Jr
Terry S. Carlton
Reids
M. Evers
Bonnees
William Pper Jr
Thunberg
A T Jr
South Rolina
James C. Owens
Come and
Joseph R. Lanks
Catholic Institutions Accused Of Aligning With Sinister Forces
New Orleans Catholic bodies face accusations of unwitting links to sinister forces after a non segregated interracial Loyola of the South meeting. Emile A. Wagner Jr claims some institutions push racial integration to aid atheism and communism. Archbishops and a New York official defend figures amid allegations and counterclaims.
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Emile A. Wagner Jr
Loyola of the South
Hulan E. Jack
New York City
Manhattan
Joseph Francis Rummel
Wagner
Loyola
Jack
Committee On Un-American Activ
U.S. House of Representaves
Sermons Tie Race Issue to Spiritual Movement in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama 24 ministers involved in the Negro bus boycott framed Sunday sermons around race and faith. Martin Luther King Jr urged that segregation cannot endure as God opposes it. He said white Vanderbilt students largely favored integration. Ministers stressed nonviolence as protests continued after a December 5 bus seating dispute and arrests of 89 leaders amid church support and fundraising efforts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
King
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
R. W. Hilson
St. John's
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington
Thev. J. W. Bonner
First Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
B. Julian Smith
Chicago
Oklahoma- Arkansas
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Wright Machinery Co. Ends Five-Week Strike in Durhamp
Wright Machinery Co. resumes defense contract work after 500 workers ratify a two year contract with 10 cent per hour wage raises and three cent an hour fringe benefits. The five week strike, the plant’s first, began after failed renewal talks. Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Office Employees International Union, workers gathered and burned plant debris across from the facility.
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Durhamp
Wright Machinery Co
International Assn. of Machinists
Office
Ceal
Sperry - Rand Corp
Salae Defence
Wholesalers Meet Wholesalers North Carolina Convention
The North Carolina Wholesalers Assn. will hold its annual convention in Winston-Salem on March 13 to develop a cooperative relationship between wholesalers and retailers. Harold Smith, executive vice president of the United States Wholesaler Grocers Assn., will join a panel.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Wholesalers Assn., Inc
Harold Smith
Ince
United States Wholesaler Grocers Assn
Iy Ance Ston
No Beth Carolina Association
Replacement of Building Sought at Woman's College
Chancellor Edward K. Graham said he has repeatedly asked the Legislature for funds to replace the Meliver classroom building at Woman's College Greensboro a three story structure closed after a 52 pound plaster chunk fell Tuesday. A 1952 Insurance report warned that basements and open interior stairs could trap students in a fire. AdvisoryCommission members have toured the building before each General session.
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Greensboro
Edward K. Graham
Meliver
Woman's College
State Insurance Commissioner
Graham
Advisory —— Commission
Genera
Davidson College Adopts Wide Salary Scale Increase
Davidson College trustees unveil a new pay scale with top salaries up to 8000 dollars for full professors and scaled ranges for associate and assistant professors and instructors. President John R. Cunningham cites rising living costs and aims to better recognize teachers and improve professional prestige.
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Davidson
N.C
Davidson College
John R. Cunningham
Cunningham
Two Die Of Heart Attacks In Separate Cities
Mrs. Lillian Ray Kirk aged 60 died of a heart attack in Durham yesterday while soliciting Heart Fund donations. In Greensboro Mrs. William E. Fentress aged 21 died of a heart attack as her mother prepared to solicit funds yesterday for Heart Sunday.
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Lillian Ray Kirk
Durham
Greensboro
William E. Fentress
James Foy
Fentress
Soldier Hoffmann Acquitted in Landis Murder Case
Kannapolis Army private Herbert Hoffman, 21, was acquitted of murder in the January 18 1955 beating and robbery slaying of Mrs. John Barnes in Landis. Defense lawyers included Bedford W. Black. key witness James F. Jones testified he identified Hoffman as the driver of the Barnes car.
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Kannapolis
N.C
Pfe
Herbert Hoffman
Landis
Germany
John Barnes
Bedford W. Black
Hoffman
Salisbury
Rowan Superior Court
C. M. Llewellyn
Concord
Annie Llewellyn Greene
Everett L. Collins
Barnes
James F. Jones
Charlotte
Rockwell
Hugh A. Beaver
Spencer Bost
Jones
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