Randolph Phone Company Granted Rate Increase
Randolph Telephone Company serving Liberty in Randolph County received approval to raise rates. The State Utilities Commission allows an additional $9,000 annually for a just and reasonable return. Monthly 4 party residence fees rise from 2.25 to 3.00, 1 party residence from 3.00 to 4.25, and 1 party business from 4.00 to 5.50. New rates begin on the next billing date.
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Raleigh
Randolph Telephone Company
Liberty
Randolph County
State Utilities Commission
Berlin tensions rise as Senate weighs defense push
In Washington, Senator Everett Dirksen warns against hasty moves amid Berlin talks. Democrats press for stronger defense and public readiness as U.S.-Soviet tensions flare. A Navy boarding near Newfoundland probes cable breaks while Khrushchev calls for talks and Western forces pullout, with mixed signals from Republican and Democratic leaders.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Dirksen
Senate
Berlin
Nikita Bristles
US Navy boards Soviet trawler off Newfoundland
A U S Navy team briefly boarded the Soviet trawler Novorossisk in fishing waters off Newfoundland seeking possible links to recent transatlantic cable damage. The crew of 54 was cooperative. initial Navy findings show no indications of deliberate actions, with a full State Department report pending.
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Washington
State Department
Navy
Moscow
U.S
Newfoundland
Soviet Union
Novorossisk
United States
Defense Department
Navall
U.S.S.R
Pressmen Strike Shuts Columbus Newspapers
A pressmen strike halts publication of the Columbus Dispatch and Columbus Citizen. Negotiations over a new contract stalled after a dispute over Saturday night premium pay. Wages are $118.18 for day shifts and $123.18 for night shifts with a 12 percent raise sought by the union.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Citizen
Columbus
Publish
Police
Opera
British Papers Back Macmillan as Talks Falter
British newspapers split along party lines but agreed prime minister Harold Macmillan gained little from his Moscow visit. Khrushchev’s blunt speech and exclusion of Kiev cooling prospects for a foreign ministers conference on Germany. The press labeled the trip largely a failure and dubbed Khrushchev wrecking talks.
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Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Dubna
Macmillan
Kiev
Khrushchev
London
Defence United Today
Ikita Krushchev
Moscow
Ichief
Germany
West Berlin
Mr. Macmillan
Soviet Union
Daily Mail
Britain
iThe
Laborite Daily Herald
Strikers Granted Jury Trials in Henderson
Twenty three people, mostly strikers, were granted jury trials for next month in County Recorder's Court. Three non strikers, workers for Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills, had their request granted by Gilliam. The cases involve thirty six counts of violence including assault and property damage, with one striker facing seven counts.
Annexation Without Elections Proposed by North Carolina Study
A government commission recommends allowing towns to extend boundaries without elections if two conditions are met: a land-use plan and a service extension plan. The proposal requires a public hearing, an appeal to courts, and a financing timetable for capital facilities.
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Raleigh
Government Boards of Municipalities
Governing Board
Governor Asks End To Violence In Cotton Mills Strike
Governor Luther Hodges asked union leader Boyd Payton to ensure cooperation to halt violence in the Henderson cotton mills strike. Hodges signaled personal intervention via wire while staying in close touch with mediators. Payton urged prompt action to defuse tensions threatening the community and state.
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Raleigh
Luther Hodges
Henderson
Boyd E. Payton
Hodges
Payton
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Newsprint Price Hike Expected From Bowater Chief
Sir Eric Bowater, chairman of Bowater Paper Co., says an increase in newsprint prices seems likely due to higher production costs. He arrived on the Queen Elizabeth and will spend six weeks touring the United States and Canada, including a fiber board plant project in Catawba, South Carolina.
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New York
Eric Bowater
Bowater Paper Co., Ltd
England
Canada
Catawba, S.C
Jupiter Flight Successful Launch Marks Full Range Test
An Army Jupiter missile with a 1500 mile range completed a successful cross Atlantic flight at 12 49 a m after a six hour delay. This 14th Jupiter launch supports the Army moon probe and other major U S space ventures. The latest flight carried no live payload.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Army
U.S
Continental new look in male styles of 1960s fashion
AP reports a Continental suit trend rooted in sunny Italy aims to entice men away from Ivy styles. It features a shorter jacket, squared shoulders, slim lapels, slant pockets, side vents, two front buttons, and tapered pleated pants, with prices up to 150 dollars.
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Walter Breede JR
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Italy
Leslie F. Vail
Vaile
Fifth Avenue
American Institute of Mens and Boys Wear Inc
Bill Would End Jury in Uncontested Divorces In Superior Court
A North Carolina House bill aims to allow superior court judges to grant uncontested divorces without juries, saving counties money and sparing jurors on divorce days. In Cabarrus County 36 jurors are summoned for such days, paid eight dollars daily plus travel. The measure excludes inferior court actions and mirrors a Senate version under debate.
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State of Courts
Black
Cabarrus
House Health Committee
Edward H. Wilson
Caswell
Rachel Davis
Lenoir
Senate Health Committee
Roundup Pushed In Rhodesia Amid Nationalist Arrests
In Salisbury, a roundup of African nationalist leaders intensified as British rulers confined detainees behind barbed wire. Bulawayo prepared for new arrests while pamphlets in local dialects explained the emergency. At Kariba, 4500 of 6000 striking workers returned to work after a pay raise.
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Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Bulawayo
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Kariba
Halifax School Board Meets Over School Building Plan
Halifax County officials plan talks with Negro parents over constructing a new Hollister Elementary School for Negroes amid a pupil boycott. Only five of 337 students attended after parents withheld enrollment pending a definite construction date. The dispute arises as Haliwa Indians seek a separate school under state tuition grants.
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Hollister
N.C
Halifax County
W. Henry Overman
Hollister Elementary School
Vernon Lynch
Assn
Overman
Fund Raising Courts Hit By Seawell
Greensboro AP report: North Carolina Attorney General Malcolm Seawell campaigns for court reform, attacking so called fund raising courts and incompetent justices of the peace. He says courts exist to raise revenue for municipalities and urges stricter qualifications and training for lower court judges.
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Greensboro
N. C
Malcolm Seawell
North Carolina
Seawell
Greensboro Civitan Club
Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
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