Khrushchev to Eisenhower in Kremlin New Year Toast
In Moscow Khrushchev toasted President Eisenhower at a Kremlin reception and urged a U S Soviet agreement to solve most world problems. He named U S Ambassador Thompson and called for two party talks between Washington and Moscow amid NATO interest.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Kremlin
United States
Russia
Soviet Communist Party
Nikolai Bulganin
Klementi Vorosnilov
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Khrush
NATO
Red Bias Of Meeting Conceded
CAIRO The anti western African Asian Conference ends with Dr Anup Singh conceding the meeting favored Communists yet not Red dominated. He notes many delegates from 42 nations with Western ties would still criticize Western powers while urging end to nuclear tests and imperialism. He says decisions reflect Asian and African concerns more than Soviet influence.
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Cairo
Anup Singh
Russia
Singh
Middle
Far East
India
Congress Party
Europe
Hungary
Asia
Africa
United States
New Year Reflections on Science and Spiritual Progress
The passage notes past scientific progress and urges using it for future change. It cites spiritual progress as people sought God for release from sin, with many gaining glimpses of divine love. It warns some turn away from salvation and urges prayers to seize spiritual opportunities in the new year.
New Year Traffic Deaths Light Compared to Christmas Toll
National Safety Council notes New Year auto fatalities at about 60 percent of the Christmas toll. With 15 hour counts showing 47 deaths, NSC hopes final 30 hour toll may stay well below Christmas figures. An AP survey records 126 deaths in a nonholiday period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Cherryville Cries In The New Year Tradition
In Cherryville North Carolina eighty five year old Uncle Sidney Beam leads a New Year cry starting at midnight with a volley from 35 muskets. He and 85 year old Peter Laine head the long standing custom that lasts until 5 PM with a chant asking God for health and long life and a good year.
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Cherryville
N.C
Sidney Beam
Piedmont
North Carolina
Sidney
Peter Laine
Chering
Youth Arrested In Slaying In Queens Woman
A 16 year old boy was charged with homicide in the killing of Mary Nerich 44 in Queens. Detectives traced the suspect Warren Yeager of Queens Village after finding a pen knife marked lipstick and obscene word at the diner telephone booth and in Nerichs pocketbook. Yeager confessed after questioning and police recovered Nerichs 350 Christmas bonus check and the stabbing knife in his room. He has prior juvenile arrests and is a third year high school student, son of John and Florence Yeager.
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New York
Queens
John Sweeny
Harold Cohen
Mary Nerich
Warren Yeager
Queens Village
Yeager
John R. Yeager
Florence
Death Toll Opens 1958 On North Carolina Highways
The new year begins with a fatal crash on a Tar Heel highway. Richard Earl Raynor, 20, of Hamilton dies when his car overturns on the U S 64 bypass at Williamston after losing control in rain during excessive speed. Two Camp Lejeune Marines die in a grade crossing crash near Mecklenburg County when their car hits a train. Earl Thomas Sills, 21, a Ft. Benning soldier, was driving and swerved to avoid a dog. The State Highway Patrol notes 1957 ended with 1,053 highway deaths, below 1956’s 1,108 as reports may adjust upward.
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North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Richard Earl Raynor
Hamilton
Camp Lejeune
Mecklenburg County
Clifton Harold Jackson
Billy R. Tucker
Earl Thomas Sills
Ft. Benning
Granny Broyhill Cheerful At 102
Boon County feature profiles Granny Lou Broyhill, a cheerful 102 year old Triplett resident living under the Blue Ridge. The article paints a life of hard work, large family, and resilient humor, noting her deafness, near blindness, and fondness for watching animals from her stove and rocking chair.
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Boone, N.C
Triplett
Blue Ridge Mountain Range
Granny Lou Broyhill
Granny Broyhill
1958 Promises for U S Defense From Quarles New Year remarks
Deputy Defense Secretary Donald Quarles said 1958 would show results from past weapons research. He cited IRBMs and other developments as boosting national defense while Russia’s missiles challenge the free world. Senator Bridges urged bipartisan action and Mansfield called for courage and realistic planning.
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Washington
Donald Quarles
Quarles
Pentagon
Russia
Free World
America
Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Eas
Congress
GOP
Licenses Go On Sale Tomorrow for 1958 NC Plates
North Carolina begins sale of 1958 auto and truck license plates with new prices and a financial responsibility requirement. Buyers must show auto liability coverage or post bond or cash unless self insured fleets over 25. Plates feature inverted colors and sales run Jan 2 to Feb 15 with 85 Motor Club offices and Raleigh DMV.
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Raleigh
The
Carolina Motor Club
Motor Vehicles Department
New York
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Ed Scheidt
Scheidt
President Eisenhower and family in Gettysburg New Year
President and Mrs Eisenhower rang in the new year at their Gettysburg estate with a small group of friends. The White House announced plans for a January 9 State of the Union message focused mainly on national defense with domestic matters to follow. The speech will run about 30 minutes, shorter than in past years.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Gettysburg Estate
World Welcomes 1958 With Mixed Vigil and Revelry
Fears of world catastrophe fade as nations mark the new year. In Colorado Springs 23 Adaman Club members ignite fireworks on Pikes Peak. Vatican City hosts New Year’s blessing at St Peter’s. Times Square draws about 350000 revelers. Eisenhower hosts a Gettysburg dinner. Paris and Tokyo leaders vow peaceful aims and unity through the UN.
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Associated Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
Adaman Club
Pikes Peak
Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's Square
New York City
Times Square
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
France
Paris
C. F. Powell
World Federation of Scientists
Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
United Nations
Tighter Tax Laws Are Urged
Senator Frear urges closing loopholes in income tax and expanding IRS staffing after citing Joe Louis who owed over a million dollars in taxes. He argues bigger income escapes tax and Congress should fund a continuing study to recover lost revenue and improve equity. Louis' friends work to help pay the debt amid the uphill task.
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Washington
Sen
Frear
D-Del
Joe Louis
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Frenchman Sentenced to Two Consecutive Life Terms
Maurice Chavigny, a 44-year-old former French soldier and longtime chauffeur, was given consecutive life terms for murdering Brig. Gen. Wilbur R. McReynolds and his wife in their St. Petersburg home. He was convicted of second degree murder after a four day trial. the judge ordered the sentences to run consecutively.
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Clearwater
Fla
Maurice Chavigny
Wilbur R. McReynolds
John A. Bird
Chavigny
McReynolds
St. Petersburg
France
Tar Heel Leaders Fear Federal School Aid Controls
North Carolina lawmakers cautioned that Eisenhower's proposed education aid program could bring federal control over schools. Senators Ervin Scott and Representatives Barden Cooley voiced reservations, while educators Carroll Friday welcomed parts of the plan. The package includes 10,000 federal scholarships yearly and grants to boost teaching, testing, math science, and language instruction. More details on page two.
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Raleigh
Congress
Eisenhower
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Morganton
Ervin
W. Kerr Scott
Haw River
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
Harold D. Cooley
Nashville
Public
Charles F. Carroll
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of
National Science Foundation
North Carolina
Sen
Levis
Rep
Cooley
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Charles E. Burbach
Wichita
Kan
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