Westinghouse Action Awaited On Proposal
Federal mediator and union officials await Westinghouse’s response to a proposal to form a three member board to hear dispute points and issue non binding recommendations. IUE president James B. Carey said the union accepted the plan but would support binding board findings as arbitration if Westinghouse agrees. The strike affects about 10,500 workers in 30 plants, with typical wages around 2.10 dollars an hour.
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Friday Named Acting University President
Friday named acting president of the Consolidated University succeeding Dr J Harris Parks who becomes director of the new State Board of Higher Education. Parks earns 16000 annually while Friday assumes duties and will hold the post until a new president is chosen by March 1. Friday has long served within the university system dating from 1941 and holds a UNC Law degree.
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New Education Board
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University of North Carolina
Storm Victims To Get Surplus Property
Federal surplus property will be sold at 10 percent of cost to Tar Heel farmers and small businesses suffering direct hurricane losses. Eligible applicants are those with direct damage from last fall's storms. State Civil Defense Director Edward F. Griffin will administer the program, with four aides aiding eastern Carolina next week. Catalogs of available surplus property will be provided.
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French music hall star Mistinguett dies at 82
Paris obituary notes Mistinguett a famed French music hall figure for half a century died after a two week illness in Bougival age 82. She suffered a paralytic stroke during Christmas and pneumonia, ending her career in an oxygen tent.
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Better Homes Gardens $25,000 Home Improvement Contest
The editors announce a $25,000 contest for families improving their homes this year. Plans include adding rooms finishing basements or other major upgrades. Entry blanks are at local stores and in January issues of Better Homes & Gardens.
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Ex Army Officer Faces Trial On Bribe Charges
Former Ft. Jackson adjutant Ernest P. Wilson appeals a one year sentence after pleading to soliciting and accepting bribes in South Carolina. The Fourth Circuit considers the case as part of a broader reexamination of related lawsuits and evidentiary rulings. A separate ruling upholds a Dept of Agriculture land entry injunction for wheat acreage checks by agents. The Shafer family of Carroll County plans further appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Man seeks half of wedding photo in divorce case
Little Rock William Gene Shelton waived his right to contest a divorce from Peggy Lou Shelton but asked chancery court to award him half of their wedding picture.
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Gene Shelton
Little Rock
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