Georgia Gunman Held as Confessed Bank Robber
John Robert Campbell of Tifton Ga was captured after a high speed chase across North and South Carolina following a $1751 Bank of Burgaw holdup. Teller Lucille Cart stalled for time risking a pistol threat to signal for help aiding the capture near Kelly North Carolina. Campbell confessed to the Burgaw robbery and to borrowing a getaway car as a wedding gift for a Columbia South Carolina waitress.
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Burgaw
N. GC
Georgia
John Robert Campbell
Tifton
State Bureau of Investigation
Lucille Cart
Campbell
Atlanta
Kelly
N. C
J. R. Russ
Russ
Army
Columbia, S.C
Daily TV Radio Schedule Snapshot
Radio and television listings outline a dense afternoon and evening program with news broadcasts, dramas, comedies, quiz shows, sports, and soap operas. Notable items include Gildersleeve, Groucho Marx, Perry Como, Arthur Godfrey, and boxing events, plus daytime serials Bride and Groom and Guiding Light.
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Abe-Mba-West
Nbe
Nbc News
Dbs
Abe Beulah
Cbs News
Abe News
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Cbs
Abe
Mbs
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Cbsystery Theater
Abec
Gildersleeve
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Groucho Marz
Cbe Cross Fire Forum
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Cba
Abe Orchestra
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Perry Como
Arthur Godfrey
Robert Montgomery
Garry Moore
Kurt
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Joan
South Atlantic Ports Tariff Adopted by SAPA
The South Atlantic Ports Association adopted a uniform port tariff to take effect around March 1. Marine terminal operators from the Carolinas, Florida and Georgia attended a special meeting to plan tariff initiation and filing with the Federal Maritime Commission. The move aims for uniform charges across ports for services such as anchorage, storage, handling, and dockage.
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Charleston
South Atlantic Ports Association
Carolinas
Florida
Georgia
John P. Qualey
Isle of Palms
SAPA
Qualey
Federal Maritime Commission
Pacific Coast
Gulf States
Anchorage
South Atlantic Ports Conference
French steam carriage built in 1769
A steam powered vehicle was constructed in France during 1769. The project marks an early milestone in the development of steam propulsion and automotive history. The builder and exact workshop location are not specified in the accessible text.
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France
State Supreme Court rules on Kinston hospital bond dispute
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld an injunction blocking additions to Memorial Hospital in Kinston unless funded by the 1950 bond issue or a new voter approved proposal. The decision centers on whether county funds used beyond the approved bond amount alter the bond terms. The court ordered a new trial for Fred Walker in a separate shotgun slaying case.
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Kinston Hospital
Raleigh
Lenoir County
Memorial Hospital
Kinston
Supreme Court
High Court
High Bench
Jeff D. Johnson Jr
Fred Walker
Wilkes County
Conrad Hayes
Walker
Hayes
Timezone note on broadcast schedules
The station clarifies time standards: use Eastern Standard Time. Central is one hour earlier, Mountain two hours earlier. Local relays may adjust schedules. last minute changes are excluded.
Kenny Promises Recording to Prove Innocence in Rackets
Jersey City Mayor John V Kenny said a recording will prove he never had dealings with murdered waterfront hood Janowsky. He testified before the New Jersey Law Enforcement Council and the New York Crime Commission, denying ties to a 1948 ice pick killing. Three former associates testified of private meetings with Kenny and Janowsky as the panel probes waterfront crime links.
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N. J
Jersey
John V. Kenny
New Jersey
Law Enforcement Council
Toda
Lum Charles Yanowsky
Kenny
Jersey City
New York State Crime Commission
Janowsky
New Jersey Commission
New York
Youthful Holdup Man Robes Teacher In School
A young thief robbed a third grade teacher at Public School 5 in Brooklyn. Miss Florence Downey said the youth called her from her classroom to meet in the hallway, threatened her with an object, and demanded the $60 in lunch money from pupils. She did not recognize the assailant.
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New York
Public School 5
Brooklyn
Florence Downey
Deodorized Skunks Visit Michigan State Park
In Utica Michigan visitors from the Detroit group calling itself the Order of Deodorized Skunks drew attention at the Rochester Utica recreation area. Park managers noted the unusual club name among the many sports men’s clubs that tour state facilities.
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Utica, Mich
Michigan
State Park System
Rochester-Utica
Detroit
Parole Board Frees 62 Prisioners Including Murder Suspects
Raleigh parole chief N F Ransdell announced the release on parole of 62 prisoners including 10 serving murder terms. Notables include Johnnie Mitchell 44 from Johnston County and William Booker 20 from Polk County along with others from Gaston Robeson Mecklenburg Durham Sampson Robeson Forsyth Anson Nash and additional counties in a wide-ranging clemency action.
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N. F. Ransdell
Johnnie Mitchell
Johnston County
Herbert Mitchell
William Clarence Booker
Polk
Alfred Hartman
Gaston
Eula Mae Locklear
Robeson
Henry Murdock
Mecklenburg
John Brown
Durham
Ray Boone
Nero
Sampson Inebruary
Lauron Wveese
Thomas Payne
Forsyth
North Carolina Council of State honors Gov Scott and Go onward
The Raleigh council praised outgoing Gov Scott and his Go onward program, noting improved schools and roads as achievements. The resolution bore the state seal and signatures, saying he will be remembered with gratitude by the people of North Carolina.
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Raleigh
Council of State
Scott
North Carolina
Maori Ancestry Traced to Southern Voyages in Polynesian Canoes
The National Geographic Society notes New Zealand discoveries showing Polynesian ancestors of the Maori moved southward in frail canoes from Central Pacific islands, shaping early settlement patterns.
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New Zealand
National Geographic Society
Central Pacific
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