Architecture Through Ages From Babylon to Gothic Revival
The essay traces architectural evolution from ancient Mesopotamian towers and Egyptian temples to Greek and Roman contributions, Byzantine influence, and the rise of Christian basilicas. It notes the Gothic cathedral era sparked by the Crusades, followed by Renaissance revival and modern adjustments echoing Roman Greek patterns.
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Tower
Babylon
Egypt
Crete
Europe
Greece
Constantine
Santa Sophia
Justinian
Constantinople
St. Mark’s
Venice
Rome
Italy
Western
Holy Land
St. Peter
Michaelangelo
Capitol
Washington
Trinity Church
New York
Hopes For Freedom Sheppard Grieves For Dead Mother
In Cleveland Dr Samuel H Sheppard faces life in jail after a July murder verdict. His 64 year old mother, recently ill, shot herself after news of his conviction. Corigan filed notices for appeal and a stay of execution with hearings set for Jan 17 while parole eligibility looms after transfer to Ohio Penitentiary.
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Cleveland
Samuel H Sheppard
Aeaa
Hope
Marilyn
Sheppard
Richard
Sam
Richard A. Sheppard
Joseph M. Sweeney
Stephen Sheppard
Atty William J. Corriacontinas
Ohio
Corrigan
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Teacher Quits Over College Censorship of Magazine
An assistant English professor at the Woman’s College in Greensboro resigns in protest after Chancellor Edward K. Graham censured the Coraddi staff for a fall issue featuring a drawing of a nude male. Mrs. Lettie Hamlett Rogers accuses the action of violating intellectual freedom and democratic principles.
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Greensboro
Woman's College
Lettie Hamlett Rogers
Edward K. Graham
Coraddi
Graham
Rogers
Seven Die In Two Car Crash Near Fincastle Virginia
Seven people were killed in a two car crash near Fincastle Virginia with an eighth seriously injured. The victims include Julian Wills 55 and his wife 55 Wiler Rea Wills 39 George Vincent Brown 21 Robert Pettus Jr 16 William Henry Clay Jr 20 and Gilbert Wiley 21 all of Fincastle and Troutville resident Joe Louis Willis 18 in hospital. State police report the cars collided at the foot of a hill on WA 220 two miles southeast of Fincastle with one vehicle overturned atop the other.
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Fincastle
Virginia
Julian Wills
Wiler Rea Wills
George Vincent Brown
Robert Pettus Jr
William Henry Clay Jr
Gilbert Wiley
Troutville
Joe Louis Willis
Roanoke
Cone predicts 1955 textile output may match 1953
Herman Cone president of Cone Mills told a Greensboro civic club that the U S textile industry could reach 10 billion yards in 1955 matching 1953. He cited low stocks higher after tax income and housing and industrial demand as reasons while warning that continued wartime trade policy could have serious consequences.
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Greensboro
Herman Cone
Cone Mills
Cone
United States
Cordell Hull
McCarthy probes new Peress discharge details and Berlin release
Senate investigation plans subpoenas for Army officials including Adams and Weible over Maj. Irving Peress discharge. Army releases chronology defending the decision amid McCarthy criticism. In Berlin two missing soldiers, William Marchuk and John Noble, were freed by Russians and sent for medical checks.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Maj
Irving Peress
Army
Peress
Walter L. Weibie
John G. Adams
Ralph Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Peess
Adams
Othre
Charles L. Bolte
Gen
Weible
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Stevens
Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Berlin
U.S
William T. Marchuk
Brackenridge
John H. Noble
Detroit
Marchuk
Germany
William Verdine
Starks
Nobe
Dresden
Noble
Nobie
Moscow
Verdine
Russia
United States
Sombre
West
West Germany
New York City
Early North Carolina Assembly Faces Major Issues
In four days the 1955 North Carolina General Assembly moved to tax and spend, address school desegregation, and reconsider representation. Gov Hodges urged action on the Supreme Court ruling, while bills on secrecy, school enrollment control, and reallocation of seats advanced.
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Peress
Army
Zwicker
T Peres
McCarthy
Raleigh
General Assembly
Gov. Hodges
Senate
House
Advisory Budget Commission
D. S. Coltrane
Eugene Shaw
Wek
Hodges
Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Blic
Paul Jones Pitt
Appropriations
Rep
B. I. Satterfield
Person County
Rules Committee
Larry I. Moore
Wilson
Representatives
Three Cities Bid For GOP Conclave
Delegations from Chicago Philadelphia and Atlantic City visited Washington to bid for the 1936 Republican presidential nominating convention host city. Chicago also offered its air conditioned auditorium used for 1952 conclaves to Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler for the Democrats meeting. The Republican convention site subcommittee met in closed session to review invitations. Leonard W. Hall expressed surprise that Democrats had already chosen a date for their convention without a location. Butler announced last night the Democrats had selected a date for their 1956 history party.
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Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Paul M. Butler
Leonard W. Hall
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
GOP
Sen. Martin
R-Pa
Joseph Altman
Hodges Backs Wage Bill and Local School Authority
Raleigh Governor Hodges said he will back a state minimum wage proposal possibly around 55 cents per hour and favors a 1953 style bill. He noted opposition mainly to tobacco taxes and announced Rep. Wiltshire Griffith’s resignation with William T. McShane named to fill the vacancy. He also promised breakfasts with lawmakers and discussed school enrollment authority to address segregation.
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Raleigh
Hodges
General Assembly
Wiltshire Griffith
Henderson County
William T. McShane
Griffith
McShane
Republican Executive Committee
Senate
House
Executive Mansion
Larry S. Moore
Wilson
Luther Earnhardt
Cabarrus
Pope Pius XI Illness Removed From Mass Prayers
Clemente Cardinal Micara ordered priests to remove references to Pope Pius XI illness from mass prayers. The move follows improved condition after a grave collapse on December 2, with the pope walking unaided in the Vatican gardens for about thirty minutes yesterday.
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Vatican City
Clemente Cardinal
Micara
Vatican
Pius XI
Vatican Gardens
U.N. and Chinese Leaders Hold Five Hour Talks in Peiping
In Peiping Dag Hammarskjold and Chou En-lai met for over five hours discussing the 11 U.S. airmen held as spies. The session, the longest yet with no details released, aimed at arranging releases, with another meeting planned Monday.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Dag Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
U. S
Red China
Meee
Red Radio
San Francisco
U.N
Chou
Hammarskjold
U.S
Peiping
Seesmaienkild
Coen
Canaentaee
New York
Sunday Enterprise Preview Highlights Tomorrow Features
The Sunday Enterprise promises a five-picture package and a full story on growth in Southern Davidson County schools alongside other features. Veteran Duke Power employee G. C. Howard retires at 70 with reflections on city and company growth.
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Denton School
Davidson County
The
Sunday Enterprise
Duke Power
G. C. Howard
High Point
Mr. Howard
Boy Scouts
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D. Harold Oliver
Butler
Democrats
Pope
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