Air Crash Victims Recovered After Harsh Mountain Search
Rescue teams in Kingsport Tennessee recovered 10 victims from a Southeast Airlines DC3 after a Thursday night crash into Holston Mountain. Snow, fog, and freezing conditions hampered efforts, and CAB investigators began a cause inquiry into this first Southeast mishap in two years. The plane, en route from Memphis to Tri Cities Airport, broke apart on impact, with seven passengers and three crew killed.
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Kingsport
Southeast Airlines
Tri-Cities
Civil Aeronautics Board
Southeast
Memphis
Bristol
Johnson City
Upper East Tennessee
Robert L. Goumier
Presbyterians Elect Texan As President
J. W. Billy Baldwin of Houston was elected the 14th president of the Assembly Men's Council of the Presbyterian Church U S joining a slate of officers and executive leaders from Oklahoma City Memphis Leesburg Iva and Greensboro The council directs leaders from 16 synods and 83 presbyteries with Whitfield in Huntsville noted as a council member and the term set for two years Latin is cited as the preferred language in medical terms.
Habeas Corpus Hearing Set In Monroe Kiss Case
In Wadesboro North Carolina a habeas corpus hearing is planned for two African American boys 8 year old David Simpson and 10 year old James Thompson sent to reform school after a kissing incident with three white girls. The NAACP lawyer seeks their release arguing acts not crimes and lack of due process. Governor Hodges defends state juvenile law and cites tabloid misreporting amid protests from Canon Collins and others.
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Wadesboro
N.C
Monroe
National
Assa. For the Advancement of Colored People
David
Fuzzy) Simpson
James Thompson
State of
North Carolina
United States
Luther Hodges
World Press
Hodges
North
Charlotte
J. Hampton Price
Morrison Training
Widow Is Ruled Sane Faces Trial
Raleigh AP report says solicitor Les Joyce K Smith, recently admitted for 30 days observation, can tell right from wrong and will seek Wake Superior Court during a January term. Defense attorney Ruffin delays until February 1. Mrs Smith is charged with first degree murder in Captain Jack Smith's Dec 2 death, with no fingerprint evidence or released ballistics results.
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Raleigh (Ap
Les Joyce K. Smith
Chalmers
Wake Superior Court
Thomas Ruffin
Ruffin
Mrs. Smith
R. H. Linton
Mangum
Smith
First White Men Arrive in Michigan in 1622
A historical note recalls the arrival of early European explorers in Michigan in 1622, two years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The brief item highlights early contact moments in colonial exploration.
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Michigan
Plymouth Rock
Episcopal minister heads North Carolina segregation group
The Rev James Parker Dees rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Statesville was elected president of North Carolina Defenders of States Rights Inc Dees called a Sunday meeting of the 15 member board of directors in Burlington Officers include Dallas Gwynn Lucius Cheshire Joseph D Butler and Arthur Gould Dees warned of a critical era amid racial segregation aims and constitutional concerns.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
James Parker Dees
Trinity Episcopal Church
Statesville
Defenders of States Rights Inc
Dees
Burlington
United States
Supreme Court
Apology Sought From Butler Over Civil Rights Remark
Gulfport AP State Democratic Chairman Bidwell Adam invited National Chairman Paul Butler to speak January 14 in the South. Adam demanded Butler publicly apologize for warning the South to accept integration or leave the Democratic Party, calling the remark a shocking insult and unwarranted assault.
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Gulfport
Miss
Bidwell Adam
Paul Butler
Butler
Adam
South
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Louisiana Purchase Size Reported Near U S Scale
A brief note reports the Louisiana Purchase as nearly the size of the United States, highlighting the vast expanse of the historic land deal.
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Louisiana Purchase
United Ites
Man's financial fortunes tied to risky gambling pot
A proverb warns that many men ruin finances through a single risky gamble in a jackpot. The saying implies caution about chasing large profits.
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