Editorial urges vote against legislative apportionment amendment
The piece argues voters should oppose the redistricting measure, warning it would boost rural power and erode fair representation. It cites turnout patterns, urges Guilford County residents to join nearby counties in voting no, noting High Point’s anticipated 22,000 ballots and linking the issue to taxation without representation.
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Guilford County
Davidson
Randolph
Forsyth
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
High Point
Lawmaker Demands Interest on Government Deposits
Washington AP Chairman Wright Patman says he will push legislation to make banks pay interest on government tax and loan deposits. He cites North Carolina banks holding over 54 million in government deposits and notes eight New York City banks hold a major share. He blasts subsidies as wasteful and favors a service charge to balance bank profits with true government work. He points to major banks and a 267 million subsidy figure amid a broad federal deposits analysis. See LAWMAKER on a Page 2A.
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Washington
Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
Cabarrus Bankside
Patman
Trust Co
Concord
House
First Citizens Bank —Trust
Banks Co
Smithfield
Citizens National Bank
Gaston Ment
North Carolina
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Winston-Salem
First Union National Bank
Charlotte
North Carolina National Bank
Charl
United States
New York City
Sam
Edwin P. Neilan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bank of Delaware
Joint OAS Authority Set Up in Panama
Tension eases as U S personnel return to the Panama embassy amid talks with Panama and the Organization of American States on a joint peace authority for the Canal Zone border. The plan, framed by Argentina, aims to fix technical details and determine whether troops or civilian forces will patrol the border. Diplomatic progress is described as slow but steady, with key decisions pending a final OAS session.
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Joe McGowan
Prew
Panama
United States
U.S
Organization of American States
Canal Zone
OAS
Washington
Emassy
Ticosa
Miami Beach
Federal Report
American Cancer Socin
Edwin M. Martin
Lant
Galileo Solis
Thomas C. Mann
Inter- American Affairs
Cyrus R. Vance
Jardin de Paz
Garden of
Army
Roa
Berto Chiari
Jeviey
Canal
Dean Rusk
Inj
U.S. Army
Tobacco Stock Drops After Health Hazard Report
U S. Public Health Service declares smoking health hazard triggering a stock market dip. Major tobacco shares slide on the New York Stock Exchange as investors react to the report, with American Tobacco, Reynolds, Torillard, Liggett & Myers, Philip Morris and others showing declines amid heavy trading.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S. Public Health Service
American Tobacco
Reynolds
Torillard
Liggett & Myers
Will U S Smokers Cut Down
Hundreds stranded as a severe snow storm cripples the eastern and southern United States. The weather system brings frost warnings and travel bans across the Midwest, East, and South, while concerns over smoking health risks and federal reports loom for lawmakers and industry leaders.
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John Barbour
Washington
Associated Press
Midwest
Florida
Weather Bureau
Texas
Deep South
Louisiana Ballot Law Struck Down by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court voided a Louisiana rule requiring a racial designation on ballots for all elective offices. The decision, unanimous by Justice Clark, came on appeal from Dupuy H. Anderson and Acie J. Belton, two Black candidates for East Baton Rouge Parish school board in the 1962 Democratic primary. The opinion warned the rule feeds racial prejudice at the moment of voting and discriminates.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
Clark
Dupuy H. Anderson
Acie J. Belton
Justice Department
High Tribunal
Baton Rouge
Jet Bomber Crashes in Maryland With Nuclear Weapons
A large SAC B52 bomber carrying two unarmed nuclear weapons and five crew members crashed and burned near Big Savage Mountain in western Maryland amid heavy snow. Air Force officials said no nuclear explosion danger and three EOD teams were dispatched. State troopers set a security ring around the site as weather delayed recovery.
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Cumberland
Strategic Air Command
Appalachian
Air Force
Big Savage Mountain
Maryland
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Turner Air Force Base
Westover
Turner
Andrews Air Force Base
SAC
Georgia
6Th Air Force
Federal report links smoking to lung cancer and more
The board of directors weighs educational campaigns against cigarette smoking as federal findings call it the major cause of lung cancer. Bills aim to empower agencies to regulate tobacco sales and ads and require warning labels. Courts may test the report’s impact on liability suits and recoveries for victims. It ties smoking to lung and other cancers with possible links to heart disease. Page 2-A will continue.
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Ity
Will
Zanzibar Sultan Overthrown in East African Revolt
African nationalists proclaimed a republic on Zanzibar after an overnight revolt toppled the Arab sultan. Heavy fighting near police stations and the armory left several dead and many wounded. Rebels seized key facilities including the airport and cable office, while Ha madi and Jam shid Bin Abdulla reportedly took refuge on a cruise liner. The United States sent the destroyer Manley to evacuate Americans. a British frigate was ready to assist. Independence had been gained just over a month earlier.
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Dar-Es-Salaam
Tanganyi
Hamadi
Sultan Seyyid Jamshid bin Abdulla
Zanzibar City
United States
Manley
U.S. State Department
Washington
U.S
Zanzibar
Owen
Riots overthrow Zanzibar government in unconfirmed reports
Closeup and general area maps of Zanzibar show rioting mobs seizing control of the month-old government, according to unconfirmed British government sources. This brief notes turmoil and uncertain leadership status today.
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Zanzibar
Going Steady Debates Among Teenagers and Adults
Ann Landers surveys high school teens across the country on going steady. Reasons include cost, love, parental decency rules, and ease of a settled sex life. A Canton, Ohio teen shares his experience of shyness and a turn-about dance with Vera, who invites him to socialize.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Harlingen
Texas
Augusta
Maine
Eureka
California
Chicago
C.D
Debbie
C.E
B.D
Canton
Ohio
Vera
Little Fed Campaign Is Ended In North Carolina
North Carolina voters face a Tuesday decision on a proposed Little Federal amendment that would cut House membership from 120 to 100 and alter the General Assembly structure. Polls show low voter interest and knowledge, with man on the street surveys indicating uncertainty about the proposal.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
General Assembly
Reach
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