Man Shot By Wife's Father Near North Wilkesboro
A 20 year old John Hendrix of Asheville was shot and killed when he and his brother Bill tried to enter Hillery Blevins' home to see Hendrix's estranged wife. Blevins detained after firing a .33 caliber pistol. Bill Hendrix remained hospitalized in critical condition with bullets removed during surgery.
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North Wilkesboro
N.C
Wilkes County
Fred Myers
John Hendrix
Asheville
Bill Hendrix
John
Hillery Blevins
Wilkes General Hospital
Blevins
Hays
Here
Mecklenburg Girl Wins Bake Contest
North Carolina cherry pie contest winner is Joan Byrum a 14 year old freshman at South Mecklenburg High School She wins a trip to Chicago for the national finals on February 22 and could earn scholarships from 100 to 500 a new store and a Washington trip to bake for the President The Mecklenburg Home Arts Club hosts the bake off Runners up are Tony Mullis Terry Wood and Anna Godfrey all from Charlotte
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Charlotte
Joan Byrum
South Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Chicago
Washington
Joan
J. E. Byrum
Mecklenburg
Tony Mullis
Terry Wood
Anna Godfrey
Ex-Senator Elmer Thomas Serves on Oklahoma Jury
Lawton Oklahoma AP report notes former U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas aged 83 could have claimed exemption after turning 65 but chose to serve on a jury. The panel failed to reach a verdict in a felonious assault case.
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Lawton
Okla
U. S
Elmer Thomas
Asheville Man Charged With Rape and Armed Robbery
Hendersonville officials say Jacob Leonard Watts, 29, of Asheville, is held without bail on charges of rape armed robbery and impersonating an officer. A co defendant William Parker 26 of Asheville is released on bond as material witness. The alleged crime occurred on a rural road near Hendersonville early Friday morning.
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Asheville
Hendersonville
N.C
Justice of the Peace
Willard Lance
Ithe
Jacob Leonard Watts
Washington, D. C
Superior Court
Watts
William Gene Fowler
Fowler
William Parker
Rugby Road
Parker
Sheriff's Department
Fowlers
Henderson County
Two Will Take Oaths Of Office In North Carolina
Gov Sanford will witness oaths for two state posts on Monday. D S Coltrane will be sworn in as director of administration, a job he previously held. William H Johnson of Lillington becomes commissioner of revenue succeeding James S Currie.
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Raleigh
Sanford
D. S. Coltrane
Hodges
Coltrane
William H. Johnson
Lillington
James S. Currie
Johnson
Currie
Council For State
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Housekeeper of Coach Everett Case Dies in NC
Mrs. Lora Stevens died at 81 from heart attack complications. She served 21 years as the housekeeper for North Carolina State basketball coach Everett Case, known to fans as Mammaw. Case learned of her death after his Wake Forest game in Winston-Salem.
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Raleigh
Lora Stevens
North Carolina State
Everett Case
Sanford to Attend Kennedy Inauguration Festivities
Gov. Terry Sanford will join Washington events for John F. Kennedy's inauguration. The schedule lists receptions at the Statler Hilton and Dunbarton House, a Shaw Democratic Club event, a morning coffee hour, and the North Carolina Democratic breakfast and parade. He will lead NC units in the inaugural parade and attend the inaugural ball.
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Raleigh
Terry Sanford
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Sanford
Lyndon Johnson
Statler - Hilton
Gov. Hodges
Dunbarton House
Sheraton Park
North Carolina Democratic Club of Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Armory
North Carolina Democrats
Shoreham
North Carolina
First Meeting of Juris Janson on Indiana University Campus
Bloomington report notes Juris Janson met Juris Janson for the first time on the Indiana University campus. Both are 18 year old freshmen born in Riga Latvia who arrived in Indiana in 1951 and reside in the same dormitory. One family lives in Indianapolis and the other in Anderson.
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Bloomington
Ind
Juris Janson
Indiana University
Riga
Latvia
Indiana
Indianapolis
Anderson
Circulation Manager Herring Dies After Illness
Charles H. Herring 60 longtime circulation executive for News and Observer Publishing Co died Saturday after months of illness He had worked at the Raleigh paper since 1919 and earlier led Raleigh Times circulation Survived by wife Louise Brown Herring one brother John Herring of Mexico and two sisters Mendel Rast Dillon and Woodrow Sarvis Tabor City Funeral plans incomplete.
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Raleigh
Charles H. Herring
News and Observer Publishing Co
Herring
Duke Hospital
Durham
Dillon
S.C
Raleigh Times
News and Observer
Louise Brown Herring
John Herring
Mexico
Mende] Rast
Dillon, S.C
Woodrow Sarvis
Tabor City
Man shoots at rattlesnake in woods injuring hand
Russell Farris, while walking in the woods near Spencer Indiana, fired a .22 caliber pistol to protect his left hand after spotting a rattlesnake. The bullet pierced his hand but killed the snake.
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Spencer
Ind
Russell Farris
Farris
Georgia Klan Estimated At 8 000 Active Members
The ADL in Atlanta estimates about 8 000 active Klan members in Georgia. The report cites College Park as U S Klan HQ and names Lee Davidson and C E Craig as leaders. Athens police report eight area members arrested in UGA campus riots, released on bond.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Anti-Defamation League
ADL
B'nai B'rith
New York
KKK
College Park
U.S. Klan
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Lee Davidson
Macon
C. E. Craig
Athens
University of Georgia
South
National Knights of the
Five Mile Interstate 85 Link Opens Near Charlotte
The five mile link of Interstate 85 from the Charlotte bypass toward Belmont in Gaston County will open Wednesday if weather permits. The new section parallels Wilkinson Boulevard, reducing congestion on busy area routes used by commuters into Charlotte from surrounding communities. NC 273 connects the interstate to Wilkinson Boulevard with elaborate interchanges at both ends.
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Charlotte
Belmont
Gaston County
North Carolina
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