North Carolina Braces for Snow Sleet Ice Overnight
Hazardous road conditions and school closings spread across Western North Carolina as an advancing cold front brings rain sleet and snow. Mountain counties report impassable roads while Buncombe Mitchell Avery and several other counties suspend classes. Authorities warn conditions will worsen tonight with additional snow and freezing rain possible.
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North Carolina
Highway Patrol
Asheville
Mt. Mitchell
Piedmont
Winston - Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Buncombe County
Mitchell
Avery
Yancey
McDowell
Haywood
Cape Hatteras
Florida
94 Year Old Parolee Freed After 30 Years In Ohio Prison
Cleveland reports 94 year old John Morgan, the oldest inmate, released from Ohio Penitentiary after 30 years for murder. He returns to Cleveland awaiting the next 25 years, plans to live independently, and is aided by the Salvation Army. He claims innocence, says he can support himself, and has a small assets: $358.40 wages, new suit, and personal items.
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Cleveland
John Morgan
Ohio
Salvation Army
Morgan
Columbus
Jacob Rosenberg
Shielding B58 Hustler Guns Electron Defense System
Convair's B58 Hustler will use an electron shield to jam inbound missiles. Sylvania Electronic’s Don Mitchell says the system surrounds the bomber with an electric magnetic field to disrupt guidance, while tests and production are underway in Buffalo Mountain View and other sites. A detachable nuclear pod is being prepared at Fort Worth and Kirtland AFB. Mitchell also notes Sylvania's role as weapons systems manager for the Plato anti missile project.
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San Mateo
Calif
Convair
Don G. Mitchell
Sylvania Electronic Products, Inc
Mitchell
San Francisco
Sylvania
Buffalo, N.Y
Electronic Defense Laboratory
Mountain View
Waltham, Mass
Fort Worth
Tex
Kirtland Air Force Base
Special Weapons Center
Albuquerque
Mothers Appeal Rejected by Chinese Premier Chou En Lai
Three American mothers from Yonkers Lynn and New Britain sought release for sons Hugh Redmond Richard Fecteau and John Downey imprisoned in China. Peiping radio quoted Chou stating the men violated Chinese law and must be dealt with, denying leniency despite earlier hints of possible release.
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Hong Kong
Chou En-lai
Li Teh Chuan
Red Cross
Ruth Redmond
Yonkers
N.Y
Jessie Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Mary Downey
New Britain
Peiping
Redmond
Hugh
Shanghai
Chi Feng
International Relations Department
Chinese Red Cross
Chou
Fecteau
Downey
Army
Air Force
Peiping Radio
Chi
Li Teh-chuan
Editors Urged to Run for Congress
Gallup at the North Carolina Press Institute urged newspapers to seek their ablest editors for Congress. He said editors offer international awareness and principled leadership, warning against petty politics and praising editorial objectivity at global events.
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Congress
Chapel Hill
N.C
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Gallup
North Carolina
Summerfield Pushes Proposal For 5-Cent Stamp
Postmaster General Summerfield testifies before the Senate Post Office Committee seeking a 5 cent stamp on all letters except local mail. The plan faces Democratic resistance and lukewarm Republican support amid a push to cut the postal deficit. The move gains backing from the National Association of Letter Carriers.
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Washington
Summerfield
Senate Post Office Committee
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
National Assn
William C. Doherty
Association
Wildcat Rail Strike Called Off
A wildcat strike by conductors on the New York Central between New York and Buffalo was halted seven hours after beginning. An official federal court order halted the action and forced return to work. Val Simons, general chairman, urged obeying the order, with union locals in Albany signaling compliance and the Mohawk and Hudson divisions following.
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New York
New York Central
Buffalo
Val Simons
NYCRA
Albany
Mohawk and Hudson
Simons
White Plains
Wake Forest Trustees Take Up Report on College Relation
Wake Forest College Board of Trustees met in Winston-Salem to consider a six page committee report on the college's relationship with the Baptist State Convention. Chairman Wade E Brown said the panel hopes the report clarifies ties and may address campus dancing amid disputes over convention authority.
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Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College Board of Trustees
Baptist State Convention
Wade E. Brown
Boone
Brown
Board of Trustees
George W. Paschal
Raleigh
Paschal
Wake Forest
Johnlowed
Progress Toward Using H-Bomb For Peace
Los Alamos scientists display fusion machines and heavy hydrogen physics while noting power outputs remain in watts. The work at Los Alamos and other U S sites is described as early exploratory steps toward potential industrial electricity, with years or more needed for practical outcomes.
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Los Alamos
N.M
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
New Mexico Mountains
University of California
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
AEC
Princeton
N.J
Livermore
Calif
New York University
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Lew Burkhardt
Los Alamos, N.M
Strauss says US Britain nearly equal on fusion research progress
In a news conference Strauss denied press claims Britain forged ahead and said the United States and Britain are neck and neck in fusion research. Dr Libby noted progress shows a quest for hydrogen produced power, with officials stressing parity in programs.
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Strauss
Britain
United States
Neck
Willard F. Libby
AEC
J. L. Tuck
Los Alamos, N. M
H Bomb Could Give Unlimited Power
Scientists discuss the potential of nuclear fusion to provide vast energy with minimal radioactive waste. The Harwell progress shows commercial use is years away but signals major future implications as energy from atomic mass could meet growing demand. The fusion challenge includes achieving sustained, controlled reactions and heat extraction.
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Harwell
UAW Approves 50 Million Strike Fund at Special Convention
A special UAW convention approved a 50 million dollar strike fund to support profit sharing demands in 1958 bargaining. Monthly assessments of five dollars, in addition to three dollar dues, will run March through May, boosting the fund to about 40 million dollars by June. Delegates also consider borrowing authority and board mortgage powers.
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Detroit
UAW
Walter P
United Auto Workers Today
Reuther
Emil Mazey
Mazey
General M Ford
Chrysler
International Executive Board
Paris envoy secretary smiles over Central Park stabbing
Mrs Odile Villars secretary of the French ambassador to the U N smiles at a New York hospital after a gift of candy from Amy Begs for Abe Stark. City officials express regret for the stabbing incident as Villars is reported in good condition.
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Odile Villars
U.N
Madison Avenue Hospital
New York
Amy
Abe Stark
Villars
Central Park
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Lewis L. Strauss
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
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