Burlington Klan Rally Postponed to February 8
The Rev. James Cole leader of the North Carolina Ku Klux Klan called off a planned rally near Burlington due to muddy ground after day long rains. He said the event will be rescheduled for February 8 at the same site with Cole in personal charge. Alamance County Sheriff Joe Cole arranged 15 deputies to the scene.
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Burlington
N.C
James Cole
North Carolina
Ku Klux Klan
Cole
Marion
S.C
Robeson County
Maxton
Hodges Urges Southern Unity for 1960 Victory
Gov Luther Hodges of North Carolina urged Southern Democrats to unite for national leadership. He criticized President Eisenhower for lacking leadership and mishandling science and missiles, citing Little Rock troop deployment as a tipping point, while predicting a solid Southern Democratic vote despite civil rights disputes.
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Miami Beach
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Democratic Party
Florida
Hodges
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Man Tells Of Torture In Elevator
Theodore McCarty of Clementon New York testifies before the Senate Racketeering Committee about torture in an elevator tied to the Operating Engineers Union Local 542 Philadelphia. Counsel Robert F. Kennedy cites McCarty alleging abuse for opposing union leadership. Joey Fay of New York has been one appointed boss and may be questioned soon.
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Washington
Senate
Theodore McCarty
Clementon
N.Y
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarty
The
Union
Philadelphia
Joey Fay
New York
Fay
Palm Beach Railroad Chief Ends Life In Mansion
Robert R. Young chairman of the New York Central Railroad died in his Palm Beach home from a double barreled shotgun blast believed a self inflicted act. He was 60 and had shown despondency lately.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Fred Mead
Mead
Young
Anita Ten Eyck O'Keeffe
Charles B. Wrightsman
New York Central Board of Directors
Youngs
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Scarsdale
N. Y
William White
Nyc
Mr. Young
White
Alfred E. Perlman
Ike Pays Visit To Pentagon
President Eisenhower personally investigated Defense Department reorganization with McElroy and 14 officials at the Pentagon. Bipartisan praise followed, while aides noted no decisions yet. Senators Mansfield Knowland Stennis Case hailed the direct presidential involvement and anticipated concrete recommendations to Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Pentagon
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
McElroy
Hagerty
Sen. Mansfield
Montana
Defense
Mansfield
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Stennis D - Miss
Senate Armed Services
Francis Case
R-Sd
Strained couple ends in fatal shooting of Ruth Owens
Ruth Puckett Owens, 22, was killed by 32-20 caliber revolver fire as she tried to enter her apartment. Her estranged husband Walter Lee Owens, 30, was held for first degree murder after police found him at the scene and recovered the weapon.
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Ruth Puckett Owens
Walter Lee Owens
Owens
Sons
Bees County
Geena R. B. Davis
Walter L. Owens
Bill Jackson
Hodges' Wife Aboard as Pleasure Ship Catches Fire
Mrs. Luther Hodges wife of North Carolina Governor was a passenger on the Arosa Sky when fire struck the vessel Thursday afternoon. She debarked after the ship docked at Wilmington following the blaze.
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New York
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Hodges
Wilmington
Ladee
Ambassador Zarubin Meets Nixon in Washington
Ambassdor Georgi Zarubin visited Vice President Richard Nixon in Washington as part of U.S. Soviet exchange signals ahead of a potential summit. The meeting follows State Department interest in secret talks and negotiations on East West issues. Secretary Dulles plans a top level study after returning from the Baghdad Pact conference in Ankara around February 1.
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Washington
Georgi Zarubin
Richard Nixon
Hhe
Zarubin
Nixon
State Department
United States
Russia
Thompson
Gromyko
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Moscow
State Dulles
Ankara
Turkey
Kennedy Seeks Wage Extension for Millions
Senator Kennedy said he will push for early action this session to extend the 1 an hour minimum wage to about six million more workers. He wants Labor Committee and a labor subcommittee to resume work and align with the administration's proposal, viewing it as a middle ground between Eisenhower’s expansion and AFL CIO aims.
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Washington
Kennedy
D-Mass
Labor Committee
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
Khrushchev Blames West for Escalating Tension
In a Minsk speech to the Agriculture Workers Conference Khrushchev accused the Western powers of issuing ultimatums and delaying peace by seeking higher tensions. He ridiculed Western atomic bases and rocket plans, predicting the West would lack usable rockets for two to three years.
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London
Khrushchev
Agriculture Workers Conference
Minsk
NATO
Wild Auto Strikes Ambulance Attendants Hitting Patient
In Thomasville a car hit an ambulance as attendants moved a hospital bound patient from the house to the vehicle. The patient was knocked off the stretcher but not seriously hurt. The driver, John F Hiatt 57, fled but was arrested later on hit and run charges along with drunken driving and license violations.
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Thomasville
John F. Hiatt
Highland Avenue
Davidson Street
Hiatt
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