Cannon Mills Raises Wage for Twenty Thousand Workers
The Cannon Mills Co. informed its 20,000 textile workers that the basic hourly wage will rise from 1.12 to 1.25 dollars. The date of the increase was not disclosed. Do A Cannon declined to comment. J Spencer Love of Burlington Industries had urged raising the federal minimum to 1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Kannapolis
Cannon Mills Co
Do. A. Cannon
J. Spencer Love
Burlington Industries, Inc
Love
Asheville Hotel Operator Fined 35000 for Tax Fraud
Maurice Puckett, operator of the George Van derbilt and Battery Park hotels in Asheville, was fined 35000 on seven counts for defrauding the U S government of more than 60000 in income taxes. The case covered activities in Charlotte North Carolina and Savannah Georgia with charges of backdated deeds and improper dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Asheville
N. C
Boyd Sloan
Maurice Puckett
South Carolina
Georgia
Puckett
Charlotte
N.C
Savannah
Additin
Savannah Hotel Operating Co
Braxton C. Wallace
Greenwood
D.C
Battery Park
Titan ICBM Static Test Clears Path to Launch
Cape Canaveral reports a 90 foot Titan missile achieved a successful ground engine test after three prior failures, marking a key step toward a future launch. Air Force officials praised the test as highly successful and pivotal for near term liftoff plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Air Force
Moonshot Is Called Success by NASA Experts
NASA officials testified the Soviet moon shot showed strong thrust and a capable guidance system. They argued the guidance could direct an ICBM 5 000 miles with under 20 miles error, while senators pressed on U S lag in space with Soviet achievements foregrounding faster thrust and satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Aeronautic and Space Agency
Homer Stewart
NASA
Study Aims to Measure Mismanufactured Lumber
A North Carolina study samples lumber from 10 furniture plants to gauge mismanufacture. Fifty boards per load are measured in six spots to assess cuts and adherence to NHLA rules. Foresters Richard Rodenbach and Howard J. Doyle lead. Duke Power, U S Forest Service, and NC Forestry Assn back the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
N.C
North Carolina
National Hardwood Lumber Assn
Richard, Rodenbach
Howard J. Doyle
Plans Foresters
Duke Power Company
U.S. Forest Service
Furniture, Plywood and Veneer Council
N.C. Forestry Assn
Flag with 49 Stars Heads Toward Barrow Alaska
Sixth graders in Barrow Alaska may become the first to own a new United States flag with 49 stars. The flag, printed at Rock Hill, S.C., was shipped to Point Barrow with Associated Press photo in a joint effort involving Coventry Connecticut teachers and Barrow pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Grier
Rock Hill Printing & Finishing Co
Barrow
Alaska
Globe
United States
Rock Hill
S.C
Point Barrow
Associated Press
Herald
Ihe
Providence
Gertrude Guilford
Coventry
Sunday Journal
Ollie Turner
Little Eskimos
Traffic Toll Lowest Since 1954
The National Safety Council reports 1958 US traffic fatalities at 37,000, the lowest since 1954, with 1.3 million people injured and total costs around 5.4 billion dollars. The decline followed a five percent rise in highway travel, and two-year saved lives measure 2,600 versus 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Portsmouth
Ohio
Newport
R.I
Two More Added To Antiparty Group
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Communist party Congress adds two Kremlin veterans to the antiparty group. Mikhail Pervukhin and Saburov are linked with the five officials removed from Khrushchev's circle. Pravda cites they should answer Congress questions. Pervukhin is a Presidium candidate. Saburov is a party member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party Congress
Kremlin
Mikhail Pervukhin
Communist East Germ
Pravda
Pervukhin
Saburov
Khrushchev
Saabs Biel
N. M. Molotov
Dimitri Shepilov
Lazar Kaganovich
Soviet Union
Smog Over London Fades Slightly but Still Paralyses Britain
Dense toxic fog sweeps Britain as Londoners fear a repeat of the 1952 killer smog. Traffic halts and airports close. Manchester and Welsh ports impacted. Gatwick busiest while others struggle. Officials urge indoor stay and mask use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Manchester
Thames
Gatwick Airport
Virginia to Open Integrated Schools Monday
Virginia moves toward desegregation as Norfolk and Arlington prepare to admit Negro pupils on Monday. Charlottesville delays, while a legal clash looms in the General Assembly over emergency legislation to halt integration. Alexandria defends federal court orders, and Warren County eyes reopening of its white high school after previous closures. Seventeen Negro students are slated for Norfolk schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Norfolk
Arlington
Virginia
Charlottesville
Baltimore
Simon E. Sobeloff
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Stratford Junior High School
Grant
Sebeloff
Lane High
Venable
General Assembly
Almond
Alexandria
Itoo
Warren County
Front Royal
Ray E. Reid
Damages Awarded in Steam Burn Case in New York
In Poughkeepsie State Supreme Court a five year old boy received 350000 dollars for burns suffered as an infant when scalded by live steam in a Tarrytown apartment. His father William Spring Sr. won 250000 for damages and medical expenses. The suit named Gedney Development Corp. as defendant. the mother testified she briefly left the child on a sink drainboard with hot water running. The defense argued parental negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
State Supreme Court
William Spring Sr
Franklin Park
N.J
Tarrytown
Gedney Develop Corp
Spring
Senator Green resigns Foreign Relations chair due to failing eyesight
In Washington 91 year old Senator Theodore Green resigns as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee citing failing eyesight and hearing. He notes physical stamina but cannot expect full eyesight restoration. Fulbright of Arkansas is seen as probable successor, currently Banking Committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Theodore Francis Green
D-R.1
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Green
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Providence
R.I.) Journal
Johnson
Lankenau Hospital
Philadelphia
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Fulbright
Senate Banking Committee
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Khrushchev Uses West Propaganda to Press Leaders
AP analysis notes Khrushchev seeks to provoke Western fear by denouncing leaders and actions in Syria Egypt and Finland while praising Soviet aims. The piece discusses reactions from Nasser Sukarno Tito and Finland amid Moscow pressure and shifts in Asia and Yugoslavia’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Syria
Egypt
Soviet Union
Moscow
Finland
Asia
Indonesia
Sukarno
Yugoslavia
Tito
South Asia
Pantrasila
Eer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senate Space and Preparedness
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Space and
T. Keith Glennan
Stewart
William H. Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Power _ Stewart
Yorkshire Moors
Birmingham
The
Automobile Assn
T Arlington
Stratford Junior High
Theodore F. Green
Frances Chionchio
Dora Tavarez
Chion
Brooklyn
Lisa Rose Chionchio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!