Farmers Hope For Rainfall In Carolina Hailstorm Fallout
Tar Heel farmers faced arid lands after Tuesday hail and wind storms. Forecasters warned of continued heat with scattered showers, mainly north and east. Crops suffered up to 100 percent damage in Franklin, Johnston, Robeson, Lee, Wake and Onslow counties. drought endangers tobacco. Temperatures topped 100 in many eastern towns with only mountains and Outer Banks spared.
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Associated Press
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L. Y. Ballentine
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Johnston
Robeson
Lee
Wake
Onslow
Superior Court
Clawson Piiny
Elisabett Ci
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Swan Quarter
Maxton
Warrenton
New Bern
Kinston
Goldsboro
Wilson
Smithfield
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Atteras
Eisenhower Declines Publicly to Name 1960 Nominee
President Eisenhower said at a news conference he will not reveal a presidential choice either privately or publicly. He noted the Republican Party has many capable men and that Richard Nixon was slated for a Moscow trip to open the American fair, a move some saw as hinting Nixon’s possible 1960 bid.
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Moscow
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Bishop W. W. Peele Dies at 78 in Laurinburg
Bishop William Walter Peele former Richmond area leader died in his sleep at age 78 in Laurinburg North Carolina. He retired in 1952 due to ill health and had lived there since. Funeral services set for Friday at First Methodist Church with Bishop Paul Neff Garber officiating.
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Birmingham
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Trinity College
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Rutherford College
Burke County
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Tege
Wee N.Y
North Carolina
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Raleigh
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Durham
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Charlotte
Greensboro
Scotland County
Methodist Church
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Paul Neff Garber
H. G. Ruark
First Methodist
Grady Kinley
Gibson Methodist Church
Gibson, N.C
End To Strikes Ordered In Steel Industry
United Steelworkers Union ordered an immediate end to scattered wildcat strikes that idled more than 20 000 of about 500 000 steel workers. Union negotiators, under David J. McDonald, followed Eisenhower’s plea for two weeks of negotiations and directed withdrawal of unauthorized picket lines.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
Eienhower
Eisenhower
David J.mcdonald
International Union
Soviet Leader Kozlov Talks With Eisenhower Visit
President Eisenhower and State Department officials welcomed Kozlov, top successor candidate to Khrushchev, as he arrived in Washington for a two day round of talks. The Soviet diplomat urged friendly coexistence as a path to peace but no concessions on Berlin are anticipated before Geneva talks resume July 13. Vice President Nixon stressed that the West will not yield on West Berlin and that Eisenhower will not meet Khrushchev at a summit without East West progress.
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Christian Herter
Frol . Kozlov
State Department
Washington
Eisenhower Christian A. Herter
Kozlov
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Eisenhower
West Berlin
Berlin
Geneva
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Khrushchev
Eisenhower Focuses on Budget and Debt in News Conference
President Eisenhower says inflation will be a main issue in the 1960 campaign and expects a start on paying off the 286 billion dollar national debt in the new fiscal year. He notes a new permanent debt ceiling of 285 billion with a temporary limit of 295 billion and cites a deficit near 13 billion. He sees no summit unless advance prep by diplomatic agencies is ensured and comments on his 43 years of marriage.
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Eisenhower
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Geneva
Republican Party
Luebke Named West German President in CDU Victory
Heinrich Luebke aged 64, agriculture minister for six years, was elected president of West Germany by the 1,038 member Electoral College in Berlin. He defeated Carlo Schmidt and Max Becker as Adenauer’s CDU pushed a last minute selection amid party faction tensions and East West protests.
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Max Becker
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Christian Democratic Party
Adenauer
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Berlin
East Berlin
Germany
Theodor Heuss
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Furniture Market Attendance Sets Record High on Opening Day
Attendance at the summer Southern Furniture Market remained strong with buyers flooding the registration desks and floors. More than 5,000 buyers were expected to register by Friday, as traders reported substantial written orders amid price and delivery concerns. Buyers appeared selective though active, signaling a brisk market pace and favorable business despite some slow shopping.
80 Killed in Colombia Flash Flood
A flash flood in Tolima province near Ibague overwhelmed the village of Caserio Juntas. Eighty bodies recovered and 100 people reported missing as torrential rains and landslides hit the Andes. The Cabiema River swept away homes and coffee plantations, with 16 policemen among the dead.
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Bogota
Colombia
Andes
Tolima
Tbague
Cabiema
Caserio Juntas
Eling Cotke
Free Lemonade In Bluefield Promises Cool Treats Today
Bluefield in West Virginia will offer free lemonade to residents and visitors as temperatures reach 90 degrees, a Chamber of Commerce perk the city has used before. The offer was prompted by Tuesday’s heat reading, with a prior lemonade event dating back to mid-July 1957.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Chamber of Commerce
Castro’s Air Force Chief Replaces Diaz After Resignation
Fidel Castro shifted command in the Cuban air force naming Maj. Juan Almeida to lead as Diaz resigned after a month’s absence due to typhoid fever. Almeida accused Diaz of trying to undermine him over anti Communist stance and ordered Diaz’s arrest. Diaz claimed infiltration charges and defection spurred the crisis. Police raided the home of a former U.S. Navy pilot tied to an invasion plot in Nicaragua.
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Fidel Castro
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Cuba
Manuel Urrutia
Maj
Juan Almeida
Almeida
Raul Castro
Revolutionary High Command
U.S. Navy
Nicaragua
Paul Hughes
Atlanta
Free Lance
Carl John Wilson
Warrant Issued For Dave Beck In Fraud Case
Former Teamsters leader Dave Beck failed to appear for a plea on charges he took two hundred thousand dollars from truck firm executives while heading the union. A federal judge ordered Beck's immediate arrest, urging forceful action if he stayed away.
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New York
Dave Beck
Beck
Gregory F. Noonan
Asst. U.S. Atty
Donald Shaw
Klumpp Case Goes To Jury
The trial centers on Mrs. Klumpp living with William Bergen’s wife, with prosecutors alleging premeditated murder to hide an illicit relationship and prevent loan- based home loss. Testimony describes burning the body at Lake Cowan after transporting it in a car trunk.
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Klumpp
Robert Klumpp
Paper Carriers to Collect Early This Week
Enterprise carriers will collect on Wednesday and Thursday instead of Friday and Saturday this week. Circulation manager Charles B. Loflin says the early collections accommodate readers going away for the holiday weekend.
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