Blast damages frame dwelling on edge of white area
A frame house on the fringe of a white neighborhood in Columbus Georgia was struck by an explosion at 1230 AM. Five occupants led by Mrs Essie Mae Ellison Army sergeant escaped unharmed as windows shattered. Investigators suspect dynamite and probe continues.
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Columbus, Ga
C. I. Adair
Essie Mae Ellison
Masonic Temple
Martin Luther King
N Ever
King
Montgomery
Ala
Little Rock
Ark
Harry J. Lemley
South
Lemley
Policeman’s Case Set For July 14
City Civil Service Commission will hear the case against Henkel on July 14. Police Chief Frank N. Littlejohn seeks Henkel’s dismissal for conduct unbecoming an officer neglect in pay over and misappropriation of funds. The clerk’s office reports bounced checks were covered and Henkel seeks time to present a defense.
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City Civil Service Commission
Frank N. Littlejohn
Henkel
City Recorder’s Court
Recorder’s
The Cigarette Industry Changes Its Mind feature
A July Reader's Digest excerpt reports that in six months 28 of 31 cigarettes altered nicotine and tar levels. Nine improved significantly while three became worse, prompting readers to compare brands before purchase.
Swope and Swope’s era of headlines and reform
Walter Winchell recalls Herbert Bayard Swope a legendary editor who shaped postwar journalism exposing corruption and crime. The piece notes Swope’s battles with bankers, his support for D A Whitman and governor Becker era, and his famed editorial tactics. It also mentions Suzy Parker Cary Grant and Ben Gitlow’s book as cultural footnotes of the era.
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Herbert Bayard Swope
Swope
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
D. A. Whitman
Lefty Louie
Gyp the Blood
Dago Frank
Whitey Lewis
Sing Sing
State highway contracts hit record 86 million
The State Highway Commission says it has let contracts totaling 86,812,379 for highway work since the seven members took office a year ago. The program covers 999.035 miles, with bids total 6,537,342 on projects covering 110.29 miles in 20 counties. A Durham area project on I-40 would add a fifth lane from the Durham bypass to U.S. 15 in Durham County.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Durham
Durham County
Raleigh plant to produce metal parts for tech fields
The Winston-Salem facility will manufacture metal products for electronic and aeronautical industries, creating about 30 jobs at startup around September 1. The project underscores North Carolina's stated advantages in industry.
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Donald H. R. Durlach
Winston-Salem
Parents Seek Hearings Over School Reassignments
Parents of 10 Negro children petition for hearings before Mecklenburg County School Board after the board again refused reassignment requests. They gave notice yesterday. no date set. State law grants 10 days to appeal after notification of child assignment.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County School Board
Three Die In U S 17 Crash Near Town
A Jacksonville woman Mrs Bernard Davis her 15 month old daughter Nancy Davis and Evelyn Fonville 35 the Negro maid died when Davis car lost control on U S 17 and struck a furniture truck operated by Alfred Christian Petersen 32 of Newton Mass. Petersen was unhurt and officers said no charges would be filed. The crash occurred about 17 miles south of town after the car skidded 139 feet into the tractor trailer.
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Ton
U. S. 17
Bernard Davis
Jacksonville
Nancy Davis
Evelyn Fonville
Alfred Christian Petersen
Newton
Mass
Highway Patrol
Davis
Here
Use Of Research Facts Urged By NC Educator
Greensboro AP report notes state vocational education director urges closing gap between agricultural research and farm practice. Dr. J Warren Smith tells North Carolina A&T College teachers conference that faster adoption is needed to help small farmers survive. A A Fuhr Farm Credit appears in coverage.
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Greensboro
J. Warren Smith
Ing
North Carolina A&t College
North Carolina
A. A. Fuhr
The
Farm Credit
Two Escapees Sought From Halifax Prison Camp
Halifax officers hunt two Black convicts who escaped while digging a ditch at the Halifax County prison camp. They are James Smith 26 of Greensboro and George H. Brim 23 of Rt. 1 Madison. Smith was sentenced in Guilford in April 1956 to 27 years for breaking and entering.
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Halifax
N. C
Halifax County
James Smith
Greensboro
George H. Brim
Rt. 1
Madison
Caledonia
Smith
Guilford
Life Story Amid Red Scare Echoes
A fragmented reminiscence reflects on competing pressures from clubs and powerful figures who label dissenters as Red-baiters or fascists. The speaker laments public disgrace and the need to balance neutrality against coercive agendas.
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Tobacco Auction Dates To Be Set
Myrtle Beach based Bright Belt Warehouse Assn ends talks on opening dates for flue cured tobacco auction markets. Discussion covered world market effects, price supports, and possible 250 million pound market impact if current 950 million pound limit remains. Leaders cited foreign competition and taxes, with Tobacco Institute president James P. Richards defending free trade and noting health concerns lack scientific proof.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
Bright Belt Warehouse Assn
Virginia
Georgia
Florida
J. Don Lanier
The
Tobacco Assn
U.S
Leaf Tobacco Exporters Assn
Lanier
L. T. Weeks
Raleigh
N.C
Sties
Holland
Belgium
Weeks
Rhodesia
United States
James P. Richards
Tobacco Institute, Inc
Richards
South Carolina
Institute
Congress
Far East
Eisenhower
Night Driving Glare Ends in Seven Seconds Recovery
The report notes that the average person needs seven seconds to recover from headlight glare while driving at night. It cites a driving distance of 630 feet during the glare event.
Budget Requests Heard by North Carolina Advisory Budget Commission
In Durham the commission heard requests totaling over 5 million dollars for state institutions for 1959 to 1961. North Carolina College led with 888,240 for capital improvements, Cerebral Palsy Hospital asked 449,000, and Butner Mental Hospital sought 3,729,000.
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Durham
North Carolina
Alfonso Elder
North Carolina College
Cerebral Palsy Hospital
Butner Mental Hospital
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