Closed Door Session Protests Rise Over State Talks
In North Carolina a series of closed conferences with state lawmakers on segregation legislation drew complaints from two lawyers at midweek. Rep. Dan Edwards refused tomorrow’s Lexington session invitation saying the procedure is wrong, while lawyer John Caffey urged Gov. Hodges to share details of bills discussed. About 30 Southeastern lawmakers joined the briefing near Kingston as officials prepared for a July 23 special session.
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Raleigh
Dan K. Edwards
Durham
Lexington
Edwards
Thomas Pearsall
John W.caffey
Greensboro
Hodges
Kinston
General Assembly
Oscar Barker
North Caro Carolina
Advisory Committee
Mail cargo abandoned in mud near Alamance County line
A tractor trailer hauling mail from Greensboro to Raleigh got stuck in mud near the Alamance County line yesterday. The keys were left in the ignition and authorities said the mail appeared undisturbed as a search and investigation continued. The driver had not been found by nightfall and another contractor pulled the vehicle free to resume the route.
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Greensborop
Alamance County
Greensboro
Raleigh
Durham
Hway
Card Game Fight Fatal in Columbus County
Columbus County officers continued investigation into the death of 34 year old Wilbert James Nobles after a fight during a card game. Nobles died Monday at Columbus County Hospital with injuries from the affray and Hubert Livingston of Chadbourn held as part of the case.
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Whiteville
N.C
Columbus County
Hubert Livingston
Rt. 1
Chadbourn
Wilbert James Nobles
Worth Williamson
Nobels
Corn Crop Reduced by Weather in North Carolina
A cold spring and dry June reduce NC corn production. July 1 forecast shows 65,008,000 bushels, down 7 percent from 1955. Irish potatoes down 20 percent, sweet potatoes down 7 percent. Small grains foreseen at record yields: wheat 8,496,000. oats 17,686,000. barley 2,065,000. rye 448,000.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Crop Reporting Service
Two Gastonia Men Face Rape Trials in Quapite Court
Ralph Bouldin, 25, and John Lunsford, 22, both from South Gastonia, are tried in the qupatite Court term starting here. They were arrested May 14 on the complaint of 16 year old high school student Starlene McKeehan. She and a friend reported a car breakdown while driving along a rural road.
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Gastonia
C.N
South
Qupatite
Ralph Bouldin
John Lunsford
Starlene McKeehan
Leroy George Memorial Nature Center Planned at Lake Junaluska
A 10 year old boy who died last January of a rare heart disease will be honored by a Leroy George Memorial Nature Center to be built as part of the children's building at the Methodist Assembly in Lake Junaluska. A 75 member committee will raise funds with help from Dr Emert Clark and church groups. The center will display rare western North Carolina shrubs and plants.
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Waynesville
N.C
Methodist Assembly
Lake Junaluska
Sae Ok Gamay Taeeage Coca
L. B. George
Canton
Leroy George
Cistercian Monks Brew Lavender Distillations on Caldy Isle
Cistercian monks on Caldy Isle near Wales augment their modest income by distilling perfume from lavender blossoms grown around the monastery. Local gardeners note the operation supplies the abbey and regional markets.
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Isle of
Caldy
Wales
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