Convicts Seize Control Of New Cell Block In Wyoming Prison
MUTINOUS inmates seized a new cell block at a Wyoming prison in Rawlins holding three guards as hostages. Rioters, estimated at about 75 of 275 inmates, smashed windows and armed with improvised knives demanded grievances be heard in meetings with Warden Deane Miller and acting governor Everett Chaver.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Wyoming
L. F
Ben) Reeves
Deane Miller
Everett T. Chaver
Miller
Reeves
William Coppenger
Coppenger
Albert Oleffe
Copenhaver
Lloyd Richmond
Norman Hodges
Joel McCamey
Deaths and Funerals in the Greensboro Area
James East 83 of 903 Grant St died in a Greensboro hospital after a period of declining health. Survived by nieces and nephews, with funeral Tuesday at Sechrest Chapel and burial in Oakwood cemetery. Also funeral services for Rev. Henry Norwood Bowne 83 at St Marys Episcopal Church and for Samuel L. Je 80 at First Wesleyan Methodist Church. Other obituaries include Miss Sarah May Love 14, and Mrs Martha Alice Slate 79 at First Baptist Church with interment in Guilford Memorial Mausoleum.
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James M. James James East
Grant St
Greensboro
Mr. East
Stokes County
Reuben
Martha Lawson East
Walnut Cove
Fred O. Y
Mortique
D. A. Teeter
Fred O. Young
Ani Lois Byrd
Guilford
Route 1
Foy Young
Bryant W. Young
Asheboro
Rt. 2
H. Norwood Bowne
Henry Norwood Bowne
St. Marys Episcopal Church
William Price
Gilbert Clinard
Jake Froelich
Robert Davis
Charles Diffendal
John Diffen- Armstrong
George Stewart
Armstrong
Oakwood Memorial Park
Yow
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Mr. Bowne
High Point Memorial Hospital
Thomasville
Samuel L. Je
Trotter St
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
Melvin L. Gentry
Carson Kimble
John Pittman
Odell Beck
Ken Dickens
D. W. McCulloch
Howard L. Jones
Wilburn Jones
Bruce Davis
John Cross
Walter J. Beck
Lexington City Cemetery
Mr. White
City Memorial Hospital
Sarah May Love
Rich Fork Baptist Church
Fioiating
Inman Stewart
Grady Shuler
Victory Baptist Church
W. N. Parker
William Ray Edwards
Dolph Edwards
Monroe Mabe
Douglas Conrad
Leon Adams
W. E. Nealy Jr
Martha Alice Slate
J. W. Slate
Brantly Cir
First Baptist Church
George Tunstall
Green St. Baptist Church
W. H. Flythe
Karl Sheppard
Phillip Davis
Tom W. Sprinkle
Mrs Vera Alexander Jones Dies in Monroe
Mrs Vera Alexander Jones died at her home in Monroe on Saturday morning after a sudden decline in health. She is survived by her husband Dolan Jones, a brother Dr G T Alexander of Thomasville, and three half sisters in Alabama. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Monroe on Monday at 1 p m with Dr Roy F Whitley officiating. Burial will follow at Thomasville Cemetery Monday at 4 p m.
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Thomasville
Vera Alexander Jones
Dolan Jones
Monroe
G. T. Alexander
Alabama
First Presbyterian Church
Roy F. Whitley
Eastern U S Faces Widespread Showers Across East
The Associated Press reports general showers and thunderstorms covered much of the eastern half of the nation on Saturday with light rain in Oregon and Washington. Syracuse, New York saw up to two inches, while Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan recorded over one inch.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Washington
Syracuse
N.Y
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Weather outlook hints scattered storms nationwide
The forecast indicates most of the country should expect scattered thunderstorms with some clear spells from the Lakes to central areas and the northern plains.
Faye Arnold Crowned New Queen in Pageant
Amid 100 degree heat and humidity the pageant crowned Faye Arnold Miss Wake County as the next queen. Finalists included Miss Dunn Peggy Ruth Bar field Miss North Wilkesboro Mary Cochran Spainhour Miss Shelby Mary Elizabeth Hicks Miss Rutherford County Elizabeth Ann Carnegie Miss Chapel Hill Joan Brown Miss Burlington Marian Rhyne Lorimer Miss Randolph County Betsy Carol Lane Asheboro. Betsy Lane performed a dramatic recitation and sang in the talent segment while Arnold earlier won evening gown.
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Miss Dunn
Peggy Ruth Barfield
North Wilkesboro
Mary Cochran Spainhour
Miss Shelby
Mary Elizabeth Hicks
Rutherford County
Elizabeth Ann Carnegie
Elas
Chapel Hill
Joan Brown
Burlington
Marian Rhyne Lorimer
Randolph County
Betsy Carol Lane
Asheboro
Miss High Point
Patsy Anne Kidd
Thomasville
Wake County
Faye Arnold
Washington
Ardis Messick
Miss Arnold
Red Farmers in New York Welcome Russian Visitors
Canadian officials asked Red Farmers in New York to submit to vaccination and they complied without complaint. Russians arrived at Idlewild and were photographed in rain and press rooms, enduring long waiting times and bright flashbulbs. American Assistant Secretary Earl Butz greeted the visitors and stated there are no secrets.
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Idlewild
Earl Butz
United States
Eisenhower Seeks Peace Talks Opening at Geneva
President Eisenhower arrives in Geneva with Mrs. Eisenhower and Maj. John Eisenhower for six day talks aimed at easing Cold War tensions. Eden and Faure also travel to join the conference as Bulganin and Adenauer expected to arrive, with Dulles coordinating U.S. position.
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United States
Eisenhower
Maj
John ‘Eisenhower
Max Petitpierre
Iceland
Eden
Faure
Bulganin
Creux-de'Gentod
Geneva
Eia
U. S
Dulles
White House
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Bulgaria
Berlin
Adenauer
Muerrenay
Nation Offers Peace Prayers Across Faiths
Faithful from St Patrick's Cathedral New York join special prayers at all Masses as Jewish congregations in Portland Maine observe Eisenhower's call for world peace. The article notes U S farmers using more than 65 acres of tractors amid global agricultural news.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
Eisenhower
Portland
Maine
Geneva
U. S
Growing Christianity Movement Offers Hope at Baptist World Alliance
Archbishop of Canterbury tells 7,612 delegates from 60 countries at the Baptist World Alliance congress that ecumenical unity offers great hope for mankind. He notes the Geneva Big Four leaders’ impact and stresses gathering churches without erasing differences. The congress runs through next Friday and represents a 20 million world membership.
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London
Jubilee Congress of the
Baptist World Alliance
Canterbury
United States
Geoffrey Fisher
Churches of Christ
Luke D. Newton
Druid Hills
Atlanta
North America
George Martin
Norfolk
The
Alliance
Maurice B. Hodge
Portland
Ore
National Council of American Baptist Women
Edgar Bates
McMaster University
Hamilton
Ont
Oe American Baptist Women's Union
Dunes Hotel Replaces Mr Peepers With Sam Irwin
Nevada's Dunes Hotel announces Assemblyman Sam Irwin will headline the Las Vegas show replacing Mr Peepers. Wally Cox was fired after three performances of a four week engagement valued at about forty four thousand dollars. Irwin, a former comedian and Sahara Hotel executive, comes out of retirement to fill the slot while the hotel seeks a new act. Salary terms remain undisclosed.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Sam Irwin
Mr. Peepers
Wally Cox
al Gottesman
Cox
Irwin
Sahara Hotel
Dunes
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Ideal Shoe Shop
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Red Farmers
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Ing Beverage
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Archbishop of Canterbury
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