Streeton Insane at Time Of Slaying Says Defense
In Guilford Superior court defense attorney C A York argues insanity at the night of March 14 when Charles Gon zad Streeton allegedly killed his crippled brother in law with a borrowed pistol. Families wept as testimony detailed tragedy fear and remorse amid medical findings of psychopathic incapacity.
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Fredrick R. Taylor
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Administration Farm Bill Leaders To Make Last Stand Fight In the Senate
Washington July 22 The House defeated the Brannan farm plan 239 to 170 ending a trial run on subsidies for eggs potatoes and more led by Rep Gore with support from Republicans Speaker Rayburn urged a trial but the vote kept wartime price supports at 90 percent of parity. Senator Thomas signaled effort to salvage the measure in the Senate as others fear a defeat may push the issue into next year or trigger a temporary one year program starting January 1.
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Churchill Poised for New Blast at Labour Government
London reports Winston Churchill fresh from a clash with Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is readying a major policy speech in Wolverhampton before about 50 000 listeners. The address foreshadows Tory policy ahead of the 1950 election as Bevin plans a rest trip to Evian. both leaders are set to attend the Strasbourg Council of Europe opening.
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Pembroke Bank Robbery Teller Held for Questioning
James Blackwell, 19, of Pembroke was jailed on suspicion after claiming a kidnapping tied to a bank robbery at the Scottish Bank of Pembroke. Sheriff Willis Britt said Blackwell’s tale did not match bank reports and no head injury evidence was found. The heist saw about $20,000 to $22,000 in cash taken by two men, with Blackwell and cashier J H Hood involved in the vault incident.
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Blackwell
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DAV irked by Salisbury location for new Veterans Hospital
GREENSBORO July 22 AP The Disabled American Veterans state commander William R. Lewis of Greensboro denounced the VA plan to build a 1000 bed neuropsychiatric hospital in Salisbury calling it a political move He argued the location distances the facility from supplemental medical services and urged the VA to place hospitals near established medical schools or centers.
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German School Girls to Attend Meredith College
Two Berlin girls Ute Reinseh aged 19 and Doris Hillenbrand aged 14 arrived in New York aboard the Gen Maurice Rose on a U S Army troopship. They will study for one year at Meredith College in Raleigh North Carolina under scholarships funded by the Raleigh Times and editor John A Park.
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Raleigh Times
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London Dock Strike Ends
London dockers voted to end a 25 day strike that crippled the port. A mass meeting in Victoria Park approved the move after consultation with a Canadian Sea men’s Union official. The government continues dock control with 11,397 troops on duty and two Americans and a Dutchman to be deported for the public good.
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North Carolina Utilities Valuation Up by 19.9 Million
The state board of assessment sets 1949 tax valuation for public utility property at 193,343,228, up nearly 19,918,000 from last year. Telephone and electric utilities rise sharply while water and telegraph values edge down. railway properties to be reviewed later. Southern Bell and Carolina Telephone leap in value.
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Governor Scott Opens Petty Graft Conference in Raleigh
Governor Scott gathers state supervisory officials in Raleigh to crack down on petty graft in government. He warns of a $5 million deficit and ties salaries to economies, demanding full workdays and use of budget bureau directives for operational efficiency. He stresses the impartiality of the Marion labor dispute probe and rejects charges of partiality.
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Prison Camp Expansion and Modernization Planned in North Carolina
Currituck hosts a new prison camp while Washington county secures a contract for one. Plans for modernizing camps in Bladen Brunswick Guilford and Lincoln counties will replace old cages with modern buildings. Each camp serves about 100 inmates as Lee county camp renovation proceeds toward possible reopening. The system runs 83 camps plus central prison and Caledonia farm with population rising to 8380 on June 30.
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Stocks In Narrow Price Range Today
New York July 22 stock market moved in a fractional price range with some issues continuing a downward drift while others gained modestly. After yesterday’s eight week high, investors reassessed the outlook as prices rose for Studebaker Oliver Corp American Telephone Commonwealth Edison American Smelting International Nickel General Electric Philip Morris American Woolen Union Pacific and United Air Lines.
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General Electric
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Union Pacific
United Air Lines
Officer Says Streeton Told Of Shooting
The defense presents psychiatric testimony describing Charles Gon zaga Streeton as mentally unstable with explosive tendencies. Detective Captain W C Johnson testifies about remarks Streeton allegedly made to his wife after the murder of Carl Davis.
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Spellman attacks Mrs. Roosevelt over school aid clash
Cardinal Spellman issues a sharp letter to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt criticizing her anti-Catholic stance on federal funding for parochial and private schools. He cites her My Day columns and says he will answer what he calls a spread of prejudice as federal aid to education remains a top Senate issue.
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Europe Not To Get Atom Bomb Data
The White House announced President Truman will ask Congress to approve a foreign military aid program to back the Atlantic alliance. Senate approval clears the way for Truman to seek arms for Europe, a plan valued at over one billion dollars for the next year amid debate over the pact and U S public support.
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Catholic Ban Against Reds Is Ridiculed
Moscow radio denounces the Roman Catholic excommunication of Communists as a Vatican ploy to fuel the cold war and split peace advocates. Boris Isakov calls the decree a tool for reactionaries, comparing Vatican stance to past support for fascists and critiquing silence on Hitler and Mussolini.
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Helicopter Airlift RescuesIll Coast Guardsman
A Coast Guard helicopter from Elizabeth City flew 200 miles to the sea off Hatteras to pick up William A. Hardin aboard the cutter Mendota after a serious appendicitis diagnosis. The over sea hop was the longest here and the patient was taken to Norfolk Marine Hospital for care.
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