Federal Road Fund Allocations Made In Statesmanlike Manner
North Carolina highway planners allocate 28.8 million dollars in federal and state funds for 17 projects across the state. The plan emphasizes timely completion of a limited access Highway 70 segment and broader interstate connections, with emphasis on fair distribution and careful use of primary road funds.
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Hodges
Piedmont
Highway Commission
A. H. Graham
North Carolina
Kernersville
Winston-Salem
New Appointees Revitalize North Carolina State Board of Education
Gov Hodges announces three new members to the State Board of Education Asheboro leader Charles W McCrary Lenoir industrialist Barton Hayes and Fayetteville attorney Charles G Rose Jr bring renewed force to guide public schools amid integration space and funding crises The decision aims to keep NC schools on an even keel and closely geared to school problems
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State Board of Education
North Carolina
Charles W. McCrary
Asheboro
Barton Hayes
Lenoir
Charles G. Rose Jr
Fayetteville
Hodges
State Board of Higher Education
Institutions of Higher Learning
Washington Notebook Highlights House Paddle Ball and Navy Gin S
House of Representatives members relax with paddle ball in gym, led by Dante a tiger in Texas. Dutch mine sweepers visit Pier 5, prompting talk of naval shipboard gin and Teixeira de Mattos drinking rules. Senator Bush in Gettysburg buys a green Ford Thunderbird after a car swap, while Hecht Co executive Downey hosts a 400-guest Silver Star liner party with Chavez, Malone and ambassadors aboard.
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TD. & Mavel
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V. P
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S. S. Silver Star
Dennis Chavez
George Malone
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Capitol All whispers and rights in playful town scene
In a cheeky column a speaker notes the town’s lively energy with seniors on Capitol Hill and a nod to personal freedoms. She quotes the Bill of Rights to frame her point about exercising rights without infringement.
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Capitol
Guilford polio drive vaccinates 10 844 doses
Guilford County Medical Society reports 10 844 polio vaccine doses given with 7 063 first shots in a Tuesday open clinic. A second clinic is set for Aug 7 to vaccinate about 20 000 children and pregnant women, aiming to reach 60 000 in the 80 000 strong eligible group.
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Guilford County Medical Society
Scien
Guilford
Chicago
Cabarrus County
Uilford
Public vs Private Atom Power Debate Rages in Congress
The Gore Holifield bill sparks a clash over public and private nuclear power. The Senate backed a similar measure 43 votes. the administration and AEC oppose it amid a push to fund public atom plants. Detroit Edison and Commonwealth Edison press plans, with delays to Aug groundbreaking at Lagoona Beach and Shippingport already underway.
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Atomic Energy Commission
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Gore
Public Utility Holding Company
Dequesne Light Co
Shippingport
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago
Lagoona Beach
Monroe
Mich
Detroit Edison
Commonwealth
Joint Congressional Committee (On Atomic Energy
Detroit
Michigan
Gore bill framed to push federal control of atomic power
The Gore bill aimed to fund working demonstration reactors for AEC installations, sparking public power versus private power debate. Critics argued the $400 million program would open doors to federal domination and socialization of the electric utility industry.
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Public Utilities
House Appropriations Committee
North Carolina lawmakers hear pleas and protests at Raleigh session
Report on a special session hearing in Raleigh detailing crowded auditoriums, long delays, and broad debates. The piece notes speakers attack the Supreme Court, racial history discussions, and two Bertie Representative James A. Speight backed bills on Negro education and university admissions.
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Ted Heart
Supreme Court
North Carolina
eTee
Durham
B. J. Saiterheld
James A. Speight
Bertie
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University At
Chapel Hill
State College
North Carolina College
Greensboro
New York subway crash program cuts damage in days
A reader note recalls the Wannamaker building fire and a 100 million gallon washout that crippled the city’s subway. Despite initial ruin fears a 24 hour crash effort rebuilt 80 feet of tunnels in days, while New York faced strikes, snow, and traffic chaos. Quotes and wisdom from Spurgeon Whately Carlyle Churchill Bryson Humphrey Porter frame the piece.
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New York
Wannamaker
Gotham
Philpott Hosts Legislators and Governor at High Rock Cottage
Lexington leader H Cloyd Philpott hosted Piedmont lawmakers and Governor Hodges at his High Rock home, described as a wealthy Lexington furniture maker. The piece highlights his public service, Chicago honor as Man of the Year, and advice on education reform. It notes P J Neals Chamber group monitoring Hoover report and U S Supreme Court preemption debates. It also covers Rome supermarket innovation for Italian uptake tied to U S food distribution ideas.
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Lexington Dispatch
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Pearsall
P. J. Neal
Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
J. H. Evenington
Department of Agriculture
Rome
International Congress On
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