Moonshine Poison Tests Warn of Lead Salt Whisky
The High Point police use a new kit to test whisky for lead salts with results in minutes, forwarding positive samples to the SBI lab. Posters warn poison whisky can cause death or serious illness months after a drink. Moonshine production and distribution remain lucrative despite fatal risks.
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Mason
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New York
High Point
SBI
Raleigh
Greensboro Arc Board
Secon
Greensboro
ABC Board
J. W. R. Norton
Winston - Salem
Wikes
ATV
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
Newburgh Welfare Plan Spurs Race Debate and NAACP T
In Newburgh New York the 13 point welfare reform plan draws concern over racial implications as migrants and Negro residents face funding shifts. Local leaders warn of anti Negro sentiment while NAACP opposition grows and tensions threaten urban renewal progress. In Mexico City former president Lazaro Cardenas rides a leftist wave admiring Castro.
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Ward Cannel Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Newburgh
NAACP
William B. Burton
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Negro Ministers Union
NAA
Burton
Joseph Mitchell
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Cardenas
Mexico
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Philareo Elias Calles
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Iisistent
Hejt
Crament
Lopez Mateos
Humberto Romero
Skinny Fireman and Hungry Dog At Carnival Ride
Thomasville's Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Hartman jokes about a skinny fireman warned to gain weight after a dog chased him at a carnival ride. In town, residents joke about a white owl near City Hall and discuss Jamestown's liquor access and gas-saving hopes. A yearly ABC report notes property tax impact without liquor revenue. Local figures like Mrs John Brinkley and Henry Easley are referenced amid light human-interest items.
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Bonnie Moore
Enterprise
Thomasville
Jeff Hartman
Hartman
Fire Department
ABC Board
Greensboro
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Lazaro Cardenasl
Castro
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Jesa
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Jamestown
ABC
Winston- Salem
Davidson County
John Brinkley
Henry Easley
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