College Graduates Urged to Uphold Ideals in Commencements
The Associated Press reports North Carolina seniors urged to live by ideals amid Cold War pressures. Norman Cousins warned clear policies serving the greatest good are essential to win minds, while leaders from Lenoir Rhyne and Wake Forest pressed character, education, and productivity as keys to national strength.
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North Carolina
Norman Cousins
The
Saturday Review
University of North Carolinas
Cousins
U.S
Lenoir Rhyne College
Hickory
Franklin Fry
Lutheran World Federation
Western Carolina College
Lennox P. McLendon
State Board of Higher Education
Duke University
Charles S. Rhyne
American Bar Assn
Kenneth I. Brown
James C. McCracken
Newperior
Guilford College
Walter Williams
Ben Lacy Rose
Union Theological Semininary
Richmond
Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
Meredith College
Baptist Institution For Women
Raleigh
Carlyle Campbell
Robber Gets New Chance From Court After Bank Heist
Kenneth St Onge, 35, who robbed a Detroit bank last March 31 for 540, was placed on five years probation by Judge Thurmond Clarke. He described fleeing poverty with his wife and 10 children before settling in California, where aid poured in after his arrest.
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John Beckler
LOS Angels
Kenneth St. Onge
St. Onge
Edward
Gary
Van
Guy
Kim
Cal
Harvey
Thurmond Clarke
Detroit
California
Los Angeles
Studebaker
la Puente
Girl Learns France Was Already Wed
An Elizabethtown girl learns Sgt. Thomas Ratcliffe, believed to wed her, was already married. Ratcliffe and Airman Michael Sawyer died in a plane crash at Greene Brothers Airport after a takeoff. Esther Sue Cole, who had received a diamond ring, was told by Mr. Cole the sergeant was 32 and married. Mrs. Evelyn Ratcliffe arrives to claim the body.
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Elizabethtown
N.C
Pope Air Force Base
Evelyn Ratcliffe
Thomasville
Thomas Ratcliffe
Michael Sawyer
Pope Afb
John Cole
Esther Sue
Cole
Ratcliffe
Gordon Linlaw
Miss Cole
Sawyer
Greene Brothers
Explorer Ill Will Plunge To Death Soon
Cambridge reports the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory estimates Explorer Ill, the second U. S. Army satellite, will plunge to its death late this month after a March 26 launch. The satellite loses about 15 miles of altitude daily with apogee dropping from 1,700 to about 850 miles and perigee from 120 to 110 miles. Scientist Jack Slowey notes Sputnik IIIs rocket may end in November.
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Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Observatory
Smithsonian
Jack Slowey
Soviet Union
Courts Burdened by Delays In Criminal Calendars
A North Carolina study finds court congestion due to calendar rules and manpower limits. It notes most defendants are available for trial, witnesses waste hours, and judges call for calendar reform and full time solicitor positions to ease dockets.
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Superior Court
Justices of the Peace
North Carolina
Geologic Map Of North Carolina Issued
Raleigh AP reports the new North Carolina geologic map, first since 1875, costing about 35000. It marks mineral resources across 100 counties with explanatory text and support from NC State College UNC Duke professors. Maps sold for a nominal fee. A Cape Hatteras lighthouse stands as the tallest in the U.S. at one foot high.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. L. Stuckey
William P. Saunders
Conservation and Development Department
Washington
Gow Hodges
C&d Board
Stuckey
C&d Mineral Resources Division
North Carolina State College
University of North Carolina
Duke University
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Carrier
Carrier Air Conditioning
Purcell Supply Company
Harllee's Home Center
Harllee’s Youth Center
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Harllee
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