North Carolina House OKs Spanking Bill for Pupils
The North Carolina House passed a bill allowing school teachers to spank unruly pupils and sent it to the Senate. Lawmakers also backed a pay raise proposal for nonteacher school staff and reviewed a barbiturate use regulation for drivers and a revenue bill delay by the Finance Committee.
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Congress weighs two year extension of wartime tax rates
The House Ways and Means Committee considers a bill to extend Korea era tax rates for two years on corporate income autos cigars beer and liquor. If not acted by July 1 rates drop to pre war levels. Current corporate rate is 52 percent above 30 000 and excise taxes would continue at set levels.
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British 700-Pound Foldable Vehicle for Airdrops
A British invention yields a 700 pound motor vehicle that folds into a 9 foot long box. It can be parachuted from an aircraft and assembled for action within five minutes after landing.
Recovery plan for Mercury mission booster rockets outlines
Systems Inc proposes a method to recover booster shells from Project Mercury rockets to reduce losses. Board chairman Dr. Peter C. Goldmark says recovery costs about 1 percent of rocket value, roughly $10,000 per million-dollar Jupiter C. Theodore Knacke details a four-step process using balloons, air brakes, parachutes, and protective cushioning.
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New York
Tornadoes Cause No Injuries Across Three Counties
A series of tornadoes caused crop and property damage in Columbus Cumberland and Horry counties. In Old Dock near Walton McKeithan and C W Hayes farms houses porches and tobacco barns were damaged or destroyed. Budding tobacco crops of Vander Johnson Horace Prince and R E Smith were ruined. Authorities logged about 2000 in property loss with crop losses higher. A funnel cloud was observed by residents before impact and the storms left scattered debris and torn shelters.
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McKeithan
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Hayes
McLean
Ramsey Says Smaller Papers Maintain Freedom Of Press
Lynn Nisbett reports Ramsey told the Western North Carolina Press Association in Morganton that small papers protect press freedom by treating subscribers as people not numbers. He cited Morganton News-Herald Beatrice Cobb and Capitol Square column as examples of humane journalism and urged courage to attack evils while serving people.
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Raleigh
Asheville
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Morganton
Ramsey
House Cat Tagged As Killer In Wilds
ALBUQUERQUE AP says conservationists warn domestic house cats that roam into the wilds harm birds and small game more than other predators. Persian Siamese and Angora pets become hunters killing pheasants quail nesting doves rabbits and other wildlife, especially in rural areas.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Symington Pushes U S Life as Global Profit Model
Senator Symington urged the United States to abandon containment and sell its way of life worldwide. He told Town Hall that American capitalism disproved Marxist dogma and warned Soviets and Chinese seek economic dominance, calling for a bold campaign to promote U S ideas ideals and treasure.
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de- Mo
America
United States
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Symington
Karl Marx
Missourian
Tar Heel Escapee Held In Florida
William Claudell Ashe 33, who fled a North Carolina prison camp in 1955 while serving a life term for murder, is held in Tampa awaiting extradition. Arrested at Punta Gorda after working as a fisherman since Niceville escape, bond set at 25000. Ashe, a Greenville South Carolina native, was convicted of first degree murder in Gaston County in 1948.
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Fla
William Claudell Ashe
North Carolina
Ashe
Greenville
S.C
Punta Gorda
Niceville
Lincoln County
N.C
U. S
Morison Buck
Gaston County
Hazel Scott Sings in Five Languages
Negro songstress Hazel Scott performs in Chinese Yiddish French Spanish and English highlighting her multilingual abilities and stage versatility. She captivates audiences with a blend of jazz classics and international tunes.
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