Budget Measure Delayed In House
In Raleigh the 927 million dollar budget bill for the next biennium was delayed as objections arose during the House calendar planning. Rep. Clyde Harriss moved to place it on the calendar but members objected citing the House not being in session. action may occur Friday or next week. A separate resolution urged Gov. Hodges to call a special session to review constitutional amendments including court reform.
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Raleigh
Clyde Harriss
Rowan
House Appropriations
Roger Kiser
Scotland
Appropriations
House
Gov. Hodges
Thurston Arledge
Polk
I. C. Crawford
Buncombe
Committee On
Rossmeis May Face Deportation Hearing For Citizenship Bid
Kurt Rossmeis, once of the Afrika Corps, faced a hearing before INS official Milton Milch to determine whether he could depart the U S voluntarily, be deported, or seek citizenship. A 53-year-old POW who escaped Camp Butner in 1945, Rossmeis lived in Chicago as Frank Ellis before surrendering to the FBI in 1960, hoping to stay or gain citizenship.
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Camp Butner
N.C
Chicago
Frank Ellis
FBI
Grant Rossmeis
United States
Agrehes Rossmeis
Mexico
Research review lauds U S media on Pope death and papal election
The Bureau of Information of the National Catholic Welfare Conference published a 42 page study praising how American newspapers magazines and broadcasting networks covered the death of Pope Pius XII and the election of Pope John XXIII calling it a top flight performance.
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Rome
Washington
Bureau of Information of
The
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Pius XII
John XXIII
Revenue Report Shows Gains and Gloom in May
Raleigh report credits May general fund receipts with a 2.78 percent rise from last year and an 11 month gain of 5.29 percent. It notes potential teacher pay raises and a larger year-end carryover, but warns of higher living costs from tax increases and modest welfare impacts.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
General Fund
General Assembly
Dames
Legislative bills grind through the 1959 General Assembly
Raleigh reports the 1959 General Assembly nears adjournment with per diem payouts to members and clerks finalizing accounts. The session rush pushes bills onto calendars, many local, as leadership shifts focus to already-passed measures to enroll.
Williams Case To Be Considered
The NAACP chapter in Union County North Carolina suspended Williams amid statements endorsing violence to stop lynching. A closed hearing by national leaders reviewed the case and will present recommendations to the board Monday. The organization reiterated its policy against violence and released a transcript of a telephone exchange between Wilkins and Williams.
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New York
National Assn
Union County
N.C
Williams
NAACP
Wilkins
Fight promoter attacked in Los Angeles after probe witness
Jackie Leonard promoter at Hollywood Legion Stadium was beaten in Northridge after a trip to a drugstore. He suffered a severe head wound and police suspect a gallon jug of pool chlorine, while his wife noted a hammer in the garage. Leonard testified about threats linked to Frank Carbo and Blinky Palermo amid underworld boxing probes.
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Underworld
California
Jackie Leonard
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Northridge
Leonard
California Athletic Commission
Frank Carbo
New York
Frank
Blinky) Palermo
Pion
Don Jordan
Jeanne
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