Police officers held after woman accuses rape in patrol car
Philadelphia police officers James McTague and Ernest Trotter were held without bail after a 20 year old Black woman accused them of raping her in their patrol car. magistrate Samuel Clark Jr set a testimony hearing for next Wednesday. The men deny the charges and say the encounter was a routine questioning that led to the woman's release.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Clark Jr
James McTague
Ernest Trotter
Sheila Robinson
Miss Robinson
McTague
Trotter
Radiation Exposure May Upset Thyroid in 8 of 13 Men
The Atomic Energy Commission reported eight of 13 miners and technicians exposed to radioactive iodine in a tunnel accident may have temporary thyroid upset. Suppression of thyroid function could slow metabolism and cause weight gain for a few weeks as tissue regenerates. Ten workers had whole body counts at UC Berkeley Donner lab. highest dose resembled hyperthyroid treatment. The men work for Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co and Lawrence Radiation Laboratories.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Donner Laboratory
University of California At Berkeley
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co
Lawrence Radiation Laboratories
Livermore
Calif
New Picnic Area Reached at City Lake Park
The High Point Jaycees and the parks and recreation department collaborated yesterday to clear weeds and underbrush and prepare a new picnic area at City Lake Park. The group held a post clearing picnic across an arm of the lake from the fishing hut. Buck Atkinson chaired the project with Bob Boyles as director.
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High Point Jaycees
Parks and Recreation Department
City Lake Park
Jaycees
Buck Atkinson
Bob Boyles
Dr Herbert Led Wesley Memorial Church Move and Honorary Degree
Dr Herbert guided Wesley Memorial Methodist Church into its new Chestnut Street and Westchester home during his pastorate. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from High Point College in 1954. He recalled a decisive moment when he accepted preaching as God’s will for his life.
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Wesley Memorial
Myers Park
High Point College
Herbert
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Chestnut Street
Westchester
Dr. Herbert
Racial Integration Steps Spread Across Several Cities
Across Winston Salem Statesville Greensboro Raleigh Asheville Charlotte Lumberton Hickory Wilmington leaders report bi racial committees and business groups moving to desegregate. Motels restaurants hotels and stores open policies while protests cool and officials push peaceful integration.
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Winston-Salem
Statesville
Merchants Association
Greensboro
David Schenck
Jesse Jackson
A&t College
Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Bureau
Asheville
Charlotte
Martin Luther King
Manger
Lumberton
R. A. Hedgpeth
Hickory
Julian G. Whitener
Whitener
Wilmington
Night of unrest shocks Lexington after riot violence
The incident left Lexington reeling as seven Negro youths faced open charges and 15 whites were charged with rioting after clashes triggered by integration attempts at a movie and bowling alley. A white man, Fred Link, 24, was killed amid a crowd of about 2,000. Local officials say troopers will remain in place while police monitor ongoing tensions.
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Lexington
Fred Link
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Link
Cecil Miller
George Mauney
David Lambert
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Col. Lambert
Army Plans For Possible Race Violence
Washington AP reports the Army under Secretary Cyrus Vance is prepared to respond to domestic racial violence if ordered by policymakers. The plan uses existing command channels rather than a new headquarters, with rapid contact to the White House and Justice Department, and notes public perception concerns when federal troops are deployed in communities.
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Washington
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Justice Department
Kite House
Atgt
Rober F. Kennedy
War Room
White House
Army Area
Keeler
United States
Gunman and Teen Surrender After Exchange of Fire in Grinnell
In Grinnell Iowa a gunman accompanied by a 14 year old girl surrendered after trading shots with a posse. Neither was injured. Officers fired warning shots as Farnham from Rockford Illinois fired once. The girl cried for her mother. A companion, John Rhoades age 20, also from Rockford, was captured earlier seven miles northeast of Grinnell.
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Grinnell
Iowa
James O. Farnham
Rockford
Ill
Terry Irene Hollinger
John Rhoades
Iowa City
Judd Kahler
Jerry Barnes
Farnham
Jordan Seeks Funds for Raleigh Tobacco Laboratory
Senator Everett Jordan asks Congress to renew efforts to fund a tobacco research laboratory at North Carolina State College in Raleigh. He notes House rejection of a 2.5 million dollar proposal and urges urgent federal action to support quality research for flue-cured tobacco.
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Washington
Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Raleigh
N.C
Ior
Congress
House
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
Cooley
America
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina State College
Rome Mourns For Its Pope
Rome marks the death of Pope John XXIII with flags at half staff and citywide closures. Businesses, theaters, and attractions suspend normal hours while devotion and respect dominate St. Peter’s Square and Via Veneto amid a breathless tourist atmosphere.
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Rome
John XXIII
Vatican
Vatican City
Dolce Vita
St. Peter's Square
Via Veneto
Jerry Chierchio
New Iberia
Pope John
Tle
Cavalieri Hilton
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Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
London
Grenadier Guards
Kahler
Barnes
Arthur Murray
C.L
Arthur Murray Studio
E. Westwood
Jim and
Lila Ford
Janice Hernan
Youngstown
Ohio
U.S
Jordan
Hugh Mulligan
British Broadcasting Corp
Radio Luxemburg
St. Peter’s Square
Colosseum
Thomas A. Edison
North State
Central Exchange
High Point
Thomasville
Randleman
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