North Carolina House considers abolishing death penalty
Rep. W C Harris Jr of Wake proposes a bill to end capital punishment in NC except for second offenses in murder first degree burglary rape and first degree arson He argues death penalty does not deter crime and cites compassion The trip to Greensboro High Point for the session cost about 10000 with lawmakers sightseeing and events follow-up
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War Memorial Auditorium
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Kennedy Keeps White House Pool Tempered for Kennedy
Washington AP Kennedy uses the White House swimming pool only a few times since inauguration. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said the water, once around 100 degrees, has been cooled toward New England temperatures.
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Hewlett Returns to Warm Welcome at Raleigh House
Former Speaker Addison Hewlett Jr. returns to the North Carolina House of Representatives in Raleigh to a hearty reception. Standing with 1961 Speaker Joe Hunt, Hewlett is greeted with applause and a standing ovation from current members and freshmen as he addresses them about future challenges and leadership.
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House of Representatives
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Hunt
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Textile Study Committee Meets Today
Washington AP A sub cabinet committee under Secretary Hodges meets for the first time to study the woes of the sagging domestic textile industry. The panel led by Hickman Price Jr. will report to Hodges as calls grow for quick action amid rising cotton price supports and union threats to boycott foreign cloths. Witnesses urged quotas to prevent an impossible import surge.
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U.S
Use of Negro Nurses Proposed at Memorial Hospital
Administrator R Z Thomas recommends Memorial Hospital, a city white institution, use Negro nurses to ease a white nurse shortage ahead of a 233 bed wing opening in November. He suggests creating a training school for Negro nurses with Johnson C Smith University, noting no city supported program since Good Samaritan closed its nursing school last year.
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NBC Airs Haphazard JFK Special Then Moves On
NBC aired an hour long JFK Report mixing old Kennedy stills with biographical narration and later discussions by four congress leaders then White House reporters. The piece lacked cohesive material and offered uneven quality despite provocative visuals.
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Frank McGee
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Life Insurance In Force At Start Of Year Surpasses Markets
Life insurance protection in force at the start of the year totaled about 600 billion dollars, double the national debt and triple the sales of the 500 largest industrial corporations. Insurance firms advertised services with about 15 million dollars in national newspaper ads in 1959.
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