North Carolina Leaders Debate House Reapportionment Plan
A public hearing featured the North Carolina League of Women Voters backing House reapportionment and Senate redistricting. The plan would add seats to Mecklenburg Cumberland Alamance and Onslow, while Buncombe and Johnston would lose seats. Rep. Dwight Quinn and Rep. Frank Wooten signaled delays and potential changes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina League of Women Voters
League
House
Senate
Dwight Quinn
Cabarrus
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Quinn
Kemp
Frank Wooten
Pitt
Mecklenburg
Cumberland
Alamance
Onslow
Buncombe
Johnston
Piedmont
East
Donald Morris
Winston - Salem
North Carolina
Board of Commission
Bright Sun Shines On Anniversary Of Big Snows
The Carolinas mark the anniversary of 1960 snowstorms as March 2 9 and 11 brought heavy falls across the region. Northwestern North Carolina faced the deepest snow with feet in depth and aid flights by Red Cross provided food and medical supplies. The forecast calls for fair and warmer weather.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
North Carolina
Red Cross
Bill to Restore Eisenhower Five Star General Rank
A proposed administration bill would appoint Dwight D. Eisenhower to the regular Army as a five star general. Senator Richard Russell introduced the measure noting Eisenhower gave up the rank to become president. The bill states he would not receive the presidential pension while serving as general, with the compensation around twenty thousand dollars yearly, tax aspects cited. President Kennedy praised Eisenhower for his military record and popular regard.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Russell
Carolinians Seek Federal Judgeship Increases
North Carolina lawmakers urge Congress to add three district judges, arguing the state faces high criminal and civil caseloads. Rep. Basil Whitener presented a signed petition to a House subcommittee citing 1960 population figures and earlier years as context.
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Senate
Circuit Court of Appeals
Basil L. Whitener
D-N.c
House Judiciary
Administrative Office of the
United States Courts
North Carolina
Edwin M. Stanley
Algernon Butler
Simon Sobeloff
John Payne In Critical Condition After Car Collision
New York AP Roosevelt Hospital lists actor John Payne in critical condition after being struck by a car on Madison Avenue near 61st and 62nd Streets. Payne, 48, sustained deep facial and scalp lacerations and two broken bones in his left leg. driver Bernard Selz, 21, was questioned and released. Payne had starred in Restless Gun and appeared in about 50 films over a 25 year career.
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New York
Roosevelt Hospital
John Payne
Payne
Madison Avenue
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62Nd Sts
Bernard Selz
Selz
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Jobless Aid Bill Approved in Landslide House Vote
The House passed a 392 to 30 emergency unemployment aid bill, with President Kennedy's push for anti recession measures gaining momentum. Senator Byrd said a Senate hearing would follow next week, aiming for White House action by mid March so benefits resume by April.
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Kennedy
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
White House
Byrd
Senate
House Labor Committee
Congo Troops Kill 44 Civilians in Luluabourg Clash
United Nations reports 44 civilians were slain in Luluabourg amid street fighting after Lumumbist troops seized Kasai capital. The violence followed a mob demand for Col Mulumba's release, with 1,000 civilians seeking U.N. protection as Ghanaian and Congolese troops later cordoned the town.
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Luluabourg
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Kasai Province
Stanleyville
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Lulua‘bourg
Ndesha
Second Court Plan Offered In Senate
In Raleigh AP report a second measure to revamp North Carolina's court system was introduced in the General Assembly drawing Senate debate. Sen Luther H. Hamilton with 29 sponsors backs a modest proposal while Rep H P Taylor Jr and Sen Lansford Crew push a broader Taylor-Crew plan backed by Gov Sanford and the State Bar Association. Both seek a constitutional amendment to create a uniform system of inferior courts with the Supreme Court gaining broader administrative authority.
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Sanford
State Bar Association
Crawford
Senate
Taylor-Crew
State Supreme Court
High Court
Stevenson Policy Praised By Lodge As Brave and Far Sighted
Henry Cabot Lodge former Republican leader assesses Adlai E Stevenson current UN ambassador as pursuing a brave and far sighted policy. Lodge notes the bipartisan contrast with Stevenson's Democratic role and cites his UN diplomacy.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Stevenson
Dudleys' Gypsy Journey Ends in Murder Charges
An AP report traces the Dudley family's decade long caravan from Syracuse to Virginia, Florida, Arizona and Louisiana where five children died from neglect and hunger. Parents Kenneth and Irene Dudley face murder warrants after Carol Ann, 7, was found dead near Lawrenceville Virginia.
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Southside
Virginia
E. M. Lloyd
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Lloyd
Baldwin
Fla
California
Norman
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles
Lake Pontchartrain
Louisiana
Debbie
Parley to End War Appears Imminent
Rabat Morocco Algerian rebels accept French bid for peace talks ending the six year war They suggest Morocco Tunisia and Algeria join a loose federation while preserving ties to Paris Rebel premier Ferhat Abbas met with King Hassan II and President Habib Bourguiba Bourguiba brought a new offer from De Gaulle French official says talks will not require rebels to disarm before negotiations De Gaulle’s plan aims for self determination through elections and total decolonization with a grand Maghreb framework.
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Habib Bourguiba
Morocco
Hassan II
Rabat
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Eace
Inereneis
France
Tunisia
Algeria
Paris
Bourguiba
Terrenoire
North Africa
Blasts Hit Ethyl Corp Plant in Baton Rouge
Three blasts rocked the Ethyl Corp plant in Baton Rouge as ambulances hauled away injured workers. A yellow mushroom cloud rose over the Mississippi River while doctors stood by at two city hospitals. Police restricted access and closed a major road near the plant after the sulphur plant explosion.
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Ethyl Corp
Mississippi River
Capitol
Castro Proposes Conciliation With Venezuela Over Cuba Ties
Fidel Castro reportedly sounded out Venezuela for help resolving U S Cuba differences as a fifth nation in the Americas. Caracas said it received a note from Havana seeking conciliation outside the OAS. El Salvador severed relations amid Havana backlash, recalling its ambassador. Several nations including the United States Guatemala Peru and the Dominican Republic cut ties with Cuba.
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Fidel Castro
Venezuela
United States
Americas
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry
Caracas
Organization of American States
el Salvador
Cuba
Guatemala
Peru
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Colombia
Colleagues Pay Tribute To Gobble
Gov. Sanford and North Carolina lawmakers mourn Rep. F. L. Gobble who died after a heart attack. Gobble served 18 years in the House and was praised for quiet service and a strong word. A white carnation rested on his desk as the House convened.
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Sanford
General Assembly
F. L. Gobble
North Carolina
Gobble
Father and stepmother shot by son in Van Nuys garage
Harry J. Wiggins and his wife Florence were wounded by 15 year old Terry in a Tuesday night shooting in their suburban Los Angeles home. Terry, held on assault with intent to murder charges, said his parents had pushed him hard over chores and school. The family described themselves as loving while seeking help for Terry.
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Terry
Harry J. Wiggins
Queen of Angels Hospital
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Florence
van Nuys
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