Eisenhower plans Latin talk after tour despite weariness
President Eisenhower, tired after 12 days of touring, will briefly address Latin American affairs and likely report on his four-nation goodwill mission to Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay. Senate fights over civil rights show deep divisions among supporters and critics, delaying any vote.
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Three Men Held In Gem Theft In South Carolina
Twenty seven diamond rings valued at 4650 dollars were recovered today from the wash room of a filling station. Three men were arrested for questioning in connection with a Greenville jewelry store theft. A janitor found the rings, in a brown paper bag behind an oil pump. The suspects include George Joseph Robinson, 33, of Florence Kentucky, and John W Key, 29.
Three suspects eyed in Aug. jewelers daylight robbery
In High Point Det. Capt. W. C. Johnson said his department was interested in three men arrested as possible suspects in the Aug. 16 daylight robbery of $14,000 in diamonds from Perk insons' jewelers here. He would confer with the Anderson chief of police to compare methods and pursue identification if similarities emerged.
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Three Suspects Questioned in Kingoff Jewel Theft
In Greenville officers questioned three men from Burlington Kentucky and Cincinnati Ohio about a jewelry theft at Kingoff Jewelers on Thursday. Rookie patrolman Johnnie Nixon spotted the suspects after a police alert and radioed the car’s description. Two officers arrested the occupants at a service station and searched them, then found the third in a wash room.
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Johnnie Nixon
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North Carolina Revenue Gains With Franchise and Taxes
North Carolina posted a large monthly revenue increase with total receipts at 42.9 million dollars, up 3.8 million from February last year. General fund and highway fund receipts rose, income tax up 25.93 percent driven partly by new withholding payments, and sales tax also increasing though at a slower pace.
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Thaw Delayed By Cold In North Carolina
Freezing temperatures and bright sun left North Carolina with little warming in sight for five days. Mountain snow lingered with Boone at 18 inches and drifts to 2 3 feet while Asheville and Greensboro saw frigid readings. A WMIT antenna was broken by 40 mph winds gusting to 125 mph near Mt. Mitchell.
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Pestilence Fear Grips Agadir After Quake
Refugees fled Agadir as pestilence fears rose amid quake ruins. Rescue workers pressed on seeking survivors while the Moroccan government announced 2,964 dead buried in hastily dug graves.
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Agadir Earthquake Toll Grows as City Quarantined
Crown Prince Moulay Hassan given figures say 4,000 dead and 6,000 presumed dead with final tally possibly 12,000. Officials fear 6,000 of Agadir’s 40,000 residents may have perished. At least 3,200 injured, 1,200 seriously, typhoid reported, city evacuated, troops guard wreckage while newsmen barred.
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Morocco
Ex Senator Reynolds Undergoes Bladder Tumor Surgery
Former U S Senator Robert R Reynolds of North Carolina underwent surgery to remove a bladder tumor. His condition was described as satisfactory. Tennessee and North Carolina highway patrol troopers delivered a radioactive substance for his treatment. Doctors noted tests would determine malignancy, yet expect him to resume normal activities soon.
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Happy Pill Reported To Calm Minds And Boost Drive
Librium, a new prescription drug, described as a happy pill, is said to reduce anger, sharpen judgment, and increase drive. Presented at a USC symposium with 400 physicians, it has been used by 2,000 doctors for 20,000 patients, with noted side effects of mild drowsiness and incoordination.
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S. P. Wise
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Wise
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San Diego
Northeast Storm Leaves 65 Dead and Halts Activity
A brutal Northeast blizzard paralyzed millions with 65 deaths nationwide. Schools and businesses closed as auto, bus, rail, and air travel suffered severe disruption. New York City endured its worst storm since 1948 with 14.2 inches officially, while New England braced for more snowfall.
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Michigan Governor Williams Won't Run Again
Gov. G. Mennen Williams disclosed he will not seek a seventh term after 12 years in office. He aimed to work for world peace perhaps as a vice president or in another national role, while remaining out of Michigan's succession fight.
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Foreign Service
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Europe
Credit to Conscience Fund: IRS Tracks Anonymous Tax Payments
IRS says errant taxpayers who anonymously contribute to the conscience fund will receive credit if agents ever locate them. The fund holds about $10,000 yearly with payments from 10 cents to $2,000. One retiree sent five $1,000 bills. after tracing, he received $16,000 back, including the donation.
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Internal Revenue Service
Conscience Fund
IRS
Sam
New England
United States
Snowbound Navajo Indians Hunted for Help
A rescue helicopter with relief supplies combs the Navajo Reservation seeking stranded families. Weathered by 56 inches of snow, the 16 million acre area cuts off over 70 homes across northeast Arizona and fringes of New Mexico and Utah.
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Sumter Arrests After Sitdown Lunch Counter Protest
Twenty five Morris College students, all Negro, were arrested in Sumter for breach of the peace after seeking lunch counter service at Lawson's Drug Store, Walgreens Drug Store, and the Kress Variety Store. They were jailed on $100 bond each. Home towns in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina were listed. Meanwhile Columbia saw no new demonstrators by Friday morning, with officials not confirming a cause for the halt.
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Lucy Arnaz divorce filing ends Hollywood marriage
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz file for divorce in Santa Monica citing mental cruelty after 19 years of marriage. Ball, living in Beverly Hills with two children, will share custody with Arnaz who has been living in Palm Springs. Ball has leased an apartment in New York and plans a Broadway musical.
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