North Carolina general fund revenues rise sharply in February
North Carolina general fund receipts climbed to 16 506 with a February gain of 2 854 468 over last year. Sales tax totals reached 5 384 658 contributing to an eight month fiscal year total of 105 854 268 up 16 144 784 18 percent. Income and highway funds also show strong increases across the year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Fund
Eugene Shaw
Hodges
Shaw
Highway Fund
Shaw Reed
Health May Be Top Issue
Sen. Fulbright attacks Dulles on foreign policy and Asia containment while urging emphasis on undeclared war areas. He says the administration drags feet on nonmilitary aid and warns against letting health or campaign politics obscure strategic aims. Sen. Aiken adds that public support hinges on Eisenhower’s leadership.
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Washington
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Dulles
Russia
Bsc
Eisenhower
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
White House
Yiets
Moscow
Arkansas
Call for personal responsibility to curb youth crime
Doctor of Divinity argues science and medicine aid lengthening life, but moral progress requires parents and citizens to take religion and personal responsibility seriously. He stresses schools and churches alone cannot solve societal ills. He calls for spiritual progress to match scientific advances.
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Robert Dieffenbacher
NEA
America
God
Fight For Integration Is Urged
NAACP leaders condemn segregation and threaten political action. Clarence Mitchell accuses Senator Eastland of being a “stinking albatross” as Adam Clayton Powell contemplates leaving Congress to lead a nationwide Deliverance Day prayer movement. University of Alabama faces compulsory integration disputes after Autherine Lucy’s expulsion.
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Associated Press
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Democratic Party
Congress
Clarence Mitchell
Washington
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Civil Rights Assembly
Adam Clayton Powell
DNY
University of Alabama
Autherine J. Lucy
the Times
the Herald Tribune
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Autherine Lacy
Oliver C. Carmichael
Carmichael
Threealay Civil Rights Assembly
Mitchell
Sen. Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Kilgore
West Virginia
Lucy Ge
Ad of
Alabama
Bank hold up scare interrupts North Augusta cash flow
A would be robber with false whiskers attempted a bank holdup at the North Augusta Banking Co. but fled after a woman employee screamed. Georgia Smith unlocked the door but the assailant fled in a light gray or dull green car with Minnesota plates, leaving cash untouched. Edward Miller and J A Roberts reacted to the scene. The incident halted before any money moved from the vault.
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North Augusta
North Augusta Banking Co
Edward Miller
Georgia Smith
Dolly Oliver
Miller
Kefauver Calls For Global Talks On Middle East Tension
Senator Kefauver urged President Eisenhower to convene a top level conference to prevent war in the Middle East. He suggested participants include Eisenhower Arab and Israel leaders and British and French spokesmen, with the meeting possible in Washington Cairo or elsewhere.
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Manchester
N. H
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Middle East
New Hampshire
Washington
Cairo
Israel
Manchester Democratic Women's
Green
Lucille
Anne State Women's
Te Eee
Women’s Club
Madeline Glady
Democratic State Committee
Sullivan
VA mixup over body sent to Wilmington mother
VA official seeks instructions after a white man’s body was sent to 72 year old Mrs. Janie Fisher as her son James L. Fisher. Police and VA review records to untangle the mixup while FBI fingerprints assist in verification.
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Wilmington
N.C
A. H. Seawell
Veterans Administration
FBI
Alexandria
Janie Fisher
Mary Fisher
Janie
Britain recalls Jordan officers after Glubb dismissal
Britain ordered the recall of remaining senior officers in Jordan's Arab Legion in protest of King Hussein removing Lt Gen John Bagot Glubb. Prime Minister Eden and the Cabinet debated the move amid concerns of wider Arab-Israeli tensions and Britain’s treaty obligations.
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London
Britain
Jordan
Arab Legion
Hussein
John Bagot Glubb
Olen Bakman
Winmisr Buenh
House of Commons
Glubb
Eden
Middle East
Legion
Virginia to change constitution on school funds and integration
A 40 member group in Richmond debates amending the Virginia constitution to allow state funds for private nonsectarian schooling to avoid forced racial integration. The Gray Commission recommends pupil assignment by aptitude location and scholarship, with funding for private schools if needed. Final action expected midweek, with a constitutional convention underway.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Virginia
Gray Education Commission
Gray Commission
Virgina
Thomas B. Stanley
Fragmented quote on pedestrian right of way dispute
A fragmented line cites a pedestrian claiming right of way and a separate house obstacle. The text suggests a dispute over who must yield until proven otherwise. No clear parties, dates, or locations are provided.
Goldwater Acknowledges Campaign Gift From Superior Oil Family
Senator Goldwater disclosed in a ABC TV interview that he accepted a campaign donation from a member of the Keck family that controls Superior Oil Co. of California. He said the contribution should not affect his role on a Senate committee probing lobbying and campaign funds. The aide noted the donor was named Bill Keck, with two William Kecks in the family. The report ties ongoing investigations of Case and Keck funds to a broader inquiry into improper campaign influence.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Ana Inye
Ovensedevisiedi
National Airman
Leonard Hall
Knowland
California
Goldwater
Arizona
Kefauver
Manchester
N.H
Stevenson
Cam Stevenson
Mar. Minn
Eisen
Washington
Sen
R-Aziz
Superior Oil Co
Senate
Bill” Keck
William Kecks
William Myron Sr
Superior
William Myron Jr
Arizona Secretary of State
Matthew Keck
Chicago
Com
Sen_ate
Oir
Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil
John M. Neff
Neff
Keck
Sen. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Robert K. Goodwin
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Goodwin
Des Moines
Ivan D. Evans
Broken Bow
Neb
Evans
John H. Evans
Timmerman’s Decision Awaited After Thurmond Resigns
South Carolinians await Governor Timmerman’s decision on a successor to Senator Strom Thurmond who resigned effective April 4. Thurmond will seek the June Democratic nomination. interim arrangements and Timmerman’s stance remain unsettled as Ormond, the prior write‑in winner, vows to resign and pursue the remainder of the term if elected.
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Columbia
Timmerman
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Ormond
Supreme Court Denies University Segregation Appeal
The Supreme Court affirmed a Greensboro district court ruling ordering admission of three Black students to the University of North Carolina. LeRoy B. Frasier Jr. Ralph K. Frasier and John L. Brandon of Durham were admitted after the court cited the 1954 separate but equal doctrine for public education. University officials argued the ruling overstepped constitutional authority and criticized overturning prior decisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S. District Court
Greensboro
N. C
University of North Carolina
High Court
Leroy B. Frasier Jr
Ralph K. Frasier
John L. Brandon
Durham
Congress
Eisenhower Urges Bulganin On World Disarmament Push
President Eisenhower sends a new note to Premier Bulganin urging joint steps toward a world disarmament program. The missive, prepared by Ambassador Bohlen, refrains from a friendship treaty while reaffirming open skies. The exchange follows the Geneva talks and prior proposals for mutuals inspection and blueprints.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
Bulganin
Geneva
Molotov
Russia
Verhanets Sae
Britain
France
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UNC
J. Walter Green
Lucille Sullivan
Women's Club
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