Cannon Drops Navy Opposition to Fifth Supercarrier
Rep. Cannon withdrawn his opposition to the fifth supercarrier and backs the President’s military budget. The Armed Services Committee chair says unity is needed and allies and enemies see we are strengthening weapons. Cannon remains wary the ships are vulnerable to atomic attack, yet his move ends a major hurdle to the Navy's 197 million dollar plan for a 60,000 ton carrier. The hearing on the shipbuilding bill is set to weigh Secretary Thomas and other officials.
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Washington
Cannon
D-Mo
House
Rviations Committee
Navy
Forrestal
House Armed Services Committee
USS Congress
Vinson
D-Ga
Secretary of Navy
Charlies
Thomas
Northerly Winds Bring Colder Weather Across U S
Areas from the eastern Great Lakes south to the Lower Mississippi Valley will feel colder winds as the remaining two thirds of the nation experiences a drop in temperature. The South and Southern Rockies remain cold while the northwest Pacific sees a warming trend.
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U. S
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Northwest Pacific
Rae Bureau
Ohio Valley
New York
Maine
Gulf Coast
Florida
NAACP Urges Hodges to End Segregation in NC
In Charlotte NAACP leader Kelly M. Alexander urged Gov. Hodges to approve bills abolishing race segregation in North Carolina laws. The move targets public transport, prisons, mental hospitals, and waiting rooms, though school segregation had already been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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Charlotte
N.C
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Hodges
North Carolina
Kelly M. Alexander
The
Alexander
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Unidentified Wyoming gunman terrorizes town seeking escape
In Green River Wyoming a gunman killed garage owner Albert Maffei and deputy Ed Phillips in a lengthy shootout after holding a 17 year old hostage. Officers pursued a suspect believed to be Melvin H Gray though fingerprints did not match.
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Sonia Core Hy
W. G. Sherman
Melvin H. Gray
Wyoming
Grey
George Nimmo
FBI
Washington
Nimmo
Gray
Albert Maffei
Kemeter
Here
Maffei
Ed Phillips
Arab refugees protest in Gaza amid rising tensions
Demonstrations by Arab refugees in Gaza rise as Israeli troop movements loom. UN observers' families flee through Israeli territory toward Jerusalem for safety. Francois Gicomaggi warns the situation is worsening while refugees press for arms against Israel.
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Gaza
Palestine
U. N
Arab Jerusalem
Francois Gicomaggi
Holy Land
Government House
Ike Invited To Attend Lost Colony
A North Carolina delegation invites President Eisenhower to speak at Roanoke Island in July or August and view The Lost Colony play. He will study the invitation. the drama commemorates Sir Walter Raleigh and the Lost Colony of England at Waterside Theater in Manteo. The delegation includes Sen. Scott Rep Bonner Rep Deane Jonas and Bishop Thomas H. Wright.
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North Carolina
Eisenhower
White House
Fort Raleigh
Lost Colony
Roanoke Island
Charles R. Jonas
F. Erie Carlyle
Washington
Manteo
Walter Raleigh
New World
Virginia Dare
Sen. Scott
Reps
Bonner
Founta
Deane
Jonas
Thomas H. Wright
Wilmington
Former Texas official arrested in veterans land program fraud
Bascom Giles, former Texas Land Commissioner, was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to commit theft in the 100 million dollar veterans land program. The case forms part of a broad probe yielding more than 100 criminal indictments over fraud in state land sales to veterans.
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Giles
Travis County
L. V. Ruffin
Brady
Rogan B
Atty, Co
Small
Ruffin
B. R. Sheffield
Brady, Tex
Austin
Tex
Texas
Bascom Giles
U.N. urged to proportion key resources for arms
Senator Thurmond backs a U.N. backed plan to designate key resources such as steel and set proportions usable for military use. The president would submit a plan to the U.N. with violations seen as aggressive intent, likened to a Baruch Plan style control system for atomic energy.
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Eee Ane Symington Id Mo
United Nations
U.N
Thurmond
United States
Ttty
Obituaries from High Point area include Mrs Dal ton R Raper and others
Funeral services for Mrs. Dalton R. Raper 82 High Point will be at 4 pm from 125 W Commerce St with Cecil Haworth and Rev Robert G Tuttle officiating. Entombment Oakwood Cemetery. Also noted were death notices for Mrs. Strayhorn Mrs. Bristow Percy Von Kirkman Sr and Guy Henry Hamilton with services and burial details.
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Dalton R. Raper
High Point
W. Commerce St
Cecil Haworth
Guy Henry Hamilton
Guy Henry ‘Hamilton
Albertson Rd. Baptist Church
Randolph Memorial Park
Pugh Funeral Home
Oa Boro
C. C. Vaughn
Funeral services held for Harvey L. Black in Thomasville
Harvey Lee Black 64 of Route 1 Thomasville and Johnsontown died in City Hospital Terency after a 12 hour stay. Funeral at Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Charles Wessinger Rev. C R Patterson and Rev. L Rool officiating. Interment in Holly Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery. Pallbearers listed from Hedrick and Black families.
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Thomasville
Harvey Lee Black
Route 1
Johnsontown
Grace Lutheran Church
Charles §. Wessinger
Tor
C. R. Patterson
L. ©. Rool
Holly Grove Lutheran Church
Dermont Hedrick
Lawrence Hedrick
Alvin Black
Melvin Black
Raymond Grimes
van Grimes
Richard Smith
Henry Walker
Missing Labrador Found Locked in Car Trunk
Sacramento couple John and Mrs Loscutoff pursued leads for two days after their Labrador Sam vanished. The dog was finally located alive and secured inside a car trunk.
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Sacramento
Calif
John Loscutoff
Sam
Mrs Nettie Sechrest Harris Dies at 84 in Pleasant Garden
Mrs Nettie Sechrest Harris 84 of Thomasville died Saturday at 5 45 p m at Clapps rest home Pleasant Garden after a two year illness. Born November 18 1870 in Davidson County Fair Grove she was a member of Fair Grove Methodist Church widow of Don Harris. Survived by four sons C M Harris Hopewell Va Stewart Harris Pelham Ga P H Harris Georgetown S C Andrew Harris Route 2 Thomasville. three daughters Mrs C A Marley Pleasant Garden Mrs Floyd Baylor Greensboro Mrs Marion Aultman Morganton. 22 grandchildren and several great grandchildren nieces and nephews. Body at Siler Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Dantiie
Benvete Strayhorn
Mattie Mart
Maple Grove
Winston-Salem
Strayborn
Mt. Airy
James Binet Sree
High
Pilgrim Holiness Archardving
Gordon M
Price Route 5
High Point
Bessie Morris
Denton
Flora Tuttle
Gene Martin
John Martin
Sechrest
Nettie
Harris
Hopewell
Stewart Harris
Pelham
P. H. Harris
Georgetown
S. C
Andrew Harris
Route 2
Thomasville
C. A. Marley
Pleasant Garden
Floyd Balyard
Greensboro
Marion Aultman
Morganton
Siler Funeral Home
Eisenhower to Attend Services With Billy Graham
The White House announced President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will attend services tomorrow at National Presbyterian Church. Reverend Billy Graham will deliver the sermon.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Natonal Presbyterian
Evan
Billy Graham
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