Opry Stars Die In Tennessee Plane Crash
Three Grand Ole Opry stars Patsy Cline Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas along with pilot Randy Hughes died when their light plane crashed into a west Tennessee hillside after a return from a Kansas City benefit. Debris scattered, including a belt buckle engraved Hawkshaw Hawkins. a red slip hung from a tree. The wreckage was found at dawn, with community mourners gathering as authorities confirmed four bodies were in the craft.
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Camden, Tenn
Grand Ole Opry
Tennessee
Patsy Cline Hawkshaw Hawkins
Cowboy Copas
Randy Hughes
Miss Cline
Copas
Love Farr
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Civil Defense
Dean Brewer
Dyersburg
Nashville
Kansas City
Kan
Opry
The
WSM
Carnegie Hall
New York
Patsy Cline
Bill McLain
W. J. Hollingsworth
Red Cross reports $30 million in aid tied to Bay of Pigs release
Two American Red Cross officials said about $30 million worth of food, drugs, and medical supplies have been delivered to Cuba as payment for releasing Bay of Pigs invaders. They noted commitments to cover most of the remaining $53 million ransom, and that 98 Cuban and Cuban-Americans were returned on the latest flight. They expect to return to Cuba for the next cargo shipment, while no word on about 20 Americans in Cuban prisons.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Fidel Castro
Ralph Mitchell
Atlanta
Wilton Gaefe
Biloxi
Miss
Mitchell
Gaefe
Tampa
Julian Baldor
Florida
Baldor
State Tax Collections Show Gain in February for North Carolina
North Carolina revenue collections totaled 62.6 million in February, a near four percent rise from a year earlier. General fund receipts were 37.7 million, highway funds 24.9 million, gasoline taxes 8.8 million, sales taxes 10.25 million, and income tax 16.03 million. For eight months fiscal year, total collections reached about 350 million, up 27.6 million from last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. A. Johnson
Gov. Sanford
Kennedy Presses Nuclear Test Ban With Inspections
President Kennedy said the United States will insist on a test ban treaty with on site inspections to detect any series of Soviet secret weapons tests. He noted negotiations remain lengthy and backed Fisher’s view on progress in detecting underground explosions and distinguishing them from earthquakes.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Adram Fisher
Congress
Fisher
Absentee Ballot Reform Debate Highlights NC House Session
North Carolina legislators debated absentee voting abuses with Republican Rep. Dan Simpson arguing for abolition except for armed forces members. The House also moved to require post Jan 1 19xx autos to have seat belts and considered bills on historic site funding and the official pine tree designation.
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Raleigh
Dan Simpson
Burke
House
North Carolina
George Uzzell
Rowan
Simpson
Senate
Lacy Thornburg
Jackson
House Elections Committee
Bert Bennett
Bennett
North Carolina Battleship Commission
Battleship Commission
Wilmington
David Britt
Robeson
Commission On
House Conservation and Development Committee
S. Glenn Hawfield
Union
Senate Agriculture Committees
L. R. Harrill
Robert F. Morgan
Cleveland
Club
Harrill
Jimmy V. Johnson
Iredell
David Clark
Lincoln
Catawba
Families Marooned By Rains In Gaston County North Carolina
Heavy rain in North Carolina flooded rivers and marooned four families with nine children near Dallas in Gaston County. Gas ton County Lifesaving Crew delivered food and milk while a school near Marshall Walnut was closed by flood waters. Weather cautions warned of more flooding on Neuse Cape Fear Tar Dan and Roanoke rivers with wind and small craft warnings along the coast.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Dallas
Gaston County
Marshall- Walnut
Madison County
William B. Rhyne Jr
Jacob Rhyne
Jerry Bailey
Frances Kiser
Catawba
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Marshall
Hendersonville
Rosman
Bryson City
Murphy
Hot Springs
Weaverville
Raleigh Weather Bureau
Neuse
Cape Fear
Tar
Roanoke
Dan
French Broad
Marshall - Walnut
Hatteras
Caution Urged In Buying Health Policies By Mail
North Carolina warns residents that mail order health and accident insurance may escape state protection. The advisory board reports 935 complaints to Insurance Commissioner Lanier last year, with 313 justified. Dr. Frank W. Jones chairs the board.
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Raleigh
Tar Heel
North Carolina Health Insurance Advisory Board
Edwin S. Lanier
North Carolina
Lanier
Frank W. Jones
Newton
Bloody Virus Sparks Aches And Nasal Bleeds In Winters
In New York AP reports thousands suffer winter symptoms including bloody noses blamed on a so called bloody virus. Dr Huebner notes new viruses arise from mutations and that many illnesses could reflect old strains reactivating in local conditions with high population.
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New York
Robert Huebner
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Paradise
Dr. Huebner
Institute
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases
Bethesda
Heubner
Supersonic Jets Uneconomical Says Executive
Los Angeles AP report quotes C Mentzer United Air Lines vice president saying rising operating costs render planned supersonic airliners uneconomical. He notes future designs must carry 300 to 400 passengers to be profitable, contrasting with current U.S. designs seating about 150 passengers.
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Los Angeles
S AP
C. Mentzer
United Air Lines
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
U.S
Kennedy comments on Cuba and Bay of Pigs fliers
President Kennedy said he is not satisfied with the pace of Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba and dodged a direct answer on whether four Bay of Pigs fliers were CIA employees. He rejected a naval blockade and pressed for tax reform. He stated the fliers were serving their country and avoided further detail.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Caribbean
Robert S. McNamara
Soviet Union
CIA
National Broadcasting Co
Martin Agronsky
State Department
Hisses
Powell Faces House Budget Challenge Over Travel Costs
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, chair of the Education and Labor Committee, faces a harsh test as a House Administration subcommittee slashes his panel budget from 697000 to 200000 for 1963. Colleague Landrum calls Powell’s request for an investigative task force a patronage grab. leadership shifts vote to today.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
New York Democrat
Education and Labor Committee
House Administration
Powell
House
Administration
Phil Landrum
D-Ga
Landrum
Labor Committee
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
Banking and Currency Committee
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Melvin Hudson
Marvin Hudson
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Colo
Jauline
Amelia
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