Violent March Storms Hit Midwest and Rockies
A series of violent storms caused casualties and damage across the nation. Tornadoes killed one person and injured dozens in Indiana and Illinois, with Indiana estimating losses at 1 to 1.5 million dollars. The system also produced hail and high winds across Missouri and Buckley area, injuring several and damaging farms and buildings.
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Midwest Estates
Imany Midwest
Rockies
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Midcontinent
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Illinois
Missouri
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Allegheny Mountains
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Dumiington
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Illinois Line
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UN Council Weighs Emergency Session Over Middle East Tensions
Western powers discuss summoning the United Nations Security Council as the Middle East crisis deepens. US Britain and France have not decided on a meeting while diplomacy continues. Soviet policy shifts, Arab nationalism, and Israel's retaliation raise tensions and trigger UNSC censure resolutions.
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France
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Omar Loutfi
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Former Rocky Mount Man Held on Immorality Charges
A 36 year old Ardell Psy, described as a former Rocky Mount resident, was captured in Newark New Jersey and held on charges of immoral participation involving a woman from Baltimore.
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Rocke Mount Negro
Ardell
Newark
D Baltre
Bugs Bunny Easter Coloring Contest Invites Youngsters
A national Bugs Bunny Easter coloring contest is announced with three sketches to be printed in The Enterprise starting Wednesday March 14. The editor approves the project and invites children under 1 year to enter for a Hollywood trip or other prize. readers are urged to prepare crayons paints or pencils.
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Enterprise
Hollywood
Bugs Bunn
Coonskin Caps Proposed as Highway Patrol Headgear
Asheville resident Gordon Ramsey urged Gov. Hodges to require coonskin caps for North Carolina State Highway Patrolmen in a letter. He said troopers spend too much time hiding in woods to trap motorists and even proposed forest green car color to blend with foliage. Ed Scheidt, Motor Vehicles Commissioner, reportedly did not respond to the suggestion.
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Raleigh
Asheville
North Carolina
Gordon Ramsey
Hodges
Davy Crockett
Ed Scheidt
Scheidt
Riegel Plans Major Expansion for Acme Plant
Riegel Paper Corp announces a 14.3 million expansion at its Acme North Carolina mill adding a large new paper machine with 250 ton daily capacity and five new shares per 30 share, funding through stock rights offering and 6 million dollars of 3 percent sinking fund debentures. The project aims to boost output mainly bleached board for food packaging, expanding timberland holdings to 225000 acres and aligning with other Riegel mills in New Jersey and along the Delaware River.
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New York
Riegel Paper Corp
Acme
N.C
Riegel
Morgan Stanley & Co
Morgan Stanley
Iraq Proposes Arab Military Conference to Counter Israel
Iraqi officials propose a high level Arab security conference with Syria Egypt Lebanon Jordan to coordinate defenses and plans against possible Israeli aggression. Damascus sources say discussions among Egypt's Nasser Saudi King Saud and Syria's al Kuwaily focused on unified Arab defenses and joint military measures.
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GOP Demands Majority Vote Control on Senate Inquiry
Washington Republicans push for majority vote to control key decisions in a bipartisan Senate investigation into campaign contributions lobbying and influence. Sen Bridges says all eight members must approve major actions and outlines rules with Democrats to be discussed.
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Disarm Proposals Formed Amid Soviet Letter Exchange
U S officials say new disarmament proposals to Russia and Western powers will be issued later this month. The moves follow President Eisenhower’s letter to Nikita Khrushchev seeking to “control the nuclear threat” and Bulganin’s praise of the letter. Khrushchev held talks with Charles Bohlen and declined to discuss subjects. The UN Disarmament subcommittee meets in London March 19 as Eisenhower reportedly aligns policy with the summit call for open skies inspections. The White House released the letter yesterday amid a public Kremlin reception and Tass coverage.
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Holy Week Should Be Kept Free Says Boston Cardinal
Richard J. Cushing of the Boston Catholic Archdiocese urged that all hustle and bustle be out of the way before Holy Week and that Holy Week itself be kept free for prayerful reflection.
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Huricane
Richard J. Cushing
Kashmir plebiscite backs SEATO nations in Kashmir call
Pakistan wins near unanimous SEATO support for a United Nations supervised plebiscite in Kashmir as delegates plus Afghanistan back a separate Pathan area state. Nehru opposes any change to the 1948 U N resolution. fighting in 1948 left Kashmir divided between Indian and Pakistani factions.
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Presbyterian college name sought after Laurinburg site
Trustees seek a name for a new four year Presbyterian college to be built in Laurinburg with minimum 600 students and a $4 to $5 million price tag. The campus will require at least 200 acres and an endowment around four million, with funding from Presbyterian churches.
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Presbyterian College
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William H.nea
Enery
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Peace Junior College For Women
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Maxton
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
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Jackson
Mercy flight carries iron lungs to aid polio cases in Argentina
A Globemaster from Donaldson Air Force Base sped toward polio-stricken Argentina on a mercy mission. The jet carried 21 iron lungs from Logan International Airport and refueled at Logan, Trinidad, and Rio de Janeiro while aiding Buenos Aires’ rising polio cases.
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Walla Walla
Wash
State Department
International Cooperation Administration
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National Foundation For
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Trinidad
Rio de Janiero
Mth
63Rd Troop Carrier Wing
Donaldson
Erosion Work Will Be Discussed on North Carolina Coasts
North Carolina officials and U S Park Service representatives will discuss beach erosion control on the Outer Banks. A C Stratton and Allyn Hanks will meet State Highway Chairman A H Graham to determine funding and suitable measures. Hodges suggested using prison labor for part of the work to protect existing highways.
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A. C. Stratton
Richmond
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Eisenhower Leaves Nixon Destiny To Nixon Chart Course
President Eisenhower declined to decide if Nixon should seek a second term or be his running mate. He said Nixon should chart his own course, adding no criticism of Nixon and that he would disclose his own health and candidacy if necessary. He warned reporters not to push him on hypotheticals and insisted he would not dictate Nixon’s choices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
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Lent Talk on Simple Speech by Robert Cleffenbacher
The piece critiques sesquipedalian speech in religion. It argues short, clear words avoid confusion and notes some use long terms to impress God rather than ordinary people. It suggests Lent is a time to speak plainly to God and discard inflated language.
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Pine Pye
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