Denny Named Chief Justice of North Carolina
Gov. Sanford appoints Emery B. Denny to succeed retiring J. Wallace Winborne as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Denny, 69, senior to Winborne, was appointed in 1942 and hails from Surry County. Winborne retires after cataract surgery. he will remain emergency justice. A separate note reports a low yield underground blast at the Nevada test site, the 21st in AEC series.
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Raleigh
Sanford
Emery B. Denny
J. Wallace Winborne
North Carolina
Denny
Winborne
State Supreme Court
Surry County
J. Melville Broughton
Gastonia
Gaston County
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest College
Supreme Court
Luther Hodges
M. W. Barnhill
Chowan County
Clyde R. Hoey
Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Winter Storm Hits North Carolina Coastal Area With Rain
Storm mop up continues as snow blankets much of the state with rain along the coast. Two inches or more possible. roads slippery. many schools closed including Asheville and Buncombe County. 22 counties report snowfall. High Point and Clingman’s Peak see several inches. highway patrol warns of chains but highways remain open.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Outer Banks
Weather Bureau
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Charlotte
Asheville
Buncombe County
Highway Patrol
Clingman’s Peak
Mt. Pisgah
High Point
28 Killed In German Mine Blast
In Heessen Germany a coal mine explosion at Sachsen Mine killed 28 workers and left two missing with eight injured. The blast occurred 3000 feet underground in a horizontal tunnel, likely from methane or fire damp ignition during pre shift.
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Heessen
Germany
Sachsen
Luisenthal
Saarland
Brewer Skips Tax Hearing in Raleigh Case
Raleigh businessman Kidd Brewer and his attorneys failed to attend a scheduled hearing on his State income tax returns. Judge Johnson, ill with a cold, postponed action, while Brewer faces related conspiracy charges over highway sign purchases. Trial in the sign case set for April 16.
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Raleigh
Kidd Brewer
Brewer
Ravana
Cammiasianan
Willia
SVC Vcnust
Malcolm Seawell
Edwin Friedberg
Johnson
Robert A. Burch
Burch
Bobby
Wake County Grand Jury
Duke Hospital
Was Not Predictable Weathermen Caught By Surprise
Raleigh AP reports a sudden storm that ravaged the Outer Banks baffled weather officials. Charles B. Carney said the storm’s intensity was not predictable with current forecasting. W B Chappell noted it surprised veteran meteorologists.
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Weather Bureau
Charles B. Carney
Raleigh - Durham
Carney
W.B. Chappell
Outer Banks Cleanup Underway After Northeaster
State and federal crews join coastal residents in a large scale cleanup after a brutal northeaster struck the Outer Banks. Officials warn of millions in property damage and possible fatalities as rescue teams search Dare County devastated beaches and collapsed structures. Governor Sanford surveys the damage and declares a state of emergency.
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Nags Head
N.C
North Carolina
Terry ‘Sanford
Divorcees Push Tighter Alimony Laws In Michigan
In Lansing lawmakers hear 18 divorces urging stronger measures to collect back alimony and child support from ex husbands. Women describe arrears of up to $4,000 and legal costs, while testimonies note difficulty in enforcement and unfair attorney fees.
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Morris
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bernice Pulliam
Jackson
Meredith Hollingsworth
Detroit
Agatha Barnes
Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads Seek ICC Merger
The PRR and NYC filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to merge two major eastern railroads. They claim three balanced systems will form with Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk Western creating two others. They project $75 million annual pre tax savings and improved service, while promising protections for employees and affected shippers.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk
Western Railways
PRR
NYC
Prr-Nyc
ICC
At Least 35 Dead and Missing in Six-State Storm
Six-state disaster toll climbs with 35 dead and many missing after a three day storm. Federal aid looms as SBA declares disaster zones in New York New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia and North Carolina. Damage totals run into the tens of millions with widespread crop and infrastructure losses.
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Associated Press
A.W
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
The
Small Business Administration
Robert F. Wagner
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Department of Agriculture
Terry Sanford
H. Mat Adams
Richard J. Hughes
Elbert N. Carvel
Carvel
J. Millard Tawes
Ocean City
Florida
Fort Pierce
Bay Biscayne
Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Long Island
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Fire Island
Kennedy
Gem tanker disaster survivors reach port near Norfolk
Twenty seven Gem crewmen were rescued from the stern by the destroyer Stribling and seven others including the captain were saved from the bow by the luxury ship Victoria. One officer from the Libe rian tanker died when it broke apart 110 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. The Coast Guard planned to tow the stern section to an undisclosed port as Mayport bound ships prepared to receive crews. The rescue involved the destroyers Stribling Huntington and Noah with the Victoria also aiding. The Noah previously gained attention for rescuing astronaut John Glenn Jr and his Mercury capsule. The Gem stern remained in the water as the salvage buoy tender Jonquil prepared to take custody.
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Portsmouth
Cape Hatteras
M.C
Gem
Stribling
Victoria
Huntington
Mayport
Fla
New York
Coast Guard
Jonquil
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Cape Canaveral
Noah
May
French Planes Strafe Algerian Front as Talks Continue
Rocket delivering French planes strafed Algerian rebel artillery fire along the Tunisian border for the third straight day. Evian peace talks between French and Algerian nationalist delegates proceed despite the flareup, with officials calling the bombardment harassment and not an attack.
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Andrew Borowiec
Algiers
Evian
Algeria
Secret
Bone
Tunis
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N.C. Justice
Westwood
Art Richardson
Dare County
Nags
June Merrill
Civil Defense
Lansing, Mich
Senate
Carlton H. Morris
Philadelphia
Head Motel
China
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