Statewide liquor referendum bill introduced in North Carolina House
Rep. Carson Gregory of Harnett along with 15 House members introduced a measure seeking a statewide all or nothing liquor referendum. The bill was assigned to the Local Governments Committee. supporters cite Gov Hodges and predecessors favoring a referendum, while past bills have stalled in committee.
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Raleigh
Carson Gregory
Harnett
Larry Moore
Committee On
Gregory
Hodges
Seana Witho
Charles K. Bryant
Gaston
Roy Cotes
Johnston
J. Toliver Davis
Rutherford
Charles B. Falls
W. Ed Gavin
Randolph
Shearon Harris
Stanly
Roger Kiser
Scotland
Gordon Maddrey
Hertford
Radford G. Powell
Rockingham
Jerry M. Rogers
Haywood
B. I. Satterfield
Person
T. E. of
Wilkes
C. Blake Thomas
H. Smith Williams
Yadkin
J. Raynor Woodard
Northhampton
Too Much Secrecy Assailed
Washington newspaper executive J Russell Wiggins urged penalties for both excessive and insufficient secrecy in government. He testified before a Senate subcommittee on security program study, warning that secrecy narrows citizen oversight and could threaten historic rights if overused.
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Washington 2
J. Russell Wiggins
Wiggins
Washington Post and
Times-Herald
Freedom of Information
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Senate
Sen
Humphrey
Dminn
Congress
Soviet Union
Snowstorm Bites Broad Area From Ohio to Atlantic
A winter storm swept a broad section from Ohio east to the Atlantic with 3% inches of snow in Maryland and NYC. Freezing conditions ended a spring spell while sleet and rain were forecast. Slippery streets sparked several accidents. Philly saw snow all night, then it melted. Pennsylvania mountains expected 2 to 5 inches. winter ends Monday by the calendar.
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Ohio
Atlantic
Maryland
New York City
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Rampaging Hockey Fans Spark Montreal Chaos
Thousands of hockey fans riot for seven hours in Montreal after a game between the Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings is halted. The mob targets Clarence Campbell, smashing windows, overturning cars, throwing objects, and trapping streetcar passengers amid widespread violence and fires. Campbell is struck but unharmed. police and firefighters struggle to restore order as 14,000 spectators evacuate.
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Beserk
Montreal
Clarence Campbell
Maurice Rich
National Hockey League
Wineer Ls
Haere
Joe
Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Ss . Rolay
Forum
Choki
Campbell
Gunmen Escape With 54000 In River Forest Bank Robbery
Four masked gunmen robbed the River Forest Bank of 54000 in under two minutes. They used a phony real estate alarm to draw police away, then fled as officers arrived. The heist left about 90000 untouched and involved handkerchiefs and rubber masks.
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Chicago
River Forest
Bernard Gerard
Forest Park
Eas Bank
UN Security Council Studies Burns Report On Gaza Battle
UN Security Council members reviewed a report by UN truce chief Maj. Gen. E L M Burns on the February 28 Gaza clash that left 38 Egyptians and 8 Israelis dead. Burns pinned responsibility on Israel while noting Egyptian border infiltrations as a major tension factor. He said Israeli troops attacked an Egyptian camp near Gaza and a convoy of reinforcements.
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N. Y. Security Council
U. N. Palestine
Gaza
E.L.M. Burns
Truce Supervision Organization
Israel
Burns
Holy Land
Tootner
U. N
Council
New State Offices Planned for Raleigh
Governor Hodges announced plans for a new state office building in Raleigh to ease crowding. Representative Vogler introduced a bill authorizing a project not exceeding 1.5 million dollars including equipment for agencies to move into the new facility. The plan envisions housing the Motor Vehicles Department Wildlife Resources Commission and State Banking Commission on the site near the old Confederate Soldier's Home.
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Raleigh
Hodges
J. B. Vogler
Mecklenburg
Vogler
Ballac P
Motor Vehicles Department
Wildlife Resources Commission
State Banking Commission
Europe Blasts Roosevelt Yalta Papers Release Across Continent
Western European officials denounce the publication of the Yalta conference papers as a diplomatic misstep. British and Berlin papers condemn Washington while East Berlin outlets note McCarthy’s claim that 150 people worked on the documents before release.
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United States
Roosevelt
Yalta
Western Europe
Washington
West Berlin
West Germany
Free World
Soiciaes Mortiner
Stalin
Moscow
Konraduer
Christian Derby
Konrad Adenauer
Christian,Democrats
Germany
Copenhagen
Wiper
B.T
Dulles
Releas
Iig
Ham
Die Welst
Emg
Vienna
East Berlin
Sen. McCarthy
Memorial Planned At North Carolina State College
Plans for a permanent memorial at North Carolina State College honor the late Colonel Pageenn. Funds received will create the Harrelson memorial fund for the D. H. Hill Library. Harrelson, who died Saturday, headed the college for 19 years.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Ton Pageenn
The
State College Foundation, Inc
Harrelson
D. H. Hill
Harrison
Size Of U S Forces After War Surprise Kremlin
New state department papers reveal Roosevelt told Stalin at Yalta that US troops would not stay in Europe for more than about two years after World War II and would not station troops in Korea. The notes show Roosevelt trusted Stalin, discussed trusteeship plans, and shaped postwar strategy.
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Kremlin
United States
Poe
Asia
Stalin
Roosevelt
Yalta
Europe
Korea
State Department
Russia
Japan
Germany
Churchill
China
Burma
France
United Nations
Britain
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
Bohlen
England
European
Bohsen
Railroad and Union Meet with Mediators in Nashville
Railroad and union officials will meet at 2 p.m. in the Tennessee governor’s office with the National Mediation Board to seek an end to the strike against Louisville & Nashville Railroad and two subsidiaries. Gov. Clement arranged the talks after night-long talks with LAN leaders and nonoperating unions whose walkout halted service across 14 states. The conference will include LAN officials John Tilford and others, National Mediation Board chair Francis ONeill Jr., and union representatives. Lampley said the governor’s move is a significant bid to restart trains.
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Nashville, Tenn
National Mediation Board
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Ace Loeese Assn
Michael Fox
Washington
Assn
Clement
A. M. Lampley
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Lampley
Nashville
Stomo- Ts
Au Bile
Cain slams security program as octopus like
Former Senator Harry P. Cain denounces the government personnel security program as “octopus like” and calls for reform. He also criticizes officials who weaponize the Fifth Amendment against supposed communists and urges nonpartisan safeguards and tighter controls on security actions.
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Washington
Harry P. Cain
Cain
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Germany Approves Treaties in Bonn Parliament
Bonn parliament completed its approval of West German rearmament as the ninth of fifteen legislatures to sign off. The Bundesrat backed the Paris pact ending Allied occupation by a 29 to 9 vote, while the Bundestag had ratified February 27 by 2 to 1. Socialist threats to challenge constitutional validity cloud momentum as other Paris pacts pass without vote.
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Germany
Saar
France
Federal
Constitutional Court
Bundesrat
Paris
Bundestag
French National Assembly
Britain
Canada
Greece
Iceland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Turkey
Denmark
Luxembourg
Texas sailor courts English model amid marriage claim
Kerrville Texas. James Lloyd Parker 23 says he plans to keep getting acquainted with Maureen Tooze 19 despite still being legally married to his Virginia waitress wife Frances Mallory Parker 21. Parker insists separation and possible divorce do not affect his relationship with Tooze who is visiting on Parker's sister’s Texas ranch.
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Kerrville
Tex
Virginia
James Lloyd Parker
Frances Mallory Parker
Norfolk
Frances
Maureen
Maureen Tooze
Arundel
England
Associated Press
Parker
Ruth le Clerc
Jay
Guy
Capehart Fulbright clash over GM pricing questioned competition
Senator Fulbright chairman of the Banking Committee publicly sparred with Capehart amid stock market hearings. General Motors president Harlow Curtice defended pricing as competitive while declining to quantify share targets, and Fulbright argued GM risks monopoly regulation.
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Ve Oe eShart
R-Ind
Sen
Senate
Fulbright
Theate Banking Committee
Capehart
General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Maimi
Hall
Ager
Harlow H.ice
Evangelist Graham Welcomed by 300 Singers in Plymouth
Evangelist Billy Graham arrived in Plymouth aboard the liner Abermarle to begin a Scotland crusade. A crowd of about 300 sang his theme song This Is My Story This Is My Song as he spoke of a spiritual awakening starting in Britain and hoped East meeting West through faith. He estimated the Scottish crusade would cost about 47000 pounds.
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England
Raham
Scotland
Graham
America
Aberte
Britain
London
Pilgrim Fathers
Great Britain
United States
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