Rights Measure Protested By Thurmond At Hearing Start
Senator Strom Thurmond denounced civil rights bills as a “flagrantly abusive viciously anti Southern conquer ed province” policy while Senator Jacob Javits urged passage of a meaningful measure this session. The debate set to unfold as Senate hearings begin with additional witnesses and testimony scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
South
Jacob K. Javits
R-Ny
Senate
Hennings
Thurmond
Eisenhower
State Police Patrol Coal Strike Area
State police patrol eastern Kentucky in wake of two force incidents during United Mine Workers strikes over a $2 a day pay raise to $24.25. The protests began March 9 and spread as contracts expire.
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Hazard
Kentucky
Pike County
United Mine Workers of America
Hawaii Statehood Granted By President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower signed the Hawaii statehood bill making Hawaii the 50th state. The weeks ahead include a gubernatorial and legislative election timeline, primary and general election dates, and three statewide propositions on admission and boundary issues. Final admission depends on election results and official certification.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hawaii
Congress
Alaska
Territorial
William Quinn
Senate
U.S
House
Palmyra Island
Easter retail up despite snow and higher taxes across regions
A coast to coast AP survey finds rising Easter commerce with department stores reporting strong sales and shoppers showing confidence. Some executives cite a healthy stock market and optimism, while snow in the Northeast and upper Midwest dampens activity in places.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Associated Press
Chicago
State Street
Richard H. Rich
Rich's
Atlanta
Joseph Liebman
L. Bamberger & Co
Newark N.J
Laurence Mallinckrodt
Scruggs, Vandervoort
Barney
St. Louis
Upper Midwest
Substandard and Licensed Boarding Homes Under Scrutiny
Raleigh AP: About 62 unlicensed aging homes housing around 1,000 North Carolinians are deemed substandard. Rep Ed Kemp says overcrowding understaffing and fire hazards exist in many, while licensed homes are described as excellent. There are 370 licensed facilities in the state.
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Raleigh
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Kemp
Elbert S. Peel Jr
Rachel Davis
Peel
Roger Kiser
House
Senate
Poe
Senate Delays Travel Pay Increase For Legislators
The North Carolina Senate deferred a bill to raise weekly seven cent per mile travel allowances for lawmakers until the biennial appropriations bill reaches the floor. A 23 to 22 vote approved the delay led by Sen. Willis Hancock of Granville. House members debated a separate measure to study highway organization and possible return to a 14 member commission, with Rep. Marcellus Buchanan backing the plan and Rep. Cloyd Philpott supporting reform.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Willis Hancock
Granville
Sen
Lunsford Crew
Halifax
Marcellus Buchanan
Jackson
Cloyd Philpott
Davidson
Highway Commission
Buchanan
Carroll Holmes
Perquimans
Ed Scheidt
Holmes
Bell Court Proposals Defended in Raleigh
Beverly Moore of Greensboro defended Bell Committee court reform proposals at a joint meeting with Senate and House constitutional panels. He said the plan preserves legislature control of purse strings and would restructure to appellate, superior, and district courts while eliminating the fee basis for pay to justices of the peace. The main difference from the Constitution Commission report lies in vesting court authority with decision making bodies.
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Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
Moore
Constitution Commission
U S Plans ThreeinOne Vanguard Satellite Mission
Washington AP reports the United States plans a threeinone Vanguard satellite mission to study space friction. Dr John P Hagen announced the plan to launch soon from Cape Canaveral Florida, featuring a 13inch sphere with a twofoot arm and magnetometer, plus a 30inch expandable balloon weighing 1.5 to 2 pounds.
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Washington
United States
John P. Hagen
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Hagen
Vanguard
Exemptions in 1958 Income Tax for Husbands and Wives
Washington AP outlines how each taxpayer may claim exemptions to reduce taxable income. A single filer under 65 gets 600, 65 plus adds 600, and 600 for blindness. Wives may qualify for their own exemptions, with rules for joint or separate returns, and special cases if a spouse died or if remarriage occurred in 1958. Regulations cover head of household eligibility and income thresholds for filing.
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Washington
Macmillan Urges United Western Policy On Germany
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan urged Western powers to form a united policy on Germany based on firm principles and willingness to negotiate. He spoke during a visit to Canada en route to Washington and Berlin crisis talks, outlining hopes for East West negotiations this summer.
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Ottawa
Macmillan
Diefenbaker
Selwyn Lloyd
Germany
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
London
Washington
collee _ Kena
Berlin
Mosco
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Joint Heads Urge Full Aid Fund
Gen. Nathan F. Twining told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that cutting military foreign aid would ruin modernization efforts for ally forces and jeopardize the $1.6 billion military component of Eisenhower's $3.93 billion foreign aid program. Secretary McElroy warned curtailment would be a critical mistake, noting waste and inefficiency are small parts of the whole.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Nathan F. Twining
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Neil H. McElroy
Two Men Die in Hollywood Bedroom Gun Battle
In Hollywood a daytime gun duel left two men dead after a dispute over a love triangle. Barney Silva a 35 year old Los Angeles restaurant part owner and Jack Sorin a 47 year old jazz musician were killed in the Chester home where Dorothy Chester 38 wife of a Los Angeles produce dealer was renting recently. Police described Sorin as a cousin of Mrs Chester who had lived at the residence for several years. The killings followed an argument sparked when a man allegedly urged Mrs Chester to return to her husband. He reportedly fired two weapons an automatic and a revolver but authorities did not disclose further details.
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Hollywood
Barney Silva
Los Angeles
Jack Sorin
Dorothy Chester
Chester
Simon Chester
Sorin
Ily
Beck
Pilate Sends Jesus to Herod for Trial in Jerusalem
The account details Pilate's decision to transfer Jesus to Herod Antipas, aiming to deflect the case and appease tension between the Roman governor and the Galilean ruler. Herod, in Jerusalem for Passover, agrees to participate, with Caiaphas alerting his followers as preparation begins for the tribunal.
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Pilate
Jesus
Herod
Caiphas
Jerusalem
Palestine
Galilee
Supreme Court rejects informal DMV point system
The state Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina must not suspend licenses via the DMV’s off the books point scheme for habitual traffic violators. It upheld the Milk Commission’s authority to regulate milk charges and found no fixed standards guiding suspensions, leaving discretion to the driver license division.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Motor Vehicles Department
High Court
North Carolina Milk Commission
Supreme Court
E. B. Denny
Department
Legislative Motor Vehicles
Te Rayer
Harvell
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Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Johnston
Civil Rights Commission
Thomas C. Hennings
D-Mo
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John A. Hannah
Elizabeth O'Neill
Miami
Bell Court
By James Marlow
Christ
Jim Bishop
Herod Antipas
Temple
Tiberius
Lemoved
Annas
Antonia
Caiyphas
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