Senate probe eyes Charlotte union activity
The Senate committee investigating labor rackets hopes to study Teamsters Union activity in Charlotte. Robert F. Kennedy, counsel for the panel, expressed hope the area can be examined soon in a letter to Police Chief Frank Littlejohn, who offered cooperation and provided information on two local police cases involving the union.
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Automobile Makers Refute Tinny Talk
Detroit reports inquire into claims of tinny cars despite glamour in 1957 models. Dodge and Ford records show thicker steel over time with improved shaping and safety latches, and engineers note larger panels flex more, creating perceived inherent tinniness even as overall sturdiness rises.
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Stop Pain of Piles with Pazo Treatment
An advertisement promotes stainless Pazo as a quick relief for piles using six medically proven ingredients. It claims to stop pain and bleeding while the remedy works, available as modern suppositories or ointment at drugstores with a money back guarantee.
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Druggists! Inc
Hospital Facilities Enlarged
A Raleigh bill by Sen. Dave Rose would allow the Durham cerebral palsy hospital to treat older patients with neuromuscular and skeletal disabilities if space remains after cerebral palsy children are served. Dr. Lennox Baker proposed the idea. current limits hindered many adolescents and adults from receiving care, especially those able to pay.
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Dave Rose
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Durham
Lennox Baker
Rights of Defendants Championed By Kerr
Representative John Kerr Jr. urged the House Judiciary Committee to oppose a bill making a nolo contendere plea mandatory as a conviction for license revocation. He argued the measure strips courts and people of rights and would harm appeal rights. A substitute motion sent the bill to a subcommittee for further study despite Kerr’s opposition.
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New York Journal American Raises Weekday Price
The New York Journal American said costs for newsprint wages and operations forced a price hike from five to ten cents for its weekday paper, effective today. The Saturday edition remains ten cents and Sunday twenty cents.
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Loretta Young Plans Loretta Young Way Charm Schools
Actress Loretta Young announces a national chain of charm schools named The Loretta Young Way. She envisions standardized etiquette training with potential franchise expansion across major cities and states.
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Loretta Young
New Zealanders Eat More Meat Than Americans On Average
New Zealanders consume an annual average of 216 pounds of meat per person, compared with 161 pounds per person in the United States. This reflects higher per capita meat intake in New Zealand versus the U S across the population.
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Legislature moves on education and infrastructure bills
In Raleigh a bill to place trainable mentally handicapped children with the State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction was introduced by Rep. Ed Kemp with broad support. Other actions include highway funding for small towns, parking limits on school grounds, raising school activity bus speed, urban redevelopment tweaks, redrawing Little River township, hunting and fishing license increases, nursing training funding for East Carolina College, and a nurse training course proposal for Pitt County.
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First US census of 1790 records 3,929,214 habitants
The 1790 census, the first in the United States, enumerated a population of 3,929,214 habitants across the new nation. The count established the early basis for apportioning seats in Congress and assessing regional growth.
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