American Furniture to Erect New Martinsville Exhibit Building
American Furniture Co of Martinsville Va announces a new 35600 square foot building to house furniture exhibits east of Finch Field on Thomasville Highway. Ground breaks when weather allows with completion set for October 1. The two story steel brick concrete structure includes 106 car parking and a central mosaic tiled patio for dining and events. Architect John Erwin Ramsay of Salisbury leads the project, a major southern showroom venture signaling a shift toward private showrooms away from factories and market halls.
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American Furniture Co
Martinsville
Finch Field
Thomasville Highway
Thomas N. Barbour
John Erwin Ramsay
Salisbury
New York Underwear Fire Kills 24. Alarm Delay Cited
A downtown loft fire killed 24 people as panic and alarm delays, plus traffic gridlock, hindered early rescue. Fire officials cited minutes lost before alarm and reaching the scene. 15 hurt, several rescued by ladders. An inquiry and state labor probes opened as Gov Harriman ordered investigations.
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New York
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Cavanagh
Sea Man
Albany
Averell Harriman
State Department of Labor
Division of Safety
Edna Murray
Monarch Underwear Corp
Lent responsibilities emphasized for Ash Wednesday to Good Friday
R L Dieffenbacher writes for NEA Service urging daily kneeling prayers during Lent for humility sincerity and outreach to others. He stresses this personal spiritual duty is universal and vital for world peace beyond military power.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Disarm Conference Feasible as Eisenhower Seeks Summit
Washington considers a summit devoted to disarmament as a path to easing East West tension. Soviet letters press for limits on German reunification and freedom for Eastern satellites, while Washington weighs space for peace in exchange for nuclear test halts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Macmillan
U. S
U.S
Ladies Gams to Get Color This Easter
New York report on women hosiery embracing living color for Easter. The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers notes a shift from seamless flesh tones to bold robin red pastel pink azure blue and pasture green stockings.
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New York
National Assn
Marines Open War Games at Camp Lejeune coast exercise
Marines ferried from two offshore carriers to inland bases at Peterfield Point and Cherry Point to rehearse evacuating American nationals. Over 4,000 Marines deployed by helicopter to establish receiving stations and move citizens to Tarawa and Valley Forge in a two to three day drill.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
Peterfield Point
Cherry Point
Tarawa
Valley Forge
Farm Price Freeze Bill Faces House Passage Amid Veto Threat
In Washington a hold-the-line farm price support bill advances toward House passage despite a looming presidential veto. The plan would freeze government price supports and planting allowances for one year at current levels, with administration critics warning of harm to permanent farm legislation and potential price drops if enacted. Democrats and some Republicans push the measure as a stopgap to curb farm economy decline.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Heavy Snow Deluges Mid-Atlantic States 16 Inches Reported
A winter storm swept from northern Virginia to southern New York bringing 16 inches of snow in northern Baltimore suburbs. The event caused three traffic deaths, power outages, toppled trees, and transit disruptions in Baltimore and Washington with widespread ice and sleet across Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and coastal areas.
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Associated Press
Mid Atlantic
Virginia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Manhattan
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Neighae
Virginia Subu
Washington National Airport
Philadelphia
New York City
Virginias
Connecticut
Titanium Plant Plans Are Deferred in Wilmington
Allied-Kennecott Titanium Co defers construction of a multi million-dollar plant on 1,620 acres along the Cape Fear River, citing a drop in demand for titanium. The facility was to start in midsummer as a potential aviation metal due to light weight and heat resistance.
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Wilmington
N.C
Allied-Kennecott Titanium Co
Cape Fear River
Jury Begins Debate In Alleged Plot To Bomb Negro School
An all white Mecklenburg jury hears how five Klansmen stand accused of conspiring to bomb Woodland Elementary School, with police undercover agent Kinley and four defendants testifying. Conviction could bring five to thirty years for conspiracy or attempt.
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Charlotte
Here
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Negro Woodland Elementary
Lester Caldwell
Arthur Monroe Brown
David Quick
William Spencer Caldwell
Klavern
Jack Ayscue
Grady Stott
Agen
Robert Lee Kinley
Caldwell
Stott
Mecklenburg County
Law and Order
Kinley
Frank N. Littlejohn
Ayscue
Klavern Lan
Littlejohn
Brown
Gastonia
Blood Test May Aid Diagnosis Across Diseases
Johns Hopkins studies suggest diagnosing many diseases from a drop of blood. The work, led by Dr. Winston Price, notes results are not conclusive and require many tests for each disease. Researchers focus on serum mucoids as disease indicators.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Winston Price
Bulganin Blasts West as Summit Talks Stall
London reports Soviet Premier Bulganin writes to Prime Minister Macmillan accusing the West of rushing war preparations and delaying a summit. He cites U S missiles based in Britain and NATO plans as reasons to avoid military moves until talks resume. Washington and London see no progress toward a government heads meeting.
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London
Bulganin
Macmillan
Kremlin
Dee Ll
West
U.S
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
Highway Plans Outlined For Three-Year State Program
The State Highway Commission released a three year view of planned highway work pending funding. Major projects include new dual lane U S 64 from Rocky Mount to Nashville and U S 52 from Pilot Mountain to Winston Salem with other lane additions and relocations across U S routes in Guilford Randolph Rockingham Yadkin and Alamance counties and a Greensboro to Raleigh corridor. Rights of way for several projects were authorized while more details will follow at a Wilmington meeting March 27 28.
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W. F. Babcock
Highway Commission
Wilmington
Commission
Rocky Mount
Nashville
Raleigh
Chatham County
Garner
Guilford County
Greensboro
Rockingham County
Randolph County
Pilot Mount
Winston-Salem
Vilas
Tennessee Line
Yadkinville
Yadkin River
Almond
Wolf Creek
Infection Kills 16 Babies in City Hospital Nurseries
A spreading antibiotic resistant bacterial infection has killed 16 babies in 2% months in the newborn and nursery wards of City-County Hospital. Incomplete statistics show at least 81 babies infected and 21 mothers infected in February alone. The same epidemic strain has appeared in other U S hospitals, with Staphylococcus linked to severe outcomes including pneumonia and blood poisoning.
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Houston
Tex
Hospital Board of Managers
Unemployment Pay Plan Is Awaited
Congress pauses amid efforts to pass Eisenhower unemployment compensation proposals. Governors heard the outline for a 13 week extension funded as loans, not grants, with no fixed submission date. The House moved on an emergency housing bill and eyed a farm price support freeze. Senate leaders pledged to expedite recommendations to aid 5.2 million unemployed.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
White House
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