75 Cent Wage Bill Aims for North Carolina Minimum
In Raleigh a 75 cent hourly minimum wage bill led the Senate intake with administration backing. Other measures included reapportionment plans, a tax on tobacco labeling, and a nine month school term study commission. Gov Hodges supports the wage proposal amid broader legislative proposals.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
House
Congress
Sen
R. Lee Whitmire
Henderson
Hodges
Sens
Cutlar Moore
Robeson
Adam Whitley
Johnston
UN Chief Dag Hammarskjold Flies to Cairo for Talks
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Cairo for discussions with President Nasser and Egyptian officials on Middle East tensions. Egypt likely to resist peace overtures as Arab states refuse negotiations with Israel. Hammarskjold aims to outline a plan for neutralizing the Gaza Strip while keeping Egyptian control and UNEF troop deployments along the Gaza border.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Nasser
Ta Tion
Middle East
Israel
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Hammarskjold
Canal
Gaza Strip
Mediterranean
UNEF
Gaza
Senate probes allege Teamsters funds bought car for organizer’s girlfriend
Investigator Pierre Salinger testified that a 1954 purchase for Mary James in Bothell Washington used funds from Frank Brewster's Western Conference of Teamsters. The car cost 3115 dollars, bought by organizer Terry McNulty who claimed a cash refund, a claim disputed by committee records. Brewster offered to provide personal financial records to the committee.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Pierre Salinger
Frank Brewster
Western Conference of
Teamsters
Mary James
Route 1
Bothell, Wash
Salinger
Miss James
Terry McNulty
McNulty
Gordon Lindey
Brewster
Com
Tornadoes Move Across Texas Cause Minor Damage
A south central Texas storm system lashed several areas with rain and funnel activity. In Pleasanton Arthur Lewis 42 of Buda was trapped on Williamson Creek bridge and rescued after abandoning his washed away pickup. His son Burton 17 on a school bus faced a similar flood ordeal nearby.
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Texas
Pleasanton
Arthur Lewis
Buda
Tex
Austin
Williamson Creek
Burton Lewis
Pocket Testament Reflections on Faith and Daily Scripture
The piece reflects on keeping loved ones in view through photos and pictures while cherishing Scripture. It emphasizes that pocket testaments and Bible readings bring spiritual comfort and remind believers of God’s way of life as they press daily toward spiritual renewal.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Jesus
God
Union Men Sentenced in Flogging Case
In Charlotte Superior Court Teamsters Union members Terrence E. Correll and Edgar A. Hill were sentenced after a jury convicted Correll on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and Hill on one. The chain flogging occurred during a strike dispute at the North South Trucking Lines lot on February 8.
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Charlotte
Teamsters
Terrence E. Correll
Edgar A. Hill
J Dan K. Moore
Hill
Correll
Vote Set Tuesday On Reapportionment
RALEIGH A showdown on reapportionment looms as the Senate Judiciary Committee decides to vote next Tuesday on two constitutional measures. The bills would amend provisions of the state constitution regarding reapportion.
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Raleigh
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cyprus Cypriots Reject NATO Peace Mediation Offer
Greek Cypriots and Greek Cypriot leaders reject a British approved NATO mediation for Cyprus. British Colonial Secretary Lennox-Boyd told Parliament NATO would seek conciliation but leaders insist on unity with Greece. EOKA had offered a truce if the archbishop's exile ends.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
NATO
Alan Lenno Boyd
House of Commons
Greece
Andreas Pouyiouros
Famagusta
Island
EOKA
Heavy Quakes Around World Hit in Quick Succession
Seismologists note a burst of large earthquakes in Jamaica Greece the San Francisco Bay Area and the Aleutians after a three year lull The events included a major Aleutian quake offshore waves reaching Hawaii and frequent strong aftershocks Experts caution the pattern shows activity but cannot predict timing or location of the next big quake.
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San Francisco
Jamaica
San Francisco Bay Area
Greece
Adak
Umnak
Hawaii
Aleutians
California
Ventura
Oxnard
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Don Tocher
University of California
Beck to Appear Before Senate Rackets Panel
Beck agrees to appear before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee next Tuesday March 26. It remains unclear if he will present financial records or merely bring them for inspection under constitutional rights. Chairman McClellan says reservations remain about Beck's willingness to produce documents.
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Washington
Senate ‘Rackets Investigating Committee
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
McClellan
D-Ark
Beck
Io Beck
Rockets Measure Icy Winds In Canada
The Army fires Aerobee rockets from northern Canada to study icy winds up to 80 miles high. Scientists at the U S Army Signal Engineering Laboratories plan experiments during the 1957 58 International Geophysical Year to predict winter weather and determine wind direction speed and temperature.
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FT. Monmouth
N. J
Army
Canada
U. S. Army Signal Engineering Laboratories
Nixon Flies Home From African Trip
Vice President Nixon returns from an 18 000 mile African swing visiting Ghana Liberia Ethiopia Uganda Morocco Libya Sudan and Tunisia. The trip aimed to boost U S economic and technical aid to new nations and expand cultural exchange programs amid global bloc pressures.
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Tunis
Nixon
Tunas Fk Tae al Edie
Francois Mitterand
France
Paris
Ferhat
Abbas
Mitterand
Eisenhower
Ghana
Liberia
Ethiopia
Uganda
Morocco
Libya
Sudan
Tunisia
U. S
Formal Negotiations Opened In Bermuda
In Bermuda President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan opened formal talks focusing on the Middle East crisis and Suez. They discussed British military cutbacks and possible U S commitments to support free world defense plans amid Britain's plight. Details on troop withdrawals in Germany Korea and other posts remained unofficial.
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Tucker's Town
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Middle East
Suez
Tada
United States
Free World
Britain
U.S
Washington
West Germany
South Korea
Hong Kong
Singapore
Malaya
Libya
John Woodall
Harold
Extension Of Taxes Proposed By Byrd In 1958 Plan
Sen. Byrd indicated House leaders favor extending current corporation and excise tax rates to 15 months up to July 1 1958. If Congress acts earnings up to 25000 face 22 percent surtax, others 52 percent total. House already voted extension to April 1 1958. Without action revenues would fall about three billion dollars annually.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
House
Finance Committee
Congress
Piedmont to Buy Thomasville Gas System
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved Piedmont Natural Gas Co. plan to purchase the Thomasville gas distribution system from North Carolina Gas Corp. The move ends a prior show cause order and ensures continued natural gas service expansion to Thomasville.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
Thomasville
North Carolina Gas Corp
Commission
North Carolina Gas
Piedmont
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