North Carolina General Assembly Near Debate and Votes
North Carolina’s General Assembly entered a busy week of debates and votes with proposals on drunkometer tests for tipsy drivers and sales tax exemptions, plus a plan for a 4.2 million dollar building. The Senate halted a travel pay bill and defeated absentee voting and daylight saving time measures amid committee opposition.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
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Four Cubans Executed For War Crimes
In Havana four more Cubans were executed on war crimes charges at La Cabana fortress raising the unofficial total deaths from revolutionary tribunals since January to 446. The four included a former policeman and a former soldier. The Ministry for Recovery of Stolen Property said over 67,000 acres tied to ex Batista officials Jorge Garcia and Garcia Tuduri are registered in their names near Cienfuegos. Fidel Castro's government moved to ease housing shortages and reduce living costs by directing owners of vacant urban lots to sell or build on them.
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Cuba
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Hodges calls for meeting in strike over Henderson mills
Gov. Luther Hodges urged union and mill representatives to meet in his Raleigh office at 10 30 a m Monday to settle the Harriet Henderson cotton mills strike. He appealed amid ongoing violence and deadlock over arbitration and seniority for workers hired since reopening five weeks ago.
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N.C
Luther H. Hodges
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Harriet-Henderson
Henderson
Hodges
John D. Cooper Jr
Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills, Inc
Boyd E. Payton
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Harriet-Hederson Mills
Capitol
Fighting In Tibet Reported In Lhasa And Gyantse Uprising
Unofficial Tibetan sources say large scale fighting rages in Lhasa between Chinese troops and Dalai Lama supporters with a major uprising at Gyantse. Indian officials report no fresh word and warn communications may be cut. Tibetan leaders seek Nehru as mediator while Tibetans fear removal of the Dalai Lama.
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India
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Gyantse
Bepcrne
Maj. S. Chibber
Tibet
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Himalayan
Calcutta Morning Statesman
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Summit Meeting Fallout Debate Shrugs Off Posturing
Washington reports say strontium 90 fallout from nuclear tests is dropping from the stratosphere faster than expected with a maximum concentration over 35 to 50 degrees north. Sen. Clinton P. Anderson notes U S and Soviet tests influence bone damaging fallout rising in the northern United States. He cites Defense Department letters indicating shorter residence time in air and higher soil readings challenging earlier AEC beliefs.
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Clinton P. Anderson
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Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
AEC
Bath Collapse in Meshed Kills Women Urges New Year Bath Rush
TEHRAN AP reports a bath roof collapsed in Meshed injuring and killing several women during N ew Year bathing. Keyhan notes more than 100 women fled naked into the street as the city reels from the disaster.
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Tehran
Iran
Keyhan
Unique Bear Born In Copenhagen Zoo
A gray and white polar bear cub born at Copenhagen Zoo draws attention for dark bands on its body and head. It is the male twin, while the sister is white with faint gray shadows. European zoos report no similar cases and Bronx Zoo officials note polar bear cubs are typically white.
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Denmark
Bronx
New York
Doctor urges Californians to avoid long bed rest
Berkeley AP It outlines experts warning that extended bed rest harms nearly every body part. Dr Lester Breslow of the California Health Department cites pneumonia blood clots bedsores muscle and joint deterioration and kidney strain as risks. Continuous lying can also dampen the mind and may lead to coma in extreme cases.
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Calif
California
Lester Breslow
Bureau of Chronic Disease Control
State Health Department
Breslow
A. J. Asher
London
Central Middlesex Hospital
British Medical Journal
Asher
Pilate Tab
Bodies of mother and child found buried in shallow grave
The fully clothed bodies of Mildred Jackson and her daughter Susan Ann were discovered buried in a shallow grave near Annapolis Maryland. The discovery follows earlier deaths of Jackson and infant Janet in Louisa County Virginia under similar circumstances. Local police describe a grim scene as two teens reported the freshly dug mound. The investigation centers on potential homicide with unclear cause of death for the infant.
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Virginia
Mildred Jackson
Susan Ann Jackson
Louisa County
Jackson
Janet
Susan Ann
Elmer Hagner
Anne Arundel County
Hagner
Jackwerden
Thor Fired On Long Range Flight Test At Cape
CAPE CANAVERAL Fila AP reports the Air Force test of the Thor multi stage rocket began with blastoff at 7 58 p m as a 65 foot Douglas built missile aimed to prove reliability The mission sought to recover the re entry package from the Atlantic after a near full range flight The Thor previously placed the Discoverer satellite into orbit from the West Coast marking a key space milestone
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Thor
Air Force
Atlantic
England
Crucifixion Details From The Day Christ Died
A reconstructed account describes Jesus bearing the cross and the crucifixion setup. Abenadar and Roman soldiers prepare the sign reading King of the Jews, place the felons behind Jesus, and form a guard around the execution.
Eisenhower and Macmillan Reach Summit Accord
Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan agreed to offer the Soviet Union a summit this summer and rejected any plan to disengage East West forces in central Europe. They backed a formula edging toward a Khrushchev meeting while stressing progress in lower level talks.
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Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Scots Doubt Loch Ness Monster Yet Rally To Guard Tale
Locals defend the Nessie legend amid tourist season talk. John MacGillivray declares the monster real, while Gasparini’s Milan magazine tale grows from his 1933 London stint and stirs mixed reactions from Inverness residents including Mrs. Marjorie Mott.
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Milan
London
Marjorie Mott
Inverness
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