Life in Stanleyville Quiet Despite Congo Crisis Report
ANTOINE YARED describes Stanleyville as calm with factories running, UN police patrolling with pistols, and about 600 Belgians appearing relaxed. A Sudanese journalist warns of blood and chaos elsewhere, while the reporter travels via Khartoum Juba to Aba and Dungu, noting peaceful interactions with Congolese soldiers and a transport company official among 75 Belgians.
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Antoine Yared
Stanleyville
The
Congo
U.N
Oriental
Leopoldville
Katanga
Khartoum
Grand Hotel
Sudan
Juba
Aba
Dungu
GOP Proposes New Tax Bills to Fund School Program
Raleigh Republicans unveiled two bills to fund Gov. Sanford's school program without taxing food and medicine. The liquor levy would rise from 10 to 13 percent, bringing in about 4.5 million for the biennium. A half-cent beer tax and a 10 percent wine tax would add roughly 2.44 million.
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Raleigh
House
Gov. Sanford
William Osteen
Guilford
T. E. Story
Wilkes
Dan Simpson
Burke
Osteen
Action delays on bill after Kemp blast in Raleigh
The House Committee on Elections and Election Laws postponed action on a proposal to change General Assembly representation to 100 Senate and 130 House seats. Rep. Ed Kemp of Guilford denounced the plan as inequitable, arguing it would force control by legislators representing only 19.1 percent of North Carolina’s population.
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Raleigh
House Committee On Elections and Election Laws
General Assembly
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Senate
Kemp
Bunn Frink
Brunswick
William Cohoon
Tyrrell
House
Frink-Cohoon
State moves to regulate commercial driver training schools
North Carolina lawmakers heard Motor Vehicles Commissioner Ed Scheidt push a bill to regulate and license commercial driver training schools. The measure would charge a $25 license fee per school and $5 for instructor licenses to fund oversight. The roads committee favored the bill, while other measures were held for more data on revenue impact.
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Raleigh
Ed Scheidt
House Roads and Highway Safety Committee
Lirie Vcy
Dwight Quinn
Cabarrus
Irwin Belk
Mecklenburg
Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Scheidt
Cuba exile council pledges to end firing squads
Jose Miro Cardona, a Cuban exile leader, announces a new revolutionary council uniting two exile groups to overthrow Fidel Castro. He promises free elections within 18 months and asks exiles from Canada to Patagonia for aid while Castro calls the move puppet politics and warns against mercenaries.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Jose Miro Cardona
Revolutionary Council
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Revolutionary Movement of the People
Cardona
Cuba
Castro
Canada
Patagonia
Havana
Cardona’s Movement
Revolutionary Movement
Council
Opinion Favors Action On Textile Situation
Public opinion supports government and industry taking action against imports. Walter Barlow reports from Princeton that quota restrictions and compulsory labeling rank highest among 21 proposed solutions. Caution is given that any step must not jeopardize the economy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Walter Barlow
Princeton
N. J
Opinion Research Corp
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
ACMI
U.S
Barlow
Veil Of Secrecy Shrouds U S Military Moves
Washington AP reports a tight secrecy blanket on official U S military movements amid Laos crisis. Pentagon officials offered no comment while reports claim Midway departed Hong Kong and U S is sending helicopters and maintenance personnel to Laos. The move aims to influence peacemaking talks and await Kennedy policy remarks.
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Washington
U.S
Laos
Pentagon
Hong Kong
Midway
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Peared
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
7Th Fleet
Philippines
Formosa
Udorn
Thailand
Vientiane
Strategic Army Corps
STRAC
Lexington Accident Kills Salisbury Woman
A three vehicle crash on U S 29 near Lexington left Mildred Lyerly of Salisbury dead and five others injured. Roy Gates of the State Highway Patrol said the Salisbury woman's car attempted to pass a truck and struck a third vehicle. The injured were Mary Walser of Salisbury Jack Bernard Maxim of Pittsburgh PA Donald Deane of Pittsburgh R L Hendricks of Mocksville and King Wilson.
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Lexington
N.C
Here
Salisbury
Mildred Lyerly
Roy Gates
U. S. 29
Baptist Hospital
Winston - Salem
Mary Walser
Jack Bernard Maxim
Pittsburgh
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Donald Deane
R. L. Hendricks
Mocksville
King Wilson
Morganton Gunfire Kills Two in Burke County
In Morganton North Carolina a sawmill operator Guy Huffman about 50 and his brother in law General Ransom Cloud 36 were shot to death within hours of each other. Authorities say it appears murder and death by own action with bloodhounds used to track a killer.
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Morganton
N.C
Guy Huffman
Ransom Cloud
Huffman
Burke County
Connelly Spring
Here
Newton
Robert
Stanley Moore
Morganton News Herald
Moore
Cloud
Ray A. Sigman
4Uffman
Harry M. Feimster
Burke
John C. Reese
TVA Tests New Electric Car in Chattanooga
The Tennessee Valley Authority is testing a new electric automobile on Chattanooga streets to gauge operation maintenance and reliability. TVA expects possible wide future use due to the cars' high electricity consumption if popular.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga
TVA
Soviets End Censorship For Foreign Newsmen
Moscow AP report states the Soviet Union abolishes censorship for foreign correspondents at a news conference by Foreign Office director Mikhail Kharlamov. He warned reporters to keep copies of dispatches and noted possible expulsion for unsatisfactory reporting. Censorship remains for television film.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Foreign Office
Mikhail Kharlamov
Kharlamov
Iste
Dentists Vote On Examiners Bill In North Carolina
The Senate Health Committee backed a bill to let all North Carolina dentists vote for members of the State Board of Dental Examiners, replacing the present method by selection through the North Carolina Dental Society. Dr Reginald Hawkins protested at a public hearing, arguing the change could affect his federal lawsuit claiming the board is a governmental agency.
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Raleigh
Senate Health Committee
State Board of Dental Examiners
North Carolina
Charlotte
Reginald Hawkins
North Carolina Dental Society
Hawkins
Dentists’ Licensing Board
Kennedy Presses Laos Crisis as U S Moves Military Toward Southeast Asia
President Kennedy advances a hard line on Laos with a major policy speech expected tonight while military units are readied for potential action. The United States and Britain seek a cease fire and an international conference under Khrushchev’s response.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Southeast Asia
Russia
Laos
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
United States
Khrushchev
Scoutmaster Blamed In Kidnapping Death Case
In Belleville Ontario police say evidence points to scoutmaster Warren Williamson who later died by suicide after claiming he was to deliver a $25 000 ransom for 10 year old Tommy McNevin. Coroner cites exposure as cause of death. no sexual abuse found. Crown calls Williamson story unlikely.
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Belleville
Ont
Tommy McNevin
Louis Needham
Provincial Police Criminal Investigation Branch
Tommy
Warren Williamson
Williamson
John Pringle
J. Russell Scott
Scott
Daniel McNevir
McNevin
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