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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1965
Page
7
Five miners trapped in a Powhatan mine face a 300 foot horizontal reach for rescue as a 38 ton augur drills through the hillside to reach the bore. With rock crashes and prayers, they await a final breakthrough before nightfall.
A cave in traps a worker who escapes through a broken augur tunnel to a cheering crowd. He praises God for survival and fulfills a vow after reuniting with family. Dr Paul Brand described as a medical missionary to Indian leprosy victims in Guideposts magazine.
In Raleigh the Legislature approved a law allowing deserted wives to undergo sterilization without their husbands consent. Senator Jack White of Cleveland County cast the lone negative vote. The measure, debated earlier in the House, drew opposition over population concerns. The Senate also acted on related bills including a ban on certain Pp films and libel protections for helpers of traffic accident victims.
Raleigh AP Frank Crane labor official will urge the General Assembly to raise North Carolina’s minimum wage from 85 cents to $1 at a Joint Committee hearing. He cites modest impact on industry and a 30 percent gain in retail earnings since 1960. Governor Moore supports it if marginal businesses aren’t harmed. Crane notes about 800,000 workers are covered by the federal $1.25 minimum.
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