Cuban exile designer racer recalls life before Castro
Carlos Lopez fled Havana with his wife and three children after Castro's takeover of his furniture plant and showroom. Now in High Point he designs chairs for Alma Desk Co and remembers racing cars FIA licensed in Cuba. He was born in Palmas Canary Islands in 1929 and built a furniture business employing about 75 people.
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
Carlos Lopez
Cuba
Carlos
Havana
Lopez
High Point
Larkin Street
Miami
Alma Desk Co
United States
Palmas
Canary Islands
Spain
International Federation of Automobiles
FIA
Furniture Plant
Castro
Cuba Refugee Describes Loss of Plant and Rationed Life
Carlos and his wife keep in touch with Cuba by phone and letters while avoiding risky topics. A former Cuban partner reports the government destroyed their furniture plant and showroom, converting space into a government building and halting automobile racing.
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Carlos
Cuba
High Point
Commerce chief urges NC firms to reserve 10 percent for export sales
Secretary Luther Hodges told about 200 business leaders at UNC to set aside 10 percent of production for export markets in Europe and Africa Asia. He cited a 210 million dollar Tar Heel export total and urged daily selling efforts as a key to balance of payments gains.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Europe
Africa
Asia
Hodges
University of North Carolina
Joseph McNulty
Asheboro
Roy L. Morgan
Washington
Commerce Department
America
South America
Morgan
Kennedy
Lindsay Warren A Rural North Carolina Political Giant
At 72 Lindsay Carter Warren remains active in state affairs though he will not run again. The long time Democrat from North Carolina reflects on his career in Congress and as comptroller general while guiding his son’s Senate bid and staying connected with local law enforcement, sports, and university ties.
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Washington, N.C
Congress
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U.S
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Washington
Pamlico River
Warren
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Goldsboro
State Senate
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Dudley Jones Jr
Wilson
Democratic Party
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The
University of North Carolina
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Bonner
Federal Treasury
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General Accounting Office
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House
Rep
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Massachusetts
McCormack
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Gressional
John Nance Garner
Lindsay
Garner
Roosevelt
U.S. Supreme Court
Actress Joan Caulfield Gives Birth To Son
Hollywood AP reports actress Joan Caulfield and husband Dr Robert Peterson welcomed a 5 pound 5 ounce son born Thursday the couple has not yet chosen a name for the child.
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Joan Caulfield
Rob
Programs and Highlights Sunday March 25
Television guidance for a busy Sunday with NBC CBS ABC and NBC lineups. Highlights include Cavalleria Rusticana at 3:30 PM and The Real West with Gary Cooper at 9 PM plus White Paper and other NBC offerings. The schedule also lists Lassie Dennis the Menace and The Ed Sullivan Show among evening programs with guest stars and special episodes.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
NBC
CBS
White House
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Gary Cooper
Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky
ABC
Cambodia
Alice Faye
Perry Como
Maine
Florida
Jack Paar
Charlotte
WSOC
Sacred Heart
Television Schedule Highlights and Show Lineup
A compact list of stations and programs including Meet Press 1 2 30 Gol Bullwinkle Walt Disney Car 54 Bonanza News Sports Movie Panic offers a snapshot of the evening lineup across local channels.
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Mrs. Kennedy
Twentieth Century Meet
Lassie Bullwinkle
Dennis Walt Disney
Dennis
Walt Disney
Ed Sullivan
Real West
GE Theater
Jack Benny
Sacred Heart
RFC Piedmont
College of Air Government Government
College of Air - Today
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