Ship Runs Aground Off Coast Near Avon North Carolina
A 445 foot unmanned Liberty ship named Antonin Dvorak sits high on the beach near Avon as officials consider options for the World War II freighter. The vessel broke from tow en route from Wilmington to Baltimore for scrapping and guards were ordered to prevent boarding.
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Avon
N.C
Antonin Dvorak
Wilmington
Baltimore
Outer Banks
A. W. Drinkwater
Robert D. Mitchell
Oil Transport Corp
New York
Drinkwater
Reapportionment Showdown Looms
Raleigh report notes the House faces a fiery clash over a reapportionment bill moving to the floor. The measure would shift seats among Cabarrus Pitt Rockingham and Alamance counties while hearings on appropriations tax and wage proposals continue this ninth week of the session.
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Rockingham
Alamance
Luther Earnhardt
Violent Death Toll Built From North Carolina Weekend
The Associated Press reports at least 12 violent deaths over the weekend in North Carolina. Victims include Jasper Spaugh 19 and Daniel Smith 19 in Davie County after a car crash, Jerry Jackson 18 and Marvin 14 after a swerve on N C 9 near Lake Lure, and Mrs. Ann Daugherty 80 with her son Ben 50 in a Black Mountain fire. Other fatalities involve Ber nice Kennedy 30 Cecil Hollands 40 Linwood Dale 25 and James Ray 56 in various incidents.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Davie County
Jasper Gray Spaugh
Rt. 1
Advance
Daniel Gray Smith
Clemmons
Jerry Allen Jackson
Highway Patrol
N.C. 9
Lake Lure
Marvin
Jerry
Ralph
Ww. S. Lathe
Ann Daugherty
Ben
Black Mountain
Bernice Harold Kennedy
Beulahville
Cecil Hollands
Forsyth County
Linwood Dale
Rt. 3
Burgaw
James Ray
Fayetteville
It's What You Do That Counts by Hal Boyle
A compact column cites studies on achievement after 60 with 66 percent of great work done after age 60. It notes famous figures who died before 60 and comments on various trivia from mail, diet hints, and a Swedish king's penny hobby. The piece blends quips, trivia, and quotes from historical figures.
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Oes
Christ
Shakespeare
Abraham Lincoln
Rosina Pagan
Sweden
Gustav VI
Sheriff Invites Probe Into Wilkes County Beating
Wilkes Sheriff Fred Myers invited Greensboro police to investigate a beating of city officers A L Helms and D C Moore in Wilkes County on March 15. The victims and their families are reluctant to return to Wilkes as details emerge from a service station incident and a later assault near U S 421. Moore was hospitalized four days.
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Greensboro
Wilkes County
Wilkes
Fred Myers
A. L. Helms
D. C. Moore
Helms and Moore
U.S. 421
Moore
Winston-Salem
Myers
Weaver Gray
Sta
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Appropriations
Gov. Hodges
Advisory Budget Commission
State Employes Assn
State Highway Employes Assn
Gaston Technical Institute
United Forces For Education
Peggy Anne
North Main
Hal Boyle
Mae Soe
Tom Collins
Federal Alcohol Tax Enforcement Unit
Charleston
W.va
Ser Fette
New
Holiday Tripp
Greenwich
Eugene V. Debs
U. S
Kiddie Korner
S. Main ST
By Galbraith
NEA Bervics
Tion
They
Gray
DIAL
N. Wrenn St
STER
S. Main Street
Paramount
GS Illiam
N. Main
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