Graham Draws Crowds as Billy Graham Tours Australia
Sydney crowds swell as Billy Graham's Australian crusade draws tens of thousands nightly. Church leaders defend the event's methods while critics question headcounts. Beavan notes plans to return to the United States for three months with a Wheaton and Indianapolis crusade lined up.
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Mediation Efforts Recessed in Henderson Cotton Mills Strike
Mediation talks in the Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills strike were recessed for the weekend. Federal mediator Yates Heafner and state conciliator D A Cilley met with Tex tile Workers Union representative John D Cooper. No official statement released but talks paused amid violence and a dynamite blast near a worker's home.
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Four white men held Black Florida A&M coed at gunpoint
Four white men attacked and abducted a Black Florida A&M University coed after a campus dance in Tallahassee. Deputies arrested the four suspects, two Black men from Miami aided officers, and the victim was hospitalized with shock after alleged drinking prior to the incident.
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Reapportion Legislation Is Killed in North Carolina
In Raleigh AP report, small county legislators defeat constitutional amendments to expand Senate seats from 50 to 60 and to implement automatic reapportionment. Sen. Lindsay Warren opposed the plan at the Joint Constitutional Study Commission meeting, with votes 21-15 and a larger defeat on the broader proposal.
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Godfrey In Excellent Condition After Surgery
Arthur Godfrey was reported in excellent condition at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center as he recovers from lung cancer surgery. A hospital bulletin at 7 am said his status remains excellent and he had a comfortable night, with a return to bed briefly in the afternoon.
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Estate of Senator McCarthy Bequeaths 127000 to Widow
The estate of late Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, who died May 2, 1957, totals about 127000 and is left to his widow Jean. Outagamie County Judge Stanley A. Staidl approved Friday a final account of the senator's affairs.
Takeout Double Sparks Defensive Battle in Bridge Bout
In a takeout double for five hearts West, East converts to a penalty. West wins a diamond trick, ruffs clubs, and after a sequence East leads spades then diamonds. West eventually holds the edge with a club ruff and a late jack in spades, leaving South down two and scoring 500 points.
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Retired General Colbern Dies at Ft Chaffee
Maj. Gen. William H. Colbern 63 a 39 year Army veteran and former Ft Chaffee commander died Thursday in Arkansas.
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Plea Planned in Sharon Bank Robbery Case
Two Clover men charged with robbing the First National Bank of Sharon plan to plead guilty, their York lawyer says. James Hiram Fields Jr. and Edward Campbell Walker face charges after $6,376 was stolen. Walker guided officers to the buried loot, with $106 missing.
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N C Plants To Share In Contract For Nike Parts
Four North Carolina plants will share a 14 million dollar contract awarded to Western Electric Co to produce parts for the Nike guided missile. The work will save about 650 jobs and be split among WE plants in Winston Salem Burlington and Greensboro with 520 workers plus two Douglas Aircraft subcontractors in Charlotte and Santa Monica.
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Professor Karl Boedecker Dies at 46 in Michigan State
Prof. Karl A Boedecker 46 MSU chief of technical assistance to Brazil 1954 56 died Friday in East Lansing Michigan AP report notes his leadership in international programs and service to the university and Brazil mission during the 1950s.
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Guard Arrest Bill Shares Spotlight
RALEIGH AP A bill to give arrest powers to National Guard troops called out to aid local officers sits beside debates on teacher pay and highway safety. The measure moves toward enactment but faces a Monday vote after a House stall. Senate pay raise talks seek 7 percent for teachers and 3 to 4 percent for others, but lack a two thirds majority to pass.
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