Health Work Is Reviewed In North Carolina
Asheville health director J W R Norton reviews a decade of public health results. He notes three major adjustments since 1950 including administrative reorganization and law recodification, a rise in state local budgets, and staff growth. He warns of ongoing public health challenges from heart disease accidents and infectious disease, urging teamwork over third party intrusion despite progress.
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Asheville
North Carolina
J. W. R. Norton
North Carolina Medical Society
State Board of Health
General Assembly
Norton
Nae It Over- An Essay on Faith and Action
R L Dieffenbacher writes for NEA Service that God attends to all who seek His life guiding children toward righteousness. He notes Christ ministered to sinners yet cared for the righteous and urges church members to daily enact God’s will through words and deeds to improve the world. One devout individual can surpass many critics in effect.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Christ
God
Revenue Commissioner Sees Tax Revenue Near Estimates
Revenue Commissioner James S. Currie reported to Gov. Hodges that North Carolina's general fund tax collections are running close to or above the legislature's budget estimates for the current fiscal year, aided by strong taxpayer input.
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Raleigh
James S. Currie
North Carolina
Currie
Hodges
Supreme Court reverses abortion indictment for Dr. Perry
North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a remand in the Union County abortion case of Dr. A. E. Perry after ruling the grand jury selection may have excluded Black jurors. The court directs a new hearing to explore possible racial discrimination before any further action.
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Raleigh
Union County
North Carolina Supreme Court
A. E. Perry
Monroe
Union Court
Lillie Mae
Dr. Perry
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
R. Hunt Parker
Supreme Court
Parker
Young Widow Accused in Arsenic Poisonings in Georgia
MACON Ga A 32 year old widow Annette Donovan Lyles faces murder charges in arsenic poisonings spanning six years including her daughter and two husbands and a mother in law Tests by the state crime laboratory linked all four deaths to arsenic A restaurant operator she also has a seven year old daughter Carla Ann who is in Juvenile Court custody The sheriff said motive remains undisclosed and the medical status of the accused is under observation before jail transfer
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Macon
Annette Donovan Lyles
Marcia Elaine Lyles
James I. Wood
Lyles
Flemming Named to Lead Welfare Department
President Eisenhower appoints Arthur Flemming president of Ohio Wesleyan University to succeed Marion Folsom as secretary of health education and welfare. Folsom resigns for personal reasons and will depart between July 15 and August 1. Flemming was a former Office of Defense Mobilization director and Civil Service Commission member.
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Washington
Marion Folsom
Eisenhower
Arthur Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Folsom
Senate
Flemming
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Defense Mobilization
Civil Service Commission
Rackets Witness Sidney Lewis Dies in Senate Building
Sidney Lewis a New York publishing official died of a heart attack in the Senate Office Building while awaiting testimony before the Rackets Investigating Committee. Samuel Schneider said Lewis collapsed shortly after entering the headquarters outer office, 25 minutes before the hearing began. Lewis had appeared in response to a subpoena and was anticipated to testify on a union sponsored publication advertising swindle.
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Washington
Sidney Lewis
New York City
Senate
Capitol
W. 23Rd St
Samuel R. Schneider
New York
Lewis
Committee
John L. McClellan
Big Three May Include NATO Partners In Talks
The United States Britain and France said they may involve NATO partners like Italy in East West summit talks. Foreign ministers at Christiansborg Palace prepared a communique urging discussion of German reunification disarmament and East European satellites if a summit occurs. The group stressed preparation and action on tensions as Moscow’s stance clouds a possible meeting.
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Copenhagen
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Soviet Union
Christiansborg Palace
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kremlin
Dulles
U.S
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Selwyn Lloyd
Jean la Loy
Thomp
High Waters Block Some Highways Across North Carolina
Torrential rains pushed rivers above banks in central and eastern North Carolina. The Roanoke at Weldon reached a peak not seen since Kerr Dam construction, flooding roads near Pleasant Hill and lapping over N C 35 between Conway and Severn.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Roanoke
Weldon
John H. Kerr
Louisburg
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Pleasant Hill
Northampton County
W. N. Spruill
Ahoskie
Spruill
Margaretsville
Cypress Creek
Kirby’s Creek
Conway
Severn
Governor Hodges Addresses Interstate Highway Challenge
North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges told about 300 transport officials that the interstate program is the greatest test for state highway departments and highlighted a major reorganization of the North Carolina Highway Commission as part of expanding the nations largest public works program. He noted the 41 000 mile system is a beginning in solving broader transportation needs.
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Washington
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
North
Highway Transportation Congress
Congress
North Carolina Highway Commission
General Assembly
North Carolina Medical Society closes 104th annual session
Asheville reports the 104th annual North Carolina Medical Society session ends as the State Board of Health backs compulsory polio vaccination for children aged two months to six years. Dr Lenox B Baker becomes president replacing Dr Edward W Shoenheit. The event includes awards for physicians from Concord Asheville and Raleigh and a study on smoking and lung cancer by Dr David A Cooper.
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Asheville
North Carolina Medical Society
State Board of Health
Health Board
Lenox B. Baker
Durham
Edward W. Shoenheit
Philadelphia
David A. Cooper
University of Pennsylvania
Cooper
Society
John R. Ashe Jr
John V. Arey
Concord
Balloon Returns To Earth Near Dubuque After 40,000 Foot Flight
A Navy balloon reached 40 000 feet on a scientific mission and landed six miles south of East Dubuque on U S Highway 20 at 7 26 a m. Pilot Cmdr Malcolm D Ross reported no damage to delicate equipment. Accompanying Ross was Alfred H Mikesell 44 year old father of eight making his first balloon ascent. The test aimed to study human responses for future orbital research and included radio recordings interpreted by a Navy medical officer as indicating a possible hazard in the technique.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Ely
Cmdr
Malcolm D. Ross
U.S. Highway 20
East Dubuque
Ross
Alfred H. Mikesell
Navyet
Mikesell
Navy
Gore
North Carolina Civil Defense Tests Fallout Response
Civil defense workers in North Carolina conducted the second stage of Operation Alert 1958 testing fallout response. The mock attack simulated radioactive fallout drifting into Western North Carolina from Oak Ridge and debris effects across Durham Greensboro High Point Charlotte and Winston-Salem. State Civil Defense Director Griffin praised local rally and planning as officials evacuated populations and moved state government from Raleigh to Wilson and Charlotte to Mooresville.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Durham
Greensboro
High Point
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Nee F. Griffin
Wilson
Mooresville
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