Thomasville Man Killed In Accident
Lonnie W. Bullard of 310 Warner Street Thomasville died in a highway crash when a southbound Roadway Express tractor trailer sideswiped a north bound ET and WNC unit causing a fire. The wreck also injured three others and Bullard’s body was to be returned to Siler Loftin Funeral Home.
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Lonnie W. Bullard
Warner St
Thomasville
Siler-Loftin
Bullard
Roadway Express
Win
Et&wnc
Tolbert
Graham Crusade in New York Budget Tops Nine Hundred Thousand
New York evangelist Billy Graham is set to stage a 60 week crusade here with an estimated cost of 900000. Most events will be held at Madison Square Garden and income from offerings is projected at 250000. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association covers all salaries for Graham and his team from Minneapolis so no payments are made to them.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
London
Treasures of the Soul Versus Earthly Wealth
The author contrasts worldly possessions with spiritual treasures stored in the Book of Life. He notes material goods and even intangible assets are measured in dollars, while heavenly treasures are recorded by God and influence lasting peace beyond dunya. The message urges storing treasures in God's storehouse for eternal peace.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Spiritul
Storm Floods Sweep Texas as Rivers Rise Across State
Thunderstorms drenched south Texas driving floods that sent hundreds from homes along the Brazos Trinity and Guadalupe rivers. Rescue crews pulled residents from San Angelo after floods, while damage near Cristoval reached about 100000 dollars as crews evacuated families from Abilene and towns along Oyster Creek.
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Dallas
Texas
Brazos Trinity Rivers
Brazos
Trinity
Guadalupe
Beeville
West Texas
Weather Bureau
San Angelo
Cristoval
South Concho River
Bellaire
East San Angelo
National Guard
Abilene
Liberty
Houston
Oyster Creek
Angleton
Foster Mother of the Year Honors Oak Lawn Caregiver
Mrs. Ann LaVine of Oak Lawn was named Foster Mother of the Year in Cook County. At 35 she and husband Rudolph, an aircraft engineer, oversee six boys plus three biological sons and two other foster children. She previously cared for a deaf mute five year old and now a healthy 15 year old.
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Ann LaVine
LaVines
LaVine
Junnc Ho Ronco
Oak Lawn
Rudolph
Cook County
County Commissioners
County Department of Welfare
Mrs. LaVine
Reds Urge Immediate End To Atomic Tests
In Moscow the Supreme Soviet urged the U S Congress and British Parliament to push for an immediate halt to nuclear tests and seek a ban on hydrogen and atomic explosions. Foreign Minister Gromyko signaled obstacles to a unilateral Soviet stop citing security risks and the need for fair play.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
United States Congress
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Gromyko
Soviet
United States
Britain
Uss.a
Great Britain
No Longer Solid South Declares Ike Boosts GOP in Dixie
President Eisenhower said there is no offensive to recapture Congress and praised long term GOP gains in the South. In a telephoned message to regional rally attendees in Louisville he urged renewed party activity in Dixie and defended the administration's 71,800 ton free world policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
South
Dixie
Louisville
Executives See Some Tax Relief
About 100 BAC members meeting in Hot Springs predict Congress will offer only slight tax relief for 1958. They expect no major spending cuts and say individual income tax relief may be limited to a pronouncement or delayed until 1958.
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Hot Springs
Congress
Eisenhower
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
BAC
Secretary of Commerce
Robertson Addresses Bankers at North Carolina Meeting
Senator A. addresses the North Carolina Bankers Association opening session of its 61st annual convention in Pinehurst. He notes postwar price increases, cites March CPI at 118.9 percent of 1947-49, and references reports by D. Brooks. Over 300 members and wives registered for the event with a schedule including the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Sen. A
Nce
North Carolina Bankers Assn
Association
D. Brooks
Ana
Brooks
Pres- Waeciaee St Avert Aaa
National Assn. of Manufacturers
Reds Plant Flag On Victoria In India War Anniversary
New Delhi marked the 100th anniversary of the Sepoy Mutiny with national holiday observances led by Communists who hoisted the hammer and sickle beside Queen Victoria’s statue. The uprising began at Meerut and spread to Delhi, with a four month siege and later suppression by British forces through 1859.
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New Delhi
India
Meerut
British East India Co
Bengal Light Cavalry
Delhi
Norwalk Mother Held on Suspected Arson Charge
Mrs Nancy Joyce Stoner a 20 year old mother of two was booked on suspicion of arson by sheriff's deputies in Norwalk California. Deputies said she confessed she set seven stacks of diapers on fire after being fed up with washing them and then left with her children. Firemen estimated the damage to the house at about $2000.
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Nancy Joyce Stoner
Norwalk
Calif
Strikers Threatened By Rojas in Colombia Crisis
In Bogota protests against President Rojas Pinilla escalate as he surrenders presidential power to a military junta. Reports say 11 dead, banks closed, and shops shut as students spearhead demonstrations and the government vows criminal action against firms not selling. Cali also paralyzes commerce and transport.
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Bogota
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Ministry of Economic Development
Cali
Beck Allegedly Cut Into Widow's Fund
Senate testimony alleged Dave Beck, Donal Hedlund, and a Teamsters lawyer split about 20 425 dollars in brokerage and profit from The Ray Leheney Memorial Fund. The funds originated from unions after the death of Leheney, former AFL labor head, with mortgages bought and sold through The Investment Co. and National Mortgage Co. of Seattle.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Seattle
Donal Hedlund
Ray Leheney
Hedlund
Leheney
Union Labor Department
American Federation of Labor
Simond Wampold
The
Investment Co
National Mortgage Co
Leheney Memorial Fund
Robert Kennedy
Teamsters
Union Treasury
Memorial Fund
Kennedy
Teamsters Treasury
Wampold
Detroit
Federal National Mortgage Insurance Co
Eisenhower Seeks Support For Foreign Aid Program
President outlines a new 3.88 billion dollar foreign aid program and 520 million dollar cut as he discusses military and economic assistance to allies. Senate leaders weigh further reductions while Congress eyes economy and possible cuts to aid. The plan seeks 2.8 billion for arms and defense plus 1.08 billion for economic aid and loan funds.
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James C. Hagerty
White House
Beck
Eisenhower
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Figi
Russell D-Gaof
Aiken
R-Vi
International Cooperation Administration
North Carolina Driver Training Bill Cleared on Third Reading
The North Carolina Senate approved the driver training bill 36 to 1 on third reading and sent it to the House for concurrence. It would cost $1 extra on license plates to fund high school under the wheel instruction, with funds allocated by eligible student count.
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Raleighp
North Carolina
Senate
House
State Board of Education
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Robertson
Victoria
Colombia
Widow
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Ike
R. Lee Whitmire
Henderson
Sam Whitehurst
Craven
Tom White
Lenoir
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