Billion Dollar Jump In National Bank Assets
Dallas May 17 AP Comptroller of the currency F O Connor reports a two month rise in national bank assets to 22 941 173 000 and deposits to 18 790 487 000 for March 5 1984, citing an increase driven by government obligations and higher cash and notes.
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Atlanta Gang Raid Ends in Killings and Arrests
A man was killed and two bystanders were arrested in a late night raid by Atlanta detectives on a suspected gang of burglars. Officers had trailed the group for three weeks and waited in a down building for the raid.
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Atlanta
Bridge Problems Studied and Public Works Plans Lehigh
May 17 Leigh members of the state way and public works commission split into two groups to study bridge routes and park scenic byways through the mountains. Jeffress left office with engineer R G Loretson to survey routes for a park to park scenic byway. Three committees will report findings in June on privately owned bridges in the eastern part of the state.
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Woodard
Wrightsville Beach
Rosa Sig
James A. Hardison
At- Beach
More City
Frank W. Miller
Her Hodges
Weather Summary for Carolina States
Mostly cloudy with tonight becoming warmer across Carolina areas. Coastal forecasts show light rain on Friday with fair and warm conditions inland. Highs and lows not specified in the fragment but indicate a warming trend and rainfall near the coast.
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Carolina
Winds Back to North Northwest Over Hatteras Alley
Weather bulletin notes fresh winds backing to north northwest and diminishing cloudiness over Jacksonville and Hatteras region. Rain expected tonight southward with mud winds, mostly north in extreme southern limits, and overcast conditions continuing into Friday.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
Philippines Imports Tilt To Japanese Textiles In Market Shift
Manila reports American cotton piece goods nearly vanished from the Philippines as Japanese textile makers dominate imports. At Washington talks, Max Kummer said Japanese products held about 80 percent of island markets in Q1 and 95 percent of total Philippines textile imports, signaling a sharp shift from American sources.
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Senate
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Kummer
Comins
Promise Arrest In Childs Kidnaping
Texas Ranger Captain D E O Hamer said an arrest in the June Robles kidnapping case is expected tomorrow night after talks with Tucson and Chicago authorities. June Robles, 6, spent 19 days in a desert hole before being rescued and returned to school life as investigators extend efforts to find her abductors.
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Desert Trench
Deserted Village in North Carolina Recalled as Ghost Town
In Parkwood, five miles from Carthage, North Carolina, a deserted village remains a ghost town abandoned forty years ago. Ruins of houses and the Grand Hotel register, post office, and millstone industry posters endure, with last hotel entry dated April 2, 1891 for Moses Faber of Baltimore.
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Moore County
Lynch Threats Heard in Posse Chase
Greenville South Carolina May 17 The pursuit of an unidentified Negro believed to have abducted and assaulted a 13 year old white girl near Greenville continues with a large civilian and law enforcement posse. About 500 people are said to be involved as threats of lynching are reported and authorities fear the suspect could be mobbed if captured.
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Pulliam Fails In Peace Bond Effort
W T Pulliam a Georgia priest and estranged husband sought a peace bond against Mrs Emma Pulliam claiming threats on his life. The hearing revealed marital ties and threats while Mrs Pulliam denied making threats and asked to be left alone.
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Great Lakes Tug Workers Strike Threatens Port Labor
Labor troubles hit the Great Lakes as a general tugmen strike loomed while employer worker truces ended several disputes.
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Great Lakes
Associated Press
Southern development board urged for regional growth
Plans for a coordinated push to promote Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida were unveiled by Howard Coffin of Sea Island. The effort seeks sustained advertising and publicity to attract tourists and boost state revenues, with input from New York experts and regional leaders.
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Herbert Malpus
A. and T. to Meet Charlotte in May
Several hundred delegates are expected for the grand council meeting of the Carolinas section, United Commercial Travelers, to be held in Charlotte late in the week.
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Grand Council
Carolinas
United Commercial Travelers
Barbee Leads North Carolina Tobacco Distributors Association
M. C. Barbee of Greensboro has been elected president of the North Carolina division of the National Tobacco Distributors association.
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Charlotte
M. C. Barbee
Greensboro
North Carolina
National Tobacco Distributors Association
Georgia Blacksmith Makes His Own False Grinders
Gainesville Georgia May 17 A 70 plus years old blacksmith named Hamby Patterson crafts his own false teeth from aluminum melted in kitchen utensils after pulling his teeth with pliers. He uses dentist plates then pours molten metal into a brick mold to form grinders able to chew beef and rock candy. Patterson avoids trains and cars, prefers self powered travel and would rather not fly.
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Here
Atlanta
Turbulent Closing Session Splits Senate Over Tariff Bill
Washington May 17 AP The reciprocal tariff bill split the Senate creating tension rivaled only in the House. Tonight marks a meaningful deadline for votes on the 80 hour week closed bank payoff and farm mortgage relief bills. If petitions with 145 signatures arrive before dinner, voting chances remain.
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Senate
House
Congressional Wrangles Emerge Over Tariffs and Policy
Washington reports rising disputes as the Senate presses tariff battles and a House trade bill. The White House weighs a bi metallic monetary proposal and Roosevelt leaning on social reform while Congress nears adjournment. Treasury deficits top 3.5 billion as appropriations chiefs draft a 1.322 billion plan.
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Funeral Service for Dr Carroll Raleigh Friday
Funeral services are set for Friday afternoon at 4 30 for Dr ER Delia Dixon Carroll Raleigh physician and sister of Thomas Pixon author who died from injuries in a Tuesday night automobile collision. The service will be at First Baptist Church with Dr J Powell Tucker officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Carroll and her husband Dr N G Carroll were riding in a car struck by a vehicle driven by T N Grice of Raleigh. neither Carroll nor Grice was injured.
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Delia Dixon Carroll
Thomas Pixon
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