Senate panel backs bill to ban comic book mayhem
The North Carolina Senate committee unanimously approved a House bill banning comic books depicting mayhem sex or narcotics with praise for the Comics Magazine Association of America code. The panel debated Poe’s The Pit and The Pendulum while considering self censorship versus new state controls.
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Raleigh
Senate Committee On
North Carolina
James Poyner
Wake
Poyner
Wake County
Assn. of America
Robert L. Emanuel
Emanuel
Cameron Weeks
Edgecombe
Robert Morgan
Cleveland
Edgar Allen Poe
Morgan
Weeks
Jack Blythe
Mecklenburg
Longstreth Wins Mayor Nomination in Philadelphia
Longstreth, 34, an ad vertising executive and former naval intelligence officer, won the Republican mayoral nomination in Philadelphia. He will face Democrat Richardson Dilworth in November as the GOP seeks to reclaim the city after a Democratic sweep last year.
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Philadelphia
P—W. Thacher
Longstreth
Pennsylvania
Naval Intelligence
Richardson Dilworth
Dilworth
William A. Paschall
Joseph S. Clark Jr
George P. Williams III
James J. Clothier
Oscar H. Newman
Williams
Clothier
Newman
Basehall
GOP
Leonard Hall
Winston Man Killed In Crash Near Portsmouth
A Coast Guardsman from Winston-Salem died when his car crashed into a tree in Portsmouth early today. H. E. Snow, 19, fireman apprentice attached to Cutter Eastwind, was fatally injured. companion Robert S. Montague, 21, of Portsmouth, Va., sustained a serious concussion and injuries. Both were aboard a ship under repair at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Snow was the son of Mrs. Juanita Snow.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Coast
H. E. Snow
Eastwind
Robert S. Montague
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Snow
Winston-Salem
N.C
Montague
Juanita Snow
Symonds Body On Way Back From Singapore
The body of Gene D. Symonds United Press correspondent killed during riots in Singapore last week left Manila by plane for Dayton Ohio after arriving earlier from Singapore, signaling return to his home for burial.
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Manila
Gene D. Symonds
United Press
Singapore
Dayton
Ohio
Conference Group Formed to Tackle Tax Bill Dispute
North Carolina House Speaker names Rep. W B Rodman to lead a five member House conference on the tax bill after refusing to concur with Senate amendments The proposal discussed includes beer taxes with possible shift of revenue to counties and cities and a state only levy under a compromise plan The Senate passed a 9 768 million per year finance bill on third reading with a 44 0 vote and changes from the House include license fee increases and a newspaper tax prior to beer tax substitution by the Senate
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Larry Moore
W. B. Rodman
Beaufort
House Finance
House
Senate
Luther Earnhardt
Tom White
Lenoir
B. T. Falls
Cleveland
Tom Turner
Guilford
A. C. Edwards
Green
Rodman
Reserves Approval Expected in House Amid Tension
The administration’s plan to expand military reserves faces a House vote with Rep. Brooks predicting passage after a fight. Key points include recall authority for noncompliant reservists, a 45 day active duty cap, and up to 250 000 teen volunteers to six months training before seven and a half years of reserve service. Rep. Barden advocates a summer training alternative.
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Washington
House
Rep
Brooks
D-La
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Armed Services Committee
Barden
D-Nc
Slacks on Women Prompt Husband Critique
A fragmented line notes satire on women wearing slacks and husbands hiding behind skirts, reflecting social gender tensions. The remark suggests commentary on attire and male defensiveness in a dated context.
Bank Robbery Hits Hot Springs NC Branch
Two gunmen robbed the Hot Springs Citizens Bank of Marshall branch taking between 19 500 and 20 000 after forcing manager Joe Tilson to open the vault and threatening a customer. The getaway Oldsmobile was found abandoned after a chase toward the Tennessee line. Authorities describe two suspects in their 30s to 40s, driving a sequence of cars, last seen near the bank. This marked North Carolina’s third bank robbery of the year with two prior unsolved heists in Jacksonville and Waxhaw.
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Hot Springs
N.C
Citizens Bank of Marshall
Joe Tilson
North Carolina
Tennessee
Bob Davis
Tilson
Davis
Knoxville
Tenn
Ben
Mena
Tennessee Highway Patrol
New River
First National Bank of
Jacksonville
Waxhaw Banking and Trust Co
Eisenhower Praises Hobby On Vaccine Work And More
President Eisenhower defended Mrs. Hobby against Sen Morse’s charge of incompetence praising her handling of the Salk polio vaccine program and cabinet service. He noted possible personal reasons for a future resignation and highlighted women’s capability in top jobs. He also discussed vaccine supply and the Big Four request with Zhukov and rebutted claims that US air power has declined.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hobby
Sen
Morse
Dore
WAC
A P. Hobby
Texas
Arlier
National Foundation For
Georgi Zhukov
Russia
Zhukov
Berlin
United States
Sen. More
Billy Graham speaks to 70 000 at Wembley despite cold wind
London crowds endure bitter wind as Billy Graham addresses about 70 000 at Wembley Stadium. Ruth Graham and daughter Virginia attend from Black Mountain North Carolina as the event unfolds with noted page references to the Queen's box and a paralyzed woman in a push cart receiving a blessing.
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London
Wembley Stadium
Billy Graham
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Ruth Graham
Black Mountain
N. C
Virginia
Billy
Barking
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Jets Set Nonstop Record Tokyo to Australia flight tops 12 hours
Four U S Thunderjets completed a nonstop Tokyo to New Castle Australia flight in 12 hours 2 minutes setting a new over water single engine jet nonstop record. The formation refueled three times over Guam Manus Island and Townsville covering 4340 miles.
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U. S
Newcastle
Australia
Tokyo
Guam
Manus Island
Townsville
New Castle
U. S. Air Force
David Illing
Turner Air Force Base
North Africa
Royal Australian Air Force
Williamstown Air Force Base
Sydney
Yokota Air Base
Harold M. McClelland
Avon Park
Fla
Gerald J. Robinson
Carbondale
Virgil K. Moroney
Pine Bluff
Ark
William E. Miller
Columbus Ohio
Roger M. Ramey
Japan
Yokota
Wilford R. Ladd
Georgetown
Ladd
Agoya
Kyodo
Ted K. Case
Safford
Ariz
Case
Agriculture Board Opens Session in Raleigh
The State Board of Agriculture began a two day meeting with five public hearings on technical issues. Topics include synthetic estrogenic hormones in beef cattle feed, and proposed egg law regulation and grade standards. Tomorrow focuses on fertilizer grades for 1955-56, fertilizer bag sizes, eradication rules for vesicular stomatitis, swine movement, and garbage handling for hog feeding.
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Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
North Carolina
Eisenhower rules out appeasement trap at Big Four talk
President Eisenhower told reporters he sees no danger of appeasement at a proposed Big Four conference with Britain France Russia and the United States. He favors talks with Soviet minister Georgi Zhukov and cautioned lawmakers about misreading U.S. resolve. He noted Austria’s neutral status under the independence treaty and warned against a purely military neutrality. MORE ON PAGE FIVE-A
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Eisenhower
Britain
France
Russia
Marshal Georgi Zhukov
Secretary
State Dulles
Congress
Jess
Sen
Knowland
California
Bridges
Senate Gop Policy Committee
Europe
Austria
Switzerland
Eienhower
Kefauver Sees Near End To Southern Bell Strike
Sen Kefauver cites letter from Southern Bell president Fred Turner signaling arbitration readiness for disputes arising from suspensions dismissals and demotions in the proposed contract. CIO leader Beirne says strike ends immediately if arbitration is agreed. Eisenhower and a nine-governor panel have urged it.
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Atlanta
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Senate
Fred J. Turner
Southern Bell
Turner
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Jacksonville
Fla
Beirne
Eisenhower
Iit
Formosa Talks Delayed By Big Four Meeting
Senator George of Georgia urged awaiting the Big Four talks before any direct talks with Chou En-lai on Formosa. Senator Smith doubted talks under Chou’s terms, while Senator Mansfield pressed U S demands for released prisoners first. All consider including Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists in any wider conference.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Red
Chou
Sen. Mansfield
D-Mont
U. S
Formosa
United Nations
United States
Russia
Smith
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa Strait
Eden Cabinet Holds First Mass News Conference
London reports record on television as Prime Minister Eden and four new cabinet members answer questions on domestic and regional issues. Ten editors face Eden, Macmillan, Butler, Monckton, and MacLeod during the BBC program watched by about 12 million viewers. Hugh Cudlipp represented the opposition Daily Mirror.
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London
Eden
Britain
British Broadcasting Corp
United Kingdom
Harold Macmillan
R. A. Butler
Walter Monckton
Iain MacLeod
Churchill
Hugh Cudlipp
Daily Mirror
Independent Labor
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Ike Scotts
Secy Hobby
St. Paul, Minn
Winston Man
Symonds
Liz
George Burnham
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Agriculture Board
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