17 Year Old Rescued From Abandoned New Haven Vault
A 17 year old New Haven High School senior John Chaffee Jr. escaped a grimy bank vault after entombment for four and a half hours. Detroit locksmiths drilled through the steel door while police and onlookers watched. He described heat and thinning air but said he was not in immediate danger once freed.
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John Chaffee Jr
John
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Anna Ionescu
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Japs Approve Defense Policy Under U N Pact
Japan's cabinet led by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi approved a four point defense plan aligned with the United States. The policy pledges to defend independence and democracy, support UN actions, stabilize defense capabilities, and rely on the U S Japan security pact until the UN is able to act.
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Japan
United States
United Nations
Nobusuke Kishi
U. S S
Navy pilot dies in crash near Patuxent landing
A P A T U X E N T Md Marine pilot 1st Lt. Richard Allison 25 of Richmond City Tenn died when a ground controlled approach jet fighter from Cherry Point NC crashed near the Naval Air Test Center. Navy spokesman said he was being talked in for a landing.
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Naval Air Test Center
Navy
Richard Allison
Richard City
Tenn
Marine Corps Air Station
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N.C
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North Carolina Delegates Attend National PTA Convention
Sixteen delegates from the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers attend the national PTA convention in Cincinnati. Charlotte officials lead with Mrs. J. Z. Watkins and others from Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, Willow Springs, Asheville, New Bern, Graham, Willow Springs, Gibsonville, and Charlotte.
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N.C
North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
Cincinnati
J. Z. Watkins
Jack Drye
Lester Freeland
J. W. Burke
Gibsonville
H. S. Godwin
E. C. Walters
Meyer Shane
W. H. McCuiston
Greensboro
J. Q. Adams
Willow Springs
H. D. Jones
Graham
Harold Orringer
New Bern
Roeby Wilson
Robert Gibson Jr
Asheville
Ray J. Reed
Tennille
Durham Club Wins North Carolina Trap Shoot
The Durham Wildlife Club won top honors at the North Carolina State and Open Trap Shoot in Durham. E. M. Hines of Hillsboro captured the state overall title and John Wallner of Raleigh the open overall high gun. Jack King of Greensboro won the state doubles with 88 of 100. Hines also won the final handicap with 96 of 100 and T. W. Cecil of Spartanburg claimed the open high gun with 88. H. E. Garrard of Durham won the 203rd title on Saturday.
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N.C
Durham Wildlife Club
North Carolina
E. M. Hines
Hillsboro
John Wallner
Raleigh
Jack King
Greensboro
Greg Lancastr
Spartanburg
S.C
A. D. Strubler
Roanok
E. H. Williamson
Burlington
Hines
T. W. Cecil
H. E. Garrard
Right to Work Case Hearing Set in Charlotte
Final hearing on a right to work suit involving Southern Railway and 15 labor unions is before Judge Susie Sharp in Superior Court. Plaintiffs are five railroad employees who received extra time to file affidavits. A restraining order bars any compulsion to join a union, reflecting North Carolina’s closed shop prohibition not applying to railroads under federal Railway Labor Act.
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Charlotte
N.C
Southern Railway
Susie Sharp
North Carolina
Railway
Editorial Writers Elect Tribble As President At Meeting
A two day gathering concluded with Hal Tribble of the Charlotte Observer elected president. Other officers named include Tom Lassiter of the Smithfield Herald as vice president Pete Ivey of UNC News Bureau as secretary treasurer and board members William D. Snider James Boyd James B. L. Ruch and Cecil Price from Greensboro Southern Pines Winston-Salem and Charlotte News respectively.
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Smithfield Herald
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Uni
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North Carolina News Bureau
William D. Snider
Greensboro Daily News
James Boyd
Southern Pines Pilot
James B. L. Ruch
Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel
Cecil Price
Charlotte News
Elizabeth City Names Mayor Culpepper in Runoff
Levin B. Culpepper, 34, motion picture distributor, won 2 030 votes to 327 for Abram Stroud in unofficial totals to become Elizabeth City mayor elect. Runoff will decide the fourth ward contest between Bertrand Jeannette and Dr Clifford B. Jones, while incumbents in two other wards were reelected.
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N.C
Levin B. Culpepper
Culpepper
Abram R. Stroud
L. S. Blades Jr
Bertrand Jennette
Clifford B. Jones
C. E. Richardson
A. Parker Midgett
Newee Ee
Army May Take Over Reins Of Government In Haiti
Port au Prince reports indicate growing belief that Haiti’s Executive Council may cede power to the army. Rebel forces control St Marc with Cantave’s troops and vow to enforce the army’s authority. Strikes cripple government, barriers on coastal roads trap Port au Prince, and protests turn violent near the cathedral as Franois Duvalier and Clement Jumelle gain influence.
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Haiti
Port AU Prince
St. Marc
Cantave
St. Mare
Sosa Aieak Port
Louis Dejoie
Daniel Fignole
Francois Duvalier
Clement Jumelle
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Duvalier
Jamelle
Executive Council
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Sun
Port Au Prince’s
Paul Beeaa
Youth Clubs Endorsed in Global YMCA Campaign
Philadelphia report notes the Na rod and skin diving clubs endorsed to blaze new trails in youth activities. The Council urged YMCAs nationwide to develop clubs as part of a campaign for new YMCA buildings overseas. The effort seeks about $17,500,000 in costs.
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Philadelphia
Narod
Hickory Man Bound Over In Slay Case
O W Jarrett Sr aged 55 of Rt. 3 Hickory is bound over to Catawba Superior Court after a municipal court found probable cause for first degree murder. Jarrett, operator of a pot very concerned, allegedly shot Shaw Monroe Smith 49 of Rt. 3 Hickory last Thursday and is free on 5000 dollar bond. Deputies say Jarrett admitted shooting Smith but the defendant says Smith threatened his life and had beaten him previously.
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Foot Marines Save The Day At Armed Forces Week
In Mount Clemens Michigan a crowd of about 10000 braved drizzly cold to watch a mock attack by Marine Corps Reserves from Detroit’s Brodhead Armory. They slogged through water on taxi strips while firing cartridges and demonstrating flamethrowers as aircraft were grounded at Selfridge Air Force Base.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Selfridge Air Force Base
Armed Forces
Marine Corps
Detroit
Brodhead Armory
Greek Sentenced to Prison for Arms Seizure in Cyprus
A Nicosia court jailed Arghris Karadymas, a Greek national, for 10 years for hiding arms ammunition and explosives in a priest's property. The case highlighted alleged weapons stockpiling connected to a local church.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Arghris Karadymas
Governor Hodges Urges EC Graduates to Be Their Best
Gov Hodges addressed 608 East Carolina College graduates urging them to be themselves at their best. He said everyone harbors powers and possibilities yet to be unlocked and needs the right stimulus to release them.
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Uates
East Carolina College
Hodges
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