Nameless Dead To Be Returned Aboard Canberra
Three unnamed servicemen from World War II, Korea, and World War I will be honored at a sea rendezvous off Cape Henry aboard the USS Canberra. The ceremony involves the burial of one in Arlington National Cemetery and the other two to final resting places at sea or in Hawaii for transport.
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Canberra
America
Atlantic
Korea
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Cape Henry
Boston
Blandy
Virginia Capes
Guantanamo
Cuba
Hawaii
United States Naval Base
Europe
North Africa
Went It Over By R L Dieffenbacher D D
A reflection on how new telephone directories resemble divine lists. The author notes that new directories show changes in subscribers as people move or disconnect. He likens monthly changes to shifts in faith and urges readers to maintain constant contact with God through prayer and devotion.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Seven die in rescue attempt at Rockport beach
At Rockport Texas a drowning incident drew ten rescuers as seven people perished on a sunny beach. Victims included a young girl, her mother and Air Force staffer Wayne Bailey noted as the crowd watched. Fire Chief Dick Fox said warnings would be posted about a deep eight foot hole in the sand.
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Rockport
Tex
Janice
Mary Bailey
Wayne Bailey
Foster Air Force Base
Victoria
Concepcion Tomas
Jack Baughman
Trustees elect UNC provost and raise dorm rents
Trustees of the Consolidated University of North Carolina elect Dr. Donald Benton Anderson as provost effective Nov. 1 after his NSF assignment. The board approves higher room rates to fund new self liquidating dormitory projects. State College rent rises from 130 to 170 dollars yearly. UNC men 130 to 170 and women 192 to 215.
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Raleigh
Consolidated University of North Carolina
University
Chapel Hill
State College
UNC
William C
Donald Benton Anderson
Consolidated University
Anderson
J. Harris Parks
National Science Foundation
Pugry D.C
State
Khrushchev Hails Tito Birthday Amid Rift
Khrushchev sends warm birthday greetings to Yugoslav President Tito in Moscow published Pravda front page. He signals hope that dis agreements with Belgrade will be settled, while continuing critique of Tito’s independent line.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nikita Khrushchev
Tito
Moscow
Khrushchev
Pravda
Communist Party
Scinteia
France on edge as crisis widens across empire
Premier Pflimlin warned Parliament of a looming civil war amid rightist moves to back De Gaulle. Insurgents claimed gains in Algeria Corsica and other territories while Tunisian clashes persisted. Labor unions threatened action as authorities consider troop withdrawals to Bizerte coast.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Corsice
de Gaulle
French Equatorial
West Africa
New Caledonia
Tahiti
Pacific
Tunisia
Security Council
Bizerte
Confederation of Labor
Als
Pflimlin
Corsica
Algiers
French Mediterranean Fleet Defects Loom Over Pflimlin Government
Paris reports rising concern as the French Mediterranean fleet steams a tentative, independent course possibly siding with Algerian insurgents. Navy HQ says ships sail under Paris orders, with routine calls planned at Bone Phillipeville and Bougie before returning to Toulin, threatening two weeks in North Africa. The crisis mirrors WWII era loyalties and could weaken the Paris cabinet's grip amid overseas opposition.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Mediterranean
Defense Ministry
Navy
Algeria
Bone
Phillipeville
Bougie
Toulin
France
Nurse charged in death case kept baby body in trunk
Former Army nurse Rose Powers was held for murder in Texas after authorities found a partly decomposed baby body preserved in a steel foot locker. The body was said to have been kept for 11 years. Powers admitted bearing the child illegitimately and gave a vague explanation for keeping the body. Her husband Elburn Powers notified officers after discovering the trunk seizure.
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New Boston
Tex
W. J. Watlington
Texarkana
Rose Powers
Augusta
Watlington
Powers
Nashville
Tenn
Texas
Trustees Report on UNC System Power Sharing Adopted
A three member study group report on transferring powers within the Consolidated University of North Carolina was presented to the Board of Trustees and approved 11 to 0 by the Executive Committee. Gov Hodges was away on a European vacation but had urged peace talks between the two boards.
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Raleigh
Trustees
Executive Committee
Gov. Hodges
Board of Trustees
Europe
Italians Begin Count Of Ballots
Rome AP reports Italy’s third postwar Parliament vote ended with high turnout and orderly voting. Official tallies show about 25 million of 32,506,417 registered voters cast ballots, with predictions of final results by tomorrow.
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Rome
Italy
Interior Ministry
Chamber ‘of Deputies
Senate
Christian Democrats
Reds
Wrecks Contribute To Bloody NC Weekend Toll
A fatal weekend in North Carolina posts 31 deaths from wrecks and violence. Six Marines die in a head on collision between Wilmington and Carolina Beach, plus five in Conover wrecks. Other deaths include drownings in Atlantic Beach and Robinson's Lake, a rollover near Winston-Salem, a Rocky Mount crash, and an electrocution at Ft. Bragg. The report lists victims from Wilmington, Delco, High Point, Claremont, Yadkinville, Rocky Mount, and Chicago amid ongoing deadly incidents. James Morris, Cpl. Sousa, and Harold Snyder among names noted. More on page two.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Conover
North Carolina
Camp Lejeune
Carolina Beach
Cpl
James E. Morris
Johnny Gerald Turnage
Gracey Bowen
Delco
McRoy Robert Dozier
David James Freeman
Rt. 1
Delci
Annell Fogler
Lela Astridge Suits
Gilbert Astridge Suits
Rt. 5
High Point
Margie Linville
Liberty Road
Clarence David Carpenter
Fay Miller
Claremont
West Durham
Atlantic Beach
David E. Parnell Jr
Raleigh
Harold Snyder
Dallas
Gastonia
Rob
Inson
Glenn Avery Salmons
Rt. 3
Yadkinville
Winston-Salem
William Warren Flora
Rocky Mount
William P. Jordan, Jr
Savannah
Joseph P. Sousa
Chicago
Ft. Bragg
James Arthur Huskins
Suslov Rumors Fly Of Soviet Leadership Shakeup
Warsaw reports Polish Communists speculate that Mikhail Suslov may have been pushed from power by Nikita Khrushchev. Suslov, a top Stalinist, was absent from recent Moscow talks, fueling talk of a Kremlin shakeup amid competing views on Tito and East European ties.
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Warsaw
Poland
Mikhail Suslov
Nikita Khrushchev
Suslov
Belgrade
Central Committee
Khrushchev
Moscow
Tito
Presidium
Kremlin
Red
Susiov
Senate farm bill work begins after veto acceptance
The Senate Agriculture Committee opens a new push on farm policy after accepting President Eisenhower's veto of a proposed freeze. Chairman Ellender invites major farm groups to outline a workable plan while Johnson seeks a careful veto review and possible overrides. Aiken warns against broad expansion beyond cotton, rice, and feed grains.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
Dla
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Ellender
White House
Crete
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Anking
Aiken
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Bordeaux
Toulouse
Spain
West Germany
OF Gaulle Home
Monteallies
Marseills
Switzerland
Tovien
Ajaccheo
Sardinia
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