Redistricting Bill Passes Senate as House Gridlock Emerges
North Carolina Senate approves a plan to cut congressional districts from 12 to 11 by pairing Rep. Charles R. Jonas with A. Paul Kitchin. Debate over immediate House action falters. final action slated for Monday night amid intra party tensions and concerns over GOP advantage.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Charles R. Jonas
A. Paul Kitchin
J. W. Hoyle
Lee
Lindsay Warren
Beaufort
Hoyle
House Committee
Warren
Max Thomas
Union
Ben Sumner
Rutherford
Piedmont
W. M. Eubank
Pender
Senate Congressional Districts Committee
Ed Kemp
Guilford
House Congressional Districts Committee
Eubank
Jonas
North Carolina
No-Strike Pledge for Missile Space Programs
President Kennedy announced a government labor management pledge against strikes and delays at missile and space sites. The AFL CIO and leading contractors supported the move, with an 11 member Missile Sites Labor Commission formed to oversee cooperation among government, unions, and management.
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Washington
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
White House
Accident Near Thomasville Claims Life of John D. Greer
John Don ald Greer, 44, of Rt. 2 Lexington, was fatally injured when his compact car overturned on a rural dirt road near Thomasville. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. on New Cut Road off old Highway 64 in Davidson County. He died at Thomaville City Hospital shortly after arrival. no further details were released by noon.
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Thomasville
John Donald Greer
Rt. 2
Lexington
Here
New Cut Road
Old Highway 64
Davidson County
Greer
Green Ambulance
Thomaville City Hospital
Moon Race costs taxpayers under Kennedy plan
President Kennedy's moon challenge raises taxpayer costs while space scientists call for peaceful use of space. The National Conference on Peaceful Uses of Space gathers scholars, industry, and educators to discuss satellites, weather forecasting, and basic space research for global benefit.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Kennedy
U.S
Space
Earth
Sun
Journal of Geophysical Research
Auto Tag Increase Proposed in North Carolina Legislature
A bill to raise auto license costs about 50 percent to fund highway projects was introduced in both chambers. Senate Drives tests for drunken drivers, with licenses possibly suspended for refusing tests. Gov. Sanford backs using surplus funds for secondary roads. the measure would also raise tag fees across vehicle sizes.
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Raleigh
Senate Roads Committee
Motor Vehicles Department
Senate
House
Sen
Cutlar Moore
Robeson
Moore
Sanford
Two Women Kidnapped and Slain in Plainfield Area
Plainfield police hold two suspects, Lorelle Parks and Joseph Maxey, in a double murder tied to the abduction of two women from a Plainfield car. The victims Mrs. Ewell and Mrs. Tyson were found in a Cadillac with evidence including keys and wallet. Detectives call the case highly vicious and are probing possible sexual assault. a cab driver witnessed the abduction and led authorities toward the suspects after following vehicles toward Fanwood.
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Lorelle Parks
Plainfield
Joseph Maxey
Dunellen
Dom
Hennessy
Cadillac
Parks
Arthur Phillips
Wilbur Morris
Morris
GOP Blasts Kennedy Over Tractors for Prisoners
Republican leaders denounce President Kennedy for backing a plan to raise funds to buy 500 tractors to ransom more than 1,200 Castro-held prisoners. The attack marks the first official party denunciation of the plan, as resolutions seek Congress to oppose ransom payments.
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Washington
Kennedy
America
Fidel Castro
Senate
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Homer E. Capehart
Indiana
Congress
Freedom Fund
United Auto Workers Union
Brendan Sexton
UAW
Eleanor Roosevelt
GOP
Negro 29 Put To Death In S C Electric Chair
Char lie Robinson, 29, a Calhoun County Negro, was executed in South Carolina's electric chair for raping a white woman. He died after 7 13 a m as the chair operated for seven minutes. Witnesses were separated by a glass partition and heard through a microphone. His last words were no. His appeal efforts failed and Governor Hollings denied clemency.
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Columbia
S.C
Charlie Robinson
Calhoun County
South Carolina
Robinson
Quincy Bullock
Dillon County
Orangeburg
State Supreme Court
Ernest F. Hollings
Kennedy predicts first Black U.S. president within 30 to 40 years
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told a Voice of America audience that racial prejudices are breaking down and a Black president could emerge in the next three to four decades. He noted progress despite prejudice worldwide and recalled Irish immigrant ancestors as context.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Voice of America
Alabama
Kennedy
Boston
John F. Kennedy
United States
Trans Atlantic Flight Records Shattered by Air Force Bomber
An Air Force Convair Hustler bomber set trans Atlantic speed records, flying from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas to Paris in 6 hours 15 minutes, averaging 1105 mph. The trip included New York to Paris in 3 hours 20 minutes, with refueling from KC-135 tankers. The mission also established Carswell to Washington and Washington to New York records.
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Paris
le Bourget Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
Carswell Air Force Base
Texas
New York Paris
Lindbergh
Spirit of St. Louis
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Carswell
Washington
New York
U S. Air Force
New York-Paris
Billy Graham to have X rays in London hospital
AP reports evangelist Billy Graham, 42, will undergo chest and throat X rays in London this afternoon before a three week Manchester crusade. He collapsed with a throat infection aboard the Queen Mary and has canceled two sermons. aides say he is brighter today but requires examination.
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London
Billy Graham
Manchester
England
Graham
Jerry Bevan
Kennedy seeks far reaching overhaul of foreign aid program
President Kennedy urged Congress to adopt a sweeping reform of the foreign aid program including a $4.75 billion annual plan and a multi billion dollar future loan system. He proposed a single master agency named AID to oversee both economic and arms aid as part of the defense budget with under secretary of state rank.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Free World
A.I.D
Agency For International Development
Secretary of State
U.S
Southeast Asia
Exclusive Kennedy Portraits and Behind the Scenes Feature
Family Weekly presents an exclusive cover portrait by Jacques Lowe of President John F Kennedy. The May 29 feature includes black and white images of a Cabinet meeting, White House visitors and late night letter dictation, alongside scenes of his daily routine.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Family Weekly
Jacques Lowe
Lowe
Kennedy
White House
Six Youths Die In Desert Crash After Graduation
A two car crash on a desert highway near Safford Arizona killed six teens and a man in the other vehicle. The victims aged 17 included Wade West Ivan Bryce Allen Joan Robinson Berta Bigler Kay Fyffe and Jerry Goodman the sole graduate. Johnny Johns survived with minor injuries. Wayne Wamsley 33 died in the collision on US 666 after reportedly travelling at about 70 mph.
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Safford
Ariz
Arizona
Safford Hospital
Arizona Highway Patrol
Wayne Wamsley
Pima
Wamsley
Everett Hall
Safford High School
Jerry Goodman
Graham County
Bob Goodman
Elks’ Club
Jerry
Wade West
Ivan Bryce Allen
Joan Robinson
Berta Bigler
Kay Fyffe
Johnny Johns
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Thomas
John R. Jordan
Wake
Sen. Warren
Lunsford Crew
Halifax
State Board of Education
W. C. Harris
Edward H. Wilson
Caswell
Crew
Plainfield, N. J
Bernard Ehrenberg
Union County
Lorelle Parke
AIR Force
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