Greensboro High Point plan to enlarge airport authority
A Greensboro High Point Forsyth County expansion plan would create Guilford Forsyth Airport Authority with equal voice for Winston Salem and Forsyth County in airport decisions. The proposal, outlined to Guilford County officials, envisions one city appointee from each of Greensboro High Point Winston Salem and three county appointees, with funding tied to investments.
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Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point
Guil
Winston-Salford County
Greensboro-High
Point
Forsyth County
Airport Authority
Hich Point
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Raleigh Man Granted Pardon After Long Sentence
Gov. Sanford pardons Ezra D. Norris 37 who served two years and five months of a life term for rape. Norris, released from Central Prison, had been deemed to have grave doubt of guilt by the State Paroles Board. He pleaded guilty in Wake County in 1960 to raping a 12 year old girl. The girl later said she was mistaken in testifying he was raped and Norris denied understanding the admission.
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Raleigh
Sanford
Ezra D. Norris
Central Prison
State Paroles Board
Johnson Matthews
Norris
Wake Superior Court
Margin-Call Worries Push Stocks Lower Amid Debate
Investors fret over margin requirements and a steep sell-off as analysts compare current losses to 1929. Funston urges a Federal Reserve cut to 50 percent, while Kennedy says the economy remains sound. Congress weighs in with varied views on cause and policy.
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Funston
Federal Reserve Board
Kennedy
Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Banking Committee
Texas Town Adopts Daylight Saving Time
CISCO Texas this 5000 population town will switch to daylight saving time on Friday to give fishermen golfers swimmers bridge players skiiers and other recreation lovers more time for their favored pastimes per Chamber of Commerce manager Larry Miller.
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Cisco
Tex
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Miller
Traffic Deaths Run Below Normal During Memorial Day Holiday
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day holiday traffic deaths running below normal, with an expected 80 to 120 fatalities during the 30 hour period. Pleasant weather and heavy travel drive millions onto highways as 74 million cars are predicted to be in motion by midnight.
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National Safety Council
Head Em Up Bulls Fight Truck Flips on U S 40
In Morganton North Carolina an eighteen wheeler carrying twenty five bulls overturned on U S 40 after bulls fought causing weight shift. Three bulls died and several were destroyed. The Pembroke Kentucky truck bound for Hickory Packing Co. where the bulls would be slaughtered. The driver Dennis Jones was uninjured.
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Morganton
N. C
U.S
Deer
Pembroke
Hickory Packing Co
Dennis Jones
Ex Senator Barrett Dies Of Leukemia
Former U S senator and Wyoming governor Frank A. Barrett died at 5 50 a m in Cheyenne after a leukemia diagnosis on May 15 He was 69 and had spent winters in Phoenix Arizona Barrett served in both houses of Congress and as Wyoming state governor before retiring to Lusk He is survived by his wife Augusta two sons and a daughter
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Wyo
Frank A. Barrett
U. S
Barrett
Lusk
Phoenix
Ariz
Wyoming
Niobrara County
U.S
U. S. Senate
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Washington
Senate
Congress
Omaha
Neb
Creighton University
Alice
Bethesda
Augusta Hogan
Boulder
Colo
Francis Barrett
James E. Barrett
Marialyce Tobin
Capser
Mediators Talk Over Enka Strike In Asheville
Exploratory talks opened to resolve the Enka strike as state and federal mediators met with Enka representatives at George Vanderbilt Hotel. UTWA workers, 2991 on strike, seek higher wages toward a $2.20 hourly target, versus the company's offer of five cents more and better benefits.
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Asheville
American Enka Corp
Enka
Yates Heafner
Charlotte
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
George Vanderbilt Hotel
Gill Barker
N. C. State Dept. of Labor
Division of Conciliation
Raleigh
L. S. Zerfoss
Francis M. Gilman
Robert L. Baker
United Textile Workers of America
UTWA
Market Rally Eases Dems Fear Over Stock Slide
Democrats breathing easier after a sharp pre holiday stock rebound erased much of Monday’s losses. The Dow rose 27.03 to 603.96 as Humphrey dismissed GOP claims of economic harm and urged quick action on the tax bill amid investor concerns and administration policy debates.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Humphrey
Senate
Wall Street
State Parks To Open Facilities For Summer
Raleigh AP reports twelve state parks will open summer facilities this Saturday. Park amenities include swimming boating fishing picnicking hiking and limited tent and trailer camping drawing large crowds during hot months. Last year attendance reached 1 665 502 visitors.
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Raleigh
Jail Sentence Seen as Belated Substitute for Spanking
An editorial note argues that legal penalties sometimes replace corporal punishment, suggesting a shift toward formal discipline. It discusses social attitudes toward punishment and the role of incarceration in behavior correction.
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