Moot Court regional finals open at UNC Law School
Regional finals of the National Moot Court competition begin Friday at the University of North Carolina Law School in Chapel Hill. Law students from North Carolina and Virginia compete for a berth in the national finals in New York City next month with judges from state and federal courts. Teams include Wake Forest, Virginia, Richmond, William and Mary, UNC Durham, Washington and Lee, South Carolina, and Duke. Semis Saturday morning and finals Saturday evening.
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Highway Commission Meeting to Hear Bridge Projects in Morehead City
The State Highway Commission will meet in Morehead City November 20 and 21 to review bids on 25 road improvement projects, almost all bridges. Bids were advertised from Raleigh, with openings set November 19, and officials will hear city and county leaders on road matters during the two day session.
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N.C
State Highway Commission
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Burlington Industries Buys Sidney Blumenthal Co Shel tons Looms
Burlington Industries Inc announced it has completed negotiations for controlling interest in Sidney Blumenthal Co, seller of Shel ton Looms. Blumenthal operates plants in Valley Falls North Carolina Rocky Mount and Wilson and is listed on the American Stock Exchange. Burlington will buy 77 percent at 6 50 per share and offer 6 50 to remaining shareholders.
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Greensboro
Burlington Industries, Inc
Tain
Sidney Blumenthal & Co
Shelton Looms
Blumenthal
Amer
Ican Stock Exchange
Valley Falls
R.J
Rocky Mount
Wilson
Burlington
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Race Issue Hurts U S Abroad Says Swiss Bishop
A Swiss Methodist bishop Ferdinand Sigg in Geneva says U S integration problems harm the faith’s foreign mission efforts. He and two other foreign bishops visiting Duke University report Europeans question America’s stance on freedom as they observe events like Little Rock.
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Durham
Switzerland
U.S
Ferdinand Sigg
Geneva
Little Rock
Ark
Methodism
Sigg
Duke University UN
North Carolina School Boards Meet in Chapel Hill
More than 300 school officials gathered for the fourth statewide delegate assembly of the North Carolina State School Boards Assn. Speakers included Chairman Dallas Herring and former University of South Carolina president Donald Russell. Governor Hodges addressed lunch. Building sound educational programs was a key topic.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina State School Boards Assn
Dallas Herring
North Carolina Board of Edu
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Donald Russell
University of South Carolina
Hodges
Eastern Belt Tobacco Marketing Nears End
The Associated Press reports the marketing season is nearly finished on North Carolina's Eastern Belt with only Rocky Mount and Wilson remaining after today. Wednesday sales totaled under one million pounds with prices $1 to $3 per 100 pounds. Middle Belt and Old Belt totals show declines and lower quality lugs and primings dominating, as Eastern Belt and Old Belt averages slide from Monday.
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North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Wilson
Federal
Middle Belt
State Democrats surge as GOP loses seats in 1957
In North Carolina the Democratic wave trimmed Charles Raper Jonas's 10th district lead to under 15 000 as Dave Clark failed to win. unofficial returns show Democrats taking nine of thirteen Republican seats in the House and possibly reducing Republicans in the 1959 General Assembly. Three women will join the House and Leroy Martin notes a historic Yadkin County victory.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Dave Clark
Charles Raper Jonas
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Jonas
Alexander
Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
Henderson
Randolph
Stanly
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Lenoir
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Stokes
D. Rachel Davis
Buncombe
Cherokee
Jackson
Mecklenburg
Yadkin Democrats Sweep County Offices Dominant at Hand
The article notes Yadkin Democrats celebrate a courthouse dedication surrounded by political tension as Republicans lose county offices. Unofficial word suggests Catawba and Stanly counties also swept Democrats into every available county post.
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Yadkin
Leroy Martin
Catawba
Stanly
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