Drivers Hold Out In Strike In North Carolina
Raleigh reports a second day of bus driver strike at Carolina Coach Co as negotiations stall. John H. Thomas says no talks planned until drivers return. About 300 drivers walked out after contract expired September 22. Union seeks higher pay and benefits. company cites existing strong package. Northeast North Carolina areas lack intercity service. Utilities Commission allows other carriers to step in but none have yet.
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Cold snap keer North Carolina as frost grips region
The Associated Press reports an autumn cold wave lingering over North Carolina with frost and low temperatures from 22 to 38 degrees. Mt Mitchell plunged to 14 degrees, blue ridge Parkway sections closed for winter and reopening planned in April. Major cities ranged from 27 to 33 degrees.
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Mt. Mitchell
United States
Blue Ridge Parkway
Eisenhower visits Gettysburg farm and livestock
President Eisenhower made a midday motorless flight to his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm, inspected about 100 cattle, and wandered the pasture with George E. Allen. He planned to decide which animals would be sent to market during the visit.
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Washington
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Truman Administration
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Happy Mamie Nears Her 60th Birthday
Washington observes Mamie Eisenhower's 60th birthday amid memories of last year's illness and a calm White House celebration plan. She is praised as a gracious hostess with a simple palate, motor for social life, and a noted memory for names, faces, and fashion.
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Beaufort trial opens as 13 year old testifies in rape case
In Beaufort North Carolina a 13 year old girl testified about an alleged June 29 assault involving Jerry Willis Marie and Boyette. The court cleared spectators during her testimony and jurors were seated from a Jones County venire. The state plans medical testimony and Boyette remains jailed without bond awaiting trial.
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Veterans Day Observance Set For High Point
High Point observes Veterans Day with bank, post office, and employment office closures tomorrow. General delivery at the post office will run 9 to noon with no other window service or regular mail. Claimants should file at the employment office next Monday.
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Farm Bureau President Williams Dies in Wilson County
A. D. Williams, president of the Farm Bureau, died in Wilson County after a week in hospital. He had chaired the City of Wilson's Key City Board of Commissioners and served as past president of the City Commissioners Association of North Carolina.
Ku Klux Burns Cross In North Carolina Rally
Lincoln County district hosts fourth Klan rally in as many weeks with a cross burning. A robed speaker vows public schools will not be desegregated in the state.
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N.C
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
10 Aboard Overdue Seaplane
Norfolk Navy seaplane with ten men aboard is long overdue after a Liberian freighter sighted a burning aircraft 400 miles north of Bermuda. Rescue efforts by air and sea continued as weather hindered visibility and the Bermuda patrol plane monitored the situation. The Navy lists three officers and seven crew missing, with identities withheld until next of kin is notified.
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Dairyman Learns Counterfeit Bills Linked to Plane Crash
Weatherford Texas secret service agents told 27 year old dairy farmer Oscar Womack that the 25000 dollars he found were counterfeit. The bills resembled notes found with the body of Robert Keller Jr a 31 year old Fort Worth attorney and promoter killed in a plane crash near Corpus Christi in August.
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Willow Creek
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Robert Keller Jr
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Corpus Christi
Southern editor warns against rapid school integration
Horace Wells Jr of Clinton Tennessee told the National Editorial Association that Southern schools must not integrate quickly due to enduring prejudice. He cited Clinton riots and a white citizens council as intimidation against officials and warned that swift action could spark further mob pressure. NEA president Alfred Ball added that Mississippi will take many years to achieve integration while Negro and white children deserve equal facilities.
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Clinton, Tenn
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Clinton Courier- News
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Woodhaven
N.Y
Observer
Mississippi
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Woodrow Wilson Lauded at Staunton Armory Dedication
Staunton Virginia November 10 1944 Lt Gov A E S Stephens calls Woodrow Wilson a monument to his dream as the Howie Memorial Armory is dedicated Major of St Lo Sallie Howie cuts the ribbon Genera Canham presents eight new campaign streamers to the 116th Infantry Regiment noting its 30 streamers and Revolutionary lineage.
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Thomas D. Howie
iSt. Lo
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Sallie
Converse College
Spartanburg
S. C
Carter L. Burgess
Defense
Charles E. Hart
2Nd Army
E. Walton Opie
116Th Infantry
Charles D. W. Canham
116Th
League of Nations
Wilson
Three Children Fatally Burned in Darlington Fire
In Darlington District of Columbia three Negro children died in a house fire today. The victims were Michael aged 3 months, Mae Alice 3, and Roland 4. Their mother Sara Bell Johnson reported the flames. Father Clayton, burned but saved 1-year-old Joyce Jean.
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D.C
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Michael
Mae Alice
Roland
Clayton
Joyce Jean
Youngster Overcomes Handicap at Ten in North Carolina
Harold Laws, now 10, lives in Bryson City after a 1950 .22 rifle accident left him blind in one eye. He recovered enough to help his parents dig potatoes, plays tag football, and shows improved schoolwork in fifth grade.
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N.C
Harold Laws
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Swain County
Harold Bacon
Wayne W. Laws
Vivian Williams
Tampa Mayor Tightens City Firehouse Conduct
New Tampa mayor Nick Nucero orders firefighters to stop cussing fussing and whistling in the ladies as part of a broader code of conduct he unveiled shortly after taking office.
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Fla
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