Three Member Todd Family Killed in Lexington Crash
A tractor trailer struck a stalled car near Lexington N C late Thursday night killing Henry Ashley Todd 29 Geneva Edwards Todd 24 and their two month old daughter Eliza all of Candler Buncombe County. The car was pushed off the road, the baby thrown onto the highway shoulder and the parents trapped in the wreckage. The driver Thomas Mayes 28 of Greenville N C faced three counts of manslaughter and was held on bond. The Todds were en route to Raleigh when the crash occurred about 11 30 p m on I 85.
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Lexington
N.C
Here
F. Y. Plummer
Henry Ashley Todd
Geneva Edwards Todd
Eliza
Rt. 2
Candler
Buncombe County
Plummer
Charles Bullard
Salisbury
Todds
M. E. Block
Ner
Todd
Cpl
D. R. McKinney
Mayes
Davidson County
Rumors Tie Mills to Supreme Court Job Amid Health Bill Fight
Washington AP reports rumors that Rep Wilbur Mills may join the Supreme Court, tied to Kennedy’s medical care for the aged bill and Mills opposition to the plan. Kennedy says the bill may reach committee next year. Mills’ status could shift chairmanship if he leaves Congress.
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Washington
Wilbur Mills
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Mills
House
Ways and Means
William C. Douglas
Hugo L. Black
Congress
Cecil R. King
D-Calif
King
Congressional
Engineer Pleads Innocent In Espionage Case
Newark AP report says engineer John William Butenko of Orange and Russian chauffeur Igor A. Ivanov of New York City pled innocent to three counts of conspiring to transmit U S defense information to the Soviet Union. FBI arrested them Oct 29 in a suspected espionage plot.
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Newark
N.J
Russia
John William Butenko
Orange
Igor A. Ivanov
New York City
FBI
Ivanov
Thomas
Asst
U.S
Sanford Jaffe
Butenko
Meaney
Court of Appeals
Soviet Union
Paris Isn't Free For Congressmen
AP report debunks the myth that Congress members can spend U S owned francs in Paris without taxpayer cost. It notes that counterpart funds are now scarce and embassy replacements shift costs back to Americans. Rep Wayne Hays faced criticism for taking Ernest Petinaud on a Paris trip. he had no comment as he left for Ohio.
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Stanley Meisler
Washington
Capitol Hill
U. S
Paris
Wayne Hays
D-Ohio
House
Ernest Petinaud
Ernest
Adam Clayston Powell
D-N. Y
United States
Europe
U.S
France
Hays
Ohio
Hunger strike marks protest by jailed ministers
Fifteen northern white clergymen jailed for defying an injunction and leading an anti segregation march began a hunger strike. They refused morning meals in Martin County Jail as they protested their arrests. Sheriff Rawls said more mattresses may be added. one minister planned to telegram Bishop Stokes in Massachusetts.
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Williamston
N. C
Martin County
Jan Williamston
Sheriff's Department
Raymond Rawls
Rawls
John Harmon
Anson Stokes
Massachusetts
Kennedy Urges Tax Reform and Labor Support at AFL CIO
President Kennedy urged prompt action on tax cuts and labor support to spur a growing economy and create jobs. He attacked GOP plans, pressed labor’s role in economic growth, and criticized proposals including selling TVA and a federal right to work. He contrasted Rockefeller’s reception with the convention’s mood.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Kennedy
United States
New York
Rockefeller
Goldwater
AFL
Senate
Soviet Union
TVA
Cuba
President Kennedy Spurns Escort In New York City
President Kennedy begins a five day East Coast trip by traveling without the usual motorcycle escort in New York City. He stops at red lights and says he will continue the practice while in town, drawing mixed reactions from police and Secret Service.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Kennedy
New York Police Department
Palm ‘Beach
Fla
New York
Pierre Salinger
la Guardia
Michael J. Murphy
The
Secret Service
Dispute Over Grain Sales Delays Kennedy Foreign Aid Bill
A Senate clash over an amendment to ban Export-Import Bank guarantees for private grain sales to Communist countries stalled President Kennedy's foreign aid bill. Sen Mundt proposed the mark up, Mansfield failed to kill it, and Dirksen abstained. The fight threatened a $3.7 billion authorization amid negotiations on wheat sales to Russia and other bloc nations.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Mike Mans
Field
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Russia
Mendenhalls Welcomed Back From National Realtors Meet
Ed Mendenhall yesterday became president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards and, with Mrs. Mendenhall, received an ovation on their return from New York. A large welcome contingent from Winston-Salem Greensboro and High Point greeted them as they stepped from the plane. Delegations of civic dignitaries and realtors from across the state attended. Ed Mendenhall is president of Mendenhall Moore Realtors in High Point.
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National Realtors
Ed Mendenhall
National Assn. of Real Estate Boards
Association
New York
North Carolina
Bill Hylton
High Point Board of Realtors
Mendenhalls
Art Richardson
OL Weil
WinHeid
Winston-Salem Greensboro
Mendenhall
Mendenhall-Moore, Realtors
High Point
Mendenhall back home as NAREB president visits
Mendenhall returns to North Carolina with a 14 year NAREB board presence and a 1941 vice presidency, leading a welcome that included High Point Greensboro and Durham officials. Mayors Schenck and Mehan joined Realtors leaders as the airport reception noted his 1964 NAREB presidency and long state ties.
Byrd says Kennedy tax cut gamble risks solvency
Sen. Harry F. Byrd criticizes President Kennedy for pushing an $11 billion tax cut while planning higher spending, calling it a dangerous gamble that could worsen the deficit. He says no prior president tried deficit financing to cut taxes and expects no Senate action this year.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Harry F. Byrd
Kennedy
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Shutdown To Avoid Union Legal
A divided Fourth Circuit held that an employer may permanently close to avoid union pressure. The 3-2 ruling overturns a National Labor Relations Board finding that Darlington Manufacturing Co and Deering Milliken Inc acted unlawfully by closing the Darlington South Carolina plant.
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Richmond
4Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Darlington Manufacturing Co
Deering Milliken Inc
Darlington, S.C
NLRB
Darlington
Deering Milliken
Textile Workers ‘Union of America
Roger Milliken
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Green‘ville
D.C
Henderson
Bullard
Raleigh
Robert Head
REP
Rep. Mills
N.Y. Police
Ernest B. Vaccaro
High Point Board For Realtors
Joseph Robb
Durham
Menden‘hall
National Assn
Nts
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