Johnson Promises Free Information for Public
President elect Lyndon B. Johnson told reporters at the Associated Press editors’ meeting that the new administration will grant the nation full access to information about public affairs while balancing security and executive confidence. He said Kennedy will articulate a future blueprint, and the administration aims to do the greatest good for the greatest number, within limits.
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Williamsburg
Lyndon B
Paris
Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association
America
Sen. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Churchill in good spirits as he recovers from injury
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill, 85, resting after a fall that fractured a small spine bone. Lord Moran said the case proceeds normally with no complications though bronchial congestion is a risk. Mary Churchill Soames notes boredom from inactivity but telegrams bring cheer.
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London
Winston Churchill
Lord Moran
Herbert J. A. Seddon
Churchill
Mary Churchill Soames
Four Negroes Seek Service at Downtown Lunch Counter
Four unidentified Negro youths tried to be served at a whites only Woolworth lunch counter in St. Petersburg. Robert Paul, the store manager, ordered the counter closed and witnesses said the youths left after signs were posted. The firm has started serving Negroes at similar counters in Tampa and other cities weeks earlier.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Robert Paul
Woolworth’s
Paul
Tampa
Traffic Through Bay Bridge Surpasses Sixty Thousand Daily
Officials estimate over 66,000 vehicles cross the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge each day, highlighting heavy commuter demand and ongoing congestion concerns for the region.
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San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
Lewiston Pastor John Eastman and Family Die in Crash
The Rev John Eastman 28 and six of his children were killed when their car hit a narrow Lewiston bridge on Friday night. Donna Eastman 27 was with him. their seven children ranged from eight months to seven years. Services will be held at two Lewiston Presbyterian churches while the town mourns the loss of a beloved pastor active in Lions and Masonic groups. A classmate from Gustavus Adolphus College will lead funeral services.
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Lewiston
Plainview
Donna Eastman
Lewiston High School
John Eastman
Narow Bridge
Pamela
Mary
James
Carol
Thomas
John
Eastman
Presbyterian Church
Utica
Gustavus Adolphus College
Presbyterian Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Walter Meyer
German Lutheran Church
Jim Forkner
Wilberton
Okla
Scots Protest Polaris Base March in Glasgow
More than 5,000 demonstrators paraded through Glasgow protesting the U S Polaris submarine base on the Clyde River. Led by Labour MPs Emrys Hughes John Rankin and John Forman the march followed an open air protest at Trinity Church with a unanimous resolution. A separateLondon protest involved about 1,000 people marching from The London Peace Campaign rally supporting allied ties and opposing American bases in Britain.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde River
Emrys Hughes
John Rankin
John Forman
Clifford Macquire
Trinity Congregational Church
London
Britain
America
New England Boy Given Life Term for North Carolina Slaying
An 18 year old from North Billerica Massachusetts was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life at hard labor for killing 65 year old Clarence South Grant near Winston Salem. A defense psychiatrist testified to schizophrenia and paranoia affecting his judgment. Grant, a retired farmer and auto dealer, was hitchhiking to visit his daughter when he was killed after giving the youth a ride.
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Lexington
N.C
New England
North Carolina
Joseph Vaillancourt Jr
North Billerica
Mass
Vaillancourt
Clarence South Grant
Mocksville
Winston-Salem
Grant
Winston. Salem
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert L. Rollins Jr
Misplaced Sock Incident Involving Lois Thomas
Lois Thomas explains the black eye after a street insult led her to punch one man. Her brother declined to intervene directly and accidentally struck her eye during the attempted assist in Spartanburg D C.
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Spartanburg, D. C
Lois Thomas
Grange Awards Presented At National Convention
The National Grange awarded top honors for community development in Winston-Salem, led by Yale Ore Grange winning the $10,000 top prize and Volunteer Grange near Knoxville receiving $5,000 as runner up. James C. Worthy of the Sears Roebuck Foundation presided as the awards were handed to delegates during the 10 day gathering with more than 5,000 Granges active nationwide.
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Winston-Salem
National Grange
James C. Worthy
Sears- Roebuck Foundation
Yale
Ore
Grange
Volunteer Grange
Knoxville
Tenn
Worthy
Herschel D. Newsom
Two Negroes Face Manslaughter Charges After Fatal Highway Crash
In Kannapolis North Carolina two Black men Davis 19 and Knox 22 were charged after a high speed race ended in a crash killing 18 year old Phyllis G Little. Davis was charged with manslaughter and racing while Knox faced highway racing charges.
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Kannapolis
N.C
Highway Patrol
Carl Mitchell Davis
Paul David Knox
Rt. 4
Davis
Phyllis Beaver
Rt. 3
Concord
Phyllis Geraldine Little
Rt. 2
Miss Beaver
US. 29
Rowan County
Average Tops 1959 Middle Belt Tobacco Sales Season Ends
The North Carolina Middle Belt finished its flue cured tobacco sales after a season with a market average $4.50 higher than 1959. Old Belt markets began closing as season totals reached 243,137,082 pounds at $58.99 average. Needing final closures by end of November and December, Virginia and North Carolina markets wrapped up with varied gains and declines amid holiday suspensions.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Middle Belt
North Carolina-Virginia
Durham
Henderson
Oxford
Warrenton
Fuquay-Varina
Louisburg
Brookneal
Rocky Mount
Virginia
Clarksville
Lawrenceville
Martinsville
Madison
Stoneville
N.C
Petersburg
Greensboro
Chase
Who Started Civil War Cannot Be Determined
At the Civil War Conference Avery Craven argued blame cannot be assigned to either side. He noted North and South held deep convictions and that modern world forces influenced both, creating tensions that made statesmanship difficult and fed mutual injustices and rigid self-righteousness.
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Gettysburg
University of Chicago
Avery C. Craven
Craven
Robert E. Lee
Navy Captain's Son Die In Beaufort Hospital Fall
Autopsy indicates Robert C. Perkins 14 fell or jumped from the fifth floor roof of the Naval Hospital at Beaufort South Carolina. He was missing from home since Thursday and was a Beaufort High freshman. His father Capt Paul K Perkins commands the hospital.
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Beaufort
S.C
Beaufort Marine Air Station
Naval Hospital
Robert C. Perkins
Navy
Paul K. Perkins
C. Bridgers
New Parris Island Marine Base
Bridgers
Pikeville
N.C
Donald
University of North Carolina
Martha
Beaufort High
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Davidson County
Depa
Uty C. C. McGuinn
State Mental Hospital
Rollins
Central Prison
Girl
C. L
Joe” Honeycutt
High Point Area
Honeycutt
Occidental
Piedmont-Carolina
Ed Hicklin
High Point
Sunset Drive
Median Occidental
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Shallotte, N. C
Sunset Beach
Twin Lakes
Twin Lake
Vesta Pier
Terrace
N. C. Land Auction Company
Clinton, N. C
Lumberton
N. C
Mac” Moore
Hilbert D. Lovett
Lumberton, N. C
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