Committee Fails To Name New Judge in Seventh District
The six member Democratic Executive Committee of the Seventh Judicial District met again in Raleigh to choose a resident Superior Court judge but failed to decide after 1 hour 45 minutes. The panel remains split 3 to 3 between Franklin Wake camps with Wake backing William Y. Bickett and Franklin favoring Hill Yarborough. past reports indicated Hamilton was also under consideration. Judge W. Harris retired Sept 30 after 27 years on the bench. There are two million handicapped children in the United States per the National Education Assn.
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Raleigh
Seventh Judicial District
Clyde Douglass
W. Harris
Douglass
Harris
Seventh District
Franklin County
Franklin
Wake
William Y. Bickett
Hill Yarborough
Louis
Hamilton
Louisburg
United States
The
National Education Assn
Democratic Caravan Rally Travels North Carolina Statewide
The Democratic caravan opened in Hendersonville and moved through Gaston County with a rally in the 11th District. U.S. Senator Alton Lennon criticized defeated Democrats who oppose the party ticket, while supporters denounce Republicans in North Carolina courthouses.
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Gastonia
N.C
Hendersonville
Prince
North Carolina
U.S
Alton A. Lennon
Lennon
W. Kerr Scott
Price Fluctuations Mark Tobacco Sales
The Associated Press reports on price fluctuations across tobacco markets. Monday's heavy volume led the Eastern Belt and the North Carolina Virginia Old Belt with gains on the Old Belt and stable to firm prices on the Eastern Belt.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
North Carolina-Virginia
North Carolina Middle Belt
Carolinas
Carolinas Border Belt
Middle Belt
Judge Rules Skill Ball Games Gamble in California
Superior Judge Frank G Swain ruled that Santa Monica skill ball games violate state law. He said the average player cannot compete with professionals and granted Nathan Schur a injunction against six operators who allegedly earned about a million dollars monthly.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Frank G. Swain
California
Joe Louis
Nathan Schur
Lost &. Gate
Merchants Seek Hearing on Gross Receipts Tax Proposal
North Carolina Merchants Association secretary Thompson Greenwood requests an early hearing before the Advisory Budget Commission on a proposed 40 percent gross receipts tax. D. S. Contrane says no budget conclusions are yet made and Gov. Umstead faces choices on spending cuts or new taxes amid a limited tax discussion. A stray Indonesia population figure is noted in the report.
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Raleigh Thompson Greenwood
North Carolina
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