Council Adopts Ordinance for Outside City Rates
The council approved an ordinance setting outside city water rates and a minimum charge per consumer unit amid months of debate. A portion of the measure faced challenges over a 500 cent per 100 cubic feet master meter rate for users beyond city limits. The ordinance also involves residential zone changes and multiple bid awards for street work, library items, and utility projects with several firms named.
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Charles Amos
S. Main St
Blair Park
Pair Denies Killing Boy in Kidnap Case
Hall and an accomplice deny killing the child in a ransom plot tied to the Greenlease family case. Hall admits a breakup argument, says he watched Bobby Greenlease attend school, and claims a $600000 ransom was requested as FBI notes trace Letterman’s drops near a bridge.
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Heady
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Robert Letterman
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Hill
Greenlease Tip Proved False After Boy Found Dead
A search that began in Toccoa Georgia and traced a black Kansas license truck to sites near High Point and Thomasville ended with the discovery of the kidnapped Greenlease boy’s body in Missouri. Police had followed a Georgia woman sighting and other faint leads, but the last reported tip led nowhere.
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High Point
Thomasville
Missouri
Georgia City
Kansas
Anderson
Spartanburg
Talbott Urges Plane Spotter Training in North Carolina
Secretary Harold Talbott urged North Carolina to expand its plane spotter training program. In a letter to Acting State Director Russell Nicholson he warned radar screens can be blinded by planes and said observer volunteers are a key defense measure. Nicholson urged interested volunteers to contact local Civil Defense directors.
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Raleigh
Secretary of the
Air Force
North Carolina
Civil Defense
Russell C. Nicholson
Harold Talbott
Talbott
Russia
Strategic Air Command
Nicholson
GOC
Emergency Hay Aid Extends To Drought Regions
Secretary Benson announced an emergency hay program with 10 million dollars more to supply lower grade beef feed and other roughage for winter. Readiness covers Arkansas Colorado Kansas Kentucky Mississippi Missouri Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Virginia and the Dakotas California Wisconsin and more. Government stocks will sell hay at reduced costs to sustain foundation dairy beef cattle and sheep herds amid pasture shortages.
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$55,000 Suit Filed In Old Auto Accident
A $55,000 civil suit was filed in the High Point division seeking $20,000 for personal injury and $20,000 for wrongful death plus $1,500 in medical bills. The case concerns an October 13, 1952 auto collision with defendant Glenn S. Nance and the deceased S. P. Anthony. The defendant died October 22, 1952.
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Saboth
Latiff
Fallie IF
Ant 7
S. P. Anthony
Glenn S. Nance
Vegetables Sacrificed To Progress In Bucks County
In Doylestown Pennsylvania the Pennsylvania Turnpike extension faced a legal challenge when an injunction was granted to continue work across eight acres owned by Mr and Mrs Joseph Poneczek. Judge Edwin H Satterthwaite ordered the state to count all parsnips and beets on the land to determine compensation or action for the vegetable sacrifice.
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Doylestown
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Delaware River
Joseph Poneczek
Bucks County
Poneczek
Turnpike Commission
Edwin H. Satterthwaite
North Carolina Hospitals Board Plans Building Program
Greensboro planners outlined the mechanics of an overall hospital building and repair program. The state hospital bond election passed Saturday authorized 22 million dollars for state mental hospitals with most funds already earmarked for specific hospitals or programs.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control
H. W. Kendall
Ports Authority chief touts Wilmington and Morehead City facilities
SCOTLAND NECK Col George W. Gillette executive director of the State Ports Authority says Wilmington and Morehead City ports have the foundation for the most efficient facilities in the nation. He spoke at the sixth development forum and urged bridges to connect highways railroads and airways with sea lanes. He also urged tobacco and cotton growers to ship produce shipside saving 8 cents per 100 pounds versus other ports.
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Scotland
George W. Gillette
State Ports Authority
Wilmington
Morehead City
Gillette
State Department of Conservation and Development
Shipside
Greene to Run North Carolina GOP Headquarters Liaison
Cl Greene of Boone named to head the state Republican headquarters at North Wilkesboro, filling in for the hospitalized State Chairman T E Story. Greene, secretary of the State Republican Executive Committee, will handle liaison on patronage matters between state headquarters and the National Committee.
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Winston-Salem
Cl Greene
Boone
North Wilkesboro
Greene
Republican Executive Committee
T.E. Story
Wilkesboro
North Carolina Motor Carriers Association praised for safety efforts
At the 22nd annual convention in Pinehurst M Webster Henry of Rocky Mount lauded the NCMCA for cooperation with state and federal safety programs. The association received the American Trucking National Safety Award for outstanding promotional activity. J Lance Rumble of General Motors Truck and Coach urged loyalty to employees.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina
Assn
M. Webster Henry
Rocky Mount
NCMCA
J. Lance Rumble
General Motors Corp
North Carolina inmates indicted in Hartford for driving guard
Three NC convicts who escaped from a state hospital were indicted in New Haven for aiding the escapee Howard S. Edman from Cos Cob. Edward E. Turcotte Arthur R. Holt and Odell Strickland faced related charges as they were transported to Providence on Aug 18.
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Conn
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Howard S. Dman
Cos Cob
Providence
R. I
Edward E. Turcotte
Arthur R. Holt
Raleigh
N. C
Odell Strickland
Smithfield
Debated Russian Pact and German rearmament in Europe
Dulles outlined the nonaggression framework while noting Germany is not in the UN and may be covered by guarantees. A six nation Defense Community including West Germany could link with NATO, risking renewed German military power. Eisenhower's stance on world domination added tension to European security talks.
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Pair Sentenced For Failure To Follow Orders
Judge Archie Myatt sentenced three defendants for failing to follow orders. Eugene Archie, 36, was given two years on the roads for capital support of his family. Jessie Goins, 38, received 12 months. Walter Ragan, 56, convicted of multiple drunkenness, got six months in county jail.
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Hoover St
Jessie Goins
Kivett Dr
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County
Aoe
Archdale VFW Paper Drive Slated For Sunday
Summers-Hodgin VFW Post members will pick up curbside paper and rag bundles in Archdale Trinity Allen Jay Bakers Town and Oak View starting at 1 p.m. If rain occurs the drive shifts to the following Sunday.
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Oak View
Wilson Downgrades Soviet Nuclear Threat in Atlantic City
Wilson asserted the Soviet Union is not ready for war and questioned whether the USSR has a hydrogen bomb. He warned of atomic war’s catastrophic toll while arguing U S defense should focus on radar warning and fighter planes, with possible defense spending rising about 500 million. Senators Ellender and Johnston praised his stance.
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Weather outlook with mild temperatures and sun
Tonight low 35 degrees with a high near 72 tomorrow. Today’s high was 68 and last night’s low 40. Sunset today at 5 56 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 21 a m.
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Weather Bureau
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Home Ammeles Co
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Sen Antonio Sceeeeretees
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All-State Pharmacy Conference Opens In Chapel Hill
A full day of speeches opened the All-State Pharmacy Conference in Chapel Hill. Six speakers spoke in the morning and seven in the afternoon as delegates heard Louis Kazin of New York review the pharmacy outlook for the coming year.
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Chapel Hill
Louis Kazin
New York
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