Radioactivity Threatens English Area
A uranium cartridge used to manufacture plutonium caused milk from nearby farms to show six times the normal safety limit for radioactive iodine. Dr. A S McLean of the Atomic Energy Authority said farmers should store milk while decisions are made on its use for animal feed or butter and cheese. Fruit and vegetables were tested. area in Cumberland County spans seven miles by two with about 100 farms and 5000 residents.
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A. S. McLean
Atomic Energy Authority
McLean
Cumberland County
Santa Maria de la Antigua Erected in 1510
A brief note records construction at Santa Maria de la Antigua in Panama dated 1510, indicating its historical establishment during early colonial period.
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Santa Maria de la Antigua
Panama
Insurance Firm Seeks Policy Revisions After Ten Years
Northwestern Mutual Life plans to review policies ten years old or older to identify restrictive terms and offer changes. The program targets policies with fixed payments and drastic provisions, inviting holders to consider withdrawal or other adjustments amid rising costs and economic shifts.
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Surance Company
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Wis
T. J. Otsen
Northwestern
Est US
Life Insurance Company
Ee Eey
Townspeople Rally Behind Pawnee Player Abe Abbington
Residents of Pawnee Oklahoma support 18 year old Negro high school football player Abe Abbington recovering from a peptarel intestine injury suffered in a game with Hominy. He had a five hour operation and six white teammates donated blood. The Pawnee High School girls pep club held a prayer meet for his recovery with about 250 people from whites, Negroes and Indians offering help.
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Pawnee
Okla
Oklahoma
Be Abbington
Hominy
Abbington
Abe
Max McKenzie
State Violence Claims 12 In Fatal Incidents Across Counties
A string of fatal crashes and assaults is reported with victims including Glenn Otis Lite a 26 year old furniture worker killed near Troutman by freight train. Seenao of Rt 2 Cameron died in a car crash near his home. Terrence Simpson 39 of Charlotte killed in taxi collision near midtown. Paul Henry Baumgardner 45 of Hudson died in Caldwell County when a pickup plunged from a 300 foot embankment. Andrew Heck Kelly 42 of Lillington perished on State Highway 27 after a car overturn. Moses Rudd 29 of Varina died when his car overturned near home. Alex Bell of Greensboro died from brawl wounds. Clarence Foster Jr. of Charlotte killed when his car hit a tree near Paw Creek. Dorothy Jarvis 62 of Winston-Salem killed near Kannapolis in a crash with a truck.
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Glenn Otis Lite
Troutman
Seenao
Tae
Rt. 2
Cameron
Turend
Andrews Afb
Whitehurst
Bethel
Terrence Simpson
Charlotte
Paul Henry Baumgardner
Rt. 1
Hudson
Caldwell County
Andrew Heck Kelly
Rt. 3
Lillington
Moses Rudd
Varina
Alex Charles Bell
Clarence Foster Jr
Rt. 9
Paw Creek
Dorothy Jarvis
Rt. 6
Winston-Salem
Kannapolis
State Fair Opens Amid Crowds With Record Attendance Expected
Raleigh officials forecast an attendance record for the big North Carolina State Fair opening tomorrow as crowds gathered today to inspect exhibits and demonstrations. Officials report ongoing preparations with midway rides rising and concession stands busy as extended events including a five day exposition and a state singing convention draw thousands. Julius LaRosa tops arena attractions alongside harness racing auto races and fireworks with 50 000 dollars in premiums to be awarded exhibitors.
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Raleigh
Eee
Highway Patrol
Richard H. Chadwick
Taylor Maddrey
Durham
Bob
Bertha Boyd
Cove City
Harmonettes
Winston-Salem
Lexi Jones
Southern Aires
Wintergreen
Julius LaRosa
George E. Hamid
James E. Strates
Cattle Levy Promoted For North Carolina Beef Sales
The North Carolina Cattlemen's Association urges a cattle levy to fund beef promotion. If approved by the board, the plan goes to growers for a two thirds vote. Public hearings cover butterfat minimums for chocolate milk and quarantines on soy bean nematodes and witchweed in eastern NC.
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North Carolina
North Carolina Cattlemen's Assn
Tiny elf owl of the Southwest and western Mexico
The smallest owl species is the elf owl of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. It measures hardly six inches in length.
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United States
Mexico
Mrs. Griffith 77 Dies. Washington Baseball Club Link
Mrs. Griffith aged 77 died reportedly from a heart attack. Her late husband died in October 1955 at 85 and had served as president of the Washington Baseball Club from 1912 until his death. She was an aunt of club president Calvin Griffith who was adopted as a child.
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Washington Baseball Club
President DeButts Travels Rail Lines with Complaint Notebook
President Harry A. DeButts of the Southern Railway Company journeys across 13 states and carries a notebook to collect complaints from passengers and train personnel.
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Harry A. DeButts
The
Southern Railway Company
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Horsechester Hose
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Horsechester
New York
Nationwide
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Asheboro
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Nationwide Life Insurance Company
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Ross
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