Witness Testimony on Fraudulent Driver License Case
A House subcommittee inquiry centers on a suspected scheme to obtain a fake license for a questionable student trip to Cuba. Nicholas Bateson, a Chapel Hill resident and Oxford graduate, testifies as a British subject and NC graduate student. June Gard of KLM’s New York office identifies the applicant listed as Jay Jacobs. license mailed to a Box address.
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Washington
Unite
Cuba
House
Nicholas Bateson
Chapel Hill
N.C
Oxford
North Carolina
June Gard
New York
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Jacobs
Jay Jacobs
Sherman
Box
Military man wins in Korea after coup
General Chung Hee Park, who seized control of South Korea in a 1961 coup, has won the presidency in a general election with unofficial returns indicating victory.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Yun Posun
Civil Rule Party
Yun
Kim Yung-sam
Park
Dem
Korea
Jentien
Oes
Districting Measure Gets House Approval
The administration backed redistricting bill for the North Carolina Senate won House approval amid signals the General Assembly neared a solution to Senate redistricting. Wood proposed a separate constitutional amendment and a redistricting bill, with leaders signaling possible quick action and adjournment if House and Senate move together.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
General Assembly
George Wood
Camden
Congress
Wood
Farm Bureau
Sanford
British Convoy Refuses Soviet Dismount Demand on Autobahn
A nine-vehicle British convoy held near Berlin moved west after resisting a Soviet demand to dismount and be counted. The blockade lasted nine hours at Babelsberg before Russians relented, with a second check at Marienborn on the West German border.
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Berlin
Berlin Autobahn
U.S
Marienborn
West Germany
Erhard Elected Chancellor
Lud wig Erhard, praised for postwar economic revival, was elected West Germany chancellor by the Bundestag 279 to 180. Coalition partners the Free Democrats backed him while Socialists rioted. He will take oath and unveil a new cabinet this week.
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Carl Hartman
Associated Press
Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bundestag
Erhard i
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Heinrich Luebke
Erhard
Federal Republic
U.S
Free World
Hot Line ready for instant presidential talks
Washington reports the emergency communication link between the Russian and U S heads of state is tested and ready with another White House outlet. Officials say no chatter is carried on the line and that the system serves as a secure channel for executive contact in a crisis.
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Washington
White House
U. S
Celler Backs Softer Rights Measure
Washington AP reports Emanuel Celler chairman of the House Judiciary Committee backs softening provisions in the civil rights bill. He pledges bipartisan effort to advance the administration’s bill and supports passage under Kennedy’s direction as the committee prepares further questioning.
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Washington
House Judiciary Commiltion
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Robert F. Kennedy
Celler
Kennedy
Money For N C Highway Withheld Pending Study
Washington AP reports federal aid for North Carolina U S 220 relocation from Plainview to Rockingham will stay withheld pending review. The Justice Department found possible abuse of public office by NC Highway Commissioner J Elsie Webb and Sheriff Raymond Goodman over 27 500 and 160 acre land deals tied to the project.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Bmck
North Carolina
Plainview
Rockingham
N.C
Bureau
Ivol
Scotland
Hoke
Montgomery
U.S. 220
Justice Department
Department
Webb
Goodman
State Bureau of Investigation
Drought and Fires Hit Large Areas Across Nation
Drought and woodland fires spread across eastern and central regions with record heat in October. Thunderstorms and heavy winds sparked wildfires burning thousands of acres in more than a dozen states from New York to Texas, while milks and cattle markets faced a slow season amid water shortages and dry conditions.
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Midwest
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Wabash Valley
Westlands
Indiana
Kansas
Illinois
Miami
Fla
Florida
New York State
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Vermont
West Virginia
Iowa
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Texas
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Neb
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Research Asst
Clarence Stone
Sen
Lindsay Warren Jr
Wayne
Staton Williams
Stanly
Paul J. Story
McDowell
Avery
Ithe
Watauga, Wilkes and
Yadkin
State Department
Babelsberg
Defense Department
Pentagon
Tryneh
Se National Military Command
N.Y
Yuri Gagarin
Valentina Tereshkova
Earth
Mexico City
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