Umstead Denies Rumor on 52 Day Work Week and More
RALEIGH Gov Umstead denies a rumor of plans to return state employees to a 52 day work week stating there is nothing to it. He outlines several points including highway surplus funds for a Croatan Sound bridge and a 2.5 million project cost, praise for the State Ports Authority, a pending decision on an insurance commissioner successor, and potential moves on office space as state expansion creates space pressure.
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Raleigh
Umstead
Croatan Sound
State Ports Authority
SPA
Col
George W. Gillette
Gillette
Waldo Cheek
A. G. Myers
Gastonia
Ports Authority
Edwin Pate
Laurinburg
Myers
Judgment For Railroad Is Upheld
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a $15,000 verdict for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad against the McLean Trucking Co of Winston-Salem from a Dunn collision involving the Champion passenger train. Eleven other civil decisions were issued, including a Sylva widow awarded $8,000 for care of an aged physician and a Greenville man denied a suit against Commercial Credit Co for loss of salary and humiliation after termination.
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State Supreme Court
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
McLean Trucking Co
Winston- Salem
Dunn
ACL
Champion
McLean
Harnett
Jackson County
Sylva
David Dills
Jackson
Alvin A. Nichols
Greenville
G. V. Howell Jr
Commercial Credit Co
Howell
Pitt Superior Court
Supreme Court
Primary Road Bond Issue is Forecast in North Carolina
Highway chairman A H Graham told the Sandhills Kiwanis Club in Pinehurst North Carolina that a bond issue for the primary road system may come but he does not advocate timing. He cited 40 percent traffic growth and the need to modernize and improve the roads as central concerns for the 1955 General Assembly.
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Pinehurst
N. C
A. H. Graham
Northline
Graham
Sandhills Kiwanis Club
General Assembly
North Carolina
Additional Area to Get Drought Aid in North Carolina
Three more Tar Heel counties Chatham Harnett and Randolph join sixteen others designated for federal drought assistance. Farmers in these counties may buy livestock feeds from the government at reduced prices. A note lists Bladen Cumberland Davie Iredell Mecklenburg Stokes and Union as not yet approved for inclusion.
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Tar Heel
Chatham
Harnett
Randolph
Umstead
Benson
Bladen
Cumberland
Davie
Iredell
Mecklenburg
Stokes
Union
North Carolina
Surry
Alexander
Rockingham
Guilford
Caswell
Alamance
Person
Orange
Durham
Granville
Vance
Warren
Halifax
Franklin
Wake and
Lee
Settlement Nears in Wayne Divorce Trial
Los Angeles reporters say John Wayne and Esperanza Baur moved toward a settlement after multiple talks. Judge Allan Ashburn mediated as the couple prepared to resume next week to finalize terms on maintenance and divorce. Wayne defended his conduct amid public accusations, insisting he offered a generous settlement and protecting his four children.
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Los Angeles
John Wayne
Esperanza Baur
Allan Ashburn
Judge Hires Nurse For Jurywoman
Los Angeles Mrs Violet Leduc a juror in a civil suit phoned the judge to say she must care for her 2 year old grandson for two weeks as daughter in law was about to have another baby. Judge George A Dockweiler recessed the trial and told her We hired a nurse Trial will resume Monday.
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Los Angeles
Violet Leduc
George A. Dockweiler
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