North Carolina Delegation Tangles Over Convention Aid
Atlantic City diary shows the North Carolina group split between Sanford Preyer and Beverly Lake factions at the Democratic National Convention. Webb, a Statesville insurer, signed a Wallace petition reluctantly, while denying plans to back a third party. The dispute eased only after a compromise.
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Atlantic City
Mar
Mississippi
Alabama
Johnson
North Carolina
Commad
Dan K. Moore
Beverly Lake
Raeigh
Webb
Statesville
Kane
Judge Moore
Dr. Lake
Terry Sanford
Police raid Philadelphia Black group HQ and seize weapons
Police led by Inspector Millard Meers raided a North Philadelphia site linked to a Black supremacist group after a weekend of looting. Officers recovered flammable liquids, a loaded revolver, bayonets, and a knife. Shakyh Muhammad, 33, was jailed on multiple charges with bail set at 10060.
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Millard Meers
Shakyh Muhammad
Meers
Muhammad
Cecil B. Moore
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Textile firms hike wages across Carolinas
Four more textile plants in North Carolina and South Carolina join a nationwide wage rise. Greensboro employees receive a Sept 14 pay increase while Elm Street Weaving Co. Burling ton Griege Sales Division workers gain Sept 21. Firestone Textiles reports a 5 percent raise for 2,000 workers. Inman Mills president James A. Chapman says the combined raises could inject about $50 million into South Carolina’s economy.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Greensboro
Elm Street Weaving Co
Burlington
Griege
Firestone Textiles
James A. Chapman
Inman Mills
Escapee Gibson Sought In Rapist Case After Prison Break
A statewide search for escapee Gibson intensified after allegations he raped two women in a Cherokee County house and tried to assault another. Officials say he had been living off garden produce and fled from a prison garden while working as an honor student. Authorities, including district superintendent RuK Hayes, believe he escaped days earlier and remains at large.
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Dr Walter K Myers Dies Of Heart Disease
Walter K Myers, 1, a Washington physician, died Monday from heart disease. A national figure in heart and rheumatic disease research, his passing leaves a notable gap in medical circles.
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Walter K. Myers
Washington
Goffredo Bellonci Dies at 81 Noted Italian Writer
Goffredo Bellonci, an Italian essayist author journalist and critic aged 81, died Monday in Lido di Camajore iE Italy.
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Goffredo Bellonci
Lido DI Camajore
Italy
Services Held For Gracie Allen Amid Grief
Gracie Allen, 58, died of a heart attack in Glendale California. George Burns and Jack Benny attended her funeral with Burns weeping as Benny escorted him from Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The beloved comedian was born Catholic but Episcopal rites were held for burial as Burns chose an Episcopal ceremony to honor a compromise with his Jewish beliefs.
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George Burns
Jack Benny
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