Voters Approve Four Charlotte Bond Proposals
Charlotte residents approve four bond measures totaling up to 12.6 million in a low turnout, with water bonds of 2.35 million leading the list. Sanitary sewer bonds up to 5.75 million, expressway rights of way up to 3 million, and airport expansion up to 1.5 million also pass. Funds will finance water mains storage tanks a raw water line sewer plant expansion and expressway projects with federal and state aid.
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Charlotte
Catawba River
Pineville
Five Die In Separate Interstate Collisions In North Carolina
The Associated Press reports five people died in two head on crashes to start a cool September weekend in North Carolina. On U S 70 near New Bern four people including Joe Green and Robert Green of New York City died, and Nettie Evangeline Henry of New Bern also perished. Jack Goode of near Mooresboro was charged with murder and DUI after a Shelby collision that claimed Mildred Mauney and injured three others. Earlier Friday two Winston Salem residents died at home from probable bottled gas exposure.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
U. S. 70
New Bern
Joe L. Green
Robert Green
John Thomas McCoy
New York City
Nettie Evangeline Henry
Mildred Mauney
Shelby
U. S. 74
Jack Goode
Mooresboro
Goode
William Penn Band To Receive Uniforms Drive Supports New Attires
The William Penn High School band in High Point awaits 100 new uniforms funded by a Negro professional group led by Robert Brown Samuel Chess and Mrs Fannie Atkinson and Ann Johnson. The drive, started years ago, has raised over 5000 dollars but still needs about 3300 to meet the goal as the team prepares for the football season.
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William Penn High School
Fannie Atkinson
Samuel Chess
Chess
Ann Johnson
Robert Brown
Art Richardson
High Point
B & C Associates
Brown
No Illegal Dealings In Similar Bids
Atty. Gen. Kennedy says a Justice Department list of firms in identical bidding for government sales shows no implication of illegal or improper activities. Thirteen North Carolina firms appear on the 599 names. typographical error previously misquoted Kennedy. The list includes Allied Chemical, Barbour Boat Works, Brumby Textile Mills, Carolina Dairy, Edgecomb Steel, Howard Knit, McCoy Lumber, Washington Mills, and others.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
North Carolina
Department
Attorney General
Kennedy
Allied Chemical Corp
Sloway Process Division
Charlotte
General Chemical Division
Barbour Boat Works, Inc
New Bern
Brumby Textile Mills, Inc
Murphy
Burlington-Balfour Mill
Asheboro
Carolina Dairy, Inc
Shelby
Edgecomb Steel Co
Howard Knit Products, Inc
Gastonia
McCoy Lumber Industries, Inc
Greensboro
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Southern Hosiery Mill
Hickory
North Carolina Votes on Key Senate Roll Calls
North Carolina members in the Senate recorded votes on three roll calls. The Young amendment to cut 93.8 million from 185 million civil defense funds was rejected 14 to 68 with Ervin and Jordan voting against the amendment. The Proxmire amendment to exclude public utilities from investment credit benefits was rejected 16 to 49 with Ervin and Jordan opposing. The Mansfield motion to table Dirksen’s self employed pension deduction provision was adopted 45 to 41 with Ervin and Jordan voting for.
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Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Senate
Young
D-Ohio
Ervin and
Jordan
Proxmire
D-Wis
Ervin and Jordan
Mansfield
D-Mont
Dirksen
R-Ill
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Winston- Salem
Martha Berger
Laura Deese
William Penn Band
Enterprise
LUC
Ae Teas
MR. C. H. Bass
Bass
Rockspring Rd
Ilverine
Eeer
Shoe Department
Huffman Paint & Wallpaper CO
Main St
Rosecrest
Orton
Kip
S.M.L
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