Dillon man in murder indictment linked cafe slaying
Mrs. Retha Taylor Rouse, about 45, found dead in her cafe, Marys Grill, after a beating or throat slashing. Her husband Jim Rouse, 55, in critical condition from self inflicted wounds. Police reported a hammer near the body and the couple's two children present. Rouse had been indicted for a prior murder in August and was free on bond awaiting October criminal court. The coroner ordered a jury investigation pending his injuries. More details on page three.
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Dillson
S. C
Retha Taylor Rouse
Mary’s Grill
Dillon
Wick Bowen
von Mears
Rouse
Atoens
Eg Sg
St. Eugene Hospital
Rouses
Patricia Hyatt
Kenneth Hyatt
Patricia
Pete Kirby
Dillon County
Tobaccoville
Winston-Salem
N.C
J. D. Rogers
Kirby
Pop
Jim
Kenneth
Graham Urges Use of New Charlotte Colosseum for Good
Evangelist Billy Graham dedicates Charlotte's new 4 million auditorium and coliseum, telling about 13 000 attendees that the structure should foster moral development and cultural, educational, physical, and spiritual growth rather than corruption. Gov Hodges claims the center for the state and Mayor Van Every receives the keys as the 101st Airborne Band performs.
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Charlotte
N.C
Billy Graham
North Carolina
Graham
America
Luther Hodges
Phil van Every
101St Airborne Band
Ft. Jackson, D.C
Executive Group Of UNC Trustees To Address Racial Issue
The UNC Trustees Executive Committee was to discuss a racial issue after a three judge federal ruling in Greensboro requiring the university to process applications of three Durham Negro youths for undergraduate admission. The youths Leroy Frasier Ralph Frasier and John Lewis Brandon aged 17 16 and 18 faced prior denial. The ruling aligns with the 1951 admission of Negroes to graduate schools at Chapel Hill and questions the bases for excluding undergraduates. Chancellor Robert B House said processing would begin per the attorney general. Attorney General W B Rodman could not say if an appeal would occur.
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Raleigh
N. C.P
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Durham
Morris A. Soper
Baltimore
U. S. Supreme Court
Robert B. House
W. B. Rodman
North Carolina
Church Budget Considered at 58th General Convention
Delegates of the Protestant Episcopal Church meet in Honolulu to review a record eight million dollar budget, up from nearly six million in prior years, largely for expanded missionary programs. The budget was presented by Bishop Charles Carpenter of Alabama as the House of Deputies weighs convention sites for 1958 and considers changes to marriage canons and recognition of Church of South India clergy.
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Honolulus
Protestant Episcopal
Woman's Auxiliary
Charles Carpenter
Alabama
House of Deputies
New York
Miami
Ich
Church of South
Bedside Wedding in Butterworth Hospital Ends Sweet Union
Carl Metzger a 29 year old paralyzed since a swimming accident married his 18 year old sweetheart Marilyn Phelps in a hospital chapel at Butterworth. Metzer was wheeled in on a bed with a boutonniere on the sheet while doctors warn his injuries may be permanent. About 30 guests attended as the couple planned a simple reception.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Carl Metzger
Marilyn Phelps
Butterworth Hospital
Metzger
Metzer
Mixed Schools Begin Second Year of Desegregation in DC
Washington starts the second year of public school desegregation with 106 000 pupils in 163 schools. Some neighborhoods remain largely segregated while most schools show routine integration. Public signs of unease have been minimal since the 1954 ruling. A Negro woman was elected PTA president in one largely white school.
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Washington
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Hurricane Hilda Forms In Atlantic
The Weather Bureau issued advisory No. 1 on Hurricane Hilda noting a disturbance north of the Leeward Islands intensified to hurricane strength. Located 165 miles SE of Turks Island at 11 a.m., it moves WN W at 13 mph with winds near the center and gale winds outward. Caution advised for the Bahamas and nearby shipping.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Air Force
Leeward Islands
Turks Island
Bahamas
Florida
Churchills Celebrate 47th Wedding Anniversary
England's Sir and Lady Winston Churchill marked their 47th wedding anniversary in a social highlight of 1908. The couple were noted for their prominent status in society and their long partnership.
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Wester
England
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower calls for longer schooling and later retirement
Denver inscription reports President Eisenhower proposing five year high school and college programs amid remarks on education and gradual retirement. He jokes about a possible Old age revolution and appears noncommittal about a second term while touring the Air Force Academy at Lowry.
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Denver
Eisenhower
America
Air Force Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Hubert P. Harmon
Academy
West Point
Army Chiefs Visit Detroit to Urge Defense Budget Stand
Army leaders led by Wilber M. Brucker and Maxwell Taylor travel to Detroit to press Secretary Wilson against further cuts. Deputy Defense Secretary Robertson defends 34 billion dollar defense budget for year ending June 30 amid claims of possible reductions to trim the deficit.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Navy
Michigan
Wilson
Wilber M. Brucker
Maxwell Taylor
Detroit
Defense
Reuben B. Robertson
Charles Thomas
Air
Donald Quarles
Robertson
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Humphrey outlines strong world economy at World Bank meet
Washington official reports Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told free world economic leaders in Istanbul that prosperity remains high east of the Iron Curtain. He cited record global business activity, rising world trade, and inflationary risks, urging continued U.S. policy to sustain growth and open markets.
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Washington
Treasury
Humphrey
Istanbul
Turkey
United States
World Bank
International Monetary
Nation Bank and Fund
Leland
Bank and Fund
Fund
Conferees In Russia Far Apart
West German Chancellor Adenauer and Soviet Premier Bulganin met in Moscow and stayed far apart on major issues. They heard reports from their foreign ministers and failed to agree on a joint statement for reporters.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Adenauer
London
Felix von Eckardt
Heinrich von Brentano
V. M
Tlyichev
von Eckardt
Appearance Of Mother Is Opposed In Court Hearing
Mrs. Ostreicher, 22, died from a criminal abortion after foreign substances were inserted in her uterus. Her mother, Jean Shiver, is said to be unaware of the charges and will appear in City Hall Police Court for a hearing at 2 p.m. EDT. Dr. Abraham M. Ornsteen, a neurology head, warns the appearance could worsen her mental illness as District Attorney Samuel Dash aims to prove the time of death.
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PO Ade
Jean Shiver
Abraham M. Ornsteen
Philadelphia General Hospital
University of Pensylvania
Thesician
Mrs. Silver
Thomas D. McBride
City Hall
Dr. Ornsteen
McBride
Ostreicher
Melrose Park
Milton Schwartz
Melville J. Aston
Samuel Dash
Cash
Commonwealth
Silver
Ornsteen
North Carolina Conference on Educating Handicapped Children
National and state leaders in education and health will gather in Greensboro for the seventh annual North Carolina Conference on Educating Handicapped Children December 8 to 10. The event focuses on improving services for handicapped students through policy discussions and practical programs.
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Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina
All Ports Directed To Back N Y Tieup
The International Longshoremen Association orders a coastwide general strike to back the New York water front tieup. ILA President William V. Bradley tells 400 locals to stop work immediately, citing political pressure and a recent failed agreement with the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions.
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Bradley
Hudson River
Thomas Gleason
New York State Legislative Committee
ILA
New York State Joint Legislative Committee On Industrial and Labor Conditions
John L. Ostrander
Marshall M. Miller
Six Ard children barred from Sumter white schools by advisor
Sumter County school boards refuse admission to six children of Mr. and Mrs. Williard Ard after Nash's legal guidance. The family, recently moved from near Greeleyville, faces denial despite birth certificates claiming whiteness. Parents and neighbors organize to challenge the decision.
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Sumter
S.C
Nash
Williard Ard
Greeleyville
Ss. Nash
Os City
Sumter County
Rg County
Williamsburg County
William Ard
Douglas
Mne
Rose Nell
Catherine
David
Central School
Frances
Ard
Lemira School
Lutheran Criticizes Graham Over Norway Morals Comment
Lutheran Church official Carl Preus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneapolis criticized Billy Graham for saying morals in Norway were at a low ebb. Preus, arriving in New York from Europe, called the remark in poor taste and noted Norwegians are upset by his comments. He defended Norwegian morals, saying they are no worse than those in the United States.
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New York
Billy Graham
Norway
Graham
Reney
Carl Preus
Paeer
Board of Christian Education
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
Multiple Fatalities Reported Across North Carolina
The Associated Press records a weekend of violent deaths across the state. Incidents include drownings after a speedboat overturn near Lake Waccamaw, a fatal two car crash east of Smithfield, a fatal beating in Durham, a train collision near Swannanoa, and several shootings and accidents in Wake, Nash, and Robeson counties. Police reported arrests and ongoing investigations as authorities identified victims and suspects.
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Associated Press
Smith
Neen
Annie Sue Wright
Randleman
Lake Waccamaw
Eli Vick
Rt. 2
Smithfield
Myrtle Laney Amos
Charles Davis
Marble
Murphy
Eddie Mitchell
Durham
Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro
I Francis J. Fieser
Homes
N.Y
Hendersonville
Washington
Murray C. Liverman Jr
Williamston
Annie Lois Jacobs
U.S. 52
Stanly
Wilie Hart
Rocky Mount Negro
T. Wilson
Edgecombe County
William David Coney
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Atlantic Coast
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