Senate Approves Bell For U S Court Post
The Senate confirmed J Spencer Bell of Charlotte North Carolina to be a judge on the U S Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals serving Maryland West Virginia Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina Bell 55 a lawyer and state senator has backed statewide court reform and was praised in personal testimony at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing with support from John Dawson E M Currie and Howard Hubbard.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
J. Spencer Bell
Charlotte
N. C
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Bell
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
John Dawson
Kinston
E. McA. Currie
Howard Hubbard
Clinton
Congress Battles to Finish 1961 Session Tonight
Washington AP. Congress struggles toward adjournment with three key appropriations bills blocking final action. Foreign aid totals differ between Senate and House, while a $3.94 billion public works bill faces Senate debate. A $1 billion catch-all bill awaits conference after House passage. The Du Pont tax-cut measure could be delayed into January.
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Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
du Pont
du Pont Co
General Motors
Supreme Court
John J. Williams
R-Del
Propaganda Setback as Soviets Resume Nuclear Tests
The Soviet Union resumes atmospheric nuclear testing at Novaya Zemlya, drawing sharp international criticism and posing radiation concerns. USIR notes no clear rise in pro American sentiment. U.S. tests are underground. Government issues graded radiation protection steps, with agencies urged to monitor and assess exposure.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S. Information Agency
Kremlin
United States
Arctic
Novaya Zemlya
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Golf Course Gets Paid For Not Growing Corn
Blair Golf Club in Blair Nebraska awaits a second USDA feed grain payment after converting 14 acres from corn and milo to golf fairways. The club received 228.20 as an advance last spring and now qualifies for further aid under the program. Ro land P. Smith of the local ASCS office confirms continued eligibility and a somewhat larger second check.
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Blair, Neb
Blair Golf Club
Roland P. Smith
Blair Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Smith
Diplomats to trade limousines for compact taxis abroad
State Department tests a compact Checker sedan for ambassadors replacing large limousines. The car offers air conditioning, a glass partition, and easier service worldwide. Initiatives follow Llewellyn Thompson's Moscow experiences and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller's car preferences.
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Checker Motors Corp
State Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
A Sec
Soviet claims space platform ready as rocket could lift twelve ton payload
San Jose reports the Soviet Union reportedly has a rocket capable of orbiting a 12 ton satellite and is building a space platform Khrushchev calls the ultimate atomic warfare weapon. The note implies Soviet advances in space and military technology.
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San Jose, Calif
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
The Sunday Enterprise Preview Tomorrow
The Enterprise features two special reports on the draft today and how Selective Service works as tensions rise. Also in Newport Kentucky reform efforts close down bookie joints and nightclubs once controlled by gamblers. Wernher von Braun reports on the Moon race prospects for the United States.
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America
Newport
Ohio River
Wernher von Braun
United States
Obedient Drunk Turns Self In
Police Pvt. John R. Driscoll and Pvt. Walter Schubring observed Robert G. Cook, 47, staggering on a street. Cook, after being told to go home, went to the No. 13 precinct and confessed he was drunk, later entering a jail cell. Judge Harry L. Walker sentenced Cook to 10 days.
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Washington
John R. Driscoll
Walter Schubring
Robert G. Cook
Cook
Driscoll
Schubring
No. 13
Harry L. Walker
New Tactic Seen in Berlin Crisis
U S policy on Berlin and Germany remains unchanged but signs point to a more flexible approach. Soviet Premier Khrushchev could signal a compromise while Western powers warn against dictated terms. Reports claim East Germany’s reality may influence access to West Berlin, a shift noted by officials though Washington denies policy change. Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko held 42 hours of talks in New York and plan further discussions next week.
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New York
United States
Berlin
Germany
Khrushchev
East Germany
West Berlin
Westermany
Washington
State Department
Ermany
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
U.S
Onermany
Moscow
Rusk
Andrei Aromyko
Lost Kentuckian Found After 69 Days Lost Near Circle City
William C. Waters 42 of Erlanger Kentucky was found 90 pounds lighter after 69 days missing near Circle City Alaska. He was released from hospital and will travel home Sunday with Woody Poe driving. The Post Office Department granted him a retroactive pay raise and some lost time counted as sick leave.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic Circle
William C. Waters
Erlanger
Woody Poe
Waters
Circle City
Here
Post Office Department
ICC halts interstate bus segregation nationwide
The ICC ordered end to racial discrimination on interstate buses and terminals. Starting November 1 all buses and terminals must display signs stating service without regard to race color or creed. Violations carry a 500 dollar fine. Keystone figures show many terminals previously segregated. CORE plans local actions to implement the ruling with public support.
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1-Man Commission
ICC
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Freedom Riders
Jackson
Miss
Kennedy
FBI
Justice Department
Commission
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Ziggy Elman Seeks Backing Amid Cash Crunch
Los Angeles AP notes Ziggy Elman the famed trumpeter from the big band era faces financial troubles after five years of losses. He’s in court with wife Ruby over support payments, with the judge setting 35 dollars a week. Elman recalls peak fame with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey and hopes for backers to form a new large band.
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Los Angeles
Ziggy Elman
Angels
Elman
Ruby
Ziggy
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Jerry Rosen
Rosen
Murder Charge Lifted For Millionaire Realtor George Cutter
George King Cutter, a millionaire realtor, is acquitted of first degree murder in Mecklenburg County. A jury of four women and eight men found him not guilty of slaying Celette Nycum after four hours of deliberation, lifting the murder charge but leaving him free after a brief jail stay. The state pursued the death penalty, and Cutter left the courtroom with his family amid applause.
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Charlotte
George King Cutter
Celette Nycum
Cutter
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Mecklenburg County
Nancy
Cutter Rides With Family After Murder Acquittal
George King Cutter 48 a Charlotte real estate operator was acquitted of a murder charge in the slaying of Celette Nycum 38. He rode away with family in a 1956 Lincoln after verdicts were read as Nycum's children Ricky 15 and Sandra 16 prepare to live with relatives in Spartanburg South Carolina.
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George King Cutter
Charlotte
Freedom
Cutter
Celette Nycum
Nycum
Spartanburg
S.C
Ricky
Sandra
Sandra Nycum
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