Convicts Face First Degree Murder Trial at Central Prison
Trial opens with jury unlikely before Thursday as eight prisoners charged with stabbing Martin Chavis, who was serving a life term for murder. Defense omits two defendants. Jacque Schneider testified Chavis spoke of carrying a knife. Turcotte claimed self defense. State cites intra prison drug rivalries as motive. Remaining defendants are Olen Montgomery, Ralph Byers, Floyd Reeves, and Fred Day Bowman.
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C. W. Hall
Martin Chavis
Central Prison
Chavis
Robeson County
Joseph Pete
Johnny Babson
Jacque
Lee Schneider
Greensboro
Schneider
Turcotte
East Providence
R. L
Olen Montgomery
Ralph D. Byers
Floyd Reeves
Fred Day Bowman
Scott Says Reds Have Few Missiles
Asheville Congressman Hugh Scott notes the Soviet union lacks flexible missiles to hit fast moving U.S. aircraft carriers. He believes Moscow could not risk a major arms test while unable to target moving naval moves. Scott will push the House Rules Committee in January to hear a broadcast of House debates by radio and TV.
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Asheville
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
U.S
Scott
House Rules Committee
Citizens Rally To Help Orphans In Burnsville
In Burnsville North Carolina a western community organizes aid for five McCracken orphans. A relief committee reports promises of free wiring plumbing lumber and furnishings and local workers offer free labor. A trust fund is established at the town bank to support the effort.
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Burnsville
N.C
McCracken
North Carolina
McCrackens
Yancey County
Leaf prices rise on Virginia North Carolina tobacco markets
The Associated Press reports small price increases on Virginia and North Carolina flue cured tobacco. Gains of 1 to 2 per hundredweight occurred across several grades with mixed volume from light to heavy. Other belts showed modest rises or declines as markets differed by region and end of season.
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Carolinas
Virginia
Federal State Market News Service
South Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina Middle Belt
Segregation Literature Proposal Aims 100 Million Fund
Rep. Arthur Ravenel of Charleston proposes a plan to raise five million in non-interest bonds and then one hundred million by selling stock across the South to control newspapers magazines radio and TV outlets. A seven member South Carolina Commission of Information would oversee the effort to push northern audiences. He says the drive would place South Carolina in national media to promote segregation and “get truth into the minds of the North.”
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Tha Ti
Arthur Ravenel
Charleston
Columbia Civic Club
South
Jurnalsm
Ravenel
North
South Carolina Commission of Information
Far cry in Southbridge over first bifocal lens tale
In Southbridge Massachusetts a historical note recalls the day Ben Franklin or his era pioneers eyed the invention of the bifocal lens. The piece highlights the glass making craft and the strain of early optical work on innovators.
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Southbridge
Mass
Benous and
Teh Tae Eee
Versatile Actor Across Caretaker I Cannot Complete
The provided text is fragmentary and unreadable for a reliable summary. It appears to mix crossword style clues with partial phrases, lacking coherent narrative, dates, or identifiable entities to ground a news-style card.
Five Miners Die After Mine Blast Near Washington Pa
Five of the eleven trapped miners were killed in the Marianna mine explosion at Bethlehem Steel Corp near Washington Pennsylvania. James Wright, 59, was rescued in poor condition. Hospital reports list the other victims and injured as officials probed ventilation fan failure and found no immediate cause.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Washington Hospital
James Wright
Marianna
Bethlehem Steel Corp
George Demko
Philip Kornet
George Harmuth
Joseph Smith
Stanley Collins
Sprowls
Hudson Bay Company Ends Legal Powers in Arctic Regions
The Hudson Bay Company, active since 1670 as a major Arctic commercial entity, loses its authority to hang a man or marry him in its remote regions. Once these actions were legally possible, they are no longer permitted.
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Hudson Bay Company
Arctic
Primatene Promises Relief for Asthma Sufferers
A 1967 ad from Whitehall Pharmacal Company promotes Primatene over the counter inhaler for opening bronchial tubes and easing mucous. It claims effectiveness in asthma and related distress with a money back guarantee at 98 cents.
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Whitehall Pharmacal Company
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Federal Reserve System
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