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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1965
Page
1
North Carolina leaders push for an early start on court ordered reapportionment and district realignment before Christmas. Gov. Moore silent on decision while Lt. Gov. Scott and Rep. Britt urge rapid action as lawmakers weigh a plan to meet the court's timeframe.
RICHMOND Va The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges was to issue a statement on North Carolina's Speaker Ban Law without action against state colleges because the legislature changed the law. The annual meeting in Richmond included plans for accrediting discussions and the first Southern Regional Conference of Education with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey as keynote.
President Johnson seeks an economy advisers meeting within ten days to discuss rising living costs and potential wage price policies. Treasury, Budget, and Federal Reserve officials including Henry Fowler and Gardner Ackley are slated to join, aiming to avoid market disruption while addressing inflationary pressures in the economy.
Six children die or are injured in a house blaze in Quakertown Pennsylvania as a father and other family members escape. Fire crews and investigators work through dawn to determine cause amid the chaotic scene. Names and ages of victims cited include Chester Allen Sr and several siblings and foster children, with details conflicting in early reports.
North Carolina faces a three judge federal order to redraw its legislature and 11 congressional districts by January 31 1968 based on population. A December 18 special primary and January 22 special general election may fill the late Rep. Her bert O. Ronn vacancy. The decision shifts power toward the industrial Piedmont region including Charlotte Raleigh Winston-Salem and Greensboro.
AP Aerospace writer Howard Benedict reports astronauts undergo extended medical exams before the Gemini 7 mission. Cdr. Wainer? Ot Sehhee Jr and Major Jonas face physical and mental testing days prior to launch aboard a Titan 2 rocket, with Baseline data gathered for weightlessness studies and calcium loss in bones.
Fragile OCR note references a political or legislative item with names like Honders and TeothaL Honan. The readable parts mention storey lines about a decisive set, May titles, and a governor or legislature context. No clear event dates or locations are established from the legible text.
An unclear Toledo print fragment describes a long delayed money back claim tied to a person or event. The legible bits reference a 42 year span, some names and places, and a puzzling exchange that hints at a financial dispute or reimbursement.
The defense attorney for KKK member Collie Leroy Wilkins, Art Hines, appears in court as Wilkins and a co-defendant face federal trial. Witnesses describe an elevator confrontation involving Leroy Molan and Mesinla Dive, who was fatally shot.
FBI report cites 194 shoplifting incidents last year with goods valued near substantial losses. It notes professional shoplifters target department stores, often aided by accomplices, while amateurs include youths and those with low incomes. authorities warn some cases involve families or small groups operating in pairs.
A husband on the way home found his wife, Elia Alice Hill of Tipp City, fatally injured in a southern Miami County crash on a rural road. Authorities say she lost control of her car and struck a tree while riding to work. her husband, Bebe Hill, arrived at the scene.
Amid a dispute over school hairstyle rules, students protest across the province. Parents and educators clash over uniforms, with references to skirts, bangs, and length while the committee debates enforcement. Local turnout ranges from 3,400 in winter to 15,800 in summer as residents voice concerns.
In Montgomery the Justice Department rests its case against three Ku Klux Klan members charged with conspiring to violate civil rights in the Detroit woman Viola Liuzzo case. Defendants Collie Levis Jr., Eugene Thores, and William Orville Faton are represented by Arthur Hanes. The government’s key witness Gary Rowe Jr. testified to activities tied to the deaths surrounding March protest violence in Selma and Montgomery.
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