Case Goes To Superior Court On Perjury Charge
Four youths charged with perjury waived preliminary hearing in Gastonia City Court. The youths Dickie Roberts Darrell McDonald Garland McCuen and Carroll Armstrong all face perjury counts with Armstrong also charged with subornation of perjury. Armstrong had prior driving after revocation conviction appealed. Bond set at 5000 for Armstrong and 1000 for the others. Witness statements and conflicting testimony emerged as the case heads to Superior Court for jury trials.
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Gastonia
Superior Court
Dickie Roberts
Lowell
Darrell McDonald
Garland McCuen
Car“al Armstrong
New Hope Rd
Armstrong
Ernest Warren
Oscar Mason
C. W. Scoggins
W. R. Hayes
Henry Whitesides
Gene Minges
C. R
Four UW students die in Rose Bowl trip crash near Eugene
Four University of Washington students bound for the Rose Bowl were killed early today when their car hit a tank truck and trailer that had jackknifed on U.S. 99 near Eugene Oregon. A fifth occupant was injured seriously and other details describe how the truck began to skid after the car ahead braked.
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Eugene
Ore
University of Washington
Pasadena
Calif
U.S. 99
Here
Derwood Burr Norsin
Myra Lee Taylor
Evelyn Joy Simmons
William Robert Moser
Barbara Jean Hill
Allan Lindley
Ernest Albert Rice Jr
Lindley
Business Outlook For 1960 From Local Retailers
Local merchants express cautious optimism for 1960 as steel and inflation concerns loom. Marsh Supermarket and Baylass Dept. Store report solid 1959 performance with growth over 1958 while Valet Men's Shop and Merit Shoe Co. expect continued gains.
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T. A. Harper
Aly Marsh Supermarket
Gastonia
E. L. Harris
Baylass Dept
Nick Parks
Nixon's role eyed as 1956 GOP race unfolds
The article notes Nixon plans limited campaigning ahead of the Chicago convention and aims to support Eisenhower's program in Congress. Everett Dirksen expects Nixon to shape administration policy, while Rockefeller’s allies discuss possible ticket dynamics and party divisions. Democrats label Nixon an Old Guard choice amid broader GOP tensions. A separate item reports Dallas insurance executive Washington Kliggman, 79, dies after long service with the Elusive Society of Securities.
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Nixon
Chicago
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Rockefeller
Alexander Wiley
R'Wis
New York
Humphrey
Chester Bowles
D-Cann
Republican Party
Nelson Rockefeller
Bowles
Private Colleges Are Covered By N. C. Wage Law
North Carolina’s new minimum wage act applies to private colleges. Attorney General Malcolm Seawell stated that no exemptions exist for employees of educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations where an employer employee relationship exists. He cited Flora MacDonald College and Salem Academy and College as examples.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Malcolm Seawell
Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
Satem Academy
Winston-Salem
Seawell
Boat Refloated After Sand Grounding Near Hatteras Inlet
A ferryboat operated by the State Highway Commission ran aground near Hatteras Inlet in heavy fog. The Ocracoke, carrying nine automobiles, passengers were rescued by a Coast Guard boat and the vessel was refloated at high tide without damage.
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Hatteras
State Highway
Commission
Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Coast Guard
High Ude
Seven Rescued From Ice Floe on St Lawrence River
Seven men drifting on a St Lawrence River ice floe were rescued after four hours at night. Their shacks broke from the main ice pack while fishing for cod and a helicopter plucked them from the floe.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Rolling Earthquake Shakes Up Hollister
A rolling quake hit Hollister California Monday evening shaking shelves and decorations and alarming residents. No damage was reported. In Philadelphia John G Bill 53 president of Merck Sharp & Dohme died Sunday of a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Hollister
Calif
California
Philadelphia
John G. Bill
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Merck & Co
Girl Returns Without Dog After Long Search
In St Thomas Ontario a 17 year old girl returned from a search for her lost German Shepherd Jinty. Judy Ferren had traveled from Southampton England with the year old dog, riding in baggage cars on several trains including New York to Buffalo and Detroit. Jinty disappeared in Detroit while awaiting transfer to a train to St Thomas for Christmas. Judy hopes Jinty would respond to her voice if they could reunite.
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ST. Thomas
Ont
Latroit
Judy Ferren
Jinty
Judy
New York
South‘thampton
England
Gladys Ferren
Mrs. Fe
Detroit
Soviet Western disarmament talks reopen on March 15
Geneva talks resume with the United States Britain France Canada and Italy to set equal representation for the Soviets and Eastern bloc nations. The United Nations has suspended prior talks since 1957 over representation. Khrushchev calls for four year total disarmament, Britain proposes staged arms cuts, and the United States drafts its plan. Key issue remains inspection and compliance controls as talks restart.
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Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Maurice Dejean
Bulgaria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
United Nations
U. N
A. J. Goldberg
Moscow
U. N. General Assembly
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Caltech Biochemist Found Dead in Angles National Forest
Walter Hubele, 28, Caltech graduate student from Germany, was found dead in his car in freezing Angles National Forest. Authorities investigated possible causes, including accidental overdose of medicine and freezing. An autopsy and lab tests on vital organs were ordered. the diary noted self treatment for multiple sclerosis with histamine diphosphate.
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Pasadena
Calif
Konrad
Walter Hubete
Hubele
Caltech
Germany
Angles National Forest
Huhele
Predict 320 Traffic Deaths During New Year Holiday
Chicago report from the National Safety Council estimates 320 traffic deaths in the New Year holiday period from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday. The 78 hour window follows a Christmas weekend where 493 deaths were counted, below the pre holiday forecast. The council projected 285 deaths as a potential New Year toll.
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Chicago
Safety Council
Gaston Avenue Church of God Class Supper Hosted by Calhouns
Mrs Calhoun hosted the Gaston Avenue Church of God young people's class supper party Monday night. Special guests included Mr and Mrs Bill Rainwater Mr and Mrs Cecil Calhoun Mrs Mary Jackson and Bill Laltis.
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Charles. Calhoun
Gaston Avenue Church of God
Andy
Bill Rainwater
Cecil Calhoun
Mary Jackson
Bill T Laltis
Love triangle ends in double homicide in Eureka
In Eureka California a shooting Monday night left Lester W. Mayhew 42 dead and his rival William M. Cram 52 dead by suicide. Mrs Cram 31 was critically wounded with a shattered right arm and hospitalized in Arcata. Their 15 year old son Donald witnessed the event. Police indicated a love triangle motive.
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Eureka
Calif.ie
Wiliam M. Cram
Lester W. Mayhew
Mrs. Cram
Man Hit By Car Injures Elderly Pedestrian
A 76-year-old Cramerton man, William Thomas Cooper, suffered head and left hand abrasions and a minor back injury after being struck by a car near his home on Mayflower Street Sunday night. He was crossing Mayflower when June Mader Patterson, 25, of Mayflower Street, turned left from Woodlawn Street and did not see him. Cooper was taken to Gaston Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Cramerton
Highway Patrol
W. C. Saunders
J William Thomas Cooper
Woodlawn St
Mayflower St
Bossy Leaders More Likely Mentally Deranged Sociologist Says
Professor Wal ler A Lunden of Iowa State University told the AAAS that rulers and bosses are smarter but more mentally deranged than others. He traced three dominant types among leaders, noted rising power increases corruption, and warned of a stormy future unless new high moral, scientifically informed leaders emerge.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
Waller A. Lunden
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
American Assn
Lunden
Jimon
Prof
Europe
Asia
North
South America
Saunders Denial Marks Front Page Strike Offer
Strike action begins with Saunders. McDonald urges union leaders to mobilize members for a large vote against the companies last offer. Wage talks show industry claiming 30-cent three-year gains while union seeks 22-cent gains with a 20-month deal. Workers average $3.11 hourly with overtime. The dispute also covers work rules and health insurance cost shifts under a proposed cost-bearing plan.
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Astructionso
McDonald
Booze Violation Arrest Is Made in Kings Mountain
Rural police and federal officers arrested Otis Pressley Whelstine, 52, a sawmill man from Kings Mountain, on liquor law violations after finding illegal white liquor in three half gallon jars at his home. He was booked on $50 bond pending a hearing before Commissioner B. W. Craig.
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Kings Mountain
Otis Pressley Whelstine
B. W. Craig
Car hits barber pole and two autos on Marietta Street
Police report a driver lost control on Marietta Street early Tuesday, hitting a barber pole and a parked 1954 sedan. A passenger suffered facial injuries, while the 1951 car struck the shop pole then the street and a parked car. Damages totaled about 700 dollars to the parked car. the older model suffered near total damage.
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Marietta St
R. M. Kiser
C. C.elmore
Joel Philyaw
David Bruce Turner
Gibbons St
James C. Wray Jr
S. Marietta St
Typhoon Harriet Heads for Luzon in Philippines
Manila reports Typhoon Harriet with 120 mph winds moving west northwest at 17 mph. The storm is 380 miles east of Luzon and fringe winds are expected to buff Eastern Luzon by Wednesday morning, posing a weather threat to the main island.
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Manila
Philippines
Harriet
Luzon
Year in Review Highlights From 1959 Headlines
Cuban dictator Batista flees as Fidel Castro rebels seize power. Lunth moon rocket orbits sun. Ike proclaims Alaska a state and signs 49 star flag order. De Gaulle becomes first president of Six French Nations. Budget battle as 77 billion request criticized. Western homelessness rises as storms sweep East. Disaster regions declared in Indiana West Virginia New York Ohio Pennsylvania. Transcontinental jet service starts. Italian premier Fantani resigns amid crisis. Danish ship sinks after iceberg collision in Atlantic with 95 lost.
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Batista
Fidel Castro
Lunth
Sun
Eisenhower
Alaska
B—De Gaulle
Congress
Midwest
Indiana
W.va
N.Y
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fantanil
Atlantic
Soviet Defense Chief Signals Global Missile Reach
February items show Soviet Defense Minister Malinovsky asserting missiles could strike any Earth point. Dulles seeks Allied support in Europe for Berlin stand while JFK era tensions unfold with aircraft disaster, political illness, and Cyprus talks. Khrushchev pushes for summit as ministers' talks stall. Beck receives five year sentence and fines for tax evasion, with appeals pending.
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Malinovsky
Dulles
Europe
Berlin
New York
East River
St. Louis
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
White House
Eel Jan
Russia
Khrushchev
U.S. Navy
Dave Beck
Beck
Collecting 1957 World Events From Early March Notes
A compact digest of major 1957 events: U S and allies plan space and arms moves, Iraq turmoil, Hawaii statehood advance, Berlin and Geneva diplomacy, Dalai Lama flight rumors, Dulles and Castro political shifts, and various mishaps from naval accidents to aircraft disasters. includes notable births and openings.
Global unrest and disasters headline June events
Notes of tense diplomacy in Geneva and warnings over rocket bases mix with deadly accidents and disasters. Gas explosions, ship and air incidents, political shifts in West Germany and the U.S. budget deficit mark a volatile June, with protests, strikes, and international exhibitions shaping the news.
Labor Day weekend tragedy and space milestones headline era
Six hundred thirteen die over Labor Day weekend in traffic and related disasters while a U S space milestone sees a test capsule launched and recovered. International tensions rise as Eisenhower and Khrushchev plan contact and Laos fights prompt U N action.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Laos
U.N
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Congress
Eisen Hower
Russia
Landrom-Griffith
Khrushchev
October 1956 world events brief highlights
A condensed recap of 1956 events: Soviet Moon rocket and Explorer VII launched. U.S. Ike cabinet actions on dockworkers and steel. UK election swing to Conservatives. Dodgers win World Series in six. various space, espionage, and Cold War items including Cuba tensions, Western summit talk, disasters, and space milestones.
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Taft-Hartley
Macmillan
Labor Party
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
U.S
George C. Marshall
Moscow
Ike
Kaiser Steel
Union
Russia
Havana
Castro
Supreme Court
World tour planned by White House in December
The White House says officials will tour 11 European and Middle Eastern nations in December. Charles Van Doren admits to fraudulent TV appearances. The US Supreme Court upholds Taft-Hartley steel strike injunction, ordering about half a million workers back to work for 80 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Ske
Charles van Doren
US Supreme Court
Taft-Harley Steel
Antarktica Pact Signed By Eleven Nations
December reports multiple world events including the 41 U.S. Russia and ten other nations signing an Antarctica treaty and ongoing global tensions. An airliner crashes near Montoursville Pennsylvania with one survivor among 25 aboard. A dam burst on the French Riviera floods towns killing hundreds. Ike wraps up a long Europe Asia tour. A monkey is launched into space and recovered alive. An Atlantic storm batters Europe, over 100 ships reported missing. Senate opens a drug industry inquiry. Twenty convicts escape Ivy Bluff prison in North Carolina. Indians cheer Ike in New Delhi. Baltimore Colts defeat Rams to win NFL Western Division. Roger Touhy is shot in Chicago after parole.
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U.S
Russia
Montoursville
French Riviera
Ike
Europe
Asia
Monkey
S—Atlantic
t—Senate Committee
Ivy Bluff
N.C
New Delhi
Baltimore Colts
Los Angeles Rams
Roger Touhy
Chicago
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