Outer Banks hit by Belle with strong winds and evacuations
Hurricane Belle lashed the Outer Banks with gusts to 74 mph and 8 to 10 foot waves, prompting evacuations of up to 10 000 tourists and 2 500 to 3 000 residents. A fatal crash in nearby Cardon County occurred as heavy rain fell, while authorities warned of dangerous seas and possible flooding if the storm veers toward Virginia Capes and Long Island.
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Nags Head
N.C
Belle
North Carolina
Carden County
Virginia Line
Oregon Inlet
Here
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Cape Lookout
Larry Palmer
Arlington
Palmer
Kitty Hawk
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Public Works fixes street bump. reader asks on catnip tea
The Enterprise notes a broken speed bump under South Main Street near the underpass has been corrected after complaints. A Q and A column covers making catnip tea for babies with dosage tips and cautions about honey. A query about a court action shows debt actions can resume until fully paid. A condemned outside toilet home is slated for demolition. The library seeks donations of yearbooks and Beacon issues.
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South Main Street
Anow
A. Haley Sharpe
Public Works Department
Anon
Anon. Man. A
Freeman Hill
High Point College
The
Beacon
High Point Public Library
Ramada Inn Evacuated As Hurricane Belle Looms
NAGS HEAD AP. Ramada Inn 106 rooms left open with unmade beds and spills as guests flee inland amid hurricane warnings. A marine corps ring was found in a room while others abandoned towels and TVs. Hotel staff report guests panicking, some unaware of the storm, as refugees arrive and the manager offers free rooms. Evening evacuation leaves the hotel nearly empty.
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Ramada Inn
Points
Mobster Linked To Castro Plot Is Found Dead
MIAMI AP authorities seek links between the slayings of John Roselli and Sam Giancana. Roselli, linked to a CIA plot to poison Castro, was found decomposed in a Biscayne Bay oil drum, died by asphyxiation. Giancana was shot in Chicago on June 19, 1975. Investigators call both gangland style.
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Castro
Miami
John Roselli
Sam “Momo
Giancana
Fidel Castro
Roselli
Biscayne Bay
Dade County
Chicago
Julio Ojeda
Charles Zatrepalek
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Sen
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Senate
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Baker
Huntsville
Tenn
Washington
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
New Permanent Intelligence Committee
Tourists Cut Short Vacations as Belle Approaches
Thousands of visitors fled the North Carolina coast ahead of Hurricane Belle. Evacuation began at 7 30 p m with police warnings, motel operators reported high losses, and residents like Dr Thomas Amphlet urged leaving to avoid dangerous lines and damage. Local tides and storm concerns forced abrupt departures.
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Atlantic Beach
N.C
North Carolina
Betty Oakes
Thomas Amphlet
Raleigh
Train Rips Church Bus in Nebraska Tragedy
A Burlington Northern freight train struck a Stratton church bus at a crossing in Stratton Nebraska killing nine people including pastor Thomas Nerren and his wife Shirlene. Seventeen were aboard of whom fifteen were children. Eight survivors were injured as bystanders and officials described a chaotic scene with shattered glass and scattered candy.
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Stratton
Neb
Ron Longsine
Thomas B. Nerren
Stratton Church
Floyd Wesch
McCook
Paul Carlson
Burlington Northern
Nerren
Shirlene
Denver
Executives of Bell Face Arrest in North Carolina
Seven Southern Bell executives and one former executive were arrested on charges of falsifying records with an arraignment set for August 25. Investigators allege about $142,000 was diverted through bogus expense vouchers in 1972 1973. B Frank Skinner said the seven are expected to be at work in Charlotte today.
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Anon
Charlotte
N.C
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Mecklen
Burg County
Peter Gilchrist
Justice Department
B. Frank Skinner
North Carolina
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Cape Hatteras
Virginia Beach
Long Island
New England
A. L. Womac
Ocracoke
Ralph Bish
Pittsburg
Belle’s Center
Atlantic
Frisco
Hatteras
Buxton
Kill Devil Hills
Lynn Fox
Hope
New Jersey
Virginia Capes
Hir
York
U.S. Marine Corps
Bill Jones
Jones
Lake
Jimmy Williams
Rufus Edmisten
Mecklenburg County
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