Hurricanes Connie Drives Inland Evacuations Along North Carolina Coast
Residents from Surf City to Wrightsville Beach evacuate as Hurricane Connie nears the coast. Waves reach 15 feet at Surf City and 10 feet elsewhere, with highway patrol aiding evacuations and Red Cross disaster specialists deployed to Charleston for potential relief efforts.
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Waters Rise At Atlantic Beach As Connie Approaches
Residents brace for the hurricane as Connie nears Atlantic Beach. Dunes eroded, water laps the strand, and many summer residents evacuated while Coast Guard crews set up first aid stations and ordered shelter plans.
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K. L. Baum
Fort Macon Coast Guard
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Immigration Service to halt arrests in many deportation cases
The Immigration Service plans to stop arresting aliens in most deportation cases and will instead issue an order to show cause why they should not be deported. Commissioner Joseph M. Swing said the change will relieve aliens from the stigma of warrants and bonds, with regulations to be adopted this fall unless public reaction prompts changes.
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Washington
Immigration Service
Joseph M. Swing
Federal airport aid granted to North Carolina city facilities
The Commerce Department awards over 300000 in federal aid to three North Carolina airports. Each grant must be matched by the city. Asheville New Municipal Airport receives 130000, Raleigh-Durham Airport 115000, and Winston-Salem Reynolds Airport 57150.
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Commerce Dent
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Asheville
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Winston - Salem
Reynolds
Tattered Old Dollar Goes Up In Value
High Point hosts Dollar Days with bargains across retailers led by the High Point Merchants Association. Parents shop back to school sales as kiddies clothing and supplies are marked down.
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High Point Merchants Association
Ba Leonard
Rete Books
Cource
Tense Air Fills State Capital as Connie Lingers
In Raleigh the governor's office and Civil Defense HQ watched Hurricane Connie with urgency as Gov Hodges prepared to return from Chicago. National Guard troops were alerted and regional CD staff arrived to help, with local officials and agencies readied for possible disaster response.
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Chicago
Paul Johnston
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John Hall Manning
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Johnston
Brunswick County
Manning
Edward F. Griffin
Thomas H. Goodman
Atlanta
Earl Mader
U S Urges Koreans to Avoid Violence in Truce Row
Secretary Dulles urged patience as South Korea seeks to oust truce supervisors. The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission includes Sweden Switzerland Czechoslovakia and Poland with Communist observers. The U S aims to protect the panel members while debating the group’s future and presence in Korea.
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Harnessing of H-Bomb Predicted
Geneva reports British scientists discuss peaceful hydrogen energy with Sir George Thompson and Sir John Cockroft predicting progress within a generation. Homi Bhabha calls for fusion control within two decades as Britain and Canada project growing nuclear power and fuel breeding.
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George Thompson
John Cockroft
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Cockroft
Atoms For Peace Conference
Royal Society of British Universities
Homi Bhabha
India
Atomic Energy Project
Lewis L. Strauss
American Atomic Energy Commission
Bhabha
Harwell Atomic Energy Establishment
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Oscanae
Canada
Connie Keeps Path Uncertain Off Carolinas
Hurricane Connie stayed offshore 225 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach with little movement for 12 hours and winds near 125 mph. East Coast authorities prepared evacuations from Maryland to North Carolina as the storm neared Cape Lookout, with two deaths confirmed from evacuation efforts and fleets moved inland for safety.
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East Coast braces for Connie as hurricane threat grows
Coastline residents brace for hurricane Connie with warnings reaching from Cape Cod to Maryland. Navy ships evacuate to sea, radar tower work continues off Cape Cod, Coast Guard patrols, and civil defense units go on 24 hour alert as Red Cross prepares shelters amid last year's deadly storms.
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Hurricane Connie Advisory From Miami Weather Bureau
The Miami Weather Bureau issues 11 am EST advisory on Hurricane Connie. Center near 31.3N 75.8W with 125 mph winds. Gales out to 300 miles NE semicircle, 150 miles SW. Path toward Cape Lookout NC, possible hurricane landfall by morning. Coastal tides rise four feet plus from Virginia Capes to Myrtle Beach.
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Miami Weather Bureau
Connie
Athport
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Cape Lookout
N.C
Charleston
North Carolina
Virginia Capes
D.C
Savannah
Ann
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