Hurricane sweeps North Carolina coast flooding towns
The hurricane moved ashore along the Cape Fear area, battering Morehead City Atlantic Beach and Elizabeth City with 70 mph winds. It caused power outages, damaged roofs and trees, forced evacuations of about 2,000 beachgoers, and disrupted roads, ferries, and communications while Coast Guard and Red Cross aided shelters and responders.
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Elizabeth
Morehead City
Atlantic Beach
Mt. Aee
Alfred J. Morehead
Buck Newsome
R. B. Newell
Ft. Macon
F. D. Hollowell
Red Cross
St Guard Station
Beaufort Storm Damage Estimated At One Million
Washington North Carolina storm damage in Beaufort County topped one million dollars as W L McGahey county farm agent cited widespread crop losses The hurricane also damaged Hyde County with roughly a quarter million dollars in farm losses though buildings stayed largely intact Corn suffered most with tobacco largely harvested reducing impact The report notes some roofs blown off and trees uprooted but no major structural damage in the area
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Washington, N. C
Beaufort County
W. L. McGahey
McGahey
North Carolina
Hyde County
Dispute on Floor Hints at Conference Attendee Split
Senior officials indicated realignments may shape talks on Korea as Russia could attend on the side of Communist powers. A seven nation U.N. delegation was tentatively proposed by the United States and allies, with potential additions limited to about a dozen members. Also, Van Workman of High Point will join WBOB Galax as chief news reporter and staff announcer after two years in radio.
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Russia
Lodge
Red China
North Korea
United States
Washington
U.N
Britain
France
Canada
Philippines
Thailand
Colombia
Australia
Turkey
Korea
van Workman
High Point
WBOB
Galax
Workman
Five Hallman children suffocated in ice box trap
In Proctor Arkansas, five Hallman children aged from 2 to 11 suffocated when an old ice box lid slammed shut on the front porch while they played. Neighbors and family mourn as the tragedy unfolds with the surviving parent and relatives left distraught.
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J. W. Hallman
Proctor
Ark
Skeet Jackson
Hurricane Hits Beaufort Through The Back Door
Beaufort North Carolina reports minimal damage from Hurricane Barbara as water rose along US 70 and entered back doorways while winds shifted from north and northwest to push water away from town. Fire and police evacuated residents and cleared flooded streets as Morehead City faced similar conditions. In other notes a medical camera device is described for internal imaging without a shutter.
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North Carolina
New Bern
Gaston
Jack Smith Creek
Washington
Coast Guard
Red Crossross
Shankar
North Carolina Emergency Radio Network
Civil Air Patrol
Albemarle
Morehead
Morehead City
Seagull
Pamilco County
Elizabeth City
Hertford
Edenton
Little Washington
Beaufort
N.C
Beaufor
Ichard Babcock
Babcock
Okinawa Faces Typhoon Inward Sweep Toward Base
Okinawa sits tight as typhoon its path curves northward toward the U S Ryukyus Command says the storm could strike Okinawa late tomorrow night. The Tokyo Weather Bureau reports winds around 170 to 180 mph at the center. Condition 3 alert designated as precautionary measures are in place for the Far East base.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
U. S. Ryukyus
U. S
Far East
Tokyo Weather Bureau
One From N. C. Freed In Latest POW Exchange
The UN Command lists one North Carolinian among POWs freed in the 10th day of the Korean Armistice exchange. The corporal is Samuel F. McLean of Company H, 32nd Regiment, 7th Division, with Mrs. Ferris P. McLean of Morganton, N C.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Samuel F. McLean
Has. Co
Ferris P. McLean
Box 145
Morganton
N.C
Admiral Dewey’s Body Moved to National Cathedral Crypt
The body of Admiral George Dewey, famed hero of the Spanish American War, was moved from Arlington cemetery to a crypt in the National Cathedral, Washington D C, in 1925.
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George Dewey
Arlington Cemetery
National Cathedral
Washington, D. C
Two Small Boys Die In Abandoned Ice Box Tragedy
In Haverhill Massachusetts two three and four year old boys were found suffocated in an abandoned ice box the third such death in 36 hours. A 200 person search found the bodies in a junked box and prompted calls for safety legislation.
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Richmond
Haverhill
Mass
Edward P
Butchy) Ferguson
Michael T. Rogers
Lucien Duval
Duval
Crawfordville
Ark
Washington
Refrigeration Trade Association of America
Ferguson
Harry Rogers
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Lou & Nash
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Canaeens Co
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McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital
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Woodrow and
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John Thaxtons
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