Hurricane Diane Aims at Georgia and Carolinas
Hurricane Diane with 115 mph winds moves toward the Georgia South Carolina coast guiding forecasters to likely early afternoon hurricane warnings. Advisories say the storm center is around 550 miles east of St Augustine Florida with eye fix pending and preparations urged along the coast.
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Allies Agree Western Bloc Must Maintain Militia Strength
Washington reports that Americas European allies insist the Western bloc keep high military strength to enable peace talks with the Russians. Officials say there is no evidence of moves to curb Western defense buildup, while the Soviet union pledges a 640000 man reduction by Dec 15. Senator Bennett questions the measure's significance without total manpower context.
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Production Sets New Record
The Commerce Department reports the national total production of goods and services rose to a record 385 billion dollars annual rate in Q2, up 10 billion from the previous record and 16 billion above 1953 peak. April to June output up about 7 percent with personal income at a new peak as spending advanced.
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Man Falls From Hotel Roof in Jacksonville Death
Robert A. Finke, 49, of Fayetteville North Carolina, died after a fall or leap from a Jacksonville Florida hotel roof Saturday night. Police found his body Sunday. Investigators noted he walked on the roof and climbed over a two foot parapet. Detective Sgt. J M Parker said Finke had been treated at veterans hospitals in Lake City and Bay Pines Florida.
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Gold Meets Girl MURDER IN HAITI By John W Vandercook
Investigative report by John W. Vandercook on a fatal crime in Haiti details circumstances surrounding the murder. The piece concentrates on the key figures involved and the investigation in Port au Prince, outlining initial leads and official responses.
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Governor Flies Over Hurricane Cleanup Coast
Governor Luther Hodges flies from Raleigh Durham in an Air National Guard craft to inspect the North Carolina coast cleaning up after Hurricane Diane. He plans to return in about three hours as President Eisenhower allocates one million dollars to Civil Defense for relief efforts.
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Roads Into Beaches Open To Traffic
North Carolina beaches and the roads leading to them are now open to traffic, announced Col. James R. Smith state highway patrol commander. Restrictions lifted on access to beach areas hit by Hurricane Connie, with Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach among the last to restore normal traffic conditions.
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Ten North Carolina Counties Declared Disaster Areas
The Small Business Administration declared 10 North Carolina counties and one in South Carolina disaster areas after Hurricane Connie. Counties listed include Brunswick New Hanover Pender Onslow Carteret Beaufort Pamplico Craven Jones and Lenoir with Horry County in South Carolina. Special loan offices will open August 23 in Wilmington and New Bern to serve homeowners and businesses. Loans offered at 3 percent for up to 20 years for home and business rehabilitation and up to 10 years for inventory replacement.
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India Asked To Assist In Returns
United States reportedly proposed that India help repatriate Chinese nationals in America who wish to return to China. The plan, discussed in Geneva talks with China’s Wang Ping-nan and U S envoy Alexis Johnson, would route departures via Indian consuls and Red Cross coordinated travel. India avoided confirming any role.
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Red Cross Alerts Chapters For Diane Hurricane Contingency
The American Red Cross alerted Atlantic coast chapters from Daytona Beach Florida to southern Virginia to be ready for Hurricane Diane. During Hurricane Connie the previous week it ran 178 shelters across seven states and fed and clothed 31,469 people.
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Rhee Denounces U N S C as Korea Celebrates Liberation
Seoul and outside crowds marked Korea’s 10th anniversary of liberation with Sygman Rhee denouncing U S policy in Asia and pushing to remove the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission truce inspectors. Demonstrations cooled after Rhee postponed a demand for their removal.
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Witness balks at questions in Communist influence hearings
New York. The first witness refused to answer if he belonged to a Communist cell in Hollywood in 1944 as the House Un American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence in entertainment. Chair Francis Walter said the probe aims to expose actors and producers linked to the party. Twenty seven subpoenas issued.
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Governor invites Negro leaders to Raleigh education meeting
Gov Hodges invites a group of Negro leaders to join the all white Advisory Committee on Education in Raleigh. He appeals to both Negro and white residents to voluntarily maintain separate school systems.
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Morse Predicts Voters Will Toss Ike's Administration Out
Senator Morse of Oregon predicts voters will oust the Eisenhower administration next year amid post session political sparring. He blasts a Republican vote study by Bridges as hokum and asserts many Democrats opposed the administration’s program. Allott and a group of Republicans deny a rebellion but criticize Democratic control of Congress.
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Peaceful Invasion Kills Nine as Indians Cross Goa Border
Indian nonviolent demonstrators crossed into Portuguese Goa and nearby enclaves as a long planned action to press Portugal to cede territory. Reports vary on marcher numbers with deaths rising to nine after confrontations with Portuguese guards.
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Credit Tightening Seen Amid Growing Consumer Debt
A major AP analysis reviews rising instalment and total consumer debt, questioning its size and debt quality. It notes debt growth from 4% billion in 1939 to about 25 billion this year, with disposable income rising but not keeping pace, and warns of potential tighter credit rules as policymakers monitor the pace of increase.
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AP Business News
New York
Leaf prices unlikely to rebound for Georgia Florida tobacco
Georgia Florida tobacco men report limited price recovery as about a quarter of the record crop remains unsold. Quality tapers and cigarette tobacco sales level, keeping premium prices out of reach. Week end prices fell to 45 dollars per hundred, a new season low, while weekly average slipped to 47.16 dollars.
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