Coast Races to Build Sand Dunes Ahead of Approaching Diane
Crews from military and civilian groups rush temporary dune repairs along North Carolina beaches as Diane nears. At Atlantic Beach and nearby areas erosion risks persist, with limited time for completion before the hurricane. Fort Bragg engineers standby while private and Highway Commission crews bolster dunes at Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, Surf City and Topsail Island.
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Wilmington
N. C
Diane
Connie
Luther Hodges
Ed Rankin
Raleigh
Dianestri
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
Atlantic Beach
L. M. Gillespie
Gillespie
Rankin
Hodges
Ft. Bragg
Kure
80Th Engineers
Edward Griffin
State Civil Defense
Army
Highway Commission
Griffin
Carolina Beach
Surf City
Topsail Island
Alfred H. Noble
Atlantic
Carolina Beaches
North Carolina
Hazel
South Carolina
Canada
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Ticonderoga
Norfolk
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Myrtle Beach
Civilian
Charleston Weather Bureau
Argentina's Peron Under Fresh Plot as Crisis Deepens
Buenos Aires reports say government accuses Catholic nationalists and opposition leaders of planning to shoot President Peron, with police arresting over 50 and others claiming up to 200 jailed. Demonstrations erupt in Buenos Aires and Cordoba as unrest grows amid pacification drive and church tensions.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Peron
Cordoba
eBay
Lucero
British Recover Arms After IRA Depot Raid
London police raided an empty Caledonian Road shop and seized guns and ammunition believed stolen from the Aberfield Army Depot in Berkshire. IRA raids across Wales and England prompted armed Scotland Yard detectives to guard the haul as authorities warned of possible Ulster-wide guerrilla action.
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London
Caledonian Road
King 58
Railroad Station
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Aberfield
Berkshire
Reading
Scotland Yard
John Nott-Bower
Aborfield
Wales
England
Northern
Southern
Ireland
Ulster
Abon
British War Office
Irish Republic
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Republic
U. K
Daily Sketch
Hitler
News Chronicle
Daily Mirror
Dublin
Britain
George B. Hanna
Belfast
Uranium Making Is Revealed At Geneva Conference
Framed as a detailed disclosure, Dr. H A Wilhelm of the U S Atomic Energy Commission described a large scale method to produce high purity uranium metal from uranium tetrafluoride and magnesium in a furnace. Dr M Calvin of Berkeley reported progress on duplicating photosynthesis by detailing steps from water and carbon dioxide to sugars and starches. Soviet scientists claimed nearing a solution to photosynthesis. Artificial duplication could boost global food supply.
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Frank Carey
Geneva
United States
H. A. Wilhelm
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa State College
Wilhelm
M. Calvin
University of California At Berkeley
Nature
Calvin
Cone Mills Raises Hourly Wages for 17000 Workers
The Associated Press reports Cone Mills Corp will raise straight hourly pay by five cents for all production workers, effective August 22. About 20 Southern plants employ roughly 17,000 workers who will be affected, boosting average pay to $1.33 an hour. The move follows similar increases by Burlington Industries and others, while AFL and CIO unions push for a ten-cent raise.
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Associated Press
Cone Mills Corp
Clarence N. Cone
Cone
South
Burlington Industries
J. P. Stevens & Co
Ameratron
Deering - Milliken
Burlington
Southern
AFL
CIO
AFL United Textile Workers Union of America
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
U S and Chinese Envoys Hold Long Geneva Talk
U S envoy U Alexis Johnson and Wang Pingnan of Peiping met for nearly two and a half hours in Geneva but offered no progress on securing the release of 41 Americans. They planned to reopen the civilian repatriation issue at their next session, the seventh such meeting.
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Geneva
U.S
Peiping
U. Alexis Johnson
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Wang Pingnan
Red China
Poland
United States
India
China
Witnesses Refuse to Answer in U S House Probe of Red Ties
In New York six actors and one actress defied the House Un American Activities Committee by refusing to answer questions about communism. Chair Francis E. Walter warned of contempt as audience support sparked tension. Several cited rights inclining to privacy and free association while Polan and George Tyne questioned committee authority.
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New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Francis E. Walter
Dpa
Star Chamber
Lou Polan
Walter
Ing
Polan
Phil Leeds
Dann
America
Lanolin
American Federal Television and Radio
George Tyne
Mobs Riot Through Bombay Demand Goa Transfer
Frenzied mobs in Bombay rioted over Portugal’s India rule. They hoisted the Indian flag at the Portuguese consulate, forced closures, attacked vehicles, and demanded military action against Portugal’s three Portuguese territories. Police fired, injuring several demonstrators as 150000 marched at dawn. Nehru vowed peaceful transfer.
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Bombay
India
Delhi
Goa
New Delhi
Nehru
Rey
Portugal
Dulles Comments On Soviet Arms Cut And Disarmament
Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow's announced military cut appears to show peaceful intent but leaves Russian forces larger than the United States and preserves other strengths. He urged an international information exchange and effective inspection before any arms reduction, noting Soviet secrecy on force sizes. He also referenced UN talks in New York starting August 29 aimed at building a workable international inspection system.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia
United States
United Nations
New York
Carolinas In Storm Path As Diane Wanes Slower
Hurricane Diane loses some intensity and movement but remains dangerous as it curves toward the Carolina coast. Warnings extend from Fernandina to the Carolinas with potential life disruption and beach damage near Cape Hatteras, Myrtle Beach, and Norfolk.
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Carolinas
Savannah Braces for Diane as Evacuations Begin
Coastal Georgia and the Carolinas prepare for Hurricane Diane with 115 mph winds. Savannah Beach orders an evacuation led by Police Chief David A. McCutchen as tides to nine feet threaten low coastal areas. Islands along Georgia and South Carolina face five feet or less in elevation.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Carolinas
Diane
Atlantic
David A. McCutchen
Savannah Beach
Savannah
South Carolina
McCutchen
Ond
Tybee Is
Charleston
Beaufort
Atlantic Fleet
Naval Ammunition Depot
Cooper River
Red Cross
George B. Timmerman Jr
National
Charleston Naval Base
Miami
Fla
Norfolk
Hurricane Diane Advisory Outlines Path and Warnings
Miami Weather Bureau issued a hurricane advisory at 11 a.m. EST noting Hurricane Diane centered 235 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach with 100 mph winds. forecast west-northwest movement, with gale to hurricane winds extending up to 300 miles, and warnings in effect from Fernandina to Wilmington, NC.
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Charleston
S. C
Diane
Carolina
Wilmington
N. C
Virginia Capes
Fernandina
Fla
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Miami
Miami Weather Bureau
S.C
N.C
St. Augustine
Florida
Virgina Capes
Cape Henlopen
Chesapeake Bay
New Mica Regulations In Effect
Washington announces immediate implementation of new GSA mica purchase rules with price ceilings for ruby and nenruby mica. Some producers may sign releases delaying ceilings until Sept 15. A processing charge applies Sept 16 to Dec 14, while Program A remains unaffected.
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Washington
General Services Administration
GSA
Federal Register
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Lewiston
Maine
Cone Mills
Atlanta
Brunswick
Richmonde
Tharleston
Key West,or
Cape Hatteras
Occoon
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