Atomic power surge impacts Duquesne station in shipyard area
A switchboard operator at the nation's second atomic plant reports initial power input of 5,000 kilowatts rising to 20,000 kilowatts with full 60,000 kilowatts planned in days. The facility, supplying Pittsburgh area residents, began operation under Duquesne Lights.
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North Carolina Building Permits Fall 13.5% in November
North Carolina cities over 10 000 population issued 8 655 901 in November, down 13.5 percent from a year earlier. First eleven months totaled 125 120 229, down 12.5 percent from 144 654 616 in 1956. City totals include Charlotte 1 068 842 and Raleigh 1 123 191 among others.
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Harding Students Decline To Invite Dorothy Counts Back
At Harding High School in Charlotte students and the student body president say they have no plans to invite Dorothy Counts, the first Black student at the white school, back after harassment. The Carolinas Virginia National Students Assn. resolution urged invitation, and Dr. Frank Graham endorsed it, but no movement began. Counts transferred to a private school after leaving Harding.
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