Helene Tops North Carolina's 1958 News Stories
Hurricane Helene led North Carolina’s top stories of 1958 with 11 million dollars in losses though no deaths. The list ranks the Maxton Klan riot and other major events, noting Wetzel slayings, Graham’s Charlotte crusade, desegregation efforts, bomb hoaxes, and political shifts.
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Charles L
West Press
South
South Carolina
North Carolina
Helene
Associated Press
Sen
W. Kerr Scott
Frank Edward Wetzel
Amuck
Lincoln County
B. Everett Jordan
Scott
Senate
Billy Graham
Charlotte
Greensboro
Ku Klux Klan
Maxton
Lumbee
Broom Sage
Ore Cole
Man of the Year selections span religion science and the arts
De Gaulle holds religion’s Man of the Year title with Billy Graham dropping from top for a year. Pasternak tops literature amid the Dr Zhivago spotlight. Von Braun leads science while Rickover and Cliburn stay prominent. Stengel tops baseball’s list with Campanella second after his career-ending crash.
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Boris Pasternak
Dr. Zhivago
United States
Pasternak
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Adm
Hyman Rickover
van Cliburn
Texas
Milwaukee Braves
Roy Campanella
Los Angeles
Brooklyn) Dodgers
Stengel
Young Mother To Get Last Look At England
In St Louis a 22 year old mother Mrs June Walter dying of blood cancer is promised a final trip to England by the Military Air Transport Service to die on her native soil. Her husband Charley 25 and doctors say departure will come soon. The Walters married in 1955 and live in St Louis with two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
England
June Walter
Charley
Military Air Transport Service
Walter
Ina
William H. Tunner
MATS
Walters
U.S. Army
Cheltenham
Gloucester
Robert Glenn
Dennis Wayne
Kids Get Big Fire Engine for Christmas
In Denver AP report Marvin K Maus, a representative of American LaFrance, helps Santa deliver a full sized fire engine to his grandchildren Don, 3, Dick, 5, and Debra Maus. The retired Boulder Colorado engine was restored and parked at the curb Christmas morning, greeting the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Santa Claus
Marvin K. Maus
Maus
Don
Debra Maus
American LaFrance Corp
Boulder, Colo
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Largest Coral Structure
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia spans about 1,250 miles, earning its title as the world's biggest coral formation. It remains a landmark natural wonder and vital marine ecosystem.
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Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Wish for Happiness in New Year Greeting
A festive New Year message sends wishes of happiness health and luck. The note evokes warm wishes for a joyful year ahead.
Remarkable at-home relief for swollen piles claim
A dubious ad promises instant relief for pain and itching from swollen piles using a mysterious medication. It claims rapid swelling reduction and tissue healing, urging immediate use and alleging strong, guaranteed effects.
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N.C
Cole
Alan Titan
James’ ‘Garland Martin
Reidsville
Supreme Court
Hodges
Jordan
Richard C. Clarke
Dave Clark
Rockingham
Sanford
Wetzel
J. T. Brown
Lee Reece
Roy Cook
Cook
Rachel
Wilbur Cook
George Smith
Winston-Salem
Mount Pleasant
Carolinas
de Gaulle Man of
Graham
Pius X11
Gen. Turner
Thomas Curtis
R-Mo
James P. Duffy
Schick
Webster’s
Carton
Mann
RADIO
Turkey
Platter
Teddy Bears
Nash
Pazo
and Atlantic
Wrenn ST. and
E. Howell
Main Drug CO. NO
N. Main ST
North Main
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