State's Parks Show Growth in North Carolina Attendance
North Carolina parks attracted 1,618,126 visitors in 194, a rise of 393, over 1953. Fort Macon led with 514,475 visitors and Mount Mitchell hosted 405,266. Parks offered free year round access with seasonal amenities, while National Forests and Parks posted multi million visitor counts across 194 and 1954.
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Ben E. Douglas
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National Forest Service
National Park Service
Great Smokies Park
Fort
Raleigh National Historical Site
America
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore Park
Museum of Maritime History
Cape Hatteras
Ime
Park Service
Agen Oe Gen
Blue Ridge Parkway
Duff Believes GOP Split Won’t Hurt 1964 Prospects
Senator Duff of Pennsylvania said intra party differences would not harm the Republican chances in 1964. Speaking on Capitol Cloakroom on CBS he compared current tensions to Eisenhower’s era and doubted Lincoln Day criticism affecting the party. He also predicted Eisenhower might run again and Nixon could be his Vice President if conditions stay similar.
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J. Bracken Lee
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Oppenheimer Petition Denied by Washington Board of Regents
The University of Washington Board of Regents refused a petition signed by 1,107 students seeking an invitation for Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer to lecture. Presented by 40 students, the petition challenged President Henry Schmitz after a veto of a physics department recommendation, marking the second upheld veto by the regents.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Henry Schmitz
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Schmitz
Charles F. Frankland
Regents
Atirm
Davedne
Former Rutherfordton Mayor Lee Carpenter Dies at 82
Rutherfordton NC obituary reports former Mayor Lee Carpenter died after a short illness at age 82. Carpenter served as mayor town clerk and town commissioner and was the first president of Citizens Bank. He authored many articles for county and state newspapers under the byline Other at Rutherfordton.
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Carpenter
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Citizens Bank
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N.C
Lee Carpenter
Seven Rescued In Far North After Plane Down
Seven people marooned for four days in the frigid Canadian wilderness near Ennadai Lake, 299 miles northwest of Churchill, have been rescued. They survived temperatures to 49 below zero. a Royal Canadian Air Force plane and ski-plane rescue teams transported them and the downed plane to safety.
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Royal Canadian Oy
Air Force
Ennadai Lake
Churchill
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Yen Wire Po
Atomic Blast Delayed to Tuesday in Weather Hold
Las Vegas reports weather delays push the third 1955 atomic test blast to Tuesday at dawn. The AEC calls the Livermore laboratory led effort a major H bomb trigger test with potential near five kilotons, amid clouds winds and rain chances.
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AEC
Livermore, Calif
Livermore
Yvonne de Carlo Denied Accreditation in Nassau
Bahamian police escorted actress Yvonne de Carlo from Prince George Pier after she arrived to screen Princess Margaret films. Mrs Napier Moore,Official of Bahamas government, refused accreditation despite a messenger claim de Carlo was an official photographer for British Overseas Airways.
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Nassas
Bahamas
Yvonne de Carlo
Prince George Pier
Princess Margaret
Napier Moore
Nassau
Miss de Carlo
British Overseas Airways
Moore
Eastland says Matusow probe shows he is a stooge
Sen. Eastland chairing Internal Security subcommittee said the widening inquiry into Harvey Matusow indicates he lied about Reds. He expects hearings to resume Monday with Matusow as a witness and notes the probe could last about a month as witnesses Albert K. Kahn and Herbert Tank appear behind closed doors.
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Washington
Eastland
D-Miss
Harvey Matusow
Internal Security Subcommittee
Matusow
Albert K. Kahn
Herbert Tank
New York
Angus Cameron
Tank
Kahn
Taant
Veral
Car Saunas
Religious Renaissance A Must If West Is To Survive
Billy Graham urged a religious revival to save the West insisting human nature must be controlled or civilization may implode. He said UN diplomacy cannot solve world problems and true faith, practiced in life and work, is essential for lasting change.
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Billy Graham
New York
Evancp
United Nations
Counce Presbyterian
Unclear Addressing Report from Des Moines
A fragment notes two residents in Des Moines locations William Music Apartment 119 and Tocconent 216 with individuals named Robert Melody.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William Music
Robert Melody
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