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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1961
Page
5
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Maria Beale Fletcher, 19, of Asheville, crowned Miss North Carolina after beating 74 contestants. The former Rochette dancer will represent the state at Miss America in Atlantic City. She plans to use a $1,000 scholarship toward an entertainment career. Her parents run a Raleigh-dance school. her siblings are ages 19, 17, and a son born next month. First runner-up was Susan Woodall of Roanoke Rapids. others were Ruby Gail Newton of Raleigh, Kay Sloan Hobbs of Ahoskie, and Elizabeth Beal of Durham.
A Roanoke Rapids boating regatta ended in tragedy when racer Carl A. Widenhouse died after his speedboat crashed during the final race. Widenhouse, 58, of Concord, owned a roadbuilding firm and had driven fast in national contests. Cause of the accident was not determined. death listed as bodily injury. Dean Byrd recovered the body.
The State Department proposed 10 daily flights to Havana to move 20,000 Cuban refugees, but Fidel Castro ordered a limit of two flights per day. Florida Governor Bryant urged federal help to resettle refugees from south Florida, noting strain on state aid programs. About 100,000 Cubans are in Miami area with 1,500 arrivals weekly at the U S Cuban Emergency Refugee Center. No flights were scheduled today or Wednesday.
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