Small Windstorm Cleaves Deep River Area
A bantam-size windstorm cut a freakish path of destruction through the Deep River community just before 4 pm. It leveled corn, uprooted trees, tore down aerials and fences, and unroofed farm buildings along Willard Road near Deep River Friends Church. Winds reached 51 mph with funnel-like surface gusts, causing power outages and telephone interruptions. A roof fragment was hurled along Highway 68 near the James Eller residence. More details on page six-A.
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Deep River
Riew Fn
Willard Road
Deep River Friends Church
Willard
J. P
Friendship
Greensboro
Clay
Fentriss
Greene
Ing
Duke Power O
Vandalia
S. Elm Street
Greens- Molen
Weather Bureau
Molen
James Eller
Highway 68
Eller
Stassen Attacks Hall Over Running Mate Choice
Harold E. Stassen accused GOP Chairman Leonard Hall of trying to foreclose delegate choice as he opposes a plan to replace Nixon with Gov. Christian Herter of Massachusetts at the Republican National Convention. Hall announced Herter would nominate Nixon, while Stassen urged lawmakers to defend traditional practices in ticket selection.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
White House
Nixon
GOP
Leonard Hall
Eisenhower
Stassen
Hall
Rep. Byrnes
R-Wis
Herter
San Francisco
Byrnes
Boston
Herter Contierues
Massachusetts Gomeeee Ae
Stassen’s Future Clouded Amid Nixon Renomination Fight
Washington Harold Stassen a top adviser on disarmament to President Eisenhower faces an unsettled future as he campaigns against Nixon’s renomination. Stassen says he does not plan to resign and Eisenhower has not signaled any change. He will likely represent the U S at the UN disarmament committee session this fall and has worked on new proposals shaping U S policy.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Eisenhower
Stassen
Stashew
United States
United Nations
Ament
Isenhower
Tuning In Toward God Amid Radio Interference
A reflective piece compares prayer to a car radio that loses signal in tunnels and underpasses. It argues that prayer remains available but worldly interference distorts the message unless one moves to open, clear spiritual channels.
Violence erupts on Cyprus as Greek Turkish tensions rise
In Cyprus violence flared on the island's north and south. A Turkish Cypriot man was shot dead near Vissoua by unknown assailants, not linked to the union with Greece campaign. A bomb injured a Greek family of four outside their Kolossi home.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Greece
Vissousa
Kolossi
Negro man slain after cornered in tobacco barn
In Whiteville North Carolina Ellis Brinkley a 49 year old Black man who allegedly wounded a deputy sheriff used his children as a shield and was cornered in a tobacco barn where he was shot to death authorities reported he had 15 to 20 wounds officers and volunteers faced a gun battle and tear gas before Brinkley was killed near his home and subsequent pursuit led to discovery in the barn
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Whiteville
N.C
Here
Ellis Brinkley
Columbus Day
Warren Roebuck
Teers
Roebuck
Brinkley
Frank McIntyre Jr
Bilney
Co County
Rotsia
Blue Ric
Elza Eee
PRM
Cher
Richardson
Minor earthquake reported in Vallejo area
A minor quake was felt in Vallejo and nearby Napa and Fairfield before midnight. Police said there was no damage. Vallejo hosts Mare Island Shipyard, about 30 miles northeast of San Francisco.
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Vallejo
Calif
Nepa
Fairfieldish
Navy
Mare Island
San Francisco
Georgia Tobacco Prices Top Fifty Dollars On Opening Day
Early sales in Georgia centers Waycross Vidalia and across the Florida Belt show prices over 50 dollars per hundred for some lots with good quality noted. Buyers reported strong export interest and government support figures varied by grade while overall the crop appears to be reaching markets with farmers pleased despite some delays in moving to the floor.
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Esay
Waycross
Vidalia
Florida Belt
Eee Sree
Little Liz on seeking happiness in love
The quote urges finding a person you cannot be happy without rather than simply someone to be happy with. It emphasizes depth of need over casual companionship and reflects a relationship philosophy.
Coast Residents Brace for Atlantic Storms with Sand Grains
Carolina Beach residents prepare sea defenses as Weather Bureau warns of a storm season. Plans approved to build at least ten grain barriers with $51,000 on hand to curb sand drift and protect the Cowes Beach Inlet area from hurricane impact.
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Carolina Beach
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Ocean
Cowes Beach Inlet
Lake Plan debated in North Carolina legislature
In Raleigh lawmakers introduced a “Lake plan” measure to revise the state constitution to end a statewide public school system and allow local option on closures and tuition grants. It parallels the Pearsall plan and faces ongoing hearings amid debates on school desegregation and constitutional changes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
B. I. Satterfield
Ate
Advisory Committee On Education
Hodges
House
Morgan
Douglas B. Maggs
Adam J. Whitley
Johnston
B. C. Brock
Davie
Mitchell Britt
Duplin
Atty
Atty. Gen. I. Beverlye
Lake
General Assembly
Moran
Civ
Luther Hodges
Maggs
Marine drill instructor McKeon on trial over death march
At Parris Island a court martial hearing details a vodka bottle hidden behind a toilet by Marine Sgt Matthew C McKeon during a fatal death march of Platoon 71 in Ribbon Creek. Survivors testify of recruits laughing and splashing as one drowned, with testimony noting the march without drunkenness and questions over command responsibility.
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Parris Island
S.C
Matthew 'C. McKeon
Pfe
Fred Magruder
McKeon
Worcester
Mass
From. Jackson
Sgt. McKeon
Magruder
Hector Osvaldo Serantes
New York City
Buenos Aires
Rine S
Matthew C. Mc Serantes
Toon
Megeen
Marsh
Serantes
Keeding
United States
Carl Lac Lie Whitmore Jr
Newpo News
Whitmore
Hardeman
Thomas Hardeman
Vidalia
Ribbon Creek
Maj
Charles B. Sevier F
Jacksonville
Steel Progress Reported in Ongoing Steel Strike Talks
New York negotiators and United Steelworkers leader David J. McDonald report ongoing progress toward a settlement of the day-old steel strike. A proposed three year no strike contract with a wage rise around 9 cents per hour is rumored, with details still under discussion.
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New York
David J. McDonald
McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
PeThe
U.S. Steel
Republic
Bethlehem
Pittsburgh
Bills Seek End to Separate Negro Institutions in NC
North Carolina House sees introduced measures by Rep. J W Speight to close state funded Negro colleges if Negroes join white schools. The bills would require new teaching certificates based on standardized exams and could end state support for separate campuses, citing integration at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. W. Speight
Bertie Speight
Bareens
Greensboro
University of North Carolina At
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Christian Herter
Massachusetts
SJU
Richard Nixon
Appleton
Canaters
California
Georgia
Little Liz
Steel Progress Reported
Armory
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