Valdez Rebounds From 1964 Quake And Oil Boom
From bulldozed flats to a bustling terminal, Valdez shows a booming recovery after the Good Friday 1964 earthquake. The North Slope oil terminal brings jobs and a billion-dollar tax base while memories of loss linger for a town cut in two by seismic waves and a changing landscape.
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Valdez, Alaska
Valdez
Valdez Marine
Alaska
Chena
Alice Horton
Gilson
Anchorage
Bill Egan
William A. Egan
Water Shortage Closes Businesses in Sparta North Carolina
Sparta mayor and council order the closing of two car washes and two laundries amid a severe drought and rising water use. Protests allege discrimination without a water rationing plan as residents seek legal remedies while drilling new wells fails to yield results.
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Sparta
N.C
North Carolina
Vance Choate
Choate
William Maxwell
Maxwell
Max Armentrout
Georgia Teenager in Critical Condition from Amoeboid Meningitis
A 14 year old Georgia girl from Hephzibah remains in critical condition at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with amoeboid meningitis. The illness, described in 1962, has a very high fatality rate and is linked to swimming in ponds where naegleria amoebas may enter the body.
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Winston-Salem, N.C
Georgia
Winston-Salem
Baptist Hospital
Hephzibah, Ga
Augusta
Editor Defends Wake Coverage Amid Baptist Backing
J Marie Grant editor of the Biblical Recorder defends the papers Wake Forest coverage amid calls for his resignation. He cites support from Baptist leaders including Roy Benfield W J Smith and W A Finlater while asserting editorial independence and freedom.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
J. Marie Grant
The
Biblical Recorder
Wake Forest University
Southern Baptist
Grant
Recorder
Journal
of the
Baptist State Convention
Wake Forest
Larry Flynt
Hustler Magazine
Billy Graham
Harold W. Tribble
Dr. Tribble
Roy Benfield
Greensboro
Recorder Board
W.J. Smith
Charlotte
Winston-Salem Sentinel
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Ward Sims
Associated Press
High Point
S. Main, High Point, N.C
W.A. Finlater
Raleigh
Peete Sind
Sdeodateumanae
College Village
Westchester Mall
Nancy Greenway
Mgr
Saxony
North Main Street
Gur
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