One Killed As Pipe Explodes In Winston-Salem
A reinforced concrete pipe exploded under high pressure in Winston-Salem killing one worker and injuring eight others while restoring a temporary water line to service. A 50-year-old man drowned when knocked under rushing water. Officials expect to resume patching the line to the Yadkin River and restore up to 12 million gallons daily once a temporary joint is in place.
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Winston-Salem
Ihee
Winem
City Water and Sewer
S. E. Harris
Yadkin
Harris
Winston- Salem
Water Department
Hemphill Wins Democratic Renomination in South Carolina
Hemphill secured a smashing primary victory in the Sun District to win the Democratic renominat ion for a U.S. House seat. He defeated Tom R. Gettys of Rock Hill 25 459 to 14 172 after 232 of 251 precincts reported and carried five of seven counties. Senator Richards retires after 23 years on the Foreign Affairs panel.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Sun Dist
Tom R. Gettys
Rock Hill
Gettys
James P. Richards
Richards
Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S. House
Thomas A. Wofford
Greenville
Senate
Bond
Bids Asked On 181 Miles Of Road Work
Raleigh reports the Highway Commission advertises bids for 181 miles of road work across 19 counties, including 18 separate projects. Major items include 4.21 miles of grading for a west side bypass on U.S. 15 and 501 in Durham and 9 miles of N.C. 87 modernization in Brunswick County.
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Northampton
Hertford
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Wayne
Wick
Durham
Jones
Lenoir
Pender
Iam Sie
Unionburg
Madison
Durham County
U.S. 15
Brunswick County
Wilkes-Yadkin
Tar Heel Minister's Wife Killed In Head-On Crash
A Charlotte North Carolina minister's wife, Alicia Louise Conant, 32, was killed in a northeast Fulton Missouri head-on collision. Her husband, Rev. B. H. Conant, their son Marcus, 6, and the other car’s driver Thomas Mathew Curtis, 31, Carmi Illinois, were hospitalized in non dangerous condition. The Conants were en route to St. Joseph Missouri to visit Mrs. Conant's parents.
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