Northeast Braces For Hurricane Hazel Lashing
New York weather officials warned gale force winds 40 to 60 mph and heavy rain as Hurricane Hazel approached the Northeast. Coastal states urged precautions with abnormally high tides and possible flooding. Sandbags and boarded windows appeared along shorelines. naval ships moved to sea. governors ordered civil defense alerts.
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New York
North Atlantic Seaboard
Hazel
New York City
New Jersey
New England
Boston Weather Bureau
Boston
New Engand
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Carol
Edna
Weather Bureau
New
Leyte
Antietam
Quonset Point
R.I. Naval Air Station
Newport
R.I. Harbor
Bedford
Mass
Christian A. Herter
Civil Defense
Hugh Gregg
Providence
R.I
Narragansett Electric Co
Providence County
Provce
Hurricane Hazel Weakens Over Carolinas After Coastal Destruction
Early reports from Wilmington NC indicate Hazel with 100 mph winds plowed 125 miles along the coast causing millions in damage. No severe injuries reported though debris fell, waves surged, and telephones faltered as three freighters broke loose near Cape Fear River. guards and officials mobilized as the storm moved north toward Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Wilmington
N.C
Hazel
North Carolina
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Virginia
North Atlantic
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Cape Fear River
William B. Umstead
Durham
North Carolina National Guard
Washington Weather Bureau
Washington
Pennsylvania
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Raleigh Weather Bureau
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
N. C
J. F. Havens
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co
Jacksonville
Beaufort
Junior Editors Feature Offers Educational Fun
An exciting new daily feature for children will debut in The Enterprise next Monday. Junior Editors targets ages 4 to 8 with coloring cut outs games and reasoning tests designed for half an hour of educational entertainment daily. Prepared with child psychologists the feature emphasizes educational value and self guided activity with some help from an older companion.
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Enterprise
Robertson Returns From Mystery Mission to Formosa
Asst. Secretary Walter S. Robertson flies to Formosa for talks with Chiang Kai-shek amid questions about American policy on Nationalist bombings and Communist China. No advance comment was given, and observers note potential implications for U S policy during election season.
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Washington
Walter S. Robertson
Formosa
China
Robertson
State Department
Department
Chiang Kai-shek
Dulles
Chiang
Eee Hee
Tai
Formosan
Quemoy
U.S
United States
Indochina
Eisenhower Returns to Plan Major Farm Speech in Indianapolis
President Eisenhower arrives in Washington after eight weeks in Colorado to deliver a major nonpartisan farm program speech in Indianapolis. The address will be broadcast nationwide by NBC and DuMont to 15 farm belt states as GOP aims to bolster congressional chances amid debate over flexible price supports. Vice President Nixon campaigned for GOP candidates in Houston while Secretary Wilson faced continued political scrutiny over remarks on unemployment. More on page nine-A.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Washington
Colorado
Indianapolis
Congress
Republican National Committee
NBC
du ‘Mont
Columbine
Nixon
Houston
Tex
Wilson
Moscow
Defense Snew
Valentine Zorin
Detroit
AFL CIO merger talks gain momentum after no raiding pact
Washington reports brighter prospects for a long debated AFL CIO merger as leaders George Meany and Walter Reuther meet with aides. The no raiding agreement four months old is hailed as a first step, though past merger attempts warn of possible obstacles and conflicting claims on area rights.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Meany
Reuther
Power Failure Delays Enterprise Paper Delivery
A falling power line interrupted production at 11 50 a m, delaying Enterprise delivery by over one hour as machines stopped and resumed after the outage.
Guardsmen Ward Off Looters in Hurricane Coast
National Guard troops from Conway in Horry County were mobilized to protect property after a hurricane. About 50 men from Company C, 263rd Tank Battalion were dispatched to the coast along with officers from Gov. Byrnes and Adjutant General Dozier. Lieutenant Whitfield C. Marshall commanded the unit, with Myrtle Beach Mayor Ernest Williams requesting Guardsmen to deter looting.
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Columbia
National Guard
Conway
Horry County
Co. C
263Rd Tank BN
Byrnes
Adjt
James C. Dozier
John Henry
Whitfield C. Marshall
Dozier
State Highway Patrol
Ernest Williams
Myrtle Beach
Cotton Farmers Vote on Marketing Curbs in December
The Agriculture Department sets the 1955 cotton marketing quota at 10 million bales and schedules a Dec 14 vote to approve quotas, with a 16 percent production reduction targeted from this year's restricted level. Penalties for overplanting include 50 percent parity price and loss of price-support loans.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Relief Efforts Mobilized Across Haiti After Hurricane Hazel
International aid from the United States Britain and Caribbean nations rushes to southwestern Haiti with helicopters and cargo planes delivering food water and medical supplies. Casualties mounted as towns like Jeremie Dame Marie and Anse d Hainaullt suffer heavy damage with missing residents and destroyed villages.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
United States
Britain
Caribbean
Hazel
Edmund B. Taylor
U.S
Saipan
Air Force C119
U.S. Naval
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Vidal
Jamaica
Jeremie
Red Cross
Dame Marie
Anse d'Hainaullt
Les Irois
Pierre Joseph
Tiburon
Central America
San Jose
Champerico
Guatemala
Pacific
Camperico
Voters Calm About Campaigns Across the Nation
Washington reports show voters mainly unmoved by the campaign as candidates raise voices and expand campaigning. Republicans credit Eisenhower's Oct 8 call for a GOP Congress with a lift, Democrats see apathy mostly among their rivals. AP reporters note flat public interest with pockets of issue driven activity.
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Washington
Politcal
Eisenhower
Congress
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
B. Cornell
Relman Morin
Jack Bell
Morrie Landsberg
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