College enrollment rises at 18 state-supported colleges
Fall term enrollment at 18 state-supported colleges rose by 614 in-state students to 26,989 through Sept. 30, with University of North Carolina and N.C. State among the largest campuses affected by lower than projected totals. Administration officials caution that budget estimates may not require major changes.
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Raleigh
Ad Administration
Paul Johnston
Hodges
D. S. Coltrane
University of Northlina
North Carolina State College
A&t College
North Carolina College At
Durham
University of North Carolina
Division of Health Affairs
N.C. State
Woman's College
East Carolina College
A & T College
Western Carolina College
Appalachian
Pembroke
Winston + Salem
Elizabeth City
Fayetteville
North Carolina College
Bids Opened for Eight Highway Projects Across Several Counties
North Carolina officials announce bids for eight road improvement projects across nine counties. Projects include relocations on U S 70 and U S 158 with multiple bridges and culverts, plus work on N C 18 and building removals along right of way. Low bids to be reviewed at early November commission meeting.
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Raleigh
State
Ao Commission
Commission
Efland
Durham County
Davie
Winston-Salem
Yadkin River
N.C
Laurel Springs
Alleghany
Dan River
Mill Creek
Stokes
N.C. 102
Newton Cove
Pirate Captured After Bold Harbor Break
In Newport Rhode Island a young pirate boarded a stationary ship and sailed away before a waterborne posse of local yachtsmen overtook and captured him. The incident follows a strange blend of historic references and a note about a Joan of Arc anniversary connected to a 1931 world premiere in Rouen.
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Newport
R. I
Joan of Arc
Rouen
Abstract in SHER MAGIC Spider's web glints in morning sun
Fragmentary OCR text describes a spider's web hanging like a painting in a gallery from a fence. The nearly invisible handiwork is illuminated by Seccey morning light, creating a striking visual detail.
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Sher
Eischmanns
Gian
Seccey
Two North Carolina engineers promoted within highway agency
Hunter Irving of Raleigh and Earl Crump of Durham rise to assistant chief engineer posts in the State Highway Commission at Asheville. Irving becomes assistant chief for construction and maintenance while Crump serves as assistant chief for roadway and right of way under Chief Engineer W. H. Rogers Jr. Babcock cites their long service and exceptional ability. Crump remains Fifth Division Engineer. Irving and Crump join two other current Rogers staff, with salaries for assistant chief engineers ranging from 97780 to 11460.
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Raleigh
Hunter Irving
Earl Crump
Durham
State Highway Commission
Asheville
Irving
Crump
W. H. Rogers Jr
W. F. Babcock
Irving and
Highway Commission
Rogers
Louis Payne
T. B. Gunter Jr
Babcock
Alaska's Western Edge Reaches Toward Tropical Hawaii
A fragment notes Alaska extending toward the Pacific near Hawaii, highlighting extreme western reach of the state into subtropical zones. The item emphasizes geographic oddity and correlates to maps showing Alaska's westernmost points near tropical conditions.
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