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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1954

Page

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Mass Of Wreckage Remains At Holden's Beach After Hazel

Holdens Beach, North Carolina is a ruined coastal enclave after Hurricane Hazel. Four High Point residents perished, two others survived by clinging to debris, and Shallotte natives mourn the storm’s toll. Guardsmen patrolled the area as looting alarms sounded.

Holden's Beach Hazel N. C High Point Holden’s Beach W. Frank Armfield J. Elwood Cox Albert Hart Jr Shallotte Fleet Lewis C. A. Lewis National Holden's Whiteville Brunswick County South Carolina Line Brunswick Ocean View Cherryville Holden

Known Dead Hits 114 As Hurricane Blows Itself Out In North Canada

Hurricane Hazel devastated eastern North America leaving at least 114 known dead across the US and Canada. Toronto isolated as floods swelled rivers, with hundreds missing and rescue workers risking floodwaters. Firefighters and volunteers suffered losses, including five drowned near Etobicoke. Authorities reported death tolls varying by source while Humber River floods trapped motorists and flooded Bradford area. A temporary morgue was set up to handle casualties.

Canada Associated Press United States Hazel Seaboard Carolinas Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia New York Toronto Etobicoke Humber Bradford Re ‘Pronto Smirle Lawson Ontario Toronto Telegram The Star Etobiacoke Marsh

Backlash Of The Hurricane Hammers Ohio River Flood Path

The Ohio River floods threaten Wheeling and Pittsburgh area as Hurricane Hazel’s backlash brings heavy rains across Allegheny and Monongahela basins. Officials warn of extensive damage, evacuations, power outages, and dozens of deaths and missing persons along western Pennsylvania and nearby areas.

John Moody Pittsburgh Ohio River Wheeling W. Va Hazel Allegheny Monongahela Ohio Weather Bureau Wheelig East Liverpool Business Pennsylvania Seaboard Butler Baltimore & Ohio

Russia Opposes Chinese Assault on Formosa and German Rearming

U S officials believe Moscow opposes a Chinese Communist attack on Formosa to protect its Western alliance strategy and German rearmament aims. The Kremlin, pursuing a global plan, seeks to prevent actions that would split NATO and hinder West Germany's rearmament as Secretary Dulles prepares European talks. Robertson just returned from a Formosa visit with Chiang Kai-shek, while Chiang pressed bombing against Red China with U S support after Quemoy clashes.

John M. Hightower Washington U. S Russia Formosa Kremlin West Germany Far East Dulles Asst Walter S. Robertson Dules Duck Island Lake Ontario Robertson Chiang Kai-shek Europe A Eden Pierre Mendes-France

Truman and Stevenson Attack Ike Admin at Kansas City Rally

Adlai Stevenson and Harry S Truman lambasted the Republican administration at a Democratic rally in Kansas City. They accused the GOP of internal splits and mismanaging foreign policy while urging a Democratic Congress. The pair argued the administration was trapped between pursuing a foreign policy and appeasing extremists.

Harry S. Truman Adlai E. Stevenson Eisenhower White House Washington Truman Kansas City

Boss Crump Dies At 80

Memphis political boss Boss Crump died at age 80 in Memphis. His long career shaped Tennessee politics as he led a powerful machine that influenced governors and senators for more than two decades. He suffered a heart ailment and passed at home after a gradual health decline noted last August.

Memphis

Reds Claim Communist Roots Behind London Dock Strikes

Arthur Deakin, head of the Transport and General Workers Union, blamed the Communist party for London's bus and waterfront strikes that crippled commerce. He warned the industrial policy propagated by communists aims to erode union trust and undermine leadership as the Cabinet met without new measures.

London Arthur Deakin Britain Churchill Deakin Transport and General Workers’ Union Communist Party Birmingham

Mendes-France backs direct talks with Russia in bid for peace

Premier Pierre Mendes-France endorsed Churchill’s push for direct talks with the Soviet Union to ease Cold War tensions. He urged West Germany's rearmament within a Brussels and NATO framework and praised Churchill's call for peaceful coexistence while stressing strength and unity in Western Europe.

Marseilles France Pierre Mendes-France Churchill Britain Russia London Mendes-France Soviet Union Blackpool England endes-France Paris West Germany Brussels Treaty Organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization Organization of Peace Mendes- France Europe

NAACP Speaker Targets Five State Governors on Segregation

Thurgood Marshall told 250 North Carolina NAACP delegates that segregation in public schools will end despite politicians using obstructionist tactics. He named Florida Mississippi Alabama Georgia and South Carolina governors and urged blacks be added to school boards as equal members.

Lumberton N.C Thurgood Marshall The National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People North Carolina Naacp Marshall Supreme Court Florida Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina

Hurricane Hazel Dominates Coastal Coverage Across Editions

The Enterprise reports on the Hazel aftermath in the Carolinas with coastal disaster photos and news on Page 2A. National Hazel coverage appears on Page 5D while United Fund drives begin in High Point and Thomasville with local pictures on Page 1D and Page 2D.

Hazel Carolinas Enterprise United Fund High Point Thomasville Chair City Navy

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