Hurricane Helene Looms Over South Carolina Coast
Emergency preparations spread along the South Carolina coast as Hurricane Helene threatened landfall likely around midnight. Charleston Air Base evacuated aircraft and closed port of embarkation while personnel on orders were told not to report. Naval ships at the Minecraft Base moved to safer anchorage on the Cooper River. More on page ten A.
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Charleston
S.C
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Charleston Air Base
Ashley River
Cooper River
US. Naval Base
Vanguard satellite launch reports normal engine test
The Vanguard weather probe rocket lifted from Cape Canaveral with three engines firing normally and aims for a 18 000 mph ascent. Officials expect orbital height within two hours and NAS confirmation in about two months.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Gines
British General Escapes Cyprus Explosion Amid EOKA Attacks
In Nicosia a mine exploded under a bridge near Government House as Maj. ws Kendrew’s staff car passed. The blast damaged police, injured two, and disrupted lines. EOKA rebels target British and Turkish Cypriots seeking union with Greece.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Ws Kendrew
EOKA
Government House
BOKA
Greece
Waves Of Amphibious Craft Deliver Supplies To Quemoy
Nationalist landing ships sent waves of amphibious craft to Quemoy beaches with heavy supplies. Observers reported multiple landings under Communist fire, with air drops continuing through the night, aided by U.S. naval support nearby.
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Quemoy
Linole
Yellow Sands
Dulles Declares No Retreat in Formosa Stand
Secretary of State Dulles told Western diplomats the United States will make no retreat in the Formosa area amid Red China and Soviet support. He urged peaceful settlements with Peiping and welcomed talks, noting flexibility within a UN Charter framework. Britain and France backed efforts for a cease-fire as tensions eased.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dulles
United States
Formosa
Far East American Council of Commerce and Industry
New York
Peiping
Soviet Union
Washington
Pentagon
China
Quemoy
U.S
U.N
Britain
France
Government Plans New Borrowing to Cover Deficits
The Treasury seeks about 34 billion dollars in new borrowing to fund operations. It proposes issuing 13 month bonds at 3.0 percent and 219 day bills at a fixed price yielding 3 percent, as part of a broader plan to bolster cash as deficits mount into the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Wall Street
Warnings Ordered Posted for Helene Threat
The Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings from Cape Fear to Savannah as Helene moved northwest at 14 mph. Evacuations were urged before rising tides reach four to six feet above normal, with destructive winds expected by evening and hurricane center near Charleston. Small craft were advised to stay in port.
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Miami, Fla
Weather Bureau
Cape Fear
N. C
Savannah
Charleston
S. C
Bureau
Beaufort
Wilmington
N.C
South Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Fernandina Beach
Florida
Helene
Carolina Capes
Bandit Robs Tar Heel Bank in Winton North Carolina
FBI reports a white male about 25, six feet tall robbed Tar Heel Bank & Trust Co. in Winton at 10 15 a.m. He escaped with about $6 000 to $6 900. Cashier Ben Weaver described the gunman as unshaven and dark skinned. Police set up road blocks as Weaver pursued with a license plate description of a white and black 1952 1953 Chevrolet.
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Winton, N.C
FBI
Tar Heel Bank & Trust Co
Lucille Vinson
Weaver
Highway Patrol
Winton
Phalangists Denounce Regime in Beirut Streets
Militant Phalangists marched through Beirut port denouncing Rashid Karami’s government. Despite barricades and trenches in the Basta quarter, Karami’s supporters reported no violence and planned to remove fortifications while the Phalangists vowed continued opposition. Saeb Salam said the National Front would lift barriers but keep the right to restore them.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Karami
Basta
Basta l
Camille Chamoun
Saeb Salam
Associated Press
National Front
Salam
Typhoon Ida Ravages Tokyo and Japan Coast
Ida the typhoon lashed Japan with 125 mph winds sweeping the coast and flooding Tokyo. Police report 16 dead 66 injured nationwide and 10 dead 30 missing in Tokyo area. Over 130000 houses flooded and 420 communications outages. rail traffic halted and emperor’s palace moat overflowed after record rainfall.
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Tokyo
Meteorological Board
Japan
Emperor's Palace
Violence Shatters Voting in Algeria Referendum
French officials report six clashes with rebels as three day referendum begins in Algeria. Attacks in cities including Setit leave a woman dead and six injured. a French soldier is wounded. Moslems fear reprisal while rebels urge boycott and forceful yes votes.
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Setit
Tlemcen
Peregaux
Algeria
da Gaulle
Faubus Pleased By Judge Refusal On Private School Plan
Gov Orval Faubus welcomes a federal judge’s decision not to rule on leasing Little Rock schools to a private firm and says the referendum on re opening four closed high schools on an integrated basis could proceed. The NAACP and the Little Rock School Board sought injunctions. the judge said jurisdiction lay with a three judge panel.
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Gov. Faubus
Little Rock, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Little Rock
Faubus
Dist
John FE. Miller
Fort Smith, Ark
NAACP
Miller
Wiley Branton
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Branton
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