Olan Hicks Takes Pastoral Post At Church Of Christ On Lexington
Olan Hicks is the new pastor at the Church of Christ on Lexington Avenue. A La Porte Indiana native, he has four years in ministry with prior pastorates in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. He and his wife Barbara have three children.
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la Porte
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Indiana
Michigan
Barbara
Childreess Ridgecrest
Little Rock School Integration Vote Tense Amid National Debate
Citizens in Little Rock face a pivotal school integration vote amid South era tensions. Gov Faubus accuses federal leaders of deception while NAACP and private schooling plans draw legal challenges. North Carolina court cases delay integration rulings into next year.
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NAACP
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8Th Circuit ‘Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Baltimore
4Th Circuit Court of Phi
Front Royal
Warren County
Norfolk
North Carolina
U.S. Dist
Edwin Stanley
Durham
Red Cross mobilizes aid as Helene floods Carolinas
The National Red Cross rushed 50 staff to coastal points to evacuate and care for families as hurricane Helene drives thousands into shelters from Beaufort, South Carolina to Wilmington, North Carolina. Charleston hosts 700 to 1,000 evacuees in 26 shelters with about 100 volunteers feeding and assisting them.
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Red Cross
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Wilmington
N.C
Charleston
Hurricane Helene Pounds North Carolina Coast
Hurricane Helene slammed the North Carolina coast with central winds near 125 mph and gusts up to 97 mph at Frying Pan Shoals. Gov. Hodges flew to Wilmington as winds and rains flooded streets, caused power outages, and evacuations continued along Wrightsville, Carolina, and Myrtle Beach coasts with at least one death reported.
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Raleigh
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
N. C
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Cape Fear
South Carolina
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Weather Bureau
Luther Hodges
Wrightsville
Carolina
Wasemanea Warninae Black
Emiwens
Charleston
Wrightsville Beach
N.C
S. C
Promotion Day Observed at Lexington Avenue Baptist
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church will observe promotion day in the Sunday School and Training Union tomorrow. At the 11 a.m. worship service the new Juniors will receive Bibles from the church. Tomorrow marks the resignation of C W Chapman who has served as Sunday School superintendent for 10 years.
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Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
C. W. Chapman
Lexington Avenue Church
Thomas
Retired General Wilton Persons Named Adams Aide
President Eisenhower names retired Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons as his chief assistant to Sherman Adams with a pending title to be determined. Persons, 62, currently serves as deputy assistant to the president, and a deputy to Persons is expected to be appointed later.
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Eisenhower
Wilton B. Persons
Sherman Adams
Persons
White House
Satellite No. 4 Poof In Spaceflight Mystery
AP reports satellite No. 4 launched with a 22 pound payload and vanished after a 38 minute signal from Johannesburg suggests drifted to the Indian Ocean. Dr John P Hagen says orbit unlikely though several days needed for confirmation as Navy trackers review limited telemetry.
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Burma Army Seizes Power Names Ne Win Premier
Gen Ne Win, leader of Burma’s armed forces, takes control to halt Communist influence as Premier U Nu resigns Oct 28 and agrees to have Ne Win named premier to arrange free elections. Burma maintains neutrality in foreign affairs and borders Red China. The army seized power to preserve law and order after days of coup rumors.
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South Carolina cottage tests the Helene storm surge
On the South Carolina coast a new style cottage on tall pilings faced Helene with water as the main threat. Residents recall Hurricane Hazel of 1954 when floodwaters undermined foundations and many homes floated away before breaking apart.
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Hermit seeks refuge as Helene drives him from Fort Fisher area
Robert Harrell, 68, a hermit living near Fort Fisher, wandered into Wilmington police after being forced from his quonset pillbox by Hurricane Helene. He said he walked about 12 miles to reach safety and fears the storm’s damage.
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N.C
Robert Harrell
Fort Fisher
Helene
Hazel
Harrell
Hurricane Helene opens Waccamaw bridge blocking U S 17
A turntable bridge on the LaFayette Bridge across the Waccamaw River was blown open by winds from Hurricane Helene, blocking U S 17 between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach. State crews could not close the 100 foot span and no reopening estimate was given.
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S.C
Waccamaw River
U.S. 17
Myrtle Beach
LaFayette
Helene
State Highway Department
Typhoon Ida Devastates Central Japan Killing and Missing
Typhoon Ida leaves widespread destruction across central Japan with 1,270 missing and 442,548 homeless. Kano River area reports up to 38 dead and 600 missing, while Izu Peninsula towns suffer 100 mph winds and landslides. Tokyo endures record rainfall as crews, police, and U S forces aid rescue efforts and health services mobilize nationwide.
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Sunday Enterprise Features Tomorrow Expansion and More
Plans for High Point growth and challenges are outlined in a city council report presented to the council. The Enterprise’s Forrest Cates will discuss the upcoming special article in Sunday edition.
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City Council
Enterprise City
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Thomasville High School
Kyle Stirling
Ilsa Strengthens Near Puerto Rico hits 115 mph winds
Hurricane Ilsa showed signs of intensification as it moved within about 400 miles northeast of San Juan Puerto Rico with top winds of 115 mph. Hurricane force winds extended outward up to 100 miles northeast and 50 miles southwest. Forecaster Arnold Sugg noted possible strengthening. Small craft advised to seek port. rough seas and heavy swells expected along Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Leeward Islands.
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