Mile Long Dam Set For Use
Duke Power will dedicate its largest hydro project at Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River with Gov. Hodges using a switch to mark construction of the 62 million dollar dam. The lake will cover 33 000 acres, with a 400 mile shoreline and a 262 500 kilowatt initial output, rising to 350 000 later.
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Duke
Norman A. Cocke
Lake Norman
Duke Power
Catawba
Mecklenburg
Lincoln Counties
Lincoln County
Cowans Ford
Davidson
Lookout Shoals Dam
Mt. Island Dam
Tar Heels By Adoption Praised At Rutherfordton Speech
State Treasurer Edwin Gill praised residents born elsewhere who helped North Carolina grow. He cited a Yankee from New England developing Pinehurst, Ohio men aiding Kitty Hawk, and Rockefeller generosity for the Great Smoky Mountains Park.
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Rutherfordton
N.C
Edwin Gill
North Carolina
Gill
Ae Carolina
Gilkie Community Club
New England
Pinehurst
Sandhills
Sky
Ohio
Kitty Hawk
Kill Devil Hill
Rockefellers
Great Smoky Mountain Park
Cities League To Observe Anniversary
Asheville hosts the North Carolina League of Municipalities 50th annual convention with Richard Graves of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp as keynote. U.S. Sen. Everett Jordan J. Melville Broughton and Robert F. Kennedy will speak as about 600 officials attend three days of panel discussions on fiscal procedures highway programs and annexation.
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Asheville
N.C
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Sun Richard Graves
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp
League of California Cities
Graves
U.S
Everett Jorden
J. Melville Broughton
State Highway Commission
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
North Carolina
Balanced Design In 1960 Olds
Oldsmobile announces 17 new 1960 models with a redesigned Rocket engine for the Dynamic 8 series and lower cost gasoline. Wolfram cites 15 percent more miles per dollar, new rear axle ratios, three seat wagons, and front end styling that improves maneuverability to 32 inches.
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Oldsmobile
Jack F. Wolfram
Goldmobile
General Motors
Wolfram
Outer Banks Ferry Delayed Launch to Pamlico Sound Route
A Maryland firm building the Pamlico Sound ferry says launch is now expected in about 30 days with delivery later this year. The auto ferry, carrying 24 cars and 300 passengers, will connect Atlantic to Ocracoke Island for the first time, crossing 26 miles of water.
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Sea Level
N.C
Pamlico Sound
Atlantic
Peracoke Island
Pla
Maryland
Ocracoke Island
Taylorsville High Football Clears Practice For Four Games
Principal Dwight Isenhour announced Taylorsville High School will resume the football schedule with four games starting October 23 against Hudson. School officials informed Western North Carolina High School Athletic Association after a meeting with Coach Vernon Morrison and staff. Thirty players reported for practice after obtaining parental consent and medical clearance following the heat exhaustion death of John Robert Johnson on August 28. The decision to resume on October 23 depends on WNCHSAA action after the suspension earlier this year.
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Taylorsville
N.C
Dwight Isenhour
Hudson
Isenhour
Western North Carolina High School Athletic Assn
Vernon Morrison
John Robert Johnson
Wnchsaa
Taylorsville High
Graham Critical Of Tour
Evangelist Billy Graham criticized Khrushchev’s U S visit for excluding religion and not inviting him to church. He urged Eisenhower to invite Khrushchev to church and offered three possible reasons why Khrushchev speaks of God. Graham spoke at Wheaton College before an eight day crusade in Centennial Field.
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Khrushchev
Graham
Wheaton College
Centennial
Penniless Family Receives Aid After Long Journey
A penniless family of seven from St Paul Virginia reached Knoxville after hitchhiking and riding buses toward Jacksonville Florida. Donations totaling 114 dollars funded tickets to Jacksonville and new clothing from local helpers including Thomas McCall. The family had left St Paul seeking higher wages, endured hardship including sleeping outdoors, and planned to return home to a shuttered farm near Jacksonville.
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Knoxville, Tenn
St. Paul
Knoxville
Jacksonville
Fla
Ice Techha
William W. Rhoten
Rhoten
Thomas McCall
Salvation Army
California
Death Valley
Morristown
Brooklyn Men Arrested After Casual Call Steals
Two Brooklyn men Peter John Mirasola and Anthony Joseph D Urso were arrested in Shelby after a casual call led to a chase at an automobile auction. They allegedly stole cars valued at about forty thousand dollars from along the Atlantic seaboard. Both faced interstate transportation charges. bond set at five thousand dollars each.
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Peter John Mirasola
Anthony Joseph D’urso
Shelby
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Mirasola
D’'Urso
U.S
Gastonia
Cleveland County
Garland
Brooklyn
Atlantic Seaboard
Five Violent Deaths Shock New York in 24 Hours
A man was found dead with stab wounds on 113th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan, identified as Pieroria Barbero, 39. In Queens, Paula Michaelis, 49, was slain on her way to work at a bakery by a suspected sex attacker. Also in Queens, mobster Augie Pisano, 62, and Janice Drake, 32, were shot in a front seat of a luxury car in gangland killings. Nadezhda Kirsanov, 55, died from injuries after a mugging in Manhattan, beaten by a man described as about 30 years old.
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New York
Manhattan
Pieroria Barbero
113Th Street
Madison Avenue
Upper Midtown
Paula Michaelis
Queens
Augie Pisano
Allan Drake Wee
Pisano 62
al Capone
Janice Drake
Nadezhda Kirsanov
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Hai TN
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Paul Stevens
Fort Worth
Texas
THE
Southern Baptist
Radio and Television Commission
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North Carolina Theft Bureau
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Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation
Barhardsville Telephone Company
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Concord Telephone
Compa Cooleemee Telephone Company
Eastern Rowan Telephone Company
Granite Quarry
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West Jefferson Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Charlotte Surry Telephone Membership Corporation, Inc
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Tryon Tri-County Telephone Membership Corporation
Belhaven United Telephone Company of the Carolinas, Inc
Southern Pines Western Carolina Telephone Company
Weaverville Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation
Wilkesboro Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation
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