Hurricane Helene Smashes Wilmington Beaches and Skyline
Winds over 135 mph lashed Wilmington as Hurricane Helene struck the coast scattering debris and damaging cottages at Wrightsville and Carolina Beach. Hotel Cape Fear sheltered residents as debris threatened passersby and a Greensboro official watched from the lobby.
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Enterprise
Wilmington
David Cox
Helene
Cape Fear
Hotel
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Lloyd Amos
Greensboro
Wrightsville
Southport Struck By Hurricane Helene Touches North and South
Hurricane Helene devastated Southport North Carolina and nearby towns. Power and water outages, downed phones, and widespread damage along the Holden's Beach to Wilmington corridor. State Rep. James C. Bowman leads cleanup as damage estimates remain unavailable and relief efforts begin.
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Southport
N.C
James C. Bowman
Ike Names Wilton Persons as Chief Assistant
President Eisenhower selected Wilton B. Persons to succeed Sherman Adams as chief assistant. A lean 62 year old deputy on the White House staff, Persons is a long time associate and friend of Eisenhower. Adams will stay briefly to aid the transition after resigning amid criticism over costly favors from Bernard Goldfine.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wilton B
Jerry) Persons
White House
Sherman Adams
Persons
Congress
Adams
Lean
James C. Hagerty
Boston
Norfolk Schools Closed in Wake of Integration Court Order
Norfolk Virginia schools shut down after the school board obeyed a federal court order and assigned 17 Negro students to six white high schools. Gov. Almond issued a proclamation placing the six schools under direct state control while the move follows a Fourth Circuit ruling against delaying integration.
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Norfolk, Va
Norfolks School Board
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Baltimore
Norfolk
Warren County
Norfolk Board
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Virginia
Charlottesville
Blue Ridge Mountains
Almond
J. J. Brewbaker
United States District Court For
Eastern District of
Faubus Pleased as Little Rock Private School Vote Passes
Final returns show 19,470 against and 7,565 for integration as Faubus vows to move quickly to open closed schools as private institutions. He says the vote clears the path to leasing public schools to a private corporation and operating them privately.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
All Dispatch
Faubus
Arknsas Democrat
Arkansas
NAACP
Virgil Blossom
Hall High School
Washinton
D. C
Quemoy Supplies Land On Beach
Nationalist China increased supply drops to Quemoy, disembarking cargo on a record convoy of six miles offshore. Fifty-nine tracked amphibious vehicles landed goods from LSTs while Red artillery fired, but planes remained unharmed. The operation, timed with Harvest Moon festivities, included mooncakes sent by Chiang Kai shek as troops stayed on alert for possible attacks.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Quemoy
Chiang Kaishek
Associated Press
Forrest Edwards
Beaches Patrolled By Guard To Aid Storm Victims
RALEIGH AP Use of National Guard troops in four coastal areas Wilmington and Shallotte to aid storm victims and prevent looting in evacuated zones. Gov Waynick authorized local commanders to call troops as needed. Helene brought 135 mph gusts offshore prompting Shallotte unit action. Extensive damage, power outages, and evacuations reported as winds eased.
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Raleigh
National Guard
Wilmington
Shallottee
Waynick
Washington, D.C
Morehead City
Helene
Tar Heel
Shallotte Guard
Brunswick County
Ed Scheidt
Edward F. Griffin
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Headquarters
State Highway Commission
Highway Patrol
Punch
Hazel
Weather Bureau
Port City
Helene Blasts NC Coast With 135 MPH Winds
Hurricane Helene lashed North Carolina with 135 mile per hour winds 25 foot waves and heavy rain. Coast guard reports no fatalities minor injuries. The storm tracked off shore as it gouged beaches and damaged structures along the shoreline.
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Wilmington
N.C
Helene
North Carolina
South Carolina
Carolinas
Highway Patrol
Hodges surveys Wilmington area after Helene strikes
Governor Luther Hodges inspected the ravaged Wilmington area and coastal towns then planned further relief. He met with Mayor J. E. L. Wade and civil defense officials, left Col. Harry Brown to coordinate cleanup, and authorized National Guard units to aid. He noted no fatalities and urged evacuations at beaches flagged by authorities.
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Hodges
Kenneth Corbitt
National Guard
Kure
Carolina
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