Felix forecast places hurricane near Topsail Beach NC
National Weather Service in Newport warns Felix will likely make landfall near Topsail Beach late Wednesday night with sustained winds up to 85 mph. Watches extend from Edisto Beach to Cape Henlopen as Craven County officials prep shelters and urge residents to secure loose outdoor items.
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Storm Felix Bypasses Bermuda En Route to U S
Felix passed Bermuda at full force, heading toward the United States. Authorities evacuated two North Carolina islands as surf surged and beaches closed north to New York. A hurricane watch extended along the mid-Atlantic from South Carolina to Delaware, with a flood warning already in effect.
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Ex GI recalls seeing bomber fly for peace
Marriner Hardison of New Bern recalls the World War II Betty Bomber over Ie Shima dropping death. Five days after surrender, he and 2,000 GIs saw a changed view as Japanese officials traveled from Japan to Manila to make final surrender term arrangements and had to change planes en route.
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New Bern
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Veteran Keeps WWII Spoon From Battle and POW Years
Imer Long, nearly 79, holds onto a spoon he found during World War II that served as his only utensil as a Marine in the Philippines and as a Japanese prisoner of war. Engraved with his initials, the worn tool features bite marks and a welded can opener, surviving perils from 1941 Shanghai to liberation in 1945.
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New Bern
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Bomb Nearly Kills Gunner On B 29 Mission Over Tokyo
New Bern veteran Melvin James Williams, a 70 year old light blister gunner, recalls a near fatal moment when a bomb on a B 29 raid over Tokyo fell from the rack as the aircraft departed Japan. He hit the mike switch, the bomb bay doors opened, and the bomb exploded, blowing the doors loose.
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