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Scope and Contents Letter from Ralph E. Casey, President of the American Merchant Marine Institute, Inc., to Wilmington Mayor O.O. Allsbrook regarding the Institute's statement at a public hearing held by the Wilmington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on May 23, 1962. The public hearing was held to discuss an application made by the North Carolina State Highway Commission for a permit to construct a drawbridge across the Cape Fear River in the center of the Wilmington harbor. At that time, the...

Scope and Contents Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Lauch Faircloth recapping a meeting the two held the night before. The summation includes the proposal of a medium level bridge to cross the Cape Fear River at Castle St. along with renovated bridges at older sites above this crossing. Hogue states that the plan should be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prior to being made public. He also mentions the cost of the high level bridge plan as being so prohibitive that the Bureau of Public Roads would never...

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Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Lauch Faircloth discussing the State Ports Authority's position supporting the high level bridge plan in the newspaper and the issues this causes when two state agencies (State Ports Authority and the State Highway Commission) having opposing view points.

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Note on Hogue and Hill Attorneys at Law memorandum paper from Cyrus Hogue to Bill Babcock stating that enclosed are two affidavits filed by Peter Ruffin and W.S.R. Beane in a recent labor suit in Federal District Court in Wilmington. Affidavits are not included in these papers, however Ruffin was mentioned in Hogue's letter to Faircloth dated March 29, 1963.

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Statement by Mayor O.O. Allsbrook at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public hearing on draw span access across the Cape Fear River. In the statement, Allsbrook discusses information he has gathered from public officials of coastal cities regarding bridging across oceangoing ship channels. He concludes by strongly opposing a draw bridge on the ocean side of Wilmington and states that this plan would be a setback for the city.

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Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Lauch Faircloth discussing his delight in the final Wilmington bridge plan decision and thanking Faircloth for his advocacy.

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Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Terry Sanford thanking him for his assistance with the Wilmington bridge project following a final decision of a mid-level bridge.

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Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Merrill Evans thanking him for his work in securing a mid-level bridge for Wilmington.

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Letter from Merrill Evans to Cyrus Hogue in response to Hogue's letter dated August 23, 1963 also thanking Hogue for his work with regard to the bridge.

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Letter from Lauch Faircloth to Cyrus Hogue reassuring Hogue that he will attempt to move planning for the bridge as quickly as possible. Faircloth also mentions discussing money for Wilmington College with Governor Terry Sanford and alludes resolving a problem for Hugh MacRae. With this letter, he enclosed copies of letters that were sent to Wilmington College Board of Trustees and local citizens regarding appointments and non-reappointments. These materials are housed in folders 8-9.