Birds Save The Bus Trip From Tedium
A narrated bus vacation through North Carolina and Virginia highlights birds and nature. sightings include red oiled hawk kestrels nighthawks osprey and herons with detours through McLean and The Hill. despite delays the trip remains pleasant for a birdwatching insomniac and his son.
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North Carolina
Whip-Poor-Will
Chuck-Will
Virginia
District of Columbia
4Th Street
Potomac River
McLean
Inmates Resist Siren Plan Over Courthouse Visits
In Boydtown Virginia officials near Mecklenburg Correctional Center rejected installing a siren to warn of uprisings but seek action on inmates language during court appearances. Mayor McKenry cited women inmates frightened by shouting from prison vans and noted multiple complaints.
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Boydton
Virginia
Mecklenburg Correctional Center
Robert Landon
McKenry
Former City Aide Denies Tobacco Spying Charge
In San Francisco a former city supervisor aide denies spying on her ex-boss for a tobacco company while the supervisor drafted a successful anti smoking campaign. Barbara Olsen rejects Wendy Nelder s account and calls the charges unfounded. Nelder cites a Del Monte manager as stating the aide was recruited to obtain office information. Del Monte officials deny the allegations and Nelder notes Prop P anti smoking measures faced tobacco industry opposition.
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San Francisco
Barbara Olsen
Wendy Nelder
Nelder
del Monte Corp
R.J. Reynolds Industries Inc
del Monte
Suit Against TV Stations Settled Out Of Court
A Durham case filed in 1982 by Harold and Carolyn Forsythe against CBS News and two North Carolina stations over a 1981 CBS Evening News broadcast depicting them with motorcycle gangs has been settled out of court. CBS apologized and the suit was dismissed against WTVD owner Inc and WTVD news director Ned Warwick. WBTV and the other defendant were released from the suit in July.
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Durham
Kure Beach
North Carolina
CBS
News
Harold Leo Forsythe
Carolyn Ann Forsythe
Durham Superior Court
CBS Evening News
Hell's Angels
Outlaws
Forsythes
Thomas F. Loflin II
Forsythe
WBTV
Charlotte
Loflin
Inc
WTVD
Pital Cities Communications
Ned Warwick
Drug Boat Transformed for UNC Wilmington Marine Biology
An 82 foot former drug smuggling vessel refitted with advanced electronics serves UNC Wilmington’s marine biology program. Dr. Alan W Hulbert leads the National Undersea Research Program with a $750,000 budget and the Research Vessel Seahawk, aiming for 300 foot dives once NOAA certification is obtained.
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University of North Carolina At Wilmington
Alan W. Hulbert
Wilmington
Seahawk
Gourman
UNCW
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Hulbert
NOAA
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Aiken
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Aiken County Council
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South Aiken
South Aiken High School
Mitchell Shopping Center
Kalmia
Joe B. Babb
Chesterfield Street
America Thrie
Laurens Street
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Tobruk
George Peppard
Rock Hudson
Cary Grant
Doris Day
James Stewart
Walter Brennan
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