Copter caper witness hearing set in Jefferson County
A Jefferson County magistrate schedules a March 18 hearing to decide if state investigator Lee Connolly can be compelled to testify in trials linked to the Detlev and Erik Preissler cases. The case stems from an illegal helicopter landing in Bolivar in 1979 during arrests for obstructing officers.
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ARC Praised But 16 Year Old Program In Jeopardy
ARC faces possible elimination under Reagan budget cuts affecting 13 eastern states. North Carolina coordinator Sara Yount says federal funding froze, hindering operations and essential projects across 29 western counties. ARC has spent 383 million in NC and SC since 1965, aiding 168 planned projects and highway funding.
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New York
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Federal Department of Transportation
South Carolina
Commission
Washington
Appalachian
Jim Hunt
Senate
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Patricia Camp
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