Virginia halts Tidewater shipyard push over labor shortage
Virginia officials say no push for a $150 million Tidewater shipyard due to a severe labor shortage. Gov Godwin and state director Joseph Hamrick say transferring labor would hurt other industries, while Tidewater council chair Duckworth argues labor could be imported and rhetoric remains exploratory.
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Joseph Hamrick
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W. Fred Duckworth
Handshake Costs Man $1,145 in Raleigh Injury Case
A Wake County jury awarded Theodore Harold Buckner of Raleigh 1145 for injuries after a celebratory handshake at a bowling alley. Arthur Ingram Jr. said the act was a friendly jostle with close friends, but Buckner testified the handshake twisted his arm and fractured his wrist.
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Theodore Harold Buckner
Raleigh
Beckner
Ingram
Becker
Actress Kim Novak Injured In California Car Crash
Actress Kim Novak suffered minor injuries after her car left Highway 101 and plunged down a 120 foot embankment near Santa Maria California She was treated at Sisters Hospital for bruises cuts on her hand and a possible back injury. She was alone in the vehicle.
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Kim Novak
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Sisters Hospital
Hamrick Says Implied Criticism Of Industry Not Fair
Norfolk AP Hamrick ex-director of Virginia industrial development says implied criticism of manufacturing interests in the state is not fair to them. He resigned effective Sept 15 and Gov Godwin said Hamrick plans to return to private industry. Hamrick noted manufacturing leaders supported the division and dismissed ongoing speculation about his resignation.
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Godwin
Norfolk Building Trades Council
Murray Pierce
Virginia
Norfolk
Joseph G. Hamrick
Hamrick
Henry E. Howell Jr
Gov
Industrial Development Division
Two Men Die In High Point NC Car Crash
Two men, Crawford Johnson Hart and Homer Harvey Powell, were killed when a sports car they rode in overturned while trying to pass another vehicle on NC 62 east of High Point. Hart, 52, of High Point, and Powell, 26, of Lenoir, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Highway Patrol.
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N.C
I‘ridays
Crawford Johnson Hart
Homer Harvey Powell
Lenoir
Highway Patrol
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