Minority Owned Firm Secures Major North Carolina Contract
Fayetteville oil company Fuller Oil Co owned by Charles C. Fuller won a 10 million dollar contract to supply petroleum products to Fort Bragg. Bertle Industries Inc. of Windsor received a 300 thousand dollar contract to supply 90 thousand coats for food handlers to the federal Defense Supply Agency. Local officials called the Fuller award the largest minority business contract in the Southeast by SBA.
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North Carolina Weather Forecast With Cold Front Push
A cold front was forecast to cross North Carolina bringing a freeze risk in the mountains and snow flurries in the northwest. Eastern areas expected mid 60s to 70s this afternoon while the Triad saw 50s to 70s with scattered showers. Overnight lows reach 30s to 40s, with high clouds and a cooler Friday.
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South Carolina
Farm Prices Fall 1.5 Percent In February March
Washington AP Farm price index dropped 1.5 percent led by meat animals dairy and poultry declines. Live cattle at 33.60 per 100 pounds down 60 cents hogs 4.50 per 100 pounds, rice fell 1.69 per hundredweight, dairy down 3 percent though 19 percent higher than March 1975. Meat prices slumping while cattle may bottom and rise with seasonal slaughter declines.
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Thunderstorm Blamed for Eastern Air Crash in 1975
Government safety experts tied a June crash of an Eastern Airlines jet near Kennedy Airport to a severe thunderstorm. The NTSB noted the storm reduced landing safety margins and that quicker recognition of a descent rate might have avoided the tragedy, which killed 113 of 123 aboard.
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