Queen Elizabeth 50 On Wednesday
LONDON AP Queen Elizabeth marks her 50th birthday this Wednesday amid a 24 year reign that began with hopes of a glorious era but has seen Britain’s power and economy wane. Observers note the monarchy remains a stable national symbol even as critics urge abolition. Public affection persists with crowds at royal events and the annual Trooping of the Color drawing large turnouts.
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Easter Weekend Traffic Deaths Rise To 14 In NC
The Associated Press reports fourteen people died in North Carolina traffic accidents over the long Easter weekend, lifting the year’s toll to 361. Incidents include a Moore County three car crash on NC 42 near High Falls, a Waynesville area car leaving the highway hitting a guard rail, and other fatal collisions across Raleigh, Mebane, Mullins, and surrounding counties.
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Forest Officer Saves Boy at Looking Glass Falls
An 11 year old South Carolina boy was saved after hanging from a pine tree at an 80 foot drop on Looking Glass Falls. Forest Service technician Morris Garrett and fire control officer Fandall Kitchen steadied him and pulled him to safety. The boy was shaken but not seriously injured and released to his sisters after a ranger station visit.
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Ford shifts to conserve to cut oil imports
Washington AP reports the Ford administration updates the ERDA energy plan to raise conservation to equal emphasis with new energy sources. The plan projects saving 53 to 73 million barrels per day by 1985, roughly one third to one half of current oil use, through efficiency in factories buildings transportation and electricity.
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Viet Woman 12,000 Miles From Home Dies in Charlotte
Mrs Hoan Thi Phan, 75, a former silk and textile importer from Saigon, died in Charlotte after a year of decline. Forced to flee Vietnam in 1975, she lived as a refugee with family, leaving behind a thriving textile business valued at about one million dollars. Her death closes a long life of family, Buddhist faith, and social work as a thien chi volunteer. A three-part Buddhist funeral began with relatives gathering in Charlotte.
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Wall peas and field notes confuse local records
Fragmentary OCR notes describe wall contact and garden signals with detached references to Wis, Maisses, Gord Wn Pene, and Speen TeGUest. Names and places are unclear, leaving ambiguous references to a wall, peas, and attached items amid scattered phrases.
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