Rain Tonight With Scattered Showers Across Carolinas
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness in North Carolina with showers or thunderstorms in the mountains early and possibly in southern areas later. Highs are in the 60s to low 70s, with tonight's rain tapering off and clearing by morning in the west. In South Carolina expect more clouds with likely showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, highs in the 70s, and cooler nights upper 40s to lower 50s. The three day outlook shows periods of clouds and sun with cool temperatures, highs 60s to low 70s, and overnight lows mainly 40s to 50s. The High Point area expects rain and cool temperatures tonight, with Saturday morning rain then clearing skies and cooler by night. Precipitation chance is 60 percent tonight and 30 percent Saturday.
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Lawrence Rates As Favorite British Writer Among Pupils
University-bound British students favor D H Lawrence as the top writer, with Ian Fleming's James Bond as a close second in reading material. Geoffrey Yarlott and William Harpin report from a study of about 1,000 pupils aged 16 to 18. Shakespeare, Chaucer and Dickens ranked low.
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NC Teachers oppose 10 percent pay hike linked to term length
North Carolina teachers oppose proposals to extend the school year from nine to ten months as a condition to pay raises. A. C. Dawson of the NCAE urged lawmakers to keep salary increases, noting teachers would not accept pay cuts or a longer year without higher pay. He urged political action to win a 30 percent raise over the biennium to reach the national average.
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Nader says many ready to cook chickens contaminated in packing
Davidson North Carolina AP report says a Nader associate Harrison Wellford Jr. claimed federal inspectors told him up to 50 percent of ready to cook chickens are contaminated in packing houses. He criticized USDA support for enforcing poultry inspection laws.
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Governor Scott questions utilities profit image in NC
AP reports Gov. Bob Scott privately met with North Carolina Utilities Commission members and Roy Sowers to discuss if big northern finance houses losing confidence in Duke Power Co CP&L and VEPCO could hurt the state's reputation. They declined on record comment.
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