Faith in Harrier Jet Despite 24 Crashes 9 Deaths
At Cherry Point officials defend the Harrier AV-8A amid 24 crashes and nine pilot deaths as they assert pilots meet standards. Training revisions address crash causes while pilots praise the plane’s V STOL versatility for future ground support missions.
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Cherry Point
Marine Corps
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Four Southern Bell Men Charged With Embezzlement And Fraud
A Mecklenburg County grand jury indicted John J. Ryan and Southern Bell executives L E Rast Robert Joe Clontz Nathaniel Reeves Johnson and James William Travis on 25 counts of conspiring to embezzle and defraud through falsified expense vouchers used for political contributions. Ryan faces a separate 16 count indictment for embezzling over $17 000. Rast called the charges nonsense and said disciplinary actions and restitution followed irregular vouchers from 1971 to 1973. No trial date set as officials plan to surrender after a meeting with the district attorney.
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Telephone Company
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Nathaniel Reeves Johnson
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James William Travis
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Southern Bell
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Rast
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Man Builds $650 Church From Pennies
Woodrow Sinkfield a Indiana steakhouse owner who builds model structures from pennies created a church worth 650 dollars using 65 000 pennies. The miniature church features two bell towers and a large cross and began as a hobby after finding his children s 600 pennies last summer.
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Bunker Hill
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Weather outlook scattered showers through Thursday
A period of scattered rain and thundershowers continues over the area with a 70 percent chance today. Highs in the low to mid 80s, tonight’s low in the low 70s, southerly to light winds, and a long-range forecast of widely scattered thundershowers through Sunday across North and South Carolina with highs in the 80s to 90s.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina tobacco crop insurance benefits surge
FCIC official predicts North Carolina farmers will receive about four times last year’s benefits, totaling roughly 20 to 25 million dollars as a result of ongoing drought and heat. Past years saw 5 to 6 million in benefits with similar premium income, while experts warn of broader economic devastation from the weather.
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Raleigh
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
North Carolina
FCIC
W.G. Lane
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