Desmond Doss Calls For Old-Fashioned Patriotism
Desmond Doss, living Medal of Honor recipient and WWII Army medic who refused weapons, urges a revival of patriotism in the United States. He cites high crime and drug use, speaks of serving God and country, and recalls his combat sacrifice while treating wounded under fire.
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Doss
Lookout Mountain
Munity
Lee
Army
Thomas W. Bennett
Morgantown
W. Va
Vietnam
Lynchburg
Carter
Sugar Mountain files bankruptcy petition in Charlotte
Sugar Mountain Co. seeks reorganization under the federal bankruptcy act in Charlotte. Judge Marvin Wooten ordered a stay on creditor actions, shielding assets from foreclosures and lawsuits while the resort plans its winter operations. The lease with Blue Knob Recreation Inc. will allow continued ski facility operation this season despite capital shortages.
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Wooten
Sugar Mountain
Blue Knob Recreation Inc
Blue Knob
North Carolina
Woman Sues Elvis Presley Tampa Police and City
Orchid Ward of Tampa sues Elvis Presley City of Tampa and Capt H B Maxey alleging assault at a 1976 Presley concert at Curtis Hixon Hall. The complaint claims Ward was grabbed by the neck and shoved while fans moved toward the stage and asserts Presley invited the fans forward.
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Tampa
Fla
Elvis Presley
Presley
Orchid Ward
H. B. Maxey
Curtis Hixon Hall
Hillsborough Circuit Court
Caught Short The Rainy Day Savings Arrive at Vacation Time
The saying notes that rainy day funds are typically drawn on during vacation periods, highlighting how people dip into savings when travel plans peak.
Mud Preserves Civil War Ironclad Monitor Report
Preliminary findings say mud preserved the Civil War ironclad Monitor after 114 years underwater. Divers found an encrusted lantern and deck plate, with artifacts moved to Washington for safekeeping and analysis.
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Monitor
Hamilton
N.C
Gordon P. Watts Jr
North Carolina Division of Archives and History
Cape Hatteras
Watts
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Baptist Panel Aims to Improve Wake Forest Ties
Greensboro AP A 16 member Baptist panel will seek input to improve relations with Wake Forest University. It is not an investigative witch hunt and will not hold hearings, instead inviting questions from pastors and lay members. Ex officio member Robert Mullinax joins the panel.
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Greensboro
State Baptist Convention
Wake Forest University
Sara Parker
Robert D. Shepherd
Sanford
Robert Mullinax
Council On Christian Higher Education
Parker
Shepherd
Wake Forest
Harold Tribble
Youth Falls Eleven Stories In Rock Hill Hotel
Fort Mill teen Robert D. Wolfe Jr. suffered two broken legs and possible pelvis fracture after an 11 story fall from a Rock Hill hotel balcony. Police planned to charge him Wednesday with breaking and entering. He remained in stable but serious condition at Charlotte Memorial Hospital ICU.
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Rock Hill
S.C
Robert D. Wolfe Jr
Fort Mill
Wolfe
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Sam
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Mrs. Parker
Larry Flynt
Tribble
Egbert Davis
Gene Ervin
York County Sheriff's Dept
Ervin
S. Main ST
Fairfield Plaza
Femous
VISA
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Orion
Famous Brand Ladies
Howard ST
High Point
High Point Rd
Holden Rd
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