Former State Official Indicted in North Carolina
Wake County Grand Jury indicted James C. Hastings former state director of travel and promotion on charges of insurance fraud and embezzling state property. Indictments relate to an earlier probe into the Louchheim administration and the state advertising contract. Hastings faces claims involving a tape recorder a golf bag with the Great Seal and a fake Great American Insurance Co claim for a golf bag loss. The case surfaces as Hastings withdrew from a state House bid days after Louchheim was indicted. Hastings has not been taken into custody.
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Raleigh
Wake County
James C. Hastings
Jerome H. Louchheim III
Holfhouser Administration
Hastings
PGA
North Carolina
Great American Insurance Co
State House
Louchheim
North Carolina Jaycees
Death Penalty Statute In Works In North Carolina
North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten says a new death penalty statute is nearing completion for the General Assembly. The plan calls for a separate guilt and sentencing jury with the second jury receiving a check list of any prior criminal record. The disclosure came in a WSOC radio interview.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dry heat and sparse rain plague Chapel Hill area
The region faces a worsening water shortage with four to one odds against rain through Wednesday per the National Weather Service. North Carolina foresees partly cloudy days with highs in the 80s to 90s and cooler nights, while South Carolina sees showers along the coast and warm temperatures. A three day forecast shows extended unsettled weather in North Carolina with thundershowers Friday and Saturday and highs in the 80s.
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Chapel Hill
National Weather Service
Triad
North Carolina
South Carolina
Midlands
Toll Soars In Beirut Fighting
Beirut and nearby mountain towns saw a surge in civil war fighting with a high death toll. Officials say more than 180 killed and 360 wounded in the night, over 200 killed and 350 wounded in the prior 24 hours. Christian and Moslem leaders urged an end to shelling of residential areas as clashes continued in western Beirut and surrounding districts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Christian Phalange Party
Phalange Radio
Tal Zaatar
An Nahar
Counterfeit Indictments Returned in Brunswick County Case
Five defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury in New Bern on charges of conspiring to defraud the government and counterfeiting $50 bills. The group allegedly operated a printing press moved from Whiteville to a barn owned by John D. Lowery in Ash, printing the notes.
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New Bern
Brunswick County
James Otto Herring
James Samuel Tyler
Myron Gore
Ellis Gore
Elizabeth Geraldine Simmons
Gores
Tyler
Whiteville
John D. Lowery
Rt. 1
Box 20
Ash
Police Plan To Question Eddie Fisher
In Burbank California police will question singer Eddie Fisher in the murder case of private investigator Bobby Hall. Lt. Al Madrid said Fisher is not a suspect. The inquiry will cover Hall's activities before July 22 when he was shot near a kitchen window while seeking a snack. KFWE reported Fisher and Hall were longtime friends and Fisher had been watched during a federal narcotics probe.
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Burbank
Calif
Eddie Fisher
Bobby Hall
al Madrid
Fisher
Hall
Los Angeles
KFWE
Critics of Nuclear Power Faces Economic Backlash
Rep Marilyn Lloyd defended nuclear power urging an economic impact statement on protesters. She said nuclear energy is necessary to sustain the economy and warned detractors harm economic growth while Americans must rely on nuclear energy until alternative sources mature.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Marilyn Lloyd
NEED HELP God Anawora Prayers Service
A prayer line offers free support with no contact unless requested. Call 454 4511 or write Prayers Answered PO Box 154 Jamestown NC 27282 to request prayers and note your need. A recorder will respond and you need not give your name.
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Anawora
Jamestown
Americus Loses Mobile Home Plants in Consolidation
Americus, Georgia loses three mobile home plants as Redman Industries consolidates with its Richland facility. Altair and Marlette closed earlier, about 2,000 jobs affected, unemployment around 12 percent. Transfers possible to other plants. Georgia lawmakers failed to pass 14 foot wide home transport legislation cited as factor.
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Americus, Ga
Americus
Georgia City
Redman Industries Inc
Richland
Altair
Marlette
Lee Posey
Dallas
Tex
Hedman
Posey
Georgia General Assembly
Georgia
Cadets Forced Out But Can Re-Apply Readmission
Army Secretary Hoffmann announced an extraordinary remedy for West Point cadets implicated in the cheating scandal. Convicted cadets will leave for one year rather than be expelled, and many may seek readmission. A 10 day grace period will allow undetected cheaters to resign without prejudice.
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Washington
Army
Martin Hoffmann
West Point
Hoffmann
Pentagon
Hoffman
Senate
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Department of Natural and Economic Resources
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Mational Sea Service
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Greensboro
Wuwrliizzer - Piano
Greambere
Wiesten-Selen
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N. Elm ST
Hanes Mall
Winston-Salem
Parks Leasing, Inc
Kernersville
N.C
Parks
J.thomas Benbow Parks Leasing Inc
P.O
Associated Press
Johnson
Combe, Inc
White Plans
N.Y
Cee
Harald C. Davis
Harold C. Davis
GA Funeral Home
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Plowers North Main
Farriss Avenue
PFD
A.P.R
NEW
Gentral
N. Main
Central Savings
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