Large East N C Forest Fires Prompt Evacuations
High winds and low humidity fed wildfires across eastern North Carolina forcing evacuations in Harnett and threatening areas around Spring Lake Lillington and Cameron. Firefighting crews from multiple counties and Ft Bragg aided by air support battled the biggest blaze as dozens of woodland fires burned across the region with no injuries reported.
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North Carolina
Spring Lake
Lillington
Cameron
Moore County
Harnett County
Harnett
Sanford
Fayetteville
Southern Pines
Moore
Cumberland Counties
Ft. Bragg
Nixon Ultimatum Targets Inflation and Construction Costs
President Nixon announced a tough anti inflation drive aimed at lowering crude oil and gasoline prices and pressed industry and labor to reform wage practices on federal projects. He warned against future inflation and suggested the government may intervene if needed while pushing businesses to cut costs and pass savings to consumers.
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Washington
Nixon
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Nixon Seeks Oil Price Squeeze and Offshore Reform
Washington AP Nixon administration unveils a two pronged plan to curb inflation via cheaper Canadian crude and looser offshore federal production rules. An official of the Texas Railroad Commission questions the approach while observers doubt major impact on Venezuela or West Coast imports. The speech coincides with rising unemployment to 5.8 percent in October.
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Washington
Nixon
Texas Railroad Commission
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Middle East
Texas
Louisiana
Interior Department
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
East
Venezuela
United States
Canada
California
White House
Labor Department
Captain Jeffrey MacDonald Leaves Army for Patchogue Home
Captain Jeffrey MacDonald, cleared of murder charges in the slayings at Fort Bragg, is discharged from the Army and plans to visit his mother in Patchogue, New York before heading to California for hospital work. He cites heavy debts to civilian lawyers and says the discharge was for hardship.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Jeffrey MacDonald
Patchogue
N.Y
Green Beret
Dorothy MacDonald
California
MacDonald
Bernard L. Segal
Dennis Eisman
Philadelphia
MacDonalds
Colette
Kimberly
Kristen
Edward M. Flanagan
American Airlines
New York
Los Angeles
Denver
Stapleton International Airport
E. H. Hatch
Dozens Of Blazes Hit South Carolina Deadly Fires
Gusty winds fueled dozens of wild fires across South Carolina from the Sandhills to Marion and Dillon counties. Four people died including a 79 year old blind woman in Marion and three Florence District forestry workers crushed in Chesterfield County while transporting a bulldozer. Firefighting units from Florence Horry Marlboro and Dillon counties fought multiple blazes as foresters warned hazardous fire conditions will continue through the weekend.
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South Carolina
Darlington County
Marion
John Tiller
The
Highway Patrol
Marion County
W. L. Drew
Kissiah Emanuel
Columbia
Pee Dee
Florence
International Paper Co
Dillon County
Horry
Marlboro
Dillon
Lamar
Dark County
Bandits steal gold and diamonds from London KLM truck
In a high crime bold raid near Hyde Park Corner, three masked robbers used a car and a panel truck to block the KLM convoy, bind two crew, and steal about 240000 dollars in gold plus 14400 dollars in diamonds. Police later recovered the truck. captors fled. The heist disrupted rush hour traffic and prompted a major Scotland Yard search.
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London
Britain
Scotland Yard
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Heathrow
Amsterdam
Piccadilly Highway
Hyde Park Corner
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N.C
Lower Harnett County
Wilson County
Raleigh
N. C. Forest Service
Forest Service
Columbia, D. C
Capt. MacDonald
Woods
S.C
Associated Press
Chesterfield County
Cil Griggs
Monroe Wilkes
Odis Wilkes
Rt. 4
Hartsville
Wilkes
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