Struggle for Survival in Aurora Faces Big Corporation
Residents of Aurora North Carolina battle Texasgulf Inc over land use and phosphate mining. Town officials fear the company will erase the town through mining while Texasgulf pledges not to mine within Aurora limits. The clash centers on 100,000 acres of rich phosphate deposits and the town plan to curb development.
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David R- Nelsen
Associated Press
Aurora, NC
North Carolina
Aurora
Hope of
Texasgulf Inc
Grace Bonner
Texas Gulf
Tre Black Rock
Texasgull
James Paden
Jegak
Bonner
Paden
Atlantic
South Creek
Pamlico River
Texasgulf
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Ing l
Billy Thompson
Beaufort County
Community requests tighter controls on turkey shoot hours
A reader asks how to limit turkey shoot events in Flint Hill to Fridays and Saturdays to avoid weekday noise for workers. Legal options include appealing to the sponsor, seeking an ordinance from county commissioners, or contacting the county attorney for possible restraining measures.
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Flint Hill
Anon
Parking Violations Near Adams Millis Cited In Letter
A reader asks why police do not enforce no parking signs in front of Adams-Millis. He notes dangerous traffic on English Road around 3:00 to 3:35 with taxis and many parked cars. The Special Traffic Division plans continuous checks and will ticket violators. The police say they’ve contacted the business management and asked cooperation.
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Adams-Millis
Anon
Police Department
Discussions On Bases Is Agreed
Ford and Marcos declared U S bases in the Philippines remain important for an effective Western Pacific presence. The communique called for an early review of base arrangements and negotiations on a new trade accord to modernize economic relations while respecting Philippine sovereignty.
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Manila
The
Philippines
Ford
Ferdinand E. Marcos
U.S
United States
Western Pacific
Pacific
Asia
Jakarta
Indonesia
Peking
Marcos
Washington
Sutic Bay
Clark Air Base
Three American MIA remains to be released by North Vietnam
North Vietnam announced that the bodies of three American pilots killed in the Vietnam War would be turned over to their families in a few days, while stating there were no traces of about 50 other Americans listed as missing or held prisoner. The gesture followed five hours of talks with the House Select Committee on Missing Persons.
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Paris
Vo van Sung
North Vietnam
France
House of Representatives Select Committee On
Jesse Taylor Jr
Crosley James Fitton
Ronald Dwight Perry
Sung
Washington
United States
U.N
Rep
G. V. Montgomery
D-Miss
Sung Hat
Hanoi
Vietnam
Montgomery
Saigen
South Vietam
State Department
Killings Arrest Made in Florence County Case
A Charleston man James Kony Judy aka Johnny Sellers, 38, was arrested in Charleston on charges tied to the murder of one of six bodies found in remote Florence County. Sheriff Barnes said Sellers, missing since June 1974, was identified from a corpse in a grave discovered recently. the body was found 35 miles south of Florence in one of three makeshift graves.
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Corver Dlery
Lake City
5.C
Charleston
Florence County
William Barnes
James Kony Judy
Barnes
Judy
Johnny Sellers
North
Sellers
Florence
Teamster murder suspects in police lineup in Detroit case
Three New Jersey Teamsters from Union City appeared in a police lineup before a secret government witness who says he saw James R. Hoffa abducted. Salvatore Bagaglio and his brother Gabriel plus Thomas Andretta were arrested for defying a court order to appear. A scuffle with detectives preceded their lineup.
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Pontiac, Mich
New Jersey
Detroit
Salvatore Bagaghio
Gabriel
Thomas Andretta
Teamsters
Union City
Salvatore Briguglio
Ralph Guy
U.S
James P. Churchill
Churchill
Guy
William Bufalino
Salvatore Brigughia
Bufaling
FRE
Ford Predicts Peace To Come True On Pearl Harbor Visit
President Ford travels from Corregidor to Pearl Harbor on the 4th anniversary of U.S. entry into WWII. He urges a future where peace is realized and monuments honor lives well lived rather than battles. In Manila he tours Corregidor with Marcos, noting Wainwright’s last stand and the Malinta Tunnel.
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Manila
the Philippines
Corregidor
Pearl Harbor
America
Ford
Japan
U.S
George C. Dewey
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Jonathan Wainwright
Malinta
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Frank Bonner
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Chatrlie Casper
Asheboro
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Oakland County
Salvatore Brigugno
Cates
the Deerslayer
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