Lightning May Have Caused First Crash
Washington AP reports witnesses saw lightning near Elkton Maryland as a Boeing 707 jet operated by American World Airways reportedly disintegrated in a fiery event. Nine or ten witnesses claimed lightning, while others said none. The CAB noted extreme turbulence as a factor.
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Sechriest Heads AP News Council
Vernon Sechriest, a managing editor from the Rocky Mount Telegram, was elected president of the Associated Press News Council at the winter meeting in Burlington. He succeeds Mal Mailette of the Winston-Salem Journal. Awards were given for feature exchange stories with Dave Milligan of the Washington Daily News taking top honors.
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Ted Hartsock
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Washington Daily News
Dan Hoover
Concord Tribune
Don Bolden
Burlington Times News
North Carolina Forecast Sees Fair Tuesday Then Snow Risks
A high pressure zone over the Southeast brings fair weather to North Carolina on Tuesday with slightly warmer afternoon highs yet cold conditions overall. A developing low in the Southwest could bring snow to mountain roads Wednesday as temperatures dip below freezing and ice forms on higher elevations.
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Associated Press
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North Carolina
Fifteen Die Violently In North Carolina Weekend
At least 15 people died from violence in North Carolina over the weekend, with 11 or more fatalities from traffic crashes. Victims include Eleanor H Hoyle 41 and her son Stanley 8 who were struck near Waynesville, two young Venters brothers ages 2 and 11 months in a Jacksonville house fire, Paul James Husted 34 with a gunshot wound, Inez Fullmore Hill 42 fatally stabbed, and numerous other traffic victims across towns like Taylorsville Belhaven Pittsboro Pem broke Cove City Salisbury Bakersville Brevard and Walnut Cove.
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Eleanor H. Hoyle
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Jacksonville
Paul James Husted
Oak Ridge
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Brevard
Jesse Amos Browman Jr
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Thomasville
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