Insurance Industry Defends Auto Liability Rates in North Carolina
North Carolina insurers and agents reject Insurer Commissioner Lanier's charges calling the market deteriorating yet blaming the commissioner. They note court orders set 1968 rates still in effect and cite rising claim costs and cancellations by some firms. They urge awaiting the February study commission report.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Edwin Lanier
Lanier
Ance
Carolinas Association of Mutual Insurance Agents, Inc
Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina, Inc
Willy Nilly
Governor’s Automobile Liability Insurance Study Commission
Army intelligence under scrutiny over activists spying report
The Durham Morning Herald cites the North Carolina SBI saying it cooperates with agencies but does not conduct political investigations. Army intelligence reportedly monitored activists with help from local law enforcement, including figures tied to Vietnam era protests at Fort Bragg and Chapel Hill.
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Durham
Ham Morning Herald
Army
North Carolina
the Herald
Howard Fuller
Malcolm X Liberation Univer
Iday
State Bureau of Investigation
SBI
Charles Dunn
Army Intelligence
Mili
Bobby Lee
Illinois Black Panther Party
The
Herald
Lee
Chapel Hill
Raleigh
United States
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Illinois
Defense Department
Melvin Laird
Laird
Defense Intellignce
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Daniel Henkin
Ervin
Richmond Tobacco Plant Closes After 59 Years
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. ends operations at its 59 year old Richmond cigarette plant, laying off 850 workers two days before Christmas. Employees react with sorrow and fear as the shutdown impacts longtime staff and local shoppers bustle in the holiday season.
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Richmond, Va
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
S&m
Interstate 40 opens from Greensboro to Conover
Interstate 40 now carries traffic from Greensboro to Conover as a 14.5 mile Mocksville to Statesville segment opens part of a 26 mile stretch costing 27 million dollars. The remaining 11.5 miles Win ston Salem to Mocksville opened before Thanksgiving.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
Conover
North Carolina Highway Department
Mocksville
Statesville
Winston-Salem
Fudge Factor Explains It All
Washington explains government recalls and safety rules by citing two gremlins the fudge factor and immediacy of risk. FDA says 89 percent of swordfish samples exceed mercury limits but no immediate health hazard. NTA ban in detergents hinges on immediacy of risk rather than instant removal from shelves.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
NTA
Tree-Hawking Christmas Tree Trade At Georgia Market
At the State Farmers Market near Forest Park a lively Christmas tree market buzzes with sellers using carnival style pitches and rough competition. Henry Anglin from Canning, Ga., says a strong season could top a thousand trees, with hours from 10 a.m. to midnight through December 24. A salesman touts a hornet's nest as a novelty while customers browse an array of evergreens under open sheds.
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Atlanta
Carny Barker
Georgia
Sonny Boy
Sanon
State Farmer’s Market
Forest Park
Gether
Henry Anglin
Canning
Anglin
Earth Tilt Flagged Before Danville Quake
Stanford scientists report that large earth sections tilt before quakes suggesting early warning potential. They observed the San Francisco Bay area tilting toward Danville 29 hours prior to a June 11 a minor 4.0 quake near Danville confirming movement toward the fault zone.
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Stanford
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Danville
San Francisco
R.M. Darrell Wood
Rex V. Allen
U.S. Geological Survey
National Center For Earthquake Research
Menlo Park
Wood
Berkeley
California
San Andreas
Christmas Day Forecast for High Point Area Details
The High Point area expects a fair and cold Christmas Day with increasing cloudiness. Highs around the 40s Friday and a 20 percent rain chance. Friendship station calls for clear, colder night with lows in the 20s.
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High Point
Friendship Weather Station
South Carolina
North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia Weather Outlook
Forecasts for North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia show showers along the southern coast clearing and cooling, with lows in the teens to 30s and highs from the 30s in the mountains to the 60s on the coast. Extended outlook calls for cloudy cool conditions and possible rain or snow in the mountains Monday.
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Carolina
North Carolina
Candlelight Carol Service Slated at Heidelberg UCC
A candlelight carol and communion service is set for tonight at Heidelberg United Church of Christ in Thomasville, starting at 9. Special music features soloists Mrs. Vickie Beard J Wilson Hunt Jay Howard and William DeVeny with Norwood Howard of Ohio State University opening instrumental music. Rev. G Harold Myers will give a brief message.
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Thomasville
Heidelberg United
Rep Rivers Reported Recovering After Heart Surgery
Rep. L Mendel Rivers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, was reported improving at University Hospital in Birmingham Alabama after open heart surgery. His family said they are grateful for prayers and wish readers a joyful Christmas season.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
University Hospital
House
Armed Services Committee
Rivers
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