Jingles actor Andy Devine dies of heart attack in California
Andy Devine known as Jingles on Wild Bill Hickok died at 71 from cardiac arrest at UC Irvine Medical Center. The veteran character actor from Flagstaff, Arizona, had leukemia history and recent hospital treatments. Devine rose to fame as the jovial sidekick to Guy Madison and appeared in Stagecoach and Won Ton Ton before his TV and film career spanned decades.
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Andy Devine
Wild Bill Hickok
University of California-Irvin Medical Center
California
Devine
Guy Madison
Hollywood Boulevard
Universal Pictures
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Republic
Collegians
Stagecoach
Jack Benny
Benny
State Trooper Kills Motorist Holding Gun
In Wilkesboro a state trooper fatally shot 23 year old Robert Dean Wagoner after the man drew a pistol when pulled over. Wagoner died at Wilkes Memorial Hospital from a gunshot wound to the right side. Patrolman B L Byrd stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver Randy Wagoner for DUI and no license.
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Stony Point
Robert Dean Wagoner
Wilkes Memorial Hospital
E.T. Green
B.L. Byrd
North Wilkesboro
Randy Wagoner
Weather Outlook Mixed Rain Snow Tonight Into Sunday
Forecasters say a chance of more snow tonight but rain remains more likely. Precipitation starts early tonight then tapers Sunday morning with highs near 50 today and cooler 40s Sunday amid windy, partly cloudy skies. Sunset 6 04 p m and sunrise 7 03 a m.
Dense fog to sun with mountain rain and coast snow outlook
Forecast for North Carolina calls for dense fog early then mostly sunny weather with partly cloudy skies and a chance of late day rain over the mountains. Temperatures will be mainly in the 50s today with 60s along the southeast coast, rain changing to snow in western and northern areas tonight, and 20s to 40s elsewhere. Snow flurries end west, rain ends along the coast Sunday morning, with highs in the 40s to 60s by region. Extended outlook shows a cold start Monday, warming through Wednesday with upper 50s to mid 60s inland and 30s to 40s for lows by Wednesday.
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North Carolina
Forth
Stores Resume Regular Hours After 54-Hour Week Ends
North Carolina stores resume normal hours as governor ends voluntary 54 hour week. Governor Hunt keeps temperature controls with thermostats at 62 degrees for 48 hours and 55 degrees otherwise. Merchants Association praises shift focusing on temperature over hours and plans inspections to ensure compliance.
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North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Thompson Greenwood
N.C
Hunt
Greenwood
Evidence Supports Ray as Lone King Assassin
A Justice Dept task force says James Earl Ray acted alone in the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. while praising the FBI probe but faulting DOJ oversight. It criticizes J. Edgar Hoover for harassment of King, but recommends against prosecuting Hoover era misconduct.
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Justice Dept
Martin Luther King
James Earl Ray
FBI
King
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Ray
Memphis
Pilot Killed In Alamance Plane Crash
A light Cessna 150 two seater from Burlington Airport crashed in Alamance County west of the airport. The pilot was dead and identity withheld pending family contact. Civil Air Patrol and local and state agencies searched Friday. coroner found the crash site about 12 30 a.m.
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Burlington
Alamance County
Civil Air Patrol
Amin Unconcerned Over Protests Over Ugandan Deaths
Ugandan President Idi Amin says he is not guilty of any crime as protests rise over the deaths of Archbishop Janani Luwum and two cabinet ministers in Kampala. Reports say gunmen killed hundreds in northern Uganda and the car crash may have been a cover for murder.
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Kenya
Idi Amin
Amin
Uganda
Janani Luwum
Charles Oboth-Ofumbe
Erinyao Oryema
Moses
Times of London
Luwum
Kampala
the Times
Daily Nation
Nakesoro
Acholi
Lilian Sandburg 93 Dies in Asheville
Lilian Sandburg widow of poet Carl Sandburg died at 93 in Asheville where she lived since 1968 with two of her three daughters. Born May 1 1883 in Hancock Michigan she was a suffragist author and goat breeder later cremated with her husband’s ashes in Galesburg Illinois memorial services set for Monday in Asheville.
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Carl Sandburg
Lilian Sandburg
Connemara
Blue Ridge Mountains
Sandburg
Abraham Lincoln
Janet S. Sandburg
Margaret S. Sandburg
George Helga Crile
Cleveland
Ohio
Unitarian Universalist Church
Duke Receives Surplus of Freshman Applications
Duke University in Durham reports a surge in freshman applications for next year with about 8,000 total and 1,800 in the last week of January. Backlog reaches 1,500 in processing as admissions staff work overtime.
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Durham
Duke University
Duke
Edward C. Lingenheld
Lingenheld
Commission Rules In Residents favor Over Emergency Gas Costs
The North Carolina Utilities Commission ruled gas suppliers may charge residential customers only for the emergency gas they use. The decision rejects spreading high emergency costs across all customers and sets surcharges based on homes first during two colder months. Residential bills rise, but far less than the requested 25 percent, while commercial customers face sharp increases.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Piedmont Natural Gas Corp
Public Service Co
North Carolina
North Carolina Natural Gas Co
Commission
N C Gas Firm Advises Home Insulation Plan
North Carolina Natural Gas Corp launches home insulation for customers paid via monthly gas-bill surcharges. Inspections ensure proper work. average cost 6 to 7 dollars monthly for four years. About 1,400 of 70,000 customers participate, with estimated 30 percent heating savings about 66 dollars annually, payback around five years.
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Fayetteville
North Carolina
Linear CB amplifiers spark debate over range and hearing
The piece discusses illegal linear CB amplifiers that boost transmission distance but not reception, risking FCC fines if both ends aren’t equipped. It traces early telephone skepticism, notes license fee suspensions, and reports Mexico allowing CB use for tourists with Green Angels aiding road safety. Ted Andros of Hy-Gain predicts world-wide growth. FCC enforcers are nicknamed Uncle Charlie's Angels.
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E. Z. Strange
Federal Communications Commission
Ted Andros
Hy-Gain
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