Three North Carolina jails ordered closed in 1969
The North Carolina Department of Social Services announced closing orders for three jails in Davie Burke and Avery counties after inspections found them inadequate. Columbus County jail was previously ordered closed. inspections show most counties cooperate with improvements, with over ten million dollars spent in 1969 and several new or planned jail projects statewide.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ery
Davie
Burke
Department of Social Services
Columbus County
Avery
Social Services
Clifton Craig
Craig
Davie County
Baltimore Strike Halts Sun Papers Weekend Edition
Baltimore area of about 2 million people goes without major dailies as Sunpapers and News American halt printing after a strike by Web Pressmen Local 31. Pressmen voted 221 to 5 to strike over contract terms. old pact expired midnight Wednesday.
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Baltimore, Md
Baltimore
Sunpapers
News American
Afl-Cio
the Tine
The
Sun
Evening Sun
Sun-owned
News
Martin Komornik
International Typographers Union Local 12
Baltimore Mailers Union Local '88
Red Sea Named for Algae Color Variation
Britannica notes the Red Sea derives its name from a free-floating blue green algae with a red pigment that can tint surface waters red. This natural color change is a seasonal and pigment driven phenomenon observed in certain conditions.
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Red Sea
Mass March Planned in Raleigh for Marie Hill
A five man committee led by Clarence Lightner organized a mass march and rally in Raleigh on Thursday in Memorial Auditorium at 1 30 p m to protest the death sentence of 18 year old Marie Hill condemned for murder The rally will end with a march to the Capitol at 3 p m The case is on appeal to the U S Supreme Court with Gov Bob Scott urged to speak at the gathering
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Raleigh
Marie Hill
Clarence Lightner
Bob Scott
Capitol Grounds
Memorial Auditorium
Capitol
Local Brief from High Point Enterprise
Sunday edition notes a short item from High Point Enterprise dated January 4, 1970. No further readable details are available in the fragment.
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High Point Enterprise
Women Armed For Wolves In Charlotte Night Shift
AP reports Charlotte women on night shifts carry small pistols and unconventional items to deter crime. A mother keeps a .22 pistol in her purse while a grandmother carries a bottle, a nurse uses a hammer, and a bank worker hides a weapon under her car seat. Telephone operators have guards or use company taxis after dark.
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Charlotte
Riding Hood
The
Charlotte Observer
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