Hiker Dies On Rugged Grandfather Mountain
In Linville North Carolina authorities report a young hiker died from exposure and a heart attack after getting lost on Grandfather Mountain. Thomas A. Loftis 23 of Charlotte was found slumped by a tree on the northwest side around 5 p.m. Saturday. His companion John Kiker 23 also of Charlotte escaped the forest and summoned help after they planned a single day hike but became lost and endured 12 hours in rain and cold.
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Linville
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Grandfather Mountain
Thomas A. Loftis
Charlotte
John Kiker
Loftis
Kiker
Carolinas Economy Seen Shifting Toward Recovery
The Associated Press reports businessmen and economists foresee 1976 as a comeback year for the Carolinas economy after the 1974-75 recession. Recovery begins in late 1975 with cautious optimism, led by textiles and furniture, retail sales improving, and unemployment easing though still high. North Carolina and South Carolina jobless rates linger at 7.7 and 10.1 percent in November.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Carolina
North Carolina
South Carolina
Frigid Air Moves Into Florida and Georgia
Frigid air from Canada pushes into the Southeast with teens in Northern areas and five degrees forecast for north Georgia. Atlanta records its coldest day of the season so far, and utilities prepare for peak demand as power companies deploy special turbines while schools and businesses close.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia Power Co
Action Line Q and Answers From The Enterprise
Readers seek help on a range of issues from hearing aid enhancements to youth rights and civic history. The column cites instructions for louder telephone hookups, mentions a pie tin reverberation trick, and notes options like portable intercoms with proximity to rooms. It also answers age and parental control questions, outlines a 18 or married exception, and recounts the origin of the Pledge of Allegiance with dates and events.
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North State
Edgar Timberlake
Youth Services Bureau
Tom Watson
Youth Unlimited
No Change In Kremlin Policy Seen
Western specialists in Moscow see no basic shift in Kremlin stance on Angola despite Pravda calling for end to foreign armed intervention. Pravda defends MPLA and its government while noting continued moral and material Soviet support. The piece appears aimed at the OAU summit and counters U S pressure as Kissinger seeks clarity on Soviet aims.
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Soviet Union
Angola
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Communist Party
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Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
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Luanda
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
William F. Schaufele Jr
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Anatoly Dobrynin
United States
South Africa
China
Africa
Ford calls for immediate Angola cease-fire and unity
President Ford urged an immediate cease-fire in Angola and an end to all outside intervention, warning the Soviet Union that continued meddling could damage broader relations. He backed a government of national unity and pledged U.S. diplomatic and other efforts to stabilize the military situation and push a quick peaceful settlement. He rejected using grain sales to pressure Moscow and emphasized ending all intervention while noting the ongoing U.S.-Soviet rivalry.
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BST. Louis
Ford
Angola
Soviet Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
St. Louis
U.S
Russia
High Winds Kill 52 Overseas
A week of fierce winds across Scandinavia and Western Europe left Britain with 26 dead, West Germany 12, Denmark 4, Belgium 3, The Netherlands 3, Sweden 2, and France and Switzerland 1 each. Eleven crew from the East German freighter Capella were missing and feared drowned as a new storm threatened Denmark after Icelandic seas.
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Scandinavia
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Europe
Danish Weather Bureau
Iceland
Denmark
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Sweden
France
Switzerland
Mailmen Worried About Computers
The Postal Service fears competition from electronic communication as first class mail faces obsolescence. J T Ejlington Jr warns that electronic transfers could bypass the mails, with Social Security payments and future government salaries moved directly to bank accounts. Government checks may drop by about 16 million monthly within five years. Financial institutions are expanding digital payments.
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Treasury Department
Tests Explore What Comes Beyond Grave
Durham AP reports scientists at the Psychical Research Foundation will study whether death contact via mediums can reveal if the deceased is the same individual. Volunteers will undergo personality tests before death and posthumous contact will be measured for identity continuity. A mediation course to ease transition is planned for volunteers.
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Durham
N.C
Psychical Research Foundation
W.G. Roll
Foundation
Roll
Death described as peaceful in a highway crash narrative
BESSEMER CITY AP reports Lews Sexton Smith, 56, editor of the Bessemer City Record, describes a peaceful, pain-free afterlife after a 1938 highway crash that left severe injuries. She recalls clinical death, a desire to stay in a peaceful state, and memories of flowers and music during revival attempts. The interview notes her subconscious protest at revival efforts.
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Lews Sexton Smith
Bessemer City Record
Ming
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
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