Convicts on Water Tower in Pittsburgh End Standoff
Eight inmates remain on a prison water tower at Western State Penitentiary as hunger and heat linger. Leaders include Robert Payne with others having already descended amid claims of brutality denied by Warden James Maroney. Water supply shifted from the tower to city water after tank drainage due to contamination risks.
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Pittsburgh
Richard E. Williams
Western State Penitentiary
Lawrence Stevenson
Stevenson
Williams
Robert Payne
Payne
James Maroney
When The Red Dream Goes Wrong
AP reports North Carolina dramatist Paul Green returns from the Soviet Union and Greece criticizing the Communist system as materialistic and restrictive. His trip precedes the opening of his outdoor drama The Lost Colony in Manteo for its 25th year, while noting mixed reception at official events.
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Paul Green
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Soviet Union
Greece
Manteo
Green
Lenin
Leningrad
Moscow
Athens
Accident Box Score Summary
This brief lists counts of Persons Killed and Persons Injured and Property Loss for accidents this year to date. It serves as a tracked summary of all accidents in the period.
Two Men Injured In Two Accidents Here In High Point
High Point saw multiple crashes yesterday as two men were injured and a driver fled after striking two telephone poles on Park Street. Another three-vehicle collision on E Green Drive left no injuries, while a separate Tipton Street yard wreck injured Richard Ingram and a Chestnut Street incident involved a backing violation. Police logged damages and charges where applicable.
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High Point
Richard Ray Ingram
Courtesy Road
Tipton Street
Ingram
Baptist Hospital
Cumby Ambul
Wade H. Smith
Colfax
Scientific
Smith
Tucker
Power Street
Chestnut Street
Thomasville
Early R. Hedrick
Margaret K. Tysinger
Davidson Street
Chesnut
Lost Colony Opens Silver Anniversary Season at Water Side Theater
The Lost Colony, first staged in 1993, begins its 25th season Sunday at Water Side Theater in Manteo on the Outer Banks. North Carolina natives Gordon Clark and Marialene Midgett Thomas lead the cast as John Borden and Eleanor Dare, with Luther Hodges delivering a Sunday speech.
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Associated Press
Paul Green
Manteo
North Carolina
Outer Banks
Horn
Boone
Lost Colony
John Borden
Gordon Clark
Fayetteville
Asheboro
Eleanor Dare
Marialene Midgett Thomas
Elizabeth City
Roanoke Island
Luther Hodges
New World
Virginia Dare
Mistrial Rumor Flows In Road Sign Case As Lawyer Fights Illness
In Raleigh a mistrial may be sought in the highway sign procurement case as Jesse Jones a 65 year old Kinston attorney collapses from a cerebral hemorrhage and remains in critical condition. Jones is among four defense lawyers for Kidd Brewer in a broader influence peddling trial with five other men and two companies. Malcolm Seawell said the defense has not decided on a mistrial. Judge Raymond Mallard would rule on any motion.
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Raleigh
Jesse Jones
Kinston
Wake Superior
Kidd Brewer
Malcolm Seawell
Brewer
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