Prison Fire Sparks Escape Plot Claim Inmates Killed
A state prison official says evidence points to a large scale escape attempt tied to the June 3 fire at the McDowell County unit. Investigators questioned survivors and Thai officials said SBI has information on the plot. Eight inmates died, 26 were injured, and guards faced a hostage risk as the plan allegedly involved luring a guard with a fire extinguisher to seize keys.
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Raleigh
McDowell County
Kautzky
Dist
Atty
Leonard Lowe
Caroteen
State Bureau of Investigation
Lowe
SBI
Haywood Starling
Marion
Maneuvers Tied to Utah Wild Horse Deaths Near Dugway
The Wyoming National Guard conducted heavy artillery at Dugway Proving Ground about 15 miles from where 40 wild horses died in Utah. A government warning warned such firing could kill the herd, labeling the action a possible violation of federal wild horse protection law. Officials note maneuvers involved about 500 troops and that firing was later described as farther from the herd than warned.
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Garry J. Moes
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Wyoming National Guard
Bureau of Land Management
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
Dugway
Wyoming Guard
Orr Springs
BLM
Cheyenne
Utah Army Post
Asheville Council Relents on Mountain Tunnels Decision
Asheville city council acknowledged state authority to approve an open cut through Beaucatcher Mountain as a traffic solution for U S 70 74 bottlenecks while not overturning its June 17 stance favoring twin tunnels The move came after a North Carolina Board of Transportation member warned funds could be diverted if the council did not rescind its June 1 action.
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Beaucatcher Mountain
Asheville
North Carolina Board of Transportation
Rutherfordton Lumber
James A Callahan
Partly Cloudy and Threat of Showers in Carolina Weekend
Partly cloudy and hazy conditions with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers through Sunday. Highs near 90 in most areas, 80s in the mountains, Outer Banks. Lows mainly in the 60s to around 70. Rain chances 20 to 30 percent today and tonight, 30 percent Sunday.
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Triad
North Carolina
Coast
South Carolina
City Tells People To Dump Trash In Raleigh Strike
Raleigh officials urge residents to bag perishable garbage and bring it to sanitation trucks at fire stations or to the land fill as a long labor dispute with 150 fired workers continues. 13 of 56 trucks run by nonstrikers, with two private firms hired to assist.
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Raleigh
Sanitation
John D. Wiggins
Wiggins
UNC Governors Board Names New Chairman
CHAPEL HILL AP Lillington attorney William A. Johnson is the new chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. The 5 year old Johnson was elected Friday to succeed William A. Dees Jr. of Goldsboro. Dees had served as chairman since 1972. Adelaide Holderness of Greensboro was elected vice chairwoman and E B Turner of Lumberton was elected secretary. Dees listed board achievements and outlined ongoing issues including relations with trustees state education agencies and community colleges. He urged a sound equitable state aid plan for private colleges and portable scholarships based on need.
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Greensboro
T. Worth Coltrane
Asheboro
E.B. Turner
Lumberton
Louis T. Randolph
Washington
Dees
la Unc
State Board of Education
Department of Community Colleges
Pair Charged With Robbery In Cleveland Mall Heist
Marvin and Sherri Johnson are arrested and charged with armed robbery of the Revco Drug Center in Cleveland Mall. Police report $1,400, amphetamines, and barbiturates were taken. Cale states the suspects were stopped on I-75 about two hours later. a small quantity of drugs was found in their car. The Johnsons gave a Florida address. relation is unclear.
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Cleveland. Tenn
APJ
Marvin
Sherri Johnson
Revco
Cleveland Mall
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Steve Cale
Johnsons
Cleveland
Cale
Florida
Queen Elizabeth II visits Newport Rhode Island in 1976
Newport prepares for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip alongside President Ford and aides. Security staked out routes and facilities as dignitaries arrive from Green State Airport. The royal visit includes tours, a dedication at Queen Anne Square, and a bridge toll exemption for the limo. Nixon— er Ford— era officials travel with the Queen’s party.
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Elizabeth
Ford
White House
George Washington
Newport Daily News
England
Humphrey J. Donnelly
Prince Philip
Philip W. Noel
Green State Airport
Warwick
R.I
New York
New Haven
Conn
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Western Virginia Bicentennial Center
Monticello
Rhode Island
Newport Bridge
Newport Harbor
Bay
George I
George
Trinity Church
Drill instructor at Parris Island pleads guilty
Sgt. Roger Fetzer 23 of Ft. Wayne Ind. pleaded guilty at a special court martial at Parris Island to mistreating recruits. He was fined 400 dollars reduced to corporal and relieved of drill instructor duties. Spokesman cited alleged grabbing and yanking actions against recruits. Three other instructors from the same platoon faced charges. one was acquitted and another found guilty with similar punishment. An investigation continues for a third instructor.
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Parris Island
Marine Corps
Roger Fetzer
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Fetzer
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