New Book Claims POWs Died in Hiroshima Bombing
British authors Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts allege 10 to 23 U.S. prisoners were in Hiroshima during the 1945 atomic raid and say several were beaten or killed. They cite a 327 page work Enola Gay noting two survivors seen wounded and reported to Ujina. The Pentagon says 10 to 20 Americans may have been present but impact remains unproven.
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U.S
Hiroshima
Gordon Thomas
Enola Gay
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Washington
Thomas
Max Morgan Witts
Okinawa
Ujina
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Shrew Set On Stage For North Carolina Shakespeare Festival
The Shrew set lies ready on the High Point Theatre stage for Friday’s opening of the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival first season. The festival will also offer Moliere’s The Miser and Shakespeare’s Henry V. Further details appear on Page 100.
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Kuwait Airlines jet freed 28 hostages in Aden deal
Palestinian hijackers released 28 hostages in Kuwait in exchange for three officials who boarded to secure safe conduct to Aden South Yemen. South Yemen agreed to admit nine hijackers into Aden and the jet plans to depart Kuwait early Sunday.
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Kuwait Airlines
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South Yemen
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Here
Mohammed Abdu
Mohammed al- Hamad
Awni Battash
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Beirut
Lebanon
Abdul Hamid al-Buaiyan
British Midland Airways
Kuwait Airways
Abu Saed
al Fatah
Weather System Delivers Windier Than Rainy Spell Across Region
A low pressure system moving east brought scattered showers and strong winds across North Carolina counties. Thomasville faced heavy rains while Greensboro and High Point saw lighter amounts. Wilson endured the heaviest rainfall and wind. Temperatures plunged dramatically in southern Randolph, and several communities south of Asheboro including Gray's Chapel and Cedar Falls suffered wind damage as utilities failed.
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Howard Hayes Enterprise
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High Point
Thomasville
Davidson County
Winston- Salem
Randolph County
Asheboro
Gray's Chapel
Liberty
Seagrove
Cedar Falls
Randolph
Fireworks laws in North Carolina and can recycling note
Question on state and federal fireworks laws in North Carolina. Local city ban on sale of cap pistols and fireworks within city limits. State statute bans manufacture, sale, transport or possession with exemptions for certain public displays and toy caps. Also mentions federal interstate shipment rules and potential NC uniqueness. Second item notes Reynolds Aluminum Recycling pickup at Westchester Mall every other Tuesday 2 to 3 30 p m next July 19. pays 17 cents per pound for clean aluminum cans and recyclable metal. cash on the spot. bags provided.
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North Carolina
J.T. A
Maurice Dawn
T.A. A
Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Company
Westchester Mall
Tweetsie opens daily in summer with train rides limited midweek
Tweetsie Railroad announces summer hours from June 1 to September 4 daily nine to six with adult admission four fifty and children three to twelve three fifty. Monday to Thursday offer only train rides while Friday to Sunday offer all activities including saloon blacksmith shop general store and gold panning. A Neighborhood Watch formed via resident initiative. Sgt Bill Gant says a July meeting is planned for Wellingford Street residents with police support to convene a group once a nucleus is formed.
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Oakview
Anon
Drought Losses Reach Over a Billion in Southeast States
Georgia and Louisiana officials described severe drought impacts with widespread crop and pasture losses. Georgia faces 130 of 159 counties as disaster areas and totals losses around 560 million, while Louisiana estimates near 100 million and seeding clouds planned to mitigate soybean and cattle damages.
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Gainesville
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Commissioners of Agriculture of
Louisiana
South Carolina
U.S
Robert L. Bergland
Gil Dozier
Man of 5000 hives plans to quit beekeeping next year
John Maas of Farmingdale New Jersey is famed for beekeeping devotion and 5000 hives. He curates honey jars from 4000 American varieties and trucks hives to Florida and the Dakotas for pollination while welcoming visitors to his honey house and gardens. The AP profile notes his lifelong bees passion and a playful claim he will quit next year.
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Amsterdam
Grace Maas
America
Florida
Dakotas
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