Dupree murder trial sparks unrest in Henderson NC
Residents and officials say Henderson faces tension after the Dupree verdict in the shooting death of Harry Dickens. Curfew hours 9 pm to 6 am. fires and threats emerge as police increase patrols. NAACP leaders urge restraint while activists plan a Sunday protest led by Golden Frinks.
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Henderson
N.C
Sandra Dupree
Scotland Neck
Harry Lee
Taylor
Vance County
Dupree
Golden Frinks
Middleburg
Frinks
Holmes
Gay Man's Dismissal From Air Force Upheld
U S District Judge Gesell upheld Leonard Matlovich's dismissal under an Air Force ban on homosexual acts, noting no constitutional right to engage in such actions. Matlovich, a 12 year veteran and decorated sergeant, said he is shocked and will appeal.
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Air Force
Washington
Leonard Matlovich
Matlovich
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Gesell
Supreme Court
Vietnam
David Addlestone
North Carolina Gas Allocation Plan Challenged
Texaco challenges NCs method of reserving three percent of state fuel for shortages saying no emergency existed. Officials defend proactive distribution to prevent shortages. A hearing will be scheduled to hear Texacos challenge to the procedure.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Texaco
North Carolina Energy Division
John C. Talson III
Secretary of Military and Veteran Affairs
Tolson
Angela Davis Urges Raleigh March for Rights
Angela Davis urged supporters in Raleigh to unite by the thousands for a Labor Day human rights march. She described North Carolina as a model of repression and linked the failed Raleigh sanitation strike to a 1968 Memphis garbage workers strike. Strike leader John Wiggins vowed the spirit would continue.
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Raleigh
Angela Davis
North Carolina
Miss Davis
Memphis
John Wiggins
Raleigh Sanitation Strike Ends as Workers Return
Raleigh sanitation workers halted their 10 day walkout after returning to duty under city terms. The city refused a 3.5 percent pay raise, but offered salaries with the 5 percent raise and a possible 3 percent later if staffing improves. Returning workers will lose sick leave longevity payments and merit increases unless reinstated by council. Residential pickups would take at least a week to normalize.
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Raleigh
Dempsey Benton
Ald
Benton
Addi
Ninth Fire Victim Dies in McDowell Prison Blaze
RALEIGH AP The June 30 McDowell County prison unit fire claimed a ninth victim, William Eugene Pressley, 27, of Black Mountain, who died at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. Twenty inmates remain hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Pressley had been improving a week earlier.
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Raleigh
McDowell County
State Prison Division
Richard Kiel
Prison Health Services
William Eugene Pressley
Black Mountain
Memorial Mission Hospital
Asheville
Pressley
Kiel
US Embassy in Beirut Orders Staff Evacuation
The American Embassy in Beirut says it is closing staff and warns U.S. citizens to depart Lebanon. Washington sources anticipate a Christian attack on the Moslem-held sector where the embassy is located, with evacuation planned for Tuesday.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Washington
Brad Ragan Inc Admits Impropriety in Payments
Brad Ragan Inc, an automotive and appliance marketer based in Spruce Pine, admits more than 300000 dollars in gifts and improper payments to customers to gain business. It halts such practices and notes SEC inquiry into securities law violations, including related acquisitions and unreported stock transactions by officers and employees. The company reports fiscal year 1976 revenue of 121.6 million dollars, up from 113.3 million.
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Spruce Pine
Brad Ragan Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Brad Ragan
Woman In Court After Tape Reveals Police Stop Murder
Sonia Linder sits stoic as prosecutors replayed a dispatcher call before the February shooting at a Florida Turnpike rest stop. The 28 year old Charlotte mother of two faces charges in the deaths of state trooper Philip Black and Donald Irwin, a friend of the trooper.
Variable Clouds to Sun With Mild Weekend Warmth
A forecast shows variable cloudiness giving way to sun on Sunday with cooler temperatures. Tonight there is a 20 percent rain chance and a low in the low to mid 60s. Sunday should be mostly sunny with a continued mild air mass.
North and South Carolina forecast with scattered storms
Forecast covers North Carolina and South Carolina with showers mainly in mountains and coast. Clearing tonight, sunny and cooler Sunday in NC. highs upper 70s to mid 90s, lows 50s to 60s. SC sees partly cloudy heat with 90s, possible afternoon thundershowers, cooler tonight, sunnier by Sunday. temperatures 80s to 90s. Chance of rain around 10 percent.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
Coast
South Carolina
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