Pay strains in Carolinas raise for policemen and firemen
The Carolinas face budget pressures as cities struggle to raise patrolmen and firemen pay amid rapid city growth and higher costs. Charlotte notes annexation demands new fire stations. Wilmington seeks $42,000 aerial trucks and a $33,000 pumper while balancing vacation cuts. Other towns report merit pay scales, Social Security, and fringe benefits as funds for raises remain tight.
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Robert A. Willis
Associated Press
Carolinas
Charlotte
O. M. Cal
Wilmington
J. A. West
Graham
N.C
High Point
Gastonia
Greenville
D.C
Greenwood
S.C
Hickory
Salisbury
New Bern
Flowers and wife on trial for income tax evasion
Federal testimony portrays J. Percy Flowers as cash oriented with stacks of $100 bills. Massengill testified he exchanged up to $20,000 yearly into hundreds, with Flowers possibly storing as much as a million dollars in a safety box. The case, involving 1948 to 1950 tax years, faces penalties up to five years and $10,000 per count if convicted.
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Raleigh
J. Percy Flowers
Flowers
T. C. Massengill
Smithfield
Flowers Massengill
Johnston County
Massengill
First Citie Bank & Trust Co
Smith
Albert Corbett
Sabotage strikes Holly Farms truck during interstate shipment
Holly Farms Poultry Co. reports a truck en route from Wilkesboro to New York was sabotaged with kerosene and sugar in the crankcase. The incident, estimated at 9000 dollars, prompted FBI involvement and follows recent labor disruptions that closed Wilkesboro and Hiddenite plants for a week after 15 drivers walked out.
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Winston-Salem
Holly Farms Poultry Co
Wilkesboro
New York
Dean Andrews
North Wilkesboro
Nooa
Dallas seeks dozens of vintage aircraft for Love Field opening
Dallas plans to borrow several dozen aircraft types for the Love Field Terminal opening in October 2027. The display would showcase every plane operated at the field by airlines since the first scheduled airmail flight in 1926.
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Dallas
Love Field
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Merit
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