Drought Threat Looms in North Carolina Piedmont
North Carolina faces a looming drought disaster if the hot dry spell continues for 30 more days. State officials warn of pastures dried up and corn losses with soybeans and tobacco still sheltering a glimmer of hope if rain returns. Groundwater levels falter while coastal areas look relatively better. rainfall remains well below normal and a 30 day outlook predicts above normal heat with little precipitation. Chapel Hill imposes a water conservation ordinance as Orange Water and Sewer Authority borrows water from Durham to meet demand.
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Raleigh
Piedmont
North Carolina
William G. Parham
National Weather Service
Parham
Charlotte
Harry M. Peek
Environmental Management Division
Peek
Jerry Dinges
Raleigh-Durham
Dinges
Chapel Hill
Carrboro
Orange Water and Sewer Authority
University Lake
Durham
Community guidance and event notes from The Enterprise
Tips on starting a day care center including contact details for the social services. Information on sending aid to northeast Haiti via CARE and World Council of Churches. A corrected Tweetsie Railroad schedule with prices and hours. Wedding attire guidance for guests.
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L.J. A
Department of Social Services
Austin
Redding
High Point
Riggs
Haiti
Anon. A
Care, Inc
Cooperative
American Relief
First Ave
N.Y
World Council of Churches
Riverside Dr
E. 49Th St
Dukakis Says Sacco and Vanzetti Were Cheated by Justice
Gov Michael Dukakis proclaimed a memorial day marking the 50th anniversary of the Sacco and Vanzetti execution. A report by Daniel A Taylor argues unfairness in the proceedings and notes unresolved payroll robbery and murder in South Braintree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Michael S. Dukakis
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Daniel A. Taylor
Dukakis
Charlestown State Prison
Taylor
South Braintree
Mass
Sacco
Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Associated Press
Heat Wave Extends From Atlantic To Rockies Across U.S.
The heat wave broadens from the Atlantic to the Rockies with highs near 100 in major cities. Marines in the Mojave desert are evacuated after overheating during war games. Rail damage occurs near Paintsville Kentucky as a freight train derails. No injuries reported. Power companies urge load shedding and outages occur in several states amid record heat.
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Mojave Desert
Camp Pendleton
California
Atlantic Coast
Rockies
Southwest
Las Vegas
Nev
Gila Bend
Ariz
Phoenix
New York
Roanoke
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Massachusetts
New York City
Bell Seeks Prosecutions in Korean Influence Case
Atty. Gen. Bell says prosecutions are expected from the Justice Dept. probe into South Korean influence buying on Capitol Hill. President Carter declined a special prosecutor, and Speaker O Neill moves to speed the House ethics committee inquiry with a new chief investigator.
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Washington
Griffin Bell
Justice Dept
Capitol Hill
Bell
Carter
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Ethics Committee
O'Neill
Philip A. Lacovara
Watergate
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Lacovara
Flynt
John J. Rhodes
Senate
Howard Baker
Teng Hsiao-ping Reinstated to Top Chinese Posts
Posters in Beijing claim Teng Hsiao-ping is restored to party vice chairman vice premier military commission chief of general staff of the PLA. Kyodo notes no independent confirmation and recalls Teng’s 1967 ouster and 1976 firing after rehabilitation in 1973.
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Tokyo
China
Teng Hsiao-ping
Communist Party
Peking
Kyodo
Party Central Committee
People’s Liberation Army
Chou En-lai
Teng
Chou
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High Point Area
Watertown, N.Y. Park
Eastchester Drive
High Point Mall
Gov. Dukakis
Gov
Atlantic
The
Paintsville
Baker
Amusements Ssr
Financial
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