Heat persists in North Carolina with weekend cooling
The Associated Press reports 99 degree highs in Charlotte and Greensboro with hot conditions statewide. A cool front from New York to Illinois is expected to move into NC late tonight bringing showers and a cooler weekend, with scattered storms today and Saturday.
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Insurance Hearing Debates Auto Insurance Rate Review
State Senator Sam Whitehurst urged rejecting a proposed auto liability rate increase and urged the Insurance Commissioner to withhold final approval. The plan would auto‑increase rates by 8.1 percent overall unless a decision is made within 90 days, with higher hits on assigned risk drivers. Six point three percent would apply to voluntary insureds and sixteen point seven percent to those in the assigned risk pool.
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George A. Reitzel
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J. B. Long
Burlington
Alamance County
Johnson Takes Over Airline Negotiations
President Johnson assumes control of airline strike talks citing collective bargaining as best path to settlement. Negotiations continue with unions and management, margins narrowed to around 25 million while offers range from 60 to 80 million over three years. The move follows White House consultations and a late night summons to the talks.
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British Prime Minister Wilson Delayed by Gun Scare at White House
The meeting between Harold Wilson and Lyndon Johnson was delayed 15 minutes after police searched Blair House vicinity for a man with a rifle. Wilson arrived to discuss the pound sterling and potential austerity moves as Johnson and Secretary Dean Rusk greeted him outside the White House.
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North Vietnam suffers record air raids as pilots hit targets
North Viet Nam faced its heaviest air assault as American sorties topped 375 from the 17th Parallel to a Haiphong missile site. One Navy jet was shot down. SAMs were few and all missed, while weather and fleet intensity boosted daily raids and the Hanoi Haiphong envelope remained active.
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U2 Missing Over Latin America
Five U S Air Force search planes launched from Florida to locate a U2 reconnaissance plane that departed Flor ida with its pilot unconscious and later crashed south of Panama. The craft was believed to be on autopilot with fuel exhausted midafternoon and last radio contact near Florida.
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CIA Chief Helms Apology Tests Senate Clash
Sen. Wayne Morse urged resignation of CIA Director Richard Helms over a letter praising a favorable editorial. Helms apologized in a closed committee session, while others urged forgiveness and a chance for him to proceed, with Mansfield indicating the misstep was a mistake and not meant for publication.
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