Severe Storm Kills Man in North Carolina and Causes Widespread Damages
Severe squall line storms killed Glen McCurry in Yancey County and injured others in Buncombe and Madison counties. Beaverville and Reidsville reported hail and 60 mph winds while hundreds lost power. Flights delayed at Charlotte airport and roofs blown off in Lomax and Clarkesville seaboard areas.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Glen McCurry
Yancey County
Sheriff's Department
Bumcombe County
Donald Buckner
Roberts Pond
Lewis Roberts
Collie Durham
Lomax
Memorial Mission Hospital
Asheville
Madison County
Beaver
Sville
Reidsville
Carolina Power and Light
Haywood
Buncombe
Durham County
Wilkesboro
Charlotte
Douglas
Columbia
S.C
Greenville
Richmond
Danville
Georgia
Rabun County
Lloyd Hunter
Joe Telford
Clarkesville, Ga
NC traffic unit warns metric switch behind schedule
Harold C. Rhody, director of traffic engineering for North Carolina, says converting signs from miles to kilometers is already behind. The plan, starting July 1978, faces funding and legal hurdles with a $1.5 million cost and multiple timetable deadlines for speed and warning signs.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Washington
Harold C. Rhody
State Division of Highways
Rhody
Rosalynn Carter Visits Brazil Amid Student Protests
First Lady Rosalynn Carter arrived in Brasilia as Brazilian university students organized strikes. They handed open letters to her in English appealing for U S support while she met embassy staff. Police had earlier invaded the University of Brasilia and took students. the campus was closed for three days.
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U.S
University of Brasilia
Hunt Budget Surplus Estimates Questioned by Committee
In Raleigh AP report, Gov Jim Hunt faces skepticism as Senate House Economy Committee hears that his surplus estimates are too optimistic. John Allen backs trimming to 1.1 million this year and 38 million for two years, while governor staff cites 65.7 and 58 million. Economists caution overspending despite a recovering, cautious outlook.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Joint
Senate House Economy Committee
John Allen
Legislative Fiscal Research Division
Allen
Kenneth R. Steele
United Carolinas Bancshares
al Smith
North Carolina National Bank
Wanted Man's Body Is Found
The decomposed body of Linwood Lee Johnson 51 was found about one mile from where Dennis Wilbert Allen 24 was found. Johnson had two bullet wounds and his burned 1964 Chevrolet was located ten miles from Allen's car near Interstate 95. Autopsy was pending as officials withheld details per district attorney John Twisdale.
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Four Oaks
N.C
Linwood Lee Johnson
Johnson
Dennis Wilbert Allen
Allen
Here
Chapel Hill
Johnson County
John Twisdale
Bank offers $100 loan to save Raleigh Kiddie Club
Publicity over a building inspector's order to close a children's clubhouse prompted banker Alexander G. MacFadyen to propose a $100, no interest home improvement loan to bring the structure up to code. The two story clubhouse, built by Jimmy Ellison and friends, must be dismantled for safety due to missing windows plumbing electricity and a leaky roof.
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Raleigh
Alexander G. MacFadyen
J. Beal Bartholomew
Jimmy
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