Bicentennial Agency Closes as Observance Ends
The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration shuts down after final report to Congress. Interior Department will handle future federal observances, with debate on preserving Constitution bicentennial in 1987. Acting administrator Jean McKee reflects on community involvement and spontaneous July 4 displays.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
The area faces partly cloudy skies with hot temperatures into the upper 80s to 90s. Rain chances are 10 percent today, 20 percent tonight, and 30 percent Friday, with afternoon and evening thundershowers likely in both states.
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Prisoner Burned With Acid in Craven County Jail
William M. Barber, 22, charged with the April murders of two construction workers, was burned with battery acid in his Craven County jail cell after a venue change was granted for a presumed hostile trial. He received minor facial and arm burns, was treated at Craven County Hospital, then sent to Dorothea Dix Hospital for psychiatric evaluation ordered by Judge David I. Smith. The victims, Joseph M. Taylor of Jasper and William W. White of New Bern, disappeared April 5. Barber was arrested in Abilene Kansas and led authorities to the partially decomposed bodies in a wooded area north of New Bern.
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Two Men Charged With Murder In Bike Shooting
Gaston County police say two men face murder charges after a shooting on a southern Gaston County road killed a 28 year old man, Mark David Cramer of Dallas, and a 20 year old woman, India Payne of Gastonia, as they rode a motorcycle.
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Editor urges Graham fund assets be given away
Marie Grant editor of the Biblical Recorder says the unpublicized Billy Graham fund undermines trust and should be rapidly disclosed and assets distributed. She notes the fund holds 22.9 million in land stocks bonds and cash with up to 1.2 million given away in a year. Graham vacationing in Europe. Graham org not reachable for comment.
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