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North Carolina Toll in 1966 Rises Over Five Thousand
The Associated Press reports weekend traffic deaths in North Carolina raise the 1966 toll to 5217 after a deadly stretch across the state. The count includes four pedestrians and drownings in various rivers and creeks. Victims named include Rosa Lee Farmer, Sally Dooley Walsh, and others from Wilmington, New Bern, and Lenoir. A fatal blaze destroyed a two story store residence.
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Associated Press
Ahuskie
Kennedy Washington
North Carolina
Joseph Sinclair
Hoffman
Geline Harris
Newton
John Keith
Wilson
Gaston Rural
Rosa Lee Farmer
Wil
Sally Dooley Walsh
South Fork River
High Shoals
Lenoir
Raymond G. Hale
Wilmington
Black River
Currie
Burgaw
New Bern
Gilbert Whitfield