Furniture Plant Keeps Old Steam Engine For Power
Lexington North Carolina United Division of Burlington House Furniture relies on a 1926 Skinner steam engine to generate about half the plant’s electricity for up to nine months a year, saving roughly $1,500 monthly. Wood waste is burned with recaptured heat, reducing oil use.
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Lexington
N.C
United Division
Burlington House Furniture
A.B
Buddy’ Myers
Myers
United
Hearst Given Five Years Probation For 1974 Mel's Shootout
Patricia Hearst receives five years probation after pleading no contest to assault and robbery in the 1974 Mel's Sporting Goods spree. Judge Callister orders restitution to store owner Carroll Huett, who says the sentence is unjust and cites his $6,000 in damages. Hearst remains free on $1 million bail pending appeal in a San Francisco bank robbery case.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Mel
Superior
E. Talbot Callister
Huett
Miss Hearst
Miss
Hearst
America
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Johnson
Good Housekeeping Magazine
William
Emily Harris
Ian Weinglass
Harrises
San Francisco
Motorcycle Licenses Pass Senate With Tests Exemption
The North Carolina Senate approved a bill requiring motorcycle riders to pass written and road tests to obtain a license, with an amendment exempting small motorcycles. The measure moves to the House for concurrence after Senate action. The session also tentatively approved a local sales tax option for four counties and discussed shifting community colleges from the state Board of Education to a new Board of Community Institutes.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Melvin Daniels
D-Pasquo Tank
Burke
Person
Scotland
Hyde
Howard Chapin
Dbeaufort
Hyde County
Robert Wynne
Drake
State Board of Education
State Board of Community Colleges and Technical Institutes
Wynne
Police officers face jail for refusing grand jury testimony
U S Justice Department seeks contempt citations against Charlotte police officers Michael Greene and George Nesbitt for not answering questions before a federal grand jury investigating illegal wiretaps in narcotics cases. They could be jailed until they testify or the grand jury term ends in December.
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U.S. District Court
James B. McMillan
Greene
Nesbitt
Charlotte
Police Department
Maj
Tom Ginn
J.C. Goodman
Behind the Numbers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
The provider explains cost efficiency and claims processing. Less than six cents of every dollar funds operations while the rest benefits customers. Claims are computerized and audited, with rapid responses by phone or on a monthly summary. The system handles 325 000 claims monthly.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
North Carolina
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