Robbery Mastermind Sought in $1.4 Million Heist Murder
Indianapolis authorities pursue Howard Willard 38 and Mar jorie Pollitt 48 on state murder and federal fugitive warrants tied to the multimillion-dollar murder of grocery heiress Marjorie Jackson 66. About $1.6 million recovered. $1.4 million still missing from Jackson estate. Police say a floor plan from a December theft helped plan the crime. Arrested: Manuel Lee Robinson 29 arson and murder, John Williams 38 accessory after the fact, Annie Young 22 possession of stolen property.
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Indianapolis
Howard Willard
Marjorie Pollitt
Daytona Beach
Fla
Marjorie Jackson
Robert Kirkman
Marion County Sheriff's Dept
Willard
Kirkman
Jackson
John Williams
Annie Young
Hunt reading plan earns priority one status in NC legislature
Governor Jim Hunt's primary reading plan for first to third grades is approved as priority one by House and Senate education subcommittees. Three districts will test alternate programs while the $45 million two year appropriation remains largely protected. The Board of Education will select the three sites for the pilot implementations and funding.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
House
Senate Appropriations
Hunt
Durham
Haskins
State Board of Education
GOP Energy Plan Would Lift Oil and Gas Price Controls
Senate Republicans unveil a plan to end price controls on new oil and natural gas, allow higher profits, and impose a windfall profits tax if added earnings aren’t reinvested in exploration. The draft preserves some conservation tax incentives and weighs breeder reactor pauses, with a five year coal standard exemption for utilities converting fuels.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
U.S
Clinch River, Tenn
GOP
Max Friedersdorf
Senate Republican Conference
Reader asks about Prestige silverware by Home Decorators Inc
A reader seeks ordering options for Prestige silverplate made over 20 years ago by Home Decorators Inc with Elizabeth Post as consulting director. The paper traces possible listings, finds the company not in Standard & Poor’s, Thomas Register, Lyons or interior decorator lists, and notes The Encyclopedia of American Silver mentions Neward address in 1944. Local jeweler says the manufacturer is no longer in business.
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Prestige
Home Decorators, Inc
Elizabeth Post
M. A
Chamber of Commerce
Furniture Market
Library
Standard & Poors
Thomas Register
Lyons
Neward
Inventory Tax Repeal Assured Of Passing In N.C. Senate
Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green urged swift approval of a 10 year phase out plan for manufacturers inventory taxes telling a Raleigh news conference the move will attract new industry. Sen. James Garrison introduced the bill which 36 of 50 senators co sponsored.
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N.C
Senate
Raleigh
Jimmy Green
Green
North Carolina
James Garrison
D-Stanly
Garrison
Papercraft
Norwood
Aluminum Co. of America
Friday the 13th in May fuels superstitions and myths
In New York AP reports Friday the 13th falls in May 1977, with psychic Shawn Robbins discussing origins of superstitions, Lemuria, and practical fears from ladders to snakes, noting her early predictions and collecting beliefs.
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New York
Shawn Robbins
Lemuria
Judas Iscariot
Judas
Mysterious Fire Closes Abqaiq Oilfield in Saudi Arabia
A blast and fire at the Abqaiq oilfield near Dhahran shut down a major pipeline but was contained within 12 hours. Officials report at least one dead and 26 to 30 injured, with Aramco saying the fire is nearly under control and no longer threatening a nearby gas processing plant or crude storage.
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Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Arabian American Oil Co
Aramco
Abqaiq
Persian Gulf
Frank Jungers
Washington
Senate Panel Backing Death Penalty Bill in NC Amid Reinstatement Hope
North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill restoring the death penalty after rejecting amendments. The measure, 6-2, allows first degree murder to be punished by death or life imprisonment with a second hearing to decide the final sentence.
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Raleigh
Senate Judiciary Committee
North Carolina
U. S.supreme Court
Witnesses Claim Parole-Easing Sentences in Wilmington 10 Case
Court records show four of Allen Hall's sentences were converted to youthful offender status enabling earlier parole. Jerome Mitchell and Hall alleged promises of early release in exchange for testimony against Rev. Ben Chavis and nine followers in 1972 arson and conspiracy trials. The changes occurred two weeks after the convictions, per New Hanover County records.
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Burgaw
N.C
Wilmington 10
Allen R. Hall
Hall
Jerome Mitchell
Ben Chavis
New Hanover County
Mitchell
Chavis
Elizabeth M. Smith
Wilmington
High Point Board Sets District Lines for Senior High
The High Point Board of Education approved new district boundaries at a Wednesday night session. A large map showing senior high school districts will appear on Page 3 D of today's Enterprise, with junior high and elementary district maps to follow on Friday and Saturday.
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High Point
High Point Board of Education
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D-Iredell
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Ed Renfrow
D-Johnston
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Silverware Search
T.A. A. County Extension
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Guilford County
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Fire Prevention Bureau
Archdale
Six Flags
Atlanta
Michelin Corp
South Carolina
Asemnomente
Weueheans
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