Leftist coup installs new government in Sudan
Sudan s military announces a National Revolutionary Council led by Col Jaafar Numairi has seized power after a bloodless coup. Airports were shut then reopened as the council banned gatherings and newspapers and dissolved the cabinet and assembly. Babakar Awadallah named premier. Numairi to remain defense minister.
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Budget work nears completion as cigarette tax debate looms
Raleigh AP report says North Carolina lawmakers push to finish the two year budget with about 3.3 billion in A and B appropriations. Gov Scott backs a two cent gas tax and a five cent cigarette tax proposal faces revision amid calls to tax soft drinks.
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Joint Finance Committee
I'm Not Beauty Queen Type Says Miss U S A
Wendy Dascomb the new Miss U S A says she is not the beauty queen type. The Virginia representative from Stratford College in Danville is 19 and plans to continue her education after touring the country and competing in Miss Universe in July.
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Cleaver Reported In Havana
Eldridge Cleaver a Black Panther leader sought for parole violation was reportedly in Havana since last November a Cuban foreign ministry spokesman said officially they know nothing. San Francisco Panthers denied his presence Cuba and other sources place him in Havana six months ago. Cleaver once served a 13 year sentence from 1958 and was paroled in 1966 before parole was revoked last year. He was to surrender to California authorities on November 27 but did not appear.
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Gardner Award Goes To Brandis
Former UNC Law School dean Henry P. Brandis Jr. received the Oliver Max Gardner Award for 1969 at a UNC board meeting in Charlotte. Gov. Bob Scott and university President William Friday presented the award, praising Brandis as a leading educational statesman and proponent of democratic change carried out peacefully.
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Five Killed in I-85 Collision Near China Grove
Highway Patrol reports 13 NC traffic deaths over the weekend, including a head on crash on Interstate 85 near China Grove in Rowan County. Victims named include Michael Ray Shumate and James Charles Caldwell, others in Kannapolis, plus additional fatalities near Wilmington and Wake Forest.
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Greensboro
James Charles Caldwell
Rt. 4
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Margaret Moore
Hubert Ray Murdock
Landis
Chris Dwight Lewis
Wilmington
Statesville
No Glory Says Col Honeycutt Reflects on Vietnam War
Lt. Col Weldon Honeycutt, 38, of Greensboro North Carolina, speaks of no glory in Vietnam as he discusses his wartime interview and the steady, restrained mindset he maintained under fire at CAMP EVANS.
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Sanitation Walkout Hits Fayetteville City Department
About 80 sanitation workers in Fayetteville walked out after pay and promotion policy disputes. 60 reported for work but did not punch in. 20 punched in then left. City Manager Gilbert Ray said the city will advertise for new workers as a 94‑person department normally runs 80 per day.
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North Dakota Holds Nation’s Largest Coal Reserves
North Dakota possesses the continental United States' largest coal reserves, highlighting the state’s significant energy resources.
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