Richard McKenna Dies Novelist of Sand Pebbles
Richard M. McKenna, 51, Navy veteran and author of the best selling Sand Pebbles, died Sunday likely of a heart attack in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He wrote during Navy service and later studied at the University of North Carolina. Survived by wife Eva, his mother, and two brothers. funeral plans incomplete.
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N. C
Richard M. McKenna
Navy
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University of North Carolina
Phi Beta Kappa
Far East
China Sea
Eva
Milton McKenna
Mountain Home
Idaho
Don
Sacramento Calif
Rod
Rio Linde
Calif
Ant Poison Pellets Given To Children
A 41 year old mother Helen Pfeil from Long Island was committed for psychiatric observation after allegedly distributing ant poison pellets to Halloween trick or treaters. She was arrested after a parent found pellets in a candy bag. she was charged with endangering a minor and ordered committed to Central Islip State Hospital. Police recovered 12 pellets and urged parents in the area to remain vigilant.
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N.Y
Helen Pfeil
Long Island
Mi Pfeil
Central Islip State Hospital
Victor J. Orgera
Pfeil
Suffolk County
Traffic Death Toll Rises in North Carolina
The Associated Press reports at least 34 people killed in North Carolina over the weekend in traffic accidents and fires. Victims include multiple Black and white residents across Winston-Salem, Burlington, Laurel Hill, Pantego, and Grifton, with several fatal head-on crashes and a pre-dawn fire trapping six in Shelton. Police investigate murders and gunplay linked to some fatalities.
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Winston-Salem
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Een
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Finate J
Scotland County
Laurel Hill
Robert Singletary
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Webb
Lincla
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