Black-Footed Ferret Near Extinction Threatens Species
Washington AP reports that three years after a South Dakota sighting biologists fear the black footed ferret is extinct in the wild. Captive breeding at Patuxent faces cancer and infertility, prompting talk of artificial insemination to save the species.
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Washington
South Dakota
North America
Conrad Hillman
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Maryland
Ford Ups 1978 Car Prices
Ford Motor Co plans 1978 model price increases averaging 5.8 percent or about 387 dollars more than 1977 models. Large cars see the steepest boosts while many small cars rise less. Ford aims higher big car prices to shift sales toward fuel efficient small models to meet a federal 18 mpg fleet standard.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Mercury
Lincoln
Ford
General Motors Corp
Agriculture Dept signals plan to allow bone in processed meats
The Agriculture Department proposes up to 20 percent bony material in bologna sausages and hot dogs with labels stating tissue from ground bone. The plan faces possible controversy as critics warn of safety concerns and digestive effects from bone particles and strontium.
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Washington
Agriculture Dept
Carol Tucker Foreman
Foreman
Richard Lyng
American Meat Institute
U.S
William B. Bryant
Agriculture
Earl Butz
North Carolina Weekend Festival Map Highlights
Major events across NC include the Arts and Crafts Show in Red Springs and the Autumn Leaves Festival in Mount Airy from Friday through Sunday. Morganton hosts a Bargain Fair on Saturday, Coats hosts Farmer s Day through Monday, Cherokee Fall Festival ends Saturday, Fontana holds a swap shop through Saturday and the Sixth Annual Fall Jubilee begins Sunday, Charlotte hosts the National 500 Stock Car Race on Sunday, and Nags Head runs the 27th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament with 68 teams ending Saturday.
Partial Eclipse Set Wednesday
North Carolina will see a partial solar eclipse next Wednesday October 12 with about a quarter of the sun obscured over the state. Jim Manning of Morehead Planetarium warns of eye damage from direct viewing and offers a safe cardboard pinhole method to watch the eclipse from 4 30 p m to 6 p m while the sun dims and the sky hazes.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Jim Manning
Morehead Planetarium
Pacific Ocean
Manning
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Keith Schreiner
Fish and Wildlife Service
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New Mexico
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Associated Press
Red Springs
Mount Airy
Downtown Mall
Mayberry Mall
Morganton
Fontana
Panasonic Microwave
Panasonic
Vickie Vosburgh
Ralph
E. Washington St
Bot Pas
Ring of Life
Zales
VISA
American Express Diners Club
Diamond Store
Westchester Mall
Perry St
Greensboro
Ilderton
S. Main ST
Towel Town
Fairfield Plaza
South Lh
Queen & King
Att Pyalee
Ket Aylg
Lares
Annivers
V.S
T.W
Mele Uf
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South Main
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