Man Sentenced to Die Freed on Parole in Raleigh
Marvin Matheson Matheson, once condemned to die for murder in Alexander County, gains parole after a series of commutations reducing his sentence from death to life then 40 years. The State Board of Paroles also announced 11 other paroles including Clyde Levy and William Peele among various crimes and counties.
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Raleigh
Marvin Matheson
State Board of Paroles
Matheson
Alexander County
Clyde Levy
Cumberland County
Lexington man sentenced after tavern pistol threat case
Theodore Carter 34 of Lexington North Carolina was sentenced to six months in jail after being charged with assault and threatening a tavern patron with a .32 caliber pistol. He was released on bail pending a federal hearing in North Carolina on larceny of interstate goods reported stolen in Chase City Virginia.
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Baltimore
W—A
Lexington
N. C
Theodore Carter
Carter
Chase City
Federal Middle District Court
North Carolina
Governor Names Committee to Guide Power Development
Governor Hodges will appoint a committee to guide North Carolina planning for a nuclear and broader power program. He praised private power companies forming a development group and urged bold state leadership, with focus on research, tax reform, government modernization, and higher per capita income. The board considers acquiring Mount Jefferson State Park land and hear a proposal for an eastern North Carolina airport clarifying a previous FAA resolution.
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Winston - Salem
Hodges
State Board of Conserva North Carolina State College
North Carolina
Ashe County
Mount Jefferson State Park
Negro Mountain
Civil Aeronautics Board
Rocky Mount
C&d
Flames Destroy Firehouse in Swan Lake Fire
Flames destroyed the frame firehouse and two fire trucks in Swan Lake New York as volunteers slept through the blaze silencing the automatic alarm. The fire burned a vacant rooming house, knocked out phone and power lines, and delayed rescue efforts. cause was undetermined.
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Swan Lake
N.Y
Sullivan County
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William Peele
Bertie
William Brown
Durham
Joe Bradshaw
Caldwell
Westley Pradshaw
Worner Reece Stutts
Richmond
Johnny Adams
Anson County
Charles Sanders
Cleveland
Catawba
Clyde J. Harrelson
Daniel Justin Jones
Robeson
Maine Sardine Industry
Augusta
Maine
Ampco
Ota
West Washington St
Penney
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