Tar Heel voters shift into Ford camp in NC race
North Carolina polls show a tight contest between Carter and Ford for the states 13 electoral votes. Gov. Holshouser cites a Market Opinion Research poll placing Carter two points ahead while Lt. Gov. Hunt cites a Hart poll showing Carter at 54 percent to Ford 33 percent. Different polls, same conclusion: NC could swing either way in the presidential race.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Jimmy Carter
Jim Holfhouser
Carter
Gerald Ford
Holshouser
Ford
Washington
South
Georgia
Robert Teeter
Democratic Party
Hunt
Asheville
Life's Battle Cost of Living Shrinks Salaries
A reflective line notes that what makes a man's salary feel small is the steep expense of living, highlighting the strain of daily costs on earnings.
Bus Wedding Ties Knot on Interstate 40 in Nashville
Driver Devoy Geiger wed his bride Phyllis while steering a city bus along Interstate 40 in Nashville. About 20 guests on board expected a routine ride to the ceremony and learned they were witnesses to a spontaneous ceremony. The reception followed at a Nashville hamburger stand as relatives attached cans to the bus afterward. Beth Geiger, 17, acted as maid of honor and helped unite the couple during a Kansas City square dance trip. The Rev. James Barton officiated the unusual rite, described as the most unusual ceremony he had ever performed.
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Nashville, Tenn
Devoy Geiger
Phyllis
Geiger
Nashville
Trailways
Biloxi
Miss
Kansas City
Beth
James Barton
First Christian Church
Eight Die In Weekend North Carolina Traffic Crashes
The Associated Press reports eight fatalities on North Carolina highways over the weekend. Cumberland County saw three deaths when a speeding car left the road and plunged into a pond near Pope Air Force Base, killing two Fort Bragg soldiers Gary Schrackendgust and John Parody and Sharon Saxon. Other victims include Linden’s Bobby Bryant, Monroe child Timothy Griffin, Thomasville’s George Johnson, Greenville’s Theodore Brown, and Sanford resident Leroy Cameron in a two car crash after a red light violation.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Highway Patrol
Cumberland County
Ft. Bragg
Gary Lynn Schrackendgust
John Michael Parody
U.S. 401
Fayetteville
Monroe
Timothy James Griffin
US. 74
Thomasville
N.C. 62
Trinity
Randolph County
George Washington Johnson
Theodore Brown
Greenville
N.C. 33
Pitt County
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High Point Legal Services
High Point
Citizens Advssory
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NC Training and Standards Council
Methodist Men's Club
al Lineberry Jr
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