Pony King Expected To Recover After Hoof Surgery
King a 10 year old Shetland pony rescued from a nail shut stall in Plaistow underwent a three hour operation at the University of New Hampshire removing about 18 inches of deformed hoof. Veterinarians led by Dr. Walter Hilton reported improvement and predicted a full recovery though X rays will confirm bone condition. The pony has become an international symbol of cruelty cases with public support and court proceedings pending against former owner Barbara Reed.
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Durham
N.H
King
Walter Hilton
Hilton
Bill McPhee
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Plaistow
University of New Hampshire
King’s Stall
Barbara Reed
SPCA
Peter Saunders
U S Soviet SALT talks set to resume in three weeks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko will resume strategic arms talks in about three weeks in Washington. Key issues include cruise missile limits, Backfire bomber controls, modernization constraints, and verification procedures. A follow up session is planned in New York during the UN General Assembly.
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Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Vienna
State Department
Hodding Carter III
Moscow
U.S
Carter
Vance
Gromyko
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Standoff With Bennie Alston Draws Fire In North Carolina
Officials sought to arrest Bennie Alston, 20, as he resists sheriff’s deputies with an armed group at Cheeks Crossroads Orange County. Gunfire and bonfires mark days of protests. Alston cites alleged prejudice and fears jail and trial, vowing danger to himself.
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Efland
N.C
Bennie Alston
Orange County
Alston
Cheeks Crossroads
Sheriff's Department
Orange
Alamance County
Tobacco Prices Rise Across Belts In Fresh Market Report
The Associated Press notes higher prices per hundred pounds across belts on a midweek update. Old and Middle belt sold 5,456,697 pounds at 115.88, South Carolina Border North Carolina belt moved 4,849,550 pounds at 137.84, Eastern belt 7,783,823 pounds at 129.37. Season totals show overall gains with 161,568,310 pounds at 112.99 and 129,052,660 pounds at 113.78 respectively.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Gunman charged in Harnett County hostage case
Ricky Owen, 34, a farmer, was arrested in Raleigh after binding his estranged wife's family in a tense overnight siege. Deputies called it a family dispute as he held four hostages including a wife, two children, and the mother in law at their home before surrendering with his brother after early morning negotiations.
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Raleigh
Harnett County
Ricky Owen
Owen
Angier
Steve
Steve Owen
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