North Carolina crab plants vote on reopening after wage hike
Seventeen crab processing plants in North Carolina plan to vote on reopening after last weeks closures caused by an increase in the federal minimum wage from 1.15 to 1.25 per hour. Officials cited potential job losses affecting 10 000 to 15 000 workers and discussed possible dates for a meeting in New Bern.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Wilson F. Whorton
Meritt
North Carolina Crab Packers Association
Whorton
North Carolinas Board of Conservation and Development
New Bern
Bayboro
Wharton
Woman and three sons held on arson charges after family feud
A 52 year old Lenoir woman Mrs Faye Bentley and her three sons Fred 26 Kenneth 25 and Clyde 19 are jailed without bond in Wilkes County on arson and assault charges linked to a family feud. They allegedly set fire to Denis and Irene Miller home and fired at occupants. Stanley Bentley 32, the eldest son, was found dead by suicide near the Miller residence on Feb 9. The coroner ruled suicide, but Mrs Bentley did not accept the ruling.
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Wilkesboro
N. C
Lenoir
Wilkes County
Faye Bentley
Fred
Kenneth
Clyde
Denis
Irene Miller
Bentleys
Millers
Stanley Bentley
Bentley
Chair Waits 115 Years For Pope Visit
NEW YORK AP For 115 years a gold-painted Victorian papal throne has waited at Cardinal Spellman's residence. Built in 1850 by John McClosky it will be used when Pope Paul VI visits the United Nations Oct 4 to address the General Assembly and say Mass for world peace. Cataract-related blindness affects 22 percent of Americans.
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New York
Paul VI
United Nations
John McClosky
Paul
General Assembly
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Rambler 1966 lineup notes nine Ambassador models
The Rambler 1966 range includes 28 models with nine Ambassador editions, eight Classic, eight American, and the Marlin fastback. The note outlines model distribution across the Rambler lineup for the year.
Wessin Booted Out Of Job And Dominican Republic
General Wessin y Wessin, leader of the 1963 coup that ousted Juan Bosch, is retired as provisional president Hector Garcia Godoy announces. The 42 year old former military head was named consul general in Miami amid alleged bribery claims and guarded parting scenes as armed escorts moved him from his Santo Domingo home.
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Wessin
Dominican Republic
Robert Berrelles
Santo’ Domingo
Contescan Republic
Fias Wessin Y Wessin
Domin J. Seid Ataelttgioonb
Oart
Niseb
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Juan Bosch
Garcia-Godoy
Weasin
Miami
Fiz
U.S
Officcel
Cials
Relay Hasset
Panama
Dominican Military Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Inter-American Peace Force
Santo Domingo
Open House at Cumby Mortuary on Chestnut Drive
The Cumby Mortuary invites families to a two day open house at Chestnut Drive and Broad Avenue to tour the new facilities. Staff will guide visitors through the building and explain funeral customs, practices, and the mortuary's services with frank answers to questions.
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Chestnut Drive
Broad Avenue
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Vea
American Motors
R. James Cumby
Wenr Wingata College
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Wade Hi. Cumby
W. R. Hobson
Mike Taylor
Dallas C. Bolle
Karen Campbell
Walter T. Johnson
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Wade H. Cumby
Roy A. Teague, JR
Kennneth Bowers
Cumby
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Leola Durant
Laymon A. Stroud
Amsulance Attendants
Edsel Harris
Frances Quigley
Jerry Long
Ervin Ray Cecil
Rev
Hoover Smith
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