Victor the giraffe dies after mating attempt in UK
Britons mourn Victor the 18 foot giraffe at Marwell Park Zoo after a failed mating attempt left him unable to rise. Officials consider stuffing the beloved animal for display at Glasgow City Museum. post mortem pending to confirm death cause amid public sympathy and international attention.
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North Carolina Gains in Per Capita Income to 38th
North Carolina rose from 41st to 38th in state per capita income, with $5,453 per person last year. The South led gains, while North Carolina remained 15 percent below the national average of $6,399, despite farm, manufacturing, and construction income increases.
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Equipment sits unused in Raleigh depot after bridge repairs
The North Carolina Transportation Dept. found about 125000 dollars worth of traffic signal gear redundant after reacting to the Siloam bridge collapse. Despite ordering 80 controllers at 2118 dollars each, many bridges were closed or replaced, leaving 60 cabinets and 58 controllers unused in storage.
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State Transportation Dept
Siloam
Yadkin River
State Board of Transportation
Sergeant Charged In Murder At Ft. Bragg
A Ft. Bragg sergeant Stephen Karl Silhan 25 was arrested on rape and murder charges after a teenage girl Mary Coates 14 was killed and a second girl Barbara Davenport 16 was slashed and survived. The incident prompted sheriff orders halting days off as investigators pursued the wooded assault site and the victims were transported to Womack Army Hospital where Davenport remained in stable condition.
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Mary Coates
Barbara Davenport
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Miss Coates
Womack Army Hospital
Railway Weed Killer Harms Crops Near Tracks
Catawba County farmers claim Southern Railway sprayed to control weeds along a right of way between Conover and the Catawba River and that wind carried the mist up to a half mile. A State lab confirmed crop damage, with farmers seeking compensation as the adjuster delays processing claims.
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Catawba County
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Coyt Wike
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Politically Charged Moves Reassign ASCS District Directors
Eight ASCS district directors in North Carolina are reassigned by Clarence P. Stewart, newly named executive director. Most shifts move officials to far ends of the state, with seven appointees previously hired under Republican administrations. Stewart denies political motives, citing broader scope of farm programs.
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Federal Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Clarence P. Stewart
Stewart
News and Observer
Todd Reece
N.C. Republican Party
James Rouse
Columbia
Tyrrel County
Albemarle Sound
Franklin
North Carolina
Jerry Scott
Ford backs Helms bid for re election in North Carolina
Former President Gerald Ford writes a strong endorsement for U S Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina. Helms backed Ronald Reagan for the nomination last year but Ford is offering help in what could be a tough race to keep his seat next year.
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Gerald Ford
Jesse Helms
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Helms
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford
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