Two Little Rascals cases get retrials in NC court
In Edenton and Elizabeth City prosecutors press for new options as the Court of Appeals orders retrials for Robert F. Kelly Jr. and Kathryn Dawn Wilson who were previously convicted of sexually abusing children at Little Rascals Day Care Center and sentenced to life. Nearby Raleigh reports Sen. Faircloth faces a sharp rebuke from Sen. Thurmond over interstate routing deals affecting I-73 through North Carolina and Virginia.
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Gary Smith
Nancy Lamb
Elizabeth City
Robert F. Kelly Jr
Kathryn Dawn Wilson
State Court of Appeals
Little Rascals
Faircloth targets national speed limit in broad campaign
Raleigh Sen Lauch Faircloth moves to curb Washington influence in state government by pushing to abolish the national speed limit. His measure, backed by a transportation panel, would let states set their own speed limits, overturning the 55 mph rule from 1974. In Charleston, a circuit court ruling weakens the attorney general's tobacco suit, potentially affecting similar cases in other states, though West Virginia AG Darrell McGraw calls it a setback. Industry officials note cases in Florida Mississippi and Minnesota are still pending.
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Lauch Faircloth
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Faircloth
Senate
Charleston
W.va
Darrell V. McGraw
McGraw
Charles Wall
Philip Morris
Daniel W. Donahue
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Hostage-taker from The Robesonian released from prison
Eddie Hatcher the man who held hostages at The Robesonian seven years ago was released from Central Prison amid reports of serious illness. He was sent to Richmond County to stay with his mother and is barred from visiting Wake or Robeson counties or contacting former hostages under parole terms.
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Richmond County
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Tracy Herring
Robesonian
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Fayetteville Observer-Times
Timothy Jacobs
Batten
Mary Ann Mayers
Bob Horne
Fayetteville
Now
Wake
Robeson Counties
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