Man Dies After Returning Inside Burning Mobile Home
A family of four escaped a mobile home fire near Goldsboro but the father, Thomas Lane, 35, died from smoke inhalation after reportedly going back inside to save belongings. His wife Sheila and two sons, Thomas Jr. 9 and Christopher 8, escaped unharmed as the mobile home burned around 11:30 p.m. Elroy Volunteer Fire Capt. Joe Grady confirmed the details.
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Goldsboro
Thomas Lane
Elroy
Joe Grady
Grady
Lane
Sheila
Thomas Jr
Christopher
Escaped inmate Samuel Cummings caught after yearlong hunt
In Robeson County, Samuel Cummings hid under a trap door at his Red Springs mobile home to evade deputies. He was arrested early Wednesday when the hatch was found and opened, ending a more than yearlong search.
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Red Springs
Samuel Cummings
Cummings
Robeson County
Metal detectors prompt security upgrade after courtroom shooting
In Buncombe County District Court a man fatally shot himself after a sentencing for non-payment of child support. No others were injured as attendees ducked for cover. the incident spurred use of hand held metal detectors and plans for a full time courthouse metal detection system. Assistant District Attorney Steve Boone had been prosecuting Joseph Lindauer Daniels, 30, of Leicester, who was unemployed and stated he could not pay support. Daniels drew a nickel plated revolver from his coat and killed himself near Judge Robert Harrell.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
Gene Ellison
Joseph Lindauer Daniels
Leicester
Robert Harrell
Daniels
Nathaniel Brice
Steve Boone
Harrell
Robert Owen
Morehead pilot had brief private license before crash
In North Carolina a single engine Cessna crashed into Little Pisgah Mountain killing four aboard. The pilot Michael Wayne Merritt Sr., 41, reportedly held a private license for about three weeks after a May student certificate. Co-owners and friends Larry and Lester Hall were traveling with Merritt to Tennessee to pick up cars when the plane went down amid torrential rain and low visibility. The FAA and NTSB are investigating, with rescue efforts hampered by fog and continuing weather concerns.
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Morehead City
North Carolina
Bob Hoppers
Federal Aviation Administration
Michael Wayne Merritt Sr
Daily News of
Jacksonville
Merritt
Kathryn Lynn
Larry David Hall
Lester L. Hall Jr
Gales Creek
Tennessee
Little Pisgah Mountain
Hendersonville
Lester Hall
Joanie
Beaufort Aviation
Springfield
Tenn
Rutherford County
Joanie Hall
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
Randy Stepp
Henderson County Sheriff's Department
Stepp
Larry
Troops Near Home for Christmas From Haiti Mission
Fort Bragg AP reports U S troops in Haiti expect to be home for Christmas. Up to 9 000 of about 15 200 could return before the holiday, with the remainder to follow in early 1995 per Hait ian mission commander. Lt Gen Hugh Shelton notes morale improves with word of withdrawals.
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Fort Bragg
Haiti
U.S
Ian
Hugh Shelton
18Th Airborne Corps
Shelton
Clinton
Middle East
State Board to keep controversial middle school science texts
RALEIGH AP The State Board of Education is expected to vote today to keep using the Integrated Science Series from Carolina Academic Press despite criticism of content and depictions. The panel appears inclined to overturn the textbook commission’s October recommendation to stop the series, which is used in about 60 percent of state middle schools and tied to a $12 million classroom market.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
Carolina Academic Press
State Textbook Commission
Eddie Davis
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Randolph County
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Asheboro
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Morehead
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Henderson County
10Th Mountain Division
Fort Drum
N.Y
United Nations
Singer Company
James Carson
Machilwean Turf Farm, Inc
Washington,d.c
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