Former officer jailed for multideath head on crash
Charlotte jurors found Jimena Davila 24 guilty of involuntary manslaughter in four deaths after she allegedly sped drunk and crossed the median in a Nissan Pathfinder. The traffic deaths of Joneal Williams 54 Roger Williams 28 Ashley Coffey 6 Jasmine Thompson 5 occurred last year. Davila received four consecutive three year sentences in Mecklenburg Superior Court. The judge denied bond pending appeal.
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Charlotte
Jimena Davila
Davila
Joneal Williams
Roger Williams
Ashley Coffey
Jasmine Thompson
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Shirley Fulton
Harold Bender
Raleigh raid ends as erotic film returns to theater
State agents seized an erotic movie near North Carolina State University and returned the print after owners pledged not to sell alcohol. The film Erotique resumed showing at Studio Drafthouse Theater as both sides seek a longer-term compromise to the unclear enforcement of a Commission rule banning explicit films in venues serving liquor. An ALE agent had seen an ad and attended a screening, prompting the raid.
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Raleigh
Art Film Theater
Studio Drafthouse
North Carolina State University
Dublin worker death tied to North Carolina paper truck incident
In Dublin Georgia a man perished after a North Carolina tractor trailer unloading recyclable newspapers backed into the Southeast Paper Co. warehouse. Authorities say the body was found on a conveyor belt atop paper, possibly crushed by about 20 tons of load. The deceased’s identity remains withheld pending family notification.
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Dublin
North Carolina
News & Observer
Raleigh
Southeast Paper Co
Georgia
Laurens County
Kenny Webb
Gary Peters
Southeast Paper
Webb
State Crime Lab
Atlanta
Easy As UCB Loan Test Promo Card
A brief ad promoting United Home improvement and Equity loans offering a quick eight question quiz at UCB. It urges readers to take a minute to complete the test, noting the score is not used to approve loans but serves as a gauge.
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UCB
United Home Improvement
Equity
Personal Touch Ad for United Carolina Bank Loans
A 1994 bank advertisement explains UCB loan qualification based on a credit score. It invites prospective borrowers to take a quick test, then contact or visit UCB offices at 412 Tryon Palace Drive or 2504 Clarendon Blvd. with phone numbers 633-2720 and 633-1081. A hearing impaired text line is 1-800-876-6545.
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UCB
Tryon Palace Drive
Clarendon Blvd
Good economy raises price for road projects
Raleigh reports that a robust economy is driving higher bids for highway work. DOT officials note cycles tied to economic conditions, with higher bids delaying Capital Boulevard and US 64 projects. Contractors cite complexity and traffic rerouting as factors alongside the strong market.
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State Department of Transportation
Victor Barbour
DOT
Barbour
Raleigh
Capital Boulevard
US 64
Henry Clegg
The
Carolinas
North Carolina farm prices and market conditions Oct 17 1944
The Associated Press reports North Carolina farm market prices for October 17 1944 from the Federal State Market News Service. Hogs cattle goats and poultry prices across multiple counties and markets detail slaughter values feeder weights and wholesale ranges along with cotton grain soybeans and produce quotes from Raleigh and Asheville markets. The report notes o b.
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North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
N.C
Kinston
Wilson
Robersonville
Toe
Clinton
Fayetteville
Dunn Pink Hill
Pine Level
Chadbourn
Ayden
Benson
Wi&l
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UNC Bergman
Jim Hunt
Hunt
United Carolina Bank
Sas
Cinna
Scowmundlake
Wcti Television
United Senior Services, Inc
Mr. and
Mrs
Norman E. Sandlin
New Bern, North Carolina
Associated Press
U.S
WNC
Asheville
Rome
New York
USDA
F.o.b
Siler City
Piedmont
Sinan Eine
Creswell
Dunn
Goldsboro
Rose Hill
Lamberton
Pantego
Greenville
Williamston
Elizabeth City
Cofield
Nashville
Barber
Candor
Monroe
Mount Ulla
Statesville
Norwood
Roaring River
Aurora
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